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• AP EXPLAINS: What is ‘affluenza’?

  29-12-2015 23:49
  
  DALLAS — A Texas teenager sentenced to probation for causing a fatal drunken-driving crash was taken into custody late Monday in Mexico, where authorities believe he and his mother fled after he may have violated terms of his probation. Ethan Couch, now 18, received the light sentence in 2013 after his attorneys said he suffered […]
  
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• 3 Pinal County women arrested after death of 3-year-old girl

  29-12-2015 23:47
  
  Pinal County authorities have arrested three women following the death of one woman’s 3-year-old daughter and the discovery of allegedly abusive conditions in the home where they lived. The county sheriff’s office said Tuesday that an autopsy determined Tiana Rosalie Capps died in November from multiple blunt force traumas. According to the sheriff’s office, the […]
  
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• Accused cop killer faces judge for different case

  29-12-2015 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The woman charged in the murder of Rio Rancho Officer Gregg Benner was back in court on Tuesday for a different case.
  Tabitha Littles was scheduled to be sentenced in four separate drug cases in Albuquerque from 2010 and 2011.
  Prosecutors announced they wanted to add four years to each count, but the defense quickly fired back, telling the judge that was not part of the plea deal.
  The judge decided he needed more time to make a decision.
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• New York police add 1,123 new officers, including 3 brothers

  29-12-2015 23:44
  
  NEW YORK — The New York Police Department is welcoming 1,123 new officers — and for three of them the job is all in the family. Brothers Alec, John and Stephen Favale were among Tuesday’s graduates. And cheering them on was their dad, Deputy Inspector Anthony Favale. Mayor Bill de Blasio saluted all the cadets […]
  
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• 2 Cleveland officers still in jeopardy over Tamir Rice case

  29-12-2015 23:41
  
  CLEVELAND — Despite the grand jury decision not to charge a white patrolman in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the case is far from over for the city of Cleveland, the officers involved in the shooting, or the black boy’s grief-stricken family. The family is suing the city, federal prosecutors are looking into possible […]
  
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• Spaying research proposed as part of Wyoming horse roundup

  29-12-2015 23:36
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Geological Survey are proposing a study in southwest Wyoming to evaluate any side effects of spaying wild horses as one of the longer-lasting options for controlling herd sizes. The BLM is taking public comments on a proposal to put tracking devices on male and […]
  
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• Updated: Officials: ‘Affluenza’ teen, mother planned flight to Mexico

  29-12-2015 23:29
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to…
  
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• Officials: ‘Affluenza’ teen, mother planned flight to Mexico

  29-12-2015 23:29
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas teenage fugitive and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists who flocked to a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and set for deportation to the U.S., authorities said Tuesday. Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said 18-year-old Ethan Couch […]
  
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• Macy’s recalls 2 Martha Stewart frying pans after injuries

  29-12-2015 23:26
  
  NEW YORK — Macy’s is recalling two Martha Stewart brand frying pans after customers said small metal discs popped off the pans and caused bruises, burns and welts. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday that there were seven reports of metal discs flying off the frying pans and three reports of injuries. The […]
  
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• Massive database of over 190 million registered voters’ information leaked online

  29-12-2015 23:23
  
  Information about 191 million registered voters was left exposed on the Internet, raising new questions about the security chops of political campaigns who increasingly hold large caches of data about Americans. The leak appeared to be the result of a technical error that allowed the information to be publicly accessed online, not a hack. It […]
  
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• Updated: Deadly Midwest storm brings Northeast its 1st hit of winter

  29-12-2015 23:21
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season's…
  
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• Deadly Midwest storm brings Northeast its 1st hit of winter

  29-12-2015 23:21
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — Winter weather that spun off a series of deadly storms in the Midwest brought the season’s first big punch to the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow, sleet and freezing rain greasing roads, sending drivers spinning and keeping people indoors amid sub-freezing temperatures. Across southern Maine, about 4 to 6 inches of snow […]
  
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• Rare winter flood threatens homes, closes interstates

  29-12-2015 23:17
  
  ST. LOUIS — A rare winter flood shut down portions of two interstates on Tuesday, threatened hundreds of homes and caused sewage to flow unfiltered into waterways. Torrential rains over the past several days pushed already swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights in parts of Missouri and Illinois. Record flooding was projected at […]
  
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• Santa Fe gets new district attorney by appointment

  29-12-2015 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has named Jennifer Padgett as Santa Fe district attorney to serve out a one-year vacancy.
  Martinez made the announcement Tuesday.
  District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco is retiring a year before the end of her four-year elected term. She has worked nearly two decades in the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
  Elections in November 2016 will determine who takes the job in early 2017.
  Padgett has worked recently
  
