Albuquerque news

• 10 years of DACA: 'No more promises, we want papers'

  15-06-2022 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Ivonne Diaz knows that a college degree and a track record of service in the mental-health industry in Texas will not protect her from deportation should a future president try to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.Donald Trump tried it in 2017 but was halted by a divided Supreme Court, which ruled the way he did it was unlawful, but not that he lacked the authority to try a different way.“DACA has opened many doors for
  
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• Monkeypox case reported south of Texas border

  15-06-2022 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Mexican health officials are reporting the first potential case of monkeypox in the northern border town of Nuevo Laredo, across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas.The Mexican state of Tamaulipas and the local border area now are on high alert and the Mexican government has activated health biosecurity protocols, according to a statement issued by the Tamaulipas Secretary of Health Office.The Laredo Morning Times reports this is one of three potential cases in Nu
  
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• Albuquerque man found guilty of murdering and raping fiancé

  15-06-2022 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jeremiah Lopez, accused of murdering and raping his financé, has been found guilty. In 2019, Lopez called 911 confessing to strangling Krishauna Perez at the home they shared. Investigators say Lopez had accused Perez of cheating, then attacked her. They say after she was dead, he then raped her and stabbed himself before calling 911. Man accused of holding Dion’s employees hostage with knifeHis attorney argued temporary insanity saying all Lope
  
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• FBI, APD searching for 2 bank robbery suspects

  15-06-2022 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police and the FBI are seeking information related to a June 14 bank robbery. They say a man entered the Western Commerce Bank at 1910 Wyoming Blvd. NE around 3:30 p.m.A press release states the suspect then lifted his shirt to show a bank teller a handgun and demanded money. The robber received an undisclosed amount of money and fled east on foot with another unidentified person. New York man arrested for 2021 Santa Fe bank robberyThe robbery su
  
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• Stolen search and rescue dogs reunited with Carlsbad woman

  15-06-2022 22:58 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned more about the recovery of three search and rescue dogs that were stolen last month from Carlsbad. Dr. Kim Lark drove to San Antonio Monday to be reunited with her three dogs that were taken May 12 along with eight puppies that were born since then. NM Game and Fish ask for help identifying poachersThey were allegedly taken by Dr. Lark's ex-husband Jon Green who the FBI and a private investigator tracked to San Antonio. Green was a
  
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• This is how a higher Fed rate could affect your finances

  15-06-2022 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Record-low mortgages are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So will the cost of an auto loan. Savers may finally see a noticeable return.
  The unusually large t hree-quarter point hike in its benchmark short-term rate that the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday won't, by itself, have a huge effect on most Americans’ finances. But combined with earlier rate hikes and additional large increases to come, economists and investors foresee the fastest pace of
  
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• Blown away: Roof comes off mobile home on Route 66

  15-06-2022 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A mobile home being moved caused a mess Wednesday on Route 66 near Carnuel. The mobile home took down some power lines as it moved through the area. Monsters on the High Plains: Curious cryptids and the Amarillo ZooPart of the home's roof also came off, forcing Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office to shut down the road until it could be removed.
  
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• New Mexico Department of Game and Fish reminds people to leave young wildlife alone

  15-06-2022 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is reminding people to leave any young wildlife they see alone. They say many wildlife babies are born in the spring so this time of year you may start to come across deer fawns, elk calves, bear cubs among other wildlife babies. New Mexico is the #4 state with the most dinosaur fossilsNM Game and Fish say many people run into young wildlife who are hiding or waiting for their parents to return from nearby. "You might
  
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• FDA advisers recommend authorizing Pfizer, Moderna’s COVID shots in kids 5 and under

  15-06-2022 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Long awaited COVID-19 shots for the youngest children are one step closer to being available after a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday recommended the agency grant emergency authorization to vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna.An outside Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously recommended the vaccines should be authorized; Moderna’s for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, and Pfizer’s for kids 6 months to 4
  
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• FDA advisers recommend authorization for Moderna's COVID shot in kids 5 and under

  15-06-2022 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An outside Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on Wednesday unanimously recommended the agency grant emergency use authorization to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.The agency's vaccine advisers voted 21-0 to recommend the agency authorize the vaccine.An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet this weekend to issue its own recommendation. If the panel votes in the affirmative and the C
  
