By Rebekah Riess and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Thirty-five rail cars of a train derailed in New Mexico Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and forcing a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 40 to close. McKinley County Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 12:40 p.m. Friday after the train derailed and caught fire off Interstate 40 near
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 []
The New Mexico School Superintendent Association along with multiple schools and their superintendents have filed a lawsuit in Curry County against the New Mexico Public Education Department in regard to the departments implementation of its new administrative rule, School Instructional Time Requirements.
EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police and the Eddy County Sheriff's Office responded to a dead crash in Artesia on Wednesday. The crash involved one vehicle. The sheriff's office said 26th Street will be closed between Compress Road and the Artesia city limits for an unknown amount of time. New Mexico State Police []
CISA and OMB have just a handful of outstanding tasks to finish as part of the president’s 2021 order.
CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – What do a banded mongoose, an amur leopard, and a chuckwalla have in common? They are all animals at the Living Desert Zoo Gardens State Park that need veterinary care. The zoo in Carlsbad is looking for veterinarian care providers to help with 24-hour emergency care, parasite control, animal vaccinations, and other []
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a state of disaster emergency
At least two people, including a child, died in tornadoes that swept through Oklahoma, authorities said Sunday as emergency crews assessed the extensive damage to homes and businesses from the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in the nation’s midsection since Friday, with flood watches and warnings in effect […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's lawmakers will gather in July for a special lawmaking session. Democratic leaders say they plan on using the time to work on ideas like a panhandling bill, but some Republicans have different hopes for the session. "The failure of the government to secure our southern border is the number one []
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting involved in the issue of licensed cannabis distributors having their marijuana products seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials at checkpoints in New Mexico. The governor recently brought her concerns to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, according to the governor's Director of Communications, Michael Coleman. "During []
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions released its seasonally adjusted employment rate for March, noting that the rate sits at 3.8%, down from 3.9% in February and up from 3.6% in 2023.
A freight train carrying fuel derailed and caught fire on Friday, near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, forcing the closure of Interstate 40 highway. (Hunter Smith via X)