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Rain chances decrease through the week
Drier air moves in from the north bringing wildfire smoke and decreasing the chance for rain. Isolated storm chances will continue through the week. Isolated rain chances have caused the NWS to issue a Flood Watch that includes the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar Area and areas west of Las Vegas. This Flood Watch will be in place through the afternoon on Tuesday July 23rd. Burn Scar flash flooding will remain a concern as we move into the evening.
FEMA opening new disaster recovery centers in New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – FEMA said they are opening more disaster recovery centers to help those affected by flooding and the Ruidoso wildfires. A new disaster recovery center will open at the Angus Church of the Nazarene (103 Bonita Park Road) in Angus to help those affected by the South Fork and Salt Wildfires. A mobile […]
Pet Paradise employee arrested for animal cruelty
Sheila Baca, 37, of Los Lunas, was arrested July 22 for larceny and animal cruelty at Pet Paradise on Quantum Road. According to a criminal complaint filed with the Sandoval County Magistrate Court, police were called to the Pet Paradise on a report where the caller said she was elbowed by her human resources representative.
Let Your Voice be Heard: Share Your Input on How Opioid Settlement Funds Should be Spent by Bernalillo County, City of Albuquerque
Bernalillo County – Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque, working with the public health organization Vital Strategies and locally-based SBS Evaluation & Program Development Specialists will gather public input for a strategic plan to use funds from opioid-related litigation settlements at a town hall meeting this week. This is the third town hall in a series of five.
Panhandle disaster relief team helping in Ruidoso after fires and flooding
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KFDA) - A disaster relief team from the Panhandle is helping out in New Mexico. Texans on Mission, formerly known as Texas Baptist Men, has deployed to Ruidoso to help after the wildfires and current flooding. After the wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes, the town has been seeing...
Man charged with robbing Las Vegas gas station, shooting employees
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A man awaiting sentencing for violating his probation on burglary charges from 2017 is facing new charges in another case. Police said that 35-year-old Roy Clements attempted to rob the Love’s gas station in Las Vegas shooting two employees. One of the victims said Clements went into the store and demanded money […]
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A UNM museum has remains of more than 500 Native Americans. Returning them to their rightful homes is not so easy.
The remains of more than 500 Native Americans at a local museum have yet to be made available for return to their tribes. But representatives of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico said they have repatriated many other remains in the collection and they are working with tribal officials in the state and elsewhere to return more to where they belong. The remains that haven’t been made available for return have not yet been definitively identified, they said.
NMSU awarded collaborative DOD grant to study tactical edge
The New Mexico State University College of Engineering is a collaborating partner in a research team led by the University of Houston on a research project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. The grant, titled “Analysis Capabilities for Competition, Crisis, and Armed Conflict Combat,” or AC4, has University of...
A cultural hub: Find artwork at the Traditional Spanish Market
The Traditional Spanish Market is a vibrant event that serves as a cultural hub where artists and artisans can display their talents. This event also preserves and promotes the rich Hispanic heritage deeply rooted in New Mexico’s history. Peter Sanchez, CEO of Atrisco Heritage Foundation, and Brissa Chilton-Garcia, Traditional...
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