City Council candidate update: Petition deadlines loom as several candidates secure ballot spots
With the July 7 deadline fast approaching, several City Council candidates have successfully gathered the required 500 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot, while others are still working to meet the threshold. As of June 27, a number of hopefuls have exceeded the signature requirement. Six candidates have...
Woman who pled no-contest for fatal hit-and-run gets 18 months on house arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – She pleaded no-contest for her role in a hit and run that killed an Albuquerque father and Marine while he was working underneath a car up on jacks. However, she will not be spending any time behind bars. Jazmin Anesi was charged with vehicular homicide, but after pleading down to a […]
City of Albuquerque holds annual Freedom Fourth celebration on Friday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — With the Fourth of July around the corner, the City of Albuquerque is inviting the community to celebrate at Balloon Fiesta Park on Friday from 3 to 10 p.m. The annual Freedom Fourth celebration features music, local grub, activities for kids, and fireworks. Country-pop artist Hunter Hayes...
New 98th and Gibson intersection complete
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque announced Monday that the new intersection at 98th and Gibson is now complete. Officials say it’s a modern four-way stop that will beautify the area as well as reduce backups and keep traffic moving smoothly and safely on the West Side. “This neighborhood is growing,...
Dust storm warning in effect for Albuquerque on Monday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Albuquerque is under a dust storm warning as of late Monday evening. The warning will remain in place until 5 p.m. on Monday, June 30. According to NWS, travel could be dangerous or life-threatening as visibility is expected to drop to near zero. Drivers are asked to “pull aside, stay...
Local man cancer-free thanks to new lifesaving technology
New technology at Presbyterian Hospital is giving men one more way to face a cancer diagnosis.
Enforcement begins on Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance
Albuquerque city leaders are trying to bring new life to empty properties in a core part of downtown.
Innocent bystander shot 6 times by Albuquerque police sues city
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He wasn’t who police were chasing, but officers shot him six times. Now, that innocent bystander is taking the city to court, claiming the group of officers who shot him were reckless. Around midnight on June 29, 2023, Albuquerque police fired shot after shot toward a suspect at a bus stop....
Another CVS Pharmacy closing in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A continued crunch on pharmacies is being felt in Albuquerque with yet another big box retailer closing its doors soon, once again, in one of the busiest parts of town. The CVS pharmacy at the corner of San Mateo Blvd. and Montgomery Blvd. is shutting its doors in the middle of July, […]
Body count rises to 383 inside idle Juarez crematorium
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Authorities in Juarez, Mexico, early on Monday pulled another 42 bodies from a building in the southern edge of the city. That brings to 383 the number of cadavers found since early Friday morning in a property in the Polo Gamboa subdivision that purportedly operated as a crematorium....