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• City crews back at Coronado park cleaning homeless encampment

  15-06-2022 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials with the city of Albuquerque were out cleaning up Coronado Park Wednesday morning. Crews worked to clear out a large homeless encampment that has been a problem at the park for years. Crews were clearing it out and cleaning it up, just so the homeless campers could move right back in.City crews cleaned up trash and litter left around the park. Wednesday's cleanup comes after a man was found shot and killed at the park Tuesday. One woman experiencin
  
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• Fauci tests positive for COVID-19

  15-06-2022 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday but is experiencing "mild symptoms," the National Institutes of Health said.  “He is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice,” the agency said. “He is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Dr. Fauci will isolate and continue to work from his home. He has not recently been in close contact with President Biden or other senior gover
  
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• Counties with the highest unemployment rate in New Mexico

  15-06-2022 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.Story contin
  
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• Cities nationwide not reporting crime data to FBI

  15-06-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — In America's heartland, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska are among the states with dozens of cities not reporting their data, according to data analysis by The Marshall Project.
  Although the New York Police Department is listed as one of the law enforcement agencies accused of not reporting its 2021 crime data to the FBI, criminologists say the NYPD still has a very good idea of what’s happening crime-wise in New York City because of its own sophisticated system of tracking c
  
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• New Mexico governor concerned with potential migrant influx

  15-06-2022 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Democratic governor is asking that the Biden administration delay planned or expanded efforts to transport migrants to her state if pandemic-related restrictions on asylum seekers are lifted.
  The federal government has predicted a threefold increase in border crossings if that happens, and first-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday an influx of migrants would dramatically affect the border state’s capacity to provide ongoing humani
  
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• City officials address Albuquerque's 'Metro Crime Initiative'

  15-06-2022 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller is holding a new conference Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. He is set to talk on the Metro Crime Initiative that will focus on gun violence, domestic violence and the fentanyl problems sweeping through the city. KRQE News 13 will live stream the conference on this page.In a May 19th news conference highlighting recent homicide arrests Keller said the city would be reconvening the initiative again in 2022. “The Metro Crime Initiativ
  
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• New Mexico is the #4 state with the most dinosaur fossils

  15-06-2022 17:56 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - Humans’ fascination with dinosaurs goes back at least 2,000 years to Chinese writings describing what were thought to be massive dragon bones. In the 17th century, an English museum curator discovered a large thigh bone he posited was from a human giant. The first scientific designation of a group of animals called dinosaurs came about in the 1840s. 1993's blockbuster “Jurassic Park” drove our 20th-century obsession with dinosaurs into overdrive. And with each
  
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• Ford recalls over 2.9 million vehicles at risk of roll away crashes

  15-06-2022 17:48 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes.
  The recall covers certain 2013 to 2019 Escape, 2013 to 2018 C-Max, 2013 to 2016 Fusion, 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect, and 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Wednesday that a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can degrade or detach. That ca
  
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• Farmington man found dead near bridge along a canal

  15-06-2022 16:59 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – The Farmington Police Department is investigating the death of man whose body was found. June 13, around 8 p.m. police responded to a report of a man in the water near the 2900 block of La Habra Street.Baseball tournament shooting leaves Albuquerque players, parents worriedFPD says officers found the body of the man near a bypass bridge along a canal. The identity of the man has not been released. Police say the death and what lead to it are being investigate
  
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• Umpire at Angels-Dodgers game injured after shattered bat hits him in the face

  15-06-2022 16:50 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – An umpire at Tuesday’s Angels-Dodgers game was forced to leave in the last inning after he was struck in the face by a broken bat.Umpire Nate Tomlinson was behind home plate when LA Angels slugger Mike Trout shattered his bat after smacking the ball into the outfield. Images show a piece of the splintered bat catching Tomlinson in the face, right between the bars of his mask.Trout, initially unsure of what to do, eventually ran to first base. The game was delayed while To
  
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• Buffalo supermarket shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes

  15-06-2022 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes and could face the death penalty, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.Payton Gendron was already facing a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted on previously filed state charges in the May 14 rampage.Attorney General Merrick Garland was expected to address the federal charges during a visit Wednesday to Bu
  
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• Tampons are getting more expensive and harder to find. Why?

