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BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico lawmakers earmarked $150 million this year for housing projects to get people out of homelessness, and are hoping to get some money for the metro. Bernalillo County has a new list of ideas that could see it buying up hotels and apartments. “The crisis is here in the most...

Attorneys Sheila Lewis of Santa Fe and Maria Padilla of Albuquerque were sworn in Wednesday to the New Mexico Public Defender Commission, which provides guidance on the administration of the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender and selects the state’s chief public defender. The LOPD employs more...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandia National Laboratories confirmed Friday that it will reduce its workforce in order to cut back on spending. The lab’s Corporate Communications Specialist Kenny Vigil said the lab developed a restructuring plan to reduce costs, which includes “limiting external hiring, facilitating...

Editor’s Note: The original version of this story stated that Taylor was accused of starting three fires in the Bosque. It has been updated to reflect that he was accused of starting one fire near Alameda Bridge. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The man accused of starting a fire in the Bosque last week has had his […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque family is grateful and amazed no one was hurt after a pickup truck crashed through the wall of their home. KRQE News 13 spoke to that family about the terrifying experience. Cell phone video shows a red pickup truck wedged into an Albuquerque home on Tuesday, June 24. Just on...

On March 7, 1983, the historic Charles A. Bottger House at 110 San Felipe, NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Previously, it was listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties on October 26, 1979.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An Albuquerque woman is finding comfort and beauty in a surprising burst of life from the past. Cinthia Singleton’s husband, Matthew, planted a century plant outside their home 20 years ago. Now, only a year after he died, it’s in full bloom. “He planted...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Valencia County and Los Lunas Fire Departments are warning residents to be aware of scams as the community begins working toward recovery from the Desert Willow Complex Fire. According to social media posts from both departments, a scammer has been going door to door in Los Lunas claiming to...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He has a history of stealing from Albuquerque businesses for more than a decade, and police say Ricky Roybal is now at it again. Hundreds of dollars worth of items from a Home Depot on Coors Blvd., over a thousand dollars from a Dutch Bros Coffee down the street, and hundreds of […]

CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Clovis man was sentenced to prison Thursday for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Kelsey Cash in 2022. A Curry County jury found Chavez guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and tampering with evidence in March. Chavez was in an on-and-off relationship with Cash when investigators...