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.

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 […]