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• Albuquerque zoo goes on lockdown after ape escape

  19-03-2016 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s zoo briefly went on lockdown after a siamang escaped from its enclosure Saturday morning.
  Zoo officials say Tika, a two year old ape, slipped through a hole in the mesh of its enclosure and couldn’t find a way back in. Although Tika didn’t go far, the zoo was put on lockdown.
  Zoo visitors tell News 13 they were ushered into buildings and asked to stay inside for approximately one hour while keepers tried to get the siamang, a g
  
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• With orca changes, SeaWorld must live without iconic Shamu

  19-03-2016 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks and was the inspiration for rides. The orca image sold T-shirts and soft, stuffed animals for the kids to take home.
  With the company phasing out its killer whale program, it is forced to ponder the question: What is SeaWorld without Shamu?
  “The orcas were their most powerful engagement tool,” said Allen Adamso
  
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• APD investigating rollover crash near Aztec, San Mateo NE

  19-03-2016 23:09
  
  Northeast officers responded to a rollover accident Saturday at the intersection of San Mateo Boulevard and Aztec Road.
  
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• Rollover accident downs power lines in northeast Albuquerque

  19-03-2016 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)– Albuquerque Police have responded to the intersection of San Mateo and Aztec due to a rollover accident that has downed power lines in that area.
  It is unknown at this time just how many people are affected by the downed lines.
  One person has been transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.
  Drivers are asked to avoid the area if possible.
  Information is limited at this time as the crash is under investigation.
  KRQE will bring you more information as details becom
  
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• Food prices could spike if bees keep dying

  19-03-2016 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A deadly disease is wiping out bee populations across the globe and now it’s making its way through Florida. If the disease isn’t stopped, it could mean a spike in food prices.
  It’s called the Deformed Wing Virus and it makes bees unable to pollinate.
  Bees are nothing to swat at. The US Department of Agriculture says bees pollinate 75 percent of the fruits, vegetables and nuts grown in this country. Thus, if the bees keep dying off,
  
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• Crash knocks down power lines in Northeast ABQ

  19-03-2016 22:38
  
  Police are investigating a single-vehicle rollover crash near San Mateo and Aztec NE, according to a spokesman. Officer Simon Drobik reported the crash just before 3:30 p.m. and said the department encourages people to avoid the area as police investigate. He said power lines are down in the area. Drobik said one person has been […]
  
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• Contract awarded for Carlsbad Caverns elevator repairs

  19-03-2016 22:00
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. — Carlsbad Caverns National Park has awarded a contract for overdue repair work to its elevators. The Current-Argus in Carlsbad reports (http://bit.ly/1UHIZr6) that park officials announced Friday that the contract, worth more than $235,000, will go to a company based in Illinois. Granite City-based Supplied Industrial Solutions will start the work April 11 […]
  
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• First FDA cleared procedure for cellullite

  19-03-2016 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – The first FDA cleared procedure for a common problem women have–cellulite. It’s a minimally invasive treatment.
  “I was always active and my legs were always the strongest part of my body and they are still strong but they look like jello,” says Roni Rodman.
  Before and after photos are what convinced Roni to get it done.
  “I need to have that and I booked my appointment, and that was it. I didn’t even hesitate,” she said. Dr.
  
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• 4 taken to hospital after DIA train malfunctions

  19-03-2016 21:29
  
  DENVER — Four people including a child were taken to a hospital Saturday after a concourse train at Denver International Airport malfunctioned, jolting passengers when the train abruptly decelerated as it approached a platform in the main terminal. DIA spokesman Heath Montgomery said in a statement that the train was carrying about 45 passengers when […]
  
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• Report: 2015 US drug spending up 5 percent, half 2014’s rise

  19-03-2016 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – Spending on prescription drugs for insured Americans rose about 5 percent last year, driven by both greater medication use and higher prices, mainly for very expensive drugs termed specialty medicines. Still, the increase was half the rate in 2014, which saw the biggest price jump since 2003.
  A report by the largest U.S. prescription benefit manager, Express Scripts Holding Co., also found the average price of brand-name drugs already on the market increased by 16.2 percent in 2015
  
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• Security guard shoots man in hotel parking lot, police say

  19-03-2016 20:48
  
  A security guard shot a man suspected of breaking into a car early Saturday morning at a Holiday Inn Express in Albuquerque, police said.
  
