Sandia National Laboratories reducing staff to cut back on spending
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...
Case dismissed for man accused of starting Bosque fire in Albuquerque
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 […]
Truck slams into Albuquerque home; teen misses impact by minutes
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...
Historic Charles A. Bottger House in Albuquerque, New Mexico was an art gallery, now...
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.
Century plant blooms decades later in Albuquerque yard
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...
Officials warn of fire relief donation scammers
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...
Police say serial burglar struck again in Albuquerque
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 man sentenced for murder of ex-girlfriend in 2022
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...
APD seeks missing 67-year-old man with dementia
Police are concerned for the safety of an Albuquerque man and are looking for him as he has been missing for two weeks.
Police investigating crash into Albuquerque home
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dramatic surveillance video shows what happened after Albuquerque police said a group of minors crashed a truck into a southeast Albuquerque home. KRQE News 13 obtained video showing a red pick-up truck slamming into the home around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. It happened on Florida Street, near...