Albuquerque social security office evacuated due to lighter resembling hand grenade
The Social Security Office in downtown Albuquerque had to be evacuated on Thursday due a lighter that looked like a hand grenade.
Titles on the line this weekend as NMAA wrestling meet opens
RIO RANCHO – More than 100 high school wrestlers, from several area and local schools, will be taking part this weekend in the New Mexico Activities Association’s state wrestling championships at the Rio Rancho Events Center. More than a dozen wrestlers from Aztec High School will be looking...
Los Alamos volunteers revive cross-country skiing tradition for all ages
Volunteers in Los Alamos keep cross country skiing alive, teaching all ages and sustaining a 50-year tradition in the Southwest Nordic Ski Club.
Top Real Estate Agents in New Mexico and Arizona
As New Mexico and Arizona continue to attract new residents and investors, the Southwest real estate market is experiencing dynamic shifts, driven by evolving demographics, diverse buyer expectations, and significant investment activity. This growth underscores the essential role of leading real estate professionals...
Strong winds, snowfall ahead for New Mexico
Good afternoon! We have been trending colder in Albuquerque, and the metro area, this morning due to thicker low-level clouds keeping us in the 30s. Another component to today’s forecast has been the winds, like we have experienced much of this week. Wind gusts have ranged around 30-40 mph throughout the state with...
Creatives of Albuquerque: Pimentel Guitars
“One of a kind” takes on a new meaning at Pimentel Guitars, Music & Entertainment. This guitar shop has been crafting world-renowned guitars and other string instruments by hand for 75 years. Lorenzo Pimentel launched Pimentel Guitars in 1951 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He had been crafting custom guitars...
Neighboring Business Owner Shoots Alleged Burglar
A shop owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico, intervened and shot an alleged burglar at a neighboring business Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. According to the Albuquerque Journal, a business owner was alerted to a break-in at his collectibles shop, Cardboard Collectors, via an alarm. He rushed to the business to find...
Bernalillo County Treasurer begins rounding cash payments
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Treasurer’s Office is going penniless. This comes after the coin stopped being made at the federal level in November, due to production cost concerns. The county says it will round payments made in cash to the nearest 5 cents. Transactions ending in 1, 2, 6 or 7...
New Mexico Weather Alert: 60 MPH Wind Gusts to Slam US 285 From 9...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Albuquerque, New Mexico – Damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph will sweep across central and eastern New Mexico by 9 a.m. Friday, creating dangerous crosswinds on major highways through late afternoon....
Police arrest 17-year-old for killing teen, wounding another
Police arrested a teen for a shooting two other teens, killing one of them, at a gas station parking lot in southwest Albuquerque.

