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• Updated: Alleged car thief shot outside Albuquerque hotel

  19-03-2016 20:27
  
  Police say a security guard shot and wounded a man trying to break into a car outside an Albuquerque hotel early Saturday. The shooting happened just before 6 a.m. at a Holiday Inn Express, located on 12th Street near Indian School, APD officer Simon Drobik said. Authorities identified him as Orlando Sedillo, according to KOAT-TV. According […]
  
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• Alleged car thief shot outside Albuquerque hotel

  19-03-2016 20:27
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police say a security guard shot and wounded a man trying to break into a car outside an Albuquerque hotel. Officer Simon Drobik says the shooting happened just before 6 a.m. at a Holiday Inn Express. According to Drobik, the guard found the suspect allegedly trying to get into a car on […]
  
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• Flagstaff kids among cast 'Finding Nemo' in Navajo

  19-03-2016 20:08
  
  A few Flagstaff children are among the voice cast bringing "Finding Nemo" to a Navajo-speaking audience.
  
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• Albuquerque man arrested for bank robbery

  19-03-2016 20:06
  
  A 25-year-old man is in custody on charges he robbed an Albuquerque bank.
  
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• Fossil find sheds light on how evolution produced T. rex

  19-03-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -€” How did evolution produce a monstrous killer like T. rex? A fossil find in Central Asia is giving scientists a glimpse of the process.
  T. rex and other tyrannosaurs were huge, dominant predators, but they evolved from much smaller ancestors. The new discovery from Uzbekistan indicates that this supersizing happened quickly, and only after the appearance of some anatomical features that may have helped the monster tyrannosaurs hunt so effectively.
  The finding was repor
  
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• Barry Manilow to hold instrument drive for GRPS

  19-03-2016 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Barry Manilow is donating a new Yamaha piano for a music instrument drive for Grand Rapids Public Schools.
  Manilow, a singer and songwriter, is holding a performance at the Van Andel Arena on Friday, March 25. He is is also asking attendees to donate new or gently used musical instruments to the school, according to John Helmholdt, the Director of Communications for GRPS.
  This is the second time that Manilow has held an instrument drive for Grand Rapids Public
  
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• Several hurt when 2 charter buses collide in Fort Worth

  19-03-2016 19:20
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police say at least eight people have been slightly hurt in a collision involving two charter buses. Cpl. Tracey Knight says the accident happened Saturday morning on southbound Interstate 35. Knight says there were no major injuries but eight people were transported to hospitals to be checked out. She […]
  
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• Casper equipment manufacturer announces layoffs

  19-03-2016 19:11
  
  CASPER, Wyo. — More than 50 employees are out of a job after they were laid off by Casper equipment manufacturer Power Service Inc. Human resources administrator Ann Ginder says the layoffs in Casper are focusing on the fabrication division. The company produces equipment for engineering, design, installation and fabrication of materials. The Casper Star-Tribune […]
  
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• Colorado air pollution down, still above federal targets

  19-03-2016 18:50
  
  DENVER — Colorado officials are looking to push the state into compliance with federal air quality standards, as residents continue to see ozone levels above the 2008 limits of 75 parts per billion. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1MtSinO ) that officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment say they won’t impose new […]
  
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• What’s in the (cable) box? Possibly the future of television

