The Lincoln National Forest plans prescribed burns totaling 117 acres near Ruidoso and Nogal starting Tuesday. Smoke is possible in nearby communities

New Mexico's Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Drug Utilization Review committees will meet virtually at 8 a.m. Tuesday for a public quarterly session

Albuquerque Public Schools will hold two public meetings Oct. 13-14 to gather community feedback on priorities for its 2027-28 budget.

ESTANCIA, N.M. — Coming off an emphatic statement victory over rival Legacy Academy, the Estancia Bears return home Friday night with a clear mission: maintain focus, handle business against Cobre High School, and solidify their postseason trajectory. The Bears (7-1, 2-0 District 3-2A) firmly took the wheel of the league

KC Counts talks with Dr. Vanessa Menanteau about HRT and more.

With its maintenance team at nearly half strength, the city is partnering with a local trade school to recruit technicians and keep buses on the road

The UMB Financial Corporation Charitable Foundation donated $400,000 to the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum

An opinion essay argues that prominent American critics of Israel, including Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani, apply charges of genocide, apartheid, colonialism, and war crimes selectively. It contrasts their rhetoric with the histories of Turkey, Somalia, and Uganda, urging them to acknowledge abuses associated with their homelands before

An opinion essay argues that prominent American critics of Israel, including Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani, apply charges of genocide, apartheid, colonialism, and war crimes selectively. It contrasts their rhetoric with the histories of Turkey, Somalia, and Uganda, urging them to acknowledge abuses associated with their homelands before

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich is demanding an independent investigation after a hoist at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant fell 1,600 feet when its rope snapped during testing. No one was injured, but the incident renewed concerns about WIPP’s aging hoist infrastructure. Heinrich urged the Energy Department to involve workers and

An opinion essay argues that prominent American critics of Israel, including Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani, apply charges of genocide, apartheid, colonialism, and war crimes selectively. It contrasts their rhetoric with the histories of Turkey, Somalia, and Uganda, urging them to acknowledge abuses associated with their homelands before

Think New Mexico released a new policy report which proposes ten reforms that would bring legislative ethics laws in line with the majority of other states. The post Reform legislative ethics laws appeared first on Ruidoso News .

Inn of the Mountain Gods plans to use the two tables as a way to engage poker fans on the main casino floor. The post Inn of the Mountain Gods unveils dealer-less poker tables appeared first on Ruidoso News .

The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and norms to transfer papal power if a pope dies or resigns. But none of them apply when he is sick or even unconscious. Pope Leo XIV will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove a nodule on his lung. As a result, he remains pope

Construction on Rio Bravo Boulevard to cause traffic delays

Missing hiker rescued on Mount Taylor

Voters across the country are worried about the effects artificial intelligence data centers are having on electricity bills, water and the environment. The data center issue has dominated the competitive governor’s race in Nevada, where 80% of the land is owned by the federal government. Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is

The FBI's "Voices Not Forgotten" initiative aims to resolve cases of murdered and missing Indigenous people, but some families and advocates in New Mexico express concerns over communication.

AFR: An explosion at a southeast Albuquerque apartment complex damaged several units and injured two people; investigation is ongoing

Limited parking at Sunport due to passenger traffic

Albuquerque's Indigenous Peoples Day celebration begins at Tiguex Park with music, food, and activities, alongside events throughout the week honoring Native culture and achievements

Otero County approved a contract offering union-affiliated sheriff’s deputies $550 or $820 for meeting law enforcement fitness benchmarks, including push-ups, sit-ups, a 1.5-mile run and a sprint. The voluntary program could cost up to $128,000 annually, with officials citing potential savings from fewer injuries and workers’ compensation claims. A proposal

With under a month until the midterm elections, both candidates make a final push as undecided voters take center stage.

A new poll puts Gabe Vasquez four points ahead of Greg Cunningham in a battle drawing national attention.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House. The poll results come after a blockbuster year for

Formula 1 has confirmed Rwanda will host a race from “the early 2030s” when the series returns to Africa after about 40 years. The African Grand Prix will have a 10-year contract and take place at a track in Bugesera, southeast of the capital, Kigali. F1 says the track will

Barbara Brandenburg Brenner, the only grandchild of Taos Society of Artists founder Oscar E. Berninghaus, passed from this world Sept. 15, 2026, just two days before the Taos Fall Arts Festival, which she founded, resumed operations on Sept. 17....

Taos Healthcare, a 100-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center near Holy Cross Medical Center, has earned a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The rating, earned during this year’s third quarter, comes as...

