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• Researchers: site confirmed in hangings for Salem witch trials

  16-01-2016 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago.
  The site, known as Proctor’s Ledge, is a small city-owned plot of woods nestled between two residential streets and behind a Walgreens pharmacy, said Salem State University history professor Emerson “Tad” Baker, a member of the seven-per
  
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• Colorado wildfire team heads to Alaska

  16-01-2016 22:25
  
  DURANGO, Colo. — A team of wildland firefighters is headed from the Durango area to the rugged terrain of Alaska this year because of their reputation as some of the best in the West. “Durango people started going up, and they all did a good job – everyone was impressed – and if you got […]
  
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• The latest gadgets: Smartphone, smartwatch, smart … tail?

  16-01-2016 22:12 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest developments surrounding the consumer-electronics show in Las Vegas known as CES.
  Perhaps the most whimsical thing being pitched at the massive CES gadget show is a mechanical fuzzy tail that you can clip on like a seatbelt and control from your smartphone.
  It’s a prototype from Santa Cruz-based In-Tail, which CEO Bryan Kaufman expects to begin selling for $499 by April. He says the smart tail will come with an audio sensor so it can dance along to music w
  
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• Updated: Lobos bench leading scorer Brown from starting lineup for rule violation

  16-01-2016 21:40
  
  Elijah Brown, the New Mexico Lobos’ leading and Mountain West Conference’s second-leading scorer, did not start Saturday’s game against Wyoming after he and three teammates were caught breaking curfew in Las Vegas, Nev., after Tuesday’s loss at UNLV, the Journal has learned. UNM head coach Craig Neal would not confirm which players were disciplined or […]
  
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• Lobos bench leading scorer Brown from starting lineup for rule violation

  16-01-2016 21:40
  
  Elijah Brown, whose 19.6 points per game leads the UNM Lobos and ranks second in the Mountain West Conference, will not start today’s game against the Wyoming Cowboys due to a violation of team rules, the Journal has learned. Brown and three other Lobos non-starters broke curfew after Tuesday night’s loss to UNLV in Las […]
  
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• Fugitive dies from self-inflicted gunshot in Albuquerque

  16-01-2016 20:19
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bernalillo County authorities say a fugitive wanted in Colorado has died after he shot himself to avoid capture. Sheriff’s Capt. Joshua Kingsbury says deputies and U.S. marshals found 32-year-old Brandon Ledbetter in a stolen vehicle Saturday in northeast Albuquerque. Kingsbury says Ledbetter, who was wanted on a parole violation, suffered a self-inflicted […]
  
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• Boulder immigration attorney disbarred after conviction

  16-01-2016 19:48
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder immigration attorney has been disbarred by the Colorado Supreme Court after she was convicted of cheating immigrant families out of thousands of dollars, promising visas and work permits she never delivered. Emily Cohen was convicted of theft in 2014 after prosecutors said she collected more than $41,000 in fees and […]
  
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• Experts to study food safety of oilfield wastewater

  16-01-2016 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — More farmers in drought-stricken California are using oilfield wastewater to irrigate, and a new panel on Tuesday began taking one of the state’s deepest looks yet at the safety of using the chemical-laced water on food crops.
  In the fourth year of California’s drought, at least five oilfields in the state are now passing along their leftover production fluid to water districts for irrigation, for recharging underground water supplies, and other us
  
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• Warrant issued for suspect in deadly Albuquerque shooting

  16-01-2016 19:16
  
  Investigators are looking for a 21-year-old man suspected of killing another man in a shooting Friday night in Albuquerque, police said.
  
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• Updated: Police searching for suspect in SE Albuquerque shooting

  16-01-2016 19:15
  
  Police have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting that took place on the 1300 block of Dickerson SE Friday night. Officers have filed an arrest warrant for Darrius Valles, 21, on an open count of murder. According to police, Valles is described as approximately 6 feet tall, 280 pounds, and is armed and dangerous. Officer […]
  
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• Police searching for suspect in SE Albuquerque shooting

  16-01-2016 19:15
  
  Police have identified a suspect in the shooting that took place on the 1300 block of Dickerson SE. Officers have made an arrest warrant for Darrius Valles on an open count of murder. According to police, Valles is described as approximately 6 feet tall, 280 pounds, and is armed and dangerous. Officer Daren DeAguero said Friday […]
  
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• 2 face drug counts after fireworks found at Texas apartment

