• No injuries reported after crash at Rail Runner crossing

    No injuries reported after crash at Rail Runner crossing
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash at a Rail Runner crossing stalled traffic on a busy Albuquerque thoroughfare Monday morning.Details are limited, but Albuquerque Police Department said they call a call about an accident at the Menaul crossing around 9:42 a.m. 9 habitat locations proposed for endangered New Mexico butterflyKRQE's news crew spotted at least one SUV with damage to its front end, and one of the guardrails snapped in two.No injuries were reported.
  • New Mexico Gas Company asks for another rate hike in fall 2023

    New Mexico Gas Company asks for another rate hike in fall 2023
    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Gas Company is about to ask the PRC for another rate hike. The company says, by next month, they expect to file a new case for a price change – potentially to take effect next year. Santa Fe hosts free movie double feature for teensA spokesperson from New Mexico Gas Company told KRQE News 13 that the company is still working on the details, including how much they plan to request and why. A rate hike already took effect in January, raising
  • Man charged in connection to 2022 Downtown murder

    Man charged in connection to 2022 Downtown murder
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man accused of killing another man outside of a Downtown bar more than a year ago was formally charged with the crime Monday morning.Isaac Martinez was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder but did not enter a plea.In February of 2022, police said Jonathan Garza was defending his brother who was trying to break up a fight outside the Canvas Artistry near Central and First. Study ranks New Mexico as worst state to live inAfter the
  • ABQ man pleads not guilty to murdering coworker's neighbor

    ABQ man pleads not guilty to murdering coworker's neighbor
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man accused of murdering his coworker's neighbor has pleaded not guilty to the crime.Erik Rodriguez was in front of Judge Emetrio Rudolfo Monday morning. He pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge.Police said Rodriguez shot and killed Jonathan Zamora near Central and Juan Tabo on July 12. They said Zamora had an ongoing dispute with his neighbor. New Mexico ranks as one of the worst states for working momsWhen Zamora got home, Rodri
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  • Albuquerque mother pleads not guilty to death of four-month-old

    Albuquerque mother pleads not guilty to death of four-month-old
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque mother who is accused of playing a role in her four-month-old baby's death has pleaded not guilty to the charges. During a hearing on Monday, August 14, Christina Bennett pleaded not guilty to child abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia.On April 21, the Albuquerque Police Department was called to a home on Ralph Avenue to reports of an unresponsive infant. When police arrived, they say Bennett refused to hand over the child and kicked an
  • New Mexico Supreme Court clarifies traffic stop rules

    New Mexico Supreme Court clarifies traffic stop rules
    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) –  In a recent case, the New Mexico Supreme Court was tasked with deciding if officers could question car passengers about things unrelated to the reason police stopped a car. The court decided they can in certain instances.The legal case goes back to 2015 when a Clovis Police officer pulled over a vehicle for a broken license plate light. During the traffic stop, the officer ended up questioning the car's passenger – Hugo Vasquez-Salas – and ult
  • Albuquerque man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend outside Santa Fe casino

    Albuquerque man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend outside Santa Fe casino
    SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man was arrested Sunday accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend outside of the Buffalo Thunder Resort Casino in Pojoaque, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.Story continues below:New Mexico: Family speaks out after bicyclist killed in Santa Fe hit-and-runCrime: Lawsuit filed against Artesia hospital for newborn’s death, claims 19-year-old not at faultAlbuquerque: Barricades in Downtown Albuquerque impact nearby b
  • New Mexico Environment Department closes Deming office due to lack of funds

    New Mexico Environment Department closes Deming office due to lack of funds
    DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) – Despite New Mexico earning record-breaking revenue from the oil and gas industry, the state's Environment Department says it's closing a field office because it doesn't have enough funding. To do in-person business, residents will have to go to the Silver City field office starting in October."The closure of the Deming field office was necessitated by operating budget constraints," the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) said in a press release. "NMED i
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  • Santa Fe cartoonist's newest book 'Gas Station Food' is in stores now

