Fecha Limite para Solicitar Ayuda del Programa Fondo Impacto Comunitario
1,372 Views The deadline to request $ 1,000 of aid from the “Community Impact Fund” program is next Tuesday, September 28 before 5:00 pm To qualify, you must prove that your income was affected during the pandemic, you did not qualify for unemployment, you did not qualify for one or more of the direct economic […]
A wet week ahead for New Mexico
903 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A wet week of weather is ahead for New Mexico as two storm systems bring widespread rainfall. Heavy rain and storms will be possible for some, while the northern mountains could see their first snowfall of the season.
New Mexico Offers Guidance on Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
769 Views SANTA FE – On Monday, the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) offered guidance on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster distribution, following a series of steps taken by the federal FDA and CDC last week.
‘Missing White Girl Syndrome’: The MMIW Epidemic Continues To Be Overlooked By The Law
962 Views The recent disappearance and murder of Gabby Petito has outraged people all over the world. But, what about the victims closer to home? Indigenous women go missing and are murdered regularly here in New Mexico at disportionate rates. Reporter Taylor Velazquez speaks with lawmakers, advocates, and survivors about how vulnerable the state is […]
Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old girl taken by father
1,045 Views BELEN, N.M. — An Amber Alert has been issued for 2-year-old Italy Hernandez. According to the Belen Police Department, Italy was taken by her father, Francisco Hernandez, who is wanted for a stabbing that occurred Monday morning.
New Mexico to start giving COVID-19 booster shots ‘immediately’
952 Views New Mexico will start administering COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to eligible groups immediately. Based on the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance people between the ages of 18 and 49 with underlying medical conditions or those who have an increased risk for COVID-19 exposure because of occupational or institutional settings should get […]
Business Growth in Desert Southwest More than Twice National Average
1,400 Views The Desert Southwest region has long set a dizzying pace for population growth, expanding by at least twice the national average every decade from 1950 and 2010. Does business growth in this region mirror this population change? In a word — yes. Driven by big, growing counties and fueled by industries such as […]
Cuba school-bus drivers honored for ‘saving a school year’ in TIME magazine piece
1,786 Views CUBA, N.M. — Not all heroes wear capes and in one New Mexico community, they wear blue polos and drive big yellow buses. School bus drivers for Cuba’s independent school district were honored in a recent TIME magazine issue paying tribute to “The People Who Saved a School Year.”
Las Cruces Police Seek Suspects Who Vandalized School
1,418 Views Police are hoping to identify several individuals responsible for last week’s vandalism at Las Cruces High School. Surveillance videos show several people – believed to be teenagers or young adults – jumping a wrought iron fence and entering the mall at Las Cruces High School. The suspects entered school grounds in two waves, […]
Balloon community calls for pilot drug tests after toxicology report in deadly crash
966 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a toxicology report showed the pilot involved in New Mexico’s deadliest hot air balloon crash had drugs in his system, fellow balloonists are calling for drug testing for pilots. According to the report, Nicholas Meleski had THC and cocaine in his system at the time of the crash that killed himself and […]