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• PNM testing newest solar center

  29-12-2015 22:32
  
  RIO COMMUNITIES — The newest PNM solar energy center in Rio Communities is the fourth, and largest in Valencia County, with more than 40,000 panels that will generate energy equivalent to that used by more than 4,000 residential customers in one year. PNM is testing the power at the new 10-megawatt facility off Navajo Loop, […]
  
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• New Mexico among states offering free guided hikes

  29-12-2015 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona and New Mexico are participating in an annual tradition to offer free guided hikes at various state parks on the first day of the new year.
  There will be 20 different hikes offered at 18 state parks in Arizona on Jan. 1, 2016. New Mexico officials will offer free guided hikes at 14 parks all over the state.
  The “First Day Hikes” tradition began more than 20 years ago in Massachusetts and has since spread to every state. Officials say it’s a good way
  
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• Updated: Bond hearing for 18-year-old murder suspect erupts in chaos

  29-12-2015 22:22
  
  
  Listen to audio from the hearing A routine bond hearing for an 18-year-old accused of murder turned to chaos when one of the victim’s family members rushed the judge and dozens of relatives and friends started yelling “Justice for Arturo.” The group had to be escorted out of the courtroom by multiple police officers and […]
  
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• Bond hearing for 18-year-old murder suspect erupts in chaos

  29-12-2015 22:22
  
  A routine bond hearing for an 18-year-old accused of murder turned to chaos when one of the victim’s family members rushed the judge and dozens of relatives and friends started yelling “Justice for Arturo.” The group had to be escorted out of the courtroom by multiple police officers and security guards. Police say 18-year-old Esias […]
  
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• Economy not feeling much love from low gas prices

  29-12-2015 20:47
  
  WASHINGTON – If low oil prices are a gift to U.S. consumers, why isn’t the U.S. economy growing faster? After all, cheap crude pumps money into consumers’ pockets much the same way a tax cut would. The drop in oil prices this year has been like a $290 billion tax cut, roughly equal to a […]
  
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• Guinea declared free of Ebola, step to end spread of disease

  29-12-2015 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world’s largest Ebola epidemic.
  The West African country is where Ebola emerged two years ago, later spreading to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. No new known cases have been reported anywhere in the world in at least 21 days, according to the World Health Organization, and Liberia is on a countdown to become Ebola-free on Jan. 14, which could mark a final end to the epidemic.
  
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• Possible change in Los Alamos lab contract could affect taxes for NM, local government

  29-12-2015 20:24
  
  Tucked into the mountains of northern New Mexico is one of the nation’s wealthiest counties, home to scientists, engineers and other contractors who have kept a federal laboratory that was the birthplace of the atomic bomb humming for decades. However, the state and community of Los Alamos – long bankrolled partly by millions of dollars […]
  
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• Deadline looming for Verizon & Sprint refunds

  29-12-2015 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — If you had wireless service with Verizon or Sprint any time in the past five years, there could be a refund check with your name on it because those companies engaged in what’s known as ‘cramming.’ That’s the practice of burying charges on your bill for services you didn’t authorize, didn’t want, and didn’t need.
  “Talking about charges for horoscopes, celebrity gossip, sports tips, wallpaper for your phone, and specia
  
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• Search and rescue efforts continue days after storm slams state

  29-12-2015 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Search and rescue efforts continue in parts of southeast New Mexico in the aftermath of the blizzard. Crews are out looking for buried cars and checking on homes just to make sure everyone’s okay.
  Three days after this storm hit and crews are barely starting to get out to some of those rural areas. They’re continuing to check stranded vehicles and people living out on county roads.
  The Clovis fire chief says emergency crews have been working tirelessly to g
  
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• State police: 2 killed in double rear-end collision on I-40

  29-12-2015 20:04
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say two people were killed when their car rear-ended a truck slowing to exit westbound Interstate 40 near Santa Rosa and then was itself rear-ended by a second truck. Those killed in the accident Monday afternoon were identified as 25-year-old Samuel Herrera and 24-year-old Katherine Herrera, […]
  
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• Jennifer Padgett will be new district attorney in Santa Fe

  29-12-2015 19:23
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez has named Jennifer Padgett as Santa Fe district attorney to serve out a one-year vacancy. Current District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco is retiring as of the New Year, a year before the end of her four-year elected term. She has worked nearly two decades in the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office and […]
  
