Albuquerque news

• 3 UNM filmmakers receive grants to create documentaries

  25-02-2025 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three University of New Mexico filmmakers are getting a little extra cash to help them capture on film some of the biggest struggles New Mexicans face. Jay Alan Miller, Heathen Seagraves, and Thomas Manning are three of eight filmmakers receiving grants to help them create documentaries addressing the problems people in the state face, from regenerative farming to an intergenerational look at queer identity. Report: Balloon Fiesta generated more than $215M f
  
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• Report: Balloon Fiesta generated more than $215M for Albuquerque

  25-02-2025 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta are sharing the economic impact from the 53rd Fiesta. According to a third-party study last year, the fiesta generated more than $215 million.Solar power project completed at Gateway CenterThe nine-day event attracted more than 838,337 guests, including 712,500 tourists. The event showcased 551 registered hot air balloons and 667 pilots representing 45 states and 16 countries. This year's Balloon Fi
  
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• State releases identification requirements for people to receive unemployment

  25-02-2025 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Getting unemployment insurance benefits now requires additional information. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions said anyone who wants to make a claim must now submit their ID within ten days of submission. Officials say this change enhances security and prevents fraud. New Mexico MVD online services, retail kiosks will be temporarily unavailableThe state provided these options for people to verify their identity:America's Job Center locationsSocial Se
  
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• Deming couple charged with 16 counts of child abuse

  25-02-2025 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico couple is behind bars after New Mexico State Police said they are suspected of child abuse. Investigators learned a report was made to the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department regarding the abuse of multiple siblings in Deming. Taos County Sheriff’s Office investigating double homicideThey said minors were living in horrific conditions, sleeping outdoors, and at least one of the children was sexually abused. NMSP identified the s
  
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• Taos County Sheriff's Office investigating double homicide

  25-02-2025 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A double homicide investigation is underway after two people were found dead inside a mobile home in northern New Mexico. Monday night, the Taos County Sheriff's Office responded to the Valencia trailer park for a welfare check.New Mexico woman pushes bill that would create new crime for home invasionWhen they entered the home, they found two women who are believed to have been shot to death. With the help from the Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Office, they lo
  
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• Solar power project completed at Gateway Center

  25-02-2025 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Gateway Center is now being energized in a more sustainable way. The City of Albuquerque announced on Tuesday the completion of the final phase of a major solar energy upgrade to the center.Thief returns stolen crystal to the store it was taken from in AlbuquerqueThe new solar system includes four canopy solar PV rays, three solar edge inverters with power optimizers, and a steel tee canopy for parking shade. The city said the $1.3 million project will h
  
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• School safety advocates see success with changes along southeast Albuquerque streets

  25-02-2025 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Wilson Middle School in Albuquerque's International District received some much-needed safety improvements this month. The changes come after parents and community members raised concerns about the safety of students getting to and from school."People do speed down here really quickly, and our kids are; we have a lot of kids that are coming from the eastern area to our schools, and with the reckless driving, it's a safety concern," said Wilson Mid
  
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• Measles outbreak update: 124 cases across Texas and the South Plains as of Feb. 25

  25-02-2025 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- In its latest update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said there were 124 cases of measles across Texas and the South Plains.DSHS said 18 patients were hospitalized. Five cases were vaccinated, but the rest were unvaccinated. The disease is highly contagious.Two measles cases identified near New Mexico’s southeast borderHere are the cases in each Texas county:
  Dallam - 4Dawson - 7Ector - 2Gaines - 80Lubbock - 1Lynn - 1Martin 3Terry - 21Yoakum - 5
  
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• All planets are visible this week — with a little help and some luck

  25-02-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Attention astronomy fans: This week you have the opportunity to see all of the planets in the night sky — but you'll have to be lucky and have some special equipment.The reason we have the chance to see all the planets is that they are lining up on the same side of the sun in their orbits around it. Saturn’s rings will ‘disappear’ next year: Here’s whySome planets, though, are likely to be too low in the night sky for you to see them.
  
