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• Study questions link between teen pot smoking and IQ decline

  23-01-2016 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence.
  Instead, the new study says, pot smoking may be merely a symptom of something else that’s really responsible for a brainpower effect seen in some previous research.
  It’s not clear what that other factor is, said Joshua Isen, an author of the analysis. But an adolescent at risk for smoking pot “is probably going to show this IQ drop regardl
  
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• Updated: Teen, man hurt in bicycle-vehicle collision in Albuquerque

  23-01-2016 21:46
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A teenage boy was critically injured and a man was also hurt when a vehicle struck them as they were bicycling in the South Valley. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies said the collision happened at 11 a.m. Saturday near Coors and Los Padillas SW. According to sheriff’s spokesman Josh Kingsbury, the driver had […]
  
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• Review: Under Armour’s fitness gadgets need to shape up

  23-01-2016 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  BAY LAKE, Fla. (AP) — You may know Under Armour mostly for its heavily marketed line of athletic sportswear. But the company has bigger ambitions: It’s jumping into the crowded market for wearable gadgets that aim to help both athletes and couch potatoes track their fitness.
  Its $400 package, called the UA HealthBox, comes out this Friday. Made in partnership with gadget maker HTC, the HealthBox has a wrist tracker, a heart-rate chest strap and a wireless bathroom scale. Other compon
  
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• Travel ban announced in NYC due to major snowstorm

  23-01-2016 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (NEWS10) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a travel ban in New York City as a massive snowstorm hits the region with up to two feet of snow.
  Cuomo says all non-emergency vehicles should be all off the roads after 2:30 p.m.
  Mayor de Blasio says police will enforce the ban
  De Blasio says people should heed the warnings and “immediately go home.”
  He urged Broadway theaters to cancel performances and restaurants to close.
  Cuomo says Metro-North, the Long Island Rail Road a
  
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• Southbound Coors at Los Padillas reopened after bicyclists hit by vehicle

  23-01-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – UPDATE: Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office opened Coors at about 12:45 p.m.
  Original story follows below:
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident involving two bicyclists on Saturday morning.
  The incident occurred near Coors Blvd. SW and Los Padillas Rd. SW at about 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
  Deputies say that upon arrival it appeared that a southbound vehicle in the right lane of Coors had struck two bicyclists also travelling
  
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• Southbound Coors at Los Padillas closed after bicyclists hit by vehicle

  23-01-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – UPDATE: Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office opened Coors at about 12:45 p.m.
  Original story follows below:
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a motor vehicle accident involving two bicyclists on Saturday morning.
  The incident occurred near Coors Blvd. SW and Los Padillas Rd. SW at about 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
  Deputies say that upon arrival it appeared that a southbound vehicle in the right lane of Coors had struck two bicyclists also travelling
  
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• US libraries, meetup groups get into adult coloring craze

  23-01-2016 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  DEFOREST, Wisconsin (AP) — Adults in the U.S. are caught up in a craze for coloring books, once an activity for children alone.
  Coloring books took up the top 10 spots on The New York Times best-selling list of games and activities this month, up from nine in December.
  Libraries across the country are holding adult coloring programs in response to the spike in interest, according to the American Library Association, including New York City, Denver and Milwaukee.
  “People just love thi
  
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• State police worked more than 1,000 crashes Friday; 1 trooper injured

  23-01-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police say troopers were extremely busy on Friday. As we wake up to another day of snow and frigid temperatures, police are asking drivers to avoid travel on Virginia highways.
  “Winds have now picked up causing snow to drift and pile up across interstates and primary routes, which make driving even more dangerous,” police said in an update sent out Saturday morning.
  As of 7 a.m. Saturday, Virginia State Police are on the scene of 17 crashes
  
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• World War II veteran to reunite with wartime girlfriend

  23-01-2016 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A World War II veteran will travel to Australia to reunite with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years.
  The Virginian-Pilot reports 93-year-old Norwood Thomas of Virginia Beach will travel to Adelaide, Australia, next month to reunite with 88-year-old Joyce Morris.
  Thomas told Morris that he would love to see her again in person when the two recently spoke via Skype. After their story went public two months ago, more than 300 people made donations online
  
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• Athletes, trucks, cars halted on snowed-in turnpike

  23-01-2016 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Snowbound college athletes who spent the night stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike munched on leftover pizza or watched movies to pass the time as they waited to be dug out by emergency crews tackling massive backups that stretched for miles after a powerful winter storm socked the region.
  Cars, trucks and buses that got stuck Friday night still hadn’t moved on Saturday, including buses carrying the Duquesne men’s basketball team and the gymnastics squad f
  
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• Grand champion steer sells for $117,000

  23-01-2016 18:49
  
  DENVER — The grand champion steer at the National Western Stock Show Junior Livestock Auction fetched $117,000, and the grand champion lamb went for $50,000. Sixteen-year-old Macey Goretska says her grand champion steer, Remi, earned her a big boost for her college fund. Macey gets 90 percent of the winning bid, and 10 percent of […]
  
