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• Autistic teen chef turns food aversion into cooking passion

  15-11-2015 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — When Chase Bailey was diagnosed with autism at 2, his mother feared he’d never enjoy a typical childhood. Indeed, he hasn’t. Between appearances with celebrities and hosting his own cooking show, Bailey’s life feels anything but typical.
  During the past two years, the 13-year-old has spiced up ramen noodles with Korean-American street food guru Roy Choi, simmered butternut squash soup with Sting’s daughter, Fuschia Sumner, and baked hundreds of
  
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• Governor Martinez says she’s not looking for higher office position

  15-11-2015 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Despite a lot of talk as a potential vice presidential candidate, Governor Susana Martinez says she’s still not interested.
  Her office says she’s still not looking at a run for higher office, despite her name being mentioned this week by GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio.
  In 2012, republican candidate Mitt Romney only won a little more of a quarter of the Latino vote and the GOP is looking to grow its support with Hispanic voters.
  
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• Boulder bandshell seats considered landmarks

  15-11-2015 22:42
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — Plans to remove seats at the historic Glen Huntington Bandshell in Boulder could affect the city’s plans for $8.7 million in improvements to the downtown Civic Area. The seats were considered a contributing feature when the bandshell was designated a historic landmark in 1995. While the Landmarks Board has approved allowing the […]
  
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• Officers at Waco jail arrested following inmate’s death

  15-11-2015 21:49
  
  WACO, Texas — An investigation into a suicide at a Waco jail has resulted in the arrest of three correctional officers for allegedly changing documents to make it appear they conducted headcounts. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1RXofZ2 ) that Michael Crittenden, Milton Walker and Christopher Simpson were arrested for allegedly tampering with government documents after […]
  
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• Study: Even the normal-weight should watch the apple shape

  15-11-2015 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A pot belly can be a bad thing — even if a person is not considered overweight.
  New research suggests normal-weight Americans who carry their fat at their waistlines may be at higher risk of death over the years than overweight or obese people whose fat is more concentrated on the hips and thighs.
  Monday’s study signals the distribution of fat matters whatever the scale says.
  “If the waist is larger than your hips, you’re at increased risk for dise
  
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• Local pharmacy owner returns wallet to stranger

  15-11-2015 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – One man’s good deed has another man jumping for joy.
  On Friday, the owner of Sam’s Regent Pharmacy found a missing wallet at a local restaurant.
  Inside were six credit cards, an ID, and $1,200 in cash.
  He called police and after a short investigation they were able to locate the owner of the wallet and return it to him.
  Police say the wallet’s owner had lost it two months ago.
  
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• College football: Lobos, race, Army, Navy

  15-11-2015 21:34
  
  It was never going to be simple. Beating Boise State as a 30-point underdog. In Boise. With Boise having had an extra week to prepare. Who woulda guessed? New Mexico 31, Boise State 24. But if you were going to guess, it had to happen the way it did. It could not have been the […]
  
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• Report: Lobos icon Norm Ellenberger dies

  15-11-2015 21:03
  
  Former New Mexico Lobos basketball coach Norm Ellenberger has died, according to a report in the Albuquerque Journal.
  
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• Albuquerque Uptown holds tree lighting ceremony

  15-11-2015 20:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s the middle of November but it’s already starting to look like Christmas in Albuquerque’s Uptown.
  Dozens of families made it out Saturday night for the annual Uptown tree lighting ceremony.
  “I love Christmas. I don’t think Christmas is starting too early now. A lot of people do, but I just think it’s really happy and a good time for family and friends to get together and just have a good time,” said Jane Kelly who attended
  
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• Off-ramp shut down at I-40 and Unser due to accident

  15-11-2015 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are saying that the off-ramp at I-40 westbound and Coors has been shut down due to an accident.
  Police are saying that the accident involves injuries.
  KRQE News 13 will bring more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Big study suggests steep drop in needless heart procedures

