UNM professor Lee Drake plays role in aiding Afghan refugees
992 Views Lee Drake, an adjunct anthropology professor at the University of New Mexico, recently received national attention for the work he’s done in aiding Afghan refugees, specifically for the role he played in helping 9-year-old Asma’s family get help.
Study: Warming climate means shortages on Pecos River
1,295 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal water managers say the Pecos River Basin in New Mexico is likely to experience growing water shortages as temperatures continue to rise over the next century.
Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case
1,193 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international human rights body, saying U.S. regulators violated the rights of tribal members when they cleared the way for uranium mining in western New Mexico years ago.
Tech Company connected to ex-NM house member files federal suit
1,237 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The company at the center of the fraud case against former House Representative Sheryl Williams Stapleton claims they are an innocent victim. The owner of Robotics has filed a federal suit to get almost a half-million dollars the feds have seized.
‘Shock and sadness’ Alec Baldwin speaks out after deadly ‘Rust’ set shooting
863 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — On Thursday an accidental weapon discharge on the film set of the Western, ‘Rust,’ left the film’s director of photography dead and injured the film’s director. Here is what we know about the deadly shooting.
Deputies respond to ‘incident’ at Santa Fe film location
786 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies responded to an incident at Bonanza Creek Ranch Thursday afternoon. The ranch is a film location in Santa Fe. A security guard told KOB 4 that the movie set for the western movie “Rust” is currently under lockdown.
Arrest made in gruesome murder on Navajo Nation
891 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A North Dakota man is facing life in prison after being accused of decapitating a man in McKinley County on the Navajo Nation. The District of New Mexico U.S. Attorney’s Office reports 28-year-old Shilo Aaron Oldrock appeared in federal court on Oct. 15 for the murder charge and after waiving a […]
Advisory panel endorses redistricting maps for New Mexico
758 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An advisory panel on political redistricting has advanced three proposals for overhauling district boundaries in New Mexico’s Democrat-dominated House of Representatives, with special deference to Native American communities.
Not all New Mexico hospitals are in ‘Crisis standard of care’
1,178 Views Chief Medical Officer at Lovelace Health Systems, Vesta Sandoval said, “We want to continue medically necessary procedures. It’s very important to maintain and prevent more problems down the line.” ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crisis standards of care have been talked about throughout the pandemic, and in New Mexico it was first enacted in December 2020. Fast […]
10-digit dialing begins Sunday for New Mexico
661 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Soon you’ll have to start using ten digits instead of seven digits when you make a local phone call in New Mexico. It’s all part of a nationwide plan to roll out a new and easy to remember number to access mental health services.
