Memorial gathering set for Rio Rancho officer Benner’s death
A memorial service for slain Rio Rancho Police Officer Gregg Nigel Benner is planned for 2 p.m. today at Veterans Monument Park. The event features speakers and a demonstration as the public honors the officer, a former Air Force member shot during a traffic stop. Accused killer Andrew Steven Romero faces murder charges and his girlfriend Tabitha Littles is charged as an accessory. ReadWest earns Adult Literacy Program of the Year honors at the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy conference in Albuquerque, with Sherry Morrison presenting the award to Muncie Hansen for ReadWest’s leadership in serving Bernalillo and Sandoval counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Rancho
Gregg
Nigel” Benner
Veterans Monument Park
Pinetree Road
Benner
Air Force
Memorial Day
Andrew Steven Romero
Tabitha Littles
Kutlos
ReadWest
New Mexico Coalition For Literacy
Albuquerque
Sherry Morrison
NMCL
Muncie Hansen
Bernalillo
Hansen
Sandoval
Gregg Benner
New Mexico
Hector Balderas
Romero
Harper and Powdrell-Culbert Receive Chamber Awards
Rep. Jason Harper and Rep. Jane Powdrell-Culbert were honored with "Start to Finish" awards by the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce board at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. Harper, Ways and Means chair, was cited for guiding the jobs package through the special session. Powdrell-Culbert earned praise for advancing the angel investment credit legislation in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval County
Greater
Powdrell-Culbert
Rio Rancho trims water reconnect fee to 45 dollars
The Rio Rancho Governing Body unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance lowering the water service reconnection fee from 75 to 45 dollars after nonpayment. The move aligns with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority fee. A second reading is required. The council also designated RRPD to lead a permanent memorial for fallen officers and expand the public safety monument, amid ongoing review of Officer Gregg Benner’s murder and the case involving Andrew Romero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Rancho
Public Works
Scott Sensanbaugher
Albuquerque Bernalillo County
Sisterly murder case divides Sandoval County family
Amanda Jo Lucero 25 faces first degree murder charges for the 2013 shooting death of Andrew Anderson 23 in Rio Rancho. Prosecutors say Amanda Jo and Emily Lucero conspired after suspecting Anderson of stealing a wedding ring. Lucero testified self defense claiming she grabbed a gun and fired. The case has torn apart a large family and could send two sisters to prison for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandoval
Amanda Jo Lucero
Andrew Anderson
Lucero
Thomas Clark
Emily Lucero
Amanda Jo
Anderson
Rio Rancho
Self-taught painter loves New Mexico landscapes
Vincent Ligammari a Brooklyn born self taught artist, now in Rio Rancho, paints New Mexico skies and landscapes. He moved here in 1981 with his wife Rosie, a long time resident of Ecuador, after loving the state during a visit to Rio Cabezon rehab facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Ighty
Vincent Ligammari
Brooklyn
N.Y
Rio Rancho
Ligammari
The
Rio
Cabezon Rehab
Rosie
Ecuador
New York
Arizona
California
Albuquerque
Also Mentioned on This Page
News Digest
Harper, Powdrell-Culbert
Viewpot
Dateboo Movies
TV Guide
Time Out
City of Vision
Rrobserver
City
Memorial
Argen Duncan
Aduncan
Julie Benner
Balderas
Shelby Smith
RRPD
GALY
Esther Bone Memorial Library
Society of Creative Anachronism
Lord Roland
Jacob White
Don Otteaux
Charles Vickry
Rio Rancho Che
T—Derrick
Edo
Lovelace Medical Group
Anna Vertkin
Dr. Vertkin
Westside
Irving Blvd
Vertkin
ToOcenae
Lovelacemedicalgroup.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!