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• Twin Utah moms each give birth to their 2nd set of twins

  23-02-2016 23:54
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Identical twin sisters from Utah each recently gave birth to identical twins — again. Kerri Bunker and Kelli Wall delivered twins within weeks of each other at a hospital in Orem, south of Salt Lake City. Years ago, they gave birth to their first sets of twins, now 4- and 5-year-olds, […]
  
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• The Latest: Governor wants transgender restroom rule blocked

  23-02-2016 23:53
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Latest on an ordinance approved by the Charlotte City Council to expand protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Gov. Pat McCrory wants North Carolina’s legislature to prevent Charlotte and any other local government in the state from making regulations allowing transgender people to use restrooms […]
  
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• Aspen woman allowed to see neighbor’s complaint against her

  23-02-2016 23:53
  
  ASPEN, Colo. — An Aspen woman will be able to find out who filed a complaint against her for an illegal construction project at her Aspen home after the Colorado Supreme Court declined to hear the case. The Aspen Daily News reports that the state high court on Monday declined to hear Pitkin County’s appeal, […]
  
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• Columbine shooter’s mother still cringes at idea of copycats

  23-02-2016 23:51
  
  DENVER — Sue Klebold says she doesn’t break down in tears anymore when she learns about another mass shooting. The attacks have become too common in the 17 years since her own son killed 12 of his classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado. Now, she is analytical, wondering if the gunman […]
  
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• Congress backs court challenge to Obama’s climate plan

  23-02-2016 23:50
  
  WASHINGTON — More than 200 members of Congress are backing a court challenge to President Barack Obama’s plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. A brief filed Tuesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington argues that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its legal authority and defied the will of Congress by regulating carbon […]
  
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• Police ID man who fled on foot from crash that ejected toddler

  23-02-2016 23:34
  
  Police are looking for 34-year-old James Moquino after he fled from the crash that left a toddler, still strapped into a car seat, ejected onto the side of the interstate, according to a department spokesman. “There’s an outstanding warrant for him and he’s being sought by the U.S. Marshals,” said officer Tanner Tixier. Callers to […]
  
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• U.S., Mexico reach agreement on migrant repatriation

  23-02-2016 23:28
  
  EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. and Mexico governments on Tuesday signed a series of agreements dictating how, when and where unauthorized Mexican immigrants will be repatriated to their home country. The series of nine agreements covers ports of entry from San Diego to Brownsville, Texas, and sets out hyper-local terms for the return of unaccompanied […]
  
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• Updated: AP NewsBreak: Scalia suffered from many health problems

  23-02-2016 23:23
  
  DALLAS — Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice’s sudden death, according to a letter from the Supreme Court’s doctor. Presidio County District Attorney Rod Ponton cited the letter Tuesday when he told The Associated Press there was nothing suspicious about the Feb. […]
  
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• Goat in driver’s seat milks attention, flashes hazard lights

  23-02-2016 23:10
  
  OXFORD, Mass. — A goat caused a commotion over the weekend when it was spotted in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in a Massachusetts parking lot, flashing its owner’s lights. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/1QBz1Yx ) passer-by John Miller noticed the horned animal and filmed it with his phone. Miller posted the video on […]
  
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• New Mexico inmate gets prison term in drug smuggling case

  23-02-2016 23:02
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — An inmate who pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle drugs into a New Mexico prison has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Gary Borja, of Albuquerque, received a 151-month prison term Tuesday in a Las Cruces federal court. Borja was one of six people charged […]
  
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• Breaking: McConnell shuts door on Senate action on Obama court pick

  23-02-2016 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell emphatically ruled out any Senate action on whoever President Barack Obama nominates to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, an extraordinary step that escalated the partisan election-year struggle over replacing the late Antonin Scalia. Democrats promised unremitting pressure on Republicans to back down or face the consequences in November’s voting. […]
  
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• Apple to tell judge in California case: Congress must decide

  23-02-2016 23:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned that Apple Inc. will tell a judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over iPhone encryption should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts. Apple will also argue that a court order to help it hack into an iPhone in a […]
  
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• MMA: Dodson to face Gamburyan at 135 pounds

  23-02-2016 22:55
  
  Who (John Dodson) and what (the bantamweight division), we’ve known for a while. Now, we know when (April 16), where (Tampa, Fla.) and against whom (Manvel Gamburyan). The UFC announced today that Albuquerque’s Dodson, a longtime contender at 125 pounds, will face Gamburyan at 135 pounds on Fox 19 at Tampa’s Amelie Arena. It is […]
  
