Albuquerque NM

OK, Albuquerque, do you know what today is? Yes, it’s #GivingTuesday (an important day in a nonprofit newsroom) but it’s also Tumbleweed Tuesday, the day the Tumbleweed Snowman claims his holiday perch alongside the busy westbound lanes of I-40 next to the AMAFCA offices near the “Big I.” This year is also the icon’s...

A man has died as a result of a home explosion ruled as ‘deliberate’ by Albuquerque Fire Rescue investigators a little over a week after it happened.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – “CYFD: A Generational Problem” is the latest KRQE special and is currently streaming on KRQE Now. KRQE Anchor Jessica Garate and Investigative Reporter Ann Pierret have spent years covering the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. Together they wrote and produced this deep dive into...

Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- A Rio Rancho man is in custody in Doña Ana County after his arrest for several active arrest warrants and for allegedly sexually assaulting his girlfriend. 43-year old Brian Smolak, whose last address listed was in Rio Rancho, was arrested at a Las Cruces motel after the New Mexico State Police...

In a recent incident, a social media user expressed their frustration and anger over the theft of their prescription sunglasses. The victim's car was not only robbed, but also left in a trashed state. The thief made away with coins, reusable bags, and the victim's prescription sunglasses, causing a loss of $70. The...

Charges have been filed against a 36-year-old suspect in a shooting that uncovered the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Triple Beam.

Albuquerque, NM(KKOB)- Property owners in Bernalillo County only have a few more days to pay the first half of their 2025 property taxes before late fees begin to accrue. According to a county press release, property taxes become delinquent if not paid on or before Dec. 10. If not paid by the delinquency date,...

BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Formal state charges have been filed against a man accused of pointing a gun at Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies near Central Avenue and Wisconsin Street on Nov.12, Sheriff John Allen announced Monday. Deputies attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle for invalid registration...

Improving New Mexico’s special education system is a team effort and some local teens are making sure their ideas and experiences aren’t lost in the mix.

When Alex Uballez lost his bid for mayor in Nov., he quickly endorsed candidates in two of the city’s three runoff elections, both for Westside council seats, scheduled a month later — but not for mayor. That changed, sort of, this past weekend when Uballez penned a lukewarm endorsement of his former rival in the...