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06-03-2025
- Climate
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KRQE Newsfeed: Windy with rain and snow, Violent crash, Homelessness initiative, Chicks in demand, United partnership
BCSO: One person struck in deputy-involved shooting in northeast Albuquerque PNM: Power outages, shutoffs possible during upcoming storm in New Mexico Lawmakers push bill to help control high rent prices in New Mexico Plans to add lighting on deadly stretch of road near MDC Teen detained following crash after shots fired near Del Norte High School Taos County man accused of attempted murder and arson Baja Midnight, Quesocrisp Taco, and more: What's coming to Taco Bell in 2025 [1] Windy & high fire threat then more rain/snow in New Mexico – Widespread dust is expected later this morning into the afternoon with potentially damaging winds and low visibility. More widespread precipitation will cool things down overnight through tomorrow and into early Saturday with snow accumulations in parts of the west mountains, potentially around the Rio Grande Valley, the central mountains, and through east New Mexico. Heavier snow will fall in the north mountains. [2] VIDEO: Police investigate January crash that injured 6 people in Albuquerque – New video shows the moments first responders arrived on scene after a rollover crash in northeast Albuquerque. In January, APD was sent to San Mateo near Comanche after a truck slammed into a light pole, ejecting six people from the truck. At the hospital, police interviewed the driver who admitted to taking at least four shots of alcohol while driving. KRQE News 13 reached out to APD for an update on how the crash victims are doing. We have not heard back. [3] Homeless initiative in Albuquerque faces criticism from residents – Albuquerque residents are expressing their frustrations with Mayor Keller's recent efforts to combat homelessness. Wednesday, the Mayor hosted a public meeting about his Metro Homeless Initiative. The Mayor's Office says the program has led to the creation of more housing, mental health and substance abuse services. Residents say those efforts are falling short. Some say that the homeless are just moving from place to place with no working solution. The next public meeting is scheduled for April 2. [4] New Mexicans scramble for solutions to combat rising egg prices – Some New Mexicans are now turning to buying backyard chickens to avoid high egg prices at grocery stores. The Tractor Supply store in Bosque Farms is seeing an uptick in calls and foot traffic. People are in search of chicks. The store received over 300 chicks on Wednesday morning and people were lined up for hours. Staff say backyard flocks are an investment and require a lot of attention, especially in their first few weeks of life. [5] KRQE becomes home for New Mexico United matches – KRQE Media Group has become the official English-language broadcast partner of New Mexico United. All matches will be broadcast live on New Mexico 50 and streamed online at NM United and KRQE will also be starting 'The Black & Yellow Report' a weekly show which features analysis, previews, and exclusive interviews with players and coaches. The first match that will be streamed is Saturday, March 8 as NM United takes on Sacramento Republic FC. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Politics
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Homeless initiative in Albuquerque faces criticism from residents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Wednesday, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller's Administration praised its achievements on homelessness but residents say the city is failing. In a public meeting about the mayor's Metro Homeless Initiative, Albuquerque residents complained that crime is out of control and the city is not doing enough about it. State plans to add lighting on deadly stretch of road near Metropolitan Detention Center Woman: 'Example, I used to go to the cemetery on Edith Strett, that was a regular route because I have a grandson there. Coming back down to get on the freeway, we would get under that one commercial.. That street. Have you been under there?'Yvette Tovar, City of Albuquerque: 'Yes, I have.'Woman: 'Has our mayor been there?'Tovar: 'I'm sure he has.'Woman: 'I doubt it. It's dangerous. My daughter went through there just a couple weeks ago… People were fighting— that's a public street!'Tovar: 'Did you call 911 or 311?'Woman: 'Did she call!? She got the hell out of there.' The mayor's office said the initiative aims to end homelessness by creating more housing, mental health, and substance abuse services. but residents say those efforts are falling short. Tovar: 'The cleanup is constant… When I say we're removing 800 encampments a month that's a part of that… Yeah?'Man: 'The city knows. This has been reported. Once that park was closed, they moved under the bridge. Everybody knows that. The mayor's office knows that. It goes back to my concern of if you're moving them to here, then they're just going down to here. And then they're going down to here. There's gotta be a point where it stops.' Wednesday's public meeting was held at the Central and Unser Public Library. The next meeting is April 2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
