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KRQE, located in Albuquerque, is a leading news organization that covers the state of New Mexico over-the-air and online in breaking news, local and community news, weather, and sports – producing over 52 hours of original content every week. The KRQE Media Group includes KRQE/KREZ/KBIM (13.1), FOX New Mexico (13.2), New Mexico CW (19.1), and MY50TV (50.1). KRQE is a CBS Affiliate. Watch live local news and specials over-the-air or on krqe.com. KRQE & FOX New Mexico, owned by the Nexstar Media Group (NXST), operates a Joint Service Agreement (JSA) with Mission Broadcastings’s New Mexico CW and MY50TV.

  • Friday Night Football 2024 - Week 14
    by Bradley Benson on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Teams are looking to clinch their spot in championship weekend while a new champion will be crowed in 8-man on Saturday. Here is a look at week 14 of Friday Night Football. Cleveland: 56 — Centennial: 20 Loving: 13 — Santa Rosa: 47 St. Michael's: 46 — NMMI: 7 6A In the [...]

  • Built Tough Team 2024 – Week 14
    by Allison Giron on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in a match-up to determine who was the toughest on the field that week. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football and named a New Mexico Ford Dealers Built Tough Team. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes gets bragging rights on being the Built Tough [...]

  • Woman pleads guilty to role in carjacking on Navajo Nation
    by Jordan Honeycutt on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that Lindsey Yazzie pled guilty for her role in a carjacking on the Navajo Nation in May 2022. Yazzie, along with Brandon Barber, were accused of attacking a woman who was driving a Jeep. Yazzie threw a rock at the vehicle which caused it to stop. The two [...]

  • Warm afternoons continue this weekend
    by Grant Tosterud on November 23, 2024

    Warmer weather continues through the weekend. It becomes a little more active next week with snow returning to the northern mountains and colder temperatures by Thanksgiving. Temperatures continued their warming trend Friday afternoon, with highs again climbing a few degrees over Thursday's. This again came with sunny skies and calm conditions, but also some very [...]

  • Bezos/Sanchez foundation donates $6 million to New Mexico charities
    by Bianca Hoops on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two charities in New Mexico will be getting millions of dollars all thanks to the Jeff Bezos Day One fund. His foundation pledged to provide $110 million to 40 organizations across the country. Catholic Charities and the Barrett Foundation were chosen by the Day One Families Fund which is financed by Jeff Bezos, [...]

  • New Mexico faces uncertainty in infrastructure funding under Trump presidency
    on November 23, 2024

    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Under President Joe Biden's Administration, the State of New Mexico received more than $6 billion to fund infrastructure projects. But with President-elect Donald Trump taking office in a couple of months, a lot of changes are expected- and some of those changes surround the funding of those projects in the state. [...]

  • Report: New Mexico has nearly $6B in outstanding capital outlay balances
    by Annalisa Pardo on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  It's a years-old problem that is only getting worse. According to a new Legislative Finance Committee report, $5.8 billion spanning 5,300 projects across the state is unspent. The report points to a number of issues causing the outstanding balances including high construction demand in New Mexico, more money flowing into the pipeline [...]

  • I-40 eastbound near Louisiana reopens after crash in Albuquerque
    by Jordan Honeycutt on November 23, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – I-40 eastbound in Albuquerque near Lousiana Blvd. reopened after being shut down due to a crash. Eastbound traffic was diverted onto Lousiana Blvd.

  • Black bear population growing in New Mexico
    by Jordan Honeycutt on November 23, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish said the black bear population is steadily growing thanks to improved conservation efforts. Game and Fish said every year, a group of wildlife biologists and veterinarians survey northern New Mexico to see how many black bears are in the state, how robust the population [...]

  • Kirtland Air Force Base sending donations to Guam for Operation Christmas Drop
    by Marilyn Upchurch on November 23, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of helpful donations from Albuquerque are now headed to the other side of the Pacific Ocean just in time for Christmas. For the first time ever, local service members have joined a national movement to help some of the smallest island nations in the world. “We are taking our part [...]

  • New data shows South Valley is the most dangerous for pedestrians
    by Jessica Barron on November 23, 2024

    BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is reassessing some of its major roads after a new study showed they are not safe for pedestrians. The data shows the South Valley is in need of better sidewalks and bicycle lanes. "New Mexico has been #1 in the nation for pedestrian fatalities per capita over the last decade," said Julie [...]

  • Ski Santa Fe to have earliest opening weekend since 2001
    by Jessica Salinas on November 23, 2024

    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It hasn't happened in more than twenty years but an early snow season across New Mexico has now led to one of the state's most popular ski areas to open up on Saturday. "Very excited," said visitor Omar Diker. That's how a lot of people are feeling about the big early [...]

