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• You can really bring that on a plane?

  26-11-2015 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WWLP) – Before you board your plane home, know what you can and can’t bring on the plane.
  22News investigated what the TSA classifies as carry-on items. Surprisingly, many items compromise the rule of not allowing sharps on an aircraft.
  Ice skates are allowed on a plane, along with disposable razors. Screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers are allowed, so long as they are less than 7 inches in length. You can also bring e-cigarettes.
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• Officials continue Rio Rancho hacking investigation

  26-11-2015 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO (KRQE) – Investigators are still counting up the number of accounts an ex-employee is accused of hacking into.
  Rio Rancho police arrested a man they say may have hacked internet accounts and stole equipment from his former employer.
  They say Gordon Logan was let go from Roadrunner Wireless Internet Services, but still claimed he worked for the company. They say he then changed passcodes, and re-routed email systems.
  
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• Don’t let the airlines lose your suitcase this winter

  26-11-2015 23:03
  
  NEW YORK — Heading into winter, fliers should take extra precautions with their checked luggage — December and January are traditionally the worst months for lost bags. To avoid problems, arrive at the airport early enough to let your bag get to the plane, and print out a copy of your itinerary from the airline’s […]
  
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• West Side Commerce Center finally fills

  26-11-2015 23:00
  
  A poster child of the commercial real-estate bust, the 30-unit Venture Commerce Center at 9664 Eagle Ranch NW, has finally achieved full occupancy nearly seven years after it hit the market, setting the stage for a retail center across the road. Both Venture Commerce Center and the proposed retail center at 9641 Eagle Ranch NW […]
  
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• How to fly free forever: Put $170 million on your AmEx

  26-11-2015 23:00
  
  NEW YORK — Chinese billionaire Liu Yiqian, who doesn’t exactly struggle to afford a plane ticket, can now likely fly free, in first class, with his whole family, anywhere in the world, for the rest of his life. All because he bought a painting. Liu was the winning bidder for Amedeo Modigliani’s “Reclining Nude” at […]
  
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• Easing the shopping madness

  26-11-2015 23:00
  
  Picking out the perfect gift isn’t getting any easier. But getting into and out of the store might be. This year, measures are being taken to alleviate some of the driving and parking hassles that usually present themselves during the holiday season. In the busy Uptown corridor — home to Coronado Center, ABQ Uptown and […]
  
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• Dog owner acquitted of keeping vicious animals

  26-11-2015 22:52
  
  A woman whose three dogs attacked and killed a Maltese mix has been acquitted of keeping vicious animals, but was convicted on other charges for not having her boxer and two pit bulls licensed or properly vaccinated for rabies.
  
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• Santa Fe police search for 2 accused purse thieves

  26-11-2015 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – Santa Fe police are searching for two suspected thieves Thursday morning, issuing arrest warrants for them on Wednesday.
  Police say the two women are tied to a string of purse snatchings throughout the city.
  Police say Deanna Holt and Darlene Martinez stole purses from women while they shopped earlier this month. One was at Trader Joe’s and three were from Whole Foods.
  Police say the suspects then used the victim’s credit cards.
  
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• Happy Holidays: 3 Trends for the holidays

  26-11-2015 21:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday season is upon us. Here’s what shoppers can expect if they’re heading out to stores at any point during the holiday shopping season:
  NO FIGHTING OVER MUST-HAVE GIFTS
  Yet again, trend experts say there’s no single item that’s emerging as a must-have for the holiday season.
  Sure, in the world of toys, anything “Star Wars” is faring well as well as a slew of robotic pets like robotic toy bears from Mattel’s Fisher-Price and
  
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• Thanksgiving closures for Santa Fe and Albuquerque

  26-11-2015 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – There are some holiday closures you need to know about this Thanksgiving.
  Santa Fe
  The City of Santa Fe says Santa Fe Ride will not run on Thursday. It will return to its normal schedule on Friday. Rec centers will also be closed.
  But parking meters will be free in observance of the holiday.
  However, trash pickup will run.
  Albuquerque
  In Albuquerque, the Rail Runner and Rio Metro are not running on Thanksgiving. The Rail Runner will be on a Saturday schedule on Friday.
  