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• What to know about the Feb. 28 Economic Blackout

  25-02-2025 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Customers across the United States are looking to send a message Friday to companies that have rolled back their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the form of a 24-hour consumer boycott, also known as the “Feb. 28 Economic Blackout.” Virally led in a post by a group called The People’s Union USA, one Instagram user under the name "theonecalledjai," who is actually known as John Schwarz, announced his organization’s goal to
  
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• WATCH: Southwest plane, jet narrowly avoid collision at Chicago's Midway Airport

  25-02-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) — A Southwest Airlines plane and a jet experienced a near-miss that was caught on camera at Chicago's Midway International Airport Tuesday.The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. local time and was captured on video by StreamTimeLive. Airport webcam video shared on social media shows the Southwest flight briefly touching down before pulling up to pass above a jet taxiing across the runway.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the following statement rega
  
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• Video shows Southwest plane, jet nearly colliding at Chicago's Midway Airport

  25-02-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) — A Southwest Airlines plane and a jet narrowly missed colliding with each other on a runway at Chicago's Midway International Airport Tuesday.The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. local time and was captured on video by StreamTimeLive.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the following statement regarding the incident:
  The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 initiated a go-around when a business jet entered the runway without authorization at Chica
  
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• Southwest plane, jet narrowly avoid collision at Chicago's Midway Airport

  25-02-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) — A Southwest Airlines plane and a jet narrowly missed colliding with each other on a runway at Chicago's Midway International Airport Tuesday.The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. local time and was captured on video by StreamTimeLive.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the following statement regarding the incident:
  The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 initiated a go-around when a business jet entered the runway without authorization at Chica
  
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• Midweek cool down and weekend storm

  25-02-2025 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  More cities and town across New Mexico will see more record and near-record breaking high temperatures this afternoon. However, a backdoor cold front will be returning us to milder highs tomorrow.
  New Mexico remains under a ridge of high pressure this afternoon. The center of the high pressure is currently to the south over Mexico. The ridging is bringing New Mexico another day of record and near record breaking temperatures, and sunny skies.
  Overnight, an upper level short wave trough will begi
  
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• Over 20 staffers in office overtaken by DOGE resign

  25-02-2025 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Over 20 staffers who worked in the federal department overtaken by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) resigned on Tuesday, saying they won’t use their technical skills to “jeopardize” Americans’ data and “compromise” essential government systems. The 21 employees worked in the United States Digital Service (USDS) office, a technology unit that became DOGE, an advisory board led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, that has oversee
  
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• Teen accused in fatal botched robbery remains behind bars

  25-02-2025 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens accused in a botched robbery that ended with a 14-year-old dead and another woman injured will remain behind bars.
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  Crime: Thief returns stolen crystal to the store it was taken from in AlbuquerqueNews Insiders: Are There ICE Raids Happening In New Mexico?Traffic: BernCo issues hundreds of citations on road with new speed camera
  Police say Janiyah Pino was among a group of teenagers that attempted to rob a couple while t
  
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• Suspect in 2022 Albuquerque murder arrested in Operation Route 66

  25-02-2025 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police and agents from the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office arrested a suspect in connection to a September 2022 murder in Albuquerque.Thief returns stolen crystal to the store it was taken from in AlbuquerqueAccording to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, 33-year-old Izaiah Sanchez was arrested Monday as part of Operation Route 66, a multi-agency campaign to get violent offenders off the streets.
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• VA axes another 1,400 employees

  25-02-2025 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday fired another 1,400 employees amid outcry over a lack of transparency from the agency after 1,000 workers were axed earlier this month. The VA said the individuals dismissed were “non-mission critical” probationary employees who have served less than two years, according to a department statement. The agency defined the non-mission critical positions as those that were diversity, inclusion and equity-related, &ldquo
  
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• New 'wooly devil' plant species discovered in Texas national park

  25-02-2025 19:05 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas is big — so big, it seems, that there are still things to be discovered in the state.Staffers at Big Bend National Park, located in Western Texas, found that to be true after discovering a new plant species "previously unknown to science," the National Park Service confirmed Monday.Last March, a Big Bend National Park botany program volunteer and a supervisory interpretive park ranger found some small plants growing among the desert rocks within a northern porti
  
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• FCC chairman climbs Nexstar broadcast tower to promote industry, jobs

  25-02-2025 18:46 via krqe.com
  
  SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, was on a mission straight to the top of WKRG News 5's 1865-foot tall broadcast tower on Monday.Carr came to southern Alabama on a foggy morning to highlight an industry, and a career, many may not know exists.Only around 200 people climb and maintain these massive broadcast towers nationwide. On this day, Carr made it 201."If we are going to continue to expand connectivity we need a lot more to
  
