APD reports homicide rate going down in Albuquerque

APD investigates a fatal shooting in southeast Albuquerque on March 4, 2024 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Murders in Albuquerque are down compared to recent years, according to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Chief Harold Medina. As of Tuesday, there have been 47 murder victims in Albuquerque; that’s down by more than a quarter compared to this … 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