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• Albuquerque Police Officer shot in line of duty identified

  22-10-2015 23:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Officer and veteran, Daniel Webster, was shot in the line of duty Wednesday night while conducting a traffic stop.
  Federal court documents show he stopped 34-year-old Davon Lymon near Central and Eubank for a stolen license plate on his motorcycle. Investigators say when Lymon wasn’t cooperating, and Officer Webster went to handcuff him, Lymon pulled out a gun and shot it six times, hitting the officer at least twice.
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• Torrance County jail officer dies after being hit by vehicle

  22-10-2015 23:57
  
  ESTANCIA — An off-duty Torrance County Detention Facility officer is dead after being struck by a vehicle allegedly driven by another off-duty officer. Jail officials say Melvin Sharpe was jogging early Tuesday along a dirt road that leads to the privately-run facility in Estancia when he was hit. They say Sharpe routinely ran with a […]
  
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• Obama defends Black Lives Matter movement

  22-10-2015 23:57
  
  WASHINGTON — Defending the Black Lives Matter movement, President Barack Obama said Thursday the protests are giving voice to a problem happening only in African-American communities, adding, “We, as a society, particularly given our history, have to take this seriously.” Obama said the movement, which sprung up after the deaths of unarmed black men in […]
  
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• November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

  22-10-2015 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – PurpleLight Albuquerque is October 25 at the UNM Duck Pond. Registration begins at 5:30 pm, program begins at 6:00.Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease that the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network strives to bring attention to all year long, but especially during November for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month. Throughout the month, PANCAN in Albuquerque is rallying supporters to “Wage Hope” in the fight against pancreatic cancer, by bringi
  
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• Category 4 Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico’s Pacific Coast

  22-10-2015 23:47
  
  MEXICO CITY — A powerful Hurricane Patricia bore down on Mexico’s central Pacific Coast on Thursday for what forecasters said could be a devastating blow, and officials began handing out sandbags in preparation for possible flooding. In Manzanillo, one of the country’s principal ports, skies were still calm, if cloudy, and no evacuation orders had […]
  
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• Galles buys land for its “future home”

  22-10-2015 23:44
  
  A sign posted on the acreage at Candelaria and I-25 says "The Future Home Of Galles," but the Chevrolet dealership is not commenting on its plans.
  
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• NM loses homegrown solar manufacturer

  22-10-2015 23:29
  
  DPW consolidating operations with parent firm in North Carolina
  
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• Updated: Idaho agency finds historic footage of parachuting beavers

  22-10-2015 23:23
  
  BOISE, Idaho — More than half a century after a group of beavers parachuted into the Idaho backcountry, officials have uncovered footage of the quirky wildlife management moment. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was struggling with an overpopulation of beavers in some regions in the 1940s when wildlife managers settled on a novel […]
  
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• Senate bill could cut nonviolent drug offenders’ sentences

  22-10-2015 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON — Nonviolent drug offenders could be eligible for shorter prison sentences under legislation approved by a Senate panel Thursday, as Congress took initial steps to change the nation’s criminal justice system. On a vote of 15-5, the Judiciary Committee approved a bill to give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums […]
  
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• Woman faces up to 99 years for role in 1977 Texas slaying

  22-10-2015 23:20
  
  EL PASO, Texas — A 76-year-old former school teacher in West Texas faces up to 99 years in prison after being convicted of killing her Green Beret husband in 1977. The sentencing phase for Lisbeth Garrett was underway Thursday, a day after a jury in El Paso found her guilty of murder in the death […]
  
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• Police officer’s slaying puts ‘drug courts’ under scrutiny

  22-10-2015 23:20
  
  NEW YORK — Arrested in a 19-person drug sweep, Tyrone Howard was one of only three who got sent to drug court, which offered him treatment instead of prison. Eight months later, Howard is behind bars on murder charges, accused of putting a bullet in the head of a police officer who was chasing him […]
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Clinton and critics on Benghazi, emails

  22-10-2015 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Congressional investigations, by definition, are about finding facts. But some facts were twisted Thursday in a showdown between Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Republican questioners over how history — and voters — will remember the deadly 2012 attack on a diplomatic compound and CIA quarters in Benghazi, Libya. A look at some of […]
  
