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Things to Do: End-of-summer Festivals and Evening Concerts Fill August Calendar
Colorado summer is here, and there's so much to do. Food festivals, fairs and community gatherings galore entertain from the mountains to the plains and from small towns to our largest cities. Music fills every downtown gathering spot and park in Northern Colorado all summer. Greeley, Loveland, Windsor and Fort...
Golfers Raise $150k for NEWSED Community Development Corporation
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority’s (CHFA) annual David W. Herlinger Golf Tournament raised $150,000 for NEWSED Community Development Corporation on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Headquartered in Denver, NEWSED promotes community development to underserved populations in Colorado by providing navigation for housing services, nurturing small businesses, and promoting asset creation. NEWSED successfully creates social and financial stability in the lives of families and individuals with low to moderate incomes.
Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Downright Freezing Fall in Colorado
This summer has been absolutely brutal when it comes to the heat. In fact, Colorado was recently ranked as the third worst state for “extreme heat days” in the entire country with 17.5. An extreme heat day is categorized as a day where the max temperature is above the 95th percentile of the historical threshold.
Cost-of-living still chief concern among Coloradans, new poll finds
The Colorado Health Foundation’s annual Pulse Poll this year finds Coloradans believe they face a number of significant challenges — beyond rising cost-of-living concerns — that include drug overdoses, immigration and natural disasters. Still, the single most concern for nearly nine out of 10 respondents was the...
New Mexico provides nearly $100,000 for 'economic development' labyrinth
(The Center Square) - A New Mexico-based nonprofit is receiving nearly six figures from the state to build the largest permanent labyrinth in the United States. State officials say this will give a "significant boost" to the state economy. Cancer Awareness, Prevalence, Prevention and Early Detection (CAPPED, Inc.) in Otero County is receiving $99,999 from the Trails+ Grant program administered by the Outdoor Recreation Division of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, according to a press release from the department. ...
Record Breaking Number of Evictions Hitting Denver
Here in Colorado, housing has become an incredibly prominent and touchy issue. In fact, it was housing costs that were considered to be the biggest concern in Colorado, with 89% of participants believing it to be an extremely or very serious problem. That’s not a wild assertion by any means....
BCSO: Off-duty Albuquerque police officer killed Wednesday morning
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said an off-duty Albuquerque Police Department officer was killed early Wednesday morning. Deputies were sent to a pedestrian death near Coors Boulevard and Chapulin Road in the South Valley around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday evening, APD confirmed it was Officer Bianca Quintana. She joined the department in 2022. Quintana […]
U.S. citizens are being used as fentanyl 'mules'
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) -- The majority of people caught at the southern border with fentanyl are U.S. citizens, according to new data obtained by a policy research institute. Here in New Mexico, the drug has been blamed for the state’s current crime crisis. As a result, hundreds of...
Join the Albuquerque Museum for its Third Thursday event
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Third Thursday at the Albuquerque Museum is taking place August 15, from 5 – 8 p.m., This month’s theme is “Vivarium.” Musicians from the chamber ensemble, Chatter, will be set up and playing music in different areas throughout the museum. Guests can explore the museum’s current exhibit while enjoying the music throughout. Attendees can […]
Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary hosting annual art show fundraiser
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary provides end-of-life care to older, unwanted dogs, horses and poultry. To help support and raise awareness for the animals, Kindred Spirits is hosting its annual art show fundraiser on August 17, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The event will be held at Kindred Spirits (3749 NM-14, Santa […]
Albuquerque murder suspect will be held behind bars through trial
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jamil Lewis, charged with murder and other charges related to a shooting of two brothers that left one dead, will remain behind bars while awaiting trial. According to court records, in June Lewis and another man were fighting with Gerald and Edward Ibuado near Indiana and Cochiti in Albuquerque. Witnesses say Lewis […]
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested two brothers after a man was found dead in the mesa
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested two brothers after taking over an investigation initiated by Albuquerque police. Police responded to the Flying J truck stop near I-40 and 98th on August 11, around 8 a.m. A woman told police she was assaulted and another person had been shot. The woman guided policed to […]
Governor Polis Visits Midland Apartment Project in Buena Vista
“Workforce Housing with a Million Dollar View”. In a busy day of ribbon cuttings and tours on Friday, August 9, Colorado Governor Jared Polis made a visit to the workforce housing project under construction on Carbonate street in Buena Vista. The 60-unit project, now known as the Midland apartments, will have a combination of studio, one bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments specifically designed to be managed as workforce housing; from construction workers and teachers. to fire and public safety employees.
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