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• Map: Where minimum wage is — and isn't — increasing in 2025

  22-12-2024 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — While the federal minimum wage has been unchanged since 2009, more than 20 states are set to see an increase in 2025.After the new rates take effect, nearly a dozen states will have minimum hourly wages at or above $15 statewide.
  Another 21 states will see no increase. And in all but one, the minimum wage matches or falls below the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.Which states are raising minimum wages?Effective January 1, 2025, the minimum wage will rise in 21 states. In Oregon a
  
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• Slightly cooler in East New Mexico, Slightly hotter out west

  10-04-2025 12:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Above-normal morning temperatures are present with still very clear skies, mostly calm winds, and dry air, as the northwestern corner of the region is starting off around or just below the freezing mark with very few areas in the Northern Mountains nearing the high teens, while many areas to the southeast are starting off in the 50s with a somewhat-pesky westerly wind accelerating down the east slopes of the Central Mountains, creating that even warmer start for some.Ve
  
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• Record heat on the way by this weekend

  10-04-2025 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  A cold front briefly cools off eastern New Mexico Thursday. Record high temperatures across the entire state move in by Saturday.Albuquerque officially hit 80° for the first time this year as temperatures all across the state continue a warming trend. Highs in southern New Mexico climbed into the mid and upper 80s with northern New Mexico and southern Colorado climbed into the mid and upper 70s. A cold front is moving into eastern New Mexico tonight, pushing south and west through Thursday m
  
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• Moon Tree at New Mexico museum soon to be unveiled to public

  10-04-2025 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Walking through the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces, you might walk by a particular pine tree without a second glance. But, it has a story that's truly out of this world. "They were seeds that were on the Artemis one mission," said Paul Steward, Instructional Coordinator at New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque café opens dinner service for first time since before COVID-19 pandemic

  10-04-2025 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, an Albuquerque downtown restaurant was forced to close its doors. Now, five years later, that same business not only survived but is expanding.Story continues below
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• Community mourns death of Cleveland High School student

  10-04-2025 06:14 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – The community is mourning the loss of a boy who passed away on a fishing trip to Cochiti Lake. At the end of March, Owen Pagano died after a drowning accident. Pagano attended Cleveland High School and was on the junior varsity baseball team last year. Demolition begins on Motel 6 near Lobo VillageWednesday night, his family and friends remembered him as a light who was constantly smiling and cracking jokes. "Yeah, uh, the day before he died, probably li
  
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• NMCYFD Secretary acknowledges department's shortcomings, says changes are being made

  10-04-2025 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The woman taking over the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department is inheriting a troubled department. For years, CYFD has routinely failed to protect New Mexico's children from abuse and neglect. Secretary Teresa Casados is acknowledging CYFD's problems while trying to forge a new path.Story continues below
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• Tru Washington commits to University of Miami

  10-04-2025 04:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – He's no longer New Mexico Tru. Star guard Tru Washington has committed to the University of Miami to play basketball for the Hurricanes. Washington announced the news on social media Wednesday.
  In his sophomore season at the University of New Mexico, Washington averaged 11.1 points, 4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 2.1 steals. He was named honorable mention All Mountain West.
  Washington will have two years of eligibility remaining.
  
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• Albuquerque woman pleads guilty to child abuse charges

  10-04-2025 04:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman agreed to testify against her fiancé, who is accused of severely abusing her daughter last year. On Wednesday, Alexis Bernal pled guilty to two child abuse charges.Man accused of murdering his family in Tijeras found incompetent to stand trialIn April of last year, Bernal took her daughter to the hospital and told doctors her one-year-old got her leg stuck in a carrier. Doctors soon determined the injuries did not match up with Be
  
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• U.S. Senate passes Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act

  10-04-2025 03:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich (D) and a local company are praising the passage of a bill to keep firefighting planes in the skies. The United States Senate cleared the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act, which reauthorizes the Defense Department to sell excess planes to be used as suppression tankers, as well as aircraft parts to maintain fleets.Rio Rancho neighbors push back against golf course redevelopment plansThe bill reauthorizes an earlier act passed b
  
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• Rio Rancho neighbors push back against golf course redevelopment plans

