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• O Christmas tree! Storm topples Tennessee’s holiday spruce

  25-12-2017 20:38 via krqe.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — O Christmas Tree! A Grinch of a storm has toppled the official holiday spruce in Tennessee’s capital city.
  Area media outlets report that Nashville’s 40-foot (12-meter) Norway spruce was toppled overnight, with officials blaming a combination of wind, rain and possibly a defective anchor.
  More than 2,000 people had turned out Dec. 1 for the tree’s lighting ceremony with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, including a performance by the husband-and-wife du
  
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• Ohio man, alleged ‘drug mule’ for Diddy avoids prison

  18-05-2024 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Northeast Ohio man who was accused of running drugs for music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has agreed to a plea deal to avoid prison. “Brendan Paul accepted the prosecutor’s offer to permit his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety," according to Brian Bieber, the attorney for Brendan Paul.Common diversion conditions include completing education and or counseling related to the charge, co
  
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• Crockett on Greene clash, 'going high': Not sure we can call it a low — 'She goes to hell'

  18-05-2024 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Friday night she wasn't sure she could call Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) behavior in a clash between the two during a House Oversight hearing "a low," when responding to a CNN anchor's question on whether the days of former first lady Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high," mantra are over."I don't know that we can even call this a low. I mean, she goes to hell, and then I do my best to remind her as to why she should not
  
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• Your cash has an estimated lifespan: Will you need to replace it?

  18-05-2024 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — There’s nothing like a handful of cold, hard cash. Except, our cash is not hard (minus the coins, of course) and is likely to meet its demise at some point, depending on the conditions it encounters in its lifetime. The demise of our notes is so certain that the Federal Reserve lists an estimated lifespan for almost every denomination it prints.All of our cash, from the lowly $1 to the sought-after $100, is printed in the District of Columbia and Fort Worth, Texas. I
  
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• ATV vs UTV: What's the difference?

  18-05-2024 22:15 via krqe.com
  
  Erie, Pa. (WJET/WFXP) — Warmer weather means more people are beginning to head outside, and one popular way to travel off-road is by using ATVs and UTVs. But what is the difference between an ATV and a UTV?All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV)All-terrain vehicles, better known as ATVs, quads or four-wheelers, are typically designed to seat one rider, but some have a second seat for another rider. The vehicles are compact and maneuverable, making them ideal for a variety of riders. There are many type
  
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• What are 'zombie' fires, and why are they becoming more common?

  18-05-2024 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – “Zombie fires,” much like the persistent reanimated corpses for which they’re nicknamed, are known for coming back to haunt the same regions from year to year. These fires, also called holdover fires or overwintering fires, are essentially wildfires that never fully extinguish and instead continue smoldering under the ground or snow for extended periods of time, emerging as full-on blazes when conditions allow.They typically occur in the boreal (northern) fore
  
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• Daredevil illegally walks tightrope between downtown L.A. skyscrapers

  18-05-2024 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Shocking video captured a daredevil walking a tightrope between two downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers. Oceanwide Plaza, a $1 billion mixed-use retail and luxury apartment building, has been vacant for years and has become infamously known as the graffiti towers, attracting artists and those looking to perform death-defying stunts.YouTuber Ben Schneider was the latest to attempt a stunt at the location when he walked across a slackline between the buildings, looming high above the L
  
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• VIDEO: Fight between students breaks out at Tennessee graduation

  18-05-2024 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Two Tennessee students got into a fight during graduation at Hamilton High School in Memphis Thursday night. It all happened as graduates were walking across the stage getting their diplomas, say police.According to reports, a school security officer saw one of the students walk past another student and begin throwing up gang signs. That's when the student threw a graduation binder at the victim.As the first student was being held back, the victim reportedly jumped
  
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• People who had an iPhone 7 may qualify for piece of $35 million Apple settlement

  18-05-2024 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you were once an owner of the iPhone 7, or its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus, you could qualify for a piece of the $35 million settlement Apple has agreed to pay out. The class action lawsuit stems from claims that both models of the iPhone, which Apple released in 2016, have issues with the audio integrated chip, or audio IC.
  Signs of a faulty IC chip include not being able to use the phone's loudspeaker, the microphone not working properly, an unresponsive device,
  
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• Is COVID-19 still a 'pandemic?'

