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Stormier, cooler, & breezier weather expected across New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Flood Watches are in effect as unsettled weather is already expanding this morning, not only in the form of some rain but also, dropping temperatures with the East Canyon Winds picking up. Morning showers are moving south of I-40 with brief pockets of moderate rainfall moving to the east-southeast from near Tucumcari […]
Cooler weather on tap with showers and storms
Starting the morning with temps in the 70s and 60s across the High Plains. Temps for this afternoon will rise into the 80s to low 90s. After a cold front moved through the region, expect a stretch of pleasant temps starting today. We broke a record yesterday in Amarillo with temps reaching 105, making it the sixth consecutive day of 100-degree weather. Showers continue to drift across SW parts of the Panhandle this morning as well as areas to the SE. There will be another round of moisture this evening across eastern New Mexico and western parts of the Texas Panhandle. A Flood Watch is already in effect for eastern New Mexico. Our severe threat for today is low but if we do see strong storms the main hazards will be damaging winds and minor flooding. Lake McClellan had the highest rainfall observed on Tuesday with 0.94″. We are still forecasting rainfall between 0.25″ to 1.25″ for the next seven days.
Border Patrol finds three bodies in New Mexico desert
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – People on the move continue to die in a deadly Southern New Mexico desert corridor. The U.S. Border Patrol confirmed its agents located three deceased individuals last Monday near its Santa Teresa, New Mexico, station. The area, extending several miles west from NM Highway 9 near the Santa Teresa […]
Almost done with triple digits, rain on the way
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Another Heat Advisory for our northeastern counties until 7 p.m. High temperatures in that northeastern corner will top out around 100°+. We have another slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for the southwestern Texas Panhandle. Storms have already initiated in northeastern New Mexico and the Amarillo area, storm chances come from the idea that they will move south to southeast into our viewing area.
Rocket Lab expansion cleared for liftoff
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and several members of the state’s congressional delegation Monday welcomed two Biden administration officials to a semiconductor plant that is expected to expand after an injection of federal dollars. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and White House CHIPS Coordinator Ryan Harper...
Volunteers leave bottled water for migrants in deadly smuggling corridor
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (Border Report) – The rocks are jagged, and the sand is hot. The 12- to 24-inch wide paths often trail off 100 feet down. A fall from Mount Cristo Rey means broken bones and possibly death. But it is the sun, that burns the skin and leaves lips dry, that has […]
EPA Confirms: There IS Lithium in El Paso Water
One of the first things I heard about El Paso when I moved here 32 years ago, had to do with the city drinking water. “People are so chill in El Paso because we have lithium in our water”, they would say. “It says so in the movie The Stepford Wives”, was also a talking point. In that movie, Paula Prentiss’ character refers to “Texas Tranquilizer” where something in the water turned everyone in El Paso into placid, non-violent peaceniks.
Warner Brothers donates set items El Paso Habitat for Humanity after filming
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Warner Brothers donated several items used in the filming of one of its new movies to Habitat for Humanity's ReStore in El Paso. The movie, staring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been filming in the Sun City. ABC-7 is working to learn additional information, such as the title of the film and the release date.
FACT CHECK: Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim That VP Harris Has Never Gone To The Border
During a July 9 campaign rally in Doral, Florida, 2024 Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump claimed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris has never gone to the border. Verdict: Misleading. The claim is misleading. Harris visited a border facility in El Paso, Texas in June 2021, according to multiple...
12 people in custody after rollover crash in Upper Valley
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A total of 12 people were taken into custody on Sunday, July 14, after a rollover crash in El Paso’s Upper Valley, according to U.S. Border Patrol (USBP). USBP says just after 5 p.m. that Sunday, agents from Santa Teresa identified a “human smuggling event” near Mount Cristo Rey. A […]
Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Tour rolls into El Paso July 20 with exclusive goods
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Pasoans will have the chance to live the dream on Saturday as the Barbie Truck Dreamhouse Living Tour pulls into Cielo Vista Mall for a one-day only extravaganza. Packed full of exclusive merchandise, Barbie fans can pick up limited edition clothes, home goods...
Albuquerque tech company receives ‘Chip Act’ funding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Leaders across the state came together Monday morning to celebrate nearly $24 million in federal money getting invested in New Mexican technology. Albuquerque-based company Solaero has agreed to preliminary terms to collect funds from the National Chips and Science Act. Solaero’s parent company, Rocket Labs, says the money will be going towards […]
Families of fallen first responders from BCSO helicopter crash sue Bernalillo County
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday marks two years since the Bernalillo County Sheriff Office’s Metro two helicopter crash that killed all four first responders on board. But the anniversary comes with conflict: as BCSO holds a memorial for the fallen, the victims’ families are suing the county for wrongful death. Tuesday evening, BCSO held a memorial […]
APD says murder rate going down in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Murders in Albuquerque are down compared to recent years, according to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Chief Harold Medina. As of Tuesday, there have been 47 murder victims in Albuquerque; that’s down by more than a quarter compared to this time last year. “I think nationally you see the same trends that a lot of other major cities have spiked and they’re starting to go back down,” said Gilbert Gallegos, public information officer for APD.
Albuquerque man held behind bars; accused of fleeing police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man will be held behind bars after being arrested for running from the police. According to the criminal complaint, the Albuquerque Police Department saw someone with a rifle inside a car at the parking garage at One Central Ave. on July 6. The driver of the car, later identified as […]
Docs: Man accused of killing female roommate ‘snapped’
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of his longtime female friend and roommate “snapped” during an argument that had escalated last week, according to court documents obtained by KTSM. Ruidoso Police arrested and charged Robert Walker, 66, with murder in the first degree, tampering with […]
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