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• Proposed changes would give Albuquerque principals more discretion

  15-03-2016 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A set of proposed changes to Albuquerque Public Schools’ minimum mandatory consequences would give principals more discretion in some cases.
  The APS school board is scheduled to consider the updates at a board meeting on Wednesday.
  In vandalism and arson cases, the district is looking to change the amount of damage needed to trigger certain penalties.
  Under the current minimum mandatory consequences laid out in the student handbook, arson or vandalism that c
  
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• Updated: Exit poll: Trump wins broad support in FL, Clinton wins 3

  15-03-2016 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won broad support in Florida across income and education levels, claiming the biggest prize of…
  
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• Bumblebees studied for US protection; found coast to coast

  15-03-2016 23:17
  
  DENVER — Two species of bumblebees found from Alaska to North Carolina and in Canada are under consideration for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it will study Western bumblebees and yellow-banded bumblebees to see if they warrant protection. The Environmental Defense Fund, which asked the […]
  
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• Pennsylvania man to admit stealing stars’ nude images

  15-03-2016 23:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Pennsylvania man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the email and online accounts of several female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Ryan Collins, 36, is accused of gaining access to more than 100 Google and Apple accounts, many belonging to […]
  
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• The Latest: Truck shifted track before Amtrak accident

  15-03-2016 23:13
  
  CIMARRON, Kan. — The Latest on Amtrak train derailment in Kansas (all times local): 5 p.m. Federal investigators say a feed truck from a nearby lot where cattle are fattened hit the track and shifted it before an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener did not say on […]
  
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• Proposal could allow businesses to put up temporary signs after fire

  15-03-2016 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Help could be on the way for some Albuquerque businesses caught in red tape. A fire broke out in the Sequoia Square Shopping Center on Coors in November.
  The surviving businesses put up banners to let customers know they were still open, or had relocated to other areas of the shopping center. But the city ordered them to take them down saying they’re not allowed under city charter.
  Now City Councilor Ken Sanchez has introduced a measure that would allow businesse
  
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• 3-year-old released from hospital after ice bath punishment

  15-03-2016 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The 3-year-old girl who nearly died after being submerged in an ice cold bath as a form of punishment has finally been released from the hospital six weeks later.
  The girl was found unconscious and hypothermic by first responders back in January. Her temperature just 80 degrees which is 18 degrees below normal.
  Paramedics and hospital workers had to work long after she arrived at the hospital to save her.
  KRQE News 13 has learned the little girl was released from the h
  
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• Next up at Winrock

  15-03-2016 22:45
  
  The southern face of Winrock continues its metamorphosis, with crews building new storefronts for the likes of Nordstrom Rack, DSW and Ulta. Now the north side is getting its turn. Work has begun on The Corner @ Winrock, a new project that will bring up to eight smaller-scale retail and restaurant tenants. A newly released […]
  
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• NM health insurance sign-ups rise nearly 4 percent

  15-03-2016 22:40
  
  About 40 percent of the New Mexicans who selected a health insurance marketplace plan during the 2016 open enrollment period were new customers, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. That means that in New Mexico, close to 24,000 people were new to coverage under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. The […]
  
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• 2nd Pennsylvania justice resigns over raunchy email scandal

  15-03-2016 22:40
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. — A second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice quit the bench Tuesday in a widening scandal over raunchy and otherwise offensive emails that he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers. Justice Michael Eakin’s decision to retire marks the latest fallout since embattled state Attorney General Kathleen Kane began releasing hundreds of emails in […]
  
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• Suspect killed, officer wounded in shootout in Texas

  15-03-2016 22:39
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities say a police officer in Texas has been wounded in a shootout with two men, one of whom was killed. Authorities are searching for the other suspect. Authorities said the incident began Tuesday when Fort Worth police officers asked a suspected fugitive to pull over his vehicle. The suspect and […]
  
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• Robotics expert: Self-driving cars not ready for deployment

  15-03-2016 22:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Self-driving cars are “absolutely not” ready for widespread deployment despite a rush to put them to put them on the road, a robotics expert warned Tuesday. The cars aren’t yet able to handle bad weather, including standing water, drizzling rain, sudden downpours and snow, Missy Cummings, director of Duke University’s robotics program, told […]
  
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• Former RR Internet service employee faces extortion, other charges

  15-03-2016 22:09
  
  A Sandoval County grand jury has indicted a former employee of a Rio Rancho Internet service company on a slew of charges, including extortion and embezzlement, according to court documents. Police started investigating Gordon Logan, 50, after he was fired from Roadrunner Wireless Internet Service in August for allegedly changing passcodes, re-routing email systems, altering telephone […]
  
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• It’s all about the bracket for many NCAA Tournament watchers

