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Pair of champions crowned and defending champ avoids upset at state tournament
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The defending champions of Class 5A basketball in the state of New Mexico will get a chance
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Man accused of killing woman in Albuquerque driveway to be sentenced in immigration case this month
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- The man who is accused of killing a woman who was warming up her car in Albuquerque is
Gun sales surging in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A lot of people were buying guns in New Mexico during the pandemic. “We have had ladies in
4 New Mexico educators named finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Math, Science
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Public Education Department has announced that four educators are finalists for the Presidential Awards for
Biologists find disease-causing fungus on New Mexico bats
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Federal land managers say a disease-causing fungus has been found on hibernating bats in two eastern
UNM considers COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students, staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico may require students, staff and faculty to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in order
Missing Oregon State Woman’s SUV Found In Remote Area Outside Of Las Cruces
On May 5, 2021 at approximately 8:30 a.m. Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Aden Lava
NMSU experts: Three Rivers Fire a ‘wake-up’ call for fire season
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Three Rivers Fire continues to burn near Ruidoso and now covers about 7,020 acres and is
Balloon Fiesta and title sponsor Canon in bad break up
Camera company wants $250,000 and its name taken off everything ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is considered one
Four Corners family continues searching for missing 13-year-old
FARMINGTON, N.M.- The family of a 13-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a month is still searching
Quay County Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in Texas
Quay County, NM – On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at around 10:20, am, the New Mexico State Police was alerted
New Mexico School Districts Start To Use $1.5 Billion In Relief Aid
SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico education officials are beginning to spend $1.5 billion in federal pandemic relief set aside
New Mexico seeing longest drought it has in years
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — With two active fires right now, New Mexico has the longest drought it has seen in years. The Land
Lumber shortage drives up cost of homes locally in already tough housing market
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The COVID-19 pandemic is causing slowdowns in areas across the board. Now, lumber prices have jumped to new highs. It’s
State to fully reopen after 60% of New Mexicans are vaccinated; projected by end of June
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday that Red to Green Framework will be retired after 60% of New Mexicans are
FDA unveils plan to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
Menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavors of cigars would be banned in the U.S. under a new plan unveiled Thursday by
Sandia tech transfer expert garners national award
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) –Licensing expert Bob Westervelt, who has worked to transfer Sandia National Laboratories technologies in the medical, solar
LSISTEN: Conservation Youth Group Gets U.S. Funds for New Taos Center
New Mexico’s Rocky Mountain Youth Corps receives a $1.3 million U.S. grant for a new workforce training center in Taos.
Las Cruces Man Arrested After Children Pass Note to Bus Driver
LAS CRUCES – A Las Cruces woman – the victim of an alleged night-long domestic altercation at the hands of
New Mexico tourist wins $10.5M Las Vegas casino slot jackpot
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A visitor from New Mexico won a $10.5 million slot machine jackpot early Tuesday at a Las Vegas
Red Cross asking for help for Three Rivers Fire victims
Red Cross says shelter for victims, changed due to COVID-19 RUIDOSO, N.M. — It is a visitor residents in the Ruidoso
NM Health Secretary: Avoid the Danger of Breathing Smoke From Wildfires
SANTA FE — With the wildfire season underway, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reminds New Mexicans that air
DA’s office explains how it uses social media to track violent crime among teens
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Child First Network hosted a training with the district attorney’s office to show how
Three Rivers Fire burns in Lincoln National Forest
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Three Rivers Fire has started to burn in the Smokey Bear Ranger District in the Lincoln
