New Mexico School Districts Start To Use $1.5 Billion In Relief Aid
506 Views  SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico education officials are beginning to spend $1.5 billion in federal pandemic relief set aside for school districts and the Public Education Department.
New Mexico seeing longest drought it has in years
516 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With two active fires right now, New Mexico has the longest drought it has seen in years. The Land of Enchantment is known for its beautiful landscape, for years the sun has been shining.
Lumber shortage drives up cost of homes locally in already tough housing market
328 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The COVID-19 pandemic is causing slowdowns in areas across the board. Now, lumber prices have jumped to new highs. It’s survival of the fittest with homes being taken off the market in an instant here in New Mexico and home buyers outnumbering homes available.
State to fully reopen after 60% of New Mexicans are vaccinated; projected by end of June
376 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that Red to Green Framework will be retired after 60% of New Mexicans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
FDA unveils plan to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
409 Views  Menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavors of cigars would be banned in the U.S. under a new plan unveiled Thursday by federal health officials. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will issue a proposal “within the next year” to ban menthol in cigarettes and ban all flavors, including menthol, in cigars.
Sandia tech transfer expert garners national award
464 Views  Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –Licensing expert Bob Westervelt, who has worked to transfer Sandia National Laboratories technologies in the medical, solar and hydrogen production fields, received the 2021 Outstanding Technology Transfer Professional Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
LSISTEN: Conservation Youth Group Gets U.S. Funds for New Taos Center
443 Views  New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain Youth Corps receives a $1.3 million U.S. grant for a new workforce training center in Taos. Ben Thomas, the corps executive director, discusses the new possibilities.
Las Cruces Man Arrested After Children Pass Note to Bus Driver
471 Views  LAS CRUCES – A Las Cruces woman – the victim of an alleged night-long domestic altercation at the hands of her boyfriend – asked her children to give their school bus driver a note stating she was in danger.
New Mexico tourist wins $10.5M Las Vegas casino slot jackpot
326 Views  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A visitor from New Mexico won a $10.5 million slot machine jackpot early Tuesday at a Las Vegas casino, the property reported. The South Point Hotel Casino & Spa said the Megabucks payout was Nevada’s largest jackpot of the year.
Red Cross asking for help for Three Rivers Fire victims
300 Views  Red Cross says shelter for victims, changed due to COVID-19 RUIDOSO, N.M. — It is a visitor residents in the Ruidoso area are tired of seeing. Raging fires have come to this beautiful part of southern New Mexico too many times, forcing many people out of their homes.