Albuquerque news

• Bernalillo County looking for art to decorate community center

  02-05-2024 00:24 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is looking for artists to submit ideas for a public art piece to enhance the Westside Community Center. The deadline to submit an application is June 14."The art should represent the cultures, peoples, heritage, and/or landscapes of the South Valley," the county said in a press release. "The artwork may be integrated into the shade structure, or located on the concrete areas near the stage, but should enhance the performance space during the
  
  Read more

• Pilot at Texas Air Force base dies after ejection incident: 'This is a devastating loss'

  15-05-2024 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — An Air Force instructor at a Texas military base has died after he was ejected from an aircraft during ground operations on Monday.Officials at the Sheppard Air Force Base said the instructor pilot succumbed to his injuries Tuesday after being rushed to the hospital following the accident.He was identified as Captain John Robertson of the 80th Operations Support Squadron.“This is a devastating loss for Captain Robertson’s family and loved ones, and f
  
  Read more

• Protestors removed from University of New Mexico campus

  15-05-2024 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police removed protestors from the duck pond on the University of New Mexico campus Wednesday morning. The protest was held in response to the U.S. government's involvement in Israel's war in Gaza.Story continues below
  Larry Barker Investigation: The $32 million disappearancePodcast: Behind the story: Albuquerque grandma shoots intruderFilm: ‘Breaking Bad’ creator Vince Gilligan returns to Albuquerque to film new seriesNew Mexico Frontiers: New M
  
  Read more

• 2024 Free Summer Lunch & Story Time in the Park

  15-05-2024 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – June will kick off the city of Albuquerque’s summer meal program and Story Time in the Park. Participants in the meal program must be under 18 years of age. Meals or individual food items cannot be taken from the sites.Food distribution at local park locations begins on Monday, June 3. Distribution at Albuquerque community centers will begin on Monday, June 17. Meals will be served at each site for one hour on a first-come, first-served basis.CABQ Free
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Credit card delinquencies surge, almost 1 in 5 users maxed out: Research

  15-05-2024 18:59 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Credit card delinquencies are on the rise, as research from the New York Federal Reserve shows nearly a fifth of borrowers are “maxed-out.”According to the new report, issued by the bank’s Center for Microeconomic Data, household debt rose by 1.1 percent, or $184 billion, in the first quarter of the year, bringing the total to $17.69 trillion.“In the first quarter of 2024, credit card and auto loan transition rates into serious delinquency continued to rise
  
  Read more

• PNM: Graduation balloons can cause power outages

  15-05-2024 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) asks families celebrating graduations to not release balloons, as they can get tangled in powerlines and cause outages. New Mexico putting $1.9 million towards recreation upgradesMylar balloons, in particular, are made of a conductive material and can cause power line malfunctions. They can also create safety hazards. PNM recommends:
  Securely Tie Balloons: Always securely tie Mylar balloons to a weight
  
  Read more

• Old word puzzle by convicted serial killer spells missing Oklahoma teen's name, other clues

  15-05-2024 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — A 20-year-old word puzzle created by the infamous BTK killer Dennis Rader contains the name of a missing Oklahoma teen and several other clues which appear to tie him to her case.Rader killed from 1974 to 1991, giving himself the nickname BTK for “bind, torture and kill.” He played a cat-and-mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught in 2005. He is serving 10 life terms in the state of Kansas, one for each of t
  
  Read more

• Netflix to livestream NFL 2024 Christmas Day games

  15-05-2024 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Christmas Day is more than seven months away and Netflix has already revealed what it's giving football fans for the holiday.
  On Wednesday morning, the streamer revealed it will be the home to watch the NFL's 2024 Christmas Day games and they will be live.
  "On Dec. 25, 2024, we’ll be the global home of the NFL’s two Christmas Day marquee games. And mark your calendar for Christmas Day in 2025 and 2026 when we’ll be streaming at least one holiday game each ye
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• May's Third Thursday event at the Albuquerque Museum

  15-05-2024 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The monthly Third Thursday event at The Albuquerque Museum is coming up May 16, 2024 from 5 - 8:30 p.m. CNM ready to roll out new EV certification programAt this month's event Myrriah Gómez will be discussing her book, "Nuclear Nuevo México: Colonialism and the Effects of the Nuclear Industrial Complex on Nuevomexicanos." The book tells the story of how nuclear history in connected to the colonial history of New Mexico. The Duke City Repertory
  
  Read more

• Valles Caldera backcountry route reopens for 2024

  15-05-2024 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  JEMEZ SPRINGS (KRQE) – Wednesday marks the opening of the backcountry vehicle route for the 2024 season in Valles Caldera National Preserve. Thirty-five vehicle passes are available ahead of time every day.Vehicle passes can be reserved online. This year, five daily first-come, first-served passes will also be available. Those passes become available at 10:00 a.m. every day. Volunteer applications being accepted for Valles Caldera National PreserveAccording to a press release, an auto
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque westside animal shelter will be closed Monday, May 20