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• Brothers survive 2 avalanches while skiing in Colorado

  26-11-2015 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  OPHIR, Colo. (AP) — Two brothers survived two massive avalanches while skiing in Colorado’s backcountry even though both feared the other was dead.
  Alex and Brian Holmes were skiing near Telluride, from Trout Lake to Ophir, on Wednesday.
  Brian Holmes, 26, started to descend from the top of the Fatwa area near Waterfall Canyon when he triggered an avalanche, KUSA-TV reported Thursday.
  Brian Holmes saw the avalanche sweep his brother out of sight.
  When Alex Holmes, 27, tried to ski dow
  
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• Best Buy to open at 5 p.m., Macy’s and Target at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day

  26-11-2015 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy announced it will be open at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
  The stores will close at 1 a.m. and re-open at 8 a.m. on Black Friday.
  Macy’s and Target will open their doors at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the same time as last year.
  But the Minneapolis-based Target says shoppers don’t have to trek to a store after eating turkey and stuffing; it says the same deals will be available online at Target.com on Thanksgiving morning.
  Target says it will also o
  
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• Cold front brings rain, snow to northeastern New Mexico

  26-11-2015 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A mass of cold air that moved through northeastern New Mexico on Thursday brought a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow.
  The wintry weather began moving into the state Wednesday evening, is expected to peak Friday and likely to taper off on Saturday.
  National Weather Service meteorologist Kerry Jones says the cold front brought mostly freezing rain by midday Thursday, though there were reports of snow near Clayton, Trinidad and Raton Pass.
  The wintry precipita
  
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• 13-year-old charged with assault after pointing fake gun at people

  26-11-2015 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO (KRQE) – A 13-year-old boy is in trouble with the law after he was caught pointing a realistic looking toy gun at people.
  Rio Rancho police say the boy was on a bike pointing a toy airsoft gun at another kid on the street and then at drivers near the Club Rio Rancho Golf Course. People say it looked realistic.
  Now the 13-year-old is charged with assault.
  Police say if everyone knew it was just a pellet gun and that the boy was just playing around, they wouldn’t have c
  
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• Black Friday: Store hours 2015

  26-11-2015 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The holiday shopping season kicks off this week. Here are store hours for Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
  All times are Central.
  ACE Hardware – Black Friday sales start Wednesday, Nov. 25.
  Ashley Furniture – Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Black Friday.
  Barnes & Noble – Sales start online and in-store on Thanksgiving
  Bass Pro Shops – Open at 5 a.m. on Friday. Doorbusters until 11 a.m.
  Bay Park Square Mall, Ashwaubenon – Open at 6 p.m. on
  
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• Joy Junction shelter marks 30 years providing Thanksgiving dinner to homeless

  26-11-2015 18:48
  
  The Joy Junction homeless shelter will provide a Thanksgiving meal for about 300 people.
  
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• Germany to send planes to help in IS fight

  26-11-2015 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet has decided in the wake of the Paris attacks to send reconnaissance aircrafts, tanker planes and a warship to help in the fight against IS.
  Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen told reporters Thursday that the government had also agreed to provide satellite surveillance to help France in the war against IS.
  During Merkel’s visit in Paris on Wednesday, French President Francois Hollande had said it would “be a v
  
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• Black Friday: Don’t be a victim on Black Friday

  26-11-2015 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  Crowded stores, people bumping into each other, plenty of distractions, a lot of credit cards being flashed and a lot of money changing hands. For most of us it’s the start of the holiday shopping season, but for pickpockets and identity thieves it’s already like Christmas.
  Action 2 News has advice to keep your family, your packages and your credit safe.
  We’ve compiled this advice from local law enforcement, the Better Business Bureau, professional crime prevention organization
  
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• Thanksgiving parade features balloons, bands, heavy security

  26-11-2015 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons took to the clear, sunny sky over midtown Manhattan on Thursday for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with spectators lining up along the parade route and a heavy police presence keeping a watchful eye.
  The parade, in its 89th year, included marching bands and floats to go along with Hello Kitty, Snoopy, Paddington and other giant balloons.
  City officials have said there are no known, credible threats against New York following the recent attac
  
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• 4 arrested during Chicago Wednesday evening protests

  26-11-2015 17:45 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say that four people were arrested during the second night of largely peaceful demonstrations following the release of a video showing last year’s shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by a police officer.
  A total of eight people have been arrested during two days of marches and rallies around the city.
  Wednesday’s arrests included three Chicago residents charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting a police officer and one woman from Cedar
  
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• Black Friday shopping strategies

  26-11-2015 17:44 via krqe.com
  
  Before Black Friday
  1. Visit your local store. Check their holiday sale hours. Familiarize yourself with where items you’re interested in are located in the store.
  2. Check the ads before you go. There are web sites, such as bfads.net andBlackFriday.com, that get hold of stores’ Black Friday fliers in advance.
  3. Look up customer reviews of products. When searching, be as specific as you can with the model number and name of the product.
  4. Follow the stores on Facebook and Twitter.
  
