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PSA 7/2/24 The City of Las Vegas to Still Host 4th of July Fireworks Display
Las Vegas, NM – The City of Las Vegas has decided to continue hosting the 4th of July Fireworks Display after careful consideration. City officials cancelled all 4th of July Fiesta activities on June 25, including the parade, as the water crisis continued to worsen which led to the mandatory closures of non-essential businesses.
Dona Ana County residents left to pick up the pieces following massive storm
DONA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Residents in Dona Ana County are left picking up the pieces from what is left after they were hit by a severe storm over the weekend. Resident, Lisa Molina said she has lived in her home for over two years since moving from Maine and the amount of rain and hail she saw for what lasted about ten minutes was something she has never been before.
What a look at Albuquerque tells us about Supreme Court's ruling on public camping bans
The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of an Oregon town and its ordinance prohibiting people experiencing homelessness from camping in public spaces. Known as the Grants Pass case, after the Oregon community, the majority said enforcing the bans did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. In response...
Albuquerque officials ask people to clear standing water to prevent mosquitos from breeding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is urging people to clear out standing water to help prevent mosquitos from breeding after recent flooding. The city said if anyone sees bottles, tires, or any container with water in it, to dump it out. Mosquitoes can carry diseases like West Nile virus, Zika virus, and heartworm. […]
Albuquerque woman crowned as Miss New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque woman Mackenzie Sydow is the newly crowned Miss New Mexico. In 2019 Sydow became the full time caregiver of her brother Michael, who has autism, after both of their parents passed away unexpectedly. Monday, Sydow was crowned as Miss new Mexico and will go on to represent the state in the Miss […]
Curtis Scott, Soil Conservationist in Clayton, New Mexico, Team 6, Selected as the New Mexico Employee of the Month for July 2024
Curtis Scott, Soil Conservationist in Clayton, New Mexico, Team 6, Selected as the New Mexico Employee of the Month for July 2024. Congratulations to Curtis Scott, Soil Conservationist in Clayton, New Mexico Team 6 (Clayton, Roy, Tucumcari). Curtis has been selected as the New Mexico Employee of the Month for July 2024.
Man arrested after driving stolen pickup ‘recklessly’
An Albuquerque man with a bullet hole in his foot reportedly led law enforcement on a vehicle chase from U.S. Highway 64 west through Farmington, not stopping until striking a police car, authorities said. Tory Phillips, 37, was charged with second-degree felony motor vehicle theft, third-degree felony battery on a...
Las Vegas community members plan 4th of July celebrations
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Las Vegas city members are putting together their own 4th of July celebration after the city canceled their normal festivities. The city canceled their 4th of July fiestas after flooding caused a water crisis in the area leading to city-wide water conservation efforts. Now, community members are having an event at […]
Bernalillo County and Albuquerque approve green finance program
(The Center Square) – Bernalillo County and Albuquerque are the first local governments in New Mexico to pass legislation opting into the New Mexico C-PACE program, according to a press release from the state’s Economic Development Department. New Mexico adopted the C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program...
Students create new Black and queer student organization at UNM
The University of New Mexico has less than3% African American students. Within that community, there are even fewer who also identify as LGBTQ. A new student organization aims to create a space for both of these communities. True Colors is one of the only Black and queer student organizations in...
Woman who shot food truck worker in Albuquerque sentenced to probation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman who shot a food truck worker in downtown Albuquerque will not spend any time behind bars. Back in May 2023, Ambrosia Mirabal shot toward her child’s father telling police she was trying to scare him for talking to another woman. The bullet missed him instead striking a worker in a […]
Albuquerque man handed his second life sentence for the murder of Cayla Campos
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An Albuquerque man, who committed two high-profile murders before he was out of his teens, was handed his second life sentence on Tuesday. During the sentencing hearing for Izaiah Garcia, the judge heard from the family of Cayla Campos, who was out playing Pokémon Go in an Albuquerque park before a stranger shot […]
Massive Joshua Tree in Rio Rancho destroyed in Saturday’s storm
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho neighborhood is mourning the loss of a massive Joshua Tree after Saturday’s storm destroyed it. “We moved into this house in the 1990s and we just referred to it as the big cactus,” said homeowner Rusty Dils. “The house was built around 70 and we’re the second owner, […]
4th of July events and celebrations.
4th of July events and celebrations. Corrales, 4th of July parade. 10 a.m. Corrales Road (watch for KANW!) Los Lunas, parade, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Parade ends of Don Pasqual Road. Celebrations. Albuquerque, Freedom 4th, at Balloon Fiesta Park. 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Concert and fireworks. Santa Fe,...
Clovis man sentenced to prison for assaulting police officer
40-year-old Carlos Lopez of Clovis was sentenced to eleven years in the Department of Corrections after a Curry County Jury found him guilty of Battery on a Police Officer, according to a press release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Parade, ice cream, fireworks to highlight July 4 festivities
Independence Day in Silver City promises a day full of patriotic events for the community Thursday, including the 40th annual Ice Cream Social at the Silver City Museum. “It actually started in 1977, originally to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Silver City Museum, and it was held every other year,” said Brittany Beers, community engagement manager for the museum.
Best bets: Key events in Farmington, Bloomfield and Aztec
If you are in the Farmington area, there will be a fireworks display on Wednesday, July 3 at 9:25 p.m. on Sullivan Hill. The annual display can be seen from the eastern side of Farmington from the parking lots at Walmart, Sam’s Club and San Juan College. The organizers have choreographed a soundtrack of patriotic hits and simulcast to be heard on KWYK 94.9 FM.
Albuquerque woman killed in crash in the Texas Panhandle
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A group of people from Albuquerque was involved in a crash in the Texas panhandle killing one of them. According to Texas Highway Patrol, the group of four was on I-40 west of Amarillo toward New Mexico when the car veered off the road. They said the car rolled, ejecting 47-year-old Fabiola Ahumada-Castillo […]
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