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County seeks volunteers for new Behavioral Health Advisory Board
Join Bernalillo County’s effort to transform mental health care by applying for its newly established Behavioral Health Advisory Board. The board’s goal is to help the county build a comprehensive and community-based behavioral health system. The board was created after commissioners passed a law that set up the Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Authority.
Nexus stays optimistic even in the face of lengthy I-25 renovation work
Anyone driving up and down Interstate 25 at night north of the Big I has seen the first stages of a major construction project getting underway from the Comanche exit to the Jefferson exit. It is expected to begin in earnest in August and last through the spring of 2027.
Balloon Fiesta Park hosting free drive in movie
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As part of Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque’s summer of nonviolence initiative, Balloon Fiesta Park is hosting a free drive in movie on Thursday, July 25. Thursday’s featured movie will be “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” and will be shown at the south parking lot. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the movie […]
All-Indigenous GREASE Parody Returns To Santa Fe Next Month
Santa Fe Playhouse presents the return of BEAR GREASE LIVE, A Treaty 6 Indigenous twist on the classic musical Grease by hip-hop duo LightningCloud (Crystle Lightning and Henry Andrade), directed by Crystle Lightning. BEAR GREASE LIVE will play five performances between August 17 and 18, 2024, at the Alhambra Theater at the Scottish Rite Temple (463 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501).
Questa veteran honored for role in annual Memorial Day event
QUESTA, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services honored a Korean War veteran for his service to the country and his role in paying tribute to the fallen. Former U.S. Army Corporal Claudio Rael donated the use of land for several days each year in Questa where thousands of American flags are planted […]
Las Cruces cannabis company receives $50k from the state for economic development.
Higher Cultures LLC, a cannabis dispensary and producer based in Oregon with manufacturing facilities in Las Cruces, received a $50,130 grant for job training, according to an announcement from the New Mexico Economic Development Department on July 17. The grant is meant to train up to seven new employees with...
Northwest Fishing Report: Trout fishing good in San Juan River
Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worms. 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 382 cubic feet per second. Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports...
ABQ City Council looking to finalize spot for new Westside sports complex
Fifteen years in the making, the Westside Sports Complex appears to be approaching the finish line — at least when it comes to where it will be built. The Albuquerque City Council is expected to finalize the location for the complex at its Aug. 5 regular meeting. The city and state governments have earmarked more than $11.25 million for the project.
Albuquerque Downs prepares to take on Ruidoso Downs 2024 season
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After wildfires and flooding tore through the Ruidoso area, Ruidoso Downs Race Track took a major hit, forcing them to move the rest of the season to Albuquerque Downs. Crews at Albuquerque Downs had less than a week to get ready for races to kick off Friday and it’s definitely been all […]
EPA, NM government offering debris removal for Ruidoso residents
RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – State and national government agencies will be helping property owners who were affected by the fires and the flooding around Ruidoso. The Environmental Protection Agency will be facilitating the clean-up process of household hazardous waste and professionally removing debris from residents’ property, all for free. The clean-up process will include two phases. […]
Enrollment open for Native Health Initiative Healers of Tomorrow program
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Native Health Initiative is a nonprofit based in Albuquerque with the mission of addressing health inequities within indigenous communities. Their program, Healers of Tomorrow is currently enrolling. Healers of Tomorrow is an eight-month mentorship program for high school students who are interested in pursing a health care career. Students are paired with […]
Quilt shop serves the community impacted by Ruidoso wildfires
ALTO, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been a little more than a month since the South Fork and Salt wildfires devastated the Ruidoso area. Now, residents are coming together to build back what was lost. Customers walk into Alto’s ‘A Quilting Stituation’ and leave with a heart full of gratitude as Ruidoso rebuilds in the wake of major […]
Third wrong inmate recently released in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Bernalillo County jail is investigating another inmate being wrongfully released from a facility. It's thethird time it has happened in July. The Metropolitan Detention Center said it incorrectly released Desiree Sanchez, 44, on Wednesday, July 24. She was booked on charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Albuquerque's homeless crisis amid housing shortages, rising rent
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Video above: New Mexico's Homeless Coalition point-in-time count report shows an increase in homelessness over a three-year span in Albuquerque. The point-in-time count report reveals 1,152 people experienced homelessness in 2021 compared to 1,311 in 2022—a 13.8% increase from the year before. In 2023, the report revealed 2,394 people experienced homelessness, which more than doubled its original numbers with an 83% increase from 2022. 2024's report is not available.
Petition asks Albuquerque City Council to pump the brakes on e-bikes in the Bosque
Albuquerque City Council is pushing to allow e-bikes in the Bosque, along with other unpaved open spaces around the city; but some want to pump the brakes on this move, saying without careful thought it could make trails more dangerous.
Bernalillo County facing lawsuit, allegedly violated the law
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bernalillo County is facing a lawsuit and is being accused of withholding information from the public regarding Metropolitan Detention Center records. "Don't we want to know that everybody is being treated equally? Don't we know if there are bad apples that they can be found and rooted out?"
New Mexico St. volleyball adds Aggie legend to staff, Lia Mosher
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – New Mexico State volleyball adds Lia Mosher to its staff ahead of the 2024 season, a former legend within its program. Mosher spent five seasons playing under head coach Mike Jordan, now joining him on the bench as the teams assistant coach. The former middle blocker played in 140 matches […]
Suspect wanted for stealing cigarettes and liquor from a Circle K in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who they believe broke into a gas station in Las Cruces. The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office believes that on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday, the man photographed below broke the glass door of a Circle K in the 2600 block of Doña Ana Road to steal cigarettes and liquor.
Farmington woman faces federal drug trafficking and firearm charges
(The Center Square) - A woman from Farmington, New Mexico, faces federal drug trafficking and firearms charges after law enforcement allegedly seized over half a kilogram of methamphetamine, thousands of suspected counterfeit pills, and multiple firearms from her. Law enforcement allegedly seized these drugs and firearms following a high-speed chase, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico. Tasheena Hoskie, 42, appeared before a federal judge last...
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