Albuquerque NM

Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center and the Albuquerque Police Department announce the identification of “Becca Doe” as Becca Mallekoote, born on March 4, 1973. A young woman — later known as “Becca Doe” — died by suicide in an Albuquerque motel in 1991. Although her personal effects...

Bernalillo County says its tiny home project has been a big success, and now, it's about to get bigger. With a growing need for transitional housing in the metro, the county says they're trying to meet the demand.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The sentence was handed down for a man who fired randomly into a moving vehicle, killing an Uber driver. Police were called to an accident just two days before Christmas in 2024. An Uber driver, Steven Keliia, was shot and killed while he was driving down Menaul Blvd. near Louisiana Blvd.

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – New Mexico State Police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a deadly shooting that happened on Highway 14 last summer. According to investigators, officers were called around 10 p.m. on August 9, 2025, to the area of Milepost 29, where they found a man suffering from a...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Days after a plane crashed on an Albuquerque golf course, KRQE News 13 heard the shocked reaction from those on the course that day. One employee who was golfing nearby said it’s a miracle it wasn’t worse. Friday started out as a slow...

A jury in New Mexico on Monday convicted a man of eight criminal charges in connection with repeated sexual abuse of a Honduran teenager.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque elementary school is celebrating positive behavior and encouraging students to read by installing a book vending machine. Students at Pajarito Elementary School can earn tokens for the machine by exhibiting good behavior, according to the school. Any staff member can give...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – West Mesa High School was put on a shelter in place this morning, after a shooting suspect barricaded himself in a nearby home. Officers took 22-year-old Houston Ruiz-Licon into custody near Quailbrush Dr. and Fortuna Rd. The incident caused West Mesa High School to shelter-in-place for...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – David Ostrovitz, or “Mr. O” as students know him, was a guitar instructor for 34 years at Manzano High School in Albuquerque. He’s retired now, but each week he goes to Tomasita Elementary. There, students in a 4th grade class experience music from a Ukulele with Mr. O as their teacher. In...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker is set to perform at the 2026 New Mexico State Fair. Tucker has amassed 23 Top-40 albums, 56 Top 40 singles, and 10 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts. She has received numerous accolades, including two CMAs, two ACMs, three CMT...