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• Breaking: 4 students hurt in school shooting, suspect in custody

  29-02-2016 23:51
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) - A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school...
  
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• Judge: US cannot make Apple provide iPhone data

  29-02-2016 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department cannot force Apple to provide the FBI with access to a locked iPhone data in a routine Brooklyn drug case, a magistrate judge ruled Monday.
  U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein’s written decision gives support to the company’s position in its fight against a California judge’s order that it create specialized software to help the FBI hack into an iPhone linked to the San Bernardino terrorism investigation. Apple’s filing
  
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• NM ranks lowest for paid sick leave

  29-02-2016 23:43
  
  New Mexico has the lowest rate in the nation of workers with paid sick leave, according to New Mexico Voices for Children, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization advocating for policies to improve the health and well-being of New Mexico’s children, families and communities. The report comes in the wake of the organization’s release of the 2015 […]
  
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• Indiana man pleads guilty to meth trafficking in New Mexico

  29-02-2016 23:39
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Indiana man has pleaded guilty to a methamphetamine trafficking charge in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Rashad Travon Woods, of Indianapolis, entered into a plea agreement Monday. They say he’ll be sentenced to 11 years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. […]
  
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• Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth

  29-02-2016 23:39
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government recommends Native American courts dole out treatment, counseling and foster care to young criminals instead of fines and detention, a change in tribal guidelines that reflects a national shift in juvenile justice reform. The Interior and Justice departments released their guidelines Monday, updating a three-decade-old juvenile justice code and […]
  
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• VA watchdog releases reports on wait-time manipulations

  29-02-2016 23:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Reports documenting scheduling problems and wait-time manipulation at the Department of Veterans Affairs are being made public, as the agency’s internal watchdog bows to pressure from members of Congress and others to improve transparency. The VA’s Office of Inspector General released 11 reports Monday outlining scheduling problems and manipulation of records at VA […]
  
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• Baseball toughens up on chew as sky darkens for big dippers

  29-02-2016 23:37
  
  Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz spit some chew into a bottle at his locker, then dipped into the latest notice from baseball. Big leaguers are now getting a written reminder that smokeless tobacco is banned at stadiums in Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. One-page letters are being put in clubhouse stalls throughout spring training, […]
  
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• A look at what GOP governors, senators say about Trump

  29-02-2016 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON — Governors and senators are often regarded as political bellwethers in their states during the presidential primaries. But 2016 is no typical election year, with Donald Trump as the GOP front-runner. The Associated Press surveyed some of America’s Republican governors and senators, and looked at their public statements about Trump. Here’s what they had […]
  
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• New Mexico governor endorses new online campaign database

  29-02-2016 23:25
  
  A new law that overhauls New Mexico's online clearinghouse for information on political contributions and lobbying expenditures has been signed by Gov. Susana Martinez.
  
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• Protest at UNM addresses gun ban on campus

  29-02-2016 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Protesters gathered on the University of New Mexico campus on Monday, angry over a decision to ban stun guns on campus.
  “Change has to come to the University of New Mexico,” said one protester.Students are protesting a decision by student government to keep the ban in place, despite a petition asking them to reconsider.
  Students concerned about the rash of gropings say it’s a student’s right to protect themselves.
  Twenty students helped push the
  
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• Hundreds walk off Tesla job in Nevada labor dispute

  29-02-2016 23:11
  
  SPARKS, Nev. — Hundreds of union construction workers walked off the job at Tesla Motors’ battery manufacturing plant in northern Nevada on Monday to protest what union organizers say is the increased hiring of out-of-state workers for less pay. Approximately 350 plumbers, carpenters, electricians, painters and others walked away from the construction site Monday along […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez signs $6.2B budget bill, makes minor revisions

  29-02-2016 23:11
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez has signed a $6.2 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year that will trim state spending for the first time in five years. The two-term Republican governor announced she had signed the budget bill at a luncheon in Albuquerque today. She noted that New Mexico’s revenue outlook has worsened in recent […]
  
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• ACVB, city sign new marketing contract

  29-02-2016 23:11
  
  The Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau has signed a new contract with the city to continue marketing Albuquerque for conventions and other events and as a tourist destination. The three-year contract includes two one-year extensions, according to a news release from the city. It also includes changes to the ACVB board structure and in metrics […]
  
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• Worker dies of injuries from collapse of Lubbock park bridge

