Posted: Sep 11, 2020 / 05:42 PM MDTUpdated: Sep 11, 2020 / 06:20 PM MDT (KRQE) – Witchcraft and spells were part of the case against a Taos man in 2014. Now, that man claims he never got a fair trial and the evidence was flawed.Back in December 2014, two hikers and their dog found a human bone and burned bra on Taos’ west mesa. Detectives identified the victim as Roxanne Houston and charged Ivan Cales with the murder.A jury convicted and sentenced him to life in prison. “I don’t think Ivan did it. I never thought Ivan did it,” says his defense attorney, Tom Clark.In a handwritten...…Posted: Sep 11, 2020 / 05:42 PM MDTUpdated: Sep 11, 2020 / 06:20 PM MDT (KRQE) – Witchcraft and spells were part of the case against a Taos man in 2014. Now, that man claims he never got a fair trial and the evidence was flawed.Back in December 2014, two hikers and their dog found a human bone and burned bra on Taos’ west mesa. Detectives identified the victim as Roxanne Houston and charged Ivan Cales with the murder.A jury convicted and sentenced him to life in prison. “I don’t think Ivan did it. I never thought Ivan did it,” says his defense attorney, Tom Clark.In a handwritten...WW…

Posted: Jul 19, 2020 / 10:43 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 20, 2020 / 04:35 PM MDT(KRQE) – As if trying to stay in business during the wasn’t hard enough, a Silver City restaurant is now picking up the pieces after they say someone vandalized their business. Customers of the restaurant say they couldn’t believe what they saw.“I have never seen anything happen like this in our community, so I was scared and horrified, thinking someone would do something like this to be so hurtful,” says Rhonda Billings, a Silver City resident. Billings says she has been a loyal customer to Jalisco Cafe for 35...…Posted: Jul 19, 2020 / 10:43 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 20, 2020 / 04:35 PM MDT(KRQE) – As if trying to stay in business during the wasn’t hard enough, a Silver City restaurant is now picking up the pieces after they say someone vandalized their business. Customers of the restaurant say they couldn’t believe what they saw.“I have never seen anything happen like this in our community, so I was scared and horrified, thinking someone would do something like this to be so hurtful,” says Rhonda Billings, a Silver City resident. Billings says she has been a loyal customer to Jalisco Cafe for 35...WW…

Posted: Jul 13, 2020 / 04:56 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 14, 2020 / 01:15 PM MDT(KRQE) – People are calling for an apology from the Pojoaque Valley High School principal after he posted a controversial photo on his Facebook page. Now, his current and former students want him to be held accountable. Screenshots show Principal Terry Burks posted a photo on his Facebook page that said, “Police will leave you alone if you don’t do anything illegal.” It’s that post that caused a lot of outrage.Marisa Gutierrez is an upcoming senior and says she couldn’t stay quiet after seeing her principal post...…Posted: Jul 13, 2020 / 04:56 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 14, 2020 / 01:15 PM MDT(KRQE) – People are calling for an apology from the Pojoaque Valley High School principal after he posted a controversial photo on his Facebook page. Now, his current and former students want him to be held accountable. Screenshots show Principal Terry Burks posted a photo on his Facebook page that said, “Police will leave you alone if you don’t do anything illegal.” It’s that post that caused a lot of outrage.Marisa Gutierrez is an upcoming senior and says she couldn’t stay quiet after seeing her principal post...WW…

Posted: Jul 12, 2020 / 10:30 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 13, 2020 / 10:25 AM MDT(KRQE) – A junior rodeo is still drawing big crowds of participants to the fairgrounds in southwest New Mexico. On top of that, the Hidalgo County commissioners gave them the green light, ignoring the state health order banning mass gatherings.The fate of the Hildago Youth Rodeo was up in the air amid the coronavirus pandemic in New Mexico. “I did discuss with my board at that time that we probably wouldn’t be able to authorize utilization of our fairgrounds,” says Tisha Green, the county manager.During last week’s...…Posted: Jul 12, 2020 / 10:30 PM MDTUpdated: Jul 13, 2020 / 10:25 AM MDT(KRQE) – A junior rodeo is still drawing big crowds of participants to the fairgrounds in southwest New Mexico. On top of that, the Hidalgo County commissioners gave them the green light, ignoring the state health order banning mass gatherings.The fate of the Hildago Youth Rodeo was up in the air amid the coronavirus pandemic in New Mexico. “I did discuss with my board at that time that we probably wouldn’t be able to authorize utilization of our fairgrounds,” says Tisha Green, the county manager.During last week’s...WW…

Posted: May 19, 2020 / 04:43 PM MDTUpdated: May 20, 2020 / 05:52 AM MDT (KRQE) – The governor has . While she says officers won’t be out citing people, some average citizens are taking it upon themselves to publicly shame those who aren’t complying.Someone created a Facebook page called , encouraging people to post pictures of those not wearing masks and to call them out by name. Other people are sounding off saying their behavior is unacceptable.“It seems counterintuitive to try to shame people, even though it does seem like a good idea at first,” says Frank Valdez of Albuquerque....…Posted: May 19, 2020 / 04:43 PM MDTUpdated: May 20, 2020 / 05:52 AM MDT (KRQE) – The governor has . While she says officers won’t be out citing people, some average citizens are taking it upon themselves to publicly shame those who aren’t complying.Someone created a Facebook page called , encouraging people to post pictures of those not wearing masks and to call them out by name. Other people are sounding off saying their behavior is unacceptable.“It seems counterintuitive to try to shame people, even though it does seem like a good idea at first,” says Frank Valdez of Albuquerque....WW…