    Santa Fe cartoonist's newest book 'Gas Station Food' is in stores now
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Gas Station Food is the name of a new local comic book created by a Santa Fe-based cartoonist.New Mexico CYFD looking to fill over 300 jobsRyan Cook's "Gas Station Food," is about food and travel. Touching on geological and cultural points of interest in Northern New Mexico with a focus on the gas station grub that anybody can enjoy without a white tablecloth. From the famous chimes of Allsup's to the dark history behind the creation of the legendary Na
  • Solace Sexual Assault Services provides tips to protect children heading back to school

    Solace Sexual Assault Services provides tips to protect children heading back to school
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Solace Sexual Assault Services provides tips to protect children who are heading back to school. With school getting ready to start, adults need to know what to do and what not to do when a child discloses sexual assault.Jemez Historic Site to host Pueblo Independence Day 2023A child has more opportunities to disclose to a trusted adult when school is back in session. Nationally they have seen an increase in forensic interviews. Solace works closely with the
  • 'Blind Side' lawsuit: Michael Oher alleges Tuohys used 'false' adoption story to make money

    'Blind Side' lawsuit: Michael Oher alleges Tuohys used 'false' adoption story to make money
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The man and former football player at the center of the film "The Blind Side" is suing his adoptive family, claiming they never actually adopted him and instead tricked him into signing over the rights to his life story in order to make money.Michael Oher, whose story was the subject of the hit 2009 movie, claimed in a Tennessee court that the basis of the movie is a lie. Oher said the Tuohy family never legally adopted him.In the court filing, Oher said Sean and
  • Santa Fe hosts free movie double feature for teens

    Santa Fe hosts free movie double feature for teens
    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Santa Fe is hosting a free movie night for teens ages 13 to 18 on Friday, August 18. The movie night will begin with a showing of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" at 6 p.m. and will end with the film "A Quiet Place" at 8 p.m.The screenings will take place at Swan Park on Jaguar Drive. The city will provide free Coca-Cola refreshments, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own blankets and snacks. Albuquerque accepting art submissions for 2023 Junk Jo
  • Albuquerque man pleads guilty to four burglaries

    Albuquerque man pleads guilty to four burglaries
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Devon Roybal pleaded guilty to four counts of non-residential burglary Monday morning. Roybal faces a maximum of two years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for Wednesday.
    Story continues below:New Mexico: Family speaks out after bicyclist killed in Santa Fe hit-and-runCrime: Lawsuit filed against Artesia hospital for newborn’s death, claims 19-year-old not at faultAlbuquerque: Barricades in Downtown Albuquerque impact nearby businessesLocal
  • Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

    Judge sides with young activists in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge on Monday sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate.The ruling in the first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.District Court Judge Kath
  • New study says even 4,000 steps a day has major health benefits

    New study says even 4,000 steps a day has major health benefits
    BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.For a long time, it’s been drilled into our heads that we need to get 10,000 steps per day for optimal health. But before you lace up your running shoes, strap on a fitness tracker and head out the door, have you ever stopped to think about where that number even comes from?As it turns out, pretty much nowhere. Ten thousand is a nice, round number that somehow became the daily standard for a h
  • Reports: 34 bodies found chopped-up in coolers in Veracruz

    Reports: 34 bodies found chopped-up in coolers in Veracruz
    EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Veracruz found human remains wrapped in plastic bags and kept in refrigerators and ice boxes in five homes in the city of Poza Rica, a newspaper reported. The remains could belong to up to 34 missing individuals, according to La Jornada.The bags were found Sunday during a joint search by Veracruz state police and the Mexican Army (SEDENA); two men and a woman are in custody and several vehicles have been seized, La Jornada reported.La Opinion
  • How to order the secret menu Barbie Frappuccino at Starbucks

    How to order the secret menu Barbie Frappuccino at Starbucks
    BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.It is, without a doubt, the summer of “Barbie.” And if you’re headed to the theater to see Greta Gerwig’s masterpiece one more time, you should definitely stop for a sweet treat on the way, because of course, Starbucks has a Barbie Frappuccino on its secret menu, adding to its already existing Strawberry Creme Frappuccino, Strawberry Acai Refreshers and Pink Drink.The ex
  • Woman says she broke her ankle when she slipped on a piece of prosciutto; now she's suing

