Millions of dollars, questionable PPE, and a forgery: Did New Mexico get duped?

316 Views  Â A Larry Barker Investigation SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The COVID-19 pandemic officially became a crisis in New Mexico on March 11, 2020. Once Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a public health emergency the first order of business was to invoke a clause in state law allowing for emergency no-bid procurements in order to execute a […]

Quarantine or not, tourists still flock to New Mexico

371 Views  Â RED RIVER, N.M. (Reuters) – In the New Mexico mountain resort of Red River, tourists from Texas stroll along Main Street, most disregarding Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s orders they quarantine and wear masks.

Restaurant owners grapple with impending re-closures

303 Views  Â ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The state’s reopening will officially move backwards starting Monday after the governor announced that indoor restaurant dining would be banned again. Dining will be restricted to patio-only at 50 percent capacity.

Many teachers contemplating retirement if forced to return to classroom

247 Views  Â APS Union President says 25% of staff considered high risk ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The head of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation says they all want to get back to the classroom — but she says there are thousands of APS employees who are considered high risk. Ellen Bernstein says they’re worried about getting themselves, their […]

Amid pandemic, Hatch Chile Festival canceled for first time

273 Views  Â LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — This year’s Hatch Chile Festival has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports organizers recently announced that COVID-19 had forced the cancellation of the event for the first time in its 49-year history.

4-H livestock show going virtual during coronavirus pandemic

447 Views  Â RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – State and county fairs across the nation have been canceled this year because of the coronavirus. However, one New Mexico county wanted to make sure students who’ve spent months raising livestock still get the opportunity to show off their work.

WATCH NOW: Sky News 13 flys over Ojo de Los Casos fire in north Manzano Mountains

497 Views  Â MOUNTAINAIR, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Fire East Mountain crews are responding to a large wildland fire near New Mexico 337 and Raquel Road near Chilili on Wednesday evening. Cibola National Forest officials say the Ojo de Los Casos fire is burning on the north end of the Manzano Mountains near the 2016 Dog […]

Here’s how teams are safely preparing for fall sports

358 Views  Â Players, coaches remain optimistic the season will happen ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — While the governor’s office and the Public Education Department grapple with the best ways to safely get back to school, student-athletes are hoping sports happen this fall as well. For instance, La Cueva High School Bears are the back-to-back state volleyball champions.

Feds pumping $2 billion into NM businesses during COVID-19

294 Views  Â Churches, casinos, businesses and prestigious schools get money Hillary Randolph has some really cool stuff in her store, Grace, right across from the St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe. But with COVID-19, like most small businesses in New Mexico, for weeks nobody could walk into her store.