NMDOH: Successful vaccine rollout is key for life returning to ‘normal’
929 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Watching a sporting event on the television is one thing. Still, many New Mexicans miss that feeling of being part of the crowd, cheering on their team, and participating in events. With the COVID-19 vaccine rollout well underway, people are wondering when might life start to return to some semblance of normal.
New Mexico school districts facing teacher, staff shortfall with hybrid-learning return
1,055 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico schools have the green light to get all grades back in the classroom for hybrid learning starting next week. However, finding the teachers and staff to run those classrooms in-person may be the bigger challenge.
NMSP provide updates on officer-involved shooting in Carlsbad
865 Views   CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police gave an update on an officer-involved shooting near Carlsbad Wednesday. Authorities were searching for 29-year-old EJ Kincaid who was wanted for a parole violation and absconding. An officer attempted to pull him over near Mermod and Walnut when Kincaid took off.
New legislation would drive government contracting dollars to New Mexico businesses
846 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A top priority during the legislative session is finding ways to boost the state’s economy. Lawmakers are introducing a bill they said would accomplish that by driving more government contracting dollars to local businesses.
Some New Mexicans struggling to get information on scheduling second dose of COVID vaccine
807 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While most people are waiting to get their first COVID-19 vaccine, some people are ready for their second. Some people said they are becoming anxious about receiving little to no information on when they can schedule their second dose, and they said they fear they will fall through the cracks.
Hope for success in push for marijuana legalization in New Mexico
1,064 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico state lawmakers are pushing, again, to legalize marijuana. The sponsor of this year’s bill says more Republicans are on board than in past years. This bill has been years in the making, having been in discussion for almost five years. Supporters believe this year all of the […]
School bill challenges New Mexico virus restrictions
1,196 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A bipartisan bill being introduced in the New Mexico Legislature would allow local school boards to reopen classrooms closed by the governor’s emergency health orders. The proposal follows the start of vaccine distribution to some teachers and growing pressure from parents to reopen schools and resume high school […]
Española Police search for missing man
1,041 Views   ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Española Police Department has issued a Missing Endangered Advisory for 58-year-old Charles Martinez. Martinez is described as being five-feet-eleven-inches tall, weighs 265 pounds, and has brown and gray hair and brown eyes.
Teeter-totters at U.S.-Mexico border win UK design prize
950 Views   LONDON (AP) – A collection of teeter-totters that briefly allowed children on both sides of the US-Mexico border wall to play together has won a prize from London’s Design Museum. The three hot-pink seesaws were installed through the slats of the wall, with one seat in the El Paso, Texas suburb of Sunland […]
Tribal leaders blast congressman opposed to Biden nomination
887 Views   DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A group of Native American tribes in a Minnesota congressman’s district is rebuking him for his attempts to derail President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Interior secretary. If confirmed, Rep. Deb Haaland, a Democrat from New Mexico, would be the first Native American to lead the Department of the Interior.