  15-06-2022 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A lack of tampons is the latest shortage grabbing attention, especially as other period products are also getting more expensive.Time magazine first reported on what it said has been a monthslong tampon shortage in June, noting that a forum for DC-area moms and Reddit both had stories from people not being able to find them. The author of the article described seeing shelves bare of tampons in New York, Massachusetts and California.
  One organization Time spoke to, I Sup
  
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• FDA advisers weigh COVID-19 shots for babies, young children

  15-06-2022 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  U.S. government advisers met Wednesday to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages.Kids under 5 are the last remaining age group in the U.S. to get vaccinated and many parents have been anxiously awaiting Food and Drug Administration action to protect their little children. If all the regulatory hurdles are cleared, shots should be available next week.
  The independent advisory panel is considering tot-si
  
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• 273 Teslas with automated driving systems crashed, report says

  15-06-2022 15:32 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driver-assist systems, according to statistics about the industry released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday.The cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles from each manufacturer that use the systems, or how many miles those vehicles traveled.Automakers reported crashes to the agency from July of last year through May 15. Tesla's crashes
  
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• Mayor Keller addresses homeless issues at Albuquerque park

  15-06-2022 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  For years a large homeless camp at Coronado Park has caused problems. Tuesday, a man was murdered there. Nearby businesses and neighborhoods have complained for years about the violence and drugs there.Mayor Tim Keller says the homeless living at the park has been a problem for many years, even though it's illegal to camp in parks. Downtown residents fed up as homeless camp appears in neighborhoodWhile camping in parks is illegal, the city is not writing citations like they do from time to time
  
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• Fed set for largest rate hike in decades

  15-06-2022 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Federal Reserve is expected to announce the biggest interest rate hike since 1994 on Wednesday after an alarming inflation report and a stock market meltdown upended the central bank’s plans. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting monetary policy, was on track to announce a 0.5 percentage point hike to its baseline interest rate range at the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday. It would have been the second 50 ba
  
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• Fed hikes rates by 75 basis points for first time since 1994

  15-06-2022 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it would hike interest rates this month at the fastest pace in nearly 30 years after a discouraging May surge in inflation.The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for setting interest rates, said it would raise the bank’s baseline interest rate range to 1.5 to 1.75 percent, an increase of 0.75 percentage points. It is the first 0.75 percentage point rate hike issued by the Fed since 1994.The
  
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• Hubble detects 'black hole' wandering near our solar system

  15-06-2022 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - NASA announced this week that the Hubble Space Telescope detected what might be a wandering "black hole" nearly 5,000 light-years away in the Milky Way Galaxy. The discovery led NASA to believe that the nearest black hole may be only 80 light-years away. The closest star to our own, Proxima Centauri, is about four light-years from Earth. Air Force creating simulation for directed energy weaponsThe wandering object was detected in the Carina-Sagittarius spiral arm of the Milky Way
  
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• New laws starting July 1 in New Mexico

  15-06-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – From the Opportunity Scholarship Act to changes to the state's criminal code, a handful of new bills passed during the 2022 legislative session are becoming law on July 1. Here's a look at some of the new laws.Opportunity Scholarship ActIntended to help older and non-traditional students get a college education, the Opportunity Scholarship Act expands New Mexico's reputation as a state offering "free college" to many residents.While the Opportunity Scholarship isn'
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Coronado Park homeless, Gun law reform, Monsoon season, Burn scar floods, Airship over Roswell

  15-06-2022 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top StoriesNM Game and Fish ask for help identifying poachersMorris Udeze adds experience and toughness to Lobos basketballRecycled water now being used at the SunportMan accused of holding Dion’s employees hostage with knifeNATO defense ministers to discuss weapons for UkraineNavy fires 5 officers in less than a weekKRQE Political Analyst: Campaign season will be dirtyWednesday's Five Facts[1] Coronado park homeless - One man is dead after being shot and killed at Coronado Par
  
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• New Mexico's monsoon season starts Wednesday

  15-06-2022 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wednesday morning is cool in northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado, and you may need extra layers for the AM. The air is milder in central and southern New Mexico. We will be seeing more hot temperatures this afternoon, with highs in the upper 80s, 90s and 100s. Skies will be sunny, aside from some clouds and a pop up shower in the Sacramento Mountains. Winds will be lighter Wednesday, most areas only seeing them at 5-15 mph, except northeast NM where winds w
  
