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• Man charged in Oregon standoff denied release from jail

  04-02-2016 23:46
  
  PHOENIX — An Arizona man charged in the occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge has been ordered jailed until trial after a judge concluded he was at risk of fleeing from authorities and posed a danger to the public. U.S. Magistrate Eileen Willett explained her decision Thursday by saying Jon Eric Ritzheimer had weapons in […]
  
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• Arizona Senate OKs police and fire pension plan overhaul

  04-02-2016 23:46
  
  PHOENIX — The full Arizona Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a proposal overhauling the state’s badly underfunded public safety worker pension plan, sending the package to the House for action. The Senate’s rapid-fire action came without debate and all three of the bills enacting the overhaul passed on 28-0 votes. If the House and Gov. […]
  
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• Super Bowl Sunday TV Schedule

  04-02-2016 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Complete coverage of the 50th Super Bowl begins 9:00 a.m. Sunday February 7th. All times are MDT and are subject to change.
  9:00 am – 10:00 am
  Super Bowl 50: Before They Were Pros – Profiles of star athletes that are playing in Super Bowl 50 are presented, detailing the path that individuals took in order to succeed in the NFL.
  10:00 am – 11:00 am
  Road to the Super Bowl – The exciting moments throughout the 2015 NFL season are featured
  
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• Updated: Police: 6 dead in Chicago home in possible murder-suicide

  04-02-2016 23:43
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago police on Thursday found the bodies of four men, one woman and a child inside a home on the city’s South Side in what they say could be a murder-suicide, even as they added extra patrols in the neighborhood. Standing in the street in the well-tended Gage Park neighborhood, interim police Superintendent […]
  
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• State IG: Classified email found from Powell, Rice tenures

  04-02-2016 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON — The State Department watchdog has found that former Secretary of State Colin Powell and the immediate staff of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also received classified national security information on their personal email accounts, a senior House Democrat said Thursday. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server […]
  
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• Saudi official says kingdom ready to send troops to Syria

  04-02-2016 23:42
  
  CAIRO — A Saudi military spokesman said Thursday the kingdom is ready to send ground troops to Syria to fight Islamic State group provided coalition leaders agree during an upcoming meeting in Brussels. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri told The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia has taken part in coalition airstrikes against IS since the U.S.-led […]
  
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• Latin America scrambles to squash Zika-spreading mosquito

  04-02-2016 23:42
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — With no hope for a vaccine to prevent Zika in the near future, authorities are focusing on the most effective way to combat the virus: killing the mosquito that carries it. Fumigation is one method; another is seeking out and draining standing water where the insect lays its eggs. Other strategies […]
  
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• Felon arrested for having firearm, police say (With Video)

  04-02-2016 23:40
  
  A man who police say has been arrested 18 times since 2008 was in handcuffs again early Thursday morning.
  
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• Food industry looks to Congress as GMO labeling law nears

  04-02-2016 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The food industry is pressuring Congress to act before the state of Vermont requires food labels for genetically modified ingredients.
  At issue is how food companies will deal with Vermont’s law. They could make separate food packages just for the state, label all their items with genetically modified ingredients or withdraw from the small Vermont market. The law kicks in by July, but the companies have to start making those decisions now.
  The food industry wants Co
  
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• Updated: Brazil health official confirm Zika spread via transfusion

  04-02-2016 23:22
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Two people in southeastern Brazil contracted the Zika virus through blood transfusions, a municipal health official said Thursday, presenting a fresh challenge to efforts to contain the virus on top of the disclosure of a case of sexual transmission in the United States. The two unrelated cases in Brazil may be […]
  
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• Obama seeks $10-per-barrel oil tax to fund clean transport

  04-02-2016 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants oil companies to pay a $10 fee for every barrel of oil to help fund investments in clean transportation that fight climate change.
  Obama will formalize the proposal Tuesday when he releases his final budget request to Congress. The $10-per-barrel fee is expected to be dead on arrival for the Republicans who control Congress and oppose new taxes and Obama’s energy policies.
  Still, the White House hopes the proposal will drive a debate abo
  
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• Former RTD manager convicted of taking bribes

  04-02-2016 23:21
  
  DENVER — A former manager for the Denver-area Regional Transportation District has been convicted of taking bribes from a contractor. Kenneth Hardin was found guilty Wednesday on three of four counts related for accepting bribes in connection with his official duties as a senior manager at RTD. Federal investigators say Hardin’s duties at RTD included […]
  
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• TV series ‘Manhattan’ cancelled after two seasons