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• APOA: “We will not tolerate criminals to take over our town”

  22-10-2015 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – In a news conference Thursday afternoon, the Albuquerque Police Officers Association Board announced they are asking the community of Albuquerque to rally together to support their campaign, “We are Albuquerque, Let’s Take our City Back”.
  This news conference was prompted by the recent shooting that occurred Wednesday night. APD Officer and veteran, Daniel Webster, was shot six times while conducting a traffic stop.
  The man accused of shooting O
  
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• Road rage update: Investigators locate red Toyota

  22-10-2015 23:07
  
  A man has confessed to shooting and killing a 4-year-old girl during a road rage incident earlier this week, according to police.
  
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• Amazon 3Q results up on strong sales, cloud computing growth

  22-10-2015 22:59
  
  NEW YORK — Amazon is Primed for success as the busy holiday season approaches. The e-commerce powerhouse reported a surprise third-quarter profit, driven by a boost in revenue from its Prime Day promotion and continued strong growth in its cloud-computing offerings. Results beat expectations, and shares jumped 11 percent in aftermarket trading. Amazon’s strategy has […]
  
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• Facing GOP queries, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi

  22-10-2015 22:56
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton strove to close the book on the worst episode of her tenure as secretary of state Thursday, battling hours of Republican questions in a hearing that grew contentious but revealed little new about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. She firmly defended her record while seeking to avoid any mishap […]
  
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• Former Subway pitchman’s victims get $1 million

  22-10-2015 22:28
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Ten victims of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle have received a total of $1 million in restitution since he agreed to plead guilty to child pornography and sex-crime charges, and his four other victims could receive their checks by the time he is sentenced next month — a move prosecutors said is rare. […]
  
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• Plague spread 3,000 years earlier than 1st thought: 2,800 BC

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  LONDON — The plague was spreading nearly 3,000 years before previously thought, scientists say after finding traces of the disease in the teeth of ancient people — a discovery that could provide clues to how dangerous diseases evolve. To find evidence of the prehistoric infection, researchers drilled into the teeth of 101 individuals who lived […]
  
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• Israeli man shot dead after being mistaken for attacker

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  JERUSALEM — A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said Thursday, in a reflection of the jittery mood that has gripped Israelis amid a spate of near-daily stabbings. The shooting came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Germany for […]
  
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• Free business help for veterans

  22-10-2015 22:27
  
  Military veterans who want to start or expand their business can still register for a free seminar next month.
  
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• Texas again sues over federal health care law

  22-10-2015 22:26
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Obama administration over a fee that its signature health law imposes on states via insurers operating under the Medicaid program. Paxton’s office joined Kansas and Louisiana in filing suit Thursday. The Republican argued that the “Health Insurance Providers Fee” forces “states to effectively pay an […]
  
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• Ed Sheeran likes to perform when he’s feeling hung over

  22-10-2015 22:26
  
  NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran says he’s realized something about himself: He performs best when he’s hung over. So he “made sure” to go out drinking the night before his three sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium in London last summer. “I don’t know why the best gigs I’ve ever played have been after real […]
  
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• Interior finds EPA caused mine spill it hoped to avoid

  22-10-2015 22:25
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. — Government investigators squarely blamed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday for a 3 million gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying an EPA cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid. The spill that fouled rivers in […]
  
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• Delta selling new type of dental coverage

  22-10-2015 22:25
  
  The company has started offering individual insurance plans, expanding from the employee group coverage it now provides.
  
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• Your chance to comment on Comcast

  22-10-2015 22:22
  
  The city is conducting an online survey and meetings as Comcast seeks to renew its franchise agreement.
  
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• Injured officer stable after Wednesday's shooting

  22-10-2015 22:17
  
  Albuquerque police Officer Daniel Webster is in critical, but stable condition after being shot at least six times Wednesday night.
  
