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• Counterfeit money showing up in Uptown

  04-03-2016 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Fake $10 bills are popping up around Albuquerque, specifically Uptown. For the unsuspected shopper, it’s hard to tell real from fake.
  Marcella Arellanes is holding her first counterfeit bill that she knows of.
  “I gave them a twenty and they gave me back this ten,” said Arellanes.
  Two nights ago she said she bought a coffee at Starbucks in Uptown and got the ten as change.
  “I went last night, gave them back the same ten that they gave me the
  
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• Gov signs bills to curb drug overdoses, require youth with concussions to sit out longer

  04-03-2016 23:40
  
  Bills to make overdose reversal drugs more widely available and to curb overprescription of opioid drugs were signed into law Friday by Gov. Susana Martinez. She also signed legislation requiring student athletes to sit out longer after concussions. The governor has until Wednesday to sign or veto bills that were passed during the recent 30-day […]
  
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• Southbound lanes reopened on I-25 near Isleta, 3 taken to hospital

  04-03-2016 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – All southbound lanes on I-25 near Isleta have been reopened after a crash.
  Police arrived on the scene of a two vehicle crash on Friday afternoon. Traffic was being diverted onto Broadway.
  Three people were taken to the hospital after the crash. Two of them had head injuries and the third had lower body injuries.
  Police say one vehicle was stalled on the shoulder of I-25 when the other vehicle hit it.
  Alcohol does not seem to be a factor, according to police.
  
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• Updated: Woman missing since last year found dead, police say

  04-03-2016 23:31
  
  A woman missing since September 2015 was found dead north of Edgewood this week, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Simon Drobik said police found the body in Golden, and the Office of the Medical Investigator determined it was Sara Sydow, 35. He said police are waiting for the results of […]
  
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• Breaking: I-25 reopened after crash injures 3

  04-03-2016 23:30
  
  Three people were injured and taken to the hospital after a crash on I-25 southbound near Isleta Friday afternoon. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies shut down I-25 southbound near Isleta around 3 p.m. and it was reopened by 4:30 p.m. BCSO spokeswoman Felicia Romero said a car was stalled on the shoulder when another car […]
  
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• Breaking: Crash closes I-25 southbound at Isleta

  04-03-2016 23:30
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies shut down I-25 southbound near Isleta after a crash Friday afternoon. BCSO spokeswoman Felicia Romero said two vehicles and three people were involved in the crash. “Injuries are unknown at this time,” Romero said in an email. “Rescue is on scene.” Southbound traffic is being diverted off the interstate and […]
  
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• Albuquerque police investigate ‘suspicious death’ after missing woman’s body found

  04-03-2016 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says they found the body of a formerly missing Albuquerque woman.
  Police say the Office of the Medical Investigator identified the body as Sara Sydow.
  Officers have not yet released the cause of death, however, they are calling it “suspicious” at this time.
  No word yet on where the body was found. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• US investigates 420,000 Ford F-150s for brake failure

  04-03-2016 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government is investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, one of the most popular vehicles in the nation.
  Ford’s F-Series pickup is the top-selling vehicle in the U.S., and the F-150 accounts for two-thirds of those sales.
  The probe covers about 420,000 pickups with 3.5-Liter, six-cylinder engines from the 2013 and 2014 model years, according to documents posted Friday on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrat
  
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• Judge sets bond for former MDC guard indicted for alleged inmate rapes at $250K

  04-03-2016 22:55
  
  A former Metropolitan Detention Center guard who was indicted by a grand jury on charges he sexually assaulted at least five inmates faced a judge Friday in Bernalillo County.
  
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• Attorney: Grand jury drops probe of governor’s adviser

  04-03-2016 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – An attorney for political consultant Jay McCleskey says a grand jury has dropped its investigation of the top adviser to New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
  Attorney Paul Kennedy said Friday that an investigation into campaign finance activities by McCleskey has been terminated and that no related charges are forthcoming.
  Martinez issued a statement saying she was always confident that the complaints against McCleskey would be rejected and that she was glad the episode w
  
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• New Mexico governor acting on remaining bills

  04-03-2016 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico is nearing a deadline for the state governor to sign bills approved by the Legislature.
  Gov. Susana Martinez has until Wednesday to sign, veto or disregard dozens of bills that are still outstanding.
  She signed a variety of legislation Friday.
  One new law requires student athletes that receive concussions to sit out of practices and games for 10 days to better protect them from traumatic brain injuries.
  Another directs child protective services to give pref
  
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• Isotopes will auction Holly Holm themed jerseys April 16

  04-03-2016 22:42
  
  The Albuquerque Isotopes will auction off Holly Holm-themed jerseys and give away bobbleheads April 16 on "Holly Holm Night."
  