  04-02-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The story of the Manhattan Project will no longer be told on the small screen.
  The WGN show has been cancelled after two seasons. The show got huge ratings when it first started, especially in New Mexico but the numbers have fallen steadily since then and it failed to draw a broad audience.
  The show chronicled the lives of those immersed in the race to build the first atomic bomb during World War II.
  Many of the loyal viewers were people whose family members worked on
  
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• Sandoval County woman hospitalized with hantavirus

  04-02-2016 22:04 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Health officials say a 37-year-old Sandoval County woman is hospitalized with hantavirus, making New Mexico’s first case this year.
  The state Department of Health says an environmental investigation will be done at the woman’s home to help reduce the risk of others contracting the deadly disease.
  Hantavirus is transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings or saliva. People also can breathe in the virus.
  Health officials say people should seal up crack
  
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• Arizona tribal casino gambling revenue up by 6.9 percent

  04-02-2016 21:47
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Gaming says contributions to the state from tribal gambling revenue will be about $15 million for the quarter that ended on Dec. 31. That’s a 6.9 percent increase when compared to the same quarter in 2014. Department of Gaming director Daniel Bergin says the increase for the sixth consecutive […]
  
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• FBI’s hands-off strategy in Oregon follows lessons learned

  04-02-2016 21:46
  
  Experts say federal officials have allowed the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge to drag on for more than a month as part of a strategy learned from past standoffs ending in bloodshed. Critics say the wait-it-out strategy sends a mixed message and can embolden others to lead takeovers. The decision to monitor the […]
  
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• Arizona woman killed by Islamic State militants honored

  04-02-2016 21:46
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The family of a Prescott woman killed by Islamic State militants wants her to be remembered for her commitment to serving the vulnerable. Kayla Muller died a year ago this week. She had been taken by the militant group in August 2013 after leaving a hospital in Aleppo, Syria. Her family says […]
  
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• 1st 2016 Hantavirus case in NM is in Sandoval County

  04-02-2016 21:30
  
  "This case early in the year emphasizes that precautions against HPS need to be taken year rou ...
  
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• Obama health care law posts respectable sign-up season

  04-02-2016 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says 12.7 million people have signed up for private insurance or renewed coverage under the president’s health care law, respectable results for a program still in political jeopardy. Expectations were low when 2016 open enrollment started on Nov. 1. Premiums were rising, and many of the remaining uninsured were considered […]
  
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• State auditor probes finances at Cebolleta Land Grant

  04-02-2016 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico’s state auditor is launching a probe of financial transactions at the Cebolleta Land Grant because the local subdivision of the state has not submitted required audits.
  State Auditor Tim Keller said Thursday that bringing the land grant into auditing compliance will enable the community to pursue state and federal funding.
  The Cebolleta Land Grant in eastern New Mexico was established as a state subdivision in 2004 and collects revenues from mineral rights
  
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• Albuquerque officials pick location of new Bosque trail

  04-02-2016 21:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The city has chosen where the new trail in the Bosque should go.
  Officials have decided that the new path will be between I-40 and Campbell Road.
  They made the decision after talking to the public and environmental consultants, but there is a significant group of people who oppose the plan.
  However, officials say the planned path will not pose a major threat to wildlife and vegetation.
  
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• Stocks flat after early rally loses steam

  04-02-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks oscillated between modest gains and losses on Thursday as investors await Friday’s jobs report, which could offer insight about the U.S. economy and help determine whether the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again next month.
  Many believe the likelihood of another rate increase in March has faded because of recent signs of weakness in the global economy. That has sent the dollar lower against other currencies, a welcome change for U.S. exporters whos
  
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• Zika spotlights rare birth defect with a variety of causes

  04-02-2016 20:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Zika virus is putting a spotlight on a potentially devastating birth defect that until now has gotten little public attention.
  Regardless of whether the mosquito-borne virus really causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads, a variety of other conditions trigger microcephaly. And, frustratingly, often there’s little way to predict what this condition will mean for children’s lives. Occasionally, babies just have smaller heads and otherwise are no
  
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• Research call center begins ABQ hiring

  04-02-2016 20:10
  
  The hiring has begun. NORC at the University of Chicago, which last October said it would open an Albuquerque call center at Copper Pointe, on Thursday announced it plans to eventually hire up to 400 employees, mostly part-timers, for its facility at 10500 Copper NE. “We have just begun the process of training our first […]
  
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• Report gives New Mexico “F” for tobacco prevention

  04-02-2016 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – New Mexico isn’t where you need to be if you are trying to quit smoking.
  According to a recent report by the American Lung Association, the state got an “F” for tobacco prevention.
  The state reaps more than $130 million in tobacco-related revenue, but spends less $6 million dollars on tobacco prevention programs.
  
