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• WalletHub ranks states financial literacy - Where does New Mexico rank?

  02-04-2025 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – WalletHub released its recent report on the most and least financially literate states. WalletHub compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 17 different metrics. The metrics range from consumer habits, financial-education programs, share of adults with rainy day funds, share of unbanked households, share of adults borrowing from non-bank lenders and more.
  New Mexico ranked in the bottom half of the list, coming in at 39th overall. In individ
  
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• High winds bring an extreme fire danger, blowing dust Thursday

  17-04-2025 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  An extreme fire danger develops across parts of New Mexico Thursday afternoon with high winds. Rain and mountain snow chances return though Friday and Saturday.Winds have started picking up across New Mexico Wednesday afternoon with gusts as high as 40 mph. Temperatures are much warmer today as well, with highs over 20° warmer compared to yesterday across eastern New Mexico where highs are in the 80s and 90s. Winds will die down overnight, but remain breezy for some. The strongest winds are
  
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• New program helps New Mexico inmates get forklift certification before release

  17-04-2025 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There's a new way for New Mexico inmates to get prepared to rejoin communities, and the program is gaining popularity. "Having things like this offered to us really is an amazing privilege," said Daryan Winnings, inmate at the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility's Women's Prison in Grants.Story continues below
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• Federal funding cuts have NM Veteran Affairs employees questioning their future

  17-04-2025 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Veterans Affairs employees across the country have been met with confusion over recent federal funding cuts. Many are now questioning their future with the department. On Wednesday, New Mexico Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich sat down with impacted residents who say they have nowhere to go. "I'm just trying to make sense of all this,” said Sen. Heinrich.Story continues below
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• Portales man sentenced for assaulting a police officer

  17-04-2025 05:45 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Stephen Dubay was sentenced on Wednesday for assaulting a police officer. In July 2024, Dubay was driving recklessly, and a Clovis officer tried to pull him over. After getting out and then back into his vehicle, police said Dubay then tried to run over the officer and fled the scene, eventually being arrested in Portales.Roswell police officer accused of domestic violenceDubay was sentenced to four years in prison.
  
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• New Mexico man sentenced for having stolen gun

  17-04-2025 04:48 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Christopher Vega was sentenced on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property earlier this year. In July 2024, Clovis police officers stopped a motorcycle that didn't have a license plate. Roswell police officer accused of domestic violencePolice identified Vega, who had an active parole violation warrant out of Texas, as the driver. They found that he had a handgun, which he wasn't allowed to have a
  
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• Albuquerque Sign Language Academy making progress on long-awaited new building  

  17-04-2025 03:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An innovative and brand-new school building for the deaf and hard of hearing is now under construction in the North Valley, and it's a big step closer to opening its doors with a special ceremony on Wednesday. "So happy," said one student.  That was the overall feeling on Wednesday for staff, students, and families tied to the Albuquerque Sign Language Academy as the frame of their new school is making big progress.  "So happy that we're
  
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• Restaurants frustrated about ongoing construction on major street in Santa Fe

  17-04-2025 03:12 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a hot spot for Santa Fe tourists that is in the middle of a major road rebuild. While restaurants say it's been a headache and has led to a loss of foot traffic, the city said there is light at the end of the tunnel.Story continues below
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• Roswell police officer accused of domestic violence

  17-04-2025 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A Roswell police officer turned himself in on Wednesday following a domestic violence incident earlier this month. The Roswell Police Department said Officer Brandon Speights was arrested Wednesday after his girlfriend called police on April 5, saying he beat her up two nights earlier.Teen accused of fentanyl possession to stay in custodyRPD said Speights was immediately placed on administrative leave pending investigation. He was booked into the Chaves Cou
  
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• Taos Town Council revising proposed shopping cart ordinance

  17-04-2025 01:23 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Facing a shopping cart problem, a northern New Mexico town is looking to clean up the streets with new rules. However, the proposal to do that is now facing some community backlash.Story continues below
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• 'Waste of taxpayers' dollars': Report calls out City of Albuquerque remodel project

