Cleveland, NM

The City of Las Vegas will be closed Friday, July 1, 2022 and on Monday, July 4, 2022, in observance of the 4th of July holiday. All essential departments will be still be available as needed. Should you require any emergency assistance during this time, please contact the City of...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A man from New Mexico was issued two tickets on Wednesday after his car crashed on Interstate 70. The crash happened at 7 a.m. near milepost 100 in Effingham County. State Troopers said that 20-year-old Ezekiel Thompkins of Las Vegas, New Mexico was driving westbound when, for unknown reasons, his […]

Cleveland High defensive coordinator Eddie Kilmer talks to his defense during the 2021 football season. (Gary Herron/The Observer) He’s spent more than four decades on the sidelines, and now Eddie Kilmer has been recognized nationally by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. He recently became the third football...

Federal lawmakers say they’ve killed a plan by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to shutter four VA clinics in New Mexico. The Gallup, Las Vegas, Raton and Española clinics would have been closed under recommendations released in March. A 2018 law passed by Congress and signed by...

An internal review by the US Forest Service finds that climate change, federal bureaucracy and a malfunctioning weather station all contributed to setting the scene for the largest wildfire so far this year in the contiguous United States and in New Mexico state history. An April 6, Forest Service crews...

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2023 NFL Draft?. I’m the hardest hitting sideline to sideline linebacker in this class. At what age were you first interested in the sport of football?. I’ve been playing football since I was 7. What is one...

Folks who live along the creek are no strangers to flooding—it happened to them back in 2013; but Monday, panicked residents say the river is rapidly rising and the city of Las Vegas isn't opening floodgates that would drain the excess run-off to Storrie Lake.

The City of Las Vegas Solid Waste transfer station will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July fiestas. The transfer station will reopen on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The City of Las Vegas Solid Waste transfer station will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday. If you are scheduled for a Monday pickup please have your roll out curbside by 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The plan to close four VA clinics across the state is now off the table. Earlier this year, the Department of Veteran Affairs discussed closing VA clinics across the country, including clinics in Gallup, Raton, Espanola, and Las Vegas, New Mexico. Thanks to a bipartisan effort in Washington, those clinics will stay open.

SANTA FE, NM – New Mexicans who applied for FEMA disaster assistance for the ongoing wildfires should stay in touch with FEMA to ensure the disaster assistance process stays on track. If you applied for assistance and have yet to hear back from FEMA, you should call the FEMA...

Please be advised, until further notice, the Meadow City Express Shuttle Service will be operating on an emergency basis only; This is due to short staffing levels. Please call to schedule a ride only if you need assistance getting to a critical doctor's appointment that can't wait a week or two. All other rides will not be scheduled.