  18-05-2024 21:45 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – On March 11, 2020, the director-general of the World Health Organization told the world that COVID-19 "can be characterized as a pandemic." At the time, fewer than 4,500 people were thought to have died from the virus, but it was spreading quickly, appearing in new cities and countries every day.Will your last COVID vaccine work against new ‘FLiRT’ variants?Fast forward to 2024, and the virus has taken an estimated 7 million lives. It's still mutating and spark
  
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• Nearly 900K Yogi tea bags recalled for excessive pesticide residue

  18-05-2024 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) – Nearly 900,000 Yogi tea bags have been recalled after excessive levels of pesticide residues were detected, according to details posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The parent company of Yogi, East West Tea Company, LLC, issued the recall of 54,846 16-count boxes of Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea bags (a total of 877,536) that were distributed nationwide.“Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support product is recalled because pesticide residues were detected
  
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• Hottest weather so far this year in store for the weekend

  18-05-2024 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  A very warm and even hot weekend is on the way. Today will be the quietest day this weekend as highs climb well above average for this time of year. Sunday will be the hottest day though as temperatures will be some of the warmest so far this year. Parts of southeast New Mexico are expected to make it into the triple-digits starting Sunday, with the Albuquerque Metro inching close to 90°. The downside is winds start picking up Sunday afternoon, gusting to as high as 40 mph.Windier weather is
  
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• Champions crowned in 3A, A/2A softball

  18-05-2024 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Championship softball games were played in small classifications on Friday at the Rio Rancho softball fields. West Las Vegas and Cobre battled for the 3A crown while Loving and Mesilla Valley Christian played for the A/2A title. 2024 Baseball and Softball state tournament brackets3AThe class 3A championship featured the winningest team in the classification against the current top ranked team looking for its first-ever championship. West Las Vegas came into t
  
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• Triple-digit heat in store for parts of New Mexico this weekend

  18-05-2024 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  After some much needed rain fell across parts of New Mexico Thursday, drier and warmer weather has returned today. Hotter weather is on the way this weekend.Much drier and warmer weather returned to New Mexico Friday. Temperatures this afternoon were anywhere from a couple degrees to nearly 30° warmer than Thursday. A couple isolated showers and thunderstorms tried to develop along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento Mountains and over the Gila this afternoon, but these di
  
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• Video: Four teens crash stolen vehicle into Albuquerque convenience store

  18-05-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Security video shows the moment a group of young thieves crash a stolen car into a gas station and ransack the store after getting inside. "It made me sick to my stomach because these were kids," said the owner of the stolen car.Story continues below
  Trending: Farmington HS graduate told to remove Native American beaded graduation capLarry Barker Investigation: The $32 million disappearanceEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico May 17-23N
  
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• State baseball tournament - Semifinal scores, highlights

  18-05-2024 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Semifinal action for the high school state baseball tournament took place on Friday. Here is a look at scores and some of the highlights. 2024 Baseball and Softball state tournament brackets5A#1 La Cueva vs #4 Organ Mountain
  La Cueva wins 7-3
  #2 Rio Rancho vs #3 Cleveland
  Cleveland wins
  4A#1 Goddard vs #5 Artesia
  Artesia wins 8-5 (9)
  #2 Grants vs #6 Albuquerque Academy
  Grants wins 6-5 (9)
  3A#5 Santa Fe Indian vs #8 West Las Vegas
  West Las Vegas wins 7-2
  #6 R
  
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• Man accused of assault at Albuquerque bowling alley gets charges dropped, now suing

  18-05-2024 06:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who originally faced criminal charges for a fight inside a northeast Albuquerque bowling alley is off the hook. Now he says he was wrongfully accused and is suing.
  Video from the February night at Main Event just off I-25 and Montgomery shows words being exchanged, a security guard punching a man later identified as Antoine Morris, and others then jumping in.
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  Trending: Farmington HS graduate told to remove Native American beaded g
  
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• Raskin says it's 'worth investigating' whether House members were drinking in hearing room

  18-05-2024 05:09 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill/KRQE) – Rep. Jaime Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, says it’s “worth investigating” whether lawmakers were drinking during Thursday’s explosive hearing, after rumors circulated that non-committee members were intoxicated.Story continues below
  Trending: Farmington HS graduate told to remove Native American beaded graduation capLarry Barker Investigation: The $32 million disappearanceEvents: What’s hap
  
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• Second Judicial Court removes injunction against Albuquerque concerning homeless camps

  18-05-2024 04:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Second Judicial Court issued an order getting rid of a preliminary injunction concerning homeless encampments in Albuquerque. It comes after a recent court order barred the city from throwing out the belongings of people living on the street. Air Tanker Base for wildfire suppression revamped at Kirtland Air Force BaseAlthough the injunction is no longer in place, the city is continuing to offer shelter and resources to those experiencing homelessness. Th
  
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• UNM researchers discover largest hummingbird is actually two species

  18-05-2024 04:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers from the University of New Mexico documented the world's largest hummingbird's extreme long-distance migration for the first time and found a new species along the way. The giant hummingbird of western South America is not one species but actually two. New Mexico getting $25 million to plug orphan wells, address pollutionUNM researchers found the new species as part of an eight-year study led by Jessie Williamson. The northern population stays in
  