    Woman says she broke her ankle when she slipped on a piece of prosciutto; now she's suing
    BOSTON (AP) — A woman who fractured her left ankle during a trip with her husband to the Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston last year is blaming her injury on a piece of ham.Alice Cohen was heading to an area where food samples are distributed to customers on Oct. 7 when she slipped on a piece of prosciutto and fell, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston.“Alice Cohen sustained bodily injuries, a loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, and
  • Northern New Mexico hospital looking to make improvements

    Northern New Mexico hospital looking to make improvements
    TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Northern New Mexico hospital says they are in need of some major improvements, and in order to afford it, it will all come down to a vote in the November election. "We need about 35 million in capital dollars to renovate and improve the facility but also for high-end medical equipment," said CEO, James Kiser.Story continues below:New Mexico: Family speaks out after bicyclist killed in Santa Fe hit-and-runCrime: Lawsuit filed against Artesia hospital for newborn&r
  • Big Jim Farms grows to bigger plot of land

    Big Jim Farms grows to bigger plot of land
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A popular Albuquerque experience is going to look a little different this season, as Big Jim Farms is expanding onto a new lot. The farm has packed their chile, moving their 'U-Pick experience' to the Los Poblanos Open Space."We needed to rotate, we've been doing chile and sunflowers on that other farm for six, seven years already," said owner, Jim Wagner. 2023 Pirate Viking Festival invades EdgewoodNow, the fields are lush and ready to go. Wagner believes a
  • Albuquerque accepting art submissions for 2023 Junk Jog

    Albuquerque accepting art submissions for 2023 Junk Jog
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's campaign to keep the city clean, "Keep Albuquerque Beautiful," is accepting art submissions for the design of this year's official Junk Jog t-shirt. The "plogging" event combines jogging and picking up litter along with Bosque; it will take place on Saturday, October 28."Keeping our City and Bosque clean is a One Albuquerque effort," says Billy Gallegos, interim director of SWMD. "As this event continues to grow every year, we are excited
  • 2023 Pirate Viking Summer Festival invades Edgewood

    2023 Pirate Viking Summer Festival invades Edgewood
    EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) – Avast ye, mateys! The Pirate Viking Summer Festival is invading Edgewood for the fourth time. Whether you want a turkey leg and some mead or dress up and practice your "Yarr!", this festival has you covered.The festival was born out of the New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival back in 2018 says owner Eric Vigil. "We had to grow the audience," Vigil says. Back in 2020, the first Pirate Viking Summer Festival was supposed to happen over a three-day weekend. "We
  • 2023 Pirate Viking Festival invades Edgewood

    2023 Pirate Viking Festival invades Edgewood
    EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) – Avast ye, mateys! The Pirate Viking Summer Festival is invading Edgewood for the fourth time. Whether you want a turkey leg and some mead or dress up and practice your "Yarr!", this festival has you covered.The festival was born out of the New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival back in 2018 says owner Eric Vigil. "We had to grow the audience," Vigil says. Back in 2020, the first Pirate Viking Festival was supposed to happen over a three-day weekend. "We want to
  • 6-foot long boa constrictor found in Target shopping cart

    6-foot long boa constrictor found in Target shopping cart
    SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) - People at an Iowa Target were in for a surprise after a 6-foot long snake was found in a shopping cart Saturday.Animal control was sent to Target on Sunnybrook Drive in Sioux City around 11:30 a.m. after a Columbian red boa was found in a shopping cart, the Sioux City Police Department told Nexstar's KCAU. These are the raptors in your Albuquerque neighborhoodThe snake was found in a cart in one of the cart corrals and wasn't noticed until brought inside the store.
    Cour
  • Study ranks New Mexico as worst state to live in

    Study ranks New Mexico as worst state to live in
    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new study from WalletHub is highlighting which states in the U.S. that are the best to live in. They looked at a state's affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety across 51 different aspects like housing affordability, unemployment rate, and high school graduation rate.Source: WalletHubNew Mexico, unfortunately, came in dead last when stacked up against the other states with an average score of 39.86. Although our economy ranked 25
  • Vanna White misses 'Wheel of Fortune' for first time in 30 years

