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• Immigrant kids placed with adults who are in US illegally

  23-04-2016 23:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The vast majority of immigrant children who arrive alone at the U.S. border are placed by the government with adults who are in the country illegally.
  That’s according to federal data reviewed by The Associated Press.
  The government has long said that it places the children with family and friends regardless of immigration status. But since more children began arriving on the border in 2014, officials have not revealed how often those sponsors lack legal papers.
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• No Soup For You: Man upset after restaurant runs out of soup

  23-04-2016 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  MANSFIELD, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawyer upset that he wasn’t provided a cup of soup during a recent meal has notified a restaurant owner that he’ll sue if not reimbursed the $2.25 for the soup.
  Dwain Downing also is seeking $250 in attorney fees for the time spent drafting a letter sent to Benji Arslanovski, who operates Our Place Restaurant in the Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield.
  Downing says the soup was listed on the menu as part of a Saturday special. He says the restaurant o
  
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• Airport for model airplanes opens in Las Cruces

  23-04-2016 23:28
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Crowds headed to a landfill in Las Cruces this weekend not because of spring cleaning but instead to celebrate the opening of an airport for model airplanes. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/1SBEOLG ) that the model airplane facility opened Friday at the Las Cruces Foothills Landfill, with dozens of hobbyists […]
  
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• Religious group sues San Francisco over open-air urinal

  23-04-2016 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A religious organization has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco to remove an open-air urinal it calls unsanitary and indecent from a popular park.
  The Chinese Christian Union of San Francisco filed a civil complaint last week demanding the city remove the concrete circular urinal from the iconic Dolores Park.
  The group says the urinal, which is out in the open and screened only with plants for privacy, “emanates offensive odors,” ”has n
  
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• 2 Santa Fe teens suspected of assaulting woman at gunpoint

  23-04-2016 22:58
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe police arrested two teenage suspects in an early Saturday assault — and police say the duo could be tied to an armed robbery that took place a few hours earlier. A woman waved down an officer around 2 a.m. in the 3100 block of Cerillos Road, telling police that […]
  
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• Intel gives $15,000 donation to food recovery program

  23-04-2016 22:54
  
  Intel donated $15,000 to Rio Rancho Public Schools and Galloping Grace Youth Ranch to help a food recovery program.
  
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• Artist says Prince illustrations are now ‘tribute’ to icon

  23-04-2016 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Pawtucket resident Rebekah Major told The Associated Press on Saturday she began “365 Days of Prince” in March 2015 to improve as an artist.
  Major says she drew the pop music superstar in “every ridiculous way” she could think of once a day. She was inspired by moments within the last year of the musician’s life, current events and more. One of her favorite illustrations is a play on Norman Rockwell’s famous self-portrait.
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• Movie shot in New Mexico to be released in the fall

  23-04-2016 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A movie shot in New Mexico is set to be released in August.
  Locations around the state including Belen and Los Lunas provided the backdrop for the film “The Space Between Us” during the production’s two months of shooting in New Mexico.
  The film is a sci-fi drama set in the near future starring Carla Gugino, Britt Robertson, and Asa Butterfield.
  It’s about the first human to be born on Mars and his ties to the people back on earth.
  
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• Study: Dinosaurs were declining long before asteroid hit

  23-04-2016 21:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Dinosaurs were in decline long before an asteroid strike polished them off about 66 million years ago, a study says.
  It’s the latest contribution to a long-running debate: Did the asteroid reverse the fortune of a thriving group of animals? Or were dinosaurs already struggling, and the disruptive effects of the asteroid pushed them over the edge to extinction? Or were the dinosaurs headed for oblivion anyway?
  While some have argued that dinosaurs began petering out so
  
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• Mentally ill languish in jails due to few beds at hospitals

  23-04-2016 21:38
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds of people who should be housed in state mental health facilities because they’ve been declared incompetent for trial are instead being held in county jails, a problem that continues to vex state officials, according to a published report. More than 380 men and women are in county lockups, sometimes for months […]
  
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• PepsiCo CEO: We’re reducing our reliance on colas for sales

  23-04-2016 20:58 via krqe.com
  
  PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi said Monday the company is reshaping its product lineup to better reflect the growing interest in healthy eating and noted it has reduced its reliance on colas for sales.
  The maker of Frito-Lay snacks, Mountain Dew, Naked juices and Quaker Oats now gets less than 25 percent of its global sales from soda, Nooyi said. And she said just 12 percent of global sales comes from its namesake soda.
  Representatives for PepsiCo were unable to provide how
  
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• Fairfield Police Chief walks a mile in red stilettos

