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Lone Star Conference preseason poll released
Official Athletics Site of the Greyhounds | Eastern New Mexico University MCKINNEY, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University football is slated seventh in the 2024 Lone Star Conference preseason poll. The poll was announced at LSC media day. The full slate of teams include: Central Washington Angelo State UT Permian Basin Texas A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State West Texas A&M Eastern New Mexico Western Oregon Western New Mexico Sul Ross The 2024 preseason player of the years are Tyler Flanagan (offensive - CWU) and Tanner Volk (defensive - CWU). ENMU now sets their focus on the 2024 campaign with the first game...
Assessor Chosen to Make AI Presentation at National Assessing Officers’ Legal Seminar
Bernalillo County – Assessor Damian Lara has been chosen to address the International Association of Assessing Officers 2024 legal Seminar on the topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Assessor Lara’s presentation entitled “Putting the AI in apprAIsal: Implementing AI tools in your Legal and Assessment Practice” will highlight the seminar in Chicago, December 12 -13. The presentation will also feature A.C.E., the Assessor’s chatbot which is revolutionizing information presentation in Bernalillo County.
National Night Out is Aug. 6
National Night Out – the annual event that promotes drug and crime prevention, strengthens community relations, and encourages neighborhood camaraderie – will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, in downtown Las Cruces. The free and kid-friendly event is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, along Main Street...
Vitalant urges community to donate blood amid shortage
Because of a 30% shortfall in blood donations during the Fourth of July holiday week and an overall decline in donor turnout this summer, nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant faces an emergency shortage of Type O blood, according to a news release. Serving as the community blood center for 900...
A look back at the week, July 29-Aug. 4
The following is a recap of local events for this time period throughout history. The Aztec Police Department will get a boost when reserve officers enter the force through a new program approved in June by the City Commission. The program, which will begin in earnest next month, is designed to supplement present police ability with trained volunteers, explained Police Chief Bill Smith Sr. Applications for the reserve are now being taken by the police department and program coordinator Officer Richard Mahan. Qualifications include being a resident of Aztec, being at least 21 years of age and having a record clear of any felony arrest or any misdemeanor arrests that may fall under “moral turpitude.”
All-Indigenous GREASE Parody Returns To Santa Fe Next Month
Santa Fe Playhouse presents the return of BEAR GREASE LIVE, A Treaty 6 Indigenous twist on the classic musical Grease by hip-hop duo LightningCloud (Crystle Lightning and Henry Andrade), directed by Crystle Lightning. BEAR GREASE LIVE will play five performances between August 17 and 18, 2024, at the Alhambra Theater at the Scottish Rite Temple (463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501).
N.M. education officials in Los Alamos to discuss public school reform
Lawmakers will continue to learn what is and isn’t working in the long uphill climb to reform New Mexico’s public education. On the agenda today for the Legislative Education Study Committee meetings in Los Alamos will be what’s billed as a “Roadmap” update on the Yazzie-Martinez lawsuit that mandates reform for the state’s public schools.
Playing golf to raise money for Sun Country Golf and UNM Children’s Hospital
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Sun Country Golf Foundation is operated in partnership by the Sun Country PGA Section and Sun Country Amateur Golf Association. Their goal is to impact lives through golf. The foundation operates junior programs, offers scholarships and gives veterans and active duty military members a way to use golf as a tool for […]
Three Lobos Named GCAA All-America Scholars
NORMAN, Okla. –– Three members of the New Mexico men’s golf program were named 2023-24 GCAA All-American Scholars, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday. Bastien Amat, Albert Boneta and Carson Herron were the Lobos selected to the team. Amat received the honor for the third...
Officials warn public about 'hot and heavy' bear activity in Colorado
The season of hyperphagia is still months away and officials are already concerned about a spike in human-bear interactions that have been taking place in southwest Colorado. “We are having to handle a lot of bears right now,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife Area Wildlife Manager Adrian Archuleta of Durango. “It’s been hot and heavy here for the last two or three weeks, and it’s not showing signs of slowing down. ...
Colorado's released wolves move away from Rocky Mountain National Park
The latest Colorado wolf activity map shows a retraction of the reintroduced predator in Routt and Grand counties, still, those two counties saw three confirmed wolf depredations of livestock during the June 25 to July 23 mapping period. A collared wolf or wolves killed a sheep July 17 in Grand County and calves...
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
New Mexico Faces Elevated Flash Flood Risks Due to Heavy Storms
Albuquerque, NM – Numerous showers and storms today will create an elevated risk of flash flooding across much of central and northern New Mexico. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque reports that increasing monsoon moisture will result in widespread thunderstorms, significantly impacting these areas. According to the National Weather...
KRQE Newsfeed: Accidental inmate release, Human smuggling indictments, Short term rain, Bosque e-bikes, Bernalillo County opioid settlement money
Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] MDC: 3rd inmate ‘inadvertently’ released this month after error – MDC officials say the Office of Professional Standards will be investigating an incident where an inmate was released prematurely. According to MDC, 44-year-old Desiree Sanchez was released Wednesday, making her the third inmate released from the facility too […]
Southern New Mexicans grapple with public safety concerns after abrupt special legislative session
New Mexico’s special legislative session to address public safety began and ended in a matter of hours. The sole bill that made it to the governor’s desk addressed funding for wildfire recovery efforts and appropriated $3 million to fund assisted outpatient treatment programs and competency diversion pilot programs. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called the session one of the most disappointing days of her career due to the lack of action taken by the legislature.
KRQE Newsfeed: New Mexico groomer charged, Restraint concerns in New Mexico schools, Stormier ahead, NM delegates support Harris, Questa veteran honored
Thursday’s Top Stories Thursday’s Five Facts [1] New Mexico dog groomer faces animal cruelty charges – Sheila Baca, a groomer at Pet Paradise near 528 and Northern, was arrested after allegedly hitting a dog she was grooming. Baca initially called police claiming her manager elbowed her in the face. Police reviewed security footage and found […]
Salvation Army volunteer a ‘survivor and first responder’ in New Mexico wildfires
The Southfork and Salt fires converged June 17 on the small mountain resort town of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Before the fires could be contained, extreme flash flooding over the burn scars flowed into town, causing more destruction in an already-devastated area. Steve Gomez, a 15-year Salvation Army bellringer and volunteer...
Albuquerque police to release details on fatal officer-involved shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department held a news conference Friday to release new details and video of a recent officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead. Police say officers at a Flying J truck stop near Central and 98th ran the plate of a vehicle that came back as stolen. When officers attempted […]
Farmington woman facing federal drug and gun charges
A Farmington woman who was investigated by the Region II Narcotics Task Force has been charged with federal drug trafficking and firearms charges. Tasheena Hoskie, 42, allegedly led authorities on a high-speed chase between New Mexico and Arizona on July 12, leading to “the seizure of over half a kilogram of methamphetamine, thousands of suspected counterfeit pills, and multiple firearms,” according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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