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• Vance on Trump declining to endorse him: ‘It’s too early’

  25-02-2025 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  *Video shows JD Vance being sworn in as vice president.
  (The Hill) -- Vice President JD Vance argued that it's too early for President Donald Trump to name his successor after Trump declined to endorse his No. 2 as the Republican nominee in 2028.Vance, in an interview with The Daily Mail, laughed off questions over the president saying he wouldn’t name the vice president as his pick to succeed him.“I think he said exactly what he should have said, which is: ‘It’s too earl
  
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• Here's where the first Chi-Chi's will open — and how you could own part of the brand

  25-02-2025 18:41 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Two decades after shutting its doors, the Mexican restaurant chain Chi-Chi's is marching back — and giving you a chance to have an equity stake in the brand.In early December, Michael McDermott, the son of Chi-Chi’s co-founder Marno McDermott, confirmed in a press release that he planned to honor his family’s legacy with the return of the restaurant. He founded CHI-CHI’S Restaurants, LLC, which has reached an agreement with Hormel Foods to revive the cha
  
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• Blue Origin completes 10th human flight into space

  25-02-2025 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Space technology company Blue Origin successfully completed its 10th human spaceflight and the 30th flight for the New Shepard program on Tuesday morning, Feb. 25, the company announced.The rocket was launched from its location outside of Van Horn.The crew from Blue Origin's 10th human space flight launched on Feb. 25 from Van Horn.
  The astronaut crew included: Lane Bess, Jesús Calleja, Elaine Chia Hyde, Dr. Richard Scott, Tushar Shah, and an undisclosed sixth cre
  
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• Asteroid no longer poses a threat to Earth, scientists say

  25-02-2025 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid.After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday.At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.ESA has since lowered the odds to 0.001%. NASA had it down to 0.0027% — meaning th
  
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• Chris Jasper of the Isley Brothers dies at 73

  25-02-2025 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Chris Jasper, a member of the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, passed away on Sunday. He was 73 years old.The singer and songwriter died after a cancer diagnosis he received in December 2024, his family said in a statement on Facebook.The Cincinnati, Ohio, native was a classically trained musician and composer who started studying classical piano at just 7 years old, his family explained.Singer and musician Chris Jasper (Christopher H. Jasper) of The Isley Brothers is interviewed
  
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• Denny's announces 'pricing decision' about egg dishes

  25-02-2025 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Denny's will be adding a surcharge for meals that include the use of eggs at some locations due to rising costs from a nationwide egg shortage, the company has confirmed to Nexstar.The diner chain did not announce which of its roughly 1,500 locations would impose the surcharge, saying “this pricing decision is market-by-market, and restaurant-by-restaurant.”Story continues below
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• 'Conclave': Will Pope Francis' health affect Oscars voting?

  25-02-2025 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Rarely in motion picture history have world events coincided so closely with an Academy Awards frontrunner during awards season.As Catholics around the world pray for Pope Francis to recover from health ailments that have left the 88-year-old pontiff in critical condition, "Conclave," a fictional thriller about the process of selecting a new pope, is among the top contenders for Best Picture at this Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.Conan O’Brien will host 2025 Oscars
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• Nearly 200K sign petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship

  25-02-2025 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Thousands of individuals have signed an online petition urging the revocation of tech billionaire Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship over his involvement in the Trump administration, which the petitioners argue undermines Canada's sovereignty.The petition, which is progressing through the Canada's House of Commons, was filed by Qualia Reed, an author from Nanaimo, British Columbia.Democrat MP Charlie Angus, a vocal critic of Musk, has also backed the petition, which hadgarnered over 3
  
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• Terror designation might prompt cartels to target Americans, expert says

  25-02-2025 17:23 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The White House on Feb. 20 designated eight Latin American transnational criminal gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.They include Mexican drug cartels flooding American communities with fentanyl and other drugs, and Central and South American street gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua linked to violent acts in the United States.The designation empowers the Treasury Department and U.S. law enforcement to aggressively target financial resources these gr
  
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• New Mexico MVD online services, retail kiosks will be temporarily unavailable

  25-02-2025 17:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division's online services systems and retail kiosks will be unavailable starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28.Story continues below
  DWI Scandal: BCSO undersheriff resigns amid DWI dismissal scandalLocal: Man detained by ICE agents at Santa Fe gas stationCrime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy County
  The planned outage will take place through Monday, March 3, at 6 a.m. The systems will undergo maintenance.
  