  23-04-2016 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Six Connecticut police departments will “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes” on April 30th, bringing awareness to domestic violence.
  Event chairman and Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara joined News 8’s Stephanie Simoni wearing high heels this morning. He plans to walk a mile in red peep-toe stilettos.
  MacNamara says even though many women have brought awareness to the domestic, it’s important men also lead the conversation and be responsible role
  
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• Study backs pancreas cell transplants for severe diabetes

  23-04-2016 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells are a long hoped-for treatment for diabetes — and a new study shows they can protect the most seriously ill patients from a life-threatening complication of the disease, an important step toward U.S. approval.
  These transplants are used in some countries but in the U.S. they’re available only through research studies. Armed with Monday’s findings, researchers hope to license them for use in a small number o
  
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• 2 officers shot, suspect dead at Walmart in Phoenix suburb

  23-04-2016 20:20
  
  CHANDLER, Ariz. — Two officers are in stable condition, with one in surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a Walmart in suburban Phoenix, authorities said. Police were called around 6:30 a.m. about a trespasser at the store, Chandler police spokesman Seth Tyler said. The officers encountered the unidentified male suspect […]
  
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• CSU 3-D prints prosthetic hoof for miniature horse

  23-04-2016 20:17
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A 3-year-old miniature horse from Florence is back to prancing thanks to a 3-D printed prosthetic hoof created by Colorado State University. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/1MPnHqF ) that Shine, who stands just 30 inches tall and weighs only 150 pounds, had to have his hind leg partially amputated after a dog […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez headed to East Coast as part of annual goodwill trip

  23-04-2016 20:00
  
  As she has in previous years, Gov. Susana Martinez in joining the New Mexico Amigos, a group of civic leaders dedicated to promoting the state, on a multi-state trip.
  
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• Santa Fe Police arrest two juveniles suspected in armed robbery

  23-04-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police arrested two juveniles early Saturday morning on aggravated assault charges.
  Police said the juveniles are age 14 and 16.
  According to information released by police, at approximately 2:00 a.m. Saturday a Santa Fe Police Officer was waved down on Cerrillos Road by a woman stating that two male juveniles assaulted her with a handgun. Officers located two males matching the description given nearby.
  The two males are also suspected in an armed robbery that t
  
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• Hotels woo guests to book directly online with discounts

  23-04-2016 19:38 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hotels are getting more aggressive in their fight to get travelers to book reservations directly with them instead of through online travel agencies such as Expedia and Priceline.
  Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Monday became the latest chain to offer guests a discount for booking a room directly on its own website. Members of its Gold Passport loyalty program can save up to 10 percent at hotels in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
  The move follows similar campaigns by Hilton Worldwide
  
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• Man who charged Texas officer with knives fatally shot

  23-04-2016 19:23
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas authorities say a 29-year-old man who charged an officer with knives in his hands was shot and killed by police. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says the Friday night incident appears to be “suicide by cop.” Authorities say the male suspect was threatening people with knives in a parking lot. A […]
  
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• Families displaced by Houston flooding get temporary housing

  23-04-2016 19:00
  
  HOUSTON — Officials in Houston have closed the last of the city’s shelters and moved more than 150 families into temporary housing following the torrential rains that claimed eight lives and displaced thousands of people in the region. Mayor Sylvester Turner said in a statement Saturday that the remaining families have been placed in hotel […]
  
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• Green Mountain Falls’ entire police department quits

  23-04-2016 18:46 via krqe.com
  
  GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. (KXRM) — The town of Green Mountain Falls no longer has any police. The chief announced his resignation on Thursday, April 14, with the three other officers following his lead.
  An anonymous source tells us the entire department quit over policy and unhappiness with the new mayor, who was sworn in just Tuesday night. As of Monday, their resignations went into effect, leaving the folks of Green Mountain Falls with no cops and a lot of questions.
  “Our marshal
  
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• Give drug felons food stamps, many states now say

  23-04-2016 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is desperate to stop the runaway growth of its prison population, but doing so depends a lot on people like Ronald Tillman. Tillman, 54, a paroled drug dealer who suffers from bipolar disease and a debilitating back injury, has lived since his 2013 release solely on his monthly $733 disability check. When his food runs short, he faces a choice that has costly implications for the state— if he gets caught.
  “Sometimes when you need food, you have to
  
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• Navajo lawmakers set aside day to honor tribal leaders

  23-04-2016 17:39
  
  WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation lawmakers have set aside a day to honor all tribal leaders. The original proposal had called for a paid day off so that tribal employees could recognize current and former tribal presidents. The legislation was amended to make the day unpaid and in recognition of all leaders including young […]
  
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• Authorities investigating after body found in storage shed

  23-04-2016 17:28
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder after a body was found in a storage shed. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby says investigators are questioning a person of interest who was arrested on Friday at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport while trying to board a flight to Hong […]
  
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• Agreement signed for Harriet Tubman National Park in Auburn