  10-04-2025 02:32 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – There's vocal pushback against a developer's plan to build new homes, shops, and more on a massive, closed Rio Rancho golf course. City officials got an earful from neighbors this week at one of the first meetings about it. Story continues below
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• Temperatures feel more like summer heading into the weekend

  10-04-2025 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  A cold front briefly cools off eastern New Mexico Thursday. Record high temperatures across the entire state move in by Saturday.
  Albuquerque officially hit 80° for the first time this year as temperatures all across the state continue a warming trend. Highs in southern New Mexico climbed into the mid and upper 80s with northern New Mexico and southern Colorado climbed into the mid and upper 70s. A cold front will move into northeast New Mexico tonight, pushing south and east into Thursday m
  
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• NM man convicted of child sex crimes by Lordsburg jury

  10-04-2025 00:41 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 33-year-old New Mexico man was found guilty of child sex crimes by a Lordsburg, New Mexico jury, the Office of the Sixth Judicial District Attorney announced.Eric Dominguez, 33, of Lordsburg, was found guilty of one count of criminal sexual penetration (first degree) and one count of false imprisonment (fourth degree), the DA's Office said.Sentencing for Dominguez will be held at a later date.On May 16, 2023, a Hildago County Sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a
  
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• Multi-million dollar roadway project to begin on US 285 near Roswell

  10-04-2025 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — A multi-million dollar roadway rehabilitation project north of Roswell is set to start on Thursday. Drivers should expect delays when traveling through the area of US 285 north. Traffic Alert: Pavement project begins on NM 2 in Chaves CountyThis will impact milepost 115 to milepost 125 on that highway. Drivers can expect a single-lane closure in this area during the project's working hours, which are 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The project, contrac
  
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• ABQ BioPark works to restore Mexican gray wolf population with new facility

  10-04-2025 00:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark is getting ready to welcome wolves to Albuquerque's Bosque. It's part of the effort to expand recovery for the native endangered Mexican gray wolf population."Here at the Albuquerque BioPark Botanic Garden area, we're building a new five-acre home that will be a great place for rehabilitation and breeding for Mexican gray wolves," said Brandon Gibson, director of the BioPark.Right now, crews are well underway, building across five acres
  
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• Man accused of murdering his family in Tijeras found incompetent to stand trial

  10-04-2025 00:03 via krqe.com
  
  TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The man charged with murdering his family at their Tijeras home has been committed to the state mental health hospital. Adlai Mestre is accused of killing his father, Raymundo, his mother, Bertha, and 17-year-old sister Breille last October before dragging their bodies to a ravine roughly 50 yards from their home.BCSO Sheriff: Rise in extradition costs drains resources and some suspects walk freeAfter the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office arrested him, he kicke
  
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• New Mexico United prepares for third annual 'foot golf' fundraiser tournament

  09-04-2025 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Fusing the world of soccer with golf, New Mexico United is now looking for fans to hit the links next month as part of their biggest fundraiser of the year for a wide range of community projects. "It's the best golf course in the state, it's the best green space in the state. It's just an absolute blast and we love it," said David Wiese-Carl, New Mexico United vice president.   Story continues below
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• Founder: Hobbs baby box location has 'radically changed' community

  09-04-2025 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KLBK) – An infant was surrendered to the Safe Haven Baby Box in Hobbs, New Mexico, early last week, according to a press release. This marks the third Baby Box surrender at the location in under two years.Story continues below
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• RFK Jr. speaks at Gallup charter school on last stop of three day tour

  09-04-2025 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by a charter school in Gallup Wednesday afternoon but didn't answer any questions about the measles outbreak in the state. Secretary Kennedy spoke to the students at Hozho Academy Charter School about President Donald Trump's Make America Healthy Again effort.Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham authorizes National Guard deployment to AlbuquerqueHe spoke about the assassination of his d
  
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• RFK Jr. speaks at Gallup charter school on last stop of nationwide tour

  09-04-2025 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stopped by a charter school in Gallup Wednesday afternoon but didn't answer any questions about the measles outbreak in the state. Secretary Kennedy spoke to the students at Hozho Academy Charter School about President Donald Trump's Make America Healthy Again effort.Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham authorizes National Guard deployment to AlbuquerqueHe spoke about the assassination of his d
  
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• A glimpse into Albuquerque's gardening resources