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• Chicago officer pleads not guilty to murder charges

  29-12-2015 19:17 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
  Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in the 17-year-old’s death. The officer appeared in front of Judge Vincent Gaughan in Cook County Criminal Court wearing a dark suit and blue striped tie. The next hearing is set for Jan. 29.
  Van Dyke’s defense attorney, Dan Herbert, said hi
  
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• US official: Airstrikes have killed 10 Islamic State leaders

  29-12-2015 19:11 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said Tuesday.
  U.S. Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters that the militants were killed mainly by drone strikes in Iraq and Syria. He offered few details, but said at least two of those killed were linked to the Paris attacks.
  According to Warren, one of the insurgents ki
  
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• NMSU finds shoppers willing to pay premium for green chile

  29-12-2015 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Researchers at New Mexico State University have found that consumers are willing to pay a premium for New Mexico-grown green chile.
  According to a report released Monday, nearly one in three consumers outside of the state would pay 20 percent more for chile from New Mexico compared to similar peppers grown in other regions.
  State legislators passed a law saying only peppers grown in the state could be sold as New Mexico green chile. The state Department of Agriculture keeps
  
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• Healthy job market lifts US consumer confidence in December

  29-12-2015 18:25
  
  WASHINGTON — A stronger job market lifted consumer confidence in December, a business group said Tuesday. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 96.5 this month from November’s revised 92.6. Americans were more optimistic about current conditions and about the future. “As 2015 draws to a close, consumers’ assessment of the current state of […]
  
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• End of meat? Startups seek meat alternatives for the masses

  29-12-2015 18:23
  
  NEW YORK — Patrick Brown is on an improbable mission: Make a burger Americans love, minus the meat. Veggie patties have been around for decades, but Brown and others want to make foods without animal products that look, cook and taste like the real thing — and can finally appeal to the masses. “We are […]
  
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• NM chile: a brand people trust

  29-12-2015 18:15
  
  Researchers at New Mexico State University have found that consumers are willing to pay a premium for New Mexico-grown green chile. According to a report released Monday, nearly one in three consumers outside of the state would pay 20 percent more for chile from New Mexico compared to similar peppers grown in other regions. State […]
  
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• Updated: ABQ a bright spot in NM jobs picture

  29-12-2015 17:58
  
  Job growth in the Albuquerque metro area was the bright spot in New Mexico during November, adding 7,200 jobs for a 1.9 percent growth rate year over year and offsetting declines in the state’s other three metros, the Department of Workforce Solutions reported Monday. Albuquerque’s growth was enough for New Mexico as a whole to […]
  
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• ABQ a bright spot in NM jobs picture

  29-12-2015 17:58
  
  Job growth in the Albuquerque metro area was the bright spot in New Mexico during November, adding 7,200 jobs for a 1.9 percent growth rate year over year and offsetting declines in the state’s other three metros, the Department of Workforce Solutions reported Monday. Albuquerque’s growth was enough for New Mexico as a whole to […]
  
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• Whole Foods to pay $500,000 for overcharging NYC customers

  29-12-2015 17:16
  
  (c) 2015, The Washington Post. It was the story that, over the summer, ushered in a season of discontent with the grocery store chain nicknamed by its critics “Whole Paycheck”: the accusation that Whole Foods had overcharged some New York customers for, among other items, produce and pre-packaged fresh products. Apologizing – and blaming its […]
  
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• Campus activists unite in call for divestments at colleges

  29-12-2015 17:09
  
  BOSTON — Campus activists who often fight in parallel with one another for their respective causes are now starting to form alliances as they turn up the pressure on some U.S. colleges to financially divest from industries that run counter to their beliefs. Student groups that have long called on colleges to stop investing in […]
  
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• US stocks gain, led by energy sector as price of oil climbs

  29-12-2015 17:08
  
  U.S. stocks moved sharply higher in early trading Tuesday, bouncing back after two days of losses and nudging the Standard & Poor’s 500 index back into the black for the year. Energy companies were among the biggest gainers as the price of crude oil rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 164 points, […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks rebound on encouraging US data

  29-12-2015 17:08
  
  Investors bid up stocks broadly in afternoon trading Tuesday, nudging the Standard & Poor’s 500 index back into the black for the year. Rising oil prices and encouraging data on housing and consumer confidence helped lift the market. Technology companies were among the biggest gainers. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 174 points, […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks rebound as US confidence improves and oil price rises

  29-12-2015 17:08
  
  Technology and health care companies led a broad rally in U.S. stocks Tuesday that pulled the Standard & Poor’s 500 index back into the black for the year. The gains erased the market’s losses over the previous two days, when worries over falling oil and other commodities prices dragged down stocks. That trend snapped on […]
  
