NMDOT readies safety measures for Good Friday pilgrimage
358 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Transportation is taking steps to make sure New Mexicans are safe during the annual Good Friday walk. Crews are already sweeping the shoulders of busy highways and putting up signs.
Taos Ski Valley to reopen after water failure
316 Views The reopening comes just before the 2023 ski season comes to a close TAOS, N.M. — The Taos Ski Valley resort plans to reopen Thursday after a water system failure in the village closed the resort earlier this month.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation visits New Mexico to present first-of-its-kind pilot program
325 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A first-of-its-kind pilot program is coming to New Mexico with a mission to make New Mexico roads safer and preserve wildlife. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg presented this program alongside the New Mexico delegation at the Santa Ana Pueblo.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses New Mexico infrastructure needs
415 Views In 2020, Target 7 highlighted the state’s lack of safety barriers and narrow medians on interstates, resulting in dozens of deadly head-on crashes ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited New Mexico on Tuesday as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Investing in America” tour. In an interview with Secretary Buttigieg, KOAT asked […]
Rep. Vasquez, CHC Chair Rep. Barragán discuss visit by U.S. Transportation Secretary to southern New Mexico
292 Views Members of President Biden’s Cabinet have been hitting the road to talk about investments being made across the country. On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to visit Deming and Las Cruces to talk about investments made in infrastructure and jobs with residents, local leaders, and NMSU students.
New Mexico Tech touts breakthrough water filtration invention
388 Views University now seeking investors for salt filtering “green desalination” technology SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s no secret that the pressure on New Mexico’s fresh water systems is significant. Just last summer, the Albuquerque-area made national headlines amid the drying of the Rio Grande through the city, something that hadn’t happened since the 1980’s.
AFR rescues hiker trapped in Albuquerque Foothills
291 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Rescue crews freed an injured hiker Sunday in the Foothills. A video shows Albuquerque Fire Rescue personnel working to save a woman who they say slipped, and fell into a crevice. It happened at the Embudito Canyon in northeast Albuquerque.
Secretary Pete Buttigieg coming to Albuquerque, Las Cruces
476 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The transportation secretary is visiting the land of enchantment this week. He is planning to discuss how the state is using funds from the Biden Administration’s ‘Building a Better America Plan.’
Some New Mexico cities are training civilians to respond to mental health calls
401 Views Some communities in New Mexico have started programs that send trained civilians to respond mental health calls instead of police. Joshua Bowling, criminal justice reporter with Searchlight New Mexico was part of an investigative team examining if these programs are enough to address the issue. He shares more about their findings with KRWG Public Media.
One injured, three homes destroyed in New Mexico wildfires
373 Views Wildfires sparked in different parts on New Mexico on Sunday. Echo Ridge Fire Crews are working to contain a wildfire that destroyed homes and injured one in Torrance county.