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• Albuquerque man sentenced for killing 19-year-old girlfriend

  23-12-2015 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man must wait 27 years before he gets out of prison. Shaun Ryals was sentenced Wednesday for stabbing 19-year-old Guadalupe Morales more than 30 times back in 2013.
  Ryals then put her body in the trunk of a car, drove it behind the Walmart near Coors and I-40 and set it on fire.
  He testified that they had been drinking at the time and had no recollection of what happened.
  Ryals was found guilty of second degree murder as well as arson and tampering with
  
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• As marijuana growing expands, power demands tax US electricity grids

  23-12-2015 23:30
  
  DENVER –– The $3.5 billion U.S. marijuana market is emerging as one of the nation’s most power-hungry industries, with the 24-hour demands of thousands of indoor growing sites taxing electricity grids and unraveling hard-earned gains in energy conservation. Without design standards or efficient equipment, the growing facilities in the 23 states where marijuana is legal […]
  
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• Christmas travel rush is on

  23-12-2015 23:23
  
  DALLAS — Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather, and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines. On Wednesday morning, rain […]
  
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• Louisiana mortgage banker expanding to ABQ

  23-12-2015 23:18
  
  Assurance Financial, a mortgage banking company based in Baton Rouge, La., islooking to build its book of business in the Albuquerque area shortly after the first of the year.
  
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• Nordic countries in annual contest to claim real Santa

  23-12-2015 23:02
  
  HELSINKI — Most kids learn that Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, but children in Scandinavia are taught he lives a bit further south. Where exactly is a matter of much debate, with businesses in Finland, Sweden and Norway competing to cash in on the cachet that comes with claiming Santa’s hometown. Finnish children […]
  
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• Q&A: How to track Santa with NORAD

  23-12-2015 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Every year on Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command takes on the mission of following Santa’s Christmas journey across the world. This is the 60th year NORAD is tracking Santa for more than 13 million people in more than 200 countries.
   Track Santa at NORADsanta.com
  Download the official Santa Tracker app:
  iOS
  Android
  Windows
  “We are getting all of the preparations finalized for December 24th,” said Stacey Knott, m
  
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• How to track Santa with NORAD

  23-12-2015 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Every year on Christmas Eve, the North American Aerospace Defense Command takes on the mission of following Santa’s Christmas journey across the world. This is the 60th year NORAD is tracking Santa for more than 13 million people in more than 200 countries.
   Track Santa at NORADsanta.com
  Download the official Santa Tracker app:
  iOS
  Android
  Windows
  “We are getting all of the preparations finalized for December 24th,” said Stacey Knott, m
  
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• NM Poison Center offers tips to prevent holiday poisonings

  23-12-2015 22:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – As New Mexico experiences colder weather and families gather to celebrate the winter holidays, take precautions to help prevent poison exposures that occur more frequently around this time of year.
  Carbon Monoxide
  In 2014, the NMPDIC received 196 calls regarding carbon monoxide. Also referred to as the “silent killer,” carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas released through defective generators, gas furnaces and heaters, gasoline-powered vehicles
  
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• Updated: BYU blows out Lobos in Hawaii

  23-12-2015 22:29
  
  – The pendulum swings swiftly. In the span of five days, the UNM Lobos have morphed from an overconfident team trying passes off the backboard and highlight reel alley-oops with a big lead in the second half against Rice to a team on Wednesday morning in Hawaii that looked beaten and timid, losing its third […]
  
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• BYU blows out Lobos in Hawaii

  23-12-2015 22:29
  
  HONOLULU — Chase Fischer scored a career-high and Diamond Head Classic record 41 points and BYU blitzed former conference rival New Mexico 96-66 on Wednesday. Tim Williams and Elijah Brown had 16 points each for the Lobos (7-5), who suffered their third consecutive loss. UNM will play a consolation game on Christmas Day against the […]
  
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• New Mexico Dems: State can get REAL ID extension

  23-12-2015 22:15
  
  New Mexico's Democratic congressional delegation says the state may get an extension on federal REAL ID enforcement if Gov. Susana Martinez and lawmakers come to an agreement to revise state law.
  