  29-02-2016 23:05
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — A West Texas man has died of injuries he incurred in the collapse of a Lubbock park pedestrian bridge under an excavator he was operating. A city statement says 57-year-old Mark Fort died Monday morning at a Lubbock hospital. Fort was injured Feb. 19 when a pedestrian bridge at Mae Simmons Park […]
  
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• Man hacked teen’s email, blackmailed her into stripping

  29-02-2016 23:04
  
  TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to blackmailing a 16-year-old girl in Canada to strip naked on a webcam by using information he obtained after hacking into her email account. Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said that 32-year-old Michael Van Culin, of Monroeville, pleaded guilty Monday to manufacturing child pornography. Hoffman […]
  
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• GOP badly split as Trump, Clinton seek Super Tuesday wins

  29-02-2016 23:04
  
  VALDOSTA, Ga. — On the eve of Super Tuesday’s crucial primaries, a sharp new divide erupted between Republicans who pledge to fall in line behind Donald Trump if he wins their party’s nomination and others who insist they can never back the bombastic billionaire. The fissure could have major implications beyond the primaries, exposing the […]
  
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• Ex-state senator facing fraud, bribery charges

  29-02-2016 22:59
  
  A former New Mexico state senator is facing nine criminal counts, including fraud and bribery.
  
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• Australian cardinal says he has ‘full backing’ of pope

  29-02-2016 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) €- One of Pope Francis’ top advisers has told reporters he has the pope’s backing as he prepared to testify for a second day at an Australian inquiry into child abuse.
  Australian Cardinal George Pell met with the pope on Monday hours after he gave evidence via videolink from Rome to the Royal Commission in Sydney.
  Pell told reporters late Monday as he arrived at a Rome hotel to resume his testimony: “I’ve got the full backing of the pope.&rdq
  
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• AZ delay on school vouchers debate shows plan in trouble

  29-02-2016 22:57
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona House has again delayed debate on legislation allowing all 1.1 million public school students to use state cash to attend a private school in a clear sign that the proposal is in deep trouble. Monday’s scheduled debate on House Bill 2482 was pulled for the second time in a week. The […]
  
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• South Dakota sect leader Seth Jeffs to be jailed until trial

  29-02-2016 22:56
  
  RAPID CITY, S.D. — A U.S. magistrate judge ordered the alleged South Dakota leader of Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect to remain behind bars because there is a serious risk he would flee before a trial over what prosecutors say was a multi-million-dollar food stamp fraud scheme and money laundering. Seth Jeffs was one of 11 […]
  
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• Schism emerges on Apple case among San Bernardino survivors

  29-02-2016 22:50
  
  WASHINGTON — A schism is emerging among family members of victims and survivors of the December’s shootings in San Bernardino, California, with at least one couple supporting Apple Inc. in its battle against a federal court order to help the FBI hack into a shooter’s locked iPhone. Salihin Kondoker, whose wife, Anies, was shot three […]
  
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• Updated: Australian cardinal says he has ‘full backing’ of pope

  29-02-2016 22:49
  
  CANBERRA, Australia — One of Pope Francis’ top advisers has told reporters he has the pope’s backing as he prepared to testify for a second day at an Australian inquiry into child abuse. Australian Cardinal George Pell met with the pope on Monday hours after he gave evidence via videolink from Rome to the Royal […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Man to plead guilty to 2 students’ slayings

  29-02-2016 22:49
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — A former hospital worker is expected to plead guilty in the high-profile slayings of two college students in Virginia, a prosecutor said Monday. Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Tracci announced the plea agreements in Jesse LeRoy Matthew Jr.’s cases in a brief news release. Matthew is due in Albemarle County Circuit Court […]
  
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• Aircraft goes down in New Mexico

  29-02-2016 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police say an aircraft went down on Acoma Pueblo land, south of Sky City, on Monday. Acoma Police are handling the case.
  No injuries are being reported at this time. It is not yet clear what caused the aircraft to go down.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
   
   
  
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• New: AG files criminal charges against former state Sen. Phil Griego

  29-02-2016 22:47
  
  Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office has filed a criminal complaint against former state Sen. Phil Griego, who resigned from the Legislature last year rather than face the possible threat of expulsion. The nine-count complaint filed today in District Court in Santa Fe accuses Griego of fraud, perjury, tampering with public records and other crimes. Griego, […]
  