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• Tesla gigafactory job creation slower than first projected

  04-02-2016 19:29
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. — Electric carmaker Tesla’s northern Nevada battery plant is creating jobs more slowly than first projected, although state officials say it’s still making satisfactory progress. A progress report issued this week by the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development said there were 272 people working at the Tesla and Panasonic factories at […]
  
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• Measure supports storing spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico

  04-02-2016 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico lawmakers are considering a pair of nonbinding measures that would signal support for the development of a temporary storage facility to house spent nuclear fuel that has been piling up at reactors around the nation.
  The Senate Conservation Committee approved one of the memorials on a 6-3 vote during Thursday’s meeting. The other is awaiting consideration by the full House.
  Neither holds any legal weight, and supporters acknowledge that the process for obta
  
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• Charles Kelley is in control with ‘The Driver’

  04-02-2016 19:17
  
  Charles Kelley is taking a risk — and it’s paying off. The 34-year-old singer is utilizing his downtime from a short Lady Antebellum hiatus to spark a solo career. He’s off to a great start. Though his album drops on Feb. 5, the lead single from “The Driver” has already earned him a Grammy nomination. […]
  
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• Uber, Lyft bill fixing New Mexico impasse heads to committee

  04-02-2016 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – A bill aimed at welcoming and regulating ride-booking companies like Uber and Lyft is going to a key House panel.
  The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled Thursday to debate a proposal that regulate the companies amid confusion in the state.
  The legal status of the companies has been in limbo in the state since they began offering services in 2014. The companies say the state’s Motor Carrier Act doesn’t apply to them because they don’t operate as commerc
  
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• Colorado school district bans students from wearing No. 18

  04-02-2016 19:13
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — In one Colorado school district, students can wear Cam Newton’s jersey to class but not Peyton Manning’s No. 18. The Greeley-Evans school district has banned children from wearing any clothing with the number 18 on it, not just Denver Broncos gear, since 2011. The rule was put in place a year before […]
  
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• Maria Sanchez-Gagne announces run for district attorney in 1st District

  04-02-2016 19:05
  
    Maria Sanchez-Gagne of Santa Fe, former director of the Border Violence Division of the state Attorney General’s Office, announced today that she will be a Democratic candidate for district attorney for the 1st Judicial District, which includes Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties. Two others have said they will run for district […]
  
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• Police arrest repeat offender in southeast Albuquerque

  04-02-2016 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Early Thursday morning, police officers arrested 25-year-old Rufus Phelps, a wanted man, in southeast Albuquerque on Gibson near Louisiana.
  Police were in the area investigating a different crime when they saw a woman pull into a motel parking lot with Phelps in the passenger seat. Officers recognized Phelps, and checked to see if he was wanted. Sure enough, there was a warrant out for Phelps for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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• Police arrest man in southeast Albuquerque early this morning

  04-02-2016 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Early this morning, police officers arrested 25-year-old Rufus Phelps, a wanted man, in southeast Albuquerque on Gibson near Louisiana.
  Police were in the area investigating a different crime when they saw a woman pull into a motel parking lot with Phelps in the passenger seat. Officers recognized Phelps, and checked to see if he was wanted. Sure enough, there was a warrant out for Phelps for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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• Council members want prayer issue to go to Phoenix voters

  04-02-2016 18:56
  
  PHOENIX — Several Phoenix City Council members want voters to decide whether to replace a longstanding tradition of prayer before council meetings with a moment of silence prayer. The council voted 5-4 Wednesday to scrap spoken invocations after a Tucson-based group calling itself The Satanic Temple signed up to have a representative deliver the prayer […]
  
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• Sheriff’s Office: Man sought in 2014 fatal stabbing

  04-02-2016 18:44
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Dona Ana County authorities have obtained a warrant to arrest a man in the 2014 fatal stabbing in the Las Cruces area. The Sheriff’s Office says it developed new information that implicated 19-year-old Lawrence Joshua Lucero and that he has been charged in the killing of 17-year-old David Escamilla. The office […]
  
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• Pharma CEO Shkreli takes 5th amendment, still infuriates

  04-02-2016 18:44
  
  WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical chief Martin Shkreli refused to testify Thursday in an appearance before U.S. lawmakers over severe hikes for a drug sold by a company that he acquired, yet even without answering questions, managed to leave them infuriated. Shkreli appeared to smirk throughout his hour-long appearance, and moments afterward, insulting tweets began to appear […]
  
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• Arizona to consider bill limiting public record access

  04-02-2016 18:44
  
  PHOENIX — A measure being considered by Arizona lawmakers would limit public access to government records about crime. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1mgiVW3 ) that records are currently considered public unless specifically excluded under state law. Maricopa County Attorney’s Office lobbyist Rebecca Baker says the legislation would put the burden on the person requesting the […]
  
