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  • 3 weeks ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Guard is deploying in Albuquerque, aiming to help tackle the city’s crime problem by freeing up more police officers. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared an emergency through an Executive Order in April, after receiving a letter from Albuquerque’s Police Chief, who requested additional resources to combat what he described as a crime problem that “continues to be an emergency” in the city.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For years, New Mexicans have heard promises of “revitalization” and “redevelopment” in downtown Albuquerque—but is it actually happening? This week on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast, Chris and Gabby sit down with Terry Brunner, Director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency, to pull back the curtain on how government is working with the private sector to incentivize development.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Chris McKee |Fallon Fischer

    CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The feds have been working for months to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the Cibola County Correctional Center while claiming a drug ring in the prison had outside help. Now there’s a new twist in the case involving a wife, a federal trial, and a suit. Back in October, the feds executed 18 search warrants related to drugs inside the Cibola County Correctional Facility, which holds 440 federal inmates.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When someone is deemed ‘incompetent’ to stand trial, how does New Mexico’s criminal justice system respond? It’s the subject of a recent Larry Barker investigation that looked at cases involving hundreds of arrests, only for the offenders to be released back onto the streets. People who are mentally ill are committing crimes across the state, getting arrested, and their cases are dismissed without any repercussions or assistance.

  • 1 month ago | krqe.com | Gabrielle Burkhart |Chris McKee

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Would higher taxes on alcohol reduce alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico? University of New Mexico researchers say yes. But the state hasn’t changed the way it taxes alcohol for decades. This week’s guests on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast: Brady Horn, UNM Economics Professor and researcher Sen. Antonio ‘Moe’ Maestas, (D) Albuquerque Horn and Sen.

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Chris McKee
Chris McKee @ChrisMcKeeTV
3 Sep 24

RT @krqe: #ABQ Mayor Tim Keller recently delivered his 'State of the City' address. This week @MayorKeller joins @ChrisMcKeeTV & @gburkNM o…

Chris McKee
Chris McKee @ChrisMcKeeTV
25 May 23

One of the first photos from the ground of Unity25's flight from Spaceport America - thanks for sharing @thejackbeyer

Jack Beyer
Jack Beyer @thejackbeyer

Let's go to space. @NASASpaceflight https://t.co/kB1V1mcgXc

Chris McKee
Chris McKee @ChrisMcKeeTV
25 May 23

Virgin Galactic reports a successful trip to space from Spaceport America, New Mexico. We're updating online here: https://t.co/dAe3uSAZtC

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Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic

Successful boost, WE HAVE REACHED SPACE! 🌌#UNITY25