KRQE News 13 - Pueblos and Tribes

Neighbors, utility battle stinky street

Scott Daniels — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:03:32 GMT

A bad odor fouls an Albuquerque intersection where an aging sewer line struggles to keep up with demand on the city's West Side.

Wildfire burning at La Joya game refuge

Bill Diven — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:46:42 GMT

A wildfire of unknown origin broke out Wednesday afternoon at the La Joya State Game Refuge on the Rio Grande about 50 miles south of Albuquerque.

Chile crop up after nearly 40-year low

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:09 GMT

Experts say the size of New Mexico's chile crop increased in 2011 after dwindling to nearly 40-year low the year before.

Runoff forecast has been released

Kim Vallez — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:32:20 GMT

The runoff forecast for New Mexico is out and it does not look terrible, but it does not look great either.

Group files lawsuit over trapping in NM

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:27:25 GMT

Environmentalists are suing wildlife managers over a decision last summer to lift a trapping ban in southwestern New Mexico where the federal government is reintroducing Mexican gray wolves.

Zuni Mtns. selected for restoration

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:25:02 GMT

New Mexico has been awarded the first installment for a 10-year, $6.75 million forest and watershed restoration project that will benefit the Zuni Mountains.

Carbon cap and trade rules repealed

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:08:46 GMT

New Mexico regulators have voted to repeal a set of rules that would have allowed the state to participate in a regional cap and trade program for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.

Giant water-pumping plan gets hearing

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:25:37 GMT

A hearing is scheduled next week in Socorro on a proposal to pump what would amount to billions of gallons of water from the San Augustin Plains in central New Mexico.

Otero Co. Jail to get solar power

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:17:17 GMT

A New Mexico county jail may be getting solar power.

Winter smackdown parks ABQ-DEN flights

Alex Goldsmith — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:34:23 GMT

The wild weather in the central Rockies is taking its toll on travelers here in Albuquerque as well.

Wolf population shows promising rebound

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:35 GMT

Federal officials said Friday there are more Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest than there have been in each of the past five years, giving a glimmer of hope to a program that has been struggling to return the endangered animals to their historic range.

Feds: $40M for forest restoration

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:51:11 GMT

The Obama administration announced Thursday that $40 million is going to new forest restoration projects intended to boost timber production and create jobs while making forests healthier and less vulnerable to wildfire.

Navajo Nation, lab work on clean energy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:19:33 GMT

The Navajo Nation has entered into an agreement with a national laboratory to study carbon capture, clean coal technology and renewable energy on the vast reservation.

Clinic targets Eddy Co. rabies outbreak

Bill Diven — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:14:51 GMT

Eddy County has confirmed almost as many rabies cases this month as in all of 2011 prompting a public vaccination clinic for cats and dogs to be held next week.

Teen hikers rescued in East Mountains

Elizabeth Alvarez — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:33:38 GMT

Albuquerque Police Department took over the rescue operation late Sunday night and all hikers have been found.

New diet may keep wolves off cattle

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:49:12 GMT

Wildlife managers are running out of options when it comes to helping Mexican gray wolves overcome hurdles that have thwarted reintroduction into their historic range in the Southwest.

AFD rescues man stuck days in river mud

Bill Diven — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:15:41 GMT

A school group on a Saturday field trip has discover a man calling for help and saying he has been stuck in the mud of the Rio Grande for three days.

Southern officials warn of fire danger

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:39:17 GMT

Despite recent rain and snow in southwest New Mexico, officials are still concerned about dangerous wildfires.

Expo, Downs ordered to clean manure

Kim Vallez — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:09:44 GMT

Expo New Mexico and the downs at Albuquerque are being ordered to clean up massive mounds of manure.

Bark beetles, drought killing trees

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:36:49 GMT

Thousands of trees in New Mexico are dying a slow death. Their killers, a miniscule insect called the bark beetle, is raising big concerns about fire danger.

Officials amend wolf release policy

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:08:55 GMT

A month after voting to oppose any new releases of Mexican gray wolves, officials with the Arizona Game and Fish Department are amending their policy and have reaffirmed their support for conserving the endangered animal.

Study expands earthquake threat in N.M.

Ian Schwartz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:39:04 GMT

No one in New Mexico is immune. While we do not see a lot of earthquakes in our state, what a University of New Mexico professor has found is blowing away what was once thought about New Mexico and earthquakes.

Fire outlook high at Valles Caldera

Amanda Goodman — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:56:25 GMT

New research shows the Valles Caldera National Preserve could see another severe fire season this summer.

Hobbs hit hard by winter blast

Gabrielle Burkhart — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:45:46 GMT

Hobbs emerged as the snow champs of Monday's winter storm, a title they're not exactly use to it.

N.M. stalls return of Gila River otters

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:04:57 GMT

It was nearly 60 years ago on the Gila River. That's the last time anyone had documented a river otter in New Mexico. A government trapper found the dead animal in a beaver trap he had set.

Space dust shoots across NM sky

Hawa Konte — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:33:52 GMT

A unusual and downright mysterious sight in the sky got a lot of attention from people around New Mexico.

Mountain lion kills family's dog

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:57:24 GMT

Police Capt. Randy Foster said that when Hari Viswanathan heard the family dog, named Gwennie, barking outside and found a mountain lion trying to pull it through wooden slats in the fence, he frantically tried to get the big can to let go and even hit it over the head with a shovel.

One-day tour opens Elephant Butte Dam

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:11:56 GMT

Members of the public haven't been allowed to walk across the historic and massive Elephant Butte Dam 200 miles south of Santa Fe for more than a decade.

Zoo closes reptile exhibit for repairs

Hawa Konte — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:30:21 GMT

The reptile building is closed for the next three months, as zookeepers replace the heating and cooling system with a more efficient one.

Radioactive waste arrives at WIPP

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:23:15 GMT

Waste shipments from the Sandia National Lab are now arriving at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.