    Vanna White misses 'Wheel of Fortune' for first time in 30 years
    (WJW) - Vanna White, the beloved co-host of "Wheel of Fortune," will be absent from five upcoming episodes of the famous game show.White reportedly got sick while filming “Teacher’s Week,” FOX News reported.The episodes could not be rescheduled due to the school year starting, so Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year, stepped in as White's replacement while she recovered.This is the first time in 30 years White has missed an episode of "Wheel of Fortune
  • WATCH: Officers help raccoon with head stuck in jar

    WATCH: Officers help raccoon with head stuck in jar
    ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) - A raccoon ended up in a jam after getting its head stuck inside a jar in Erie County, Ohio.Luckily, Perkins Township Officers McDermott and Waechter found the distressed animal, nicknamed "Bandit the raccoon," while getting gas Tuesday night.
    As seen in police video, the raccoon walked up to the officers with the jar on its head, so they quickly jumped into action. These are the raptors in your Albuquerque neighborhoodOfficer McDermott carefully removed the jar and, onc
  • Price of elder care soars as demand increases, baby boomers age

    Price of elder care soars as demand increases, baby boomers age
    (The Hill) - Many Americans who serve as caregivers are consumed by the immense cost of tending to ailing or aging family members. And as the baby boomer generation ages, more Americans are in for a rude awakening as to just how expensive caring for older adults has become.  The price of nursing home care increased by an average of 2.4 percent each year between 2012 and 2019, for a cumulative increase of 20.7 percent, according to data from the health research group
  • New Mexico Philharmonic kicks off Labor Day with Botanic Garden performance

    New Mexico Philharmonic kicks off Labor Day with Botanic Garden performance
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Philharmonic will be kicking off Labor Day weekend with a performance at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden on Friday, September 1. The musicians will be playing works by John Williams, Danny Elfman, Aaron Copland, and others.The performance will begin at 7 p.m. but the doors will open at 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket to sit on and a picnic dinner to enjoy during the show.ABQ BioPark gets certification from American HumaneThe con
  • Celebrating 'Navajo Code Talkers Day'

    Celebrating 'Navajo Code Talkers Day'
    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Navajo Code Talkers and local veterans are being celebrated Monday, August 14, in honor of 'Navajo Code Talkers Day.' The event is being hosted by the "Diné Naazbaa Partnership" at the Window Rock Fairgrounds from 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.New Mexico school district now has sensory rooms in all schoolsThe event will feature a parade, honor run, gourd dance and other activities for guests. One of the three living Navajo Code Talkers, Peter MacDonald, will be in attendan
  • Monsoon moisture continues to surge across New Mexico Monday

    Monsoon moisture continues to surge across New Mexico Monday
    A backdoor cold front is moving across the state early this morning, bringing gusty winds across the Rio Grande Valley. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 9 AM with gusts potentially up to 50 mph. There's already been a bit of rain over the metro early this morning, with hit or miss showers and storms expected this afternoon.The heaviest rainfall is expected across northern and western New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Burn scar flash flooding is a main concern, especially for the Hermit's
  • WATCH: Pilot, crew member safely eject before jet crashes at Michigan air show

    WATCH: Pilot, crew member safely eject before jet crashes at Michigan air show
    BELLEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A pilot and crew member escaped serious injury when they ejected from a vintage jet that crashed during a Michigan air show Sunday, officials said.The MiG-23 demonstration plane crashed during the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show shortly after 4 p.m., the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement.The Soviet fighter plane crashed into a parking lot and struck unoccupied vehicles at a nearby apartment complex in Belleville, about 30 miles west of Detroit. How
  • Hawaii's governor warns that scores more people could be found dead following wildfires on Maui

    Hawaii's governor warns that scores more people could be found dead following wildfires on Maui
    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following ferocious wildfires on Maui, as search and rescue crews scoured neighborhoods street by street and prepared to comb through buildings charred by flames that galloped a mile a minute.The blazes, which consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a toll of 96. Two fires have not yet been completely contained, according to a
  • Oprah brings supplies at Maui shelter, calls for more aid to fire-ravaged evacuees

