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New Mexico Ballet Company performing at the 100th burning of Zozobra
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Ballet Company will be performing as the “gloomies” for the 100th anniversary of the burning of Zozobra. The burning of Zozobra is staged each year by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe at Fort Marcy Park in Santa Fe. The tradition involves burning Zozobra and along with it, […]
Santa Fe Animal Shelter hosting block party with discounted adoption fees
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Animal Shelter is hosting a block party adoption event from 12 – 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 24. With an influx of animals, the shelter say its goal is to reach 150 adoptions by the end of the month. During the adoption event, fees will be discounted to […]
KRQE Newsfeed: Concerning CYFD case, ABQ robberies down, Storms ahead, New detox facility, Los Alamos Bear Festival
Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] Grandmother speaks out after CYFD attempts to reunite child with parents facing charges – A grandmother is saying CYFD wants to return her seven-year-old grandson to his parents despite the fact they are facing felony charges in the death of their five-year-old daughter. Deputies in Silver City found […]
Widespread rain & cooler temperatures ahead for New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wetter weather will expand across the region ahead and with that, lower temperatures, except for far Southeast New Mexico in the short term, as a Heat Advisory is in effect for Chaves County. Showers are present near Roswell to the west this morning as despite the record heat yesterday, rain may […]
Widespread rain & cooler temperatures ahead for New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wetter weather will expand across the region ahead and with that, lower temperatures, except for far Southeast New Mexico in the short term, as a Heat Advisory is in effect for Chaves County. Showers are present near Roswell to the west this morning as despite the record heat yesterday, rain may […]
What’s happening around New Mexico August 23-29
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from August 23-29. Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Notices 🔶 New scholarship available for Indigenous students studying film at UNM – The Department of Film and Digital Arts announced the scholarship is specifically for Indigenous students. It’s to support those students and a new course called […]
High school football Thursday night highlights – Week 1
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2024 high school football season officially kicked off on Thursday night with two games in the Albuquerque metro. Here is a look at the scores and some of the highlights. Atrisco Heritage hosted Rio Rancho at Community Stadium. After an opening drive touchdown by the Jags, the Rams offense controlled a […]
New Mexico grandma speaks out after CYFD attempts to reunite child with parents facing abuse charges
SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – A grandmother is outraged Thursday that the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department wants to return her seven-year-old grandson to his parents. Those parents are currently facing felony charges in the death of their five-year-old daughter. When the grandmother spoke up, the state took the child away from her. Deputies […]
City Councilor holds packed town hall on how to tackle crime in Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – After two violent shootings that stunned the Santa Fe community, one city councilor is asking the public: what should be done about crime in the city? Santa Fe City Councilor Michael Garcia held a town hall Thursday evening to hear what the community had to say. On July 25, a 20-year-old Sonic […]
City of Belen moves forward with new standard operating procedure for baby box
BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – Belen city councilors approved procedures for the baby box the city unveiled last year. Those rules are aimed at ensuring that whoever surrenders the baby, is left completely anonymous. “This is about providing a safe, anonymous surrender of a child,” said City of Belen Mayor, Robert Noblin. Back in October, the City […]
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks at Democratic National Convention
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans took center stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaking on Thursday. Starting in her native tongue, Secretary Haaland, who is from Laguna Pueblo, spoke about climate change. She commended Vice President Kamala Harris for her record on the environment and claimed that while […]
Rio Rancho City Council votes to convert land into open space
*Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct ownership of Black Arroyo by SSCAFCA rather than the City of Rio Rancho. RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Rio Rancho City Council voted unanimously to convert some land into open space. Black Arroyo, a property owned by the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority […]
New Albuquerque detox center offers aid to young adults
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new Serenity Mesa Adolescent Detox Center in northwest Albuquerque. The facility will provide transitional housing for people 14-21 years old struggling with drug addiction. Additionally, Serenity Mesa offers a rental assistance program for youth 17-24 years old who are experiencing homelessness.
Man sentenced to one year of house arrest for deadly 2019 Albuquerque crash
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who caused a deadly crash that killed a 53-year-old woman and her dog in 2019 will not spend any time behind bars. Jonathan Martinez pled guilty to vehicular homicide and reckless driving in front of Judge Bruce Fox on Thursday. In 2019, Martinez was speeding and hit a car in […]
Man arrested for shooting near Western New Mexico University
SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned more about a shooting near Western New Mexico University earlier this week that briefly put the school on a shelter-in-place. The Silver City Police Department said 44-year-old Tommy Valdez shot and wounded a woman during an argument Tuesday about two blocks north of the WNMU campus. Authorities […]
New Mexico School of the Blind and Visually Impaired vandalized after break-in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A specialized Albuquerque school for the blind is now left with thousands of dollars in damage after a man broke in overnight. But that’s not the only problem the suspect caused. Principal Paul Kilman showed where police caught a burglary suspect Thursday morning, inside the storage room of the New Mexico’s School of […]
Rio Rancho City Council discusses regulating short-term rentals
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The popularity of short-term rentals has exploded across the state. The growing demand for Airbnb’s and VRBO’s has Rio Rancho officials looking at new ways to regulate them. Rio Rancho City Council met in a work session to discuss regulating short-term rentals in the city limits. Currently, the city has an […]
How are crews working to mitigate dust near a dangerous stretch of I-10?
HIDALGO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A stretch of highway near the Arizona-New Mexico line that’s known for dangerous dust storms could soon see some improvements when it comes to keeping that dust under control. “This started in 2014 when there was a seven-fatality crash event that happened down there,” said Trent Botkin, the Natural Resources Manager […]
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