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KRQE Newsfeed: Fire update, Needle cleanup, Cooler and breezy, Restaurant closed, Long journey
Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] South Fork and Salt Fire update – Fire crews are working to get the south South Fork and Salt fires fully contained. The South Fork Fire is 87% contained and the Salt Fire is at 84% containment. Investigators announced lightning sparked the South Fork Fire, they are still […]
FRI: It's a fine line as the summer rainy season brings relief and flooding, + More
It's a fine line as the summer rainy season brings relief, and flooding, to the southwestern US - By Susan Montoya Bryan Associated Press. It's as if the sky opened up and dropped everything it had in a matter of minutes. Giant raindrops combined with hail to transform an otherwise toasty summer day into a white wintry scene, at least for a few minutes.
Flash floods poised to continue in disaster areas through monsoon season
It’s the way of rain in the high desert: sometimes too little, and then a lot all at once. With more rain expected this week, and an uncertain monsoon season ahead, flash floods threaten lives and homes in the still-burning South Fork and Salt Fires, but also in the burn scars of the 2022 Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fires.
Alec Baldwin, Other ‘Rust’ Producers Denied Lucrative New Mexico State Film Tax Incentive
Rust, the ill-fated film production marred by the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has been denied a portion of New Mexico’s film & TV tax incentives, despite the fact that it was made at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe.Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Criminal Trial Will Go Ahead Next Month, Judge Says Documents obtained by AP show the New Mexico Film Office issued a memo in January approving the film’s eligibility to apply for the incentives. It is unclear why, exactly, the application was denied. Those incentives could have been worth up to $1.6 million, according to the outlet. Hutchins was killed...
SPORTS DRIVE: Catch up with Kelley Lee, Zach Goodman and Lance Lahnert
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - If you missed today’s interviews with Kelley Lee, Zach Goodman and Lance Lahnert on the Sports Drive, you can watch it here. Eastern New Mexico University head football coach Kelley Lee tells us about the Portales community, what future game is on his mind and more!
Community leaders advocate for urgent change in fighting opioid epidemic
An average three New Mexicans die every day from overdose, according to the Legislative Finance Committee. As millions in opioid settlement funds come into the city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, officials are seeking input on how to spend them. In the first of several meetings Tuesday, community leaders made...
Albuquerque Museum to host ‘First We Bombed New Mexico’ screening
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In honor of the 79th anniversary of the first nuclear test in New Mexico, the Albuquerque Museum will showcase a documentary about New Mexicans who still suffer today from radiation exposure. Advocates hope it will move legislators to supply funding to compensate for the suffering that followed. The Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium is […]
New Mexico state park shuts off water to help city
RVers who plan on staying at New Mexico’s Storrie Lake State Park should plan on arriving with full fresh water tanks. All this because that New Mexico state park has shut off its water to help the nearby city of Las Vegas. Floods of ash and debris impact reservoir.
Movie inspired by West Mesa Murders premieres in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new movie, “Boneyard,” which is inspired by Albuquerque’s unsolved West Mesa murders premiered Friday night in the metro. It’s one of the most infamous stories out of Albuquerque. The co-writer of the movie ‘Boneyard’, Vincent McDaniel said his film, with big names like Mel Gibson and Curtis ’50 cent’ Jackson, loosely […]
FBI asking for information in Rio Rancho bank robbery
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The FBI and Rio Rancho Police Department are asking for information on a bank robbery on Friday. They said a man entered the New Mexico Bank & Trust on Southern Blvd. in Rio Rancho with a gun and demanded money. The man is described as being about 6 feet tall with […]
VIDEO: Officers stop woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 40
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police officers jumped into action after they saw a car driving the wrong way on Interstate 40. The officers’ cameras were rolling and captured the moments they caught up with the suspected drunk driver, Jaclyn Archibeque, on April 12. The officers pinned Archibeque’s car in from both sides to stop […]
Man dies in Hobbs after a 4th of July firework incident
HOBBS, N.M. — One person has died after a firework incident on 4th of July in Hobbs, New Mexico, according to a press release from the Hobbs Fire Department. According to the release, Hobbs FD received an emergency call in regards to a traumatic injury in the 1300 block of West Sanger St.
Water Experts Convene in Santa Fe to Envision the Future
Santa Fe was the site of a very forward-looking water use conference in late June. The Next Generation Water Summit held here annually for the past seven years, featured speakers in the field from all over the country and world to discuss and debate the latest developments in getting the most out of our water supply.
8th grader Abrielle Pavia offered by UNM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Throughout his tenue as the UNM women’s basketball coach, Mike Bradbury has routinely tied to keep New Mexico’s top talent inside the Land of Enchantment. Now, another young baller has been offered a spot with the Lobos. Abrielle Pavia, the younger sister of former Volcano Vista, NMMI, NMSU and current Vanderbilt QB […]
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