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• Ruby took her love to town

  23-02-2016 22:51
  
    The heck with the Prius or SUV crowds — many folks say to be a true Santa Fean, you’ve got to get yourself a reliable pickup truck, preferably painted red. They probably aren’t aiming as high as this cherry red Chevy, found parked near the cathedral in downtown Santa Fe late last week. And […]
  
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• Photos: New Mexico Winter Weather

  23-02-2016 22:42 via interactives.krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Weather in New Mexico can change in an instant. After weeks of warm temperatures, winter weather came back in full force Tuesday.
  New Mexico Winter Weather: Feb. 23, 2016 »
  
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• CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex

  23-02-2016 22:37
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex. The 14 cases all involve men who visited areas with Zika outbreaks, and who many have infected their female sex partners, who had not traveled to those areas. Zika virus is mainly spread […]
  
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• Saudi oil minister says market should handle low prices

  23-02-2016 22:17
  
  HOUSTON — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said Tuesday that production cuts to boost oil prices won’t work, and that instead the market should be allowed to work even if that forces some operators out of business. Ali Al-Naimi said production cuts by big, low-cost producers like Saudi Arabia would amount to subsidizing higher-cost ones — […]
  
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• Updated: Top polygamous leaders arrested in Utah food stamp fraud

  23-02-2016 22:13
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Several top leaders from Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect were arrested Tuesday on federal accusations of food stamp fraud and money laundering — marking one of the biggest crackdowns on the group in years. The charges are the government’s latest move targeting the sect based on the Utah-Arizona border, coinciding with legal […]
  
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• Colorado woman guilty of cutting baby from stranger’s womb

  23-02-2016 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman who prosecutors said was obsessed with having a baby and concocted elaborate lies to convince those close to her that she was pregnant was convicted Tuesday of cutting a nearly 8-month-old fetus from a stranger’s womb.
  The case against Dynel Lane, 36, who lured Michelle Wilkins to her home with a Craigslist ad for maternity clothes, attracted international attention and reignited a national debate over the legal rights of fetuses.
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• Ex-New Mexico residents indicted on drug trafficking charges

  23-02-2016 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Two former New Mexico residents have been indicted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.
  Federal authorities say 50-year-old Ray L. Smith and 47-year-old Tamara Phillips were arrested in Kingman, Arizona last Thursday and made their initial appearances in federal court in Flagstaff the following day.
  The court ordered the U.S. Marshals Service to transfer Smith and Phillips to New Mexico to face the charges against them.
  The indictment states that Smith and P
  
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• AED to expand existing business program

  23-02-2016 21:51
  
  The Albuquerque City Council has approved a three-year contract of $100,000 to expand Albuquerque Economic Development’s Existing Business Development Program. The new contract, approved Feb. 17, supplements a $50,000 annual contract from the city. “This highly successful outreach program helps local companies with their expansion efforts, which encourages these companies to remain in our community […]
  
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• How to watch all the Best Picture nominations before the Oscars

  23-02-2016 21:50 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (WCMH) — The Oscars are this coming Sunday, and you still have time to watch all of the Best Picture nominations.
  There are eight films nominated this year. Some of them are still at the theaters, but several of them are available to watch right from your couch at home.
  Here’s how to watch them all before the big awards show:(Warning: Some trailers contain adult language)
  The Big Short
  Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt star in The Big Short. The mov
  
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• Attorney general backs sentence against New Mexico official

  23-02-2016 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico’s attorney general is urging a judge to uphold probation requirements against disgraced former Secretary of State Dianna Duran.
  The attorney general’s office on Tuesday objected in writing to Duran’s request to reconsider, reduce or eliminate probation requirements that she speak four times a month to civic groups or schools, perform community service work and obtain authorization for in-state travel.
  Duran’s attorney says the public speak
  
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• California condors reach key survival milestone in the wild

  23-02-2016 21:25
  
  BOISE, Idaho — A captive breeding program that once included every living California condor has passed a key milestone in helping North America’s largest bird return to the wild. Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service say that for the first time in decades, more condors hatched and fledged in the wild last year […]
  
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• Snow storm hits Albuquerque area

  23-02-2016 20:37
  
  Snow is falling across New Mexico right now, including the Albuquerque metro area.
  