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• Republicans, administration spar on visa travel for Iran

  23-12-2015 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Top GOP lawmakers accused the Obama administration Wednesday of ignoring congressional intent and the spirit of the law in offering reassurances to Iran about new visa rules. “There is no ambiguity,” said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. “The administration should follow the law as written and agreed to.” At issue is […]
  
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• As military handles drone strikes, less scrutiny by Congress

  23-12-2015 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON — Putting the U.S. military in charge of drone strikes in Iraq and Syria has effectively reduced congressional scrutiny of those sensitive operations, leaving some activists, lawmakers and U.S. intelligence officials fearful of increased civilian casualties. For the last decade, the CIA ran the American effort to find and kill al-Qaida members with drones, […]
  
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• Updated: At least 6 killed as severe storm system sweeps across South

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A storm system forecasters called “particularly dangerous” killed at least six people as it swept across the country Wednesday, and officials were searching for missing residents into the night. Tornadoes touched down in Indiana and Mississippi, where three were killed. The springlike storms packing strong winds killed two more in Tennessee. […]
  
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• Southwest flight makes emergency landing at airport

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — A Southwest Airlines flight made what appeared to be a normal landing Wednesday after circling for several hours over the Oakland, California, airport due to possible landing gear problems. TV helicopter video showed Southwest flight 2547 landing at Oakland International Airport with a puff of smoke from its tires. The Chicago-bound flight […]
  
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• ‘Particularly dangerous situation’ alert given for storm

  23-12-2015 21:54
  
  ATLANTA — Forecasters warned of a “particularly dangerous situation” as a storm system packing strong winds and heavy rain slammed the nation’s mid-section Wednesday, and officials said they feared Christmas yard decorations would become projectiles. A tree blew over onto a house in Arkansas, killing an 18-year-old woman and trapping a 1-year-old child inside, authorities […]
  
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• Updated: 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff ends

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Authorities say two Odessa police officers were shot Wednesday while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, and a nine-hour standoff ended with the suspect being taken into custody. Police said that the officers were taken to the hospital and are listed in fair condition. […]
  
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• Updated: 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff continues

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Authorities say two Odessa police officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, and a suspect barricaded himself inside. City spokeswoman Andrea Goodson said the officers were being treated at a hospital Wednesday. Police spokesman Cpl. Steve LeSueur identified the injured […]
  
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• 2 police officers shot in Odessa, Texas; standoff continues

  23-12-2015 21:53
  
  ODESSA, Texas — Two Odessa police officers have been shot while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city. City of Odessa spokeswoman Andrea Goodson said the officers were being treated at a local hospital following the shootings Wednesday and were in stable condition. Goodson had no other immediate […]
  
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• Updated: APS police release video of suspected Wilson Middle School vandals

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Wilson Middle School staff and community are reeling after a small group of vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms causing more than $80,000 damage at the school Tuesday. The personal records, teaching files and collections of several teachers were lost in the paint, glitter, glass and water […]
  
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• New: APS: Wilson Middle School vandalism to exceed $80,000

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Wilson Middle School staff and community are reeling after a small group of vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms at the school Tuesday. At minimum, the damage to the school and the taxpayers who pay for it sits at $80,000 –and that does not include the expense […]
  
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• New: APS police release video of suspected Wilson Middle School vandals

  23-12-2015 21:05
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools police have released surveillance video of three teen girls they believe caused more than $80,000 of damage to Wilson Middle School on Tuesday. The video is viewable on the APS Police Department’s Facebook page. The vandals threw paint, broke glass and toppled tables, shelves and computers throughout eight classrooms at the school […]
  
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• Albuquerque man who brutally murdered his girlfriend has been sentenced

  23-12-2015 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man, Shaun Ryals, who brutally murdered his girlfriend, has been convicted.
  The 22-year-old stabbed 19-year-old Guadalupe Morales more than 30 times after an argument at his apartment back in 2013.
  Shaun RyalsRyals then put her body in the trunk of a car she had stolen, drove it behind the Walmart near Coors and I-40 and set it on fire.
  Ryals testified he and Morales had been drinking heavily and he had no memory of what happened. Because of this, the ju
  