  15-11-2015 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests.
  The analysis showed overuse of the common procedure to open clogged heart arteries has declined dramatically since 2009 guidelines, which were aimed at curbing inappropriate use.
  The study examined nearly 3 million angioplasties done nationwide. In these procedures, doctors guide a narrow tube into an artery, inflate a tiny balloon to flatten blockages, and often insert a stent to keep arteri
  
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• Book looks at 50 ‘Cats on the Job’

  15-11-2015 19:18 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dogs work. Cats sleep, purr and preen. At least that is what dog people would have you believe. Author Lisa Rogak set out to discover what cats really spend their time doing. The result is her book called “Cats on the Job.”
  She found that dogs do what you want, but cats do what they want. Dogs will follow your job description, cats create their own. That’s why so many cat jobs are one-of-a-kind. Basically, with dogs, you get the help you wanted. With ca
  
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• Kia recalls over 256,000 Souls for steering problem

  15-11-2015 19:11 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling more than 256,000 Soul compact SUVs in the U.S. because the steering could fail.
  The recall covers certain Souls from the 2014 through 2016 model years.
  Kia says in documents filed with the government that the adhesive that holds steering gear parts together may not be strong enough and the parts can separate. That can cause loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Kia found the problem after getting warranty reports from dealers. The company says n
  
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• Albertson’s teams up with KRQE to help raise food donations

  15-11-2015 18:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albertson’s grocery joined with KRQE News 13 for ALBUKRQECARES and Food for Kids.
  The KRQE morning team was at the Albertson’s near Central and Coors Sunday morning encouraging people to donate to the Food for Kids program.
  Food for Kids is an initiative at all Albertson’s stores where non-perishable food items can be donated. The stores also take cash donations. All donated food will be distributed by the Storehouse Food Bank.
  The program runs from N
  
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• Sheriff: South Texas mayor arrested on multiple drug charges

  15-11-2015 18:54
  
  REFUGIO, Texas — Authorities say the mayor of a South Texas city has been arrested on multiple drug charges. Refugio County Sheriff Robert Bolcik told the Victoria Advocate (http://bit.ly/1MfSWHe ) that Refugio Mayor Joey Heard was taken into custody on charges that include felony possession of a prohibited substance. Bolcik said Heard posted bond Saturday […]
  
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• Updated: Former Lobo basketball coach Norm Ellenberger dies

  15-11-2015 18:27
  
  On what was likely the greatest night in Albuquerque sports history, the city, the state and the Lobo basketball program also suffered one of its biggest losses. On Saturday night, in his cabin in Watersmeet, Mich., former legendary Lobo basketball coach Norm Ellenberger died in his sleep, according to his best friend, retired Albuquerque dentist […]
  
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• Breaking: Former Lobo basketball coach Norm Ellenberger dies

  15-11-2015 18:27
  
  On what was likely the greatest night in Albuquerque sports history, the city, the state and the Lobo basketball program also suffered one of its biggest losses. On Saturday night, in Minocqua, Wis., former legendary Lobo basketball coach Norm Ellenberger died in his sleep, according to his best friend, retired Albuquerque dentist Bob Briggs. Briggs […]
  
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• Photos: Best quotes of the Democratic Debate

  15-11-2015 17:51 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  The three Democratic presidential candidates took the stage at Drake University on Saturday, November 14, 2015 to talk terror, economics and policy. See the quotes to remember in photos »
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• Toys have best year in decade

  15-11-2015 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toys are staging a comeback.
  The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing videogames and mobile apps over Barbie and stuffed bears.
  Annual toy sales are projected to rise 6.2 percent to $19.9 billion in 2015, according to The NPD Group Inc., a market research firm that tracks about 80 percent of the U.S. toy market. That’s up from a 4 percent increase last year, and the biggest increase in at le
  
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• DPS trooper hurt while responding to deadly I-17 crash

  15-11-2015 16:58
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a trooper was injured while responding to a crash in Phoenix that left a motorcyclist dead. DPS says the incident started around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when the male motorcyclist rear-ended a sedan on I-17 near Greenway Road. DPS spokesman Bart Graves says both vehicles left the […]
  
