Uranium Mines On Navajo Nation Impact Lives, Require Remediation
412 Views Navajo Nation President Jonathon Nez shares concerns over remediation of hundreds of uranium mining sites.
Gov. Lujan Grisham to sign regular session bills before special session bills
384 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A high-profile bill that would legalize, tax and regulate recreational marijuana for adults 21 and up in New Mexico is awaiting the governor’s signature before it officially become law.
The Border Patrol’s New Migrant Child Care Cadre
377 Views The Border Patrol is overwhelmed by the numbers of unaccompanied migrant children in its custody — on Sunday, there were 4,699 sleeping in austere conditions for days on end. But there’s help on the way. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is, for the first time, fielding teams of social service workers to relieve […]
Data shows Bernalillo County is not likely to go green anytime soon
314 Views County was 230 cases over the benchmark BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. — It doesn’t appear that Bernalillo County will move into the green status when the state announces its new color-coded county by county COVID-19 restrictions tomorrow.
New Mexico police receiving specialized drugged driving training
374 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More New Mexico police officers are getting specialized training to deal with people on drugs behind the wheel. “All of these officers are seasoned DWI officers with experience on impaired driving investigations,” said Lt. Charles Files of the Los Lunas Police Department.
Let’s Talk The New World Of Legal Cannabis
410 Views Let’s Talk New Mexico 4/08 8am: Last week in a special session of the New Mexico Legislature lawmakers moved to legalize recreational cannabis and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to sign the legislation. The changes allows individuals to grow for personal use or to sell with a micro-business license and they create […]
Roswell Food Truck Operators Invited To Information Meeting
517 Views Current Roswell food-truck operators, as well as anyone who might possibly operate a food truck in the future, are urged to attend an informational meeting that will be hosted by the City of Roswell Thursday, April 8.
Migratory Birds Return to New Mexico As Weather Warms
440 Views People who live in Northern New Mexico are treated to the sounds of sandhill cranes flying north overhead every spring. On the ground and singing their songs on branches and twigs, American robins gather to announce their return. Deborah Begel took a closer look at their flights and listened to their songs and […]
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin proposes fully reopening county
410 Views ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) –Otero County Commissioner and Cowboys for Trump leader Couy Griffin is proposing to fully reopen his county, breaking the state’s public health order. However, the governor’s office says his plan won’t work.
After more than a year, students around New Mexico head back to school
308 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — After more than a year students at the largest school district in the state can go back to class, in-person. On March 13 of last year, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that classes would be canceled for three weeks while the state worked to slow the spread of COVID-19.