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  • Fire evacuates senior apartment complex

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The rude awakening for residents of an apartment complex catering to senior citizens came at 1:30 a.m. Saturday as smoke filled all four floors of the building. Albuquerque firefighters traced the smoke to fire in a trash room and quickly extinguished the flames. While firefighters did their jobs, residents waited in the parking lot of the Three Fountains apartments in the ...

  • Local wines showcased at Southern New Mexico Wine Festival through Monday

    LAS CRUCES - "New Mexico, Arizona and the Southwest in general aren't known for wine. What's amazing is that we do have great wines. California, France and Germany, beware," warned John Bokor of Las Cruces, making the rounds at wine tents Saturday with his wife Susan at the 21st annual Southern New Mexico Wine Festival.Thousands are expected to enjoy entertainment, wine and ...

  • Cops firing step toward justiceFamily

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Albuquerque Police Department fired Sgt. Adam Casaus Friday more than three months after he was involved in a middle-of-the-night crash that killed a young woman and injured her sister. Casaus is awaiting trial after being charged with vehicular homicide in the February crash that killed Ashley Browder, 21. He has pleaded not guilty. The firing comes after an internal ...

  • Taos prepping for Mumford Sons crowd

    TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) - The town of Taos is gearing up for a massive influx of people planning to attend the Solar Music Festival with headliner Mumford & Sons. "Who would have ever thought that Mumford & Sons would come to little ol' Taos," said Mayor Darren Crdova. The Grammy-winning folk-rock group has a large following, and tickets to their live concerts are usually hard ...

  • Crash closes section of Paseo del Norte

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A two-vehicle crash that left one driver pinned under the wreckage has closed westbound Paseo del Norte NE at Holbrook. APD reports crash happened about 10:10 a.m. Holbrook also is closed from Holly south to Paseo del Norte. Police report the pinned driver was conscious and talking while being extricated and has been taken to a hospital. KRQE.com will update this report as ...


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Open Water

Open Water

After making the biggest splash at last years Sundance Film Festival, Chris KentissOpen Water is being touted as the next great indie-crossover, a Blair Witch-ish thriller made on a meager budget and shot in digital video that nonetheless generates the kinds of white-knuckle chill ... ...

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  • Open burning ban set for Las Cruces

    LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces Fire Department has issued an open burning ban within the city limits effective Tuesday.Southern New Mexico, to include the City of Las Cruces, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions as indicated by the National Weather Service. Such conditions pose a fire hazard and a significant threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.The ...

  • Finance New Mexico Strategy drives success in social media marketing

    Many business owners feel a sense of urgency and peer pressure about creating a social media presence before they're ready because they assume they're losing business to more tech-savvy competitors.Panic, though, is a poor driver of decisions, and that's why the entrepreneur needs to begin with a set of clear business objectives that will guide his or her use of these versatile ...

  • Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit

    It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...

  • Man rescued from Sandia Mountains

    Posted at: 05/24/2013 9:40 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 10:29 PM By: Danielle Todesco, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Search and Rescue officials are always on-call to help out hikers, especially during a busy holiday weekend like Memorial Day. This year, it kicked off with a rescue. An elderly man had to be helped down from the Sandia Mountains after falling and hitting his head. Officials said ...

  • Teen helps officers catch drunk drivers

    Posted at: 05/24/2013 6:14 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 9:30 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Local and state police will have more patrols and more checkpoints to catch people who start their summer by driving drunk. Candace Johnston, however, has a mission. The 13-year-old is young, but she knows the dangers of getting into a car with a drunk driver. "They kept ...

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