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• GE tries to woo investors with ‘digital industrial’ vision

  29-02-2016 22:40
  
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. — General Electric is promising to boost its earnings by about 15 percent in each of the next three years and dole out $67 billion to shareholders as CEO Jeffrey Immelt tries to create a sleeker, “digital industrial” company. The $67 billion will be paid through a combination of quarterly dividends and repurchases […]
  
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• Former New Mexico senator faces criminal charges

  29-02-2016 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – Former Senator Phil Griego is facing fraud, perjury, tampering with public records along with other charges according to the Attorney’s General Office.
  The complaint was filed in Santa Fe District Court Monday.
  According to the complaint, Griego earned more than $50,000 in commissions that he never disclosed to legislators or state employees. Griego is also accused of hiding the transaction from his broker.
  In a statement, the Attorney General says the complain
  
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• Basketball championship brings big bucks to Albuquerque

  29-02-2016 22:20
  
  In less than two weeks, championship games and blue trophies will be awarded at The Pit.
  
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• Play featuring special needs students to benefit wounded veterans

  29-02-2016 21:31
  
  A local play will be brief, but its impact will be felt for much longer.
  
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• Gov. Susana Martinez signs New Mexico state budget

  29-02-2016 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – On Monday, Gov. Susana Martinez endorsed the new state budget during her meeting with business leaders in Albuquerque.
  The $6.2 billion budget reduces overall state spending while increasing spending for Medicaid health care, and salaries for prison guards, State Police and some teachers.
  Reducing spending was a top priority for New Mexico lawmakers during the 2016 Legislative Session due to plunging oil and gas prices. This new
  
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• Ex-Navajo lawmaker pleads guilty to misusing tribal funds

  29-02-2016 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) – A former Navajo Nation lawmaker has pleaded guilty in a criminal case to misusing tribal funds.
  The plea entered earlier this month in tribal court means Young Jeff Tom Sr. will avoid an April trial.
  Tom says in court documents that he conspired with five former colleagues to commit bribery. He says the lawmakers agreed to provide tribal funds to each other’s family members, even though he knew it was illegal.
  Tom faces jail time and probation. He also could
  
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• Honoring a hero: Navy SEAL receives nation’s highest military award

  29-02-2016 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – After putting his life on the line for an American hostage and his fellow servicemen, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers was officially honored with the nation’s highest military award during a ceremony at the White House on Monday.
  “Now, looking back, it seems Ed Byers was destined to serve,” said President Obama during his opening remarks. The 36-year old was recognized for his bravery, dedication, and self sacrifice after re
  
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• State unveils names of medical marijuana producers

  29-02-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The names of New Mexico medical marijuana growers have been released, in accordance with a new state rule.
  See the full list here»
  According to the New Mexico Department of Health there are 23 licensed producers.
  
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• State unveils names of medical marijuana growers

  29-02-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The names of New Mexico medical marijuana growers have been released, in accordance with a new state rule.
  See the full list here»
  According to the New Mexico Department of Health there are 23 licensed producers.
  
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• New tenant approved for vacant New Mexico school building

  29-02-2016 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – It’s been vacant for years, but now the old Kaune Elementary School will house a new tenant.
  According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Santa Fe School Board has approved a $3.1 million deal with the United Way of Santa Fe County.
  It’s a move that will expand early childhood education and help fund future projects.
  The facility will serve between 180 and 200 children,  ages 6-weeks to 5-years-old, year round.
  The Department of Finance and Administration s
  
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• State names medical marijuana growers

  29-02-2016 19:40
  
  New Mexico's Health Department has posted who is growing medical marijuana and where.
  
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• State agency publishes names/addresses of medical cannabis producers

  29-02-2016 19:18
  
  The names and addresses of New Mexico nonprofits licensed to grow and sell medical marijuana was posted today on the state Department of Health website. The disclosure marks the first time the names of licensed nonprofit producers have been revealed publicly since lawmakers approved the medical cannabis program in 2007. The website lists that names […]
  
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• TRAIL TRANSLATOR: Sanders’ ‘vanilla’ version of socialism

  29-02-2016 18:55
  
  WASHINGTON — If Bernie Sanders accomplishes nothing else this year, he wants people to stop fearing his version of socialism. The firebrand Democratic presidential candidate has long called himself a democratic socialist, out to rid the U.S. political system of the corrupting influences of “casino capitalists” and Wall Street greed. But the meaning of democratic […]
  