In 2022, the U.S. Forest Service named the Enchanted Circle one of the country’s top 10 landscapes most at-risk of catastrophic wildfire. Much of the forest in and around Taos County adapted historically with fire, and regular wildfires maintained...

The Taos Municipal Schools District is reviewing its use of Amira, an AI literacy coach and testing tool used to raise students’ early literacy scores, after parents were alarmed to learn the software is storing recordings of students’ voices and...

Updated Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m.A flood watch has been extended for Taos and far North Central New Mexico until midnight Wednesday (Sept. 30), according to an update from the National Weather Service in Albuquerque Tuesday afternoon.

Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency held their third public meeting in Taos County this year to provide updates and answer questions from community members regarding the Questa Chevron Mine Superfund Site. Prior to a meeting...

Inside Goat Trading Seco, a new consignment shop in Arroyo Seco, no two clothing racks are remotely alike. Vintage cowboy boots and old-school skate gear share space beside high fashion runway designs, kimonos, herbal tinctures and handcrafted...

New Mexico's state forester has lifted statewide fire restrictions implemented in early April. State Forester Laura McCarthy said in a news release the recent late-season precipitation mitigated fire conditions, but the public "should continue to...

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has been selected for a $50.8 million project to upgrade its main transmission line between Taos and Questa, an investment the cooperative said will improve reliability and wildfire preparedness across Northern New...

The hospital has hired half the providers for its new clinic, but Board concedes malpractice costs and low insurance payments remain persistent headwinds to retaining providers.

A satellite built by students in the True Kids 1 Space Program launched aboard a NASA high-altitude balloon mission Monday (Sept. 28) from Fort Sumner, carrying cameras and sensors to an altitude of about 105,000 feet. The student-built CubeSat,...

The Española Valley Fiesta Council removed its vice president over the weekend after he was charged with multiple criminal counts in connection with allegations of domestic abuse. New Mexico State Police arrested 20-year-old Adam Lee Enciñas on a...

Chainsaw crews thinning New Mexico's forests to curb wildfire risk are cutting more small trees than anyone wants to buy. On Tuesday (Sept. 29), forest managers told state lawmakers in Taos that the fix is a business plan: build an industry t…

Taos MainStreet and Town of Taos officials celebrated a large turnout at Main Street's final "Coffee on the Plaza" event this season. The Sept. 22 coffee klatch featured Taos Mayor Dan Barrone and Councilor Genevieve Oswald calling bingo numbers...

Floodwater was pooling a couple of inches deep in Belen Queva's garage Tuesday afternoon as he expressed his trepidation about additional rain in the forecast. Water was already running beneath his home. Monday night, rainwater swept down the...

A jury trial for Chili Line Depot owner Gil Graves, 81, was delayed Monday (Sept. 28) after a lawsuit accusing an essential witness, Taos County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicholas Varela, of using excessive force during a traffic stop in Costilla County,...

The third time Luis Moncada went to prison, he had a lot of time to reflect. He would stand in front of the small mirror...

New Mexico regulators told lawmakers at the interim Water and Natural Resources Committee, which met in Taos this week, that they have little power to stop — yet can shape — a new push by mining companies, spurred by rising demand and federal...

Updated Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m. Hours after this story was originally posted, rain turned to snow in the Kachina Basin nearly 2,000 feet below the Highline. The Bavarian Restaurant, fairly the landmark edifice in the Kachina Basin, is approxima…

A poll that a New Mexico think tank commissioned as part of a new push for legislative ethics reform found that only 43 percent of New Mexico residents trust state lawmakers to do what is right all or most of the time. New Mexicans’ lack of trust...

Taos countians will begin to cast ballots next week for the Nov. 3 general election, in which New Mexicans will choose a new governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, land commissioner, attorney general, state auditor and state...

NEW YORK (AP) — Most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on his wealth than helping people like them, a new AP-NORC poll finds. As Trump’s family business pulls in record money from new ventures helped by his

Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride. Officials have not confirmed how the man died Monday at Six Flags Over Georgia in

LONDON (AP) — Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is “not unique,” the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said Tuesday. Ken McCallum, who leads the U.K.’s domestic security service, said Tehran is

CAIRO (AP) — As word came of Houthi rebels advancing on Taiz, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to endure that again.