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• BCSO is looking for businesses and residents to register their security cameras

  18-05-2024 03:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than a decade after Albuquerque police launched a real-time crime center where officers can tap into live video feeds of security cameras around the city, now the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is looking to start its own version. The sheriff's office is just introducing this new effort to the community with roundtable discussions. They're hoping to be able to access cameras in the city and the unincorporated areas around the county. &ldqu
  
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• UNM School of Medicine offering free skin cancer screenings on Saturday

  18-05-2024 03:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico's School of Medicine is providing free skin cancer screenings to the community on Saturday. The screenings coincide with Skin Cancer Awareness Month. According to the school, of 200 patients screened in 2023, 1/3 required a follow-up visit to a dermatologist. CNM offering free catalytic converter etchings on SaturdayThis year's screenings will take place at:
  UNM Hospital Dermatology Clinic, 1021 Medical Arts Ave. NE, Albuque
  
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• Farmington Schools apologizes for taking student's beaded graduation cap

  18-05-2024 01:40 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Farmington Municipal Schools is now apologizing for an incident at a graduation ceremony earlier this week. During the Farmington High School graduation on Monday, two staff members took away a student's graduation cap that was adorned with Native American beading. Staff gave the student a new, plain cap to wear instead. Parent arrested after disturbance at Farmington High School, police sayThe district superintendent and the school principal issued a st
  
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• New Mexico Democratic primary heats up with many incumbents facing challengers

  18-05-2024 01:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Primary is less than three weeks away; and for Democrats, it's turning into a heated contest. A big group of incumbent, long-time lawmakers in the House and Senate are facing challengers looking to shake up the status quo.KRQE's Local Election CoverageThere's a battle shaping up between progressive and moderate Democrats that KRQE Political Analyst Gabriel Sanchez says may make the primary more impactful. "For viewers out there who are saying, '
  
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• Warmest weather so far this year on the way this weekend

  18-05-2024 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  After some much needed rain fell across parts of New Mexico Thursday, drier and warmer weather has returned today. Hotter weather is on the way this weekend.
  Much drier and warmer weather has returned to New Mexico Friday. Temperatures this afternoon are anywhere from a couple degrees to nearly 30° warmer than Thursday. Skies are mostly sunny across the state. A couple isolated showers and thunderstorms have tried to develop along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento Mounta
  
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• Air Tanker Base for wildfire suppression revamped at Kirtland Air Force Base

  18-05-2024 00:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After one of the most devastating wildfires in New Mexico history, Albuquerque is now home to a new hub where some of the nation’s biggest firefighting air tankers should be able to respond to blazes faster.Story continues below
  Trending: Farmington HS graduate told to remove Native American beaded graduation capLarry Barker Investigation: The $32 million disappearanceEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico May 17-23News: Report gives new deta
  
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• Albuquerque mayor, police chief speak on APD's compliance with DOJ reform

  17-05-2024 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is taking a victory lap over the Albuquerque Police Department's compliance with U.S. Department of Justice reform. The latest monitor's report, published on Monday, suggested APD is 96% compliant with more than 200 changes in the court-approved settlement agreement. A judge still needs to sign off on the monitor's recommendation. Expect delays on Bridge Boulevard May 20 through May 22Mayor Tim Keller says it's a big step forward. "It
  
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• Parent arrested after disturbance at Farmington High School, police say

  17-05-2024 23:39 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A parent was arrested following an incident at Farmington High School on Friday.The parent, identified by police as 39-year-old Jason Kinney, became upset and disorderly during a meeting with faculty around 9:20 a.m. As a precaution, Farmington High School was placed in a preventative lockdown until the situation was resolved. The lockdown has since been lifted, and there is no longer a threat, police said. Farmington High School graduate told to remove Nativ
  
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• CNM offering free catalytic converter etchings on Saturday

  17-05-2024 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Central New Mexico Community College and Triple-A Community College are offering catalytic converter etchings this weekend. The event will be held at the Ted Chavez Building on CNM's campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Movie in the Park at the South Valley Multipurpose Senior Center"According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, in 2022 there were more than 64,000 catalytic converter thefts across the country. And this type of crime is really costly for a vehicl
  
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• Expect delays on Bridge Boulevard May 20 through May 22

  17-05-2024 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – County officials say drivers should expect delays on Bridge Boulevard as crews begin gas line work. Construction times are set to avoid rush hour. New Mexico to use over one fourth of opioid settlement fees on outside lawyers, according to LFCThe New Mexico Gas Company is working to connect a new gas main, Bernalillo County says. To do so, traffic patterns and signals will be adjusted as follows:Bridge Boulevard:
  Eastbound and westbound Bridge Boulevard
  
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