Body camera video shows deadly Farmington police shooting at wrong home
664 Views Homeowner is seen pointing gun at officers before shots are fired. FARMINGTON, N.M. — The Farmington Police Department released body camera footage from the deadly shooting at the wrong address earlier in April.
A look at the first year of legal adult-use cannabis sales in New Mexico
978 Views This week, former New Mexico Congresswoman Yvette Herrell announces she is running again for the Second Congressional District seat. Also, KC Counts talks to Ben Lewinger Executive Director of the New Mexico Cannabis Chamber of Commerce about the first year of legal adult-use cannabis in the state.
New Mexico lake, closed for a decade, inches towards reopening
1,165 Views LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A lake near Ruidoso has been closed for more than 10 years due to a wildfire. Now, it is getting closer to once again welcoming visitors. Bonito Lake near Ruidoso has been closed since 2012 when it was nearly destroyed in the Little Bear Fire.
3 hantavirus cases reported in Four Corners area; 1 dead
651 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health announced Thursday that three people have been diagnosed with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in the past two weeks. That brings the 2023 statewide total to five.
Kasandra Gandara announces she is running for Mayor of Las Cruces
721 Views Las Cruces City Councilor Kasandra Gandara has announced that she is running for Mayor of Las Cruces. Gandara currently serves as Mayor Pro-Tem and has represented district one in the city since 2015.
Advisory issued for Jemez River flooding on New Mexico Highway 4
1,088 Views SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. — Officials advise caution on New Mexico Highway 4 in the Jemez Valley as water is flooding over low-lying areas of the highway.
New Mexico cartel leader sentenced for drug trafficking
943 Views The man officials said is the leader of the Artistas Asesinos Cartel has been sentenced to serve over 27 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking charges.
Jemez River continues to rise as flood warning is extended until Tuesday
866 Views A flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for areas of the Jemez River above the Jemez Pueblo. The National Weather Service says warm temperatures will begin to melt snowpack and increase the flow of the Jemez River. Overbank flooding of the river can be expected within 24 hours.
New Mexico’s early childhood education amendment is a model for economic mobility other states should consider
915 Views The passage of the appropriations bill by the United States Congress has had major implications for future generations of New Mexicans by providing funding for the state’s early childhood education constitutional amendment, which was adopted by the state legislature in 2021 and supported overwhelmingly by voters in 2022. The last step to finalizing the state’s constitutional […]
New Mexico marks 1st child death of the state’s flu season
597 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are reporting the first pediatric death during the state’s current flu season. The state Department of Health announced Tuesday that a 2-year-old Otero County girl died from a flu-related illness.
