Nms potential for twisters higher in eastern plains

Tornadoes are not as common in New Mexico as they are in Oklahoma, but they do happen here. A severe tornado ripped through Clovis about six years ago, but still remains one of the most destructive tornadoes the state has ever seen, killing two people. Jennifer Palucki with the National Weather Service said, a tornado like that can, and probably will, happen again somewhere in our ...

Branson aims for Christmas space flight

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Sir Richard Branson now has a target date for the first manned flight to space from New Mexico's Spaceport America. The Virgin Galactic founder said he hopes to rocket into space late this year while most of the rest of us are gathering around the Christmas tree. For years the question has been when will it happen? Two weeks after watching the first powered flight of ...

Trial in triple murder continues for second day in Las Cruces

The trial for triple murder suspect Eugene "Gino" Ferri continues Tuesday in 3rd Judicial District Court. Jurors heard Tuesday morning detailed descriptions of the crime scene and neighbors' accounts of the 2010 evening when somebody gunned down three people in an upscale home near ...

Tiny trucks do big work

Albuquerque firefighters have a brand new weapon for fighting wildfires, a new kind of fire engine that’s at home in the boondocks or on city streets. Its name is Engine 317 and we’ll be seeing a lot of it in Albuquerque’s Bosque if and when things heat up and catch fire in that riverside forest. Fire management officer Jeremiah Hansen cranked up Engine 317 for a little ...

New tech innovation makes movies better for hearing impaired

Until recently, for the hearing impaired, watching on the small screen with captions was the only way to understand dialogue. Now with the help of SONY Entertainment Access Glasses, the hearing impaired can get a fuller cinematic ...