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• Updated: Police identify officer shot Wednesday night

  22-10-2015 21:48
  
  The officer who was trying to arrest accused cop shooter Davon Lymon Wednesday night had one of Lymon’s hands in handcuffs and was trying to shackle him to the stolen motorcycle he was on, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Officer Daniel Webster never got him in cuffs. Instead, Lymon pulled out […]
  
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• EPA mine spill could have been prevented

  22-10-2015 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Government investigators squarely blame the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a 3 million gallon wastewater spill from a Colorado gold mine, saying a cleanup crew rushed its work and failed to consider the complex engineering involved, triggering the very blowout it hoped to avoid.
  The Interior Department probe concludes that the spill that fouled rivers in three states would have been avoided had the EPA team checked on water levels before digging into the mi
  
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• Report: Nuke dump more focused on schedule than safety

  22-10-2015 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A federal report suggests that operations at a troubled nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico were rushed, with management focusing on meeting the scheduled reopening date more than on doing things correctly.
  The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that the Department of Energy’s Independent Office of Enterprise Assessments released a report Oct. 15 that looked at trends at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad to try to find trends in safety.
  The pla
  
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• Police shooting suspect facing federal charges

  22-10-2015 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The suspect in the shooting of an Albuquerque Police Officer on Wednesday night is now facing federal charges from the incident. Detectives say 34-year old Davon Lymon shot the officer while being placed under arrest after a traffic stop in Southeast Albuquerque.
  According to Federal Court documents just released and obtained by KRQE News 13, Lymon is listed as a convicted felon who was in possession of a .40 caliber firearm and matching ammunition. Detectives also bel
  
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• Report finds ‘negative trend’ at WIPP, managers cite progress

  22-10-2015 20:07
  
  A Department of Energy oversight team found an overall “negative trend” in the operation of a southeast New Mexico nuclear waste repository following two serious accidents, but plant managers say progress has been made since the review concluded. In a memo distributed to employees and obtained by the Journal, DOE’s Office of Enterprise Assessments analyzed operations […]
  
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• ABQ taking comments on Comcast

  22-10-2015 20:02
  
  The city of Albuquerque wants help evaluating Comcast’s performance as a cable television provider. The company wants to renew its franchise agreement with the city, and the city, in turn, is gathering feedback from customers to help guide negotiations. An online survey is available at cabq.gov/cable-franchise. Focus-group meetings start next week, with the first at […]
  
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• Updated: Man accused of killing of 4-year-old previously charged in 2006 road rage shooting

  22-10-2015 19:51
  
  The man police suspect shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on Interstate 40 in an apparent road rage had been arrested for pointing a gun at an another driver before, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. In 2006, Tony Torrez pulled a gun at a man in a parking structure who was angry because […]
  
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• Man accused of killing of 4-year-old previously charged in 2006 road rage shooting

  22-10-2015 19:51
  
  The man police suspect shot and killed a 4-year-old girl on Interstate 40 in an apparent road rage had been arrested for pointing a gun at an another driver before, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court. In 2006, Tony Torrez pulled a gun at a man in a parking structure who was angry because […]
  
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• Albuquerque road rage shooter faces list of charges, has long criminal history

  22-10-2015 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The man police say shot and killed 4-year-old Iliana ”Lilly” Rose Garcia during a road rage fit is facing a long list of charges.
  Detectives say Tony Torrez, 32, has confessed to firing the bullet that struck and eventual killed Lilly Garcia.
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  The conflicted started on Tuesday when according to court documents Lilly’s father told police a red Toyota cut him off, forcing him to swerve, that’s
  
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• Albuquerque road rage murder suspect faces list of charges, has long criminal history

  22-10-2015 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The man police say shot and killed 4-year-old Iliana ”Lilly” Rose Garcia during a road rage fit is facing a long list of charges.
  Detectives say Tony Torrez, 32, has confessed to firing the bullet that struck and eventual killed Lilly Garcia.
  See all related vehicle road rage coverage »
  The conflict started on Tuesday when according to court documents Lilly’s father told police a red Toyota cut him off, forcing him to swerve, that’s w
  
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• ABQ group holding national business conference for women

  22-10-2015 19:44
  
  Hautepreneurs, a networking and mentoring organization for women in business, is holding a National Women’s Conference in Albuquerque Nov. 3-5. The HautCon conference at The Epicenter @ Innovate ABQ will feature speakers from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise who will cover a wide range of personal and professional development topics. The converence also will […]
  
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• APD officer shot at least 6 times, sources say

  22-10-2015 19:04
  
  An Albuquerque police officer is fighting for his life after he was shot Wednesday night.
  
