PNM customers to see decrease in monthly bill
178 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After PNM tried to raise rates on customers, it will actually have to lower them. Last month, the state’s Public Regulation Commission rejected PNM’s bid to raise rates to cover costs related to the Four Corners and Palo Verde Power Stations.
New owners of Epstein’s New Mexico ranch protest property value
217 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new owners of Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’ property in New Mexico are protesting the property’s value. In a complaint filed in Santa Fe County District Court just before Christmas, the new owners of the roughly 8,000-acre ranch in Stanley, New Mexico are asking for a refund in taxes paid on […]
New Mexico Department of Transportation to tackle rural highway conditions with $59 million
199 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Navajo Department of Transportation have announced millions received from the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant. The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
What New Mexico laws go into effect in 2024?
343 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – When New Mexico’s legislature creates laws, not all of them go into effect immediately. Sometimes, lawmakers want to give the state time to prepare for a change. So, what are some of the laws passed in 2023 that will go into effect in 2024?
A look at the 2023 Good News Stories from New Mexico
188 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Just like that, 2023 is over. KRQE News 13 is looking back on some of the local heartwarming of the year. Below is a list of KRQE’s Good News stories from the past year.
New Mexico earned record revenue from its land
164 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico holds over 13 million acres of land and generates massive amounts of revenue from those holdings. Now, the State Land Office has announced it earned record-breaking revenue in fiscal year 2023, much of which will go to education.
United States grew slightly over the last year, but New Mexico did not, Census Bureau data shows
126 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The nation’s population increased by 1.6 million people from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, newly released data shows. But those latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that New Mexico’s population held constant over that time.
Local and federal agencies respond to humanitarian crisis at U.S.-Mexico border
207 Views In the heart of El Paso, Texas lies Rescue Mission of El Paso, a local nonprofit that helps house and transport migrants coming through the U.S.-Mexico border. One of those migrants is Maria, a Venezuelan mother of three. She said she emigrated to Chile five years ago due to deteriorating living conditions in […]
5 New Mexicans arrested for Clovis-based drug trafficking operation
189 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Multiple New Mexico residents were arrested for drug trafficking. The Drug Enforcement Administration was involved in the case. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, six firearms and meth were seized during the arrests in Clovis and Ruidoso Downs.
Travelers will see changes at Sunport’s TSA checkpoint lanes starting Saturday
193 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexicans rushing to catch a flight out of the Sunport will run into a big change starting this weekend. For the first time in decades, security screening is moving. The first phase of the Sunport’s terminal renovation is almost done and flyers will be met with a more […]