  • Warmer weekend before becoming a little more active next week
    by Grant Tosterud on November 22, 2024

    Warmer weather continues through the weekend. It becomes a little more active next week with snow returning to the northern mountains and colder temperatures by Thanksgiving. Temperatures have continued their warming trend Friday afternoon, with highs again climbing a few degrees over Thursday's. This has again come with sunny skies and calm conditions, but also [...]

  • Country store opens up in Santa Fe filled with handcrafted goods made by inmates
    by  Melissa Torres on November 22, 2024

    An old country store featuring hundreds of hand-crafted items just opened up in Santa Fe, but what sets this shop apart, is who makes these goods.

  • New Mexico spot named OpenTable's 2024 'Top 100 Restaurants'
    by Scott Brown on November 22, 2024

    SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's no great revelation that New Mexico is home to amazing dining experiences. One Santa Fe spot got recognized in OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in America list for 2024. Geronimo currently holds a 4.9-star rating on OpenTable based on 12,615 reviews, the majority of which being 5-star ratings. The site says [...]

  • Over 20,000 New Mexico households may be eligible for disaster food assistance
    by Audrey Claire Davis on November 22, 2024

    CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), approximately 23,430 households in New Mexico may be eligible for food assistance. The USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) aims to help those affected by severe storms and flooding by providing financial assistance after times of emergency. The program applies to people [...]

  • Albuquerque police arrest teen accused of pointing gun at officers
    by Jordan Honeycutt on November 22, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 17-year-old ended up in handcuffs after Albuquerque police said he pointed a gun at officers. Police encountered the teen last Thursday on Central Ave. and Vermont St. last week after receiving reports of a suspicious person with a gun. The teen took off running and flashed the gun at one point. The [...]

  • Operation Clean Sweep: 12 fugitives arrested in Santa Fe County
    by Audrey Claire Davis on November 22, 2024

    SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – In a coordinated law enforcement effort, labeled "Operation Clean Sweep," 12 fugitives were arrested in Santa Fe County. According to the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD), the operation included recovering illegal narcotics and getting a loaded handgun out of a wanted felon's possession. The following offenders were arrested during the [...]

  • Man found guilty of robbing three Albuquerque Ross stores
    by Fallon Fischer on November 22, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man was found guilty of robbing three Ross stores in 2022, the Department of Justice announced Friday. According to court documents and evidence, Jason Pete Roper, 45, robbed three separate Ross locations between August 14 and September 8, 2022. In each incident, Roper approached the checkout counters with small items before pulling out a [...]

  • Albuquerque man facing gun and drug charges
    by Jordan Honeycutt on November 22, 2024

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is behind bars after New Mexico State Police said he was found with firearms and drugs. For the last two months, NMSP has been investigating the sale of illegal drugs in southeast Albuquerque. Earlier this week, state police searched a home near Wyoming Blvd. and Zuni Rd. making contact with [...]

  • Former emergency dispatcher in Las Cruces accused of making terroristic threats
    by Fallon Fischer on November 22, 2024

    LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A former emergency dispatcher for the Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority (MVRDA) was charged with making multiple terroristic threats against county facilities and employees via Facebook posts, according to the Department of Justice. Jason Rivera, 53, of Las Cruces, appeared before a federal judge and will remain in custody pending a [...]

  • New Mexico State Police arrest man accused of stealing U-Haul, motorcycle inside
    on November 22, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police arrested Jeremy Gonzales, 37, accused of stealing a U-Haul and a motorcycle inside of it. NMSP says its Automatic License Plate Recognition system helped officers identify the stolen U-Haul and arrest Gonzales. On November 21, state police received a hit from the automatic license plate reader on the stolen [...]

  • New Mexico awards $5.4M to rural healthcare organizations
    by Fallon Fischer on November 22, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four rural healthcare organizations in New Mexico will receive a combined $5.4 million from the state's Rural Health Care Delivery Fund to bring health services closer to New Mexicans in underserved areas.  This is the first allocation from the $46 million fund approved during the 2024 legislative session. The initial funding will support [...]

  • KRQE Newsfeed: Man sentenced, APS survey, Warmer weekend, Fire recovery, Movie connection
    by Isaac Cruz on November 22, 2024

    Friday's Top Stories Friday's Five Facts [1] Albuquerque man sentenced to 8 years in prison for fatal shooting during drug deal - In April of 2023 Jose Fitzpatrick fatally shot Damon Howard after a drug deal dispute at a Motel 6 near Coors and I-40. His attorney's say he was acting in self defense, adding [...]

  • What's happening around New Mexico November 22-28
    by Scott Brown on November 22, 2024

    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from November 22-28. Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Notices 🔶 Registration underway for Toys for Tots – The charity, spearheaded by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, provides holiday presents for local kids in need. This year, families with children 14 years old or younger can sign [...]

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