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• Nevada republicans prepare to make their picks

  23-02-2016 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Three days after South Carolina Republicans sent Donald Trump’s campaign from front runner to presumptive nominee, Nevada GOP voters will head to their caucus sites Tuesday night.
  On Tuesday, within just hours of the caucuses beginning, the Trump, Rubio, and Cruz campaigns held events across the Silver state. The latest polls showed the Trump campaign would likely walk away from Nevada with a win but the position for second place winner remained
  
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• Albuquerque firefighters hope new service road will improve response time

  23-02-2016 19:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A few minutes could be the difference between life and death.
  That’s why Bernalillo County Firefighters are hoping a new service road can help them cut down on their response time.
  Right now, firefighters at the station near Paseo Del Norte and Tramway say they can’t get onto Paseo Del Norte quick enough. But that’s about to change.
  “Time is of the essence. While it may seem a short amount of time, in an emergency those short seconds make a diff
  
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• Audi tops Consumer Reports auto rankings despite cheating

  23-02-2016 19:42
  
  DETROIT — Audi is the top brand in Consumer Reports’ annual rankings despite the fact that its diesels cheated on U.S. emissions tests. Subaru, Lexus, Porsche and BMW rounded out the top five in the survey. Fiat, Jeep, Mitsubishi, Land Rover and Chrysler were the lowest-ranking brands. Volkswagen AG — which owns the Audi, Porsche […]
  
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• Kerry says Syria truce may not lead to political solution

  23-02-2016 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress on Tuesday that he can’t be sure the cease-fire agreement in Syria will work and lead to a political resolution in the war-ravaged country.
  But in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry said that the cease-fire is the best way to try to end the conflict and is the only alternative available to the U.S. and its allies if a political settlement in Syria is the goal.
  “I’m not going to vouch
  
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• Updated: Stocks move lower on Wall Street as commodities prices fall

  23-02-2016 19:05
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks moved lower Tuesday, potentially ending three days of gains, as commodity prices retreated. Crude oil sank more than 4 percent. Investors remained worried about China as the country cut the value of its currency against the dollar yet again. Investors were discouraged by a report showing that consumer confidence fell to […]
  
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• US convening meeting on countering Islamic State recruitment

  23-02-2016 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is convening a meeting this week to discuss efforts to counter the propaganda of the Islamic State and its recruitment of Westerners to become terrorists.
  The meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Justice Department involves government officials as well as dozens of representatives from advertising and social media companies and Silicon Valley.
  It will be followed by a reception at the White House.
  The summit reflects ongoing concerns a
  
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• Colorado woman who cut baby from stranger’s womb convicted

  23-02-2016 18:49
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — A Colorado woman who went to great lengths to convince others she was pregnant before cutting a stranger’s unborn baby from her womb was convicted Tuesday in a gruesome attack that reignited the national debate over the legal rights of fetuses. Jurors found Dynel Lane, 36, guilty of attempted first-degree murder, assault […]
  
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• McConnell says Senate won’t vote on Obama Court pick

  23-02-2016 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that his party won’t permit a vote on any Supreme Court nominee submitted by President Barack Obama and will instead “revisit the matter” after the presidential election in November.
  The Kentucky Republican acknowledged that Obama is within his rights to nominate a replacement for the late Antonin Scalia but said Republicans controlling the Senate would exercise their rights.
  “Presidents have a rig
  
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• Apple: Feds want to circumvent security on other phones, too

  23-02-2016 18:45
  
  NEW YORK — Apple says it’s challenging government efforts to overcome encryption on at least 14 devices nationwide in addition to the phone of a San Bernardino, California, shooter. Lawyers told a New York federal magistrate judge that Apple is opposing relinquishing information on at least 15 devices in court cases in California, Illinois, Massachusetts […]
  
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• Updated: Drought threatens return in New Mexico after dry stretch

  23-02-2016 18:44
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Even though parts of New Mexico were hammered by heavy snow at the end of December and again in late January, forecasters say meaningful moisture has been scarce and drought is threatening to creep back into the state. Forecasters with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque met this week with state and […]
  
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• The Latest: Jury convicts woman who cut baby from womb

  23-02-2016 18:42
  
  BOULDER, Colo. — The Latest on the trial of a Colorado woman who cut an unborn baby from another woman’s womb: (all times local): 10:35 a.m. Jurors have convicted a Colorado woman of cutting a stranger’s baby from her womb in a gruesome case that reignited the debate over the legal rights of fetuses. The […]
  
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• Kayenta woman killed while trying to cross railroad tracks

  23-02-2016 18:40
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A Kayenta woman who attempted to cross the railroad tracks in Flagstaff while the gates were down and the lights flashing has died. Flagstaff police say 19-year-old Silynthia Austin was killed Saturday morning. Austin and a man had been standing on the railroad tracks as two trains were traveling opposite directions. As […]
  