  23-04-2016 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — A proposal to turn Harriet Tubman’s upstate New York home into a National Historical Park is moving ahead days after it was announced that the abolitionist would be featured on the $20 bill.
  The Citizen newspaper in Auburn, New York, reports that U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed a general agreement Friday that allows the transfer of land to the National Park Service.
  New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand hailed the signing of the agreeme
  
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• Officials: 5 people dead in 2 shootings in Georgia

  23-04-2016 17:03 via krqe.com
  
  APPLING, Ga. (AP) — A man who shot and killed five people during two separate shootings as part of a domestic dispute in Georgia was found dead in his home early Saturday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
  The body of shooting suspect Wayne Anthony Hawes, 50, was recovered Saturday by authorities in his northeastern Georgia home, Columbia County Sheriff Captain Andy Shedd said in a statement. Shedd said the Friday night shootings stem from a domestic dispute tha
  
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• 3 people charged in deaths of 2 men in East Texas

  23-04-2016 16:37
  
  LONGVIEW, Texas — Authorities in East Texas say three people have been charged with capital murder in the deaths of two men whose bodies were found last month near railroad tracks. Longview police on Friday arrested 50-year-old Craig Davison and 19-year-old Patricia Baker. A third person, 36-year-old Dustin Bennett, was later taken into custody. Investigators […]
  
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• Parents make trouble-making teens pay restitution for vandalism

  23-04-2016 15:58 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The owner of a metro-area music store says two teens could still face charges for the damage they did to his sign. Yet, Jimmy Smith says he’s already resting easier thanks to parents who took matters into their own hands.
  “They just showed up here and took me off guard.”
  Aspiring rockstar turned music teacher, Smith couldn’t have guessed what a simple Craigslist post would do.
  “I was like, ‘whoa! This is the guy?!?'”
  Smith s
  
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• Young New Mexico poet returns from D.C.

  23-04-2016 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A young New Mexico poet is back from her trip to our nation’s capital.
  KRQE News 13 told you about 11-year-old Sarita sol Gonzales last month.
  She was chosen to join U.S. poet Laurete Juan Felipe Herrera in Washington D.C. after he heard her perform at the Hispanic Cultural Center. Sarita and another young poet from California saw all the sites.
  The pair also recited original poems at the Library of Congress during Herrera’s final lecture.
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• Santa Fe man arrested for child porn possession

  23-04-2016 15:21 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man has been arrested for possessing child porn.
  Agents with the state attorney general’s office say they found 42-year-old Lawrence Sedillo had downloaded child porn from the internet.
  They say he later admitted having child pornography, but destroyed his computer and threw it away.
  For that, Sedillo is now facing an additional charge of tampering with evidence.
  
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• New plan for North 9 development finds favor

  23-04-2016 08:27
  
  145 homes would be built in 3 areas
  
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• Earth Day 2016: Planting the seeds of agricultural history in Corrales

  23-04-2016 08:27
  
  Fourth-graders get a hands-on lesson about farming in New Mexico
  
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• Sandoval sergeant accused of DWI

  23-04-2016 08:26
  
  A Sandoval County Sheriff's Office patrol sergeant was arrested over the weekend for allegedly driving while intoxicated, according to a sheriff's office spokesman.
  
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• Proposed 2017 Rio Rancho budget includes raises

  23-04-2016 08:26
  
  Expenditures would increase by 2 percent under spending plan
  
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• Intel donates $15,000 to food recovery program

  23-04-2016 08:25
  
  RRPS, Galloping Grace Youth Ranch are partners in the effort
  
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• Videos show graphic shooting of a suspected car thief

  23-04-2016 07:08
  
  It's one of Albuquerque police's most high-profile use of force incidents: 10 officers firing close to 50 rounds at a suspected car thief.
  
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• Permanent flood fix on the table for northeast Albuquerque

  23-04-2016 06:41
  
  An Albuquerque family made some big changes to their northeast home, to make sure their garage and backyard doesn't flood during monsoon season - and more permanent help is on the way.
  
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• Broncos Mile High Salute starts in Durango

  23-04-2016 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO,CO (KRQE)– The Denver Broncos Fourth Annual “Mile High Salute The Fans Tour” started Friday.
  The first stop was in Durango. It is the first stop on a five city tour of Southern Colorado. Fans formed a line as early as 11 a.m. at Buckley Park in Durango Friday morning.
  Some beat that time and camped out overnight.
  Receiver Jordan Norwood is one of the Denver Broncos players that made the trip to sign autographs and greet the nearly 700 fans that attended the event.
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• Homeless camps continuing to appear in Albuquerque

  23-04-2016 06:20
  
  There are several programs and organizations that try to help the homeless, but sometimes find themselves counting more homeless camps popping up all over Albuquerque.
  
