KRQE News 13 - Northeast New Mexico

Land swap angers hunters, governor

Michael Herzenberg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:11:01 GMT

Hunters are ticked off and so is the governor as the State Land Office pushes a trade that would turn a chunk of pristine mountain wilderness over to private ranchers.

NMSP chopper had no mechanical problem

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:38:32 GMT

Investigators have found no mechanical malfunctions in a state police helicopter that crashed in June during a mountain rescue of a lost hiker, according to Public Safety Secretary John Denko.

Guard accused of raping inmate

Jim Winchester — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:42 GMT

An Española jail guard is accused of letting a drunk woman out of her cell, taking her in his personal vehicle, and raping her before dropping her off at home.

Trial of accused child killer underway

Kaitlin McCarthy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:05:21 GMT

The trial for a Las Vegas man accused of shooting and killing a 6-year old girl while gunning for someone else started Monday in Guadalupe County.

Los Alamos to discuss utility rates

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:54 GMT

The Los Alamos County Council is scheduled to discuss Tuesday whether to raise the average residential customer's sewer utility rate by about $4 per month.

Civil rights groups protest at NM hotel

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:38:47 GMT

Members of several civil rights groups are protesting in front of a Taos hotel where Hispanic employees have clashed with the new owner.

Senators played hooky during session

Michael Herzenberg — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:47:30 GMT

As lawmakers last month worked to solve the state's budget crisis in a special legislative session, two state senators skipped much of the work to go on separate hunting trips.

Road Rage Investigation

Johnny Chandler — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:58:27 GMT

New details today about a road rage incident that turned deadly Monday night in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Trail projects receive $1.6 million

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:39:54 GMT

The New Mexico State Parks Division will award almost $1.6 million in federal funding for eight trail projects.

LANL project to control sediment

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:15:21 GMT

Los Alamos National Laboratory is trying to reduce sediments flowing down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.

Corpse a hostage in funeral dispute

Michael Herzenberg — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:50:41 GMT

The grieving relatives of Leona C de Baca went shopping for a funeral and now say their grief is being compounded by a mortuary director who refuses to release the woman's body.

Funeral set for fallen Questa soldier

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:44 GMT

Mourners will gather in Questa on Friday to bid farewell to a New Mexico National Guard soldier who died in Iraq from cardiac arrest last month.

Hyrdopower project gets federal funding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:52 GMT

Federal stimulus funding has been awarded to Los Alamos County for a hydroelectric project in northern New Mexico.

Cannon's state funding safe for now

Jeff Todd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:50 GMT

Since 2006, $5 million of state money has been in a holding pattern over Cannon Air Force Base making it a target for budget cutters in the recent special session of the Legislature.

Shooting in Arkansas ends in Tucumcari

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:20:20 GMT

A man suspected of shooting an Arkansas police officer Sunday night was arrested in Tucumcari, N.M.

Police investigate Espa�ola man's death

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:04:06 GMT

New Mexico State Police are investigating the shooting death of a 56-year-old man in a public housing development in Española.

Taos, Espa�ola schools get $2M grant

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:21 GMT

The Española and Taos school districts will receive more than $2 million in federal funds.

Gunshots fell man in Las Vegas street

Jim Winchester — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:43 GMT

An afternoon shooting in downtown Las Vegas left a man who had just walked out of a liquor store seriously wounded.

NM security projects get $43m funding

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:16 GMT

New Mexico national security initiatives in Los Alamos, Albuquerque and Socorro will receive $43 million in federal funding.

Snowstorm, freeze warnings blanket N.M.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:20:29 GMT

The winter storm that blew into New Mexico Wednesday isn't done as falling snow and plunging temperatures linger into Thursday.

Mark Ronchetti weather from Red River

Mark Ronchetti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:37:20 GMT

Mark's weather update from Red River and photos submitted by our users.

Weather update from Mark Ronchetti

Mark Ronchetti — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:30:49 GMT

Mark's weather update from Red River and photos submitted by our users.

Winter has unofficially arrived

Mike Powers — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:13:05 GMT

Much of New Mexico was drenched or covered in white as the first winter storm of the season crossed the state.

I-40 reopens at Santa Rosa after crash

Todd Dukart — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:35:13 GMT

Interstate 40 east of Santa Rosa in eastern New Mexico has reopened after it was closed for about two hours because of a crash, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.

Name-change edict angers hotel workers

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:22:26 GMT

Larry Whitten marched into Taos in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel. The tough-talking former Marine immediately laid down some new rules. Among them, he forbade the Hispanic workers at the run-down, Southwestern adobe-style hotel from speaking Spanish in his presence (he thought they'd be talking about him), and ordered some to Anglicize their names.

PTO scrubs school amid H1N1 concerns

Devon Armijo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:41:26 GMT

With the rise of H1N1 flu cases, parents at one elementary school in Las Vegas worked Saturday to keep their kids healthy.

Otters released in Rio Pueblo de Taos

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:36 GMT

Six river otters from the Pacific Northwest have been released into the ice-cold water of the Rio Pueblo de Taos in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to return the mammals to their historic range.

Two planned burns smoke SF Forest

Bill Diven — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:27:03 GMT

On Monday fire managers treated an additional 80 acres within the Chaparral prescribed burn near Jemez Springs while preparing for a burn scheduled to start Tuesday southeast of Pecos.

Landmark restaurant to reopen Sunday

David Romero — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:33:40 GMT

After a grand-opening celebration Saturday, the historic Rancho de Chimayo restaurant in Chimayo is due to reopen Sunday, more than a year after a fire gutted and nearly destroyed the building.

Vampire movie to sink teeth into NM

Todd Dukart — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:51:14 GMT

A film described as a contemporary vampire tale is expected to shoot in New Mexico this winter, according to Gov. Bill Richardson's office.