Albuquerque NM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Several concerned citizens rallied in front of the Metropolitan Court Saturday morning as a call for change in the Children, Youth, and Family Services Department in light of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit involving CYFD. The community rally called for accountability, oversight, and a complete rebuilding of CYFD. “All of us read […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A SWAT situation broke out in the area of San Pedro and Valencia SE on Saturday. Police say officers responded to the 1000 block of Valencia Dr. SE to a call of a dispute between neighbors around 9:20 a.m. Police discovered that one of the people involved, 42-year-old Jonathan Rhoades, had an […]

During the 2026 Corrales Historical Society Speaker Series, State Historian Rob Martinez will discuss “Casta: Race & Identity in Colonial New Mexico.” This free lecture will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm at the Historic Old San Ysidro Church, located at 966 Old Church Road, Corrales, NM. Martinez will examine how racial mixing played a part in influencing and shaping...

Senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Tribal leadership at Santo Domingo Pueblo to announce a $10,735,000 federal investment aimed at expanding reliable sanitation services for the community. The funding, administered through the Indian Health Service, will...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 is seeing the moments shortly after a small airplane crashed at an Albuquerque golf course. Body camera video shows New Mexico National Guard troops giving first aid after that plane went down at Los Altos Golf Course on March 6. One person on board, 63-year-old Deborah Rhinesmith, was killed, […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested 44-year-old Latasha Hicks after she was accused of helping her sons plan a fatal shooting. Xavier Torres, 22, and John Gonzales, 19, were charged with the murder of Gabriel Montaño on April 7. Police said that the two suspects told them they shot Montaño in self-defense, though they knew he would be...

RIO RANCHO — Sandoval County sheriff candidates shared their view at a forum April 29 at Rio Rancho Public Schools Learning Center. Hosted by the Rio Rancho Observer and the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce, the forum subjected candidates to questions on challenges facing the department. Recent numbers...

As Skin Cancer Awareness Month gets underway, the University of New Mexico Hospital is offering no-cost screenings Saturday at its facilities in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. UNM Associate Professor Dr. John Durkin says New Mexico’s abundant sunshine means basal and squamous cell cancers are the most common types doctors see in the state.

Tucked between the Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande, Albuquerque is all adobe, altitude, and attitude — from Old Town’s centuries-old architecture to the sky filled with hot-air balloons every

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man involved in a 2025 stabbing was in court for a sentencing hearing Friday. Judge Cindy Leos sentenced Angelo Ray to seven years in prison. Police said he got a 13-year-old to help him rob a man with a knife. They said Ray...