  15-03-2016 22:08
  
  As the hours tick down to the start of the NCAA Tournament, people across the country are poring over statistics and studying matchups and trendlines with the hope of coming up with the perfect bracket — or least a winning one. Then there’s Holly Weatherwax. The realtor from Reston, Virginia, on Tuesday dashed off two […]
  
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• S.C.’s Haley says she’s likely to sign bill restricting abortion

  15-03-2016 22:06
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she will almost certainly sign a bill banning abortion past 19 weeks in South Carolina. “I can’t imagine any scenario in which I wouldn’t sign it,” said the Republican governor. She said she will look at the details once the bill reaches her desk. That could […]
  
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• ‘Indiana Jones’ to return with Ford and Spielberg

  15-03-2016 22:05
  
  NEW YORK — “Indiana Jones” is swinging back into theaters with Harrison Ford reprising the iconic role and Steven Spielberg directing. The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that the fifth film in the action adventure series will open July 19, 2019. The last “Indiana Jones” movie was 2008’s poorly received “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom […]
  
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• New Mexico man accused of raping 8-month-old found not guilty

  15-03-2016 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of raping an 8-month-old girl has been found not guilty.
  According to the Valencia County Court, a jury found Julio Iturralde not guilty Monday.
  Iturralde was charged with Criminal sexual penetration in 1st degree (child under 13), Child abuse, Conspiracy to commit child abuse, Tampering with evidence and Conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence.
  Officials say Iturralde was found not guilty on all counts.
  
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• 1 killed in shooting near Central, 10th

  15-03-2016 20:52
  
  Police responded to a shooting near Central Avenue and 10th Street on Tuesday.
  
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• Feds to set aside land in New Mexico for rare mouse

  15-03-2016 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – The federal government is setting aside nearly 22 square miles across three western states as critical habitat for a rare mouse that has already pitted ranchers against the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that areas in New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona will be covered by the designation for the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.
  Officials say the management of vegetation along 170 miles of streams throughout the region
  
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• Tuesday’s Republican primaries could define race — or not

  15-03-2016 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s primaries could provide a defining moment in the race for the Republican nomination for president — or not.
  So far, Donald Trump has been winning most of the primaries, but he’s only been collecting 43 percent of the delegates. That’s not good enough to win the nomination. It takes a majority, which raises the possibility of a contested convention with an uncertain outcome.
  Trump’s rivals are doing worse. The closest is Ted Cruz, wh
  
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• New Mexico Legislature, AG at odds over ex-senator’s records

  15-03-2016 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – The New Mexico Legislature has refused to turn over records subpoenaed by the Attorney General’s Office earlier this month.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that Attorney General Hector Balderas wants the records for his office’s criminal case against former Sen. Phil Griego. Griego was recently charged with nine crimes related to a real estate deal, including bribery, fraud and perjury.
  The Legislative Council Service filed a motion last week arguing tha
  
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• Auditor finds weak oversight at New Mexico charter schools

  15-03-2016 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico’s state auditor is highlighting major financial control problems at state-sponsored charter schools overseen by the state’s Public Education Department.
  State Auditor Tim Keller said Tuesday that problems include missing files on teacher background checks and licenses. At six charter schools, auditors conclude that financial statements are unreliable.
  The information comes from an annual financial audit of the Education Department from an outside acco
  
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• Ex-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis

  15-03-2016 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former city and federal officials pointed fingers at one another for failing to protect the 100,000 citizens of Flint, Michigan, from lead-laced water at a congressional hearing Tuesday as Republicans targeted for blame an Environmental Protection Agency executive who resigned as the crisis worsened.
  Amid withering criticism, Susan Hedman sought to defend the EPA’s actions to deal with the contamination in the predominantly African-American city. “I don’
  
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• State seeking applications for judicial vacancy in Roswell

  15-03-2016 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – State officials are seeking applications from New Mexico lawyers to fill an upcoming vacancy for a Roswell-based judgeship in the 5th Judicial District Court.
  The vacancy will be created by the March 31 retirement of Judge Steven L. Bell.
  The state Judicial Nominating Commission will consider applications during an April 28 public meeting at the Chaves County courthouse in Roswell.
  Gov. Susana Martinez will make the appointment to fill the vacancy.
  
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• Police respond to fatal shooting near Central and 10th

  15-03-2016 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Officers responded to a fatal shooting incident in southwest Albuquerque on Tuesday.
  Police say a fight broke out between two people at the Express Inn near Central and 10th Street. When police arrived they found a man who had been shot multiple times inside a room.
  Albuquerque Police say one man was taken into custody.
  No word yet on the names of the people involved or if the two men knew each other.
  KRQE News 13 is following this story and will pr
  
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• Accused serial rapist strikes plea deal

  15-03-2016 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) — An alleged serial rapist has struck a plea deal.
  Under the deal, Eddie Medrano pleaded guilty to eight charges including four counts of rape. Medrano could face up to 18 years in prison.
  Medrano is accused of luring women off the street with drugs and alcohol, and then raping them and keeping them captive for days.
  Medrano was originally facing 21 counts of rape.
  