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• Dry and calmer, but monsoon storms to end week

  15-06-2022 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wednesday morning is cool in northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado, and you may need extra layers for the AM. The air is milder in central and southern New Mexico. We will be seeing more hot temperatures this afternoon, with highs in the upper 80s, 90s and 100s. Skies will be sunny, aside from some clouds and a pop up shower in the Sacramento Mountains. Winds will be lighter Wednesday, most areas only seeing them at 5-15 mph, except northeast NM where winds w
  
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• FDA recalls children's allergy meds over mold, yeast concerns

  15-06-2022 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WHNT) — A homeopathic allergy medicine for kids is being voluntarily recalled over concerns of "elevated levels of yeast and mold," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.One lot of Allergy Bee Gone for Kids Nasal Swab Remedy, made by Buzzagogo, Inc., is affected by the recall. During FDA testing, the product tested positive for yeast and mold and showed that it possibly contained the bacteria Bacillus cereus. Select beers pulled from some store shelves after reports
  
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• Recycled water now being used at the Sunport

  15-06-2022 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is keeping the Sunport green without wasting water. They are using recycled water that can't be used for drinking to water the grass and plants around the Sunport. Roswell aircraft test first step in providing broadband to rural areasThe project ties the Sunport irrigation system into the south side water reclamation plant, that move is expected to save a lot of water. "We will conserve 4 million gallons of water per month at Sun
  
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• GOP board refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote; court asked to step in

  15-06-2022 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s secretary of state on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to order the Republican-led commission of rural Otero County to certify primary election results after it refused to do so over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Olive's request came a day after the three-member Otero County commission, in its role as a county canvassing board, voted unanimously against certifying the results of the Ju
  
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• US expected to send $1 billion more in aid to Ukraine

  15-06-2022 12:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is expected to announce Wednesday that it will send about $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the largest single tranche of weapons and equipment since the war began, in a effort to help stall Russia’s slow but steady march to conquer the eastern Donbas region, U.S. officials said.According to officials, the aid is expected to include anti-ship missile launchers, howitzers, and more rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems that U.S. forces a
  
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• NATO defense ministers to discuss weapons for Ukraine

  15-06-2022 12:33 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers attending a two-day meeting starting Wednesday will discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland's applications to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.The meeting, less two weeks before a summit of NATO leaders in Madrid, comes with Kyiv imploring the West to send more and heavier weapons to help fend off Russia's onslaught in eastern Ukraine.
  “Allies are committed to conti
  
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• FEMA continues approving disaster assistance

  15-06-2022 06:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – FEMA is still approving disaster assistance but there is hope for those who got denied. The agency says they have approved more than 1,000 applications totaling $3.2 million.Story continues belowKRQE En Español: Lunes 13 de Junio 2022New Mexico: New Mexico man accused of murder after beating victim to deathAlbuquerque: Downtown residents fed up as homeless camp appears in neighborhoodCrime: VIDEO: People try to shoplift from Target before taking BCSO on
  
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• NM Game and Fish ask for help identifying poachers

  15-06-2022 06:38 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is asking for help finding who poached two mule deer bucks. They say the person dumped them by the irrigation canal near Grandi Rd. northwest of Loving.Story continues belowKRQE En Español: Lunes 13 de Junio 2022New Mexico: New Mexico man accused of murder after beating victim to deathAlbuquerque: Downtown residents fed up as homeless camp appears in neighborhoodCrime: VIDEO: People try to shoplift from Tar
  
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• Man accused of holding Dion's employees hostage with knife

  15-06-2022 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is accused of holding Dion's employees hostage and threatening to hurt them. According to the criminal complaint, 36-year-old John Bearden is accused of walking into the Dion's on Montano near Coors and saying he had a gun in his pocket.VIDEO: People try to shoplift from Target before taking BCSO on chaseEmployees told police he jumped behind the counter and threatened to cut himself with a pizza cutter. They say he grabbed a knife and held the em
  
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• A couple more dry days before monsoon rain arrives

