Albuquerque NM

The Middle Rio Grande Valley Conservation District manages the river between Cochiti Pueblo and Elephant Butte. The ongoing drought has devastated water supplies in the Middle Valley. Water Operations Division Manager Anne Marken spoke with KUNM’s Mark Haslett about which parts of the river are currently dry. Marken: T

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are cracking down on speeders and reckless drivers on one of Albuquerque’s most dangerous streets. They launched a summer effort to reduce street racing and share how that initiative is going. It’s a street in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights, notorious for speeders and stre

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Unser is closed in both directions as Albuquerque police investigate a shooting in northwest Albuquerque. Officers responded to the shooting earlier this afternoon in the area of Unser between Ladera and Tierra Pintada. They found one person in a crashed vehicle. The status of the victim has

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The public corruption trial continued in federal court on Friday, as prosecutors work to show how former state lawmaker and Albuquerque Public Schools official Sheryl Wlliams Staplton used her positions to funnel federal grant money into her own personal accounts.  At the start of this week,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who built a massive solar structure on his property said the project has been a huge success. In 2022, KRQE News 13 reported on Stanley Harada who served as a Chief Hearing Officer with the City of Albuquerque before he retired. Harada has been interested in solar energy si

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The very first former Albuquerque Police officer to face sentencing next month in the DWI corruption scheme is asking for more time. Former APD Lieutenant Justin Hunt is scheduled for sentencing on September 15 in Santa Fe. In a motion filed Thursday, Hunt’s attorney said they need more time to

RIO RANCHO — Mariposa will once again be the canvas for the annual Harvest Festival on Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. "The Artists of Mariposa will be participating in the 6th annual Harvest Festival at the Mariposa subdivision in northern Rio Rancho," a release states. Festivities...

For the first time, Albuquerque has logged three consecutive days in August after registering 100 degrees or higher this week. The historic streak marked an unusually intense heat wave that has strained residents, emergency rooms, and infrastructure across New Mexico. Temperatures reached 101 degrees Fahrenheit on thre

Good afternoon! A rinse and repeat forecast is expected for Friday with monsoon storms and near record heat. Unlike yesterday, dry conditions were depicted on radar late this morning with temperatures reaching the 80s and 90s across the state. By the late afternoon and early evening near record is expected in a few loc

ALBUQUERQUE — A Ya’ta’hey man pleaded guilty to federal firearms offenses after assaulting and disfiguring a victim. According to court documents, on March 28, 2025, and March 29, 2025, Fernando Brown, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, assaulted a woman and the assault resulted in temporary but substantial d