Police investigating pedestrian death in northeast Albuquerque
Albuquerque police are investigating the death of a pedestrian in the northeast part of the city.
2 New Mexico children need support in ‘Best Youth Athletes’ contest
Two young New Mexico athletes are in the running to be named the next Youth Athlete of the Year in a national competition.
Fatal pedestrian crash at Montgomery and San Mateo
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that happened Saturday. They say the pedestrian died at the scene in the area of Montgomery and San Mateo NE. Police said a white truck was in the right turn lane of northbound San Mateo to turn east on Montgomery. As the driver...
New Mexico State Fair crowns winner of 2025 unique food contest
New Mexico State Fair has crowned the winner of its annual, beloved Unique Foods Contest competition for 2025.
Student Documentary on Unit 731 Gets National Recognition
9.5.25 – Earlier this summer, a group of students from the Albuquerque School of Excellence competed in a national documentary competition put on by National History Day. Those four students went through a rigorous research and production process to tell the story of Unit 731, a classified human experimentation...
APD investigates West Side infant death
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating the death of a one-month-old baby in the northwest part of town. They say AFR responded to reports of an unresponsive infant at a home on the 7300 block of Briar Ridge Ave. NW Saturday around 8:30 a.m. AFR attempted life-saving measures, but the baby...
Technical issues plague Sandoval County’s dispatch center months after ribbon cutting
SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Two months after opening its new 911 dispatch center, Sandoval County is still facing technical issues that have prevented the facility from becoming fully operational — forcing Rio Rancho’s dispatchers to handle emergency calls the center was supposed to take. “There’s no hiding. We...
Cougar attack on ram captured by wilderness camera in Baja
"This register is not only exciting, but it confirms an ancestral balance that remains a live, something that deserves to be protected," wrote a Baja official on the state's social media page.
Albuquerque man sentenced for fatal 2023 shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man with an extensive criminal history went before a judge to be sentenced Friday morning. Raymond Davila, 52, had pleaded no contest for a fatal shooting of Eddie Diaz in 2023. On December 31, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from a witness who...
Albuquerque city councilor asks Congress to help city buy old Walmart building
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Walmart on San Mateo Blvd. and Central Ave. has been vacant for several years. The city made an attempt to buy it from Walmart, but the superstore would not come down on price. Now, a city councilor is trying to raise the money to meet the price tag. The city acquired $2 […]