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• Why you won't receive a Supplemental Security Income check in March

  25-02-2025 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Those who regularly receive Supplemental Security Income from the Social Security Administration have seen some irregularly-timed payments recently. In March, they won't see a payment at all.Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is dispersed monthly, typically on the first day of each month.A quick look at the calendar will show that March 1 falls on a Saturday which, as SSI beneficiaries may know, means they will not receive their payment that day. They won't receive it on Monday
  
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• Security firm under fire after woman is forcibly dragged from Idaho town hall: 'Violent and traumatic'

  25-02-2025 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Republican-hosted legislative town hall meeting in northern Idaho descended into chaos after three plainclothes security workers forcibly removed a woman who was heckling the speakers.The incident Saturday at Coeur d'Alene High School, first reported by the Coeur d'Alene Press, drew widespread attention after videos of the turbulence were posted online. Now more than $120,000 has been raised for Teresa Borrenpohl's legal costs, and the police chief has asked to h
  
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• No savings expected from nearly 40% of DOGE-canceled contracts

  25-02-2025 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  Video of previous DOGE coverage.
  Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows.The Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon Musk last week published an initial list of 1,125 contracts that it terminated in recent weeks across the federal government. Data published on DOGE's “Wall of R
  
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• Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments

  25-02-2025 16:23 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden administration to lower payments and secure debt relief.  While the GOP proposals might change quickly, student loan forgiveness is now a thing of the past, and borrowers are bracing as their loans become a potential reconciliation target. “We really see this as an attack on studen
  
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• Musk says failure to respond to email a second time will end in termination

  25-02-2025 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk said federal employees will get a second chance to respond to an email asking for a recap of their last week’s accomplishments — or else face termination.“Subject to the discretion of the President, they will be given another chance,” Musk wrote on X on Monday, referring to federal employees who did not respond to an initial email asking them to list 5 things they accomplished in the week prior by 11:59 p.m. Monday or face removal.&
  
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• Bernalillo County begins search for new fire chief

  25-02-2025 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County says it is now beginning a nationwide search for a new fire chief, as the current head of the department has announced his departure.
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  DWI Scandal: BCSO undersheriff resigns amid DWI dismissal scandalLocal: Man detained by ICE agents at Santa Fe gas stationCrime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy County
  In a release, Bernalillo County Fire Rescue Chief Greg Perez said he believe
  
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• Spring-like weather in short term and breezy winds

  25-02-2025 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Spring-like temperatures are once again set for later today and even this morning's conditions are once again relatively mild for some but with dry air with less-breezy conditions to start for most, temperatures are starting off slightly lower, except for areas in the Pecos River Valley. Calm winds are still allowing for seasonably cold conditions to start in the Four Corners with rain and wet snow approaching with below-freezing temperatures for most in the northern mo
  
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• Spring-like in short term & a bit breezy

  25-02-2025 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Spring-like temperatures are once again set for later today and even this morning's conditions are once again relatively mild for some but with dry air with less-breezy conditions to start for most, temperatures are starting off slightly lower, except for areas in the Pecos River Valley. Calm winds are still allowing for seasonably cold conditions to start in the Four Corners with rain and wet snow approaching with below-freezing temperatures for most in the Northern Mo
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Fired workers, State budget, Warm to cooler, Emergency training, Creative Bravos

  25-02-2025 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  Are There ICE Raids Happening In New Mexico?BernCo issues hundreds of citations on road with new speed cameraThief returns stolen crystal to the store it was taken from in AlbuquerqueAPD: 53 arrested during first week of Central Ave. crime operationNew program aims to encourage young voices for the cattle industry in NMOfficials say holiday banners along Central Ave. in ABQ are being taken downBig Bend National Park home to newly discovered plant species
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• Kirtland Air Force Base using technology to train emergency services

  25-02-2025 14:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Kirtland Air Force Base is giving a closer look into how its Fire Emergency Services team prepares for real world situations.
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  DWI Scandal: BCSO undersheriff resigns amid DWI dismissal scandalLocal: Man detained by ICE agents at Santa Fe gas stationCrime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy County
  The base says its first responders use a virtual reality simulator. This gives firefighters realistic and i
  
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• Are There ICE Raids Happening In New Mexico?

