Rescue Teams Help Hikers off Organ Mountains

506 Views   On Friday evening, the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team, along with three other highly-skilled rescue teams, helped extricate a group of hikers from a trail near The Needle in the Organ Mountains.

Bat tests positive for rabies in San Miguel County

417 Views    LAS VEGAS, N.M.  – A bat found in the Las Vegas area has tested positive for rabies. It is the second bat confirmed rabid by the New Mexico Department of Health’s (DOH) Scientific Laboratory Division this year.

NM United brings the heat

352 Views   Eric Quill secures first win New Mexico United won their 15th game of the season 2-1 against the Colorado Springs Switchbacks on June 24. The boys in black and gold secured their revenge, having previously lost to them on April 22 with a 2-1 loss.

Triple digit temperatures for parts of New Mexico

461 Views   NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Temperatures are mild and skies are clear this Monday morning. It is going to be another hot day, with temperatures soaring over one hundred degrees in southern New Mexico. Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings will be in effect this afternoon and evening across the south.

Officials report record number of water rescues

525 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Corrales Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Tanya Lattin says her department has made over 60 water rescues so far this season. “This summer has been the most we’ve ever done. I’ve been here since ‘97 and we’ve never had this many rescues in one season,” said Lattin.

State wants to educate public on safe use of marijuana

441 Views   The Regulation and Licensing Department acknowledges the benefits cannabis has brought to New Mexico — but still wants to cover a few things about it. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The addition of recreational and medicinal marijuana has its perks according to local businesses and health experts, but state departments, like the New Mexico Regulation and […]

‘Rust’ armorer faces new tampering with evidence charge

476 Views   ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The list of legal troubles just got bigger for former “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. According to prosecutors, Gutierrez-Reed got rid of drugs she had on set by giving them to another person on the day of the fatal shooting.

CNM to Break Ground on New State-of-the-Art Trades Facility June 29

417 Views   Central New Mexico Community College, which has been delivering a pipeline of skilled trades workers for the region’s employers since opening in 1965, will break ground on a new state-of-the-art Skilled Trades Facility on Main Campus on June 29. The new 60,000-square-foot facility represents a strong public investment in CNM’s critical role for […]