Wildfire outside Santa Fe passes 2,000 acres
626 Views Fire crews say Medio Fire is five percent contained SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. — A wildfire has been growing for days northwest of Santa Fe. KOAT crews were on Rio En Medio Saturday night where plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from behind the mountains.
New Mexico man in custody after attempting to burn down a Walmart
637 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Police say a man is in custody after he tried to burn down a Walmart in Truth or Consequences early Sunday. Officers arrested Devon Schinagel of Elephant Butte after he poured lighter fluid around the store then crashed through the front doors with his vehicle.
U.S. Census vital to providing services for children in New Mexico
1,101 Views WATCH: Full interview with Baji Rankin, chair of New Mexico Early Childhood Complete Count Committee NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Every single person deserves to be counted in the U.S. Census. Now is the time to come together in support of everyone in New Mexico.
Sandia Pueblo leader delivers NM roll call vote at DNC
636 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — People all over the country are talking about the Democratic National Convention’s virtual roll call that happened on Tuesday night, including New Mexico’s.
New Mexico officials report hantavirus case in Taos County
626 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A northern New Mexico man in his 50s is in the hospital after contracting hantavirus. The New Mexico Health Department says the Taos County man reported that he had cleaned a rodent-infested shed about three weeks before he began to feel sick.
Gov. Lujan Grisham addresses national audience at Democratic National Convention
729 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It was a big night for New Mexico. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was in the national spotlight, taking the virtual stage at the Democratic National Convention. The governor boasted about New Mexico’s steps towards renewable energy.
Students Return To NMSU Las Cruces Campus
613 Views Thousands of NMSU students returned to the New Mexico State University campus on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with typical excitement to begin the fall 2020 semester. But this first day of classes is unlike any other fall semester.
Las Cruces Education: NMSU invites students, employers to virtual career fair Sept. 15-16
633 Views New Mexico State University’s Office of Experiential Learning will host the 36th annual Career Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16. Career Expo is co-sponsored with the College of Engineering and attracts a great number of employers from across the U.S. including Fortune 500 companies.
Hiker survives being stranded for 14 days in Santa Fe National Forest
710 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – If a father and his two kids had not heard a cry for help, and didn’t give up when rescuers did, a hiker stranded in the Santa Fe National Forest for 14 days may have never made it out of the wilderness. “I’m not sure he had more than a […]
High-altitude airships company picks New Mexico for base
576 Views RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A technology company aiming to send high-altitude airships above Earth to monitor crops and bring broadband has chosen New Mexico for its U.S. production center.
