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NMSU’S Canaan Yarro earns a spot on Rimington Trophy watch list
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - NM State redshirt senior Canaan Yarro has been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, which is awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding center. This year, the Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top...
Texas lawmaker says it's time for the state to get involved in "phone free" schools
NORTH TEXAS — Keeping students focused in class is a losing battle for Texas schools when there are cellphones around to distract them, says State Representative Ellen Troxclair."Allowing children to bring a television, a boombox, walkie-talkies - the equivalent of all of that - to school, and putting it on their desk while the teacher is trying to instruct them is clearly not a way that they are going to retain information," she said.That's why the Austin area Republican is planning to file legislation to bring the "phone-free" movement to every school in Texas.She said there are several approaches to keeping...
Sunnier, hotter, & drier weather ahead for New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Despite a few weakening showers drifting to the east of Union County with occasionally some 20-30 mile-per-hour northerly wind gusts drifting southward along I-40 east of Albuquerque, quiet weather is enchanting the Land of Enchantment this morning with mostly clear skies and slightly warmer air to start. While the atmosphere has […]
NM officials withdraw $1.2 million fine against El Paso Water
This article was first published by Source New Mexico. Read more reporting at sourcenm.com. The fight between Texas and New Mexico over the sewage spill of more than 1 billion gallons into the Rio Grande near Sunland Park is over. A federal district court judge in Texas approved a settlement last week with New...
FedEx Donates Mobile Canteen to Salvation Army Southwest Division
FedEx announced it donated a mobile canteen to the Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) vehicle fleet of The Salvation Army Southwest Division, which is based in Phoenix and serves Arizona, New Mexico and Southern Nevada. This is the 24th mobile canteen FedEx has donated across the U.S. and around the world since 2006.
CYFD: 789 truancy referrals amid chronic absenteeism in New Mexico schools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Video above: Parents received an 'Attendance Pre-Notification' letter on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, to address absenteeism for the new school year. The letter below addresses the percentage rate a student falls under if attendance requirements are not met throughout the school year. According to state officials, chronic absenteeism is a growing concern statewide. KOAT reached out to Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD) following chronic absenteeism referrals below.
Santa Fe looks to open more Pallet shelters for unhoused individuals
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Santa Fe wants to create new “Safe Outdoor Spaces” that will provide shelter and amenities for unhoused individuals. The city is currently looking for privately owned properties to host 64-square-foot shelters, which come from the manufacturer Pallet. “So we’re looking for community partners, non-profits, who might have some land available that are interested in providing shelter opportunities in the community,” said Kristen Woods, program manager with the City of Santa Fe Youth and Family Services Division under the Community Services Department.
NMSU awarded extension on APLU innovation and economic prosperity designation
New Mexico State University has received a five-year extension on its Innovation and Economic Prosperity Program designation from the Association and Public Land-Grant Universities. The APLU and its Commission on Economic and Community Engagement established the IEP program to help higher education institutions strengthen their strategies and practices in economic...
BCSO: Off-duty Albuquerque police officer killed Wednesday morning
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said an off-duty Albuquerque Police Department officer was killed early Wednesday morning. Deputies were sent to a pedestrian death near Coors Boulevard and Chapulin Road in the South Valley around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday evening, APD confirmed it was Officer Bianca Quintana. She joined the department in 2022. Quintana […]
U.S. citizens are being used as fentanyl 'mules'
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) -- The majority of people caught at the southern border with fentanyl are U.S. citizens, according to new data obtained by a policy research institute. Here in New Mexico, the drug has been blamed for the state’s current crime crisis. As a result, hundreds of...
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