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• Two arrested in veteran's ATM shooting death

  05-03-2016 23:50
  
  An Army veteran was shot and killed at an area ATM last month. Two people have been arrested in the case.
  
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• Pet Tech offers solutions to keep animals safe, healthy and connected

  05-03-2016 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Technology isn’t just for humans anymore. It’s also for their furry friends.
  In Silicon Valley and beyond, a growing number of startups are selling devices to keep pets safe, healthy, entertained and connected when their owners are away.
  “Pet tech” entrepreneurs and investors see a big opportunity as pet ownership grows and owners show a willingness to spend serious money on their four-legged companions.
  Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households, or
  
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• Denver planning to evict homeless from camps

  05-03-2016 22:57
  
  DENVER — Officials in Denver are planning to evict people from homeless camps that have popped up around homeless shelters and in public places, saying they pose health and safety risks. Beginning on Tuesday, the city will begin removing items like tarps, used furniture and other property and take the items to a storage facility, […]
  
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• 2 killed in Panhandle when vehicle hit by train

  05-03-2016 22:44
  
  AMARILLO, Texas — Police in the Panhandle say two men were killed after the car they were in was struck by a train when the driver apparently tried to go around a lowered crossing arm. The Amarillo-Globe News (http://bit.ly/1RNmlLi ) reports that the car the men were in was hit by a BNSF train traveling […]
  
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• College behind bars: An old idea with some new energy

  05-03-2016 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  MONROE, Wash. (AP) — Eight years ago, when Noel Caldellis began serving time for killing a university student, his main objective was to make 20-plus years in prison pass as quickly as possible: work out, walk circles in the yard with inmates and watch TV.
  A few years into his sentence at the Monroe Correctional Complex, Caldellis discovered he could spend his time developing his mind as well as his body, moving from the weight room to the classroom.
  “It’s helped me tremendousl
  
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• US senator wants government to set airline seat-size rules

  05-03-2016 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants to require the Federal Aviation Administration to establish seat-size standards for commercial airlines, which he says now force passengers to sit on planes “like sardines.”
  The New York Democrat told The Associated Press the airlines have been slowly cutting down legroom and seat width.
  “One of the most vexing things when you travel on an airplane is there’s almost no legroom on your standard flight,” Schumer sa
  
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• Obama encouraging young people to learn math, science

  05-03-2016 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is launching a version of “take your child to work day” that’s focused on America’s science laboratories instead of its corporate work spaces.
  It’s part of Obama’s effort to encourage young people, especially girls and minorities, to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.
  More than 50 national labs in 20 states are opening their doors this week to approximately 5,000 elementary,
  
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• Sunland Park quarantine from equine virus may end next week

  05-03-2016 20:45
  
  State officials have set a tentative date for a quarantine to be lifted at Sunland Park Racetrack, which has been caught in an outbreak of an equine herpes virus
  
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• Roswell man dies in single-vehicle crash near Artesia

  05-03-2016 20:24
  
  ARTESIA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say a Roswell man has died and another was hurt when their vehicle overturned on a freeway. Authorities say the crash happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday just north of Artesia on U.S. 285. According to police, 31-year-old Jesus Chavez-Nunez was driving northbound when he lost control of the […]
  
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• Texas police: 1 injured in refinery-generator explosion

  05-03-2016 19:57
  
  PASADENA, Texas — One person was injured when a generator inside a refinery near Houston exploded, authorities said Saturday. Officials at the Pasadena Refining System Inc. facility are doing a head count, Pasadena police spokesman Vance Mitchell said, and he believes the injured person was taken to a nearby hospital. Mitchell did not know the […]
  
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• Man wounded in Santa Fe nightclub shooting settles lawsuit

  05-03-2016 19:57
  
  A Santa Fe adult nightclub owner has settled a lawsuit with a man whose leg was amputated after he was shot outside the club in 2011
  
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• Volunteers key to annual ferret survey in northern Arizona

  05-03-2016 19:45
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. — Volunteers with flashlights will fan out across the wilderness in northern Arizona later this month for an annual tally of black-footed ferrets. The Kingman Daily Miner reports (http://bit.ly/1M09i4W) that the count is critical to seeing if a longtime effort to create a self-sustaining ferret population in Arizona is working. Arizona Game and […]
  
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• Albuquerque man dies in motorcycle crash near Laguna Pueblo

  05-03-2016 19:34
  
  An Albuquerque man on a motorcyle ride near Laguna Pueblo died after his bike veered off the road Friday afternoon, New Mexico State Police said.
  
