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The ten-year-old died after battling her injuries for nearly three weeks after the crash.

A man facing criminal charges in a crash that killed a 10-year-old girl and seriously injured her father will remain in jail while he awaits trial, a judge ordered Monday.

Here are some defendants in high-profile cases who are scheduled to appear before a judge this week in Second Judicial District Court in Albuquerque.

Cherice E. Bearden, 64, of Rochester, MN passed away Friday, April 28, 2023, at Mayo Clinic Hospital - Saint Marys Campus. Cherice was born March 28, 1959, in Lanesboro Village, Fillmore County, MN to Donald and Muriel (Sivesin) Nordsving. She graduated from Mabel-Canton High School in 1977. After high school graduation Cherice moved to Rochester, MN and began working as a telephone operator and built some lifelong friendships. Cherice was always meeting new people and one of those interesting c...

A ten-year-old girl passed away over the weekend after a car crash at the end of March put her in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Ten-year-old Penny and her father, David Pizarro, were on their way to Penny's school when John Bearden Jr. stole a state SUV, ran a stop sign, and crashed into their car.

A district court judge decided Monday that John Bearden will stay locked up until his trial.

We have discovered there is an ordinance in Albuquerque that prohibits anyone from leaving a car on and unattended, if you do this you can be ticketed.

Albuquerque police said they believe the man who admitted to causing a violent crash with a stolen car Tuesday was high on meth at the time. 

Albuquerque police say a state employee left their work vehicle unlocked and running at the fairgrounds Monday morning before it was stolen by a man who ran a stop sign

Indian Health Service cannot give tribal nations any formal guidance on vaccine boosters until Aug. 30