RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At the rear of Rio de Janeiro’s polluted Guanabara Bay, thousands of mangroves rise as tall as 13 feet (about 4 meters) from a previously deforested area. The 30,000 trees, planted by non-profit organization Instituto Mar Urbano over four years in the Guapimirim environmental protection area, stand as an example […]
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are battling the Indios Fire burning seven miles north of the village of Coyote. There are no closures in effect but recreation sites along the Continental Divide Trail may be affected. They say there are no threats to people or property. Smoke could affect communities along State Road 96 […]
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Police and fire departments are asking people to avoid part of the bosque due to “intentional fires being set” Sunday night. Police made the announcement on their Facebook page around 7:30 p.m. No other details, including the location, were released. Police ask that if you see anything suspicious, dial […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s National River Clean-up Day and the City of Albuquerque is joining in on the action by getting people out on the water. A river rafting event took place along the Rio Grande Saturday where dozens of people pitched in to pick up trash. “It’s our responsibility to use the river appropriately […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The future of a barrier of giant buoys that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot placed in the Rio Grande last year to deter migrant traffic may turn on whether a rocky, shallow stretch of the border river can be considered “navigable” and whether immigration sometimes constitutes a hostile invasion. The full 17-member […]
Editor’s note: Some animal shelters may still have restrictions due to illness. Please contact all area shelters before visiting. Bethany Animal Control Shelter: Closed for adoptions due to vet clinic closing. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, 5100 N College, […]
By Lisandra Paraguassu PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) – Less than two weeks after floods devastated Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state leaving at least 143 dead, the state is again on alert this Sunday with the risk of water rising once more to record levels. Under intense rain since Friday, four rivers about 100 […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is dedicating $60 million over the next few years to projects along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and West Texas to make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and growing demands. The funding announced Friday by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland marks […]
May 10—The federal government is dispensing $60 million to improve water conservation and efficiency in the Lower Rio Grande Basin between Elephant Butte and El Paso, a stretch that has proven troublesome with water loss and legal battles. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday announced the funding, which will be part of $500 million funneled […]
May 9—A bridge on U.S. 84 north of Hernández in Rio Arriba County reopened early Thursday morning after an hourslong closure due to damage. The bridge crosses the Rio del Oso, a tributary of the Chama River, several miles north of Hernández. The bridge was scheduled to reopen around 5 a.m. Thursday, the New Mexico […]
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday afternoon released video of a deputy fatally shooting a man who advanced toward deputies holding a knife during a March 23 deadly confrontation outside a Rio Linda home. Christopher Gilmore, 38, was shot to death in front of the home in the 6500 block of Campanile Street even […]
Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach on Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with many of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked off in October in London. The “Queen of Pop” began […]