6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water
Views 0 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Six states in the U.S. West that rely on the Colorado River to sustain cities and farms rebuked a plan to build an underground pipeline that would transport billions of gallons of water through the desert to southwest Utah.
Forrest Fenn, man at helm of famed treasure hunt, dies in Santa Fe home
Views 0 Fenn’s treasure was reportedly found earlier this year SANTA FE, N.M. — The creator of a 10-year-long treasure hunt has died, Santa Fe police confirm. Santa Fe author Forrest Fenn, 90, was a well-known art collector and gallery owner but he was perhaps most known for a mysterious treasure that he claimed to have […]
Rare September storm brings snow, wind and rain to New Mexico
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico has seen record heat and record cold over the course of 48 hours. A rare September storm has brought rain, wind and even snow to the state.
U.S. Dept. of Justice provides update on Operation Legend federal charges
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Justice has provided an update on federal charges resulting from Operation Legend. Since the operation’s launch in Kansas City, Missouri on July 8, through Monday, August 31, the department reports there have been over 2,000 arrests including 147 for homicide.
New Mexico agencies boost access ahead of hunting season
Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico land and wildlife managers say they have finished work that will result in more access to state trust land for licensed hunters. The Land Office and the Game and Fish Department made the announcement in time for the start of the deer and elk hunting season, which […]
N.M Local Governments Benefit From Congressional COVID-19 Funding
Views 0 Tuesday, the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration announced $150-million for city and county governments and some businesses in Congressional COVID-19 relief funding.
Local doctors skeptical about COVID-19 vaccines being released too early
Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. — Scientists around the world have been hard at work on a vaccine for the coronavirus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that day could come sooner than we think, with details about distribution for two COVID-19 vaccines.
Pandemic afflicts impoverished areas of New Mexico
Views 0 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top state health official is warning that COVID-19 infections are far more prevalent in low-income areas of the New Mexico, potentially straining Medicaid health care.
Las Cruces Education: NMSU researchers to test wastewater samples for early detection of COVID-19
Views 0 A team of researchers at New Mexico State University is developing protocols to test wastewater samples as a possible method for early detection of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The team is an interdisciplinary effort from the colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.
Albuquerque company lands $130 million contract with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Views 0 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque company landed a deal with NASA worth more than $100 million. They’ll be working with the lab that just sent a rover to Mars. Fiore Industries handles everything from testing and research to cybersecurity. Now, they’re taking that experience to NASA.