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• Christmas party decor DIY ideas

  23-12-2015 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Hosting a holiday get together this weekend? Looking for some last minute decoration ideas? Look no further, local decorating guru, Albert Torres stops by with a number of festive ideas you can recreate in your home today. The shadow boxes he shares with us do require a little more to accomplish, but from there we only get easier. Albert even brings in a very tropical floral arrangement. That will brighten up any room even on the coldest day.
  Albert demonstrates for us
  
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• Feds would delay license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• DHS could delay Real ID enforcement for NM

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Governor, legislators would need to agree on a fix for driver's licenses by Jan. 10
  
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• Breaking: Feds would delay license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• Breaking: Feds would delay driver’s license crackdown if governor, lawmakers agree before Jan. 10

  23-12-2015 20:49
  
  Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation said today the Department of Homeland Security will delay its planned enforcement against the use of New Mexico drivers’ licenses as identification at federal facilities if the governor and legislative leaders agree on legislation before Jan. 10. New Mexico must change its driver’s license law in order to put […]
  
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• Ryals sentenced to 27 years in 2013 murder of 19-year-old girlfriend

  23-12-2015 20:41
  
  Shaun Ryals had no previous felonies and an awful family history of his own, but his 2013 murder of girlfriend Guadalupe Morales, 19, meant he got the maximum possible sentence Wednesday of 27 years in prison. Second Judicial District Court Judge Christina Argyres rejected a defense request for five years, saying she was glad to […]
  
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• DHS agrees to delay REAL ID enforcement if New Mexico ensures compliance this year

  23-12-2015 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) — The Department of Homeland Security’s Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pledged to congressional leaders that DHS would delay enforcement of the READ ID Act if New Mexico takes steps before Jan. 10 to prove the governor and legislators are committed to complying with the law this year.
  In a news release Wednesday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Representatives Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that the U.S. Department of
  
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• Ex-inmate settles solitary confinement lawsuit for $750K

  23-12-2015 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A Tennessee man has reached a $750,000 settlement with a New Mexico county over how he was treated while held in solitary confinement at a local jail.
  Michael Faziani’s lawsuit filed earlier this year said he suffered from bipolar disorder and was denied his medication while left untreated in a filthy cell at the Sierra County Detention Center.
  Online court records show he faced charges of driving under the influence and a traffic violation that were dismisse
  
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• Weather delays travel home for thousands

  23-12-2015 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) – The weather is already causing delays and cancellations for hundreds of flights, as the busy holiday travel crunch gets into full swing.
  Sunport Flight Arrivals/Departures
  Rain and fog in the Northeast caused nearly 200 flight delays this morning in Boston, New York and Washington – the busiest part of the country’s airspace. Rain in Chicago and Atlanta caused some delays in those cities too.
  Severe storms that ripped through Mississippi and Alabama, however, had
  
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• Sexual assault suspect wants to go back to jail

  23-12-2015 19:57
  
  An Albuquerque woman accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy wants to go back to jail.
  
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• The Latest: Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter due in court

  23-12-2015 19:23
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The latest on the case against Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear (all times local): 10:22 a.m. A man who has acknowledged killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic is due in court for a status hearing. The hearing Wednesday is an opportunity for attorneys to discuss issues […]
  
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• Updated: APNewsBreak: Key lottery leader out amid jackpot-fixing case

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization had spread, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Charles Strutt, executive director of the association since […]
  
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• Texas man in battle over continued medical care dies

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  HOUSTON — A patient in the middle of a legal battle over whether a Houston hospital should continue to provide him with life-sustaining treatment has died. Houston Methodist Hospital says in a statement 46-year-old patient Chris Dunn died Wednesday morning at the facility. Dunn’s family had sued the hospital after it had decided that life […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: Key lottery leader out amid jackpot-fixing case

  23-12-2015 19:22
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent lottery official was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after the jackpot-fixing investigation involving his organization widened. A public record obtained by The Associated Press shows the group’s executive director, Charles Strutt, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely in October. The move by the […]
  
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• Wright school raises $2 million needed to stay open

