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No Instrument Left Behind seeks instrument donations for students
No Instrument Left Behind is a local non-profit whose mission is to place musical instruments into the hands of students in need. Casper Gomez, founder, talked about how the organization came to be. Gomez has been a teacher for about 20 years. What he discovered was that many students love...
BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION VICE-CHAIR ERIC OLIVAS FULLY SUPPORTS LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION
Bernalillo County Commission Vice-Chair Eric Olivas, representing District 5, strongly supports the special legislative session and the goals and priorities laid out by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. “I commend and thank Governor Lujan Grisham for addressing the public health and safety crisis we are all experiencing by putting forward viable...
Lavender in the Village festival returns for 30th year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lavender in the Village Festival is coming July 20, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Larry Abraham Agri-Nature Center. The event features all things lavender and includes 120 vendors with lavender products, art, wine, beer, cocktails and more. In addition to the vendors there will be activities throughout the […]
'Animosity building up': Ruidoso mayor seeks details about South Fork Fire investigation
This article was originally published by Source New Mexico. Visit sourcenm.com for more. Two weeks after a team of investigators issued a brief announcement that a lightning strike ignited the deadly South Fork Fire, calls for a fuller explanation are growing from local officials and members of the public. Both...
Cattle collaborations to be discussed at 2024 NMSU field day in Tucumcari
New Mexico State University’s annual field day at the Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari, New Mexico, will be held Aug. 6 and cover topics such as forage sorghum, alternate cropping system and cattle genetic testing. This event is free and open to the public. Registration for...
Elon Musk plans to move SpaceX HQ to Starbase over new California law
This week SpaceX founder and leader Elon Musk has decided to pull SpaceX’s headquarters from Hawthorne, California to Starbase, Texas over a pro-LGBTQ+ law. However, what this actually means is unclear, as this is not the first time Musk has moved its company to Texas over political trouble. The...
El Paso County to expand Fabens Airport with new hangars
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso County announced that it will be expanding the hangars at the Fabens Airport. A groundbreaking ceremony will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 23 at the Fabens Airport, located at 161 Fabens Road. The expansion project is to transform and promote growth and development of the Fabens Airport, […]
Central Market celebrates its 29th annual Hatch Chile Celebration with new store items
SAN ANTONIO – Hatch chili peppers will be the big talk at Central Market for two weeks in August during the 29th annual Hatch Chile Pepper celebration. Central Market will celebrate with in-store events from Aug. 7-20, including new products and recipes. Every year during the event, Central Market...
NM legislature passes $100 million relief bill for Ruidoso wildfire victims
SANTA FE, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — During its special session Thursday, the New Mexico legislature passed a $100 million relief bill that will aid those impacted by the South Fork and Salt wildfires that ravaged Ruidoso and the nearby Mescalaro Apache Tribal lands in June. The bill was sponsored by...
Inside a Texas utility’s smart metering journey
Smart metering is all but an electric utility industry certainty. Advanced metering infrastructure already accounts for more than 80% of installed electric meters in North America, according to industry analysts. AMI is a building block for the smart grid, granting utilities enhanced data into customer behavior and grid stability. It...
Peek Inside El Paso Mansion For Sale at $2.2 Million
A historic mansion on El Paso's iconic Rim Road is up for sale and it could be yours if you happen to be in the market for a new home, and if you have a budget of $2.2 million!. I know I can't be the only one who passes through...
CBS affiliate in El Paso ending most of its local news programming
El Paso’s CBS affiliate is eliminating most and perhaps all of its local newscasts, the latest erosion of local news in the nation’s 23rd largest city. “Beginning August 5, we will be making changes to the way we produce news in El Paso and refocusing our resources across our two stations in the market, CBS4 and KFOX14,” said Jessica Bellucci, a spokesperson for Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns El Paso’s FOX and CBS affiliates.
El Paso County to break ground on Fabens Airport hangar following grant dispute
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County is set to break ground on an airport hangar that was at the center of a disputed federal grant in May. El Paso County will break ground on the Fabens Airport Hangar Expansion on Tuesday, pushing forward a long-stagnant project that, in part, ended up pausing a $15 million grant that the University of Texas El Paso's Aerospace Center was supposed to receive from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority celebrates grand opening of East Paraje Apartments at Pueblo of Laguna
PUEBLO OF LAGUNA, N.M. – In an area the Pueblo of Laguna has identified as the K’awaika Center Master Plan, which promotes specific concerted revitalization activities, the newly developed East Paraje Apartments will be home to 20 families. Hosted by the Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprise, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) officials attended the grand opening ceremony for the apartments on July 17.
Albuquerque Police holding series of crime prevention pop-up events
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is holding crime prevention pop-up events throughout the summer. The events aim to build stronger community connections and make crime prevention information easy to access. APD is hosting a series of 4 pop-up events during the summer, one in each quadrant of the city. The first event passed and […]
Man Sentenced to Prison for Gambling-Motivated Robberies
A man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been sentenced to prison because of gambling-motivated robberies. The man, according to court documents, struggled with severe gambling addiction. According to evidence presented at trial, M. Candelaria, 36, had serious gambling problems, causing him to rob his own father-in-law, John Doe. On September...
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