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• Warning to holiday cyber shoppers: don’t get hacked

  26-11-2015 17:14 via krqe.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The email that showed up on my desktop at work seemed to be what it said from the PayPal Team–“Security Measures” confirming my user account, and all I had to do to confirm my account information was click on the “Confirm Now” link.
  But I don’t have a PayPal account, and if I had clicked on that link, Assistant Professor Arun Vishwanath, in the University at Buffalo’s Department of Communications said, all kinds of bad things
  
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• Food safety tips to avoid getting sick this Thanksgiving

  26-11-2015 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Many of you are getting ready to spend lots of time in the kitchen preparing your feast. But if you don’t follow proper food safety guidelines, you could be putting your family’s health at risk.
  The last thing you want to have to worry about on Thanksgiving is getting sick from your food, but it happens all too often. Fortunately, you can prevent this from happening simply by following a few guidelines.
  Be sure to thaw turkey at the right temperat
  
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• Funeral scheduled for former light heavyweight champion

  26-11-2015 16:50
  
  A funeral service for former lightweight champion Bob Foster has been scheduled for next week.
  
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• Apps for Black Friday shopping

  26-11-2015 16:46 via krqe.com
  
  If you are planning to head out on Black Friday, load up your smartphone with the latest tools to make your shopping easier. Listed below are apps for Black Friday specific deals and scanner apps that make it easier to find details about a product, including reviews and comparison pricing.
  We have also listed links to apps specific to many popular stores.
  Weather may be an issue. Start with the KSN Storm Tracker 3 weather app!
  Storm Tracker 3 Everywhere – Apple iOS | Android
  Smartphon
  
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• Photos: Macy’s parade balloons

  26-11-2015 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  Check out balloons through the years from the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. See the photos »
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• Thief steals life-saving equipment from Albuquerque firefighter

  26-11-2015 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A thief stole life-saving equipment from an Albuquerque firefighter Monday.
  When firefighters at Fire Station 3 were away on calls, a thief took advantage of an empty house.
  “When we came back, some guys noticed that some stuff of mine was on the ground,” said firefighter Justin Spain.
  Spain’s personal car was the target. It was parked in the lot at the station.
  “My rescue gear, because I hadn’t moved it all in the station yet, had be
  
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• Handmade memorial for Albuquerque teen stolen from Bosque

  26-11-2015 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A peaceful place in the Bosque is also home to something very special for an Albuquerque family. However, a handmade memorial the family put up for their teenage son there has been stolen.
  Before he died, a young dad had a spot he loved to get away from the grind. It’s now a spot his family visits to re-live happy memories. But a big piece of that is now missing.
  Off the beaten path in Albuquerque’s Bosque, Regina Welsh remembers her teenage son. &ldqu
  
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• Authorities carry out raid in southern Belgium

  26-11-2015 16:05 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The latest on the attacks in Paris and security alert in Brussels.
  Belgian authorities have launched a raid in southern Belgium linked to the Paris attacks but did not detain any suspects.
  The raid in Sambreville, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Brussels and close to the French border, was carried out around noon. The area was cordoned off and a mobile lab was in place.
  The federal prosecutor’s office refused to divulge any further details.
  
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• Albuquerque firefighters extinguish northeast garage fire

  26-11-2015 15:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque firefighters were on the scene of a garage fire on Thursday.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says it happened early in the morning at Hannet and LA Veta. Firefighters quickly secured a supply line and then deployed an attack line.
  There were no injuries and the cause of the fire is currently being investigated.
  