  16-01-2016 18:56
  
  LA MARQUE, Texas — Police closed off several blocks as a precaution after finding commercial-grade fireworks in a Southeast Texas apartment while serving a narcotics warrant. La Marque (luh-MARK’) police say nobody was injured Friday afternoon and two men at the unit were charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Police in La Marque, 10 […]
  
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• Church hosts training for possible violent attack

  16-01-2016 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An Ottawa County church is working to prepare its leaders and those at other places of worship for the possibility of an attack.
  Recent national headlines involving violence at churches have raised the issue — perhaps most notably the June 2015 attack at a church in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine parishioners dead.
  The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Garry Brand, the Safety Ministry leader at Grace Community Church in Hu
  
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• Long-time foster mom has provided home to 105 children

  16-01-2016 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  MYRTLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — In 1976, Sharon Ross had time on her hands.
  “My two oldest girls were getting ready to start school, and (for me) it was go back to college or start a day care,” Ross said. “I had mentioned starting a day care, and someone said, ‘You should try foster care.’ I had never heard of foster care. So I made the call, and a week later we were certified. That was in 1976.”
  Since then, she hasn’t had any time on her hands at all, b
  
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• Parts of Lavaca Bay close to oyster harvesting, supply issue

  16-01-2016 17:19
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Parts of Lavaca Bay will be closed to oyster harvesting later this month amid concerns over the limited supply of legal-size oysters. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says the Jan. 23 closure involves areas 19, 20 and 21. Regulators say emergency rules allow such closures when areas are shown to be […]
  
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• Luncheon held for MLK Jr. Day

  16-01-2016 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Looking for a way to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Saturday?
  Santa Ana Star Center is holding a luncheon to celebrate the holiday on Saturday. LaDonna Harris is the keynote speaker for the day.
  It begins at 1 p.m. at 280 La Entrada Road in Los Lunas.
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• State agency: Discovery of mussel at Canyon Lake a concern

  16-01-2016 17:07
  
  PHOENIX — State officials say the discovery of an invasive species of mussels in a lake near Phoenix could become a problem for recreational boaters and municipal water systems and their users. The Game and Fish Department says it positively identified an adult quagga mussel on the hull of a boat removed from Canyon Lake […]
  
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• Parade held for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  16-01-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A parade is being held on Saturday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  The parade starts at 10 a.m. It begins at University and MLK Blvd. and then follows the road west to Civic Plaza.
  Everyone is invited and welcome to join the march. A ceremony will be held at Civic Plaza as well.
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• Trading cards, building trust

  16-01-2016 08:31
  
  Two years ago, Bobby Collins said he landed in the Youth Diagnostic & Development Center jail after leading police "on a high-speed chase with a couple of my friends shooting up the neighborhood."
  
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• Texas-based auto shop to open in RR

  16-01-2016 08:26
  
  Christian Brothers starts business Feb. 1
  
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• Recycled water charge debated

  16-01-2016 08:26
  
  Council overrides utilities commission
  
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• County commission approves $7.6M deal to build new magistrate court

  16-01-2016 08:26
  
  Public referendum not needed on $7.6M tax-exempt loan to county
  
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• 2 Marine copters collide off Oahu; search underway

  16-01-2016 08:26
  
  HALEIWA, Hawaii–Two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each collided and w ...
  
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• Top speller takes second RR Bee win

  16-01-2016 08:20
  
  Enchanted Hills Elementary claimed its second district spelling bee champ in four years Friday morning when fourth-grader Adrian de la Peña topped the 30-student field at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary.
  
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• Fugitives arrested after jailbreak

  16-01-2016 08:20
  
  Escapee from Oklahoma jail fled from police in frantic chase
  
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• CNM’s $84M bond proposal goes to voters Feb. 2

  16-01-2016 08:20
  
  An $84 million bond proposal for various Central New Mexico Community College projects, including safety enhancements at its Rio Rancho campus, goes to voters on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
  
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• Three options aim to ease traffic congestion on U.S. 550

  16-01-2016 08:17
  
  Public feedback will decide choice
  
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• Education board to weigh extra funding for 4 projects

  16-01-2016 08:17
  
  An additional almost $20 million is required for all the work planned
  
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• Updated: Dying 8-year-old boy’s wish to be famous in China comes true

  16-01-2016 08:10
  
  WESTERLY, R.I.–An 8-year-old Rhode Island boy with terminal cancer has fulfilled his wish...
  
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• Fracking an 80-year-old method with a clean record

  16-01-2016 08:10
  
  In response to Eleanor Bravo's op-ed piece in the Jan. 9 Rio West section of the Albuquerque Journal, I feel compelled to criticize the Journal for publishing a scare piece that is riddled with truths, half truths and lies.
  
