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• Body of woman found in yard of vacant Phoenix home

  24-04-2016 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Police are investigating how a body of a woman ended up in the backyard of a vacant west Phoenix home.
  Sgt. Jonathan Howard said Sunday that officers responded to a call around 3 a.m. to a property near 51st Avenue and Thomas Road.
  Upon their arrival, they discovered the woman’s body.
  Investigators say she appears to be a victim of a homicide but did not disclose a possible cause or manner of death.
  No information about a possible suspect has been released.
  
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• Study: Women live longer in green spaces

  24-04-2016 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  (CNN) – A new study suggests a link between areas with a lot of greenery and a lower mortality rate among women. Living closer to nature could help women live longer.
  A study published in the journal, “Environmental Health Perspectives,” suggests a link between the amount of vegetation around homes and significantly lower mortality rates among women.
  The study was conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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• Cubans fleeing in high numbers despite new diplomatic ties

  24-04-2016 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — While more than 50 years of enmity between the United States and Cuba is slowly vanishing, the renewed relationship is raising concerns among some on the communist island nation that the U.S. could also erase a unique immigration policy that favors Cubans.
  Those fears are largely unfounded, yet tens of thousands of Cubans have fled since President Barack Obama announced the normalization of relations between the countries in late 2014. The rush to leave has led to the hig
  
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• 5 homes burned in 2 fires in Kirtland

  24-04-2016 22:24
  
  KIRTLAND, N.M. — Fire officials in Kirtland are warning residents not to burn weeds in the wake of fires that have destroyed five homes in two days. San Juan County Fire Chief Craig Daugherty told the Daily Times (http://bit.ly/1YOUD3k) of Farmington on Saturday that both blazes could have been prevented. Daugherty says someone burning weeds […]
  
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• Police: 'No kernel of truth' in online report of mass shooting

  24-04-2016 22:07
  
  Police tells KOB a report circulating online about a mass shooting this weekend in Albuquerque is a hoax.
  
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• Plans to expand national monument in San Luis Valley debated

  24-04-2016 21:55
  
  ALAMOSA, Colo. — Plans to expand the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument northward from New Mexico into the San Luis Valley are getting more support and more opposition. Rio Grande Water Conservation District Board Member Dwight Martin said residents don’t need the monument in Conejos County because it serves no purpose. “I am adamantly […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police officer sent to hospital after crash

  24-04-2016 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – APD Officer Simon Drobik was transported to the hospital Sunday after a crash near San Mateo and Pan American.
  The crash is still under investigation but an APD spokeswoman was able to say that Officer Drobik was running code to the scene of another incident when he was involved in this crash.
  Drobik was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to APD. The other driver also had minor injuries.
  Officer Drobik is one of APD’s public information of
  
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• UNC investigates 44 bias-motivated incidents on campus

  24-04-2016 21:18
  
  GREELEY, Colo. — The University of Northern Colorado is investigating 44 bias-motivated incidents on campus over the past year. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1T7epD5 ) that those incidents range from students saying “gay” if they mean “bad” to students criticizing the university’s campus salon for not meeting the needs of students of color. UNC describes […]
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing 66-year-old woman

  24-04-2016 21:15
  
  Albuquerque police issued a Silver Alert Sunday for a 66-year-old woman with dementia who went missing Saturday night.
  
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• Banking woes easing for some legal pot businesses

  24-04-2016 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Banking remains a major hurdle for the legal marijuana industry, but new federal data suggest that’s beginning to change.
  The number of banks and credit unions telling the government that they’re handling marijuana money has jumped five-fold in the past two years, from 51 in March 2014 to 301 last month. And in Washington state, most marijuana businesses are paying taxes electronically — not in cash.
  But the progress is still relatively slight, and it&r
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing woman

  24-04-2016 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police issued a Silver Alert Sunday for Karen Kaye.
  Karen, age 66, was last scene at 3005 Franciscan St NE on April 23, at approximately 8:00 p.m. She is described as 5’6″ tall, 150 lbs, brown hair, and hazel eyes. She was wearing black pants and a multi-colored sweater. Karen has dementia.
  Any person with information is asked to call 242-COPS
  
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• Lovington Police investigating fatal car crash

  24-04-2016 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  LOVINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Lovington Police are investigating a car crash that left two people dead.
  The crash happened at about 1:40 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of East Avenue D and Industrial Street.
  Police say that Joseph Wier (25) and his wife Tymplaire Wier (20), both of Lovington, were transported to NorLea Hospital where they were pronounced deceased. The passengers of the other vehicle, Oscar Martinez-Zamora (19) and an unidentified 16-year-old, were airlifted to a Texas hospit
  