President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats as fueling Russia’s war against Ukraine, violating existing U.S. laws and drawing the U.S. closer to Russia. It joins a growing list of instances where the president has sided with Putin, often

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Tuesday ahead of surgery later in the day to remove a lung nodule, an operation that experts say will determine whether the lesion is malignant and if other treatment is needed. After the quick drive from the

Vasquez & CunninghamA look through the sole ABQ Journal poll of New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District paints a grim picture for Republican challenger Greg Cunningham, virtually shutting down his pathways to victory.To stay competitive, the retired APD detective needed to hold off Democratic incumbent Rep. Gabe Vasquez in the populous

An opinion essay argues that prominent American critics of Israel, including Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani, apply charges of genocide, apartheid, colonialism, and war crimes selectively. It contrasts their rhetoric with the histories of Turkey, Somalia, and Uganda, urging them to acknowledge abuses associated with their homelands before

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday in a post on X. Zelenskyy characterized the barrage on the capital as “particularly vile,” and emphasized that

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out overnight airstrikes along Yemen’s northern border with the kingdom and its western coastline. Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond to the claim. The reported strikes came hours after air raid sirens sounded and explosions were heard in the

This is not an article about politics, capital punishment or whether the Fort Hood shooter deserves to be executed in public for his crimes. Instead, it’s focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that children will hear of or see footage of the Dec. 3 U.S.

Trading on Wall Street was mixed in premarket Tuesday as earnings season kicks off with the latest results from a handful of big banks. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.1% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1%. Nasdaq futures tumbled 0.6%. Oil

Pope Leo XIV has arrived at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule. He walked in and waved to well-wishers gathered outside. Leo revealed on Sunday that doctors discovered the nodule and recommended its removal. The Vatican says he will be hospitalized for at least a week,

City staff present two price estimates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House speaker stood before Donald Trump during his first term at the White House and pointed a finger, declaring that with this president, “All roads lead to Putin.” The stark assessment years ago from Nancy Pelosi echoed anew after Trump’s surprise announcement last week that he

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship Dignity sank after it was hit by a military strike. Five sailors were rescued, while a search for

A local woman’s fight against hunger lives on through a fundraiser in her honor that has already raised close to $8,500 toward a $20,000 goal. The post Pay it 4ward: Honoring a legacy to fight hunger appeared first on KOB 4 .

Three young men died after a driver lost control of a purple 2013 Infiniti near I-40 and Unser and the car burst into flames. The post Neighbors concerned with speeding after 3 young men were killed in crash appeared first on KOB 4 .

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger train derailed in central Pakistan early Tuesday, killing five people and injuring 35 others, police and a Pakistan Railways spokesman said. The train was traveling from the southern port city of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar when it derailed in Sher Shah

The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels. Mexico also has sent hundreds of troops to the state of Tamaulipas across from Texas to coordinate with the U.S. The Army

Brian Eno, the multi-hyphenate artist, producer, sound designer and political activist best known for his pioneering work in ambient and electronic music, relaunches his transformative label Opal Records on Friday. He originally founded it in 1988 and put it on hiatus in 1991. Eno tells The Associated Press he is

Six Flags temporarily closed nine roller coasters across six amusement parks on Monday after one person died and several others were injured in an incident involving a coaster in Georgia. Officials did not confirm how the person died, nor how the others were injured or their medical conditions after the

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will make their first visit to Ceuta on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with residents of the Spanish city in North Africa as they grapple with a migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco. The royal couple will

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich is denouncing President Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will purchase diesel from Russia in an effort to lower fuel prices. The post ‘We don’t do business with Russia’ – Heinrich denounces Trump’s Russian diesel deal appeared first on KOB 4 .

Media Release, Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) Santa Fe, NM – The New...

A bipartisan group of senators have introduced a bill they say would speed up U.S. energy projects as demand rises. The post Heinrich promotes bi-partisan bill to speed up energy projects, create new rules on data centers appeared first on KOB 4 .

BANGKOK (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including the financial frenzy around artificial intelligence. The IMF says it expects the global economy to grow at a 3.1% pace this

Albuquerque marked Indigenous Peoples Day with events to boost voter outreach and celebrations at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. The post Albuquerque marks Indigenous People’s Day appeared first on KOB 4 .

For Wayne Jones, discussing the horrific supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., in which a white supremacist killed 10 people, including his mother Celestine Chaney, has taken over much of his life these past four years. He can numbly list talking points for media and gun violence panels. But thinking about

UNM heads to Hawai'i for its first road conference game with a 4-1 record after a bye week. The post UNM prepares for road game at Hawai’i appeared first on KOB 4 .

People heard and felt a massive boom in the middle of the day Saturday in Northeast Albuquerque after an apartment exploded. The post ‘It was a pretty intense boom’: New details on Albuquerque apartment explosion emerge appeared first on KOB 4 .