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• Video: New Mexico woman punches deputy in the face

  23-04-2016 06:16 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE. N.M. (KRQE) – Video shows a Santa Fe woman punching a deputy in the face.
  Sheriff’s deputies say they were serving a warrant at 30-year-old Desiree Garcia’s home on Monday. She was wanted for aggravated battery on a household member. Video shows deputies finding Garcia hiding under a bed.
  Deputies say when they ordered Garcia out, she threw a punch, hitting one deputy in the face. In Garcia’s first run-in with the law nearly a decade ago, she pleaded guilty
  
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• 82-year-old man with dementia found after two Silver Alerts issued

  23-04-2016 06:15
  
  A man from the East Mountains for whom two Silver Alert were issued has been found Friday. Albuquerque police state late Friday afternoon 82-year-old Patrick Lesley was located, but police did not release any additional information.
  
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• Graphic lapel camera video released of APD shooting that left man likely brain-dead, 10 officers on leave

  23-04-2016 06:13
  
  After 11 months, the Albuquerque Police Department released lapel video and reports from an officer-involved shooting in southwest Albuquerque last May that put 10 APD officers on administrative leave and left the suspect who was shot likely brain-dead.
  
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• APS employee counseling service changes spark concern

  23-04-2016 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools has an upcoming $9.5 million budget hole to fill and one of the changes that the district is targeting will impact a big program aimed at helping employees in crisis.
  Come July 2016, APS says it will make staffing cuts to its in-house counseling services which fall under the “Employee Assistance Program.” The program is being reorganized and shuffled to another APS department.
  While the district says the changes will help better s
  
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• Rewards paid to catch New Mexico poachers

  23-04-2016 06:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque police paved the way for the Crime Stoppers concept to take off back in 1976 across the country, and soon, New Mexico led the way in catching lawbreakers of a different kind.
  Operation Game Thief, in short, is the “Crime Stoppers for wildlife.” Those who hunt and fish illegally can be turned in through the program started by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish in 1977.
  Online, a number of solved cases are highlighted, ranging from an
  
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• Santa Fe High searches for new head boys basketball coach

  23-04-2016 06:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE. N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe High School is looking for a new head boys basketball coach.
  A district official says they’ve posted the position and are looking for applicants.
  This comes as the former coach, David Rodriguez, returned to teaching earlier this week after being placed on leave.
  That stemmed from an investigation into an alleged hazing incident between players. Video captured players beating up younger teammates on a bus last month, leaving one with a broken nose.
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• Seamstress to scientist: New Mexican’s story inspires women to pursue STEM careers

  23-04-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – She has gone from seamstress to award-winning scientist.
  A local woman thriving in what’s typically a male-dominated field wants to inspire other women to do the same.
  Pierrette Gorman started her career in New York as a seamstress.
  “My grandmother was also a seamstress in the same town, and so I already had a reputation built for myself before I started work,” Gorman said.
  However, since then, Gorman has traded sewing for science.
  After starting a fa
  
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• Austin House activated with Isotopes

  23-04-2016 05:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Austin House dreamed about coming home to Albuquerque to play baseball in the front of family and friends. He can now make that dream happen as a member of the Albuquerque Isotopes.
  House, who was promoted from double A Hartford to triple A Albuquerque on Thursday, was officially activated for action with the Isotopes Friday.
  “It’s actually my dad’s birthday today,” said House. “He told me that that was the best gift I ever gave him. My mo
  
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• Police: Woman may have been run over in domestic dispute

  23-04-2016 05:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating whether a woman was run over during a domestic dispute.
  Officers say they were called out to southwest Albuquerque and they found a woman lying in the street, apparently hit by a car.
  She was taken to UNM Hospital.
  APD says she’s not cooperating with them and a man involved took off.
  
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• Intel has no plans to close Rio Rancho plant

  23-04-2016 05:42 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE)– Intel does not plan to close any of its manufacturing sites like its plant in Rio Rancho.
  The Oregonian reports that’s according to internal documents.The facility in Rio Rancho could still see job cuts.
  The chip maker announced in April, it will cut 12-thousand or 11-percent of its workforce.
  The newspaper says employees will know by Monday if they are eligible for a buyout.
  Intel has planned some project cancellations as well.
  
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• Expert: How to protect kids against online child predators

  23-04-2016 05:10 via krqe.com
  
  TRI-CITIES, TN (WJHL)- Experts say every day in America thousands of children are sexually solicited online by predators. In 2015, investigators across Tennessee received 1,500 reports of suspected exploitation.
  But a small-town police department in Boone, North Carolina has made it a priority to catch online child predators. In the last year, they have arrested eight people on felony child sex crime charges. “They’re out there. They’re always fishing,” said Boone Police
  
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