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• Video: Members of OJ Simpson’s “Dream Team” of defense attorneys speak about knife found at his estate

  05-03-2016 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — KRON spoke with several members of OJ Simpson’s “Dream Team” of defense attorneys.
  This comes after a knife was found buried in O.J. Simpson’s old property in Brentwood. The knife was discovered years ago but has just recently come to light
  The attorneys told KRON they are “highly skeptical” the knife found is at all related to the case and are amazed by the continued fascination related to anything OJ.
  Carl Douglas, one of Simpson
  
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• AARP: Price hikes doubled average drug price over 7 years

  05-03-2016 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The average cost for a year’s supply of a prescription drug doubled in just seven years to more than $11,000 — about three-quarters of the average annual Social Security benefit.
  That’s according to the latest study of price trends for widely-used drugs conducted by AARP, the senior citizens advocacy group. It finds prices for existing drugs, driven entirely by manufacturer price hikes, have been rising more quickly since 2007 and likely will continue
  
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• Denver Parks and Recreation auctions off bison calves

  05-03-2016 18:17
  
  DENVER — Denver Parks and Recreation officials have auctioned off about 25 yearling bison calves from the city’s two famous herds. One of the calves fetched $2,500 from a Buena Vista rancher, bringing the total auction to $48,000. The money will be used to provide food and veterinary services for the remaining stock of nearly […]
  
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• New, stronger FDA warning for Essure birth control implant

  05-03-2016 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators plan to warn consumers more strongly about Essure, a contraceptive implant that drew thousands of complaints from women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health problems.
  The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it would add a boxed warning — its most serious type — to alert doctors and patients to problems reported with the nickel-titanium implant.
  But the FDA stopped short of removing the device from the market, as
  
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• 108 cats seized from North Texas house

  05-03-2016 18:06
  
  VERNON, Texas — The Humane Society of North Texas has been granted custody of 108 cats seized from a small home in the town of Vernon. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/1UHPb2B ) reports that a judge granted custody Friday to the Fort Worth-based group. The cats were seized from a woman’s home on Feb. 25. […]
  
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• Albuquerque man dies in motorcycle crash in Cibola County

  05-03-2016 18:04
  
  LAGUNA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say an Albuquerque man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding crashed. Authorities say the crash occurred around 2:40 p.m. Friday on Tribal Road 55 near Laguna. Investigators say 67-year-old Michael Robertson was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle veered off the roadway. They say the vehicle went […]
  
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• Moriarty teen dies in car crash

  05-03-2016 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Moriarty teen died on Thursday in a single vehicle accident.
  Torrance County Sheriff Heath White confirmed that deputies received a 911 call at about 7:30 a.m. on Thursday regarding a single vehicle crash on eastbound I-40. Sheriff White said that the vehicle was driven by 18-year-old Stephan Ramirez, who was on his way to school. White said that the vehicle rolled several times. Ramirez died at the scene.
  Sheriff White said that the crash is under investigation b
  
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• Food fight! Competition grows to bring dinner in the mail

  05-03-2016 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Meal-kit companies have exploded in the past four years, shipping boxes of raw meat, seafood, fresh vegetables and other ingredients to busy city folk who want to skip the supermarket and still cook at home.
  Now they want to tempt even more people to give them a try.
  But the companies face several challenges as they grow. They need to hold onto customers they already have, figure out how to ship uncooked food further outside of cities and continue luring funds from increasi
  
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• Suspect in ex-girlfriend’s death in Phoenix wants plea deal

  05-03-2016 17:09
  
  PHOENIX — A Russian man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Phoenix last year wants to serve a life prison sentence in order to avoid the death penalty. Igor Zubko is representing himself in his trial in Maricopa County Superior Court. He’s facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of 22-year-old Shayley Estes last […]
  
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• Isotopes tickets go on sale

  05-03-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Individual game tickets for the Albuquerque Isotopes are going on sale on Saturday.
  Starting at 10 a.m., tickets can be bought online, by phone, or any at participating business.
  The Isotopes will be taking on the Tacoma Rainiers for their home opener on April 15th.
  
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• Judge to decide on evidence for James Boyd case

  05-03-2016 16:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A judge is expected to decide what evidence will make it into the trial of the two Albuquerque police officers charged with the murder of a homeless camper.
  Dominique Perez and Keith Sandy are facing second degree murder charges for the deadly shooting of James Boyd who was illegally camping in the foothills in 2014.
  Prosecutors asked the judge to exclude information about Boyd’s past on Friday.
  The defense argued the officers took action because they knew Boyd w
  
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• Arizona aims highway-safety messages at spring-breakers

  05-03-2016 16:33
  
  PHOENIX — State transportation officials say they’re aiming highway safety messages at students on spring break because March has been the deadliest highway on Arizona roadways in recent years. The Arizona Department of Transportation has started posting messages on many of its overhead message boards advising spring-breakers to slow down and to think of their […]
  
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• Three car crash closes several lanes on I-40

  05-03-2016 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A three car crash on I-40 near Rio Grande cause several lanes to close down early Saturday morning.
  It’s not clear if anyone was hurt or what caused the crash.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they come.
  