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• Passover vacation niche grows to dozens of destinations

  24-04-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Most Jews around the world say the traditional “Next year in Jerusalem” at the end of the annual Passover Seder feast. Last year, St. Louis native David Benkof said to himself, “Next year in Disney World.”
  For many Jews like Benkof, traveling to vacation hotspots during the eight-day Passover holiday has become a way of avoiding the hassle of heeding religious rules that require scrubbing a home clean of grain particles or hosting back-to-back,
  
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• Police: Man arrested for 5th DWI at title loan company

  24-04-2016 20:09
  
  Albuquerque police arrested a man for his fifth DWI offense after allegedly showing up drunk to a title loan company, where his pickup truck nearly backed into traffic.
  
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• A wish fit for a princess, granted

  24-04-2016 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – It’s a wish fit for a princess.
  A Lebanon girl is getting the trip of a lifetime after spending much of hers in and out of hospitals. This trip simply hasn’t been possible for the past several years.
  But now, thanks to volunteers and donations, the Richardson family is packing their bags.
  At 6 years old, Maya Richardson likes what you’d expect her to like.
  “She and her older sister always have adored princesses, as most little girls probably do
  
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• Fake $20 bills in motel trash lead to Bryan couple’s arrest

  24-04-2016 19:34
  
  BRYAN, Texas — A couple from Bryan are jailed on four counts of forgery of government money and other charges after authorities say the pair left sheets of counterfeit $20 bills in a trash can at a College Station motel. College Station police say a Wal-Mart receipt found in the can was used to link […]
  
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• Colorado lawmakers target edible pot in fruit, animal shapes

  24-04-2016 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Pot-infused lemon drops and other marijuana edibles that resemble fruits could be coming off Colorado shelves, the latest front in a battle by lawmakers to eradicate retail pot products that could appeal to kids.
  A committee in the state House of Representatives advanced the bill that also would ban infused edibles shaped like animals or people. Edible pot makers already are preparing for new regulations starting this fall that will require each piece of food to carry a symbo
  
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• Authorities: Teen shoots 2 outside prom before cop kills him

  24-04-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire outside of a high school prom in northern Wisconsin, wounding two students before a police officer who was in the parking lot fatally shot him, authorities said Sunday.
  The attack happened late Saturday outside the Antigo High School prom, said Eric Roller, the chief of police in Antigo, a community of about 8,000 people roughly 150 miles north of Milwaukee.
  Roller said the gunman — later identified as Jakob E. Wagner — shot
  
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• Firefighter injured in five-alarm fire in Arizona

  24-04-2016 18:57
  
  GILBERT, Ariz. — Some residents who had been evacuated near a major fire in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert returned home early Sunday. About 60 people were evacuated from the area, according to Diana Rodriguez, a public information officer for the American Red Cross. Evacuees from an apartment complex near the fire were still displaced, […]
  
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• States move toward making endangered land lines extinct

  24-04-2016 18:41 via krqe.com
  
  WHITEFIELD, Maine (AP) — Peter Froehlich lives at the end of a mile-long dirt road in a part of Maine where pickup trucks share the right of way with wandering dairy cows. The local cable company won’t run a line down the road, and his cellphone is useless because he lives in a wireless dead zone.
  Now Froehlich, 70, worries a new Maine law will eventually allow the telephone company to unplug him from the plain old telephone service he depends on.
  “If they get out of the landli
  
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• Deputy injured while investigating vehicle break-ins

  24-04-2016 18:21
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. — A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy suffered minor after he was hit by a car while investigating vehicle break-ins. Deputies spotted a Jeep Wrangler that fit a description Saturday night and when they tried to stop it, another vehicle rammed into a patrol car. The deputies were trying to arrest the suspect that […]
  
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• Forums to focus on APS academic master plan

  24-04-2016 18:00
  
    Albuquerque Public Schools is holding four public forums for feedback on its academic master plan. The first is set for Monday, April 25, in the Rio Grande High School library, 2300 Arenal SW. Next will be Highland High School on May 2, Del Norte High School on May 5 and Cibola High School on […]
  
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• Connecticut man arrested, charged with threatening to bomb Trump rally