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• Big decrease in number of ‘dropout factory’ high schools

  15-11-2015 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation has far fewer so-called “dropout factory” high schools these days, down sharply from 2008 as more students leave high school with a diploma, according to a new report.
  The number of dropout factories — where less than 60 percent of students who started as freshmen remain enrolled four years later — dropped from 1,812 in 2008 to 1,040 last year. Also down since 2008 is the number of high school dropouts, falling from 1 million in 2008 to
  
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• Manzano High School junior killed in crash

  15-11-2015 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and Albuquerque Public Schools have confirmed a Manzano High School junior was killed in a crash with a semi on I-40.
  It happened Friday morning on westbound I-40 near Tijeras. Deputies say a semi and a car collided on the freeway, causing a fire.
  The 16-year-old driver was killed. Neither deputies nor school officials are releasing his name.
  At Friday night’s Manzano High football game, there were signs up in tribut
  
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• 2015 State Volleyball Wraps up

  15-11-2015 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Santa Ana Star Center played host once again to this year’s Volleyball State Championships. It was an all-day event with one team from each class hoisting that blue and gold trophy as champions. Also, A correction: La Cueva won the 6A state title over Cleveland 3-1.
  Class A- Elida
  2A- Melrose
  3A- Texico
  4A- Sandia Prep
  5A- Los Lunas
  6A- La Cueva wins over Cleveland 3-1
  
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• Lawsuit calls Supreme Court appointment unconstitutional

  15-11-2015 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A lawsuit is disputing the appointment of District Court Judge Judith Nakamura of Albuquerque to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Supreme Court.
  Former attorney Stuart Stein, of La Cienega, says her selection is unconstitutional and that the process was illegally rushed.
  Nakamura declined to comment on the litigation Friday but told the Santa Fe New Mexican (http://bit.ly/1SsAyN1) that she followed the process “to the T.”
  Gov. Susana Martinez chose Nakamur
  
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• After attacks, Democrats debate terrorism and economy

  15-11-2015 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With the country still reeling from deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, Hillary Rodham Clinton cast herself as America’s strongest leader in a scary world, even as she found herself forced to defend her own role during the rise of the Islamic State militants.
  “This election is not only about electing a president, it’s also about choosing our next commander in chief,” Clinton declared Saturday night in the Democrats’ second debate of the
  
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• French police have issued a wanted notice with a photo of a man suspected in the Paris attacks.

  15-11-2015 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) —  UPDATE: French police have issued a wanted notice with a photo of a man suspected in the Paris attacks.
  The notice, released Sunday evening, is for Salah Abdeslam, a 26-year-old man born in Brussels. It warns people who see him that he is dangerous, saying “do not intervene yourself.”
  One French security official says the man is wanted for renting the black Volkswagen Polo used by a group of hostage-takers that left at least 89 people dead inside the Bataclan
  
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• Belgian official: 7 people detained in all in Belgium linked to the Paris attacks

  15-11-2015 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) —A Belgian official says seven people have been detained in all in Belgium linked to the Paris attacks.
  Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth, while investigators questioned relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country’s deadliest violence in decades.
  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Friday’s attacks on a stadium, a concert hall
  
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• Holly’s mom ecstatic after daughter’s monumental win

  15-11-2015 09:26
  
  Tammy Bredy has seen very little of Holly Holm’s storied fighting career. Can you blame a mother for not wanting to see her daughter get hit in the face? But on Saturday night, at a family watch party of UFC 193 in Albuquerque’s Northeast Heights, even the concerned mother couldn’t look away. “I saw the […]
  
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• Lobos, Aggies to renew their men’s basketball rivalry tonight

  15-11-2015 09:12
  
  Considering the New Mexico State Aggies have been to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments as the perenn ...
  
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• La Cueva caps perfect volleyball season, beats Cleveland for Class 6A crown

  15-11-2015 09:12
  
  RIO RANCHO–At last for La Cueva High School, these words can be written and not imagined:...
  
