NMAA state basketball brackets released
1,600 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State tournament brackets have been released for New Mexico High School Basketball. First and second-round games will be played at the higher seeds gym, while semifinals will either be played at Bernalillo High School, the Rio Rancho Events Center, or the Pit. State Championship games will be played at the Pit […]
13 New Mexico locations to be renamed to remove offensive term
1,044 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Thirteen sites in New Mexico will be renamed to remove a word many Native Americans find offensive. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has ordered the 660 spots across the country that contain the word “squaw” to be renamed.
New Mexicans losing thousands to unlicensed contractors
767 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With more people home during the pandemic, home construction projects were up and good contractors were hard to come by. That left a lot of homeowners hiring questionable contractors. Now state investigators are tackling the mess unlicensed contractors are leaving behind.
PNM works to avoid summer rolling blackouts
1,217 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – PNM says it has submitted a plan to the PRC to prevent rolling blackouts this summer. PNM anticipates having to institute rolling blackouts on peak days in order to prevent the system from failing.
Governor, lawmakers discuss end of 2022 legislative session
2,835 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Democratic lawmakers discussed the end of the state’s legislative session in a news conference Thursday afternoon. Several surprise announcements have so far punctuated the end of the session. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced during Thursday’s news conference that New Mexico would end its indoor […]
Which legislators want the most money?
1,307 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico’s lawmakers have requested more than $4.6 billion in state funds for projects ranging from Lake Maloya dam improvements to Lobo Little League field construction. Roads, hospitals, schools, and a handful of proposed memorials to be erected around the state are among the thousands of projects legislators have sponsored.
Funeral turns deadly in Juarez: 9 dead in two attacks 12 hours apart
818 Views   Reports: Funeral involved inmate killed inside Chihuahua prison EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Armed assailants killed three people attending a funeral in Juarez, Mexico, on Friday night; they returned the next day to kill six more after relatives moved the body to another location, police and local news media reported.
Clovis murder suspect turns up in Oklahoma
830 Views   CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A man wanted for murder in New Mexico has been arrested in Oklahoma. Last Friday, Clovis police were contacted by detectives from Oklahoma about 33-year-old David Valdez, who was suspected of criminal activity in a small Oklahoma town.
NMSU study looks at vaccine hesitancy in healthcare professions
1,225 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State University researchers say COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses and dentists remains concerning. One study found that of almost 42,000 nurses, the refusal rate was 20.7%.
PNM starts work on bird protection project
1,173 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – PNM will be removing a power line in the South Valley to better protect wildlife in the area. The line along the boundary of the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley is unused right now.
