• Legalized gambling likely dead, recreational marijuana still alive

    State House and Senate bills to allow a lottery, casino, online gambling and bets on fantasy sports never gained traction to make it to this week’s midpoint of the legislative session, while the effort to legalize adult recreational marijuana use survived in the Senate but, once again, faces an uncertain fate in the House.

  • New Mexico Department of Health names new Public Health Division director

    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Public health operations within the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) have a new director. Dr. José A. Acosta will lead the Public Health Division. “I'm delighted that Dr. Acosta has accepted the challenge to step into the role as leader of our Public Health Division. He has done outstanding work in []

  • New program aims to help incarcerated veterans in New Mexico reintegrate into society

    GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – A new program in New Mexico is looking to help veterans reintegrate back into society after incarceration. The New Mexico Corrections Department and Veterans Affairs recently launched the "Veterans Program" at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in Grants. A total of 19 veterans at the facility are taking part in the program. []

  • The New Mexico Oppenheimer Erases

    Los Alamos, New Mexico’s tourism website quickly clues visitors into what the city considers its two principal assets. There’s the national laboratory, represented by an illustrated atom, and there are three national parks, represented in an illustrated leaf. Underneath these symbols is the slogan “where discoveries are made.” In 2021, New Mexico attracted 7.2 billion in tourist dollars. Many visitors come for the leaf: Outdoor recreation added $2.3 billion to the state’s economy that year....

  • Active weather continues across New Mexico

    The next wave of heavy snow and rain will arrive later tonight and continue throughout the day Sunday. An additional foot of snow is possible across the Northern Mountains, Sandias, and Manzanos along with the west central mountains this weekend. Cooler than average temperatures will stick around this weekend. The unsettled weather will likely continue []

  • Man dies from Bubonic plague in New Mexico

    A man has died in New Mexico from the bubonic plague – marking the first

  • A New Life for Mexico’s Oldest Union

    Humberto Montes de Oca is the Secretary for Internal Relations of the Mexican Union of Electrical Workers (SME). He was originally a working-class art student who became active in the left-wing political movements of the period of Mexico’s Dirty War (1970s to early 1980s). He joined the SME as a political act to become part More

  • New Mexico United wins season opener

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first official season under New Mexico United head coach Eric Quill started off on a high note. The Black and Yellow hosted Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on Saturday and left the pitch with three points and a 1-0 victory. United controlled possession for much of the game, as they beat Pittsburgh in []

  • New Mexico United to open season on Saturday

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United is set to begin its sixth season in club history on Saturday at Isotopes Park against Pittsburgh. It will mark the first full season under head coach Eric Quill and the first look at an almost entirely new roster. "I am looking for a hungry, bought in team without []

  • ‘Inside Out 2’ Adds New Trailer, New Emotions And New Voices

    Riley is growing up. And that brings out a whole new set of emotions to the animated sequel Inside Out 2. The Pixar sequel to the 2015 film, which followed five personified basic emotions inside the mind of Riley, will be out in theaters on June 14. The film will follow the five original emotions […]

  • New Mexico Heading to MW Championship Title Game

    LAS VEGAS – The No. 6 seed New Mexico Lobos have made history. And now

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    New Mexico State Police officer dead after shooting

    A New Mexico State Police officer was shot and killed on Friday morning,