  09-04-2025 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Spring is blooming in Albuquerque, and it may just be time to plant a few things. For Community Garden Week, we're taking a look at some of the resources offered for amateur and seasoned gardeners alike here in the Duke City. Barelas Community Kitchen celebrates grand openingOver at the Albuquerque Area Extension Office, there's a master gardener program that isn't just for the pros. It started all the way back in the 60s, and it remains popular enough today
  
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• NMDOH working to raise awareness on alcohol-related deaths

  09-04-2025 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health is promoting the month of April as National Alcohol Awareness Month. The department said New Mexico has historically had the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the country.NMSU: 6 international students’ visas revoked by federal governmentData from 2021 shows numbers two times higher than the national average. But progress has been made, with recent numbers showing a 16% drop in alcohol-related deaths.
  
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• Cypress Hill to perform at 2025 New Mexico State Fair

  09-04-2025 22:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hip-hop icon group Cypress Hill will take the stage at Tingley Coliseum on September 6, following Xtreme Bulls Rodeo for the 2025 New Mexico State Fair. Their career has spanned over three decades. They became the first rap group to have two albums in the Billboard 200 Top 10 simultaneously.
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Rappers Sen Dog (R) and B-Real of Cypress Hill perform prior to the NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  
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• City of Albuquerque launches new food waste composting project

  09-04-2025 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is starting a project to collect residential food waste and compost it.New Mexico United and UNM partner up to fight hunger with tailgate supply drivesThe food waste will be collected at McKinley Community Center, and local hauler Little Green Bucket will take the compostable material to a commercial compost facility, where it will be turned into finished compost.Up to 60 households who are members of the community center, Palo Duro 5
  
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• Jury declares a mistrial against former Albuquerque police officer

  09-04-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jury declared a mistrial against former Albuquerque Police Department Officer Kenneth Skeens Wednesday afternoon. Skeens was facing charges of false imprisonment, battery, perjury and making a false report. Skeens, was accused of illegally arresting Matthew McManus at an Albuquerque Target in 2022.Barelas Community Kitchen celebrates grand openingDuring closing arguments Tuesday, prosecutors told the jury that McManus was not shoplifting and accu
  
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• Suspect in 2017 Albuquerque murder takes plea deal

  09-04-2025 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the two people arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at an Albuquerque park in 2017 took a plea deal Wednesday. Daisy Ortiz pleaded no contest to tampering with evidence and possession of a controlled substance in front of Judge Courtney Weaks.Story continues below
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• New Mexico United and UNM partner up to fight hunger with tailgate supply drives

  09-04-2025 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — New Mexico United and the University of New Mexico's athletics department are working together to fight hunger by running supply drives at some of this year's tailgates. Participating fans will even be entered into drawings for United and Lobo prizes. NMSU: 6 international students’ visas revoked by federal governmentThe supply drives are scheduled to be held at the tailgates on April 12 and 26, June 21, and Aug. 30. Supplies will be delivered by 1800-
  
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• Sinaloa cartel infighting leaves 9 dead at drug rehab clinic

  09-04-2025 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The bloody repercussions of an alleged abduction whose principals were briefly jailed in El Paso last year continue to reverberate south of the border.Nine suspected members of Los Mayitos gang were killed and another five wounded during an armed incursion by a rival group into a drug rehab clinic in Culiacan, Mexican Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Tuesday.Sinaloa cartel infighting leaves 500 dead, $1 billion in losses
  “They went
  
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• New Mexico sees a very warm week ahead

  09-04-2025 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures continue to warm across the state this afternoon. Record breaking highs are on the way later this week.
  A high pressure system off the Baja is bringing ridging over New Mexico. This weather pattern is associated with sunny skies and warmer temperatures. The result is just the same. Albuquerque is expecting its first 80 degree day of the year. The average first 80 degree day of the year is April 10th, making this milestone right on par.
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• A very warm week ahead

  09-04-2025 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures continue to warm across the state this afternoon. Record breaking highs are on the way later this week.A high pressure system off the Baja is bringing ridging over New Mexico. This weather pattern is associated with sunny skies and warmer temperatures. The result is just the same. Albuquerque is expecting its first 80 degree day of the year. The average first 80 degree day of the year is April 10th, making this milestone right on par.
  Tonight a backdoor cold front will make its way
  
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