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Sally Vasquez was sitting on the porch of her home in the village of Guadalupe Thursday when U.S. Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd came through to see for themselves the damage the fall El Niño storms have caused in Conejos County and other areas of the San Luis Valley.
Additional flooding over the weekend of Oct. 31, 2026, inundated northern New Mexico homes and roadways that were already underwater from floods earlier in October, including San Juan County, pictured above Oct. 23, 2026. (Photo courtesy Elmer Ignacio) Unrelenting rainfall in northern New Mexico over the weekend prompted additional flooding...
Nearly 10 months after a Special Use Permit was issued to the Española Pathways Shelter, city councilors questioned the organization’s CEO and executive director about whether the organization was following the permit’s requirements. At the Oct. 27 Española City Council…. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur...
A Farmington man founded Wild Horse Valley Strong to lead flood relief after back-to-back flooding damaged 1,500+ homes.
Despite recent mediation efforts, state officials say the U.S. Department of Energy is still delaying an agreement that would update the plans and timelines to clean up the hexavalent chromium plume that has lingered beneath Los Alamos National Laboratory for decades. No cleanup work has been underway since November 2025.
Roughly half (49.65%) of all eligible voters cast their ballot in New Mexico during the 2026 midterm elections, with more than 726,000 out of 1.46 million voting, according to New Mexico’s Secretary of State. With all precincts reporting as of Nov. 4, the unofficial election results are as follows:
One small New Mexico town throws a fall festival where pumpkins get launched across a field for fun. I love that kind of small-town weirdness. It also turns out that towns like that are quietly gaining new neighbors. A tech giant built a massive data center in a village that...
One diner in this state sits inside a giant building shaped like an owl. Yes, an owl, with booths inside and tiny jukeboxes waiting at the tables. That’s only one stop on this trip. Another spot runs a model train along its dining room ceiling. A third keeps the...
Last night, the 2026 midterm election results delivered plenty of historic firsts. It was a particularly powerful night for Native American representation: Democrat Deb Haaland became the first Native American woman to be elected as Governor of New Mexico, while Peggy Flanagan—the current lieutenant governor of Minnesota—became the first Native woman to win the U.S. Senate seat in her state. (And there could even be a third victory for the Indigenous community today: at the time of publishing this story, Alaska’s Mary Peltola is currently leading the race for a Senate seat, too.)
A bookstore with a dollar shelf and a free box sounds like a trap for anyone with weak willpower. I have a thing for places that make cheap books this easy to grab, and this New Mexico shop leans all the way in. The building is big, and the aisles...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a tradition to wear Halloween costumes at school, but a pair of costumes at an Albuquerque school is raising questions. Two middle school girls told school staff they dressed up as pimps for the school’s Halloween parade. KRQE News found a string of emails revealing one staff member not only […]
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Some closures have been issued on the Sandia Ranger District in Bernalillo County. Starting Nov. 9 at 7 a.m., National Forest Road 462, the Coyote Trailhead parking area and the Chamisoso Trailhead parking area will all close while construction and maintenance is completed. Officials...
Residents living near the First Nations Community Clinic on Zuni Road say ongoing problems in their neighborhood have made them fear for their safety.
New Mexico seniors on Presbyterian’s Senior Care Medicare Advantage HMO plans lose them on Dec. 31, and Presbyterian Health Plan will not offer them in 2027. Medicare’s fall enrollment period runs through Dec. 7, and a second window for people whose plan is not renewed runs from Dec. 8 through Feb. 28. Which Presbyterian plans […]
The New Mexico Department of Transportation closed NM 309 at the river bridge until further notice over safety concerns near the road and bridge.
Albuquerque city councilors gave Titan Development final approval for a 200-unit apartment building in the fast-growing Sawmill District.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Veterans Integration Centers or “The VIC,” in southeast Albuquerque has two decades of mainly helping homeless veterans get off the street. Now, they’re working on new investments around mental health and hunger. Retired Marine David Fauntleroy lived on Albuquerque’s streets for months, and credits “The VIC” for saving his life. […]
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Bernalillo County Fire Rescue had their hands full recently saving a dog stuck in a pipe. BCFR and Bernalillo County Animal Services were called to help a dog trapped in a culvert pipe. The owner says her dog, Luna, was trying to chase after a skunk before she found herself […]
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – From prehistoric fossils to the mysteries of outer space, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has spent four decades bringing the state’s scientific history to life. Now, as the museum celebrates its 40th anniversary, staff members are reflecting on its evolution while preparing several special events to commemorate the milestone.
A free dental clinic at Tingley Coliseum will offer cleanings, fillings, extractions and simple root canals to an expected 1,000 to 1,200 patients.