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• Colorado GOP again advances plan to end some gun permits

  23-02-2016 18:40
  
  DENVER — Colorado Republicans have again adopted a plan to end required permits for carrying concealed weapons. But the measure faces certain death in the Democratic state House. The concealed-carry bill passed the state Senate Tuesday on a party-line 18-17 vote. Republican sponsor Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton called the permit requirement an unnecessary burden […]
  
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• Theater shooting victim’s dad running for Colorado Senate

  23-02-2016 18:39
  
  GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — The father of a man who was killed in the 2012 Colorado theater shootings is running for state Senate. Tom Sullivan, who became a face of anguish after his son Alex was killed by James Holmes, announced his run as a Democrat in a heavily Republican district on Tuesday. Sullivan has […]
  
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• Case of accused flight attendant might not make it to trial

  23-02-2016 18:39
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. — The case of a flight attendant accused of using bogus in-air bomb threats to disrupt flights he worked in the upper Midwest and on the East Coast last year might not make it to trial in either North Dakota or Virginia. Court documents show the Virginia case may be transferred to North […]
  
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• Transit agency: Irate smoking passenger hijacked NYC bus

  23-02-2016 18:38
  
  NEW YORK — New York City transit officials say a passenger angry that a bus driver told her to stop smoking took the vehicle for a brief joy ride. Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz says the bus driver noticed the woman smoking, asked her to extinguish her cigarette and asked her to get off […]
  
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• Towns restrict door-to-door solicitation amid Hasidic influx

  23-02-2016 18:38
  
  LAKEWOOD, N.J. — James Jackson didn’t want to sell his home but thanked the black-suited man for his interest anyway. That’s when the man put his hand on Jackson’s shoulder and told him he might want to reconsider. Many of his neighbors in the New Jersey shore town of Toms River, the man said, already […]
  
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• NC lawmakers vow to overturn Charlotte transgender law

  23-02-2016 18:37
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina’s largest city has legalized the ability of transgender people to choose public restrooms corresponding to their gender identity. The governor calls it a threat to public safety, and some state lawmakers are vowing to overrule the city. The Charlotte City Council voted 7-4 Monday to add sexual orientation, gender identity […]
  
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• Phoenix shooting, fire leaves 5 dead; police dodge bullets

  23-02-2016 18:34
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police and firefighters braved bullets and flames as they responded to a shooting and house fire that left five family members dead Tuesday, including the gunman, authorities said. Officers dodged bullets fired by the shooter and donned breathing gear to enter the burning home to help the victims. Some firefighters battling the […]
  
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• US commander: China seeking control of East Asia

  23-02-2016 18:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said Tuesday that China is seeking control of East Asia, comments that could further inflame tensions between the two world powers. Adm. Harry Harris, Jr., told a congressional hearing that China’s construction and military facilities are changing the operational landscape in the disputed South China […]
  
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• Senate tackles trafficking abuse of migrant children

  23-02-2016 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The Senate Judiciary Committee will — one day — approve a new Supreme Court justice, but today members focused on the trafficking of unaccompanied minors form Latin America.
  A new government report finds that child abusers, including sex traffickers, took advantage of deficiencies in the adult sponsor screening system following the 2014 border surge and gained custody of a portion of the 127,000 unaccompanied children resettled in the United States
  
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• Air quality concerns prompt safety pause at nuke dump

  23-02-2016 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The manager of the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico has halted work due to poor air quality in parts of the underground facility.
  Officials with Nuclear Waste Partnership announced the “safety pause” late Thursday after monitoring instruments carried by workers detected elevated levels of carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds.
  Work will remain stalled until a plan is developed to ensure worker safety.
  The
  
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• Snow storm moves into Albuquerque area

  23-02-2016 18:12
  
  Snow is falling across New Mexico right now, including the Albuquerque metro area.
  
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• Police: Albuquerque woman used fake name to steal from gyms

  23-02-2016 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – An Albuquerque woman is facing charges after police say she used fake names to sign up at gyms around the city.
  But authorities say Reyanon Duncan didn’t want to get any cardio in but rather broke into lockers to steal car keys.
  Police say the 30-year-old Duncan was arrested Sunday near a Planet Fitness in northern Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier says after she was detained an accomplice appeared and pointed a gun at a detective.
  A criminal
  
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• City offers free spay and neuter program to some

  23-02-2016 17:16
  
  New Mexico animal shelters are struggling and euthanizing animals every day because they’re running out of room.
  
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