Albuquerque NM

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s a snack that’s sure to please a crowd. KRQE asked viewers via social media which nachos are the best in the state. Taking the first spot in the poll is Sadie’s of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Sadie’s began as a humble hamburger stand in the 1950s with just nine seats, but 70 […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man already accused in the ambush-style killing of a man behind the Frontier Restaurant is now facing a second murder charge after investigators linked him to the fatal stabbing of a homeless man two months earlier. According to newly filed court records, Jaylen Hopewell, one of five suspec

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Albuquerque Journal reporter Justin Horwath stops by the studio to talk about his bombshell story on the proposed private equity buyout of New Mexico Gas Co. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Horwath what he discovered behind some poorly executed redactions and what the newly reveal

RIO RANCHO — An attorney for Rio Rancho Public Schools has been nominated to fill the Rio Rancho Governing Body seat vacated by Mayor Paul Wymer. David Mann, general counsel for RRPS since 2022, was named by Wymer during Thursday's council meeting as his choice to occupy his former District 4 seat, which can only be fi

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) on Thursday outlined her vision for making New Mexico more welcoming to entrepreneurs and small businesses during an address to the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, pledging to reduce regulatory barriers while investing in education, public safety, an

RIO RANCHO — Rio Rancho residents will have to go on another summer adventure or two before they know whether a Maverik gas station and convenience store will be built in their community. The Rio Rancho Governing Body postponed a final vote on a site plan proposed off of...

[1] VIDEO: Landspout causes damage in Los Lunas – Video shows a landspout tornado in Los Lunas going through what appears to be power lines, causing sparks, and tossing debris into the air. Online posts showed severe damage to vehicles, including a lot of broken windows. The strong wind downed power lines, temporarily

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Albuquerque police officer who was the passenger in a deadly hit-and-run will be going to trial. The driver, Ezekiel Florez, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday. In May 2025, Florez and his passenger, Krystal Garcia, were both off-duty APD officers who were speeding on

Police say the damage at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque topped $16,000: a broken phone, a damaged TV and coffee table, two ruined chairs, two more missing, a hole in one wall, and stained carpet.

The semi-truck driver charged in the crash that killed a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s sergeant pleaded not guilty Friday.