Albuquerque news

• City makes path to overlook deck at Tingley Beach ADA accessible

  06-10-2017 13:49 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – People using a wheelchair or a stroller will now have the chance to go even further through the Bosque. This after the city completed a two-year project adding an extra 1000 feet to the ADA accessible trail that now stretches four miles from Montano to Tingley Beach.
  The extra 1000 feet was just completed days ago and it now connects the trail from the Central/Tingley parking lot, to underneath the overpass, to the overlook deck along the river.
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• New Mexico National Guard deploys across the state to prepare for possible flooding

  29-09-2026 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico National Guard has stationed equipment and personnel across the state in preparation for possible flooding that could take place due to heavy rain. Seven New Mexico National Guard task forces are positioned at strategic locations across the state. The National Guard has deployed high-water-capable military vehicles and personnel [...]
  
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• Common Cents Act would impact pennies, nickels and cash transactions. It may soon become law

  29-09-2026 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  A new nickel, rounded transactions and the formal death of the penny. They could all happen soon.
  
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• Socorro Consolidated Schools cancels school on Tuesday

  29-09-2026 16:19 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – Socorro Consolidated Schools has made the decision to cancel school on Tuesday, September 29, due to inclement weather and road conditions. Any students who have already arrived or are in transit on buses will be returned home safely or held safely at school until parent pickup can be arranged, the school [...]
  
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• Widespread flooding, Robinson Park, Crash victim, Recycling collection, White Sands

  29-09-2026 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories Tuesday's Five Facts [1] Widespread storms and cooler weather around New Mexico - By early Tuesday morning, widespread rain is expected across much of New Mexico. Another, potentially heavier, round of rain and thunderstorms will develop Tuesday afternoon and continue through Tuesday night as the upper-level storm moves closer and the remnants [...]
  
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• Volcanoes Day Use Area: A hike around 3 ancient volcanoes rising from the west mesa; Enchanted Trails

  29-09-2026 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  On this episode of Enchanted Trails, Grant Tosterud explores the Volcanoes Day Use Area on Albuquerque’s West Mesa. The hike takes you through a landscape shaped by volcanic activity, with several cinder cone volcanoes rising above the surrounding desert. Along the way, hikers get wide-open views of Albuquerque, the Rio Grande Valley, and the Sandia [...]
  
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• White Sands hosts programs for National Fossil Day

  29-09-2026 14:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – White Sands National Park is giving visitors a chance to walk through the ice age. Park officials are celebrating National Fossil Day throughout October. To get the community involved, a series of special programs will be available from October 2 - 28. Those programs introduce visitors to preserved footsteps of prehistoric [...]
  
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• Trinity Downwinders: The Fight That Took 80 Years

  29-09-2026 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  TULAROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – The 1945 Trinity nuclear test was conducted in south-central New Mexico, but advocates argue its effects lingered long after the bomb detonated. For decades, residents in communities surrounding the test site have pushed the federal government to recognize the health impacts New Mexicans endured in the years that followed. Tina Cordova, [...]
  
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• Widespread storms and cooler weather around New Mexico

  29-09-2026 13:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Widespread morning rain with thunderstorms, as well as the highest of the northern mountains dealing with snow showers, are accompanied by many areas with reduced visibility. Very humid conditions have returned as most are starting off around or at least a couple of degrees milder than average. Northern areas are mostly [...]
  
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• Heavy rain moves in as Polo’s remnants cross New Mexico on Tuesday

  29-09-2026 06:36 via krqe.com
  
  Another significant stretch of wet weather is underway across New Mexico. Widespread heavy rain will move into much of the state by Tuesday as the remnants of Polo move into New Mexico. Flash flooding is likely in parts of the state through Wednesday. A surge of monsoon and tropical moisture is moving into New Mexico [...]
  
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• Fa’avae earns Mountain West Freshman of the Week as Lobos turn attention to UTEP

  29-09-2026 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Chile roaster remains in Albuquerque. The New Mexico Lobos defeated New Mexico State 42-18 in Las Cruces on Saturday, giving UNM its third consecutive victory in the Rio Grande Rivalry. The Lobos received more good news Monday, as quarterback Toa Fa’avae was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week. [...]
  
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• City of Albuquerque closes Robinson Park for hours during day, driving out the homeless

  29-09-2026 05:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In a bizarre move, the City of Albuquerque is closing a popular downtown park for hours out of the day, and it's giving police the opportunity to drive out the homeless. But the city insists that's not the reason behind the change. It's home to a popular Saturday growers market full of [...]
  
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• Family, friends hold vigil for 11-year-old Albuquerque crash victim

  29-09-2026 05:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Family and friends gathered Monday night to pay tribute to an 11-year-old boy killed in a crash in Albuquerque over the weekend. During a candlelight vigil at La Palomita Park Monday night, family and friends identified the boy as Braxton Ahasteen, who played youth football for the Sandia Matadors. "He was [...]
  
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• Woman accused of abuse, neglect of New Mexico disabled woman sentenced to prison

  29-09-2026 03:17 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the women arrested for the deadly abuse and neglect of a woman she was supposed to be caring for has learned her fate. On Monday, Angelita Chacon was sentenced to prison for the death of a woman with developmental disabilities. "Injuries were gruesome. It really was almost amounted to torture," [...]
  
