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Potentially strong weekend storms — Your 9-Day Forecast
The official high today is 98; the record, 111 set in 2023. At 3:35 AM this morning, Las Cruces airport reported heavy rainfall from overnight t-showers. Even the west side of El Paso received a little bit of rain near dawn. Weather Watcher Marcos T sent in this picture of yesterday’s t-showers. Though we are […]
Racist conversation caught on officer's body camera
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On April 11, Albuquerque officers spotted two people connected to several armed robberies across the city. Officers detain Adriana Gonzales in a Walmart parking lot near Wyoming and Menaul Boulevards northeast. Other officers spotted Mark Benavidez coming out of the store. As they tried to detain him, a scuffle broke out as Benavidez took control of an office's rifle and fired off several rounds.
Estancia seeking state’s help for new primary water well
ESTANCIA, N.M. (KRQE) – Estancia is desperately asking the state for help. According to the mayor, their current water supply is unstable. “Two days ago, we were this far from an emergency, now we’re this far from an emergency but hopefully that gives us time to be approved and get a new well for the town of […]
Boxing Bear hits the ring with 10 days of events for their 10th anniversary
There is always something fun about trying to tie a numbered anniversary to an event or beer at a brewery. Do a triple IPA for a third anniversary. Toss seven hops in an IPA for a seventh. Things of that nature. Boxing Bear Brewing, though, decided to just go all-out...
Albuquerque teen pleads guilty to shooting and killing 5-year-old girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the juveniles accused of shooting into a mobile home and killing a five-year-old girl last year, pled guilty to murder on Friday. Police that five-year-old Galilea Samaniego was asleep in her home when Yahir Carballo, along with three other teens and a 19-year-old girl, fired eight shots into the home. […]
Global IT Outage Affects BernCo Assessor and Treasurer Public Access Property Tax Portals
Bernalillo County, N.M. – The Bernalillo County Assessor advises the public on the status of the Public Access portal. Due to the Global IT outage affecting many entities, the public was not able to access or perform online property tax searches via the Public Access portal. Due to the Assessor’s Office being proactive and working diligently with our vendors, services were restored around 11:00 am MDT.
County closes County Road 6480 in Kirtland for repaving
According to a San Juan County news release, the county will be closing County Road 6480 in Kirtland for repaving on Monday, July 29. The county road that starts on the westside of Farmington as Twin Peaks Boulevard, will be closed west of the junction of County Road 6200 after the Twin Peaks hills.
Rob Bareford Named Head Men’s Tennis Coach
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Rob Bareford, who won a pair of conference titles with Radford and later coached for two seasons with Montana State, has been named the new head men’s tennis coach for the New Mexico Lobos, announced Vice President/Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez. Bareford brings with...
Free well water testing event in Luna County
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department and New Mexico Department of Health are partnering to host a free well water testing event on Saturday, August 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MainStreet Market in Luna County Courthouse Park (700 South Silver Ave.) Free well water tests will be available to the first […]
Albuquerque Little Theater youth program presents: Disney’s “Descendants”
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The youth program with the Albuquerque Little Theater is bringing its latest production to the stage. July 20, 21 only, they will be performing Disney’s “Descendants.” ‘Descendants’ follows the journey of a group of kids who happen to be the children of classic Disney villains. There will be only two showings of […]
Albuquerque Sunport says tech outage has impacted flights
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque International Sunport says a global technology outage has impacted flights at the airport on Friday. The outage is linked to an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and affected customers running Microsoft Windows. As a result, flights were grounded around the world, banks and hospital systems went offline, and many other entities were impacted.
4th annual Estancia Valley Ranch Rodeo coming to Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The East Mountain Rodeo Association is presenting the 4th annual Estancia Valley Ranch Rodeo, coming to Santa Fe being held July 19 – 20 at Rodeo de Santa Fe. This year’s event will support the Horses for Heroes charity and local 4-H and FFA programs. The ranch rodeo will include 14 […]
Lobos Well-Represented at 2024 Paris Olympics
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Five athletes and two staff members past and present from The University of New Mexico will participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Competition in Paris will span from July 26 to August 11, concluding with the closing ceremonies on that date. Three former UNM golfers will...
Albuquerque Police holding series of crime prevention pop-up events
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is holding crime prevention pop-up events throughout the summer. The events aim to build stronger community connections and make crime prevention information easy to access. APD is hosting a series of 4 pop-up events during the summer, one in each quadrant of the city. The first event passed and […]
Several homes in Socorro County have not been on the tax rolls for 20, 30 years
The total combined taxable values for 2024 reached over three hundred million, Julie Griego, county assessor, announced at the Socorro County meeting last week. “In 2013, our taxable value was 240 million and now we’re at 360 million,” Griego said “I can’t tell you how many houses we picked up that had never been on the roll that have been out there for 20 to 30 years and never paid taxes on it. That’s what we’ve been doing for the last ten years because of all the issues we’ve had with computers and all that stuff.”
LANL: Machinists Go From Apprentice To Expert Through Hands-On Training
Emma Womack, a machinist apprentice since 2022, works on a project in the Prototype Fabrication machine shop. Photo Courtesy LANL. When Alex Galindo emerged from the Machinist Apprentice Program at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he couldn’t have known the unique opportunities that lie ahead. Galindo graduated from the program...
Aztec Chamber of Commerce awards Educator of the Year
Two educators in the Aztec community were nominated for the Educator of the Year award given by the Aztec Chamber of Commerce at the 2024 Bootlegger’s Ball on June 8. Sherry Magee, fifth grade teacher at Park Avenue Elementary, and Catherine Olson, College Career Readiness specialist at Aztec High School, were both nominated this year by community members.
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