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• Lobo Baseball drops first game against Dallas Baptist

  05-03-2016 15:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico baseball team, ranked 24th, lost their first game since Hawaii on Friday night.
  The Lobos dropped game one of their three game series with Dallas Baptist at Santa Ana Star Field on Friday 5-2.
  The Lobos only had six hits in their loss to the Patriots. UNM had a solo homerun from Chris DeVito in the 2nd and only scored one more time in the 4th inning.
  The Lobos are now 6-2 overall this season. They take on Dallas Baptist
  
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• Former Golden Corral getting new tenant

  05-03-2016 15:29
  
  Goodwill has signed lease for 11,000 sf building
  
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• Lobo Women get victory on Senior Night

  05-03-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Wise Pies Arena AKA The Pit said goodbye to three key seniors from this year’s Lobo Basketball Team.
  The Lobos also went out with a win over Nevada 66-42.
  Senior Kadijah Shumpert led all scorers in the Lobo victory getting 21. Other seniors Alexa Chavez had 2 points and Bryce Owens had 8 points.
  The other standout in this Lobo victory was Cherise Beynon who had 11 points in the UNM win.
  “How we have finished, what we have done, and I just think that it is n
  
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• Updated: Funeral held for IHS junior who died in crash

  05-03-2016 08:15
  
  Aspiring artist remembered for his ‘genuine care for others’
  
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• Feuer wins District 4; runoffs set for 1 and 6

  05-03-2016 08:15
  
  Voters approve $9M general obligation bond for roads
  
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• Motorcycle police host second competition

  05-03-2016 08:13
  
  Annual event tests riding skills, raises funds for Special Olympics
  
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• County to consider drilling moratorium

  05-03-2016 08:13
  
  March 28 workshop will address issue, along with oil and gas ordinances
  
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• Trump’s business style is cautious

  05-03-2016 08:09
  
  WASHINGTON–Consider Donald Trump for a moment as a purveyor of men's cologne.
  
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• Moving your plants now is fine with proper planning

  05-03-2016 08:09
  
  Q: We're moving to a smaller home here on the West Side, "downsizing" as it were, and will now have a small area to landscape.
  
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• Good job, RR voters, except for mayor’s salary

  05-03-2016 08:09
  
  Come on, folks.
  
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• Contingent sales require communication

  05-03-2016 08:09
  
  Q: I just received an offer on my house, but the contract is contingent on the buyer closing on their house.
  
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• Incumbents win in Bernalillo, Los Ranchos

  05-03-2016 08:08
  
  Voter turnout was predictably low in Corrales at 2.30%
  
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• Updated: Floundering Lobos desperate for a victory at Nevada

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  To some, maybe all they're playing for is laundry.
  
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• Girls hoops: Valencia, Los Lunas, Hope advance

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  TOMÉ–Valencia's defense throttled Centennial in the first half Friday night, and th ...
  
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• Floundering UNM men desperate for a victory at Nevada

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  RENO, Nev.–To some, maybe all they're playing for is laundry.After all, rega ...
  
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• Educator, activist, state Democratic Party leader dies

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  Los Ranchos native got in politics in ’60s
  
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• Dallas Baptist quietens Lobos before 1,047 fans

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  The 24th-ranked University of New Mexico baseball team fell 6-3 to visiting Dallas Baptist on Friday ...
  
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• Class 6A boys hoops first round features rematches

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  The first round of the boys state basketball tournament is today. Some observations on metro-area en ...
  
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• Cibola coach Rodriguez is sentimental choice for blue trophy

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  If this is finally Leonardo DiCaprio's year, then maybe it's finally Ray Rodriguez's year, too.
  
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• Aggie senior women can make more history in home finale

  05-03-2016 08:05
  
  New Mexico State women's basketball seniors Shanice Davis, Abby Scott and Sasha Weber say they are p ...
  
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• Updated: NM faces $417M Medicaid shortfall

  05-03-2016 08:02
  
  State officials weigh cost-cutting options
  
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• Slipping tranny at end of life

  05-03-2016 08:02
  
  Used or rebuilt unit can buy some time
  
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• Rick Wright: Fresquez has kept busy as Holm has risen to the top

  05-03-2016 08:02
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev.–Lenny Fresquez's trips to the beautiful Hawaiian island of Maui, his home...
  
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• Revolution quashed by contentment

  05-03-2016 08:02
  
  WASHINGTON–Why did Bernie Sanders fail?
  
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