Dual credit high school students exempted from UNM vaccination requirement
835 Views With the COVID-19 vaccination deadline now behind University of New Mexico students, staff and faculty, an additional exception to the medical and religion exemptions remains: dual credit high school students. These students will be allowed to continue at UNM and on its campuses regardless of vaccination status, and they will not be subject […]
A power line, a parked car and a tree: 3 balloon crashes reported Monday
790 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Monday marked another beautiful day for Balloon Fiesta, but not all flights went off without a hitch. About an hour after the launch, Sky 7 got video of a balloon hitting a parked car near Albuquerque High School. There is no information available on whether any injuries were reported in that […]
Veteran Services Dept. highlights 2021 Forgotten Heroes funeral with video
964 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The public can now watch a ceremony honoring New Mexico’s forgotten heroes. The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services created a video as 22 unclaimed veterans were laid to rest on September 23 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Albuquerque’s changing landscape threatens key balloon landing zones
1,431 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Since the first gathering of 13 balloons in 1972 to the hundreds planning to participate in this year’s event, the Balloon Fiesta has grown tremendously over the years. But so has Albuquerque, meaning there are substantially fewer places for the world-famous balloons to land.
Newly-described horned dinosaur found near Truth or Consequences
971 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science and two other institutions have described a new horned dinosaur that lived in New Mexico during the Cretaceous period.
Navajo company takes over operation of coal mine it owns
1,465 Views FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A Navajo Nation company is taking over the operation of a coal mine it owns in northwestern New Mexico. The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. has owned the Navajo Mine near Farmington since 2013 but had contracted with the North American Coal Corp. to run it.
NM Department of Health speaks on dangers of Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment
754 Views The drug, Ivermectin, is used by some New Mexicans to treat COVID-19 at a growing rate. It’s a drug that’s usually used to treat parasites in horses and cows. Now it’s being used to treat COVID-19 in people. Dr. David Scrase says it’s an unproven COVID-19 treatment that could have adverse effects on people […]
Study: Pregnant women who get COVID vaccine pass antibodies to unborn child
848 Views NEW YORK — Pregnant women who have gotten or are planning on getting the COVID-19 vaccine can protect their babies by passing on high levels of antibodies, according to new research from NYU Langone Health.
New Mexico State Police Arrest Homicide Suspect Wanted by NYPD
985 Views Torrance County, NM – On September 22, 2021, at around 6:30 p.m., a New Mexico State Police officer on patrol stopped to check on a disabled silver 2000 Honda CRV with Pennsylvania license plates on Interstate 40 westbound near milepost 191 near Edgewood, New Mexico. The vehicle was driven by a female, and it […]
Remote-controlled balloons will make debut at Balloon Fiesta
940 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It is not your average hot air balloon. Pilots from around the world will head to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this year with a new device in their hands: a remote control.
