Las Cruces man pleads guilty to robbing two banks
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A Las Cruces man pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two banks in New Mexico in February 2025. Daniel Guereca, 29, robbed the U.S. Bank in Los Lunas on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico. Officials said Guereca passed a handwritten demand...
NMSP: 1 dead following crash involving Rail Runner
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police is investigating a crash involving the Rail Runner that killed a man near Second Street and Indian School Road. According to a Rail Runner spokesperson, the man was running across the tracks when he was hit. Thirty-seven people were on board the train at the time,...
AG Torrez issues warnings to telecom companies over high volumes of illegal robocalls
ALBUQUERQUE - Attorney General Raúl Torrez has issued warning notices to four telecom companies identified as routing significant volumes of suspected illegal and fraudulent robocalls across the United States. The notices were sent as part of the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, a coalition of 51 attorneys...
Former Chihuahua governor arrested on money laundering charges
An embattled former governor of Chihuahua who was extradited from the United States in 2022 to face state corruption charges has been rearrested.
United Gradworkers call on law school to reinstate working hours
During the University of New Mexico’s annual “Hanging of the Greens” on Friday Dec. 5, members of United Graduate Workers of UNM spoke with visitors and handed out petitions outside the UNM Bookstore, calling on the UNM School of Law to reverse a decision cutting graduate student working hours, which would make some...
Telles wins city council seat, District 3 too close to call
Albuquerque City Council will look different next year, though one race remained close on Tuesday night.
Lawsuit filed over paper book ban at MDC
The Human Rights Defense Center has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Detention Center over its paper book ban.
Shooting investigation underway in northeast Albuquerque near Carlisle Blvd.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Homicide detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department are investigating a shooting in northeast Albuquerque on Tuesday evening. According to APD, one woman died at the scene. Officers initially responded to the shooting in the area of 4813 Carlisle Boulevard near Montgomery Boulevard...
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department requests $422.3M budget
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is requesting $422.3 million for FY27, which is a nearly 5% increase. CYFD went in front of the Legislative Finance Committee on Tuesday to make its case for the budget. “We acknowledge that CYFD faces a number of challenges, but we...
Police free 18 abducted migrants
Police in Juarez, Mexico, have rescued another large group of migrants being held for ransom by smugglers.

