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• Updated: Lobos upset Boise State

  15-11-2015 08:21
  
  By Rick Wright Journal Staff Writer BOISE, Idaho — Maybe it was only the second-biggest upset Saturday involving an Albuquerque sports entity, but the New Mexico Lobos will take it. Joyously. The Lobos, never trailing, constantly threatened but never caving, defeated Rocky Mountain football power Boise State 31-24 Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium. The Lobos […]
  
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• Lobos upset Boise State

  15-11-2015 08:21
  
  BOISE, Idaho — Maybe it was only the second-biggest upset Saturday involving an Albuquerque sports entity, but the New Mexico Lobos will take it. Joyously. The Lobos, never trailing, constantly threatened and never caving, defeated Rocky Mountain power Boise State 31-24 Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium. The Lobos are now bowl-eligible at 6-4 and are […]
  
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• Breaking: Lobos upset Boise State

  15-11-2015 08:21
  
    BOISE, Idaho — Maybe it was only the second-biggest upset Saturday involving an Albuquerque sports entity, but the New Mexico Lobos will take it. Joyously. The Lobos, never trailing, constantly threatened but never caving, defeated Rocky Mountain football power Boise State 31-24 Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium. The Lobos are now bowl-eligible at 6-4 […]
  
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• When reporters are the news, we all lose

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  A culture of celebrity and self-regard has invaded the profession
  
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• What goes into a ‘rape kit?’

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  Who collects evidence contained in sexual assault kits? ...
  
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• The testing process: Not quite what you see on TV

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  DNA evidence in sexual assault cases does not magically appear before or after commercial breaks lik ...
  
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• Renowned NM nun closer to sainthood

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  An Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs, and helped open hospitals and s ...
  
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• ‘Rape kit’ evidence brought down ‘Ether Man’

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  "Ether Man" was a serial rapist who terrorized women for years.He would break into hom ...
  
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• Paris attacks provoke fresh migrant fears in Europe

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  BERLIN–The news that one of the assailants in the Paris attacks may have crossed into Euro ...
  
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• NM’s stunning ‘rape kit’ backlog

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  More than 5,000 untested samples from sex-assault victims are sitting in police evidence rooms
  
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• Man arrested after hour-long crime spree

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  An Albuquerque man was arrested Friday after stealing his stepfather's truck, trying to rob a conven ...
  
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• Land Office may seek $5M for hunting access

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  Hunters, anglers, trappers fear a rise in license fees
  
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• In wake of Paris attacks, Democrats debate terrorism, economy

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa–With the country still reeling from deadly terrorist attacks in Pa ...
  
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• Giving pilots a lift

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  NM base plays key role in Air Force efforts to boost drone-operator force
  
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• France mourns

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  President vows 'merciless' war against IS for deadly attack
  
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• ABQ’s French community reacts to carnage at home

  15-11-2015 08:05
  
  Philippe Mballa Zambo planned to spend Friday watching the France-Germany soccer exhibition that was ...
  
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• U.S. beefs up security in an ‘abundance of caution’

  15-11-2015 08:02
  
  NEW YORK–Times Square, French consulates and sports stadiums saw increased security Saturd ...
  
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• Editorial: Leaders need to fix NM’s bad accountability grade

  15-11-2015 08:02
  
  New Mexico has once again received a poor rating on a national list. But this one has nothing to do...
  
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• Attacks raise the concerns of travelers

  15-11-2015 08:02
  
  Airlines continued to operate flights to Paris on Saturday, but the terror attacks in the French cap ...
  
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• Holly Holm shocks world, knocks out Rousey

  15-11-2015 06:56 via krqe.com
  
  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (KRQE) – Holly Holm knocked out UFC champion in the second round in a major upset, bringing the title belt back to Albuquerque.
  Rousey and Holm squared off for the much anticipated fight at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.
  Rousey came to Melbourne with a 12-0 record. Holm came with an undefeated record of 9-0. Holm leaves Australia undefeated while Rousey drops to 12-1.
  Holm and Rousey were originally scheduled to fight at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevad
  
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