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• Warrant issued in connection with U-Haul theft

  04-03-2016 22:20
  
  Albuquerque police believe that a 37-year-old man is responsible for some recent high-profile U-Haul trailer thefts in the city, including one involving a veteran passing through on her way to Phoenix.
  
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• Forest deals huge blow to development outside Grand Canyon

  04-03-2016 22:18
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service has dealt a huge blow to a company that wants to build hundreds of homes, retail shops and hotels outside Grand Canyon National Park. The Kaibab (KEYE’-bab) National Forest on Friday denied an application for a road easement that would clear the way for the development in Tusayan […]
  
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• Driver gets 2 life prison terms in Paradise Valley killings

  04-03-2016 22:18
  
  PHOENIX — A man considered an accomplice in the deaths of a Paradise Valley couple during a 2012 burglary was sentenced to two life prison terms Friday. Barry Hassell, 32, was convicted last December on two counts of first-degree murder, burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered Hassell’s life […]
  
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• Mesa man armed with knives dies after being shot by police

  04-03-2016 21:33
  
  GILBERT, Ariz. — Authorities say a Mesa man who allegedly confronted police officers with large knifes before being shot has died at a hospital. Mesa police said Friday that 27-year-old Sergio Ochoa was pronounced dead at a hospital after Thursday night’s incident. They say Ochoa drove in a car from Mesa to Gilbert and wouldn’t […]
  
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• Glendale official charges taxpayers $25,000 for travel

  04-03-2016 21:33
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — A Glendale city council member took more than a dozen trips over three years at taxpayers’ expense, spending nearly $25,000. Councilman Sammy Chavira has taken 13 out-of-state trips on the taxpayer’s dime since taking office in January 2013, according to the Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/1TwepC2). The paper reported that he racked up a […]
  
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• FBI: Device found outside Las Cruces church also was a bomb

  04-03-2016 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES (AP) – The FBI now says a suspicious device found on the grounds of a Las Cruces church two weeks after explosive devices detonated outside two other churches in the city also was a bomb.
  The FBI said in a podcast posted Friday on Twitter that the device found Aug. 14 outside the First Presbyterian Church was a bomb that malfunctioned and failed to go off.
  Small explosions Aug. 2 outside two other churches caused little damage and no injuries, but authorities have said those dev
  
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• Strong US job growth in Feb. helps dispel recession fears

  04-03-2016 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A robust February jobs report showcased a resilient U.S. economy just as fears of a new recession had begun to surface.
  Economic reports in recent weeks had fueled anxieties about a looming downturn: Manufacturers were slumping. Stocks had plummeted. China was slowing sharply along with other emerging markets. The rising dollar had crushed exports.
  But last month, U.S. employers sent a clear message of confidence. They added a healthy 242,000 jobs, while the unemployment
  
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• White House: Obama to meet with whomever he wants in Cuba

  04-03-2016 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama alone will decide who to meet with when he arrives in Cuba on a history-making trip this month.
  Spokesman Josh Earnest says the guest list will be determined solely by the White House.
  Earnest was responding to news reports that Secretary of State John Kerry is no longer making a solo visit to Cuba before the president, due to disagreements with Cuban officials over which dissidents will meet Obama. Obama has set meeting with pr
  
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• Grand Canyon University is denied switch to nonprofit status

  04-03-2016 21:14
  
  PHOENIX — Grand Canyon University officials say the Phoenix school has been denied a switch to nonprofit status. University President Brian Mueller told students and faculty Friday that the school’s accreditor shot down the school’s request in part because the university intended to outsource some of its services, such as marketing. Mueller says GCU officials […]
  
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• FBI reveals details of $4.8M gold truck robbery

  04-03-2016 21:08
  
  MIAMI — The FBI has revealed how thieves made off with gold bars worth $4.8 million in a truck robbery on Interstate 95 last year, and it reads like a heist fit for Hollywood. Agents say the armed robbers painstakingly prepared for the job, using high-tech gizmos including a GPS tracker and a remote-controlled pepper-spray […]
  
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• Updated: Peanuts for babies? Studies back allergy-preventing strategy

  04-03-2016 21:07
  
  CHICAGO — Two new studies bolster evidence that feeding babies peanuts or other allergy-inducing foods is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. One study, a follow-up to landmark research published last year, suggests that the early prevention strategy leads to persistent, long-lasting results in children at risk for food allergies. It found […]
  
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• System may forecast tornadoes weeks away; Test it next week

  04-03-2016 21:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Researchers say they’ve come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year. Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found a link between […]
  
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• Corps of Engineers provides funding for Rio Grande projects

  04-03-2016 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – New Mexico is getting federal funding to build a floodway near Socorro and two other water projects related to the Rio Grande.
  U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers will provide $7 million to continue building the initial five miles of structural levee in the Rio Grande Floodway’s Socorro segment.
  The floodway will eventually replace 43 miles of existing levee along the Rio Grande’s western bank and is inte
  
