Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office provides more details on missing retired Air Force general
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Thursday, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office revealed more details about the day retired Air Force General William McCasland disappeared from his Albuquerque home. They also released items they believe are missing, including a gun. Friday will mark two weeks since he was last...
Bernalillo County gets tire cutter to clean up illegal dumping sites
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Illegal tire dumping has become a growing issue over the past year near the Route 66 Visitor Center on Albuquerque’s West Mesa. Thousands of tires have been dumped illegally over the past year across two sites, something Bernalillo County said has consequences. “We have waterways that...
New Mexico Weather Alert: Albuquerque Could Near 95°F as Spring Heat Wave Builds March...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Albuquerque, New Mexico – Temperatures could surge toward the mid-90s by Thursday afternoon in Albuquerque, signaling an unusually early taste of summer as a powerful ridge of high pressure expands across...
Man found guilty for kidnapping a woman and physical assault near Central and Louisiana
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – An Albuquerque man was found guilty on several violent charges including first degree kidnapping, aggravated battery and assault with a deadly weapon. Carlos Torres was arrested back in November of 2023, near Central and Louisiana after he kidnapped a woman at gunpoint, drove into an...
Final meeting on future of NM State Fair and fairgrounds this evening
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – The future of the New Mexico State Fairgrounds is still up in the air, and now one county commissioner is saying that building a new stadium for New Mexico United on land at the fairgrounds is a done deal despite no official word being made by the Governor’s office or other state and city...
‘Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival’ named one of best in nation by USA...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Glass, fine art, jewelry, and more. That’s some of what you’ll find at a local art festival recently named one of the best in the country by USA Today. You can even get a taste of it yourself this weekend, from Friday to Sunday. “We were so honored to be nominated. We […]
Historic March Heat Wave Headed For Southwest, California With Numerous Records Threatened; East Returns...
Record-breaking heat is expected to dominate the West, with temperatures soaring to historic levels in cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albuquerque. False spring has swarmed across the Central and Eastern U.S. in recent days, but the West is about to get in on the warmer weather once again. A...
Man convicted in death of 6-month old baby girl
Albuquerque, NM(KKOB) – An Albuquerque man was found guilty of child abuse that caused the death of a 6-month old baby girl in a hotel in northwest Albuquerque. Lawrence Gabaldon, was found guilty of several charges related to the death including possession of fentanyl and child abuse. The APD...
WVNG veteran killed in action in Ukraine laid to rest with military honors
DUNBAR, W.Va. (WOWK) — SSG Tyrone Bovorn Ramiscal Lamyaithong was laid to rest at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery on Tuesday, surrounded by friends, family, and fellow soldiers. Lamyaithong, or “Lam” as his friends called him, was killed in action on Jan. 19 while fighting in...
Nine animals rescued from South Valley home in suspected neglect case
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Seven dogs and two cats, believed to have been neglected, were rescued from a home in the South Valley by Bernalillo County Animal Care Services. Animal Care Field Services officers launched an investigation in February regarding loose animals that were seen on an adjacent street and...

