  15-05-2024 17:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city's westside animal shelter will be closed for one day on May 20 while crews install a new electrical box. The shelter will re-open the next day.While the westside shelter is temporarily closed for intake and reclaims, the city's eastside shelter will be open for emergency intake of stray animals from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20. Non-emergency intakes are by appointment only – appointments can be made at this link. Survey: 58% of th
  
  Read more

• Colorado man fights for life after rare internal decapitation from dirt bike crash

  15-05-2024 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado man is fighting for his life after suffering a rare injury in a dirt bike accident.On Monday morning, Brandon Causey suited up to ride his dirt bike solo — as he’s done so many times around the paths in Gypsum, Colorado — just hours after dropping off his wife at the airport. His daughter, Ciera Causey, said he was found unconscious on the road shortly after."He was taken to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood, and they didn’t
  
  Read more

• Bernalillo County Commissioners discuss a number of topics

  15-05-2024 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Commissioners met Tuesday evening and discussed a number of topics. The $32 million disappearanceIn fiscal year 2023, a mill levy tax provided UNM Hospital with over $120 in funding. A ballot measure would extend the mill levy for an additional eight years, until 2032. In April, UNM approved a memorandum of understanding, a non-binding agreement between the county and the hospital on the proposed mill levy. Tuesday, the resolution was passe
  
  Read more

• Inflation eases slightly in April, remains above 3%

  15-05-2024 15:34 via krqe.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (NewsNation) — Prices rose 3.4% year-over-year in April, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report. It's slightly lower than March, but still above the 2% target.Even though inflation has fallen since its peak of 9.1% in June of 2022, Americans are still grappling with everyday costs.
  From the grocery store to the gas station, budgets are getting tighter across America as the inflation cooldown in 2023 appears to have stalled in 2024. Workers’ paychecks
  
  Read more

• APD: Two people killed, one critically injured in series of crashes

  15-05-2024 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating three separate crashes overnight crashes that left two people dead and one person critically injured.Story continues below
  Podcast: Behind the story: Albuquerque grandma shoots intruderFood: Two New Mexico restaurants rank as Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’Community: New Mexico looking for summer reading instructorsTrending: City councilor looks to bring back scooter rideshare programs
  
  Read more

• Increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms through Thursday

  15-05-2024 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday morning is dry and partly cloudy. Wednesday will be similar to Tuesday, with dry skies until late morning, and storms will build in the mountains by around midday. Most rain will come down in the mountains of central, western and northern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening.Forecast Continues Below
  Podcast: Behind the story: Albuquerque grandma shoots intruderFood: Two New Mexico restaurants rank as Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’Community: New Mexico loo
  
  Read more

• KRQE Newsfeed: Denied juvenile, Corruption case, Evening storms, EV program, New production

  15-05-2024 14:57 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top Stories
  The $32 million disappearanceSuspect dead and officer injured in Roswell police shootingMan accused of shooting stepmom at graduation ceremony put on house arrestState analysts are ‘spotlighting’ how New Mexico’s capital outlay funds are being spentAPS taking part in White House summit on chronic student absenteeismRoswell Schools food services assistant receives awardGeorgia Tech forward transfers to UNMFederal student loan interest rates highest in mor
  
  Read more

• Suspect dead and officer injured in Roswell police shooting

  15-05-2024 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police and the Roswell Police Department is investigating an officer involved shooting Wednesday that left an RPD officer injured and the suspect dead.
  Police say the shooting happened around 3 a.m. Wednesday, May 15 near North Main St. and College Blvd. The suspect in the incident was killed and one officer was taken to the hospital after being shot in the leg, according to police.
  
  Read more

• WW II Photo Gallery

  15-05-2024 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  June 6, 2024, will mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day landings along the Normandy coast during World War II.
  From mid-May through June 6, KRQE Media Group and Nexstar will honor and remember the heroes of D-Day. Submit a WW II veteran you would like to showcase in our photo gallery.Click here to see more D-Day stories!
  Submit a photo of your WW II veteran below.
  
