Albuquerque NM

A jury in New Mexico on Monday convicted a man of eight criminal charges in connection with repeated sexual abuse of a Honduran teenager.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque elementary school is celebrating positive behavior and encouraging students to read by installing a book vending machine. Students at Pajarito Elementary School can earn tokens for the machine by exhibiting good behavior, according to the school. Any staff member can give...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – West Mesa High School was put on a shelter in place this morning, after a shooting suspect barricaded himself in a nearby home. Officers took 22-year-old Houston Ruiz-Licon into custody near Quailbrush Dr. and Fortuna Rd. The incident caused West Mesa High School to shelter-in-place for...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – David Ostrovitz, or “Mr. O” as students know him, was a guitar instructor for 34 years at Manzano High School in Albuquerque. He’s retired now, but each week he goes to Tomasita Elementary. There, students in a 4th grade class experience music from a Ukulele with Mr. O as their teacher. In...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker is set to perform at the 2026 New Mexico State Fair. Tucker has amassed 23 Top-40 albums, 56 Top 40 singles, and 10 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts. She has received numerous accolades, including two CMAs, two ACMs, three CMT...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police have arrested a second teen following a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured in an Albuquerque Allsup’s parking lot earlier this year. Jesus Avila Gonzalez, 17, was taken into custody Monday night on the charges of an open count...

Albuquerque Police say they arrested a suspect from last week’s road rage shooting that injured two people near Coors Boulevard.

The cost of living in Eagle Pass, Texas, is almost 18% less than the national average. Amarillo, Texas, is known for its farmers’ markets and can save you some money on groceries. Arizona doesn’t levy Social Security, inheritance, or estate taxes. The cost of living in Albuquerque, New...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Oddities and Curiosities Expo returned to New Mexico this weekend. The event featured all things extraordinary and weird. Attendees could expect to see everything from taxidermied raccoons, original artwork, and even skulls and bones. Visitors had the opportunity to shop for rare and...

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA announced Monday that they have selected eight proposals to participate in the Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration Pilot Program (eIPP), an initiative intended to study how emerging aircraft technologies like eVTOL aircraft may...