  24-04-2016 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A 20-year-old Connecticut man is facing charges after authorities say he tweeted out a bomb threat during a Donald Trump rally Saturday.
  Connecticut State Police say the U.S. Secret Service contacted them Saturday afternoon after they say Sean Morkys posted on Twitter, “Is someone going to bomb the trump rally or am I going to have to?”
  Police say that tweet was followed by another warning a friend to have his family members leave the rally so they would
  
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• I-40 eastbound closure scheduled Sunday for construction

  24-04-2016 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation issued an update Sunday morning about construction on I-40 eastbound.
  The update said that the two right lanes from the I-40 eastbound entrance ramp at San Mateo to just past the eastbound off-ramp at Louisiana will be closed until 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The eastbound on-ramp at San Mateo will also be closed until 4:00 p.m.
  Crews will be performing asphalt work.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in motorcycle crash near Socorro

  24-04-2016 17:53
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say one person was killed and another injured when a motorcycle crashed in Socorro County. Authorities say the crash happened around 5 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 25 just south of Socorro. According to investigators, it appears a motorcycle carrying two people was traveling northbound when windy conditions caused […]
  
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• Four people were shot in downtown Denver early Sunday

  24-04-2016 17:38
  
  DENVER — Four people were shot in downtown Denver early Sunday. Police tweeted that two of the four are in critical condition. The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. on the west side of the downtown area near Cherry Creek. No information was available on the suspects or victims.
  
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• Police activity in southwest Albuquerque

  24-04-2016 17:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There is police activity on Lone Mountain, near Central and 98th in southwest Albuquerque.
  Police had the area blocked off for some time just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning.
  Information is limited at this time.
  KRQE News 13 is working on getting more information and will provide you with updates as they are available.
  
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• Strong winds cause fatal motorcycle crash near Socorro

  24-04-2016 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – State police officers responded to a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday on I-25 south of Socorro.
  Early investigation reveals a motorcycle with two riders on it was traveling northbound when windy conditions caused the driver to lose control. The motorcycle ran off the road and crashed onto the shoulder.
  The passenger was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining fatal injuries. The driver of the motorcycle was flow to UNM Hospital and is said to be
  
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• White House poised to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry

  24-04-2016 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers.
  Those pages — now kept in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol — address specific sources of foreign support for some of the hijackers while they were in the United States.
  Bob Graham, who was co-chairman of the bipartisan panel, and others say the document
  
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• Thief who used teen sons to burglarize arrested again

  24-04-2016 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Tijeras dad who police say was caught on camera using his sons to break into a home has been arrested again.
  38-year-old Jason Haidle was wanted for a burglary at a gas station on Wyoming. Albuquerque police finally caught up with him Friday night and arrested him.
  Last year, Haidle and his 12 and 13-year-old sons were caught on a surveillance camera burglarizing a home in the East Mountains.
  But those charges were dropped in December.
  Haidle has a long criminal hi
  
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• Bar association to mark 50th anniversary of Miranda decision

  24-04-2016 16:20
  
  PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Bar Association will hold a panel discussion to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that requires police to warn arrested people that they have a right to remain silent. Panelists for the May 4 event include retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Rebecca White Berch, state […]
  
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• 4 federal agents injured during shootout at Kansas motel

  24-04-2016 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say four federal agents suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot while trying to make an arrest at a Kansas motel.
  Police say two U.S. marshals and an FBI agent were shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night in Topeka. A fourth federal agent also suffered the same injuries, but it was not immediately clear to which agency the officer is assigned. All four were taken to hospitals.
  WIBW-TV reports that the four agents descen
  
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• Jon 'Bones' Jones regains title in fight

  24-04-2016 14:33
  
  Jon "Bones" Jones regains his Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title almost a year after the UFC stripped him of the belt.
  
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• Fight fans eager for Jon 'Bones' Jones' UFC return

  24-04-2016 08:20
  
  After more than a year away from the octagon, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones made his big return to fighting Saturday night at UFC 197 against Ovince Saint Preux.
  
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• Indoor football: Gladiators suffer 2 setbacks in loss to Texas

  24-04-2016 08:05
  
  The Duke City Gladiators suffered a double dose of hurt Saturday night at Tingley Coliseum in a Cham ...
  
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• Trump refutes the idea that he’ll show more restraint

  24-04-2016 08:02
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn.–A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he's not chang ...
  
