New Mexico legislators debate standard statewide property tax for short-term rentals
Report authors detailed the results of their months-long study or the first time Monday during a presentation to an interim legislative committee.
Stolen RC balloon returned to Balloon Fiesta
Balloon Fiesta officials confirmed “Patriot,” the remote-controlled hot air balloon stolen from their warehouse on Thanksgiving, is back.
Bernalillo County asking for feedback to help pick artists for New Mexico COVID-19 memorial
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is asking the public to share their thoughts on the artists chosen for the next phase of the New Mexico COVID-19 Memorial Public Art Project. More than 70 artists from across the southwest submitted their work to be a part of the project. Thirteen were selected to be...
New Mexico man accused of attacking aunt and setting her house on fire pleads...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico man accused of setting his aunt’s house on fire and attacking her has pleaded guilty to his charges. Richard Seago Jr. confessed to police after his arrest in August that he had attacked his aunt and set her house on fire. Police said they found Seago’s aunt on the […]
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.

















