Winter storm warnings issued for parts of New Mexico
166 Views NEW MEXICO — A winter storm warning has been issued for parts of northeast and north central New Mexico through Friday. Areas included in the warning are Raton, Clayton, Roy, Wagon Mound, Mora, Taos, Las Vegas, Los Alamos and Chama.
New Mexico police are trying to identify 4 people who died in fiery head-on crash
196 Views ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are trying to identify four people who died in a fiery two-vehicle crash on a New Mexico highway about 20 miles northwest of Española. State police say officers were called to the scene on U.S. Highway 84 around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. They say two people were in each […]
14th Chanukah on the Plaza 2023 draws large crowd
225 Views The crowd who gathered at Plaza de Las Cruces for this fourth day of Chanukah was in a celebratory mood on a cool and sunny Sunday. The 14th annual Chanukah on the Plaza was sponsored by Chabad of Las Cruces, whose Rabbi, Bery Schmuckler, described how it has evolved over the years from when […]
NM Attorney General recommends public safety priorities to state leaders
203 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Attorney General, Raúl Torrez, is looking ahead to the 2024 legislative session and how to address crime in the state. In a letter to lawmakers, he’s outlined solutions to improve public safety and combat gun crime.
4 Investigates: Vet’s family still stonewalled by VA
198 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A year and a half ago, Fred Gardner’s family started thinking a lot about duty, honor and the debt owed by our country to veterans after they serve. A transport shuttle at Albuquerque Veterans Affairs hospital ran down the 87-year-old, decorated Air Force vet. He died the next day.
New Mexico governor details gun violence prevention efforts
147 Views “This will be a very strong public safety session,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said. “Expect to see assault weapons ban on my call.” SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined Senior Public Safety Advisor Ben Baker and Department of Health Secretary Pat Allen to provide an update on the state’s public health […]
No. 2 oil-producing US state braces for possible end to income bonanza in New Mexico
175 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A windfall in government income from petroleum production is slowing down but far from over in New Mexico as the nation’s No. 2 oil production state grapples with how much it can effectively spend — and how to set aside billions of dollars for the future in case […]
RECA compensation for New Mexico Downwinders rejected by US House
169 Views Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a Democrat, has introduced radiation exposure compensation bills in every Congress since he was first elected to the U.S. House in 2008 All members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation expressed outrage with the U.S. House leadership’s move to block compensation for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear […]
Albuquerque native ‘Street Vet’ wins CNN’s Hero of the Year award
184 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Earlier this month, we told you about Kwane Stewart, the Albuquerque native whose free veterinary care received national attention. Now, the Street Vet has a new title — Hero of the Year
New Mexico experts predict the state will have $3.48 billion in ‘new money’ in the upcoming year
183 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Over the last few years, the state government has earned more money than lawmakers planned to spend in the state budget. This trend of so-called “new money” is likely going to continue in the upcoming fiscal year, budget experts say.
