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An Air Force pilot was seriously injured on Tuesday after ejecting from a fighter jet that crashed into a hill south of the Albuquerque International Sunport.
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Kirtland airman goes to court-martial Monday in fatal 2019 car crash January 21 Angelica Baca, 39, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died in March 2019 when she was struck by a car driven by a Kirtland Air force Base airman as she crossed a street. (Via GoFundMe) An airman at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is facing court-martial beginning Jan. 25 in connection with a fatal car crash nearly two years ago. Airman 1st Class Calvin Cooper is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide and reckless driving, according to a base press release. His prosecution under the Unif...
By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press New Mexico Democrats say they're closer than ever to increasing withdrawals from one of the country's largest endowments to fund education initiatives. Increasing annual payouts from the $20 billion Land Grant Permanent Fund would require voters to approve a constitutional amendment. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says a 1% increase in distributions should be set aside to fund early childhood education. While the withdrawals will decrease future growth of the fund, Democratic legislators argue that the state needs to invest more in education. They say p...
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Officials tour possible Space Command site at New Mexico’s Kirtland Air Force Base The Associated Press (Air Force) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Air Force officials have toured the grounds of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque to evaluate the site as a possible location for the U.S. Space Command. Strategic basing officials during the Thursday tour focused primarily on infrastructure at the base to house the Space Command, the latest of 11 unified commands under the U.S. Department of Defense, the Albuquerque Journal reported. Kirtland is one of six locations being considered. The ot...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Air Force also considering sites in Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Alabama, Texas