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Jake Holland Named Second Team Academic All-American
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s Jake Holland picked up another impressive academic honor this morning when he was named a Second Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators. Holland, already an Academic All-District selection earlier last month, is the second Lobo in as many years to be named...
Bernalillo County and Albuquerque approve green finance program
Bernalillo County and Albuquerque are the first local governments in New Mexico to pass legislation opting into the New Mexico C-PACE program, according to the state's Economic Development Department. New Mexico adopted the C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program in 2023 to help eligible property owners receive long-term financing...
Netflix $2B expansion in New Mexico will get hundreds of millions in tax breaks
Netflix will spend $2 billion to expand its Albuquerque Studios, solidifying its commitment to working in New Mexico. The expansion effort includes four new soundstages, three mills, one production office, two stage support buildings and will receive hundreds of millions in tax breaks. “We’re proud to see Netflix deepen its...
KRQE Newsfeed: Fire containment, New laws, More storms, Celebrating safely, Miss New Mexico
Tuesday’s Top Stories Tuesday’s Five Facts [1] Increased containment in Ruidoso fires – Weekend moisture helped crews fight the wildfires in Ruidoso. As of Monday both the South Fork and Salt fires are 84% contained. Combined, the two fires have burned more than 25,000 acres. Crews are nearly done with structure assessment and are focusing […]
Albuquerque officials ask people to clear standing water to prevent mosquitos from breeding
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is urging people to clear out standing water to help prevent mosquitos from breeding after recent flooding. The city said if anyone sees bottles, tires, or any container with water in it, to dump it out. Mosquitoes can carry diseases like West Nile virus, Zika virus, and heartworm. […]
TUES: APS makes new superintendent official, Flooding threatens NM, + More
It’s official: A new superintendent takes the reins at APS — Rodd Cayton, City Desk ABQ. The transition of leadership at Albuquerque Public Schools is now official. Gabriella Durán Blakey, who had been the district’s acting superintendent since March, took over Monday as the head of an organization with 141 regular public schools, more than 70,000 students and a staff of more than 10,000.
Albuquerque woman crowned as Miss New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque woman Mackenzie Sydow is the newly crowned Miss New Mexico. In 2019 Sydow became the full time caregiver of her brother Michael, who has autism, after both of their parents passed away unexpectedly. Monday, Sydow was crowned as Miss new Mexico and will go on to represent the state in the Miss […]
ABQ BioPark celebrates Japanese festival ‘Tanabata’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A week-long Japanese celebration has started at the ABQ BioPark. The BioPark is hosting a famous Japanese summer festival called Tanabata throughout the week. The festival celebrates the meeting of Shinto deities, Hikoboshi and Orihime, two literal star-crossed lovers. According to legend, the celestial lovers are separated by the Milky Way and […]
What’s open and closed on July 4 in the Albuquerque metro area?
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With July 4 coming up on Thursday, many local government offices and services will be closed in New Mexico. KRQE News 13 has compiled the following list of what will be open and closed in the Albuquerque metro area. Albuquerque. Closures:. ABQ RIDE & Sun...
Man arrested after driving stolen pickup ‘recklessly’
An Albuquerque man with a bullet hole in his foot reportedly led law enforcement on a vehicle chase from U.S. Highway 64 west through Farmington, not stopping until striking a police car, authorities said. Tory Phillips, 37, was charged with second-degree felony motor vehicle theft, third-degree felony battery on a...
Navajo rugs on display, for sale at Petroglyph Natl Monument
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Hubbell Trading Post is returning to Petroglyph National Monument for first time since 2017. The event takes place July 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Information Center. Join Navajo trader Wallace James Jr. at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily for...
City of Albuquerque prepares for Freedom Fourth celebrations
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque announced what people can expect at this year’s Fourth Freedom celebration at Balloon Fiesta Park. The city shared some reminders for those attending the event and those planning to celebrate at home. Balloon Fiesta Park is getting ready for the Freedom Fourth celebration on Thursday. There is construction at the […]
UNM Football gets four more national television appearances
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Mountain West and TNT have agreed to a multi-year contract to broadcast games live exclusively on TRU TV/Max. It’s a total of 14 games, four involve the UNM Lobos. With earlier announced television dates announced by FS1, ESPN, and ESPN 2, the Lobos will now have 9 total games on national […]
Meetings will take community input on opioid funds
Millions of dollars are coming to the Albuquerque area from opioid settlements and officials want public input on how to spend them. The first in a series of meeting kicks off Tuesday night hosted by Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque. The county and the city are working together...
Students create new Black and queer student organization at UNM
The University of New Mexico has less than3% African American students. Within that community, there are even fewer who also identify as LGBTQ. A new student organization aims to create a space for both of these communities. True Colors is one of the only Black and queer student organizations in...
Rio Rancho noise ordinance is now in effect
After work that goes back more than eight years, the city of Rio Rancho’s updated noise ordinance went into effect on July 1. The updated ordinance replaces a very broad and vague noise ordinance that doesn’t set specific limits as to what decibel levels are too loud.
NoiseTracker aims to reduce road noise pollution
Nick Ferenchak isn't just an assistant professor in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering at The University of New Mexico, he's also the president of Not-A-Loud, a local company creating noise cameras. When a loud vehicle drives by, and a certain decibel threshold is passed, Ferenchak...
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