The ‘Christmas Star’: NASA offers tips on watching once-in-lifetime conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn
452 Views (NEXSTAR) – If you’ve been watching the sky on these dark December nights you may have noticed two of the brightest objects creeping nearer to each other. Jupiter and Saturn are about to appear closer in the sky than they have in 400 years.
State, local leaders confident that CARES Act funds will be spent before use-it or lose-it deadline
353 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of New Mexicans have already received much-needed help amid the pandemic from federal COVID relief funding. Now, as the end of the year quickly approaches, many people are rushing to spend it all before the use-it or lose-it deadline.
LISTEN: Roadrunner Food Bank Adapts To Rising Need
330 Views The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted New Mexico’s economy leading to rising food insecurity in the state. Sonya Warwick, communications officer with Roadrunner Food Bank shares how the organization has responded.
Woman faces felony charge after coughing in health care worker’s face in Santa Fe
336 Views SANTA FE, N.M. — A Truchas woman is now facing serious charges after she reportedly refused to put on a mask and coughed in a health care worker’s face. It happened at a medical center in Santa Fe. Joy Ebel is being charged with battery upon a health care worker, a fourth-degree felony.
PED, partner agencies ‘find’ nearly 5K students previously unaccounted for
699 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Public Education Department has announced that it has accounted for nearly 5,000 of the over 12,000 New Mexico students who were enrolled in public schools last spring but not this fall and were feared to be outside of the educational system. PED reports that most of the 4,926 […]
Concern, praise, hope expressed after Rep. Haaland’s nomination to Interior secretary
487 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Moments after new reports started surfacing about President-elect Joe Biden selecting Rep. Deb Haaland to lead the Interior Department, people began expressing their support and disappointment in the pick.
New Mexico Insurance Office: COVID-19 vaccinations must be free of charge
451 Views SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Office of Superintendent of Insurance (“OSI”) has directed all health insurers operating in the state to cover COVID-19 vaccinations and related services at no cost to a patient.
‘Still a lot of unknowns’ PED secretary works to address virtual learning challenges
416 Views As this year comes to a close, school and state leaders are reflecting on the highs and lows brought by this pandemic and the shift to virtual learning. “This year is a year unlike any other when it comes to enrollment,” said Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart.
Inmates sue New Mexico prison over lack of virus safeguards
439 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — More than 50 inmates have sued the Penitentiary of New Mexico claiming the facility near Santa Fe did not protect its inmates from the coronavirus.
Biden makes history, selects Deb Haaland to lead Dept. of Interior
458 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — President-elect Joe Biden has made history, nominating New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. This is the first time a Native American will lead the agency overseeing tribal affairs.