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• Breaking: Audit: NM PED ‘clearly overwhelmed’

  15-03-2016 18:07
  
  State Auditor Tim Keller is questioning the Public Education Department's competency in light...
  
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• Texas police officer who fatally shot man won’t be fired

  15-03-2016 17:56
  
  SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio police chief has changed his mind about firing an officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man wanted on felony warrants, saying the officer will instead get additional training. The San Antonio Express-News reports (http://bit.ly/1Rj6FCI ) that Chief William McManus alerted the city manager of his decision in an […]
  
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• Suspected illegal marijuana grows raided in Denver area

  15-03-2016 17:56
  
  DENVER — Authorities are raiding homes and warehouses in the Denver area as part of a lengthy investigation into suspected illegal marijuana grows. Denver police said Tuesday that the ongoing probe, which began two years ago, targets unlicensed pot grows of varying sizes. Investigators won’t say how much pot they’ve seized but say there haven’t […]
  
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• PBS series reconsidering scenes with pop producer Dr. Luke

  15-03-2016 17:55
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The maker of an upcoming PBS miniseries about groundbreaking pop music says the show is reconsidering scenes with Dr. Luke, the hitmaking producer who the pop star Kesha has accused of rape. The documentary “Soundbreaking” airs this fall and is being screened this week at the South by Southwest music festival in […]
  
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• General Mills seeks $80 million in IRBS for ABQ expansion

  15-03-2016 17:54
  
  General Mills is seeking $80 million in industrial revenue bonds to fund a third expansion of its Albuquerque plant. Thirty jobs would be added at the plant near Paseo del Norte and Edith NE, according to documents filed with Bernalillo County. County commissioners are set to consider the request at a meeting today. The Albuquerque […]
  
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• Texas oil company shuts wells in New Mexico after spill

  15-03-2016 17:52
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A Texas oil driller has taken the first step toward cleaning up a spill at a waste-water injection well in southeastern New Mexico used by the oil and natural gas industry. Midland, Texas-based Siana Operations has filed for a remediation permit and is likely to join state officials this week in […]
  
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• Pope’s Juarez visit reaffirms city’s renewal

  15-03-2016 17:51
  
  On February 17, Pope Francis came to Juarez, Mexico, and generated a buzz that I can’t ever remember seeing before on the border. A few days before his visit, I decided to walk around Juarez to see what preparations were being made and the sentiment leading up to this historic event. The downtown Juarez plaza […]
  
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• Sit! Stay! NYC dogs to get place at the table at restaurants

  15-03-2016 17:50
  
  NEW YORK — New York City restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome four-legged guests under new rules announced by the city Health Department. The regulations announced Tuesday will permit dogs that are licensed and vaccinated against rabies to join their human chowhounds at participating restaurants. The state Legislature passed a law […]
  
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• Virtual reality trips are everywhere at South by Southwest

  15-03-2016 17:49
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Virtual reality is big at South by Southwest Interactive, the annual Austin, Texas, tech festival that wraps up Tuesday. It’s a big technological development, a business opportunity — and also just a big experiment, as everyone tries to figure out how to use it. All around Austin, companies like Samsung, Google, The […]
  
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• Chairman of university steps down after drowned bunnies comments

  15-03-2016 17:47
  
  EMMITSBURG, Md. — A Maryland university chairman has resigned following an uproar over the former president’s comments likening struggling freshmen to bunnies that should be drowned. John Coyne said in a statement Tuesday that he stepped down seven months early to ensure a seamless process for choosing an interim president of Mount St. Mary’s University […]
  
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• US homebuilder sentiment holds steady in March

  15-03-2016 17:35 via krqe.com
  
  U.S. homebuilders remain optimistic that the housing market will improve, but their expectations for sales over the next six months have dimmed just as the spring home-selling season gets under way.
  The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Tuesday held steady at 58 this month.
  Readings above 50 indicate more builders view sales conditions as good rather than poor. The index had been in the low 60s for eight months until February.
  Builders’ view
  
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• Rising rivers, bayous force Texas residents to evacuate

  15-03-2016 17:34
  
  BEAUMONT, Texas — Residents of Southeast Texas are evacuating their homes as rivers reach record levels and bayous swell to overwhelm small towns along the Louisiana border. People rushed to fill sand bags to place around their homes Tuesday as authorities warned the Sabine (suh-BEEN) River and other waterways some 100 miles east of Houston […]
  
