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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 Mexico, Mississippi, And Louisiana Top List of US States With Highest Poverty Rates
New Mexico came out on top of a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty rates throughout the U.S. New Mexico was ranked first on a list highlighting the states with the highest poverty rates in the U.S. The southwestern state boasted the highest score of 18.2% on a...
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 […]
Multiple New Mexico colleges appear in study of best community colleges
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Community colleges offer students an alternative to traditional four-year universities with a cheaper, sometimes more convenient option to get higher education. WalletHub recently released its study on the best and worst community colleges in 2024. The study compared over 650 community colleges across 18 key metrics including cost and financing, education outcomes […]
Lawmakers hear from public at renewable energy town hall
The transition from petroleum-based to renewable energy is complicated, expensive and a lengthy process. Those three features were the prologue for a town hall about renewable energy and the path to assuring a “just transition” from an economy dependent on oil and gas production. Two state legislators from...
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...
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