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• Interstate 70 toll lane in mountains showing promise

  23-01-2016 18:20
  
  VAIL, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Transportation says a 13-mile toll lane along the left shoulder of eastbound Interstate 70 through Clear Creek County has been a success. The lane has been used only a few times since it opened in December, but the toll lanes have eased traffic jams. Tolls have stayed below […]
  
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• Texas pilot slightly hurt in forced landing near power lines

  23-01-2016 18:09
  
  DENTON, Texas — A North Texas pilot has suffered minor injuries after engine trouble forced an emergency landing within yards of some power line towers. The Denton Record-Chronicle (http://bit.ly/1nfQ05f ) reports David Kinney of Aubrey put the Piper Navajo down Friday afternoon near U.S. 380. Kinney suffered bumps and bruises in the accident during a […]
  
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• MCSO: Man suspected in more than 40 home robberies arrested

  23-01-2016 17:41
  
  PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say they’ve arrested a man dubbed the “Pink Panther” burglar who’s suspected of committing more than 40 home robberies. They say 23-year-old Dalton Philbrick was taken into custody Friday in Sun City. Sheriff’s officials say the Phoenix resident is suspected of committing at least 40 home robberies in Sun […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police search for suspect in overnight stabbing

  23-01-2016 17:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are looking for a suspect in a stabbing that occurred late Friday night.
  Police say officers responded to a call in the area of 4th St. and Central Ave. at about 11:50 p.m. Once there, officers located a man that had been stabbed multiple times. The man was transported to the hospital where it was determined he had been stabbed 7 times. He is in stable condition and expected to survive.
  Witnesses say that prior to being stabbed, the victim was involv
  
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• Man found stabbed 7 times in Albuquerque

  23-01-2016 17:10
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a man seven times. Officer Fred Duran says officers were called to 4th Street and Central just before midnight Saturday. They found a man with multiple stab wounds. He was transported to a hospital where he is in stable condition. Authorities say he […]
  
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• Arizona wildlife officials urge denial of national monument

  23-01-2016 16:24
  
  PHOENIX — Current and former Arizona Game and Fish commissioners are urging President Barack Obama to deny monument status to a large swath north of the Grand Canyon. The five-member commission and 10 ex-commissioners sent a letter to the president Friday, saying the proposed Grand Canyon Watershed National Monument is “a solution to a non-existing […]
  
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• Judge Chavez named Valley Vikings Football Coach

  23-01-2016 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE(KRQE) – The Valley Vikings officially have a new football coach.
  Judge Chavez has 34 years of overall experience. Chavez most recent stop was with the Cibola Cougars were he spent 7 seasons. He had 11 seasons with the Highland Hornets prior to going to Cibola.For the last three years, Chavez has sat on the sidelines. He said he started to miss the game and the kids. He also could not resist returning to Valley where he once attended school. Chavez is known for being very vocal
  
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• Will Iowa be déja vu for Clinton?

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Sanders catches up to Clinton in Iowa in shades of 2008
  
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• Trump launches political attack ad against Cruz

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is out with his first political attack ad aimed squarely at rival Ted Cruz.
  
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• Trimming old growth in winter could harm plants

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Q: I converted my water hungry lawn to xeriscape three years ago.
  
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• Time to take care of legal residents

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Dear New Mexico senators and representatives
  
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• Survey asks: Small farm animals OK?

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Results so far show residents approve
  
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• Plans for new RR school put on hold

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  $10 million in bond funds reallocated
  
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• Hamilton helps Lobos during indoor track opening day

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  The University of New Mexico track and field team opened the 2016 indoor season on Friday at the Che ...
  
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• Fracking plan for oil well near RR hits snag

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Zoning staff advises denial of permit
  
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• Deadly storm to wreak havoc on East Coast

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  82M people are in snowstorm’s path
  
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• Councilors angry they were not told Club RR is $140K in arrears on water re-use bill

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Rio Rancho city councilors Mark Scott and Chuck Wilkins are steamed they weren't told Club Rio Rancho is nearly $140,000 past due on its re-use bill prior to reviewing an ordinance adjusting recycled water rates.
  
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• Club RR owner begs members to OK sale of ‘North 9’

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Jhett Browne says alternative is to close the club altogether
  
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• Black ice sends vehicle over a cliff

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  A father and his two daughters suffered only minor injuries after black ice sent their truck off U.S. 550 and over a 40-foot cliff in rural Sandoval County late last Friday.
  
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• Big men and guards all key for Rio Rancho

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–Looking back a season, you have a team that played in the state semifinals. ...
  
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• Big boy tough trucks

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Titan trucks with monikers like Bigfoot, Quad Chaos and Over Bored have motored into the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho as part of the Toughest Monster Truck Tour that began Friday night.
  
