4-H livestock show going virtual during coronavirus pandemic
1,031 Views 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.
As deadline for back-to-school plans approaches, many NM school districts remain undecided
669 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Discussions of whether students should go to school in-person next month have ramped up this week. The CDC issued guidelines for a return and is expected to release more soon.
WATCH NOW: Sky News 13 flys over Ojo de Los Casos fire in north Manzano Mountains
834 Views 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
712 Views 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
664 Views 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.
BCSO considers challenging legality of new body camera law
1,358 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to the governor signing a bill that requires all law enforcement officers in New Mexico to wear body cameras.
New Mexico court to hear arguments over public health order
671 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will be up to the New Mexico Supreme Court to decide a case over the state’s authority to enforce certain provisions of public health orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. Arguments will be presented during an Aug. 4 remote hearing. About a dozen business owners and companies sued in […]
Gov. Lujan Grisham signs public safety accountability bill requiring body cameras for police
666 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation on Wednesday, July 7 that requires New Mexico police officers to wear body cameras in an effort to prevent unlawful use of force and to improve accountability measures in cases of inappropriate excessive force. This camera requirement applies to city police, county sheriff’s […]
Solar leads options for replacing New Mexico power plant
642 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Solar panels with the capacity to produce hundreds of megawatts of electricity and back-up battery storage systems would be installed in northwestern New Mexico to replace the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station under one alternative that will be considered by state regulators.
NM students will go back to school in fall part-time
590 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Less than two months before many New Mexico students were set to head back to school, the Public Education Department has announced a phased re-entry plan for the 2020-2021 school year.
