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Underage Drinkers in Texas Have More Rights Than You Think
Football season has hit Texas like a blustery "blue norther" sweeping in from the panhandle. The High School Season got underway with games in Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, Austin, and just about every other community in the state last weekend. Do you need some scores? Here you go. Then, we start...
Scattered rain chances & cooler temperatures for the Labor Day Weekend!
The trend of isolated showers and thunderstorms developing in the early afternoon, and gradually dissipating after sunset will continue through Friday. Overall coverage of rain is only around 20%. Highs Friday will make it into the low 90s, with heat index values near 100°. If you have Friday night football plans, we may see a few showers hold on for kickoff, but the rain chances drop off quickly throughout the games. The potential for scattered showers increases into the Labor Day Weekend.
Santa Fe residents voice concerns over rumored homeless shelter relocation
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of community members from the south side of Santa Fe are speaking out, telling city leaders not to move a local homeless shelter to the area. Residents packed city council chambers Wednesday night, expressing concerns over the possible relocation of the “Pete’s Place” homeless shelter.
Historic Santa Fe Foundation Accepting Applications For 2024-2025 High School Research Fellowships
Fellowships will be awarded to high school juniors and seniors enrolled in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, San Miguel and potentially Mora and Taos counties interested in exploring career fields of museum studies, historic preservation, architecture and allied disciplines. Courtesy/HSFF. HSFF News:. The Historic Santa Fe Foundation (HSFF) announces the availability...
The Track of All Trades
In the spacious construction workshop at Early College Opportunities High School, the buzz of power tools signals that class is in session. Students in the construction class practice using hand and power tools, work on personal projects (such as a birdhouse and a cutting board) and collaborate on larger projects. For example, during one class period this month, students built a chicken coop with instruction from their teacher, Eugene Doyle.
Quay County calls for pipeline project to be halted, ENMWUA responds ‘we’re building it’
QUAY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a massive project that’s been decades in the making to bring water from Ute Lake to Clovis and Portales. But now, Quay County is asking for it to be paused while those behind the pipeline are calling the county uninformed on the project. On Tuesday, Quay County sent the Eastern […]
New Mexico State Fair announces Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge contestants
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Fair announced competitors in the Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge. Ten restaurants from across New Mexico will participate in the challenge to serve up the best green chile cheeseburger. “This is the Super Bowl of Green Chile Cheeseburger contests in this State,” said State Fair General Manager Dan Mourning. […]
Tri-Cities Events Calendar: Things to do in northwestern New Mexico
Nature's Brushstrokes Art Exhibit, Farmington Museum, 3041 E. Main St. Free. Plein-air painters of the Four Corners paintings from the beautiful Four Corners. Details: https://bit.ly/4frjQ2c. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 30- Sept. 1. 35th Annual Totah Festival, 8 a.m. Farmington Civic Center, 200 W. Arrington St. Free admission to public. Check out various...
CRRUA being investigated for potential ‘fraud, waste, abuse’
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor (OSA) is officially investigating the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) for potential “fraud, waste and abuse,” the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) announced in a news release sent Wednesday, Aug. 28. CRRUA provides water and wastewater service to Sunland Park […]
PNM looks to increase rates. How much more could it cost you each month?
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With increasing costs of inflation, New Mexico’s power bills might also up in price. The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) is looking to increase its monthly rates beginning in June 2025. “We submitted our 2025 rate request to the commission on June 14th. The filing is for a future test […]
Rainy and Cooler Labor Day Weekend!
LUBBOCK, TX (KLBK) – KLBK Chief Meteorologist Jacob Riley has your Wednesday evening weather update for August 28, 2024. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low of 66°. Winds SSE 10-15 MPH. Tomorrow:. Partly cloudy. P.M. storms. High of 92°. Winds SSE 12-18 MPH. Tonight:. Seasonal temperatures are expected to...
U.S. Supreme Court appoints new judge to oversee New Mexico/Texas Rio Grande case
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The United States Supreme Court appointed a new judge in July to oversee the ongoing dispute between New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado over water use in the Rio Grande. Judge David Brooks Smith will be handling the case replacing Judge Michael J. Mellow as the special master. This is the third special […]
Sunland Park Dispensary Bringing Loads Of Green To New Mexico
Sunland Park New Mexico dispensaries have the state going green ... literally and figuratively ... with more record setting marijuana sales. Sunland Park dispensary sales are growing like, well, weeds. They ranked 5th across the state in pot sales their very first year. Thanks mostly to Texas. Your welcome NM, meanwhile, Governor Abbott, are you seeing this?? Asking for a friend ...
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