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• Heavy rain, flash flooding likely as the remnants of Polo move into New Mexico Tuesday

  29-09-2026 02:20 via krqe.com
  
  Another significant stretch of wet weather is underway across New Mexico. Widespread heavy rain will move into much of the state by Tuesday as the remnants of Polo move into New Mexico. Flash flooding is likely in parts of the state through Wednesday. A surge of monsoon and tropical moisture is moving across the state [...]
  
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• City of Albuquerque tests recycling pilot program

  29-09-2026 01:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to make the metro cleaner and greener, the City of Albuquerque is launching a new pilot program that could change the way the city collects residential recycling. There are a couple of ways people can recycle in the city of Albuquerque: take it to one of the nine [...]
  
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• VIDEO: BCSO deputies arrest man accused of 7th DWI

  29-09-2026 01:07 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Newly obtained body camera video shows the arrest of a drunk driving suspect after he slammed his car into a pole. Bernalillo County deputies arrested Donovan Yazzie in August. Yazzie already had DWI convictions on his record prior to his latest arrest. Deputies caught up with Yazzie after a white [...]
  
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• Officials prepare for upcoming storms, flooding in Mora County and Clovis

  29-09-2026 00:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Multiple areas around New Mexico saw record flooding last week, and with another storm around the corner, multiple regions are preparing to be better prepared this week. There were multiple rescues in Mora County, and due to the recent flash flooding, the county issued an emergency declaration. According to KRQE's meteorologists, [...]
  
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• Spirit Stick 2026 – Week 7

  29-09-2026 00:00 via krqe.com
  
  Four schools go head-to-head in this fierce match to determine who has the most SPIRIT. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football with their fully decked-out Spirit Stick. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes receives the Spirit Stick! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Monday at 4 p.m. [...]
  
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• Albuquerque man pleads guilty to shooting mother's boyfriend

  28-09-2026 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man accused of killing his mother's boyfriend pleaded guilty in court Monday. Paul Otero pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 24.5 years in prison. APD officers were called to a home on the 3400 block of Alpha Ave. NW. in December 2024 after reports of a [...]
  
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• Delinquent property tax auctions set for Sandoval, Mora Counties

  28-09-2026 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department will hold live delinquent property tax auctions in Sandoval and Mora Counties in late September and October. The auctions are intended to collect delinquent property taxes when taxes have been delinquent for at least three years. Following the auction, the state collects all taxes [...]
  
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• Meet the Mules feeding the firefighters battling Yosemite's Dome Fire

  28-09-2026 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  A team of mules traveled from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest to provide food and supplies to firefighters battling the Dome Fire in Yosemite.
  
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• Feds OK $330K for safe drinking water in colonias near Laredo, Cuellar says

  28-09-2026 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  A South Texas congressman says $330,000 in federal funds have been approved to provide drinking water for several colonias low-income housing developments on the border in Webb County, near Laredo, Texas.
  
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• Feds OK $330,000 for safe drinking water in colonias near Laredo, Cuellar says

  28-09-2026 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  A South Texas congressman says $330,000 in federal funds have been approved to provide drinking water for several colonias low-income housing developments on the border in Webb County, near Laredo, Texas.
  
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• Farmington man accused of sexually abusing two children

  28-09-2026 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A Farmington man has been federally charged in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of two minor victims, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico announced Monday. On Sept. 19, 2026, and on previous occasions, Raleigh Jackson, 34, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, engaged in sex [...]
  
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• Albuquerque repeat child sex offender sentenced to prison 

  28-09-2026 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  An Albuquerque man, with a child rape conviction already on his record, is headed back to prison. Joseph Lacour-Benavidez pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal sexual penetration of a minor, three counts of child abuse, and two counts of criminal sexual communication with a child. He was sentenced last week to [...]
  
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• Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department holds 'Doghouse Drive'

  28-09-2026 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — As the cold starts to settle in, the City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is asking for your help in keeping some canines cozy. The department is collecting new or gently-used, medium to large doghouses during its "Doghouse Drive." They're also accepting custom-built doghouses. Donations can be dropped off at the [...]
  
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• 'La Llorona' to take stage at National Hispanic Cultural Center

  28-09-2026 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a retelling of a famous Mexican cultural legend in the form of ballet and with a personal twist. "La Llorona" by Ballet 5:8 takes the stage at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque on Oct. 18. While the ballet will follow the classic ghost story, it aims to focus [...]
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court exceeds performance measures

  28-09-2026 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court achieved success this year, clearing more cases than it had coming into the court this fiscal year. Known as the disposition rate, the measurement is used across the country to quantify a courts efficiency. Another measure is the days taken to complete a case, with that [...]
  
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• Town of Bernalillo breaks ground on new fire station

  28-09-2026 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) –  The Town of Bernalillo on Monday broke ground on its newest fire station. One of the biggest advocates behind the project is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham who helped secure funding and was at Monday's event. The governor spoke about the need to provide for the state's firefighters, who are constantly put [...]
  
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