Lt. Col. Brian T. Williams Assumes Command of USACE Albuquerque District
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., — Lieutenant Colonel Brian T. Williams assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District from Lt. Col. Matthew Miller during a formal change of command ceremony at the State Bar of New Mexico Auditorium in Albuquerque, N.M., July 24, 2026. The purpose of a change...
Santa Fe Police Searching for Missing 29-Year-Old Woman
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Santa Fe Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a woman who has been reported missing. According to police, Vanaty Whitfield, 29, was reported missing on July 24, 2026. Investigators say she was last seen in Albuquerque on July 10, 2026.
Lightning-Caused Wildfires Reported Across Cibola National Forest Following Thunderstorms
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Firefighters are actively responding to several small wildfires ignited by lightning strikes following thunderstorms that moved across portions of the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands on Tuesday. The fires are located within the Mountainair, Magdalena, and Sandia Ranger Districts, acco
7 New Mexico Route 66 Restaurants So Packed On Weekends Locals Refuse To Even...
Nothing tests breakfast loyalty like a packed parking lot before the first cup of coffee. Along New Mexico’s Route 66 corridor, several longtime restaurants draw weekend crowds so consistently that regulars have developed their own survival strategies. Some arrive at opening. Others save their favorite booth for a quie
Los Ranchos ice cream shop places in top 8 of national competition
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A local ice cream shop made it to the top 8 of a national competition involving 64 ice cream shops from across the country. Cottonwood Creamery & Cookies on 4th in Los Ranchos aims to tell a “story of unique small-batch, big-flavor homemade ice cream treats.” We asked the owner what this […]
30-year mystery solved: Missing Placitas woman found buried at her own property
A Placitas family finally knows what happened to their mother after 30 years of wondering — and it wasn’t the story her husband told for three decades. The Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that DNA testing has conclusively identified skeletal remains found in May as those of Ann Lombard Taylor, clos
Mother bear and cub captured in Albuquerque, released into wild
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mother bear and cub that were captured by wildlife officials in northwest Albuquerque were returned to the wild. The New Mexico Department of Wildlife staff captured the bears on Sunday in a neighborhood near the intersection of Arroyo Vista Boulevard NW and Interstate 40. Staff then evalua
Two more suspects charged for smoke shop murder
Two more suspects now face charges for their alleged roles in a recent murder at a smoke shop in southeast Albuquerque.
Robbery suspect arrested after hours long SWAT negotiation in Southwest Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – An Albuquerque man is in jail this morning after his arrest for an armed robbery that happened at a Dollar General on the 4200 block of Central Ave SW who later barricaded himself inside a Speedway gas station on Coors and Arenal. The APD SWAT team was called to the scene and it took several ho
NMSP uses PIT maneuver to stop suspected drunk driver on I-25
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