Albuquerque police: Child exploitation sting was a success
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a string of Albuquerque teachers were arrested for crimes against children, concerns are heightened about who is in the classroom. Albuquerque police are reassuring the public, these cases are a priority. “You know when a teacher who is a trusted adult for kids makes one of these...
Businesses at Cottonwood Mall feel the heat as A/C repairs drag on
After weeks without air conditioning, tenants at Cottonwood Mall say soaring indoor temperatures are driving away customers and draining their revenue.
BernCo assessor and treasurer join forces to keep residents in their homes
The Office of the Bernalillo County Assessor and the Office of the Treasurer are collaborating to meticulously review all properties slated for state auction due to unpaid property taxes. This joint effort aims to prevent residents from losing their homes, land, or businesses. Property owners who are more than three...
Bernalillo Co. residents partake in free trash drop-off
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — Thousands of Bernalillo County residents took advantage of free trash drop-off this past weekend. It’s all part of a county, city and state effort to keep New Mexico clean. Officials used $20,000 from the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful grant to cover the disposal fees, which normally...
Goats return to the bosque in Albuquerque to help with lowering fire risk
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The goats are back in the bosque to help control invasive plant populations and help mitigate the spread of wildfires. The city of Albuquerque and Galloping Goats released dozens of goats and sheep into the bosque on Tuesday to eat tumbleweeds and kochia plants, which are invasive species...
Storm chances to ramp up with muggy air
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Muggier conditions have remained this morning with patchy fog mostly out east with some lingering showers with occasional rumbles of thunder in the higher elevations to Southeast New Mexico with gusty east gap winds for some areas. Way-above-freezing temperatures are even confined to most of the...
Fire at northeast Albuquerque aprtment complex displaces some residents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a multi-story apartment complex in the northeast Wednesday morning. Fire crews were dispatched to the Copper Hills apartment complex near Montgomery and Tramway around 5:50 a.m. Firefighters reported seeing flames in a first-floor apartment and...
Child care is economic infrastructure. New Mexico can’t afford to wait | Opinion
In New Mexico, childcare is not a luxury—it is essential economic infrastructure. Across our state—especially in Albuquerque and Las Cruces—families rely on early learning centers to work, businesses rely on working parents, and communities rely on strong childcare systems. But the evidence is clear: we are falling...
Two separate homicide investigations launched by Albuquerque police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a death in northeast Albuquerque. APD has closed Eubank Blvd. and Menaul Blvd. while officers investigate this death. Police say a separate homicide investigation is also underway in southeast Albuquerque near Kathryn and Madeira. Police...
Discounted Uber rides over 4th of July weekend for New Mexico residents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The “Take a Ride on Us” program is offering discounted Uber rides over the 4th of July weekend. The offer will be available to residents in Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe counties. From 10 a.m. on July 4 through 2 a.m. on July 7, riders can enter the code NMUSA25 under the “Vouchers”...
