• 4th of July

 

Fireworks Information & 4th Events

4th of July events and New Mexico state, county and city information on fireworks safety and restrictions.

    • Latest Weather Forecast
    • 4th of July
    Celebration ends with bang despite rain

    The rains threatened to drown out the Fourth of July celebration at Balloon Fiesta Park Saturday, but thousands were treated to grand fireworks display.

    NM's biggest fireworks display on track

    Despite threatening skies, thousands are flocking to Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta Park for Saturday night's fireworks display.

    Balloon Park, Rio Rancho celebrate 4th

    Tens of thousands of people are expected to pack Balloon Fiesta Park Saturday for the city of Albuquerque's annual Freedom Fourth celebration.

    DWI checkpoints to pop up this weekend

    While many New Mexicans will enjoy time off during the holiday weekend, state police and other law enforcement teams will be hard at work making sure all

    Thursday 4th of July Holiday Forecast

    KRQE Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti looks ahead to the holiday weekend.

    Rains wash away some fireworks limits

    With the wet conditions New Mexico has seen in the last few months fireworks restrictions have eased in most counties across the state.

    It's grillin' season

    Mark with the Home Depot talks about getting your patio and grill ready for the summer grilling season.

    Changes at Albuquerque animal shelters

    The city's animal shelters have changed some procedures in part to accommodate construction and reduced some adoption fees during July, the director of the

    Fireworks banned in national forests

    In anticipation of the July 4th holiday weekend the U.S. Forest Service is reminding visitors that all fireworks are prohibited in national forests.

    UFO festival lifts off Thursday

    Roswell on Thursday opens up to UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike for its annual celebration of the Roswell Incident, one of the most debated incidents in

    Pets and Fireworks

    Preventing pet problems on Independence Day is possible by simply planning ahead and taking some basic precautions.

    2009 approved ABQ/Bernaillo fireworks

    Official list of approved fireworks for the City of Albuquerque and the County of Bernalillo

    Fireworks Information & 4th Events

    4th of July events and New Mexico state, county and city information on fireworks safety and restrictions.

    • The Numbers

    ABQ: report illegal fireworks (505) 883-7335, missing/loose pets dial 311. More info, call your fire dept.

    • Events

    New Mexico Events Calendar

    Check out events going on around the state. The New Mexico event calendar has it all.

    • On TV

    CBS 8pm July 4th Boston Pops Fireworks

    If you feel like staying in, tune into CBS for the 2009 Boston Pops Fireworks …