• New Mexico United beats MLS club Real Salt Lake

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United made history on Wednesday night by hosting an MLS team for the first time in club history. The black and yellow played Real Salt Sake in the round of 32 in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and put on a show during the historic night. United grabbed a []

  • University of New Mexico Hospital nurse adopts NICU baby

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico nurse, who works with sick children, has officially adopted a child born more than four weeks premature and weighing only two pounds. In 2022, Olivia Peña was a registered nurse at the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, a mother of two, and a wife, but then she got []

  • Gusty east canyon winds will develop starting Thursday in the ABQ Metro

    Wetter weather will develop across parts of New Mexico late this week. A strong east wind moves into Albuquerque Thursday night. It was still a windy day for parts of New Mexico, with the highest winds gusts along and north of I-40, but also breezier weather in the southern part of the state. Temperatures were []

  • Albuquerque police cracking down on crime at city bus stops

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A two-day operation targeting bus stops along the Central corridor led to a handgun, fentanyl, and 17 felony warrants cleared. "The warrants ranged from auto theft, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated assault," said APD's southeast area Commander Luke Languit. He says this operation came after numerous cries for help. "Hearing reports []

  • City of Albuquerque looking for new operator of westside shelter

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the City of Albuquerque works to revitalize its Westside Emergency Housing Center, it's also on the hunt for someone to run the place after the current operator announced it won't renew its contract. The WEHC is in the process of a refresh. "The first dorm refresh is completed this week. The []

  • Police release new information in deadly Las Cruces crash

    LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New information has been released about a crash in Las Cruces that resulted in one death and 14 injuries last month. The 69-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer says she mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake as she pulled into a parking space in front of a Savers thrift []

  • Albuquerque City Council allows development in neighborhood to move forward

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Councilors have unanimously denied the appeal of a City of Albuquerque Environmental Planning Commission decision for a ten-acre development in a westside neighborhood. The site plans to have more than a dozen townhomes, a cannabis retailer, offices, and restaurants. Neighbors in the Bosque del Acres neighborhood told KRQE News 13 they []

  • Biden says he’ll stop sending offensive weapons to Israel if it invades Rafah

    “Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview.

  • Tennessee couple says suspected burglar took a shower before taking their stuff

    A couple says a suspected burglar took a shower and ate some food before stealing about $400 worth of items from their home in Memphis, Tennessee, last month.

  • NMDOT: Rio del Oso Bridge closure to cause ‘significant delays’

    RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation has shut down U.S. 84 in both directions at the bridge over the Rio del Oso. They say a NMDOT inspector found damage that compromised the integrity of the bridge and they believe it was caused by a contractor during repairs. NMDOT says their []

  • Residents raise concerns over North Domingo Baca Aquatic Center plans

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Northeast Albuquerque is closer than ever to getting an aquatic center they've been promised for decades, but there are worries now that the city won't prioritize what some neighbors call the most important part of the project. Since 2005, neighbors have been awaiting the North Domingo Baca Aquatic Center to be built []

  • Another APD officer placed on leave as part of DWI Unit investigation

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says another officer has been placed on leave related to an investigation into the department's DWI Unit. APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos said Officer Matthew Trahan was notified he is part of an investigation and was placed on leave. Trahan has been with APD since 2006 and was part []