New Mexico lawmaker looks to create long-term rehabilitation center for substance abuse
174 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One lawmaker wants to consider a major step toward helping those suffering from addiction. Representative Pamelya Herndon is introducing a bill that would create a state-run, long-term rehabilitation center.
PNM customers to see decrease in monthly bill
199 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After PNM tried to raise rates on customers, it will actually have to lower them. Last month, the state’s Public Regulation Commission rejected PNM’s bid to raise rates to cover costs related to the Four Corners and Palo Verde Power Stations.
New owners of Epstein’s New Mexico ranch protest property value
238 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new owners of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’ property in New Mexico are protesting the property’s value. In a complaint filed in Santa Fe County District Court just before Christmas, the new owners of the roughly 8,000-acre ranch in Stanley, New Mexico are asking for a refund in taxes paid on […]
New Mexico Department of Transportation to tackle rural highway conditions with $59 million
215 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Navajo Department of Transportation have announced millions received from the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
What New Mexico laws go into effect in 2024?
353 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – When New Mexico’s legislature creates laws, not all of them go into effect immediately. Sometimes, lawmakers want to give the state time to prepare for a change. So, what are some of the laws passed in 2023 that will go into effect in 2024?
A look at the 2023 Good News Stories from New Mexico
208 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Just like that, 2023 is over. KRQE News 13 is looking back on some of the local heartwarming of the year. Below is a list of KRQE’s Good News stories from the past year.
New Mexico earned record revenue from its land
179 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico holds over 13 million acres of land and generates massive amounts of revenue from those holdings. Now, the State Land Office has announced it earned record-breaking revenue in fiscal year 2023, much of which will go to education.
United States grew slightly over the last year, but New Mexico did not, Census Bureau data shows
131 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The nation’s population increased by 1.6 million people from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, newly released data shows. But those latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that New Mexico’s population held constant over that time.
Local and federal agencies respond to humanitarian crisis at U.S.-Mexico border
221 Views In the heart of El Paso, Texas lies Rescue Mission of El Paso, a local nonprofit that helps house and transport migrants coming through the U.S.-Mexico border. One of those migrants is Maria, a Venezuelan mother of three. She said she emigrated to Chile five years ago due to deteriorating living conditions in […]
5 New Mexicans arrested for Clovis-based drug trafficking operation
201 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Multiple New Mexico residents were arrested for drug trafficking. The Drug Enforcement Administration was involved in the case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, six firearms and meth were seized during the arrests in Clovis and Ruidoso Downs.