    Oprah brings supplies at Maui shelter, calls for more aid to fire-ravaged evacuees
    Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.
    Oprah Winfrey has visited an emergency shelter on the fire-ravaged island of Maui to highlight the plight of evacuees.Hawaii News Now rep
  • KRQE Newsfeed: Child shot, Transit safety officers, Cooler and stormy, Sensory rooms, New location

    KRQE Newsfeed: Child shot, Transit safety officers, Cooler and stormy, Sensory rooms, New location
    Monday's Top Stories
    Barricades in Downtown Albuquerque impact nearby businessesART passenger arrested for hitting security officerAlbuquerque man to go to trial for killing man after he backed into his vehicleWhite Sands Balloon Fiesta celebrates 30th anniversaryMotorcycle rider taken to hospital after I-25 crashFamily speaks out after bicyclist killed in Santa Fe hit-and-runDogs welcomed at Albuquerque pool for ‘Doggy Paddle’ eventMaui fire death toll rises to 96 with estimated los
  • How a Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case

    How a Georgia Trump indictment would differ from the federal Jan. 6 case
    (The Hill) - A sprawling, multi-defendant indictment. An ex-president’s trial televised for the world to watch. Potential charges typically used for organized crime.  Before charges have even been announced, the possible indictment of former President Trump in Georgia — hinging on his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election results to remain in power — already has the makings of a watershed moment in U.S. history.Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
  • New Albuquerque police division hopes to make city buses safer

    New Albuquerque police division hopes to make city buses safer
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department created a new division to curb crime on city buses, but do riders think it will help? A KRQE investigation last year highlighted different instances of crime on city buses.Albuquerque leaders have tried different ways to curb crime on public transit, some believing free fares played a part in the problem. However, councilors agreed to keep it for some buses, while also ramping up security. “There's multiple people bringing
  • New Mexico school district now has sensory rooms in all schools

    New Mexico school district now has sensory rooms in all schools
    LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico school district is giving their students and staff a unique way to unwind. As part of a new initiative, there’s a sensory room in every school in the Los Lunas School District. The rooms are filled with a variety of toys students and staff can use.“We also have aroma therapy, we have a tunnel that's very popular so you lay underneath it and when you look up in the tunnel it's like you're looking at the stars,” said Teri Goug
  • Legal challenges to Biden's student loan plans have borrowers anxious ahead of payment restart

    Legal challenges to Biden's student loan plans have borrowers anxious ahead of payment restart
    (The Hill) - The Biden administration has found more of its student loan policies entangled in legal battles, raising anxiety for borrowers as repayments are set to start in the fall.The most recent challenges threaten student loan forgiveness for 800,000 borrowers and changes to the borrower defense student debt relief program that would make it easier for those defrauded by their colleges to receive forgiveness.Borrowers are having to navigate what the legal developments mean for their loans w
  • Officials, scientists warn that after Maui flames flicker out, toxic particles will remain

    Officials, scientists warn that after Maui flames flicker out, toxic particles will remain
    LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal and plastic into poisonous, particulate matter-filled smoke.Retired mailman and Vietnam veteran Thomas Leonard heard a boom as a propane tank at a nearby home exploded, leaving a cloud that looked like “a gigantic mushroom” in its wake.Thirty-seven year old Mi
  • Maui fire death toll rises to 96 with estimated loss of $5.6 billion

    Maui fire death toll rises to 96 with estimated loss of $5.6 billion
    HONOLULU (NEXSTAR) - The Maui Police Department updated the number of confirmed deaths to 96 around 9 p.m. Sunday, Maui County said in a statement.In a video update released earlier on Sunday, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said more than 2,700 structures were destroyed in Lahaina and “an estimated value of $5.6 billion has gone away.”Can Lahaina’s famed banyan tree really survive?
    Green said the response has been “comprehensive” in the past several days: “We are
  • Hawaii mourns the dead in ferocious wildfires; officials warn full toll not yet known

