“We are proving that there is no wrong door to higher education in New Mexico,” said New Mexico Higher Education Department Cabinet Secretary Stephanie M. Rodriguez in a news release.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's governor and attorney general are facing a federal lawsuit over a new state law that requires a seven-day waiting period for gun purchases. That waiting period law went into effect on May 15. The lawsuit, filed the day the law went into effect, on behalf of two New Mexico residents, []
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Investigators have released new details about a train that derailed near the New Mexico-Arizona state line last month. About 35 railcars derailed from the tracks near Manuelito, New Mexico. Six of those railcars contained 30,000 gallons of propane. Upon impact, the flammable railcars caught fire causing the local fire department to issue a []
(The Center Square) - The technology used by the Albuquerque Police Department to crack high-profile gun cases will soon be available statewide. The federal government will fund four new specialty machines to help New Mexico law enforcement officials track shell casings found at crime scenes. “I think probably the best example of the impact that NIBIN has had, and sort of shell casing analysis has had, is the Solomon Peña case, for example,” New Mexico Attorney...
Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest […]
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins. “We have determined that the dunes sagebrush lizard is […]
In an unprecedented but widely anticipated move made by a U.S. president,
Winds will continue through Monday night as a cold front sweeps across the state. Warm and breezy weather will stick around all the way into the weekend. It was a very warm start to the week across New Mexico Monday. Temperatures are hovering around 100° in the southeast part of the state. Roswell tied a []
New federal policy 'will help reverse longstanding injustices in our legal system.'
MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A 22-year-old woman from New Mexico was killed in a crash near Tonopah, Nevada, on May 8, according to Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP). Officials said the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling westbound on US-6 west of mile marker 22 in the eastbound travel lane. A blue 2020 Kia Optima []
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police removed protestors from the duck pond on the University of New Mexico campus Wednesday morning. The protest was held in response to the U.S. government's involvement in Israel's war in Gaza. Conflict on the UNM campus as the latest on-campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza leads to more arrests with []