Mental health treatment program expands, offers alternative to criminal charges
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - More people who have a serious mental illness now have the opportunity to have their charges dropped if they volunteer for a treatment program. On Tuesday, the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, which serves New Mexico’s most populous city of Albuquerque, launched a competency diversion...
Starlink says it will provide service to people of Venezuela through Feb. 3
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Starlink, the company’s satellite internet provider, will provide the service free of charge to the people of Venezuela for the next month.
I-25 in Albuquerque to be closed for 2 nights of construction
As crews take a major step forward with construction on I-25 in Albuquerque, the interstate and a major road will close for two nights.
Westside commuters aren’t wrong: Rio Grande crossing times keep climbing, data shows
Traffic across Rio Grande river crossings in the Albuquerque metropolitan area has surged to record levels, jumping from approximately 500,000 vehicles daily in 2014 to nearly 580,000 in 2024, according to 2024 data released by the Mid-Region Council of Governments in November. The 16% increase over the past decade...
Albuquerque city workers could get a one-time extra payment thanks to resolution
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In the face of rising costs, Albuquerque city councilors are saying yes to a one-time deal that could give some city workers extra money on an upcoming paycheck. City councilors butted heads last month trying to figure out where to spend leftover money in the...
Suspect in deadly DWI crash to be released from jail
A man accused of causing a deadly DWI crash on New Year’s Eve in Albuquerque will be released from jail as he awaits his trial.
Firefighters agreed to the Sheriff’s drug testing demands but still can’t fly
Sheriff John Allen said he removed Bernalillo County firefighters from the Metro Air Support Unit because they refused to meet his drug testing standards, but county records show firefighters agreed to those same standards in July and the sheriff still has not allowed them back on the unit. Allen quietly pulled...
City councilor pushes for more protections for Albuquerque renters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One city councilor hopes to give Albuquerque renters more protections by adding teeth to a law already passed at the state level, but that effort is facing pushback. Some residents said Councilor Nicole Rogers’ bill is needed as they battle hidden renters’ fees: “Being paycheck to paycheck,...
Life.Church plans to move to new location
RIO RANCHO — After celebrating it's 10-year anniversary last year, Life.Church is looking to move. In a Jan. 5 email, Director of Public Relations Rachel Feuerborn explained that there will still only be one Rio Rancho location, now on Westside Boulevard. "I should clarify some of the inaccuracies that...
Hearing set in case against Albuquerque bookstore allowing homeless camp on property
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge could decide this week whether a homeless camp can stay up at an Albuquerque bookstore. Last year, the city took legal action against Quirky Books & More on Jefferson St., saying the property had become a public nuisance. Owner Gillam Kerley said he’s trying to provide a safe space...
