New Mexico eyes higher plant limit for marijuana producers

478 Views  Â SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico regulatory agency hopes to avoid a possible marijuana shortage by raising the number of plants that licensed producers could produce. The state Regulation and Licensing Department last week raised the previously planned per-grower limit of 4,500 plants to 8,000, and the Santa Fe New Mexican […]

4.2 earthquake strikes northwest New Mexico

471 Views  Â CAPULIN, N.M. — Multiple earthquakes, including a 4.2 earthquake, rocked parts of New Mexico Monday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake struck around 7:44 a.m. in the area of Capulin. The largest earthquake happened in the Los Alamos area around 9:30 a.m.

Trinity Site Open House Set For October

596 Views  Â White Sands Missile Range will open Trinity Site to the public after a brief pause in activities due to COVID-19 on Oct. 2. Trinity Site is where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested at 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time July 16, 1945.

Showers expected to move into parts of New Mexico Monday afternoon

301 Views  Â NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – This morning is dry and quiet across the state. The weather will stay dry and mostly sunny until the early-mid afternoon. Showers and storms will pop up in the northern and western mountains, moving south/southwest throughout the afternoon and evening. Far eastern New Mexico will stay dry Monday.

Belen estimates 1,200 structures damaged from flooding, Red Cross helping those affected

417 Views  Â “Our carpet was just floating in the hallway. Everything’s damaged. My appliances are not working,” Ernestina Serrano, who lives on Impala Drive, said. BELEN, N.M. — Days after flash flooding rushed into the city of Belen, thousands are still dealing with the damage. The mayor of Belen said of the estimated 3,000 structures in […]

Space flight could bolster future New Mexico tourism

385 Views  Â ALBUQUERQUE, N.M- The launch of Virgin Galactic brings talks about the future of New Mexico and business.  Balloon Fiesta Spokesperson, Tom Garrity, said the success of this flight was very good PR for the land of enchantment.

Authors Say Plan For The Worst On Colorado River

473 Views  Â The Colorado River provides water to 40 million people around the West, including New Mexico, but the historic drought gripping our region has prompted a 20 percent drop in flows in the river. Reservoirs are drying, with Lake Mead at its lowest levels since it was filled in the 1930s. As scientists incorporate […]

Ojo Spa Resorts looking to hire new employees as business booms

450 Views  Â ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The search for relaxation has local spa businesses like Ojo Santa Fe flooded with calls of people requesting appointments. “It’s hard to imagine, but as recently as about six months ago, we were closed,”  said James Walker, the marketing director for Ojo Spa Resorts.

Floodwaters in Belen enters homes causing damage, frustrations

252 Views  Â BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – While waters have receded in most areas around Belen, the clean-up of everything left behind will continue. Desiree Benavidez has lived in her home on 6th Street for over ten years now. This isn’t her first time dealing with floodwaters, but it is the first time it’s entered her home.