Interstate near Arizona-New Mexico line reopens after train derailment as lingering fuel burns off
965 Views   LUPTON, Ariz. — Interstate 40 was reopened in both directions Sunday as fire crews continued watch over a controlled burn of remaining fuel from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, a local fire chief said.
Fire crews battle wildfire north of Pecos
991 Views   PECOS, N.M. — Firefighters are battling a wildfire north of Pecos that may have started by lightning last Thursday night. Officials are calling it the Dry Gulch Wildfire. It is located in the Pecos Ranger District south of Dalton Canyon and west of N.M. 63.
Avian flu in cows prompts USDA mandates
783 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requiring new mandates after Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI) H5N1 was discovered in dairy cattle.
UNM encampment stands in solidarity with Palestine, other universities
780 Views   This story will be updated as the protest continues. Students, alumni, faculty and community members have been camped out at the Duck Pond since Monday, April 22 in solidarity with Palestine and students at universities nationwide.
New Mexico border issues could be sticking point in upcoming special lawmaking session
731 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s lawmakers will gather in July for a special lawmaking session. Democratic leaders say they plan on using the time to work on ideas like a panhandling bill, but some Republicans have different hopes for the session.
New Mexico school district leaders sue PED over 180-day calendar rule
801 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – There’s a new legal battle between our state’s Public Education Department and the dozens of school districts it oversees. It’s all about how long our children should be in school.
New Mexico May Export Pecans to India After Trade Mission
879 Views   New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte has joined a delegation of businesses, organizations and officials from 10 other State Departments of Agriculture, on a 4 day trade mission to New Delhi, India to promote U.S. agricultural products.
Alec Baldwin’s attorneys still trying to get ‘Rust’ charges dropped
766 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — Attorneys for Alec Baldwin, are still trying to get his involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed. His charges connected to the 2021 shooting death of Halyna Hutchins at the set of “Rust.”
New Mexico employers have the 4th biggest hiring struggle in the U.S.
1,268 Views   According to Wallethub.com, the labor force participation rate is slightly above pre-pandemic levels. Why, then, do some employers still have difficulties filling positions, especially in New Mexico, which ranked 4th in the nation of states where employers are struggling the most in hiring? Scott Brocato talked about this with Wallethub analyst, Cassandra Happe.
Bird flu remnants found in milk, FDA says
789 Views   (NEXSTAR) – Inactive fragments of the bird flu virus that has sickened dairy herds in eight states have been detected in pasteurized milk, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