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• What to expect from the housing market this fall

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  Autumn is typically known as the time of year when housing activity starts to slow down. “Generally, home sales tend to be very robust in spring and summer, then begin to soften somewhat during the autumn and winter months,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of […]
  
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• Planned Parenthood says Texas officials visited its clinics

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Planned Parenthood says Texas health investigators visited its clinics in San Antonio, Dallas and Houston, as Texas moves to halt Medicaid funding to the organization. A spokesman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission declined comment Thursday, and what investigators did at the clinics was unclear. But the move comes three […]
  
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• Pentagon: American killed in raid to free Iraqis held by IS

  22-10-2015 18:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Believing that Islamic State captives held on a compound in northern Iraq faced “imminent mass execution,” dozens of U.S. special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided the site Thursday, freeing approximately 70 Iraqi prisoners in an operation that saw the first American killed in combat in the country since the U.S. war against […]
  
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• State agency typo sends callers to ‘free and fun party line’

  22-10-2015 18:52
  
  BOSTON — The words “free” and “fun” are not the first things that come to mind when talking about the Massachusetts Department of Administration and Finance. Yet a typo in a phone number on a news release issued by the agency Wednesday sent media inquiries to a “free and fun party line” advertising adult hotlines. […]
  
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• Bombing at Shiite mosque kills 10 in southwest Pakistan

  22-10-2015 18:51
  
  QUETTA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding several others, a government official said. Provincial home minister Sarfraz Bugti said the attack took place in the district of Sibi, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan […]
  
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• Teacher, student killed in stabbing attack on Swedish school

  22-10-2015 18:46
  
  A masked man wielding what looked like a sword stabbed four people Thursday at a school in southern Sweden, killing a teacher and a student before being shot dead by police, authorities said. One student thought he was playing a Halloween prank. Students fled from Kronan school in Trollhattan, near Goteborg, Sweden’s second-largest city, after […]
  
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• The Latest: Private Clinton swearing-in at Benghazi hearing

  22-10-2015 18:45
  
  WASHINGTON — The latest from the House Benghazi committee’s hearing featuring testimony from former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (all times local): ___ The seats in the House hearing room are all taken, and dozens of photographers are on hand as Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies about the deadly attacks against Americans in Benghazi, Libya, […]
  
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• Hospital claims union can’t pursue dual remedies for fired worker

  22-10-2015 18:31
  
  A lawsuit filed by Santa Fe’s hospital charges that the union representing workers has violated its collective bargaining agreement by taking a two-track approach in challenging the firing of a nurse who had been an outspoken union activist. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is […]
  
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• Philharmonic shines in ‘Bach to Bach!’

  22-10-2015 18:24
  
  At the appointment of the new music director in Leipzig, Austria, one of the town councilors famously said: “As the best musicians are not available, I suppose we must take one of the second rate.” Thus a contemporary evaluation of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, now frequently acknowledged as the greatest composer of any […]
  
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• Record third-quarter profit at United fueled by cheap fuel

  22-10-2015 18:20
  
  CHICAGO — Helped by lower jet fuel prices, United Airlines posted a record third-quarter profit even as revenue and fare prices fell. The airline’s new acting CEO renewed his predecessor’s pledge to improve service and boost profit margins. “The United family has had a challenging few weeks, but we have never felt more unified and […]
  
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• Hillary on the Hill: Clinton testifies before Benghazi committee

  22-10-2015 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL/AP) – Facing seven Republicans and five Democrats investigating the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, Hillary Clinton testified about the events leading up to the deadly rampage which killed four Americans while she was serving as Secretary of State.
  Seated before dozens of cameras, her own staff, and at times a hostile committee, Clinton discussed about the security procedures in place before and during the attack on September 11th, 2012.
  “We need leadership
  
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• Lufthansa re-launching direct Denver-Munich flight

  22-10-2015 18:16
  
  DENVER — Denver is getting another non-stop international flight. Denver International Airport and Lufthansa announced Thursday that the German airline is bringing back a direct flight between the Mile High City and Munich starting in May. The airline originally launched the service in 2007 but canceled it the following year because of low demand in […]
  
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