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State Department of Health asking Ruidoso residents about improving disaster readiness
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health will be conducting a survey to see how prepared New Mexicans are for natural disasters and what the state can do to make them better prepared. The state wants to learn more about how it can improve emergency services. The survey opened on Tuesday and they […]
IBF featherweight champion Angelo Leo is in Van Tate’s Sports Office
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He is fresh off of the biggest win of his boxing career. Angelo Leo knocked out Venado Lopez in the 10th round to become a two-time world champion, snagging Lopez’s IBF featherweight title on Aug. 10. What made the fight special for Leo was winning in front of his hometown crowd of Albuquerque. The ending, that too was special.
Rodent reported inside state public health building in Las Cruces
A state public health office in Las Cruces remained open on Monday, two weeks after state workers and the public reported seeing a rodent. Workers from three different state-run programs operating in the building reported encountering a rodent in late July, according to emails reviewed by Source New Mexico. Staff answered the main phone line on Monday morning and said it was still open.
Torrance County Opens the Doors on New Road Department Facility
State Senator Liz Stefanics, State Representative Stefani Lord, County Commissioners Kevin McCall and Sam Schropp, County Commissioner-elect/County Clerk Linda Jaramillo, and County Manager Janice Barela were on hand for the August 13, 2024, ribbon-cutting at the new Torrance County Road Department facility on Salt Missions Road in Estancia. County Manager...
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.
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