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• How China handles slowdown is vital

  16-01-2016 08:09
  
  WASHINGTON – The China bubble has burst. No longer are the country's economic managers viewed as magicians who can orchestrate rapid growth whatever the obstacles.
  
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• Home warranty not always needed

  16-01-2016 08:09
  
  Q: I'm thinking of writing an offer on a house and the question of the home warranty has come up.
  
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• Bulb garden offers big variety of choices for 3 seasons

  16-01-2016 08:09
  
  Q: I have room for a garden here in the courtyard of my new home.
  
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• Praise due Rio Rancho schools for outstanding test scores

  16-01-2016 08:08
  
  When the results from the schools' standardized tests were released last month, there were moans and groans, along with some cheers and sighs of relief.
  
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• Muslim women to speak at UNM

  16-01-2016 08:05
  
  Speaker has some anxiety about reaction of audience
  
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• House targets what critics call Obama’s lack of openness

  16-01-2016 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON – A new congressional report contends that the freedom of information process under President Barack Obama's administration is broken and legislation approved under the Republican-controlled House this week aims to help fix it.
  
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• Girls prep basketball: Bulldawgs, Cavegirls give the locals a lesson

  16-01-2016 08:05
  
  The calendar says it's just midway through January.night at La Cueva, it felt very much like...
  
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• Boys prep basketball: Eldorado beats buzzer, Hobbs

  16-01-2016 08:05
  
  Nightmare start. Dream finish. And maybe even more than that."It's a miracle," Eldorad ...
  
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• The legendary Al Hurricane’s farewell tour

  16-01-2016 07:45
  
  'Godfather of New Mexico Music' says he'll keep playing as long as he can
  
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• Quenching golf course thirst

  16-01-2016 07:45
  
  A $500,000 publicly funded project to recycle 14 million gallons of wastewater to irrigate the lush...
  
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• Psychologist: Juvenile killer is ‘salvageable’

  16-01-2016 07:45
  
  A forensic psychologist on contract to the state believes Nehemiah Griego, who killed five family members including his parents in 2013, can be treated to become a productive member of society and not be a danger.
  
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• Berry calls for Legislature to get tough on crime

  16-01-2016 07:45
  
  Mayor wants ‘three-strikes’ law, hate-crime expansion
  
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• Wall Street has never had a year start this poorly

  16-01-2016 07:40
  
  Dow sheds another 390 points, is down 8% in 2016
  
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• Santa Fe film commission gets go-ahead

  16-01-2016 07:40
  
  The New Mexico Film industry continues to grow at a steady rate.
  
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• County clerk wanted northwest voting site for bond election

  16-01-2016 07:40
  
  APS, CNM ignored advice from Toulouse Oliver
  
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• Bail bond industry gears up to fight proposal

  16-01-2016 07:40
  
  Changes could keep dangerous defendants behind bars pending trial, make it easier for poor people charged with minor crimes to be released
  
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• 90,000 acres transferred into trust for Isleta Pueblo

  16-01-2016 07:40
  
  Land was originally part of aboriginal domain
  
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• Man arrested for 7th DWI tells officers ‘I’m a loco’

  16-01-2016 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A man arrested for his seventh DWI in New Mexico was painfully candid with officers about the fact that he was drunk.
  Most people know DWI is not a laughing matter, but when New Mexico State Police officers found a man with his truck stuck on the side of the road, the driver continued cracking jokes to the officers who were there to arrest him.
  New Mexico State Police officers respond to a suspected drunk driver in Las Vegas, New Mexico last month. A
  
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• Police: Wrong way driver was three times the legal limit

  16-01-2016 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A wrong-way driver was caught on camera traveling 40 miles per hour on the interstate while police try to pull him over multiple times.
  It happened on January 4 when State Police started searching for a wrong-way driver during rush hour on Interstate 10, just east of Deming.
  Once officers spotted the van, they sped up and pursued the vehicle from the eastbound lanes. The van swerved in-and-out of lanes, forcing on-coming traffic to drive on the shoulder of the interst
  
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• Roswell councilors vote to extend shelter stay for animals

  16-01-2016 05:44 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL N.M. (KRQE)– Animal rescue groups in Roswell left Thursday night’s city council meeting very happy.
  Council members approved an amendment that would allow animals a longer stay at the city’s animal shelter before they’re euthanized.
  The shelter had a strict seven day policy, but now at the discretion of animal control officers, animals can stay up to 21 days.
  Many people from different rescues showed up to the meeting and said the move will no doubt save many live
  
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