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• GOP files more lawsuits seeking Hillary Clinton records

  15-03-2016 17:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The Republican Party has filed a flurry of new lawsuits seeking reams of government documents related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. The Republican National Committee filed four complaints on Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington. The lawsuits stem from Freedom of Information Act requests the GOP […]
  
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• Man’s vehicle struck New Mexico highway workers’ vehicle

  15-03-2016 17:29
  
  ROY, N.M. — New Mexico authorities say two state Department of Transportation workers were killed when a 92-year-old motorist’s vehicle struck the workers’ parked vehicle and shoved it into the workers. State Police on Tuesday identified the motorist as Celestin Clavel of Roy and said he was seriously injured in the crash Monday in Harding […]
  
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• Rubio, Kasich fighting to keep White House hopes alive

  15-03-2016 17:27
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Republicans Marco Rubio and John Kasich are fighting for their political futures Tuesday, desperate for wins in their home states of Florida and Ohio to keep their White House hopes alive and complicate Donald Trump’s path to the nomination. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton is hoping to keep rival Bernie Sanders from building […]
  
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• Santa Fe mayor draws criticism for ‘I Am Cait’ appearance

  15-03-2016 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Santa Fe, New Mexico’s Democratic  mayor says he doesn’t regret appearing on Caitlyn Jenner’s reality TV show despite being criticized for the decision.
  The New Mexican reports that Mayor Javier Gonzales spoke about gender-neutral bathrooms in Santa Fe on an “I Am Cait” episode that aired Sunday.
  The controversy has nothing to do with Jenner’s status as a famous transgender woman. Rather, Gonzales has been drawing flak online be
  
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• Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba

  15-03-2016 17:03
  
  HAVANA — The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into an unenforceable honor system and paving the way for Cuban athletes to one day play Major League Baseball and other U.S. professional sports. Five days ahead […]
  
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• The Latest: Guardian: Man accused in police shootout bipolar

  15-03-2016 17:02
  
  CHEVERLY, Md. — The Latest on charges against three brothers accused in a shootout at a Maryland police station that left an officer dead from friendly fire, according to police (all times local): 11:40 a.m. The legal guardian for a man accused in a shootout at a Maryland police station that led to a police […]
  
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• Owner of New Mexico fertilizing mine still seeking funding

  15-03-2016 16:56
  
  HOBBS, N.M. — The owner a potential $1 billion potash mine in southeastern New Mexico is still seeking investors. The Hobbs News-Sun reports the Hobbs-based Intercontinental Potash recently pulled down the first $2.5 million of a potential $45 million commitment from Cartesian Capital Group but needs more funding. Chief operating officer Randy Foote says the […]
  
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• Updated: Santa Fe mayor draws criticism for ‘I Am Cait’ appearance

  15-03-2016 16:37
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe, N.M.’s Democratic mayor says he doesn’t regret appearing on Caitlyn Jenner’s reality TV show despite drawing criticism because of the host’s conservative politics. The New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1V9lzLL ) that Mayor Javier Gonzales spoke about gender-neutral bathrooms in Santa Fe on an “I Am Cait” episode that aired Sunday. […]
  
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• Time to clean out your email, computer

  15-03-2016 16:08
  
  PITTSBURGH — You may not think you’re a hoarder, but your hard drive knows better. Those emails, photos and attachments that sit there in your computer or smartphone for weeks, even months, eat away at drive space and slow every log-on and complicate every keyword search. You already know that, sure, but when was the […]
  
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• Your Office Coach: Tell cussing colleague to clean up his language

  15-03-2016 16:06
  
  Q: I have a co-worker who curses loudly whenever he gets upset. “Nick” uses highly offensive language describing various sexual acts and bodily functions. Because we work in a large cubicle farm with five-foot walls, Nick’s ranting can be clearly heard by everyone. To make it worse, customers routinely pass through this area on their […]
  
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• Man blames voices in head for attack, police say

  15-03-2016 15:27
  
  Lapel video shows officers responding to a 911 call Saturday at a northeast Albuquerque apartment complex.
  
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• Brothers accused in recording attack that left officer dead

  15-03-2016 14:41 via krqe.com
  
  CHEVERLY, Md. (AP) — Police may never be able to satisfactorily explain why a man with a death wish shot at drivers and police officers outside a police station in suburban Maryland while his brothers filmed the firefight on their cellphones, the county’s police chief said.
  An undercover narcotics officer was killed in Sunday’s gunfight outside the police station in Prince George’s County, wounded by a bullet fired by one of his colleagues.
  At a news conference Monda
  
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