  15-06-2022 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  Drier weather has returned to New Mexico Tuesday as high pressure begins to build overhead. Major changes are on the way late this week as the monsoon begins, bringing daily afternoon thunderstorms chances beginning as early as Thursday.
  Near-record heat, dry conditions, and windy weather has brought back a high fire danger to southern Colorado and northern and eastern New Mexico. This weather has caused explosive growth of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire Tuesday afternoon. A large plume of sm
  
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• Roswell aircraft test first step in providing broadband to rural areas

  15-06-2022 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A major milestone occurred on Tuesday over southern New Mexico. A tech company launched one of its airships with the goal of one day boosting broadband access to more rural areas, monitoring pollution, and even reducing the threat of wildfires.Swiss tech company Sceye Inc. chose New Mexico as its U.S. base for stratospheric flights for earth observation and communication. On Tuesday, the company put their work to the test successfully launching one of its airships fr
  
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• KRQE Political Analyst: Campaign season will be dirty

  15-06-2022 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The general election is only five months away. The campaign for Governor is already heating up and it's expected to get nasty. "It's going to be dirty," said KRQE Political Analyst and UNM Political Science Professor Gabe Sanchez.
  You can expect to see a lot of back and forth between Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti in the coming months. During an interview for The New Mexico News Podcast, Sanchez said both
  
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• Farmington animal shelter offers $5 pet adoptions

  15-06-2022 05:53 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – The Farmington Regional Animal Shelter is reducing its rates to empty its cages. From now through Saturday, pet adoptions will be $5. You are limited to two animals per household. During the event, the shelter will be open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. for adoptions.
  
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• BioPark urges Tingley visitors to recycle fishing lines

  15-06-2022 05:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some Albuquerque residents found themselves having to rescue some wildlife this weekend at Tingley Beach. A family found a goose with its leg tangled in fishing line, but this kind of thing happens often out there.That is why the BioPark, which oversees the park, has installed some places to dispose of fishing lines. People who use the area are frustrated that this keeps happening. "Pick up after yourself. It would help the environment and help the anim
  
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• Morris Udeze adds experience and toughness to Lobos basketball

  15-06-2022 05:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico basketball coach Richard Pitino believes he has added stability to what was a depleted frontcourt for the Lobos last season. The Lobos added size with newcomers Morris Udeze and Josiah Allick.
  "When you look at Josiah and you look at Morris, their bodies are just so much more developed and we needed that when you're playing San Diego State, who has 15 of those guys or Colorado State or Boise," said Pitino. "I mean it was a big c
  
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• Sean Bouchard making a case for call up to Rockies

  15-06-2022 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sean Bouchard has been one of the most consistent batters for the Isotopes this season. His OPS of 1.067 leads the team while he is also in the top three in RBI (28) and home runs (9).Story continues belowKRQE En Español: Lunes 13 de Junio 2022New Mexico: New Mexico man accused of murder after beating victim to deathAlbuquerque: Downtown residents fed up as homeless camp appears in neighborhoodCrime: VIDEO: People try to shoplift from Target before ta
  
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• FAA ruling on SpaceX launch facility has 'no teeth,' environmentalists say

  15-06-2022 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- Dismayed, environmentalists criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, saying it has not imposed enough regulations on SpaceX, which is now a step closer to launching its Starship/Super Heavy spacecraft from South Texas.On Monday the FAA issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the agency's environmental review of SpaceX's request to launch the largest spacecraft known to Earth from the rural South Texas border beach of Boca Chica. The agency al
  
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• 3 U.S. women had fentanyl hidden internally within their bodies, CBP says

  15-06-2022 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Three women -- all U.S. citizens -- attempted to smuggle fentanyl by concealing it internally within their bodies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday.The latest incident happened when a 47-year-old attempted to cross into the U.S. through the pedestrian lanes on Monday at the Paso Del Norte Bridge in Downtown El Paso.Man stopped at border with 10 pounds of fentanyl inside motorcycle: CBP
  CBP officers referred her to a secondary inspection, where off
  
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• Basketball program returns to Westside Community Center

  15-06-2022 05:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is bringing back its youth basketball program at the Westside Community Center. The Teen 3 on 3 program will be held Friday nights from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. starting July 1. 2022 Free Summer Lunch & Story Time in the ParkIt's for 11-19-year-olds and runs through Aug. 12. Registration is free and can be done at the center. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Registration is completely free and can be done on-site at the center. For ques
  
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