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Colorado Mill Dog Rescue Group Holds Event to Spread Awareness
Countless charitable organizations across Colorado are actively doing good things and for animal lovers, nothing quite tugs at the heartstrings like a good cause dedicated to pets. Colorado Has Three Dogs Aiding in Fighting Wildfires |. One such organization known as the National Mill Dog Rescue recently held an event...
New Mexico Braces for Record Heatwave: Extreme Temperatures Expected This Week
Albuquerque, NM – New Mexico is bracing for a prolonged heatwave, with temperatures expected to approach or exceed record highs this week. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued an alert for near-record warmth, particularly across the southern, central, and eastern regions of the state. Daily highs are anticipated to soar well above 100 degrees, with some areas possibly exceeding 102 degrees.
FEMA extends assistance deadline for Ruidoso wildfire victims
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – FEMA has extended its deadline for those affected by the South Fork and Salt Fires to apply for federal assistance. The agency originally had an August 19 deadline, but they have extended that day at the request of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Individuals and families affected by the fires and subsequent floods […]
Efforts underway to address mental health needs in southern New Mexico
This week, local nonprofit Families and Youth Innovations Plus is expanding behavioral health services to meet the needs of southern New Mexico. Also, we hear from members of the Las Cruces Suicide Prevention Task Force to learn more about the group's education efforts and outreach in the community. Catch up...
Diving from the edge of space: How New Mexico played a role in testing high-altitude parachutes
WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – For the last 60 years, New Mexico has been a proving ground for generations of air and spacecraft. But what happens when someone has to eject from an aircraft at high altitude? In August 1960, Joseph Kittinger rode a balloon more than 100,000 feet above the New Mexico landscape to test how […]
New treatment gives blood cancer patients options in New Mexico
A new treatment is changing how doctors treat blood cancers in New Mexico. As of the past year, UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians are performing allogeneic transplants. “Finding a donor is a really important part of it,” said Dr. Matthew Fero. Stay up to date with the latest health...
Police reporting three injured in Deming shootout
DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The City of Deming's Police Department announced three people are injured after a shootout that took place at 4:00 p.m. on 1000 W. Birch St. on August 17. The department first announced the shooting on a Facebook post at around 8:40 p.m. Police say after...
APD fatally shoots barricaded armed suspect
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Officers are trying to negotiate the surrender of an armed suspect who barricaded himself on property in the 400 block of Arno Street SE, an Albuquerque Police Department news release said. Just after 7 p.m., APD spokesman Gilbert Gallegos announced that the suspect was fatally shot...
Albuquerque rolls out new program to encourage landlords to take housing vouchers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Trying to keep the supply of affordable housing in Albuquerque, the city is now stepping in helping pick up the tab when bad renters leave landlords with costly damage. “It is extra security for landlords,” said Monique Molina, Area Manager for Pacific Capital Management. That extra security is more than a half-million dollars the […]
Precautionary Measures Underway Due to Possible Inmate Infectious Disease Case
Bernalillo County – Precautionary measures are underway at MDC after an inmate was discovered to possibly have an infectious disease Friday morning. While testing is underway, UNM Hospital staff are conducting contact tracing within the facility, to determine any possible exposures. Three housing units, including where the inmate was previously housed, have been placed on quarantine and full personal protective equipment (PPE) is required for entry.
Court hearings canceled over disease concerns at the Metropolitan Detention Center
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A lot of hearings in Metro Court were canceled Friday morning after worries about a disease spreading at the Metropolitan Detention Center. “There was a concern about potential infection of others and so a decision was made to send all the morning inmates back to MDC because there was some confusion about […]
1 person killed, 3 hurt in crash along NM 28 in Doña Ana County
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person was killed and three people injured in a crash Saturday afternoon, Aug. 17 that closed part of New Mexico Highway 28 for several hours. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart confirmed that one person was killed and three people were hurt and transported with unknown injuries in a […]
What drives the Indian Market and others like it? A new exhibit explores the culture surrounding them.
1974 Triumph TRB decorated by Hopi Tewa artist Dan Namingha and nine other Native American artists is apart of the newest exhibit. During this weekend’s Santa Fe Indian Market, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is opening its newest exhibition, “Driving the Market.” It showcases the role of markets as a bridge between Indigenous artists and those who buy their work. KUNM sat down with the museum’s Head of Curatorial Affairs Elisa Phelps and Interim Director Danyelle Means from Oglala Lakota to find out more.
A conversation with Christie Green, author of "Moonlight Elk, One Woman's Hunt for Food and Freedom"
Sat. 8/17 12p.: On Women’s Focus; hear Christie Green, a hunter and landscape-designer who lives in Santa Fe. She talks about her book, "Moonlight Elk, One Woman's Hunt for Food and Freedom." Praise for the book:. ""Moonlight Elk courageous, pro-woman prose that unfolds in the crucible of the natural...
Scientist says there’s legacy plutonium contamination in Los Alamos
Los Alamos, the Atomic City, is facing a legacy of its nickname. High levels of plutonium present in samples taken in July from soil, plants and water in Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon may be the oldest contamination in the state, predating the 1945 Trinity Site atomic test, said Michael Ketterer, an analytical chemist and retired […]
Massive Fiber Rollout Connects New Mexico Public Schools
Nearly 50 schools and more than 26,000 students across New Mexico now have access to broadband Internet and specific educational services thanks to a new Statewide Education Network (SEN). A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this week at 21st Century Public Academy in Albuquerque, the first school to connect to the...
U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union to buy Southwest Capital Bank
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union said it has reached a deal to buy Southwest Capital Bank. The announcement comes after both boards of directors unanimously approved the agreement. Once the purchase is complete, Southwest Capital Bank will be dissolved and its customers will become U.S. Eagle members. Right now, U.S. Eagle has […]
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