  17-04-2025 01:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An IG investigation claims that Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller's Administration's remodel of part of the old city hall may have been a "waste" of taxpayer dollars, after city crews kept redoing the design.  Story continues below
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• Extreme fire conditions to develop Thursday in parts of New Mexico

  17-04-2025 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  An extreme fire danger develops across parts of New Mexico Thursday afternoon with high winds. Rain and mountain snow chances return though Friday and Saturday.Winds have started picking up across New Mexico Wednesday afternoon with gusts as high as 40 mph. Temperatures are much warmer today as well, with highs over 20° warmer compared to yesterday across eastern New Mexico where highs are in the 80s and 90s. Winds will die down overnight, but remain breezy for some. The strongest winds are
  
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• San Juan County Fire & Rescue puts a pause on burn permits amid drought

  17-04-2025 00:06 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — San Juan County Fire & Rescue will not issue burn permits until further notice, the organization announced on Wednesday. Along with that, opening burn is currently prohibited in Bloomfield, Kirtland, and unincorporated San Juan County. The decision comes as a red flag warning was posted by the National Weather Service.Story continues below
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• VIDEO: Witnesses describe scene in motorcycle, ambulance crash in Albuquerque

  17-04-2025 00:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – We're getting a clear picture of what happened when a motorcycle crashed into the side of an ambulance this year, in the middle of a busy intersection.Story continues below
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• New Flix Brewhouse location in northeast Albuquerque to open in May

  16-04-2025 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another Flix Brewhouse movie theater is coming to Albuquerque in the Foothills, and those doors are getting very close to opening. The new Tramway Blvd. location is scheduled to open during the first week of May. New Mexico high school basketball player awarded for getting back on court after lower leg amputationThe company's CEO said that Flix is an unusual business because the movie theater really caught on during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Flix has been very
  
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• Albuquerque Reliques: 'Cruising San Mateo' stands the test of time

  16-04-2025 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  Albuquerque Relics is a web series taking a look at landmarks and oddities in the area.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — On the corner of San Mateo and Gibson, there's a 26-foot-high archway donning an old 50s Chevy. It's been standing since the early 90s, gathering praise and disapproval alike from the people of Albuquerque.Cruising San Mateo, created by Artist Barbara Grygutis, is a sculpture intended to represent the southwest's primary mode of transportation — automobile. Grygutis
  
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• Coronado Historic Site offers pottery making classes

  16-04-2025 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) — If you want to learn to make pottery, there's classes being offered at Coronado Historic Site. They cover everything from mixing the clay, to making pots, to painting them. Army gains control of federal land along New Mexico border to bolster securityThe workshops cost $200 for non-members, and $150 for members of Museum of New Mexico Foundation, or the organization Friends of Coronado and Jemez. They're being offered 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Wedne
  
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• Chief Judge named for New Mexico Court of Appeals

  16-04-2025 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Court of Appeals has a new chief judge. Judge Jacqueline Medina will be serving a two-year term. Judge Medina will manage the court's budget, personnel, and general operations, all while still hearing cases.New Mexico PED debuts re-envisioned high school math pathwaysShe is the first native of Taos to serve on the Court of Appeals. She was elected to the court in 2018, but before that, she served more than 16 years as an assistant attorney general.
  
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• New Mexico high school basketball player awarded for getting back on court after lower leg amputation

  16-04-2025 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  TORRANCE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — A high school basketball player in New Mexico is being honored for making it back to the court after a cancer diagnosis led him to have part of his leg amputated. Estancia High School senior Olavio Hernandez is the Section 6 winner of the 2025 National High School Spirit of Sport Award.Story continues below
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• Teen accused of fentanyl possession to stay in custody

  16-04-2025 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A teen accused of having more than 25,000 fentanyl pills will remain in custody. Last week, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office and Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested the 16-year-old and Luis Flores. City of Albuquerque seeks dismissal from lawsuit related to jail overcrowdingInvestigators said they chased the pair, leading to Flores crashing the vehicle they were in. They said the teen took off on foot with a backpack filled w
  
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• Man wanted out of Albuquerque on assault, kidnapping charges

