Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico. [Read More]
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Luis Antonio Talamantes-Romero, a 36-year-old Mexican national, received more than a life sentence in New Mexico last year for a 2019 murder. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice says Talamantes will also serve a 20-year federal sentence for illegal re-entry into the U.S. Talamantes was the man behind one of Albuquerque's high-profile murder []
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been called on to issue payouts to women affected by historical errors and underpayments - with as much as £2,950 expected
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The manhunt for the man accused of shooting and killing his wife in Mesilla is over. Oscar Renee Sandoval, 59, who's accused of fatally shooting his wife Sheireen Al Jibury, 39, on Monday, April 1, is now in jail after being captured by Mexican authorities in Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday, []
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Beginning Tuesday, April 9 crews will close down the northbound I-25 off ramp at Exit 75 in Williamsburg, New Mexico for paving. Broadway St. will be closed west of the I-25 northbound on ramp at Exit 75 and the southbound I-25 off and on ramps at Exit 75 will be closed. Motorists []
PECOS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A two-vehicle crash near Pecos killed two men from Rio Grande City, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Juan Elisandro Lopez and 40-year-old Luis Carlos Zamora. According to a release from DPS, the incident occurred at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday near State Highway 17 []
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) -- A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday, charging Jaremy Smith with the murder of New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare. The indictment charges Smith, 33, of Marion, with carjacking resulting in death, causing death by the discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, kidnapping resulting in death, []
The Biden campaign on Monday ripped into former President Trump's stance on abortion in a new ad blaming the former president for the near-death of a Texas woman after she was denied an abortion following a miscarriage. The 60-second ad, titled "Willow's Box," features an emotional interview with the woman, Amanda Zurawski, who discussed the
We’re in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook released Thursday by the National Weather Service.
In the last two months, a middle school in New Mexico has seen migrants walk onto its campus twice, while a Texas high school this week caught a mob of 100 trying to cut a fence near its classrooms.
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The state is launching its new option to make voting from home more convenient. Voters registered with a major party can now request to be added to a permanent absentee list. The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office says they've seen more people take advantage of absentee ballots since the pandemic. With the []
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – David K. Thomson is New Mexico's 43rd chief justice since statehood. Justice Thomson was sworn in on Wednesday, April 17. Thomson was chosen by his colleagues and will serve a two-year term, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. As chief justice, he will act as the administrative head of budgetary []