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• Art teacher charged with sex offense

  23-01-2016 08:05
  
  Improper touching reported by girl’s mom
  
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• Two senators sue ABQ over civil asset forfeiture law

  23-01-2016 08:02
  
  City Attorney says Albuquerque is exempt from this state law
  
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• Supporter of 3rd grade retention balks at key provision in bill

  23-01-2016 08:02
  
  GOP senator, former teacher opposes using one test to decide which kids to hold back
  
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• SFPD interim chief accepts permanent position

  23-01-2016 08:02
  
  Gallagher accepts permanent post
  
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• Protecting rape victims, people with disabilities

  23-01-2016 08:02
  
  Racheal's Law, Brittany Alert pushed in Legislature
  
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• One attack too many

  23-01-2016 08:02
  
  Dangerous dogs finally seized; owner barred from having more
  
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• County workers hope to save abandoned pig up for auction

  23-01-2016 06:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- A pig, taken in by the county after being abandoned by the side of the road in a sack, has stolen its keepers’ hearts. But Charlotte’s future is still uncertain.
  In a cage behind Bernalillo County Animal Care Services lives someone special.
  “We’ve got a pig here who was found by the side of the road by a resident. It was in a burlap sack, which is really kinda sad,” said Bernalillo County Public Information Officer Larry Gallegos.
  Now, she’
  
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• Sheriff: Second victim accusing Santa Fe teacher of inappropriate touching

  23-01-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned that at least one more victim has come forward with accusations that a Santa Fe art teacher touched them inappropriately at a Catholic school.
  While the new accusation has the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s looking deeper into the past of the suspect, Aaron Dean Chavez, the accusation also has investigators looking at whether or not the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has reason to suspect Chavez years ago.
  Chavez was arrested Wednesday for one coun
  
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• New Mexico hospitals facing fines for safety concerns

  23-01-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The federal government is fining hospitals across the country for problems with care. Some of the hospitals on that list are also some of New Mexico’s biggest hospitals.
  How safe are hospitals across the United States? It’s something the federal goverment is tracking a lot more closely in the last few years.
  “We help and support all the hospitals in the state to improve,” explained Anne Timmins, Quality Improvement Director for HealthInsigh
  
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• Bill introduced to help New Mexico Defense Force

  23-01-2016 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE)– When an emergency strikes like the goliath storm we saw in December, or the mass natural gas outage in 2011, one state lawmaker thinks more people should be allowed to help.
  Jeff Steinborn has introduced a bill that would relax the age requirement for those who want to join the New Mexico Defense Force.
  The group responds to and prepares for disasters.
  Right now the cut off is 64 years old, Steinborn wants to expand it to 75.
  Officials with the New Mexico National Gu
  
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• UNM student violently mugged after leaving study hall

  23-01-2016 05:53
  
  Police with the University of New Mexico are looking for a suspect who violently mugged a student heading home from a study hall Thursday night.
  
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• Lobo long jumper Hamilton in midseason form

  23-01-2016 05:45
  
    The University of New Mexico track and field team opened the 2016 indoor season on Friday at the Cherry & Silver Invitational on the recently resurfaced track at the Albuquerque Convention Center.Led by 2015 All-American Allan Hamilton, the Lobos’ jumpers, sprinters and throwers saw the most success on the first day of the two-day […]
  
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• Wanted man captured thanks to thermal imaging system

  23-01-2016 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  AZTEC, N.M. (KRQE)– A man wanted for multiple felony warrants thought he got away until the San Juan County’s Sheriff’s Office launched it’s helicopter.Deputies captured Jake Williams after he tried to hide in Aztec’s Riverside Park.The suspect was tracked by their thermal imaging system.
  
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• James Yodice: Chavez returns to his roots as Vikings head coach

  23-01-2016 05:22
  
  The house that Judge Chavez grew up in, not far from the intersection of Fourth Street and Griegos,...
  
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• Speak Up! Debating the number of D-1 football prospects in NM

  23-01-2016 05:17
  
  BOB DAVIE, I AM one of the fans that was dressed as an empty chair last season because you really screwed over a lot of d-1 NM talent from the class of 2015. You went 7-6 against a mediocre D-1 schedule. I will be the same empty chair this fall when you and Krebs beg […]
  
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• Police identify suspect in officer-involved shooting

  23-01-2016 05:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – More information about at officer-involved shooting came in on Friday.
  It happened at the Roadrunner Travel Center in Lemitar at about 9:30 Thursday morning.
  An officer was at the truck stop when he saw a man in a stolen vehicle. The officer was detaining the suspect when the man escaped. Police say the suspect stole a cop car and took off. That’s when shots were fired, according to state police.
  On Friday, the suspect was identified as 35-year-old Paul Richard F
  
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• Updated: Upbeat Lobo women aiming to go on another run in MWC play

  23-01-2016 05:02
  
  The formula is not complicated, and the University of New Mexico Lobos know it.If the...
  
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• Woman banned from owning pets after dog attacks man

  23-01-2016 04:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A woman, who’s dogs attacked an Albuquerque man and killed his dog, was banned from owning pets on Friday.
  A judge found Maria Escamilla as an irresponsible pet owner and sentenced her to nine months’ probation and community service for the incident last April.
  Albuquerque Animal Welfare seized Escamilla’s dogs after a similar incident earlier this month.
  
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