Navajo police warn against illegal marijuana, hemp farms
394 Views SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) — Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are warning people against illegally growing marijuana and hemp.
New Mexico State Police Officers Save Woman about to Jump from Bridge
499 Views Tuesday at approximately 9:00 a.m., New Mexico State Police officers responded to Interstate 25 around mile post 190 near Belen, NM. for a female sitting on the Interstate 25 south bound on ramp overpass ledge.
Hundreds protest peacefully outside New Mexico State Capitol
343 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Protests continued in New Mexico Wednesday night in the wake of the death of George Floyd of Minneapolis. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. People came together demanding justice and an end to police brutality. Protesters started at the State Capitol around 6:30 p.m. and then walked […]
Primary crunch: ballots in mail remain in limbo
300 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Election officials want to keep polls scarce tomorrow in fear that it could only contribute to the spread of COVID-19. That’s why they called on everyone to vote absentee. Now they are saying if you haven’t turned in your absentee ballot within the last week, you should actually vote in person.
Las Cruces Mayor and City Council vote against extending emergency proclamation
283 Views LAS CRUCES, NM – At a special meeting, the Las Cruces City Council voted unanimously against the extension of the emergency proclamation issued by Mayor Ken Miyagishima on Friday, May 29, providing guidance and information for the reopening of restaurants, movie theatres, gyms and nail and hair salons in Las Cruces.
Jon Jones helps clean up after chaos in downtown Albuquerque
320 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- MMA champion fighter Jon Jones and a group of his friends returned to downtown Albuquerque Monday to help businesses clean up following a night of rioting.
Hundreds take to the streets for second night of protests
291 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Black Lives Matter protestors took to the Albuquerque streets again Monday night to protest the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd. The rain did not stop protestors Monday night and parts of Central near Nob Hill were blocked off so they could march in the streets.
“Unprecedented” number of absentee ballots turned in for primary
297 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – If you still haven’t returned your absentee ballot, you still have options ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Officials are asking you not to mail in your ballot, but to instead go to a polling location to vote, or fill out your absentee ballot and drop it off at the polls […]
OUTBREAK: ‘Nursing homes have become ground zero for COVID-19’
494 Views Target 7 investigation finds that 60 of the state’s 71 nursing homes were put on notice by feds prior to outbreak ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths have occurred inside a nursing home, assisted leaving center or behavioral health facility, according to records obtained by Target 7. And seven of those […]
Democrats’ first big virtual convention kicks off in Texas
319 Views AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats are kicking off their first large-scale virtual convention in Texas as plans for a traditional national convention this summer remain unsettled.
