Medicare recipients could be targeted in a Covid-19 test kit scam
424 Views Scammers are ordering Covid-19 test kits under other’s Medicare accounts As the seasons are changing, respiratory illnesses are starting to ramp back up. Covid-19 test kit scams are happening across the United States, including here in Albuquerque. Recently, two people, who want to stay anonymous, received the package in the mail.
Why the number of dispensaries is concerning the cannabis industry
483 Views There are more than 1,000 licensed dispensaries in New Mexico. Professionals in the cannabis industry speak on why it may worry them. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In the most recent report from the state, New Mexico’s cannabis industry brought in more than $30 million every month from March to September.
Track the 66th Gordon Bennett gas balloon race
422 Views The 66th Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett has concluded. Team France 2 flew an unofficial distance of 1653.72 miles and are the unofficial winners of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett. Pilots Eric Decellières and Benoît Havret landed less than 53.9 miles from the coast near Jacksonville, North Carolina at 10:59am MDT, surpassing Team […]
Balloon Fiesta preparing special events for eclipse
389 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Balloon Fiesta is getting ready for Saturday when they will be sharing the stage with a lunar eclipse. It will be a packed morning before the eclipse starts. Audiences can watch a drone show in the early hours, a traditional morning glow, followed by a mass ascension of 545 […]
NMSU professor planning an experimental event for the annular solar eclipse Saturday
351 Views The annular solar eclipse will be taking place this weekend. What is the significance of an annular solar eclipse, and how often does it occur?
Green Flag is up at day 4 of Balloon Fiesta
414 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday is day four of the 2023 Balloon Fiesta. The green flag is up and that means balloons are cleared for takeoff and will be in the air Tuesday morning.
Ancient footprints challenge old timeline of human arrival in America
364 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New research has led to a major finding for the story of humans. Ancient footprints were found in New Mexico, and it’s the oldest sign of human life in the Americas. It tells us our ancestors were here 21 to 23,000 years ago – thousands of years earlier than we […]
Gordon Bennett race balloon crashes in Texas
418 Views Balloon Fiesta officials: accident involves Poland Team 1 CRANDALL, Texas — A gas balloon participating in the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett crashed in Texas. According to Balloon Fiesta officials, Poland Team 1 came into contact with a powerline near Crandall, Texas on Monday evening.
New Mexico program millions of dollars short of bringing fresh food to all students
428 Views SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Earlier this year, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 4, the Healthy Universal School Meals Bill. The law aims to ensure kids across the state have nutritious, free meals in school. But now lawmakers are questioning how that will happen as the cost to produce food rises.
A Partnership in Las Cruces Feeds the Hungry for 31 Years
492 Views Las Cruces, NM – On this edition of PUENTES a la comunidad, bridges to the community, host Emily Guerra spoke with The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces artist and volunteer, Vickie Morrow, and El Caldito Soup Kitchen volunteer, Terry Frank, about the 31st Empty Bowls Fundraiser, Friday, October 13th from 11a.m. to 2p.m. […]