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• ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ to start filming in Albuquerque

  04-03-2016 20:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Miramax and El Rey Network have announced both will start production in Albuquerque on the third season of “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.”
  The network said Friday filmmaker and El Rey Network founder Robert Rodriguez will direct select episodes this season, which begins shooting March 14.
  The show is based on the 1996 Rodriguez-directed vampire film with the same name and stars D.J. Cotrona, Zane Holtz, and Eiza Gonzalez.
  Rodriguez says the network will ta
  
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• Former New Mexico corrections officer appears in court over rape charges

  04-03-2016 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A former Metro Detention Center corrections officer accused of raping inmates was in court Friday.
  31-year-old Enock Arvizo is facing 11 counts of sexual assault. He allegedly attacked five females at MDC.
  He resigned last April after an inmate said he raped her in the elevator at district court while escorting her from a hearing.
  In court Friday, the judge lowered his bond to $250,000 cash or surety from $1 million cash only.
  
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• Imprisoned kidnapper helping police search for girl’s body

  04-03-2016 20:14
  
  HOUSTON — A convicted kidnapper who may be linked to other violent crimes has been temporarily released from prison to help investigators digging outside Houston for the body of a teenager who disappeared in 1997. An attorney for William Reece told The Associated Press on Friday that Reece is helping authorities locate the body of […]
  
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• New Mexico woman pleads guilty to vehicular homicide

  04-03-2016 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico woman who killed another woman in a crash while speeding has pleaded guilty.
  The incident happened in December on Highway 550 just north of the state line.
  36-year-old Yolanda Griswold of Farmington was driving nearly 30 mph over the speed limit when she crashed into 35-year-old Jennifer Powers.
  In court Thursday, Griswold pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and careless driving. She is scheduled to be sentenced in April.
  
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• 'From Dusk Till Dawn' to film in Albuquerque

  04-03-2016 19:27
  
  Miramax and El Rey Network have announced both will start production in Albuquerque on the third season of "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series."
  
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• Breaking: McCleskey lawyer: Grand jury over; no charges

  04-03-2016 19:24
  
  A federal grand jury investigation into Gov. Susana Martinez’s political adviser Jay McCleskey ended late last month with no criminal charges being filed. McCleskey’s attorney, Paul Kennedy, said in a Journal interview this morning: “We have been informed that the investigation has been terminated and no charges will be forthcoming.” Gov. Susana Martinez said in […]
  
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• New: TV series ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ to begin filming in Duke City

  04-03-2016 19:16
  
  New Mexico snagged another one. “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” will film its third season. The horror TV series is developed by Robert Rodriguez and is taken from his film of the same name. Based on the thrill-ride film, “From Dusk Till Dawn,” the is a supernatural crime saga centered around bank robber, Seth […]
  
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• Highlands University plans to cut spending by $1.2 million

  04-03-2016 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – Officials with New Mexico Highlands University are facing budget cuts totally $1.2 million.
  The Las Vegas Optic reports that regents were told on Friday that the university needs to trim spending during the current fiscal year by more than $100,000 and decrease spending by $1.2 million for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
  Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration Max Baca says the school will have to increase tuition and fees as well as save money f
  
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• Updated: Colorado House OKs bill on transgender birth certificates

  04-03-2016 19:03
  
  DENVER — Transgender Coloradans could change the gender listed on their birth certificates without having surgery or seeking a court order under legislation passed Friday by the state House. The bill would align Colorado law on birth certificates with federal policies for those changing their gender on Social Security cards, U.S. passports and other documents. […]
  
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• Updated: Dallas museum acquires rare Jackson Pollock sculpture

  04-03-2016 19:01
  
  DALLAS — The Dallas Museum of Art has acquired a sculpture by Jackson Pollock, one of only six still in existence. The museum announced the acquisition Friday, as its exhibition focusing on Pollock’s lesser-known “black paintings” enters its final weeks. The abstract sculpture is currently on display as part of the exhibit, titled “Jackson Pollock: […]
  
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• LAPD investigates knife purportedly found at OJ Simpson home

  04-03-2016 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detectives are investigating a knife purportedly found some time ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a police spokesman said Friday.
  The knife was supposedly found by a citizen, possibly during demolition of Simpson’s former home years ago, and turned over to a now-retired police motorcycle officer who was working as a filming location secur
  
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• Updated: LAPD investigates knife purportedly found at OJ Simpson home

  04-03-2016 18:59
  
  LOS ANGELES — Detectives are investigating a knife purportedly found some time ago at the former home of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, a police spokesman said Friday. The knife was supposedly found by a citizen, possibly […]
  
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• A herald of spring, and reminders of Christmas

