Bernalillo County violent crime mostly flat from 2017 high • Source New Mexico

Violent crime has plateaued in Bernalillo County since reaching its highest point in 2017, according to a presentation and report given to New Mexico lawmakers Monday. The presentation comes in the leadup to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session on Thursday, which has exposed a rift with top lawmakers in her party. Governor, Legislature feud … Read more

AFR ranks high on list of busiest fire departments in the nation

The sound of an ambulance backing into its parking space stopped our interview just a few minutes in. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The sound of an ambulance backing into its parking space stopped our interview just a few minutes in.  “It never stops here,” said Albuquerque Fire Rescue’s Public Information Officer Lt. Jason Fejer. KOB 4 … Read more

New Mexico high school graduation rate continues slow climb, data shows

Image representing education in New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The latest high school graduation data for the 2023 cohort shows that New Mexico schools are making consistent progress toward higher graduation rates. Career Technical Education students, in particular, graduated at a high rate. Since the 2008 cohort, New Mexico has been tracking graduation rates in … Read more