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UNM Hospital residents win raise, but some say it’s not enough
Resident doctors at the University of New Mexico Hospital ratified a new contract last week, winning a 5% raise after months of negotiations. Residents are the doctors many patients have first and last contact with at the hospital. Around 700 will get the raise. Resident Rupali Gautam said that, while...
New ordinance on shopping carts in Las Cruces raises concerns of targeting the homeless
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — Surveillance video released by the Las Cruces Police Department showed two men in a white pickup truck speaking with someone before taking the shopping cart away and dumping their belongings on the ground. “Initially we were told it was Albertsons. Unknown which store so,...
National Bacon Lovers Day is Aug. 20: Here's where to celebrate in Texas and New Mexico
It's hard to beat the distinct scent of bacon sizzling in a pan. The aroma has the power to wake up sleepy people from their slumber and make carnivores salivate. And being that Tuesday, Aug. 20, is National Bacon Lovers Day, hyping up bacon is where it's at. Top of our list to find...
Northeast New Mexico Braces for Severe Storms: Hail and High Winds Expected Until 8 PM
Northeast New Mexico is under a severe weather alert as strong storms are expected to bring high winds and hail until 8 p.m. today. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a warning for residents in the area to be on high alert as scattered-to-isolated thunderstorms develop, particularly in the late afternoon.
Hotter temperatures & mostly rain-free around New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Rising temperatures will continue to ensue across the region today, despite a slight uptick in rainfall for some. Despite a few hit-or-miss light showers quickly moving to the northeast from the Four Corners to the Northern Mountains this morning, virtually all of the rain that formed yesterday afternoon has ceased. While […]
Spirit Stick 2024 – Week 1
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in this fierce match to determine who has the most SPIRIT. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football with their fully decked-out New Mexico Ford Dealers Spirit Stick. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes receives the Spirit Stick! You have a chance to vote hourly […]
The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway at Placitas Community Library
The Soulful Child: Twelve Years in the Wilderness with Chloe Rachel Gallaway. Placitas Community Library welcomes author Chloe Rachel Gallaway on September 14 at 2pm. Chloe describes herself as an author and ‘Story Medicine Guide’. This Book talk will offer an opportunity for engaged discussion about using Story as Medicine in our lives. The core messages of Chloe’s breathtaking memoir speak to loss, forgiveness, resilience, and transcendence of trauma through the healing power of Mother Nature.
Danny's Picks: Volleyball players to watch in 2024
EDITOR'S NOTE: Observer correspondent Daniel Zuniga will be doing a series of articles leading into the fall sports season on standout athletes in each sport from Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho High School and Bernalillo High School. This week, he takes a look at volleyball. The volleyball season is days...
Motions could impact trials for former New Mexico State Men’s Basketball players
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – In 2023, the New Mexico State Men’s Basketball season came to an abrupt end after three now former players were accused of hazing and sexually assaulting others in the program. Kim Aiken Jr. Deshawndre Washington and Doctor Bradley were officially charged in the hazing case in November 2023. The players were […]
Lawmakers from three states share experiences regulating AI
Lawmakers from three other states where laws governing artificial intelligence were recently passed discussed how to protect people’s privacy in future legislation written and debated by New Mexico legislators, and across the country. Connecticut Sen. James Maroney helps to lead a working group coming up with definitions and lessons which could inform the ways AI […]
San Juan Generating Station cleanup set to begin in 2025
Officials sitting on the Radioactive & Hazardous Materials interim committee received an update last week on how the state plans to clean up the decommissioned San Juan Generating Station. The Public Service Company of New Mexico, or PNM, decommissioned the coal-fired power plant at the end of 2022. It’s scheduled to be demolished on Aug. […]
Shooting in Mexico, near the Arizona border, leaves one migrant dead and eight wounded
SEATTLE - One migrant was killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting near the Mexican town of Tubutama, about 47 miles south of Sasabe, near the Arizona border. Authorities say unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle in which migrants were traveling, leaving a boy from southern Mexico dead. The wounded included migrants from Mexico, Ecuador and Africa, officials said.
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