  16-04-2025 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the community's help with finding a man who is wanted out of Albuquerque on charges including criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated assault.According to Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, Mace Markham is considered armed and dangerous.Mace Markham. (Crime Stoppers)Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers anonymously at (505) 843-7867. You can also text ABQCS to 738477 o
  
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• New Mexico PED debuts re-envisioned high school math pathways

  16-04-2025 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico high school students will soon have new math classes they can enroll in.The re-envisioned high school math pathways were developed in response to HB 171, passed by the Legislature in 2024.The bill aims to better align high school education with the diverse needs of students and the evolving demands of the workforce and higher education institutions.Story continues below
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• Zoom service restored after outage affects thousands

  16-04-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Zoom users reported issues accessing virtual meetings Wednesday, with the outage striking as many Americans were working or attending class.Just before 2 p.m. PDT, Zoom announced that it had resolved issues tied to the zoom.us domain, and had this advice for anyone still experiencing connection problems:
  Please flush your DNS cache and attempt to reconnect.For Windows open a command prompt and type "ipconfig /flushdns"
  For Mac open a terminal window and type "sudo
  
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• Zoom outage affecting multiple services prompts flood of complaints

  16-04-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Zoom users reported issues accessing virtual meetings Wednesday, with the outage striking as many Americans were working or attending class.A spike in reports started just after 11:25 a.m. PDT, according to Down Detector, and surpassed 44,000 a half hour later.As of 11:55 a.m. PDT Zoom's official website showed a "bad gateway" error for some users. Where does your neighborhood rank among the 2025 ‘Best Places to Live’?Zoom wrote on its service page at 1
  
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• Is Zoom down? Thousands report issues accessing software

  16-04-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Zoom users reported issues accessing virtual meetings Wednesday, with the site confirming shortly after noon it was investigating the issue.A spike in reported issues started just after 11:25 a.m. PDT, according to Down Detector, and surpassed 44,000 as of a half hour later.As of 11:55 a.m. PDT Zoom's official website showed a "bad gateway" error for some users. Where does your neighborhood rank among the 2025 ‘Best Places to Live’?Zoom wrote on its ser
  
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• One dead in multi-boat crash during Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama

  16-04-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT/WHNT) — An angler competing in a Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama was involved in a fatal boat crash Wednesday morning, authorities have confirmed.
  The crash happened on Lewis Smith Lake, a reservoir in the northern portion of the state, at around 7 a.m., according to the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency.Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick confirmed one person is dead.Major League Fishing confirmed to Nexstar's WHNT that the "serious boat
  
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• 3 dead in multi-boat crash during Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama

  16-04-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT/WHNT) — Three people are dead after two boats crashed in Alabama during a Major League Fishing Tournament early Wednesday.The crash happened on Lewis Smith Lake, a reservoir in the northern portion of the state, at around 7 a.m., according to the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency.Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick confirmed one person is dead. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the victim as 58-year-old Joey Broom, who died after be
  
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• $100M Walgreens settlement: How to file a claim before Thursday deadline

  16-04-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Time is running out for some Walgreens shoppers to file for their part of a proposed class action settlement that accuses the pharmacy chain of overcharging for generic drugs.The April 17 filing deadline applies to all class members of the $100 million settlement, except those who requested information about their drug purchases on or before April 12, 2024, according to the settlement site. Those Walgreens shoppers will have until June 16, 2025, to file a claim, the court ruled
  
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• Conservation group names Mississippi River 'most endangered,' cites proposed FEMA cuts

  16-04-2025 21:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a key role in federal flood management.American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said the Mississippi River in recent years has faced “increasingly frequent and severe floods” that have damaged homes and businesses and worsened the health of the river, wh
  
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• New Mexico awards $100K in grant funding to quantum technology company

  16-04-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science & Technology, has awarded its first-ever Quantum Award. A total of $100,000 in competitive non-dilutive grant funding will go to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc.
  The Colorado-based company will use the state funds to establish a presence in New Mexico, hiring and further developing Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology in collaboration with the Center for Integ
  
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