Tijeras News

ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Astorga may have escaped death by lethal injection, but he couldn't escape tough words from the parents of the sheriff's deputy he murdered.

SANTA FE - Jurors deciding whether cop killer Michael Astorga should live or die deliberated for a second day Thursday without reaching a verdict.

The jury considering the death penalty for convicted cop-killer Michael Astorga now seems to be back on track - after appearing to be hopelessly deadlocked just 24 hours ago.

The prosecution and defense in the Michael Astorga murder trial both rested their cases Friday in the cop killer's life-or-death sentencing hearing.

Las Cruces Police are continuing to investigate the death of a one-year-old baby girl who was mauled to death by her family's pit bull.

A federal judge sentenced a Tijeras man to 15 years in prison for his guilty plea for production of child pornography.

According to a criminal complaint, Romero was in an argument with his wife about their divorce at their Tijeras home.

ALBUQUERQUE - Albuquerque Public School administrators say the idea of combining an elementary and middle school could make a smoother transition for some students.A Beginning in the fall, A. Montoya Elementary and Roosevelt Middle, both in Tijeras, will become one.A This will be the first of it's type in the district.