Unemployment system woes persist one year into pandemic
455 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — More people are coming forward with their issues over unemployment benefits in New Mexico. For some New Mexicans, they said they believe they’re receiving too little, while others said they’re being forced to pay back some of the benefits they’ve received.
Virgin Galactic makes history in New Mexico
575 Views History was made Saturday in New Mexico, as the Land of Enchantment became the third U.S. state to launch humans into space. Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity sent two pilots and NASA technology supported experiments in space Saturday morning.
International firm to buy power from New Mexico wind farms
396 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A California-based renewable energy company that is building a collection of wind farms in New Mexico says an international firm has signed a 15-year deal to purchase power from the development.
Ohio man steals over $90k worth of soybeans, flees to NM
432 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A man charged with stealing over $90,000 worth of grain from a previous employer in Ohio was arrested in New Mexico last year and extradited back to the midwest. Justin Giauque, 35, was detained in the Valencia County jail on October 30, 2020.
Corruption trial begins for former Las Vegas Mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron
425 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Lawyers delivered their opening arguments Tuesday in the corruption trial of former Las Vegas mayor Tonita Gurule-Giron. Gurule-Giron faces six criminal charges which include bid rigging, offering and receiving bribes, and general abuse of power while in office.
State epidemiologist: Masking up led to decline in respiratory illnesses like the flu and pneumonia
488 Views “It is clear virtually all the respiratory pathogens, the organisms that cause common cold or other forms of pneumonia, including influenza, have been much reduced,” Dr. Chad Smelser, the deputy state epidemiologist with NMDOH, said. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The deputy state epidemiologist for the New Mexico Department of Health said masking up and following […]
Southern New Mexico farms apply for pilot project to save water
506 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than two dozen farms in southern New Mexico have applied for a program that will pay them not to plant their fields as water managers look for new ways to stretch resources in the drought-stricken state.
Groups call for reintroduction of jaguars in US Southwest
408 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest. In a recently published paper, they say habitat destruction, highways and segments of the U.S.-Mexico border wall mean that natural reestablishment of the large cats in the region would be […]
One structure lost in San Juan County fire
267 Views SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – San Juan County Fire & Rescue has reported a fire that broke out on Sunday evening in the area of Road 5211 and US Highway 64 between Bloomfield and Lee Acres. As of 8 p.m. on Sunday, crews have made progress on the fire and there are no […]
Lawsuit: New Mexico guards pepper-sprayed detained asylum seekers
478 Views ESTANCIA, N.M. — One year ago today, more than 20 asylum seekers were on a hunger strike, protesting COVID-19 safety conditions at the Torrance County Detention Facility.