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• Senators grill personnel office nominee over data hack

  04-02-2016 18:43
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Office of Personnel Management on Thursday promised to strengthen the agency’s cybersecurity and information technology systems after what’s believed to be the largest data breach in U.S. history. Senators grilled Beth Cobert at her confirmation hearing about the hack. She was nominated to succeed Katherine Archuleta, […]
  
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• Snowmass chef accused threatening to stab server

  04-02-2016 18:17
  
  SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. — A chef at a restaurant on Snowmass Mountain has been accused of threatening to stab a waiter who delivered food to the wrong table. The Aspen Times reports (http://bit.ly/23L834u ) that the 32-year-old Carbondale man was arrested Tuesday on investigation of felony menacing with a deadly weapon. Police say the chef […]
  
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• In Boston area, the bald eagle population is soaring

  04-02-2016 18:14
  
  BOSTON — People spotting bald eagles in the skies over the Boston area aren’t hallucinating — there really are more of the majestic birds of prey setting up shop in the urban eastern areas of the state. State ornithologist Andrew Vitz says there were 51 confirmed territorial breeding bald eagle pairs in Massachusetts last year, […]
  
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• Sandia Labs gives more to small businesses

  04-02-2016 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – One of New Mexico’s labs is not only looking at their bottom line, they’re also helping small businesses grow. This past year, they gave even more.
  Its unassuming facade offers few clues about what’s inside. Visitors first affirm they’re U.S. citizens before grabbing a pair of safety goggles. They’re required. Once they pass through a bright hallway, they reach several, large cubicles and a pair of double doors.
  One step through the thresh
  
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• ‘Gay conversion’ therapists find safe haven in Israel

  04-02-2016 18:05
  
  JERUSALEM — A leading American Jewish group promoting therapy it said could turn gays to heterosexuals was ordered shut in December by a New Jersey court, amid growing efforts in the U.S. to curb the generally discredited practice. But therapists with ties to the shuttered group say they have found a haven for their work […]
  
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• Almost every top official in Texas city indicted

  04-02-2016 17:57
  
  CRYSTAL CITY, Texas — The mayor and almost every other top official in a tiny South Texas city are under federal indictment, accused of taking kickbacks from contractors and someone trying to set up illegal gaming rooms. The U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio announced Thursday that it had arrested most of the leadership of […]
  
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• NYC pulls reins on plan for Central Park horse carriages

  04-02-2016 17:56
  
  NEW YORK — New York’s City Council pulled the reins on a plan to overhaul Central Park’s popular carriage horse rides Thursday after the drivers’ union withdrew its support, citing concerns the deal threatens the industry’s future. The Teamsters union said it cannot support a bill — backed by Mayor Bill de Blasio — currently […]
  
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• Governor’s tweet questioned in Phoenix freeway shooting case

  04-02-2016 17:56
  
  PHOENIX — Attorneys for a man accused of some of the metro Phoenix freeway shootings want to ask Gov. Doug Ducey about a tweet he sent out minutes after their client’s arrest. Attorneys for Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. filed a motion Wednesday to question Ducey, citing his tweet declaring, “We got him!” Merritt’s attorneys want […]
  
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• Hoax causes restaurant workers to break windows

  04-02-2016 17:55
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Police in Phoenix say a hoax resulted in extensive damage to a fast-food restaurant. According to police, somebody called the restaurant Saturday night and pretended to be from the Fire Department. The caller had the manager activate the restaurant’s fire suppression system and then told the manager there was a gas leak […]
  
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• Va. Tech woman in court; accused of hiding girl’s body

  04-02-2016 17:54
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. — Less than a year ago, David Eisenhauer smiled confidently into a television news camera, discussing his athletic and academic aspirations for a weekly feature on high school athletes in the Baltimore area. “I make my personal goals achievable or just out of reach of achievable,” Eisenhauer said. “That way I’m always constantly […]
  
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• Feds bolster security at wildlife preserves in 3 states

  04-02-2016 17:54
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. — The government has beefed up security at national wildlife refuges in states south of Oregon as an armed standoff over federal land policy has created tensions in the region and shows no sign of ending soon. Additional security officers were sent to preserves in southern Oregon, Northern California and Nevada as four […]
  
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• APS talks about how bond money will be spent

  04-02-2016 17:27
  
  The community overwhelmingly approved a $200 million bond question by nearly 70 percent and a $375 million mill levy by 65 percent.
  
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• Central Avenue bus lane proves to be hot topic

  04-02-2016 17:25
  
  A massive crowd sounded off Wednesday on a plan to build a dedicated bus line right down the middle of Central Avenue.
  
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