New Mexico Traffic Conditions

Trembling and with bloodshot eyes, a woman told an officer, '?I can't believe I hit somebody,'? after she allegedly struck an on-duty firefighter as she exited Interstate 40 in the early hours of the ... Read More

Update: Officials now tell ABC-7 that deputies were responding to the fire when they noticed the allegedly drunk driver going through the area. The driver later crashed into a deputy's vehicle, ... Read More

Las Vegas, Nevada, police said the vehicle involved was seen at three Tesla charging stations in New Mexico prior to the New Year's Day explosion. Read More

N.M., petered out after those first miles above Santa Fe were constructed by convict labor from the Penitentiary of New Mexico. That section of the incomplete "prisoners' highway" still exists high ... Read More

The I-25 s-curve sees 173 crashes annually, and it takes 5.3 minutes to commute, according to NM DOT data. It's expected these numbers will worsen if the s-curve is not realigned. The NM DOT presented ... Read More

New Mexico State Police says it enhanced patrol presence on roadways in all 12 of its districts from December 24 - 26. During that time, NMSP says officers issued ... Read More

From historic wildfires and flooding, to one of the most watched criminal trials of the year, 2024 has been another big news year for New Mexico. This week on KRQE's News 13's New Mexico News Insiders ... Read More

A woman who crashed into another car while driving the wrong way down the interstate three years ago will spend half a decade behind bars. Danielle Archuleta pled no contest to homicide by vehicle ... Read More

Bernalillo County has been awarded a grant of nearly $2 million through a U.S. Department of Transportation program to go toward the development of the Interstate 40 TradePort Corridor project. Read More

This past weekend, during a routine inspection at the Interstate-25 checkpoint, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 37 undocumented migrants concealed inside a tractor-trailer, officials said. Read More

A new multi-million dollar highway project is set to connect parts of New Mexico to El Paso, Texas, with officials announcing the chosen route for the $150 mill ... Read More

Two crashes on Interstate 25 led to the closure of southbound lanes late Thursday afternoon. Emergency workers and sheriff's deputies responded at about 4:30 p.m. to two crashes on I-25 near the La ... Read More

Romero was sentenced to serve seven years in the Department of Corrections. He is set to be on a two year parole and five year supervised probation following his completed sentence. The announcement ... Read More

In response to the challenges faced by small businesses impacted by flooding and wildfires in New Mexico, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) is offering $1 million in grants ... Read More

The final route has been picked for the planned 8.3-mile Border Highway Connector from Santa Teresa to Sunland Park, New Mexico, on the edge of West El Paso. The new highway, projected to cost ... Read More

A semitrailer fire off Interstate 40 was extinguished in western New Mexico. It happened early Monday morning, Dec. 16. The Gallup Fire Department said no one was hurt after first responding. The fire ... Read More

LORDSBURG, New Mexico (Border Report ... It's a five-day walk from there to Interstate 10 near Lordsburg, and vehicles are waiting to take them to Phoenix or Los Angeles, border agents ... Read More

BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) - The New Mexico State Police (NMSP ... of the incident around 3:30 a.m. Saturday at a home near Highway 47 southeast of Belen and its Rio communities. Police said a 16 ... Read More

Part of Interstate 25 a little east of Santa Fe is closed due to a brush fire, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office. Read More