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• Bernalillo County approves more funds for veteran transitional facility

  23-08-2023 06:12 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- Bernalillo County commissioners approved more funding to finish a transitional living facility for local veterans.The county originally authorized $3.5 million for the housing facility near Gibson and I-25, which broke ground earlier this year.On Tuesday night, they approved another $670,000 for additional costs the project has incurred.The city and feds are also contributing to the project.The campus will include more than 40 units for temporary housing, a
  
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• Demolition begins at St. Catherine's Indian School in Santa Fe

  10-07-2026 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews began to demolish St. Catherine's Indian School in Santa Fe on Friday following a fire that destroyed the historic building last week. The City of Santa Fe said crews worked to safely remove unstable portions before the building is torn down. The demolition will also allow investigators from the New [...]
  
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• State Ethics Commission files lawsuit claiming probation officers shared information with ICE

  10-07-2026 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Ethics Commission filed a lawsuit against the New Mexico Corrections Department for allegedly disclosing New Mexico probationers’ personal information to federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for the purpose of facilitating arrests. The civil enforcement action names Alisha Tafoya Lucero in her official capacity as the secretary [...]
  
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• BCSO deputy implicated in DWI scheme fired after year on paid leave

  10-07-2026 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A deputy implicated in a long-running DWI corruption scheme has been quietly fired by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. However, the Sheriff isn't sharing the reason for his firing. BCSO Deputy Jeffry Bartram, previously implicated in the DWI corruption scandal involving local defense attorneys and law enforcement, was placed on paid administrative [...]
  
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• Santa Fe City Hall, other offices close early Friday due to power outage

  10-07-2026 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe City Hall, the Marcy Street offices, and the Main Library are closed for the remainder of the day on Friday, July 10 due to a power outage. The PNM outage map at 1:20 p.m. showed an outage is impacting over 50 customers in the Paseo De Peralta area. At [...]
  
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• NWS: Flood watch issued for burn scars in the Ruidoso area from Friday to Saturday

  10-07-2026 21:03 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) — A flood watch has been issued in the South Central Mountains, including the burn scars in the Ruidoso area. The watch is from Friday, July 10 at 12:35 p.m. to Saturday, July 11 at 6 p.m. According to the NWS, excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding. Runoff may cause rivers, creeks, [...]
  
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• Friday Forecast: Heating up with showers, storms across New Mexico

  10-07-2026 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  Good afternoon! Spotty showers and thunderstorms have developed in the Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento Mountains once again this afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are forecasted today across eastern and southern New Mexico. Storms, once again, have the potential to become strong to severe later today in northeast New Mexico. Strong winds and localized heavy [...]
  
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• Balloon Fiesta warns of scam targeting vendors

  10-07-2026 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is warning people of a scam involving fraudulent emails from someone posing as a Balloon Fiesta representative. According to a Facebook post by the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the scammer posing as a representative has solicited vendors, including fake contracts and invoices. Balloon Fiesta said all communication [...]
  
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• Cibola National Forest, National Grasslands temporarily closes road near Capilla Peak Lookout

  10-07-2026 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands have issued a road and area closure order. The closure starts at the forest boundary to Capilla Peak Lookout, including New Canyon and Capilla Peak Campground Areas. This closure is due to the safety of the public, as demolition and removal of the inactive University of [...]
  
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• Nonprofit helping Albuquerque's unhoused have a better present and future

  10-07-2026 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Light in the Night, a local nonprofit is helping to meet the basic needs of Albuquerque's unhoused population. They hope it will help people in need pull themselves up and out of homelessness, one step at a time. Two Tone Grant, the organization's founder and president, is behind the wheel of a [...]
  
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• UNM announces Joe Vann as new women's Tennis Coach

  10-07-2026 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Thursday, the University of New Mexico announced that Joe Vann will take the role as head coach for the women's tennis team. This hire comes as Vicky Maes former women's tennis coach moves over to become director of the Lobos tennis club. Vann comes from the University of Central Oklahoma, serving [...]
  
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• Central Avenue reopens following Bliss Building demolition in downtown Albuquerque

  10-07-2026 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Central Avenue is back open in both directions downtown after the city’s contractor made progress demolishing the Bliss Building. The city said on Friday that the project is still on track per the initial timelines. Fifth Street will remain closed for the remainder of the demolition process. “It’s tough seeing this corner [...]
  
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• Trump fires election board Democrats

  10-07-2026 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  President Donald Trump fired the remaining Democratic members of the independent Election Assistance Commission on Thursday, the White House confirmed to The Hill. 
  
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• Mexican national killed in Houston ICE operation was not 'target,' lawmaker says 

  10-07-2026 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  The Mexican man who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Houston earlier this week was not the person the agency was targeting in its probe, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) said Thursday. 
  
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• Repairs underway at White House North Portico

  10-07-2026 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  Repairs are occurring at the White House’s North Portico, according to multiple Trump administration officials, adding it to the list of renovation projects around Washington, D.C., that President Donald Trump has undertaken.
  
