State Public Health Veterinarian shares information on HPAI
16 Views KC Counts talks with State Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Erin Phipps about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and its emergence in dairy cows and chickens in New Mexico. Dr. Phipps discusses communication, new science confirming the safety of the milk supply, the disease’s appearances in wildlife, domestic animals, and even people.
Why Border Patrol checkpoints are seizing New Mexico cannabis
15 Views New Mexico cannabis shop owner calls border seizures ‘crippling’ to local business LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Two years into recreational cannabis becoming legal in New Mexico, local cannabis distributors are finding themselves in a legal conundrum. Border Patrol Agents have seized more than $300,000 worth of local cannabis products at checkpoints, according to the […]
New Mexico to receive 4 new machines to help combat gun violence
10 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – State leaders are combining local and federal resources in hopes of tackling gun violence in our state. It involves linking law enforcement to a national network.
Forest Service enhances prescribed burn tactics
13 Views Strategic changes implemented two years after worst state wildfire Two years have passed since the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire, which became the worst in New Mexico history. It was started by a prescribed burn. Now, the Forest Service is reassessing and enhancing its strategies for managing such controlled fires.
Stansbury, Vasquez join 88 Democrats calling for Biden to threaten pause of weapons sales to Israel
24 Views 88 Democratic members of Congress, including New Mexico Democrats Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez, penned a letter to President Joseph Biden expressing “serious concerns regarding the Israeli Government’s conduct of the war in Gaza” and pressing the president to threaten to withhold the delivery of weapons transfers just approved by Congress.
NM Senator Led Legislation Banning Russian Uranium Imports
25 Views U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico announced the unanimous passage of his legislation in the Senate to ban imports of Russian uranium to the United States. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
LANL scientists discover more evidence of past Earth-like environments on Mars
30 Views LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Scientists at Los Alamos National Labs say they discovered Earth-like environments on Mars. The Curiosity Rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2015 when it landed in the Gale Crater along the planet’s equator.
Oakmont wildfire is 30% contained, officials say
28 Views OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Evacuation orders due to the Oakmont wildfire have been issued in Timberon, New Mexico, on Friday, May 3, 2024. The Tularosa Basin Regional Dispatch Authority has a mandatory evacuation alert in place for the area of Sacramento Drive and Paradise Valley Drive in Timberon due to a “very large […]
Public safety proposals discussed in Las Cruces
36 Views Officials in Las Cruces discuss proposed public safety ordinances in the city. Jonny Coker has more. Also, Scott Brocato talks with Ryan Harper, the White House coordinator for CHIPS implementation, about the act and how it may make a difference in manufacturing jobs in the state.
Police and FBI find abducted 10-month-old from Clovis alive, suspect in custody
22 Views Eleia Maria Torres was abducted Friday in Clovis CLOVIS, N.M. — Friday afternoon, police say they found 23-year-old Samantha Cisneros and 23-year-old Taryn Allen shot and killed near a minivan at Ned Houk Park. Officers also found a young female child on the ground with a head injury.
