Big cities to get green energy from rural New Mexico

886 Views   US greenlights major transmission line for renewable energy in Western states ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West.

Special Olympics New Mexico wraps up State Summer Games

621 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.– After a long weekend full of events, the Special Olympic Summer Games capped a successful run on Sunday.  With nearly 800 volunteers from around the state, and almost the same amount of Special Olympics athletes competing, you could say it takes a village to get this event off the ground.

Albuquerque fighters handed bad checks after Tapia Fight Night

596 Views   Boxing promoter admits to freezing bank account ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Johnny Tapia’s a legend in the boxing world and his name still carries a lot of weight. But as KRQE Investigates learned, the champion’s widow is now accusing another promoter of taking advantage of the Tapia name and stiffing boxers who just took […]

Three individuals arrested for neglect and abuse of disabled woman

835 Views   A 38-year-old woman with autism died with a number of injuries the attorney general calls “some of the worst” he’s seen in his career. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “First responders recognized the condition Mary was in and transported her to El Paso Medical Center,” Attorney General Raul Torrez said caregivers through a state program neglected […]

‘Rust’ prosecution money went to convicted felon

887 Views   The DA’s office hired a paralegal who had lost his law license. SANTA FE, N.M. — Hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money has gone to prosecute three people, including actor Alec Baldwin, in connection with the “Rust” movie set shooting. And some of that money has gone to an attorney who lost […]