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Hazard tree assistance available for landowners on Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is offering hazard tree assistance for trees that could damage structures, powerlines or roads on private land within the Hermit’s Peak Calf Canyon Fire area. Trees damaged by the fire are at greater risk of falling and causing damage to roads, structures, powerlines and […]
New Mexico offering grants for projects celebrating the Route 66 Centennial
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Tourism Department has opened up a grant program for businesses and organizations wanting to participate in the Route 66 Centennial in 2026. The department is offering grants to support events, experiences, infrastructure, destination enhancements and marketing campaigns that related to Route 66 and New Mexico’s role in its history. Nonprofits, […]
FEMA rental insurance available for New Mexicans affected by fires, flooding
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Federal assistance may be available to renters or homeowners in Lincoln, Rio Arriba, Otero and San Juan Counties, or the Mescalero Apache Reservation whose primary residence is inaccessible or uninhabitable due to the South Fork and Salt Fires and burn scar flooding. Through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program, FEMA would pay rent and […]
Special sessions show flaws in system
A recent town hall meeting in Las Cruces hosted by the Foundation for Open Government focused on the need for greater transparency at the Legislature during the budget-making process. There is, perhaps, no process at the Legislature that is more secretive and less transparent than the special session about to...
More work needed to clean up illegal encampments near the Bosque in Valencia County
VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are hard at work cleaning up illegal campsites and dumping along the Rio Grande but officials with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District said more work needs to be done. “The deeper we go into the Bosque, the more stuff we find,” said Eric Zamora, chief operating officer for MRGCD. The […]
Tribes won input on Petroglyph-area developments. In the case of one large project, it’s too late.
When developers announced their plans for a 35-foot-tall apartment complex near the Petroglyph National Monument in 2022, Native American organizations were alarmed. Thanks to zoning changes made last month — spurred by those concerns — tribal leaders will have a voice in future projects. However, those zoning changes...
Albuquerque con man sentenced for violating probation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A career con man admitted to violating his probation from a 2007 racketeering case. Andrew Miller appeared in an Albuquerque courtroom Wednesday morning where Judge Angela Jewell sentenced him to 10 months in prison. Miller was initially sentenced to five years in 2017 for the...
Shiprock Associated Schools break ground on new residential halls
Corn pollen and other traditional techniques were used Monday at a plot of land east of Atsá Biyáázh Community School before breaking ground on the new residential hall construction. Dignitaries and attendees gathered to celebrate the newest installation at the community school, which is expected to be...
Wonder on Wheels mobile museum stops in Rio Rancho Thursday
Wonders on Wheels is headed to Rio Rancho packed with art, culture, history and science exhibits. Wonders on Wheels, a mobile museum program of New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, travels all over the state bringing museum exhibits to the people of New Mexico.
Second mosquito season hits Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They seem to be everywhere you want to be this summer; along the bosque, at the park, even around your home. Albuquerque is currently seeing its second brush with mosquitos for the year. But is it as bad as previous years? Officials with the city’s environmental health department say it’s too soon […]
City ‘Cruzin’ into the School Year’ event taking place August 3
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is holding its annual “Cruzin Into The School Year” to help give students and families the necessary resources to start the school year. They aim to provide every child with school supplies, a backpack, a haircut and so much more. Prior to the Cruzin Into The School Year […]
Northwest Fishing Report: Catfish biting shrimp in the Rio Grande
Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worm. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at (505) 685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information. Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Monday morning was 322 cubic feet per second. Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports...
New Mexico allocates $50K to Las Cruces cannabis company for job training
SANTA FE, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Las Cruces cannabis company was allocated more than $50,000 in state funds for job training, the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced Wednesday. Higher Cultures LLC, a cannabis company with locations in Grants Pass, Oregon and Las Cruces, will receive $50,130 to train...
ABQ BioPark names baby gorilla ‘Gila’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The new baby gorilla at the ABQ BioPark officially has a name and it pays tribute to her roots here in the Land of Enchantment. Zookeepers named the animal “Gila” in honor of the Gila Wilderness in southern New Mexico which is famously known for being the first designated wilderness area in the […]
Dubuque-based Capra Bank plans expansion into New Mexico
A Dubuque-based bank is expanding into the Southwestern U.S. market. Capra Bank this week launched a full-service branch location at 400 Tijeras Ave. NW, Suite 150, in Albuquerque, N.M. The branch will serve both private and commercial banking clients in the region. Capra Bank was founded in 2022 and is...
‘Animosity building up’: Ruidoso mayor seeks more details about South Fork Fire investigation
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 Ruidoso Mayor Lynn Crawford and Lincoln County Sheriff Michael Wood have, in recent days, called on the Bureau […] The post ‘Animosity building up’: Ruidoso mayor seeks more details about South Fork Fire investigation appeared first on Source New Mexico.
Albuquerque Adult Learning Center unveiling new building and program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Adult Learning Center is a nonprofit providing high school equivalency preparation, post-secondary transition assistance and career preparation assistance. On July 18 the ABQ-ALC will host an open house from 1 – 4 p.m. to unveil a new building that will house its new Solar Integrated Education and Training Program. The new […]
The largest radioactive disaster in U.S. history happened on the Navajo Nation 45 years ago
On July 16, 1979, the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history happened on the Navajo Nation, and those most harmed by it are thinking about the risk that new uranium mining poses near the Grand Canyon. Larry King worked as an underground surveyor at the Northeast Church Rock Mine. It’s...
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