  19-03-2016 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s hard to get excited about a cable box. It’s basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out.
  But it’s at the center of a battle pitting technology companies and the government against the TV industry. The Federal Communications Commission wants to let you buy your own cable box in hopes of saving you money and getting you new features. The cable industry worries about losing the pow
  
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• Amboy Fire Dept. drone expected to make difference in emergencies

  19-03-2016 18:19 via krqe.com
  
  AMBOY, Ill. (KWQC) — First responders in Lee County are now able to get a bird’s eye view. That is thanks to a grant the Amboy Fire Department went after and received, allowing it to buy a drone. While crews have not had to use it yet, they have been practicing, preparing for any and every emergency.
  It may look like a hobby drone your next-door neighbor could fly, but this one is a high-tech tool. “This piece of equipment is actually robotics that flies,” Jeff Gerdes tel
  
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• US panel weighs changes to program for aging, ailing inmates

  19-03-2016 18:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa businessman Clarence Rice had been imprisoned for wire fraud for a matter of months when he was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. The prognosis was grim: He would have just a few more months to live.
  His one hope for freedom was a federal program that permits the early release of certain aging and ailing prisoners. But a warden rejected his request on grounds that he had served only a fraction of his sentence. Rice died in January 2013 at the age of 64, less than two
  
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• Marines march through SC on 770 mile journey to show support for fallen service men

  19-03-2016 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC (WBTW) – In March of 2015, seven United States Marines and four Army National Guardsmen crew members in a Blackhawk helicopter died in a crash in Florida on a training mission.
  Friday, to honor those fallen service men, a group of Marine Raiders and Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Navy Corpsmen marched through South Carolina for what’s called the Marine Raider Memorial March.
  People lined Highway 17 in Pawleys Island to show their respect to the fallen soldiers,
  
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• Lightning strike suspected in Houston-area tank fire

  19-03-2016 17:17
  
  HOUSTON — Officials say a lightning strike apparently caused an early-morning fire at an oil field equipment site in the Houston area. No injuries were immediately reported in Saturday’s blaze at a rural site near Richmond. Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies for a time diverted traffic from the area as the fire burned several tanks […]
  
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• Overnight fire leaves family without home

  19-03-2016 16:41
  
  Three people are without a home after a fire rips through an apartment complex in northeast Albuquerque.
  
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• Maricopa man sentenced to year in prison for insurance fraud

  19-03-2016 16:27
  
  PHOENIX — A man has been sentenced to a year in prison for committing insurance fraud by falsely claiming that Native American artifacts were stolen from his house in Maricopa during a burglary. A judge in Phoenix on Thursday sentenced 54-year-old Gerardo Alonzo Avila on his guilty plea to insurance fraud. Authorities say Avila inflated […]
  
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• Ex-CPA sentenced in Phoenix for doing unlicensed audits

  19-03-2016 15:57
  
  PHOENIX — A former Phoenix accountant has been sentenced to two years in prison for performing audits after losing his license in several states. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona says 64-year-old Michael Edelen received his sentence this week. Edelen must also serve three years of supervised release. He pleaded guilty in October to conspiring […]
  
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• FBI conducts investigation at Bureau of Indian Affairs

  19-03-2016 15:47
  
  The FBI says an investigation is underway Saturday at the Southwest Regional Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  
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• FBI investigates incident in northwest Albuquerque

  19-03-2016 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The FBI is currently investigating an incident that happened in the northwest area of Albuquerque on Saturday morning.
  The investigation is at 1011 Indian School Road NW.
  No further details are available at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they come.
  
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• Albuquerque police investigating shooting involving security guard

  19-03-2016 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – – Albuquerque police are investigating a shooting that took place early Saturday morning.
  APD says that at about 5:50 a.m. police responded to 2300 12th St. regarding shots fired. Police say that a preliminary investigation indicates that a security guard for the Holiday Inn Express confronted a male that was breaking into a car. The male offender brandished a weapon and approached the security guard. The security guard then fired his weapon.
  The suspect is curre
  
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• Fire crews investigate apartment fire in Northeast Albuquerque

  19-03-2016 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque fire crews are investigating what caused a family’s apartment to go up in flames.
  It happened just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning on Menaul near Chelwood Park in the northeast part of town.
  AFD says when crews arrived there were flames shooting out of the roof. The apartment was damaged, but crews were able to save the units nearby.
  No one was hurt, however the cause of the fire is under investigation.
  