  25-02-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – President Donald Trump has made it no secret that he plans to shake up the status quo on how the United States operates regarding immigration, promising mass deportation efforts. So how are those efforts going so far in New Mexico?This week on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast, Sophia Genovese, Asylum and Detention Managing Attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center joins Chris and Gabby to provide context and answer the main questions and concern
  
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• City of Albuquerque selects 2025 Creative Bravos Awards recipients

  25-02-2025 13:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque has chosen the nine recipients for the 2025 Creative Bravos Awards.
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  DWI Scandal: BCSO undersheriff resigns amid DWI dismissal scandalLocal: Man detained by ICE agents at Santa Fe gas stationCrime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy County
  The annual event looks to highlights individual artists, organizations, businesses and collectives that contributed to the city’s
  
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• U.S. DOE secretary: Federal layoffs won't affect Los Alamos National Laboratory

  25-02-2025 08:22 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Secretary of Energy is the first of President Donald Trump's appointees to visit the Land of Enchantment. "This lab was chosen for a reason,” said Secretary Chris Wright, Department of Energy.Story continues below
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• Warm weather continues through the end of February

  25-02-2025 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  It has been a record warm afternoon across parts of New Mexico. Temperatures will stay mild all week despite a cold front Wednesday.It was a record warm start to the last week of February across New Mexico with record high temperatures in Clayton, Silver City, Gallup, Farmington, Las Vegas, and Santa Fe. Temperatures climbed into the 70s in central New Mexico and into the 80s in southern parts of the state. Low temperatures Tuesday morning will also be well-above average. Sunny, dry, and warm we
  
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• Officials say holiday banners along Central Ave. in Albuquerque are being taken down

  25-02-2025 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's beginning to look less like Christmas in the Albuquerque metro as the city is slowly starting to remove the holiday banners flying along Central Ave. but why did it take so long to get over the holidays? "I believe or we've seen in New Mexico, sometimes holidays are a tradition, some take it as far as not removing signs," said one Albuquerque woman.Story continues below
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• Thief returns stolen crystal to the store it was taken from in Albuquerque

  25-02-2025 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's not your usual case of theft, a New Mexico man returned a valuable item just two days after he stole it from a local business. Heather Larson is a co-owner of Mama's Minerals on 12th Street in northwest Albuquerque. She said a worker realized on Sunday morning that one of their more valuable crystals was missing. APD: 53 arrested during first week of Central Ave. crime operationUpon looking at surveillance footage, she said a man stole the huge crystal
  
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• Community mourns death of Albuquerque missionary and father of six

  25-02-2025 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque community is mourning the loss of a beloved friend, father, and mentor after a tragic accident over the weekend. Craig Hauquitz was a dedicated missionary and assistant baseball coach who was hit and killed by a city bus while riding his bike near Tramway Blvd. on Saturday. Exhibit honoring Native Americans who have served in U.S. armed forces opening in Rio RanchoCraig and his wife were known for their deep commitment to serving others and fr
  
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• New Mexico woman pushes bill that would create new crime for home invasion

  25-02-2025 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque grandmother is trying to turn her experience of a home invasion into a change in state law. But she said politics is getting in the way.Story continues below
  DWI Scandal: BCSO undersheriff resigns amid DWI dismissal scandalLocal: Man detained by ICE agents at Santa Fe gas stationCrime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy County
  It was nearly a year ago when repeat offender, Joseph Rivera, went into Anissa Tin
  
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• UNM Men's basketball has another tough road test playing SDSU on Tuesday

  25-02-2025 05:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Mountain West-leading University of New Mexico Men's basketball team is on the road for a 2nd consecutive game, as they gear up for a Tuesday night matchup with San Diego State. Coming off of a loss to Boise State, UNM has another tough road test against a very physical San Diego State University Team."Our guys know what it's going to take to beat them and all you have to do is experience it once. Obviously, some of the guys have not been here, but they
  
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• CYFD: Proposed budget would create funding shortfall for services

  25-02-2025 03:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is sounding the alarm about a severe funding shortfall in the state's proposed house budget which it said could jeopardize vital child welfare services. The House budget has allocated nearly $2 million in recurring general funds, which is almost 3% of the department's $62 million of needed funding.House Dem’s nearly $11 billion budget focuses on housing, public safety and educationCYFD Secretary Teresa C
  
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