Texas Governor says Texas Panhandle hot spot has ‘turned a corner’
352 Views  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says the Texas Panhandle has “turned a corner” after an coronavirus outbreak erupted around meatpacking plants.
Group crowdsources 10,000 masks for health care workers on Navajo Nation
391 Views  GALLUP, N.M. — A grassroots effort to get N-95 masks to health care workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 has really taken off. Health care workers on the Navajo Nation are getting 10,000 masks.
Advertisement Amazon is coming to New Mexico with 1,000 full-time jobs
303 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Amazon is coming to New Mexico, according to a release sent by Bernalillo County Tuesday citing a public infrastructure improvement project. Buried in the second to last paragraph, the release refers to construction of a 465,000 square foot, multi-level Amazon fulfillment center – already under way.
Did the governor break her own rules?
250 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Did Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham play by her own rules during the public health order? KRQE News 13 has learned in April, when she ordered non-essential businesses to shut down and lectured all New Mexicans to stay home, a non-essential business opened up so she could buy jewelry and have it […]
Masks sold by former White House official to Navajo hospitals don’t meet FDA standards
412 Views  The Indian Health Service acknowledged on Wednesday that 1 million respirator masks it purchased from a former Trump White House official do not meet Food and Drug Administration standards for “use in healthcare settings by health care providers.”
After weeks of havoc, curve flattening on Navajo Nation
299 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For weeks, the coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the Navajo Nation, but now the president announced some positive news. Tuesday Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the curve is flattening out on the nation.
Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino kicks off horse racing season without spectators
263 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s back to the races at Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino. Their season, which had been on hold since mid-May, kicked off Friday and will run through Labor Day.
Local mariachi community hit hard by coronavirus cancellations, changing the way they perform
342 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mariachi music is an important part of New Mexico culture, but with the coronavirus causing gigs to be canceled, many local groups are wondering when they will play again. Spring is normally one of the busiest times for the New Mexico mariachi ensemble, Trio Jalisciense.
Task force on missing Native Americans resumes sessions
331 Views  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A presidential task force charged with addressing an epidemic of missing and slain Native Americans is resuming listening sessions.
Rough start to the year for Mexican gray wolves, cattle
401 Views  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One Mexican gray wolf died after being caught in a trap in April. Another was found dead in the wild. That brings the total to more than a dozen of the endangered predators that have died so far this year in New Mexico and Arizona.