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NMSU Cooperative Extension Service agents, specialists honored at NACAA conference
Several New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service agricultural agents and specialists were recognized at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference in July. The NACAA AM/PIC offers professional development opportunities through workshops, seminars and tours. “Attending NACAA AM/PIC helps agents stay at the...
New Mexico man pleads guilty to pandemic-era unemployment fraud
(The Center Square) - An Albuquerque man pleaded guilty in federal court this week to mail and wire fraud charges related to the CARES Act, U.S. Attorney Alexander M.M. Uballez announced. From April 2020 to October 2020, Pholopater Faltas, 26, submitted fraudulent unemployment insurance applications to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions using at least eight different names. "To that end, Faltas solicited personally identifying information from these individuals,...
Fires making home insurance unaffordable, impossible, NM lawmakers say
At a hotel surrounded by fresh burn scars, New Mexico lawmakers and insurance regulators described a bleak and uncertain future for prospective homeowners seeking adequate coverage for homes built in and around increasingly fire-prone forests. The interim Legislative Finance Committee meeting at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero...
Statewide Education Network receiving FCC funding
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A state program that is connecting schools across New Mexico is receiving federal funding. The Statewide Education Network is a broadband system that allows access across all connected schools. The program gives schools access to improved internet service and cyber security while liking the participating schools together. This allows students to share […]
Longtime director of New Mexico’s Administrative Office of the Courts to retire
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The man who oversees how state courts operate is calling it a career after nearly two decades on the job. Artie Pepin will retire as director for the Administrative Office of the Courts on October 1 after having served in the role since 2006. Under Pepin, the courts improved how they used technology […]
New Mexico Tourism Department gives out $1M for community cleanup initiatives
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Tourism Department is giving out $1 million to help clean up communities in the state. Sixty-seven groups and agencies are participating in the Clean and Beautiful grant program this year which is a new record for the department. The grant money is going toward youth empowerment and waste reduction. Albuquerque […]
Years to decades for Ruidoso landscape to recover post-fire, floods
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KTSM) — After the Village of Ruidoso and surrounding areas experienced two fast-burning wildfires simultaneously in June, environmental experts say the area scorched by those flames can take up to decades to recover. Erin McElroy, a forest and watershed health coordinator with the New Mexico Forestry...
Mayor of Ruidoso shares updates on village post-disaster
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (KTSM) — More than two months later and the Village of Ruidoso continues to show its resilience in the wake of two major wildfires and continuous flooding. The mayor of the village, Lynn Crawford, has been a key player in navigating the disaster. From providing updates to the community via multiple social […]
Fires, floods impact Ruidoso’s businesses
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)—The fires and floods have impacted all aspects of life in the Village of Ruidoso. While the Village is back open, businesses are still taking a hit due to the decrease in tourism during the busy summer months. Inside the Rocky Mountain Christmas shop in Midtown, Christmas is celebrated year-round. “Thirty-two years, […]
Hospital employees rally for raise outside Sandoval Regional Medical Center
Unionized health care workers rallied outside the University of New Mexico’s Sandoval Regional Medical Center Monday afternoon because unlike other employees, they did not receive a raise earlier this month. “We’re here today to make it crystal clear that we want the 3% raise. We have a proposal behind...
Las Cruces Communications Director Mandy Leatherwood Guss Named Among Top 50 Women Leaders of New Mexico for 2024
Mandy Leatherwood Guss, Communications Director for the City of Las Cruces, has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of New Mexico for 2024 by Women We Admire as per City of Las Cruces. The online publication highlighted Guss's achievement in their August 19 issue, applauding her leadership and her tenure as Communications Director since September 2020. Guss has been at the helm of a diverse and talented team, steering the city's communications efforts across various channels including social media, news releases, and a government-access TV channel.
Animal Humane New Mexico seeks donations for food pantry
Animal Humane New Mexico is the state’s leading animal shelter that rehomes over 4,000 pets each year. One of the many resources Animal Humane has is a Pet Food Pantry. However, it is running low on pet food to share with local pet owners who are struggling with financial hardship. Right now they need donations of cat kibble and wet dog food.
World War II Shipwrecks Found in the Pacific Ocean
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—According to a Live Science report, maritime archaeologists Jason Raupp and Dominic Bush of the archaeological nonprofit Ships of Discovery have found three World War II–era shipwrecks in the northern Pacific Ocean, in the area of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The researchers employed an advanced sonar and software processing system that produced 3-D scans of the seafloor in their search for the wrecks. Two of the vessels they discovered were Japanese freighters sunk by bombs dropped by American aircraft in 1942. The Kotohira Maru was found under about 300 feet of water, while the Cheribon Maru was found in shallow water near the shore. The third vessel, resting under 300 feet of water, was the SS Dellwood, which had been laying undersea cables for a new air base on the island when it struck an uncharted underwater pillar and sank in 1943, after the defeat of the Japanese at the Battle of Attu. The survey also found evidence that anti-submarine nets had been placed in Attu’s main port to protect it from attacks by Japanese submarines, Bush added. “We would have needed weeks to achieve the same result using standard sonar,” Raupp concluded. To read more about the Aleutian campaign and the undisturbed battlefield on the island of Kiska, go to "Letter from Alaska: The Cold Winds of War."
Commercial building burns in Sunland Park
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A Sunland Park Fire Department crew helped put out a fire at a commercial building on the 2400 block of Airport Road. The crews put out the fire alongside the Dona Ana Fire Rescue team. It happened at 11:39 AM, officials say. No one...
Hatch daycare worker accused of leaving boy in hot van
HATCH, N.M. (KRQE) – A Hatch daycare worker is accused of leaving a four-year-old child in a hot van. Court records state that the mother called Little Footprints Early Childhood Development Learning Center last Friday to see if the boy could stay longer than normal. The staff told her the boy was not at school but the […]
Aztec High football season in turmoil before opening game
AZTEC – Parents and players representing the Aztec High School football team showed up Wednesday afternoon at the offices of the Aztec School district to support current head coach Nic Williams while the school district held meetings behind closed doors to determine the fate of the coach and other members of his coaching staff.
Albuquerque makes WalletHub’s best/worst housing market list
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you’re in the market for a new home, you already know it’s a daunting task. The state in which you are looking might have a lot to do with how the search will go. WalletHub recently ranked 300 U.S. cities on their housing markets and also looked at their affordability and […]
NMSU names five, including the PED secretary and former regent, for presidential finalists
New Mexico State University’s Board of Regents announced five candidates as finalists for the job of president. It’s the second such slate of finalists the Regents have announced as the search for Dan Arvizu’s replacement. The regents moved on from Arvizu in December 2022, appointing an interim president for a year, then a second interim president this summer after rejecting several finalists in the first search.
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