PETA calls for shutdown of Roswell zoo
805 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – PETA is condemning the Spring River Zoo in Roswell. They’ve spoken out after four animals were mauled by dogs. It’s been one week since three dogs dug their way into the zoo and killed three barbary sheep and a wallaby.
Cost of living pushes State Representatives to propose minimum wage increase
405 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Tuesday was the first-day legislators could start prefiling their bills for the legislative session. A few state representatives are proposing increasing the minimum wage. This comes after it just increased across the state.
Trial set for River of Lights drunk driving suspect
783 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of killing a child and severely injuring his father at River of Lights in 2021 will go to trial in late August. Sergio Almanza is accused of driving drunk on an ATV, hitting and killing 7-year-old Pronoy Bhattacharya, and injuring his father while they were leaving the […]
Several New Mexico public officials sworn into office
587 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Many newly elected officials rang in the new year getting sworn into their positions, including Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for her second term. In the historic Lensic theatre in Santa Fe today, Michelle Lujan Grisham held the inauguration ceremony for her second term as governor of New Mexico.
Search remains open for Roundhouse seat
457 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Applications are once again open to fill a state house seat on Albuquerque’s west side. House District 16 stretches from Central on the west side of the river, up to Montaño.
Over $10M funded to fight housing issues in New Mexico
847 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Fund recipients have been assigned as a part of the Casa Connection Grant Program. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Wednesday.
New Mexico warns of arctic blast, dangerous cold ahead of Christmas
500 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State health officials are warning New Mexicans to protect themselves against extreme cold temperatures ahead of Christmas as a blast of arctic air moves across the state. Over the next three days, forecasts from KRQE News 13 and data from the National Weather Service indicate that several areas in New Mexico are […]
New Mexico awards $4.3 million to help communities recover from Gold King Mine spill
723 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Millions in grant funding will help New Mexico communities recover from the Gold King Mine wastewater spill that flowed into the Animas and San Juan River. The funds will be spread over six projects in northern New Mexico.
New Mexico minimum wage set to increase in new year
481 Views NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) has announced that the minimum wage will increase, effective January 1, 2023. The increase is in accordance with the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act signed into law by Governor Lujan Grisham on April 1, 2019.
Former La Cueva, Lobo linebacker named head coach at Mississippi State
546 Views ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former La Cueva standout and UNM linebacker is now a head football coach in the SEC. Multiple reports on Wednesday say that Mississippi State has named the team’s defensive coordinator, Zach Arnett, as the Bulldogs’ new lead man.