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• Former PHX detective gets 23-year prison term in sex case

  29-02-2016 18:54
  
  PHOENIX — A former Phoenix police detective who pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The sentence imposed Monday on 47-year-old Christopher J. Wilson by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge was part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Wilson also faces lifetime probation. He pleaded […]
  
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• Arizona couple in home imprisonment case to be sentenced

  29-02-2016 18:54
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona couple convicted of kidnapping and child abuse for imprisoning their three daughters without access to a bathroom will be sentenced on Monday. A Tucson jury found Fernando and Sophia Richter guilty in December of three counts each of kidnapping and child abuse. The girls were 12, 13 and 17 when […]
  
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• Weekend renters find corpse in Paris garden of Airbnb rental

  29-02-2016 18:53
  
  PARIS — French authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose decomposing body was found in the garden of an Airbnb rental in suburban Paris. Bertrand Daillie, the deputy prosecutor for Evry, said a group of young people who were renting the house for a weekend discovered the badly decomposed body in the garden […]
  
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• US cyberattacks can expose Islamic State communications

  29-02-2016 18:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Ash Carter says that U.S. cyberattacks to disrupt the Islamic State’s communications and overload their networks could force the militant group to use older technologies that are easier for the U.S. to intercept. Carter and Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are providing more details on how […]
  
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• Meals in a box: Are they worth it?

  29-02-2016 18:51
  
  NEW YORK — If you’ve got a family — especially one with young kids — then you know putting together healthy meals every night can take more planning and preparation than you have time and energy. Could a subscription service that delivers kits of pre-measured ingredients and recipes be a cost-effective and healthy solution? To […]
  
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• 3 injured in shooting at Ohio school; suspect in custody

  29-02-2016 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school cafeteria on Monday and opened fire, hitting two students, authorities said.
  Two other Madison Local Schools students were injured in another way. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.
  The shooter ran from the school, threw the gun down and was apprehended nearby, authorities said. Jones said the 14-year-old was a student and there was a m
  
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• Where to find Leap Day 2016 deals

  29-02-2016 18:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – February 29th only comes around once every four years. In honor of this extra day, some businesses are offering Leap Day deals. Here are some deals near you.
  Leap into the BioPark: 
  Up to four children per paying adult get in free Feb. 29
  09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
  Cool Springz Trampoline Park: Buy one wristband get one free from 10 a.m to 9 p.m.
  Krispy Kreme: Buy a dozen donuts, get another dozen for $2.29.
  You get an extra day in Feb, enjoy a 2nd Origin
  
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• Central Texas judge targeted in shooting returns to bench

  29-02-2016 18:23
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A Central Texas judge who was shot last year in a targeted attack has returned to the bench to applause from friends and colleagues who gathered in her courtroom. State District Judge Julie Kocurek said Monday she felt “reborn” following months of rehabilitation that came after the Nov. 6 shooting. The Austin […]
  
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• Feds impose fire restrictions on western national grasslands

  29-02-2016 18:22
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials say dry conditions have prompted them to impose fire restrictions on national grasslands in eastern New Mexico, West Texas and a small portion of Oklahoma. U.S. Forest Service officials in Albuquerque say the level-two restrictions include lands within the boundaries of the McClellan Creek National Grasslands near Amarillo and the […]
  
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• Judge awards $13 million to exonerated DC man

  29-02-2016 18:17
  
  WASHINGTON — A judge has awarded $13.2 million to a man who was convicted of murder in Washington based on forensic hair analysis that was later discredited. The Washington Post (http://tinyurl.com/zbxma5b) reports that D.C. Superior Court Judge John Mott awarded the money on Friday to 55-year-old Santae Tribble, who spent 28 years in prison for […]
  
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• Updated: Navy SEAL receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama shined a spotlight on a “special breed of warrior” as he awarded the nation’s highest military honor Monday to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan. Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers Jr. is the first living, active duty […]
  
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• Phoenix police: 24-year-old son sought in killing of father

  29-02-2016 18:16
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a 24-year-old man is sought in the killing of his 62-year-old father. Police said Wynton Elrod is wanted in the homicide of Craig Elrod. Police Sgt. Trent Crump says another son returned home Sunday after being out of state for over a week and found his father’s body in a […]
  
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