Traveling nurses drive MDC health care way over budget
A new executive director for Healthcare Services has taken the reins at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center, and she’ll be taking on huge budget overages when it comes to inmate health care. Using traveling nurses to cover inmates' needs is costing the jail millions of dollars. Adrienne Bachtel...
Los Alamos National Lab gets funding and puts out the help wanted sign
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — During a presentation to lawmakers on Wednesday the director at Los Alamos National Lab’s Community Partnerships Office said the Lab is expecting a sizeable increase in funding, with an associated hiring bump. 800 to 1,000 new employees will be added to the rolls next year, in part to replace...
USDA proposes closing Forest Service offices while moving more workers to the Mountain West
Big organizational changes could be coming to the U.S. Forest Service under an effort to restructure its parent agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The plan, released last week by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, would eliminate the Forest Service’s nine regional offices over the next year, including...
Study: Albuquerque has fifth dangerous commute in US
Whether your commute involves bumper-to-bumper traffic or is just longer than you'd like, the only thing that could make it worse is if you were to get into a car accident—which happens more frequently than you'd like in some U.S. cities.
Albuquerque murder conviction, Underage sting arrest, More rain possible, Rail trial update, Animal Humane...
Friday’s Top Stories Friday’s Five Facts [1] Albuquerque man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in South Valley shooting – Joseph Gonzales, accused of a fatal 2022 South Valley shooting, was found guilty in court on Thursday of second-degree murder. Gonzales shot and killed Abner Antillon after a confrontation that...
Preparing for the first day of school
In a week, thousands of students across our state will be heading back to the classroom.
City of Albuquerque prepares to give away 3,000 free backpacks of school supplies
Just days away from the start of school Albuquerque is seeing a major demand in the number of families who need help for their kids going back to school.
Albuquerque Isotopes to host food drive, retro night, Stand Up to Cancer in homestand
The Albuquerque Isotopes are back in town for a two-week homestand and there’s plenty to preview for the days ahead.
On the Block: Delinquent property tax auctions scheduled in August
SANTA FE – The Taxation and Revenue Department will hold delinquent property tax auctions in Guadalupe, San Juan, Rio Arriba, Mora, Valencia, and Sandoval counties in August, open to individuals in attendance to bid on. The state attempts to collect delinquent property taxes when counties are unable to collect...
Upcoming lane closure on Rio Bravo Blvd. will impact Albuquerque drivers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Drivers will be impacted by a lane closure on westbound Rio Bravo Blvd., west of the bridge over the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. The lane closure starts Saturday, August 2, as part of pipeline relocation project by the New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC). The lane closure is expected to last two...
