Cristiana Ramos

1 week ago | koat.com | Cristiana Ramos

THEY'RE DEDICATED TO REBUILDING. NOW TURNING TO THE WEATHER. HERE'S CRISTIANA RAMOS WITH A LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS WE HAVE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ELSEWHERE. YEAH, RON. SO IT IS ANOTHER HOT DAY OUT THERE, BUT NOT AS HOT. IT IS WINDIER TODAY, AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE OF A SYSTEM THAT IS GOING TO PULL IN FROM THE NORTH. IT'S GOING TO SPARK OFF A FEW SHOWERS IN NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER ON. AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES.

1 week ago | koat.com | Cristiana Ramos

NOW FROM OUR SANDIA CREST CAM. IT'S BEEN HOT. IN FACT, EXTREMELY HOT. WITH THAT WEATHER TAKING OVER NEW MEXICO. A BIT OF HAZE. WE'RE STILL SEEING CRISTIANO. YEAH, YOU SAW A LITTLE BIT OVER THE CITY THERE ON THE SANDIA CREST CAMERA. I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ON OUR WESTSIDE CAMERA. IT'S JUST A LIGHT HAZE IN SOME AREAS NEAR THOSE WILDFIRES DOWN TOWARDS THE SOUTH OF TROUT AND BUCK FIRE. IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SMOKY, RIGHT? MUCH MORE SMOKY.

2 weeks ago | koat.com | Cristiana Ramos

It's called "No Kings Day," a national day of action this Saturday, June 14. Organizers in cities across the nation, including Santa Fe and Albuquerque, are planning to take part in it.

3 weeks ago | koat.com | Cristiana Ramos

It's one story like many others in the LGBTQ+ community. "I knew I couldn't change being gay and I couldn't be Christian, so I left the church and I stayed away for many years," Paul Anway, spiritual leader at Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque, said. MCC was one of the first to provide a Christian-based sanctuary for LGBTQ+ people in the '60s when it was founded. "A place was needed for LGBTQ+ people to be themselves and to reconcile their spirituality and their sexuality," Anway said.

1 month ago | koat.com | Cristiana Ramos

Trupthi Panickor, an architect, is celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month by using dance to connect with her Indian culture and build community in Albuquerque. Panickor has been dancing since she was 3 years old, showcasing various styles from her native Kerala, India.