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  PHOENIX — The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture has reached a $2 million fundraising goal that will keep it from shutting down. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1IqGKoW ) that the Scottsdale-based Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced Tuesday that the schools doors would remain open. The future of the institution has been up in the […]
  
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• Afghan troops rushed to area under Taliban attack

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan military has rushed reinforcements to a southern district threatened for days with takeover by the Taliban, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday as he appealed for stepped-up NATO assistance and military support. In a besieged army base in the embattled district of Sangin, an Afghan soldier described a dire situation, […]
  
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• Accusations grow against Russia over Syria civilian killings

  23-12-2015 19:21
  
  BEIRUT — The three missiles fired on a public market in the northern Syrian town of Ariha took the morning shoppers by surprise. In a few moments, the main street, packed with people buying and selling fruit and vegetables, turned into a scene of carnage with burning cars and the wounded screaming in terror. At […]
  
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• Holiday stress and its effect on your heart

  23-12-2015 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Every holiday brings with it the joys and happiness of spending time with family and friends. Most of us enjoy cooking, hosting dinner parties, and generally being merry. Sometimes, a less talked about experience is the amount of stress and anxiety the holiday season causes. In fact, heart-related deaths increase by 5 percent during the holidays. They peak especially around Christmas, the day after Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  All of the shopping, planning,
  
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• NM Warrior Youth Hockey heads to tournament in Canada

  23-12-2015 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The New Mexico Warrior hockey team won the Silver Stick Rocky Mountain Division tournament in Denver over Thanksgiving weekend.  This win earned them an invitation to compete against other regional winners at the next level in Ontario, Canada January 7-10, 2016.
  This is a tremendous honor for the team as they are one of only 16 teams to earn this invitation. Approximately 350 teams entered Silver Stick tournaments in North American at this age level.
  As
  
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• ABQ firm begins marketing sensor technology for athletes

  23-12-2015 18:42
  
  UNM technology monitors impact from blows to the head in real time
  
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• Police identify man shot and killed by officers Tuesday

  23-12-2015 18:33
  
  Albuquerque police have identified the man shot and killed by officers near Central and Utah Tuesday morning. Celina Espinoza, a department spokeswoman, said Jose Rodriguez, 19, didn’t have any identification on him when he was killed, but investigators were able to identify him later by his fingerprints. A male and a female officer opened fire […]
  
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• Updated: Davie: Byrd was a unique personality

  23-12-2015 18:21
  
  Markel Byrd was “a shining light” with a world of talent and potential, University of New Mexico football coach Bob Davie said Wednesday morning. Byrd, 20, a UNM sophomore safety, died Tuesday night in a single-car crash on I-40 near Gallup. According to a UNM news release, a tire blowout was the cause of the […]
  
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• Suspect identified in Tuesday’s Albuquerque officer involved shooting

  23-12-2015 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a confrontation with officers Tuesday as 19-year-old Jose Rodriquez, aka ‘Panther’.
  Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza says officers responded to a call reporting an attempted carjacking Tuesday morning near Central Avenue in northeast Albuquerque.
  When officers arrived, they started searching for the suspect and gunfire erupted after officers found him.
  A gun was found at the scene.
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• APD identifies suspect killed in shooting

  23-12-2015 18:16
  
  Tuesday’s deadly officer-involved shooting was sparked by an attempted armed carjacking, according to police.
  
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• Negative housing equity disappearing slowly in ABQ

  23-12-2015 18:11
  
  As of the third quarter, 8.7 percent of homes with a mortgage were in negative equity in the Albuquerque area.
  
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• CSU professors get raises after salary equity review

  23-12-2015 17:58
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University has increased salaries for 59 professors after a recent salary equity review. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1ZosMIs ) that the review found that 25 percent of full female professors and 11.6 percent of male full professors reviewed weren’t being paid enough. In an email sent to faculty Tuesday morning, […]
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in interstate car crash near Gallup

  23-12-2015 17:58
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — A California man is dead and another was seriously injured after the vehicle they were riding in crashed on a New Mexico interstate. New Mexico State Police say the accident happened shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday on Interstate 40 just west of Gallup. Twenty-five-year-old Joshi Sangam, of Hesperia, was traveling westbound when […]
  
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