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• Pope: Christian-Muslim dialogue essential for peace

  26-11-2015 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Pope Francis told Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya on Thursday that they have little choice but to engage in dialogue to guard against the “barbarous” Islamic extremist attacks that have struck Kenya, saying they need to be “prophets of peace.”
  Francis met with a small group of Kenya’s faith leaders before celebrating his first public Mass on the continent, a joyful, rain-soaked celebration of an estimated 300,000 faithful, including
  
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• Hobbs man pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering

  26-11-2015 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – A Hobbs man could face up to 18 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme.
  State officials announced this week that 40-year-old Hector Vega pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering charges in state district court. He has yet to be sentenced.
  Authorities accused him of using a Ponzi scheme to obtain investments from business owners, friends and acquaintances to promote music concerts.
  An investigation revealed that Vega made misstatements and omissions of
  
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• Funeral scheduled for former light heavyweight champion, Bob Foster

  26-11-2015 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A funeral service for former lightweight champion Bob Foster has been scheduled for next week.
  Family members say the service will be Wednesday at God’s House Church in Albuquerque.
  Foster was surrounded by his family last weekend when he died at an Albuquerque hospital. He was 76.
  Standing 6-foot-3, the big-punching Foster was 56-8-1 with 46 knockouts. He won the light heavyweight title in 1968 when he stopped Dick Tiger in the fourth round of their fight at
  
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• New Mexico Democrat leader unsure on GOP driver’s license fix

  26-11-2015 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico House Minority Leader Brian Egolf says he’s not ready to support a GOP-sponsored proposal creating a “two-tier” driver’s license system modeled after Utah.
  The Santa Fe Democrat said this week he’s awaiting details on a plan to grant driving privilege cards for immigrants – even those suspected of living in the country illegally.
  Republican Rep. Paul Pacheco plans to sponsor a bill to end a stalemate between the GOP-co
  
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• Lobos struggle from perimeter but defeat Nicholls State

  26-11-2015 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Craig Neal’s Lobos did enough to improve their record to 3-1 with a 75 to 63 victory over a pesky Nicholls State team Wednesday.
  Despite the win, Coach Neal was not pleased with the way his team shot the ball from the perimeter.
  The Lobos were a woeful 6 of 29 from three point range. “I just told them I was disappointed,” said Neal. “I mean I was disappointed how I had them prepared. We have a lot of guys that start the game, that don’t co
  
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• Kristen’s Thanksgiving Day Forecast

  26-11-2015 14:12 via krqe.com
  
  THANKSGIVING: A slightly cooler and soggy day on tap as deep moisture continues to stream in from the south. A cold front edging in from the northeast will usher in cold, Arctic air – sinking southwest across the Plains. As the front crosses through the day, it will convert rain into a wintry mix. Significant snow (northeast) and ice (east-central and southeast) accumulation is likely – sticking to anything and everything (including roads, power lines, etc.) The front is expecte
  
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• Police arrest 3 suspected of dealing heroin

  26-11-2015 09:39
  
  New Mexico State Police arrested three men Tuesday in connection with heroin trafficking.
  
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• UNM football: Senior Day comes too soon for some

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  Leaving so soon, guys? It seems you just got here. Saturday night, defensive end Chris ...
  
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• Suit against APS nearing settlement

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  A lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools over allegations that a former teacher inappropriately...
  
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• Prep football: Unheralded defense has been key for perfect Storm

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  RIO RANCHO–Amid all the big plays, the Division I recruits, the uncommonly large collectio ...
  
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• Muslims have a long history of fighting for the West

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  On Oct. 19, 2008, former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman and secretary of state Colin Powell went on...
  
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• Mayor vetoes bill that would hold up bosque trail

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  Mayor Richard Berry on Wednesday vetoed a measure that he says would have held up plans to extend a...
  
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• Ice skating rink returns to Civic Plaza this week

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  Eggnog and ice skating are in store for Civic Plaza this weekend.The city is assemblin ...
  
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• Hunger doesn’t end with holidays

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C.–There are few things sadder than a food bank practically hollowed out a we ...
  
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• Editorial: Thanks to those who put our lives before their own

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  Many can be grateful today for warm homes, good food, exciting football matchups and the laughter of ...
  
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• Editorial: Chimp freedom a symbol of true meaning of season

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  Last week, the National Institutes of Health announced it will retire the last colony of government- ...
  
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• DEAR ABBY: Mom and sister join forces to dictate wedding party

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  DEAR ABBY: My mother and older sister are trying to spoil my happiness about my upcoming wedding. ...
  
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• Albuquerque deserves thanks for supporting vets

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  As the year starts drawing to a close, the month of November reminds us of all the things to be than ...
  
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• Aggie volleyball’s gamble pays off

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  LAS CRUCES–Turning skeptics into believers is one of the things Gwen Murphy does best. ...
  
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• ‘A simple thing, rather elegant’

  26-11-2015 08:02
  
  'A SIMPLE THING, RATHER ELEGANT'Editor's note:...
  
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