  04-03-2016 18:46
  
    The first signs of spring have popped up in Santa Fe with the emergence of this blooming bulb called, appropriately, a snowdrop. But even though the high is forecast to reach 70 today (Friday) don’t get too used to the balmy breezes. Temperatures are supposed to take a tumble (at least according to the […]
  
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• Lab study supports linking Zika virus to brain birth defect

  04-03-2016 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lab study has found that Zika can infect embryonic cells that help form the brain, adding to evidence that the virus causes a serious birth defect.
  The mosquito-borne virus is spreading in Latin America and the Caribbean. Scientists are alarmed by indications that when it infects a pregnant woman, her baby may be born with a small head and a brain that hasn’t developed properly.
  Previous studies have found Zika virus in the brains of babies with the defect who had d
  
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• Updated: Gladys Knight sings ‘Happy Birthday’ during traffic stop

  04-03-2016 18:03
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer who pulled over a car carrying iconic soul singer Gladys Knight was treated to an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Knight was a passenger in the car stopped for speeding Wednesday night in the town about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, Pleasant Grove Police Capt. […]
  
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• Univision channels go dark for AT&T U-verse customers

  04-03-2016 18:01
  
  NEW YORK — Univision, the biggest Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S., has gone dark for 5.6 million AT&T U-verse customers because the companies are fighting over how much AT&T should pay Univision for its channels. These disputes have become common in recent years as channel prices rise. That means customers’ bills keep going up too. […]
  
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• 3 seniors charged with hazing freshman on ‘No Gay Thursday’

  04-03-2016 18:01
  
  BERWYN, Pa. — Three senior football players at a suburban Philadelphia high school are accused of sexually assaulting a freshman on what the team called “No Gay Thursday.” District Attorney Tom Hogan said Friday that three 17-year-old students at Conestoga High School held down a 14-year-old boy on Oct. 15 and sexually assaulted him with […]
  
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• Updated: Autopsy: Morphine, other drugs found in Bobbi Kristina

  04-03-2016 18:00
  
  ATLANTA — Bobbi Kristina Brown had morphine, cocaine, pot and prescription drugs in her body when she went underwater in a bathtub, causing brain damage that left her in a coma for six months, and an autopsy report released Friday said investigators could not determine if her death was intentional or accidental. The revelations come […]
  
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• Updated: Man arrested in sexual assault of mother out with baby

  04-03-2016 17:52
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Police say they have arrested a suspect after a gunman forced an Arizona mother to take her 2-month-old baby from a stroller and walk to a pathway where he sexually assaulted the woman. Tucson police did not immediately release the suspect’s name on Friday. The attack occurred on Wednesday as the woman […]
  
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• Man who sexually assaulted mother out with baby arrested

  04-03-2016 17:52
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Police say they have arrested a gunman who forced an Arizona mother to take her 2-month-old baby from a stroller and walk to a pathway where he sexually assaulted the woman. Tucson police say they will release the suspect’s name at a news conference Friday afternoon. The attack occurred on Wednesday as […]
  
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• New: Truck slams into group of bicyclists in Tucson, killing 2 including Santa Fe woman

  04-03-2016 17:51
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A pickup truck slammed into a group of 10 bicyclists waiting at a red light in southern Arizona, killing two riders from two states and leading to the driver’s arrest, authorities said. Three other bicyclists were injured in the crash Thursday afternoon in Tucson, including one critically, the Pima County sheriff’s office […]
  
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• Las Cruces teacher gets jail time for sex with student

  04-03-2016 17:51
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A former Catholic school teacher has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail after pleading guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/24G5kK6 ) that prosecutors say 32-year-old Gary Vau Jr. had a relationship with a 17-year-old female student at Las Cruces Catholic […]
  
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• Updated: Texas unemployment starts year down, 4.5 percent in January

  04-03-2016 17:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas jobless rate started the year on a lower note with 4.5 percent unemployment during January, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. Texas had a revised December statewide jobless rate of 4.6 percent, according to the Austin-based commission. Nationwide unemployment was 4.9 percent in January. Amarillo had the lowest unemployment rate […]
  
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• Updated: Texas fraternity’s gunfire leads to brief police standoff

  04-03-2016 17:50
  
  ALTON, Texas — About 50 fraternity brothers in South Texas face disciplinary action after they shot long guns during an off-campus outing and caused a late-night standoff with police. Police in Alton were called to a ranch after midnight Thursday after neighbors heard several shots. Officers then heard more gunshots, leading them to call for […]
  
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• Texas unemployment starts year down, 4.5 percent in January

  04-03-2016 17:50
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas jobless rate has started the year on a lower note with 4.5 percent unemployment during January. The Texas Workforce Commission on Friday announced that compares to a revised December statewide jobless rate of 4.6 percent. Nationwide unemployment was 4.9 percent in January. TWC figures show Amarillo had the lowest unemployment […]
  
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