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• Up for bid, nuke lab contract could affect tax revenues

  29-12-2015 16:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Operations and construction at one of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons research laboratories account for millions of dollars in tax revenue for New Mexico and some local governments.
  But those revenues could take a hit depending on who’s tapped to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory after 2017.
  Federal officials recently confirmed that the $2 billion contract to manage the lab will be put out for bid due to failures over the past four years to meet cert
  
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• Texas police help stranded Clovis woman about to give birth

  29-12-2015 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – After responding to a number of weather-related problems, a police chief in a small Texas town got a different kind of call: A stranded woman was about to give birth.
  The Clovis News Journal reports that Farwell police chief Larry Kelsay spent the weekend pulling cars from snowdrifts, helping people find shelter and dealing with damaged cause by the blizzard.
  Then, at about 1 a.m. Monday, a Farwell woman called police and said she was about to give birth. The town doesn
  
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• Updated: Second storm system arrives in New Mexico

  29-12-2015 16:30
  
  The latest developments on winter weather in New Mexico: 9:30 a.m. Southeastern New Mexico cities still are working to clear icy roads two days after a storm dumped record snow. Roswell officials are using private companies Tuesday to remove snow and ice throughout the city while Chaves County Sheriff’s deputies have removed their trapped vehicles. […]
  
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• Second storm system arrives in New Mexico

  29-12-2015 16:30
  
  The latest developments on winter weather in New Mexico: 7:25 a.m. Carlsbad Caverns National Park has announced a two-hour delay in opening the park on Tuesday because crews are still clearing roads of snow and ice from the big weekend storm. Officials say they plan to open the park at 10 a.m. The park was […]
  
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• Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records

  29-12-2015 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Many of the country’s most prominent national parks, including Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion, set new visitation records in 2015 and are bracing for what could be an even busier new year.
  The National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016 and has been urging Americans to rediscover the country’s scenic wonders or find new parks to visit through marketing campaigns that include giving free passes to every fourth-grader and their families
  
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• Police in Texas help stranded woman about to give birth

  29-12-2015 16:23
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — After responding to a number of weather-related problems, a police chief in a small Texas town got a different kind of call: A stranded woman was about to give birth. The Clovis News Journal reports that Farwell police chief Larry Kelsay spent the weekend pulling cars from snowdrifts, helping people find […]
  
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• Snowstorm traps Clovis couple in car for 20 hours

  29-12-2015 16:22
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A Clovis couple spent nearly 20 hours trapped in their car underneath a snowdrift after winter storms tore through New Mexico this weekend. The Clovis News Journal reports that rescue workers pulled Jimmy and Betty Anderson from the snow Sunday afternoon. The pair had become trapped while trying to deliver newspapers […]
  
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• US home prices climb in October, helped by solid job market

  29-12-2015 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Steady job growth, low mortgage rates and tight inventories helped fuel rising U.S. home prices in October.
  The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in the 12 months ending in October, up from a 5.4 percent pace in September, according to a report released Thursday.
  Home values have climbed at a roughly 5 percent pace during much of 2015, as strong hiring has bolstered a real estate market still recovering from a housing bust
  
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• Stabbing victim’s family says they forgive their dad’s killer

  29-12-2015 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – William McKinley was stabbed to death, after confronting two men trying to break into his car. Now his daughters are speaking out and how they feel about his killer may surprise some.
  “He saw somebody breaking in to his vehicle and he was protecting what was his,” said McKinley’s daughter Valerie.
  The 55-year-old husband and grandfather had been stabbed several times, after police say he confronted two men, who were trying to break into his car at his
  
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• Lobo Basketball need to get consistent

  29-12-2015 15:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Lobo Men’s Basketball returned from their 0-3 Hawaiian Diamond Head Classic tournament performance on Sunday afternoon. Coach Neal knew his team would have to battle adversity at some point in this season, as he does have a very young team. The Lobos held a 7-2 record prior to their 2nd half loss to Rice, and then 3 straight losses in the Diamond Head Classic.
  “They haven’t been through any adversity together. So, physically do they look the part? Yea
  
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• Feisty the famous seal makes ABQ BioPark his new home

  29-12-2015 08:05
  
  Harbor seal became famous in 2012 when he escaped from Minn. zoo
  
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• Increase OK’d in Alzheimer’s funds

  29-12-2015 08:04
  
  The Alzheimer's Association, New Mexico Chap
  
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