Rio Rancho News

The young father killed by a bolt of lightning ahead of Rio Rancho's Fourth of July fireworks show was an Army veteran and a New Mexico National Guardsman.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, community members competed and earned top honors as part of city-sponsored bike decorating, salsa and pie-baking contests.

A Rio Rancho man charged 42 counts of child rape last week is back on the street after being released on only a promise to appear in court.

Artwork has been added to the city of Rio Rancho's Mariposa Fire Station and Cabezon Recreation Center through the state of New Mexico's Art in Public Places program.

A YOUNG FATHER IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY LIGHTNING. IT HAPPENED AS HE, HIS WIFE, FOUR CHILDREN, AND ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER -- WERE TRYING TO FIND COVER FROM A STORM WHILE WAITING FOR A FIREWORKS SHOW IN RIO RANCHO.

A Rio Rancho grandfather is accused of having repeated sexual contact with two young girls, ages 8 and 9. Police say 59-year-old Kenneth Elliot faces 42 counts of child rape.

Location: Rio Rancho, NM. I was with family and friends for the fourth of July get together.

Lightning in Rio Rancho turned deadly on Saturday after one man was killed and the rest of his family was injured after being hit by lightning while waiting to watch fireworks.

The parents of Corbin Hayes, the 13-year-old who drowned in the Rio Grande, thanked the community for everything they've done over the past month.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack Balloon Fiesta Park Saturday for the city of Albuquerque's annual Freedom Fourth celebration.

TONIGHT THE PARENTS OF CORBIN HAYES - THE 13 YEAR OLD WHO DROWNED IN THE RIO GRANDE -- CAME OUT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE OVER THE PAST MONTH.

Danny Sal-Da-Na, 47, of Moriarty is out on a $50,000 surety bond after being arrested June 19 and charged with eight counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, attempted kidnapping, stalking and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

A Rio Rancho homeowner is now forced to shell out nearly $7,000 because of faulty piping that the manufacturer knew was bad.

Rio Rancho police arrested the head of the Santa Fe Police Department's Internal Affairs Division early Sunday morning and charged him with aggravated drunken driving, according to a police report.

Bunny trouble: A New Mexico woman's pet rabbits kept multiplying, until there were 334 hopping around her yard.

For weather nerds, waiting for the monsoons to start in New Mexico is a bit like being a kid in the back seat of a car on a long road trip, fighting the irresistible urge to continue asking, "Are we there yet?" Well, on June 23, we arrived a ' a little over a week early.

Hewlett-Packard is hosting a job fair on Monday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Circle NE.

Rio Rancho Police Officer and Spokesperson John Francis said Monday the county's animal control division discovered 334 hopping bunnies in one woman's backyard.

The case is cold and police have no leads in the 2008 murder of Amber Turberville, and now detectives and Amber's mother are making a plea to put her killer behind bars.

New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union has expanded its teller line at the Enchanted Hills branch in Rio Rancho to make transactions faster and easier.