  Read more

• 'Not done yet!' Sun expels biggest solar flare in nearly 20 years as Earth dodges it

  15-05-2024 13:35 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places.“Not done yet!” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in an update. PHOTOS: New Mexicans snap pictures of aurora borealisIt's the biggest flare of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak, according to NOAA. The good news is that Earth sh
  
  Read more

• Strong storms possible in parts of New Mexico the next couple of days

  15-05-2024 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  Rain and thunderstorm chances are on the increase through Thursday. Locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds and hail will be possible with strong thunderstorms Thursday afternoon.
  More scattered showers and thunderstorms developed Tuesday afternoon across parts of New Mexico. More of this rain actually made it to the ground. Temperatures were much warmer today in the eastern half of the state, while they are slightly cooler in western New Mexico. The showers and storms have mostly ended tonight, wit
  
  Read more

• The $32 million disappearance

  15-05-2024 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – "This is the worst example where consumers are getting screwed in the history of the state of New Mexico," Former Attorney General Hector Balderas said. He is talking about one of the most significant financial investigations that’s ever been pursued in the state. And the damage left in the wake of this corporate ‘con’ is staggering: tens of thousands of New Mexico victims duped out of millions of dollars."I don't know how a person does this f
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque high school student accused of bringing gun to school released to family

  15-05-2024 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A student accused of bringing a gun to an Albuquerque high school is back at home after the juvenile detention center wouldn't take him. This after Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen spoke at the same high school just hours earlier.  “We don't have time, we need a short-term solution,” said Sheriff John Allen. Tuesday, the sheriff said enough is enough after law enforcement tried to book a student for bringing a gun to schoo
  
  Read more

• Roswell Schools food services assistant receives award

  15-05-2024 05:27 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A national non-profit has recognized a food services assistant at the Roswell School District. Hollie Valenzuela received the School Nutrition Association's Employee of the Year award for the southwest region. The award goes to staff who show a commitment to their school meal programs and the students they serve. General Mills honors APS worker with her own Wheaties boxValenzuela is known as the go-to person for creative projects and often volunteers for sc
  
  Read more

• High school golf – 2024 state championship results

  15-05-2024 04:15 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The 2024 high school state golf championships wrapped up on Tuesday. Individual winners and team standings are listed below while all individual results can be found on the NMAA website.5A - Twin Warriors Golf ClubBoys
  Jake Yrene, La Cueva - 146JJ Botello, Volcano Vista - 148Jonah Utash, Los Lunas - 149
  Team Standings
  Volcano Vista - 610La Cueva - 619Alamogordo - 638
  Girls
  Annie Yost, Piedra Vista - 145Alyssa Rodriguez, West Mesa, Eleanor Warden, Organ Mountai
  
  Read more

• Medio Fire burns in Rio Arriba County

  15-05-2024 04:05 via krqe.com
  
  RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire crews are keeping an eye on a fire burning in Rio Arriba County. The Carson National Forest says lightning is the cause of the Medio Fire burning east of Trout Lakes. The smoke can be seen in the community of Cebolla.
  Start Date: Monday, May 13, 2024, at 1:10 p.m.Location: East of Trout Lake Rd., Carson National ForestSize: .25%Contained: N/AStructures Burned: N/ACause of Fire: LightningEvacuations: N/AVegetation: Ponderosa PineResponse:
  
  Read more

• Field of Dreams dispensary opens back up in apparent dispute between partners

  15-05-2024 03:41 via krqe.com
  
  UPDATE: The dispensary opened back up on Wednesday, May 15, according to Gabriel Perez, an attorney representing Field of Dreams.ORIGINAL: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An apparent dispute between former partners appears to be behind the closure of one of the busiest legal cannabis dispensaries in Sunland Park, New Mexico.Field of Dreams had its doors padlocked by their landlord for non-payment of rent, according to a sign on its door.An attorney for Field of Dreams, however, says the rent has been p
  
  Read more

• Field of Dreams dispensary closes in apparent dispute between partners

  15-05-2024 03:41 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- An apparent dispute between former partners appears to be behind the closure of one of the busiest legal cannabis dispensaries in Sunland Park, New Mexico.Field of Dreams had its doors padlocked by their landlord for non-payment of rent, according to a sign on its door.An attorney for Field of Dreams, however, says the rent has been paid and the lockout notice resulted from a dispute between former business partners.
  A notice of lockout and termination was placed on the
  
  Read more

• Busy Field of Dreams dispensary closed down

  15-05-2024 03:41 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One of the busiest legal cannabis dispensaries in Sunland Park, New Mexico, has had its doors padlocked by their landlord for non-payment of rent, according to a sign on its door.An attorney for Field of Dreams, however, says the rent has been paid and the lockout notice resulted from a dispute between former business partners.
  A notice of lockout and termination was placed on the front door of Field of Dreams dispensary, 159 Sunland Park Dr.CRRUA board votes to increase
  
  Read more

• Albuquerque Public Schools taking part in White House summit on chronic student absenteeism

  15-05-2024 03:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Albuquerque Public Schools leaders are heading to a White House summit to talk about chronic absenteeism within the school district. A spokesperson for APS says for the 2022-2023 school year, 38% of students were chronically absent. That is defined as students missing 10% or more school days since the beginning of the school year. NM judge puts five-day school week rule from the Public Education Department on holdOn Wednesday, APS' Associate Superin
  
  Read more

Follow @Albuquerque_Nws on Twitter!