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New Mexico State Fair announces 2024 concert lineup

49 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Fair announced this year’s rodeo/concert series lineup Thursday. According to a news release, some of the big names coming this year are Jo Dee Messina, Brad Paisley, Cole Swindell, and Josh Turner.

Custom-built ‘Oppenheimer’ film set opens to visitors in New Mexico

51 Views   RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A new opportunity to tour the same set that was used during the award-winning “Oppenheimer” film is now available in New Mexico. Tucked away in the desert at Ghost Ranch, near Abiquiu, stand several buildings and dirt roads that were built specifically for the movie.

Concert canceled at Meow Wolf due to protest concerns

86 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — Following employee safety concerns over planned protests, a concert at Meow Wolf was canceled about an hour before showtime. Musician Matisyahu was expected to perform in front of a sold-out crowd before the cancellation.

Frank Ray to perform at The Rio Grande Theatre

92 Views   KC Counts talked with the former Las Cruces police officer about becoming a successful musician, what advice he has for young people who want to make music a career, being a girl dad and more.

Zozobra balloon set for Balloon Fiesta this year

79 Views   SANTA FE, N.M. — Two of the most well-known traditions New Mexico is known for are coming together in one balloon later this year. The Santa Fe City Council voted 8-1 to approve $125,000 for a Zozobra balloon to fly in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

New dinosaur unlocked

87 Views   The identification of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis changes what paleontologists previously understood about the geographical origin of the T. rex. The standing idea, Lucas said, is the T. rex originated in Asia and immigrated over a land bridge to get to North America.

Los Alamos Historical Society plans to preserve Oppenheimer house

98 Views   LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – There’s a new push to preserve the original house that J. Robert Oppenheimer and his family lived in while in Los Alamos. The city’s Historical Society says one of its main projects this year is to raise money for the restoration. They say the

Massive T. rex relative unearthed in New Mexico

118 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is home to a new dinosaur species. Not only that, but the discovery is changing the timeline of when dinosaurs were walking around North America. A fossil found in southwestern New Mexico is part of the skull of a new species of Tyrannosaurus

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