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• RRPS board considers graduation regalia rule

  19-03-2016 07:35
  
  Proposal would set standards for cords, stoles students could wear
  
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• Ex-student visits teacher in Rio Rancho

  19-03-2016 07:32
  
  It's been more than 30 years since Le To Hoang arrived in San Antonio, Texas.
  
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• Losing locks to help save lives

  19-03-2016 07:31
  
  More than 1,000 flocked to the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho on Sunday to see people shave their heads and cut their locks to help fund children's cancer research at the annual New Mexico Firefighters Event for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
  
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• County Commission OKs budget moves

  19-03-2016 07:30
  
  $490K approved for rec center in Cuba
  
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• Generous donation by WWII vet leads to endowment fund for St. Felix Pantry

  19-03-2016 07:27
  
  NM native Alfonso Zamora left $200K to the pantry in 2014
  
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• Battle over club’s north nine holes continues

  19-03-2016 07:24
  
  Club Rio Rancho pitted against homeowners group
  
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• Surveillance photos may help with mystery of bloody truck

  19-03-2016 07:21
  
  Reports filed by law enforcement agencies in two very different parts of the state shed new light on the grisly scene a ranch manager discovered in rural Sandoval County on leap day.
  
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• Updated: Attacks on free trade are dangerous, foolish

  19-03-2016 07:11
  
  WASHINGTON – Of the many dangerous trends in the 2016 election, the revolt against free trade that has captured both parties could do the most long-term damage.
  
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• Rams’ run to boys basketball title one for the ages

  19-03-2016 07:11
  
  Despite the job title, I wouldn't necessarily describe myself as a slave to statistics, but I know Rio Rancho boys basketball coach Wally Salata loves them.
  
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• Updated: Upcoming elections important, too

  19-03-2016 07:10
  
  The elections just keep on coming.
  
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• Updated: On new house walk-through, check everything

  19-03-2016 07:10
  
  Q: I had a new house built on the West Side and it's almost time to close.
  
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• Updated: Obama, Trump both have it wrong on Islam-inspired terrorism

  19-03-2016 07:10
  
  MIAMI BEACH – One wouldn't call them bedfellows, strange or otherwise, but President Obama and Donald Trump are both inadvertently helping the Islamic State through rhetoric that is either too cautious or too rash.
  
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• Updated: Blooms on redbuds pop out of the bark

  19-03-2016 07:10
  
  Q: You'd written about all the blooming trees in the area, but we have one that I don't think was described by you.
  
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• Rasmussen puts on a show with PBR series

  19-03-2016 07:05
  
  When it comes to the bull-riding circuit, Billy Joel has nothing on Flint Rasmussen.Jo ...
  
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• Trump’s continuing success paralyzes GOP leaders

  19-03-2016 07:02
  
  WASHINGTON – We can no longer pretend this isn't happening.
  
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• Prep football: Artesia hires Rex Henderson to succeed uncle Cooper

  19-03-2016 07:02
  
  The Henderson family name will continue marching the sidelines at Bulldog Bowl.Rex Hen ...
  
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• Obama specializes in buck-passing

  19-03-2016 07:02
  
  In a cover story in the latest issue of The Atlantic magazine, President Barack Obama offers astonishing scapegoating for his own foreign policy disasters.
  
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• Former Va. Tech star QB joins Gladiators

  19-03-2016 07:02
  
  The Duke City Gladiators, coming off a miserable journey to face the Wichita (Kan.) Force last week, ...
  
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