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• US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

  10-07-2026 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire. But Thursday’s appeared [...]
  
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• Man bit by rattlesnake in California barely survives after 54 antivenom doses

  10-07-2026 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  Three days later, the hospital ran out of antivenom.
  
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• Care taker wages, PNM power conservation, Dry and hot, Conviction upheld, Senior center meal prices

  10-07-2026 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top Stories Friday's Five Facts [1] Millions in state funding to increase wages for ‘at home’ caregivers in NM may not be distributed - There are rising concerns on whether or not higher wages for care workers are making it into their pockets. This comes after funding was secured for raises during the last [...]
  
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• What's happening in New Mexico July 10-16? New Mexico Tattoo Fiesta and more

  10-07-2026 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from July 3 to 9. Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Notices 🔶New Route 66 sign welcomes travelers to Albuquerque – A new landmark is lighting up Albuquerque’s historic Mother Road. The Route 66 sign near Central Ave. and Tramway Blvd. will welcome visitors driving into the city and [...]
  
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• Dry and hot weather before Monsoon rain returns

  10-07-2026 13:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Passing high-level clouds and leftover lower-level clouds with hardly if any showers are present with calming east-gap winds bringing in low-level moisture into parts of Rio Grande Valley in lieu of yesterday's thunderstorms, as well as some moisture in southern areas. Temperatures are starting off seasonably mild to cool. Some patchy [...]
  
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• Heat advisories go into effect for parts of New Mexico Friday afternoon

  10-07-2026 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  Daily thunderstorm chances will continue across parts of New Mexico into this weekend. High temperatures will climb into the triple digits for more of the state. Storms once again developed over the mountains of New Mexico today, with more storms around the Sacramento Mountains this afternoon. These storms are still moving through parts of southeast [...]
  
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• PNM warns Northeast Heights Albuquerque customers may be asked to conserve power

  10-07-2026 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some Albuquerque residents could soon be asked to cut back on their electricity use. PNM said the Northeast Heights is outpacing their power systems, which are currently strained. About 37,000 customers could be asked by PNM to reduce their power usage during the peak hours of 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. to prevent [...]
  
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• NMDOJ launching investigation into allegations of fake Project Jupiter comments

  10-07-2026 06:14 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Justice is looking into allegations of imposters making public comments about a controversial data center. Albuquerque City Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn and state Rep. Cristina Parajón (D-Albuquerque) said someone used their names to post written comments in support of Project Jupiter, a massive AI data center proposed in [...]
  
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• Santa Fe police arrest man accused of breaking into video game store

  10-07-2026 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police said a suspected video game store bandit is behind bars. Police first received a call early Monday morning about a break-in at 8-Bit Retro Video Games on Cerrillos Road. As officers were headed to that scene, they received word that the intruder got into a fight with the [...]
  
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• Millions in state funding to increase wages for 'at home' caregivers in New Mexico may not be distributed

  10-07-2026 05:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – They're the people who do the hard work of taking care of the elderly in their homes. During the last legislative session, lawmakers secured millions in funding to support higher wages for those caregivers in New Mexico, but now there is concern that none of that money is making it into the pockets [...]
  
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• Deputies search for man they believe was involved in fatal hit and run in Eddy County

  10-07-2026 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Eddy County Sheriff's Office is searching for 23-year-old Miguel Angel Miranda Bermudez, who they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on July 4. ECSO said 42-year-old Samanda Layman was killed in the crash at the Six Mile Dam recreation area on Forni Road. They said they have the [...]
  
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• Albuquerque to hold 'Operation Cool Down' as temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees on Friday

  10-07-2026 04:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees on Friday, the City of Albuquerque will initiate Operation Cool Down once again. That means sprinklers will run from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at five locations across the city: Redlands Park (5121 Sequoid Rd. NW), Loma Del Norte Park (7511 Burke St. NE), Singing [...]
  
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• County commissioner calls for investigation into high gas prices in San Juan County

  10-07-2026 03:53 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A San Juan County commissioner wants an investigation into why gas prices in the Four Corners are so high. Commissioner Sandra Lanier said people there are paying up to 50 cents more for a gallon compared to the Albuquerque metro. She said she also noticed lower gas prices in neighboring [...]
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court affirms first-degree murder conviction for man who killed Alamogordo officer

  10-07-2026 03:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who killed a police officer. In July of 2023, an Alamogordo police officer attempted to pull over Dominic De La O because his taillight wasn't working. De La O did not stop for the officer, and the two got [...]
  
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• Bernalillo County deputy on trial accused of tipping off drug trafficker before DEA operations

  10-07-2026 02:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A sheriff's deputy is on trial facing decades in prison. That case is playing out in front of an Albuquerque jury, as prosecutors accuse the deputy of tipping off a drug dealer. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputy Paul Jessen has been on trial all week at the federal courthouse in downtown Albuquerque; [...]
  
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