    Hawaii mourns the dead in ferocious wildfires; officials warn full toll not yet known
    HONOLULU (NEXSTAR) - As Hawaii residents mourned those killed in ferocious wildfires, officials warned that the full human and environmental toll was not yet known and the recovery only just beginning from the destruction wrought by flames that galloped a mile every minute.Twenty dogs and dozens of people will make their way through neighborhoods reduced to ash, searching burnt out cars and homes for the dead. With the toll at 96, this is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire i
  • Heavy rain possible in parts of New Mexico Monday

    Heavy rain possible in parts of New Mexico Monday
    A backdoor cold front Sunday night could bring heavy rainfall to parts of New Mexico overnight and through Monday. Monsoon moisture sticks around through the week.Monsoon moisture continues to stream north into New Mexico Sunday, bringing isolated storms across the state. More storms have developed across northeast New Mexico as a backdoor cold front is moving in. The backdoor front will continue to push across New Mexico overnight, even bringing 50 mph east canyon winds into the Albuquerque Met
  • Dorian Lewis looks to make an impact as running back for the Lobos

    Dorian Lewis looks to make an impact as running back for the Lobos
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dorian Lewis is working hard to earn playing time at running back for the University of New Mexico Lobos this upcoming season. Lewis was a stand out at Cleveland High School, and was even named the New Mexico Gatorade Football Player of the year when he was a junior.
    Lewis joined the Lobos this past offseason, after playing 3-seasons at Coffeyville Community College, which played in the very competitive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. "Really th
  • Dorian Lewis looks to make an impact as running back

    Dorian Lewis looks to make an impact as running back
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dorian Lewis is working hard to earn playing time at running back for the Lobos this upcoming season. Lewis was a standout at Cleveland High School and was even named the New Mexico Gatorade Football Player of the year when he was a junior.
    Lewis joined the Lobos this past offseason, after playing three seasons at Coffeyville Community College, which played in the very competitive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference.
    "Really the speed, I don't think
  • CYFD holding rapid hire event to fill 300+ positions

    CYFD holding rapid hire event to fill 300+ positions
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you're looking for a job, the Children, Youth, and Families Department will be hosting a rapid hire event.The agency said there will be more than 300 positions available, including some spots for investigators and administrative workers. Rio Rancho Public Schools looks to hire with job fairThe event will be on Tuesday at Expo New Mexico from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.
  • Albuquerque man to go to trial for killing man after he backed into his vehicle

    Albuquerque man to go to trial for killing man after he backed into his vehicle
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man accused of killing another man will have his trial Monday.Adelio Gallegos Junior, 43, was arrested in January 2022. He is accused of murdering Mike Guerra after he backed into Gallegos' car outside a medical clinic near San Mateo and Central in 2021. Barricades in Downtown Albuquerque impact nearby businessesPolice alleged, after an initial confrontation with Guerra, Gallegos went back to his vehicle to retrieve a rifle and fatally sh
  • White Sands Balloon Fiesta celebrates 30th anniversary

    White Sands Balloon Fiesta celebrates 30th anniversary
    WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – The White Sands Balloon Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary.The festival is returning next month, and hundreds of people all the way from Arizona to Colorado will enjoy two days of balloons in the sky. Rio Rancho Public Schools looks to hire with job fairIf you have a few dollars to spare, you can take a morning balloon ride or just enjoy the festive balloon glow for less.Launch time is on September 16 at 7 a.m.
  • ART passenger arrested for hitting security officer

    ART passenger arrested for hitting security officer
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department has arrested a man who is accused of hitting a metro security officer.According to the criminal complaint, around 8 p.m. Saturday, police were called out to a bus stop on Central near Edith about an altercation with 44-year-old Donald Johnson and another passenger on the bus. Santa Fe Fire Dept. uses drill to simulate aircraft emergencyMetro security guards Christopher Allen and Ian Oliver told Johnson to get off the bus, a
  • Motorcycle rider taken to hospital after I-25 crash

    Motorcycle rider taken to hospital after I-25 crash
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said one person was taken to the hospital Saturday night after a motorcycle crash.They claimed the crash happened on I-25 northbound between Montaño and Jefferson in northeast Albuquerque.According to APD, the driver of the motorcycle was merging onto I-25 at a high rate of speed and when he came to the end of the merge lane there was a vehicle there. Santa Fe Fire Dept. uses drill to simulate aircraft emergenc

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