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Protest Outside Trump Rally in New Mexico Turns Violent

Hudson Hongo · 05/24/16 10:33PM

The scene outside a Trump rally in Albuquerque descended into chaos Tuesday night, with reports of protesters throwing bottles and rocks at police and officers firing smoke bombs to disperse the crowd.

Behold, The Final Ascension Of Many Great Balloons

Chris Thompson · 10/11/15 05:10PM

The 44th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was held in, well, Albuquerque, New Mexico this weekend. It ended spectacularly today, with more than 500 giant balloons ascending into the cloudless sky. Look at them go! Will they ever come down?

Breaking Bad Fans Trampled Real Graves For Fake Funeral

Camille Dodero · 10/23/13 07:06PM

This past Saturday, a group of Breaking Bad rubberneckers turned up for a mock funeral that mourned the AMC series' protagonist, Walter White. Pitched as a fundraiser for the homeless, the ceremony was held at a real cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where inconsiderate shitbags loitered on grave markers of real dead people, including one of a child who didn't live to see his third birthday. For fuck's sake.

Lacey Donohue · 09/29/13 08:22PM

While many are gathered around the television right now watching the finale of Breaking Bad, according to the New York Times the financial future is uncertain for many Albuquerque businesses who have come to rely on the show for sales.

Albuquerque Rehab Center Offering Two Free Breaking Bad Scholarships

Camille Dodero · 09/16/13 02:00PM

The final season of Breaking Bad, now down to two "really messy" remaining installments, has incited some curious behavior. Before the season premiered, Irish fans showed up at Aaron Paul's house, as if that were a reasonable thing to do. When the Cable went out before a new episode was supposed to air in one Connecticut town, local residents called 911 instead of Cablevision. And this seems like a peculiar promotion: An Albuquerque rehab center is honoring Vince Gilligan's AMC series' finale—with two free scholarships.

Pimping Professor Ran Cyber Prostitute Ring as 'Hobby'

Maureen O'Connor · 06/22/11 05:25PM

Physics professor David C. Flory, of Fairleigh Dickinson University, is in police custody after he was arrested on 40 counts of promoting prostitution. The allegedly pimping professor was nabbed while sitting at a Starbucks in Albuquerque.