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• Tougher scrutiny slows NM tax refunds

  24-04-2016 08:02
  
  State has flagged about 59,000 personal returns
  
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• ‘There’s blood all over,’ Ohio caller says to 911

  24-04-2016 08:02
  
  PIKETON, Ohio–An out-of-breath caller who found two of the eight slain members of an Ohio...
  
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• Student loan issue may hit Cruz’s appeal among young voters

  24-04-2016 08:02
  
  AUSTIN, Texas–When Ted Cruz kicked off his White House bid at Liberty University, he told...
  
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• ‘Topes Today: Sunday, April 24

  24-04-2016 07:53
  
  At Las Vegas, 1:05 p.m. Probable Starters: Isotopes RHP Jeff Hoffman (2-0, 1.62 ERA) vs. 51s RHP Seth Lugo (1-2, 10.66) Radio: 610 AM Saturday: Stephen Cardullo doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Isotopes rallied to defeat host Las Vegas 5-4 and earn their sixth straight win. Jeff Bianchi […]
  
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• Green Jeans customers say business needs more parking

  24-04-2016 07:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Since celebrating its grand opening in February Green Jeans Farmery has been a big hit in Albuquerque. But some customers say that popularity is making parking there extremely difficult.
  “It’s really great. It has a great atmosphere out here,” said customer Gabrielle Menezes.
  “I come here every now and then. I think it’s kinda a cool place,” said customer Simon Cao.
  It’s only been open a few months but already Green Jeans Farme
  
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• NMDOT apologizes for traffic mess on I-25

  24-04-2016 07:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It was a very unpleasant surprise for drivers on I-25 Saturday. The freeway turned into a parking lot for part of the day and DOT says it was their mistake.
  Southbound I-25 from Bernalillo to Albuquerque is normally smooth sailing on a Saturday but not this Saturday. The backup started around 11:30 in the morning.
  NMDOT had two lanes closed to install traffic monitoring devices but that left some waiting on the freeway for more than an hour in traffic.
  Frustr
  
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• ‘Bones’ Jones wins unanimous decision at UFC 197

  24-04-2016 07:11
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev.  — Jon Jones unanimously outpointed Ovince Saint Preux on Saturday night at UFC 197 to take the interim light heavyweight title in his return to the octagon. Jones, who trains at Jackson-Wink MMA in Albuquerque,  improved to 22-1 with winning scores of 50-44, 50-45 and 50-45 from the judges. He will next […]
  
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• Lobo baseball wins their 3rd straight on Saturday

  24-04-2016 07:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Lobo baseball increased its lead in the Mountain West Conference on Saturday, beating San Diego State 13-7. UNM is now 29-12 overall and 16-4 in MW play. The Lobos took the lead in the 1st inning and never looked back.
  SDSU would get a run in the top of the 2nd making it 2-1 Lobos, but UNM would answer back in the bottom of the inning scoring 8 runs. Jared Holley went 4-4 on the day and Carl Stajduhar went 3-4 with 4 RBI’s.
  The Lobos look to sweep the Aztecs on Sunday a
  
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• La Cueva wins in a nail biter

  24-04-2016 07:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- La Cueva baseball hosted Eldorado on Saturday. Game one of the double header was a heated District 2 game, as it went 10 innings. The Bears would go on to win that game in the bottom of the 10th 2-1.
  They then went on to take game 2, 8-2. The wins better La Cueva’s district record to 8-2. There is now less than 2 weeks until the 2016 State Baseball Tournament 1st round begins.
  
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• Cody East loses in UFC Debut

  24-04-2016 07:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Cody “The Freight Train” East made his highly anticipated debut in the UFC on Saturday. He headlined the UFC Fight Pass Prelim card against heavy handed Walt Harris. This heavyweight bout looked to be going in East’s way early on, as he connected with some good shots to the head and body.
  The two fighters at one point just started swinging for the fences and up to that point it was possible that East had the 1st round on the card. Then with around 3:30 into
  
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• Jon “Bones” Jones wins in return to UFC

  24-04-2016 07:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – After months out of the ring following legal troubles in Albuquerque, Jon “Bones” Jones was a winner in his return to the UFC.
  Jones was given the unanimous decision over Ovince Saint Preux after a five round interim light heavyweight title fight. Jones is expected to fight Daniel Cormier next. Cormier had to withdraw from the previously scheduled fight earlier in the month following a foot injury.
  Jones was stripped of the title after he was charged f
  
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• Café offers atmosphere for cat people

  24-04-2016 06:37
  
  For those who love cats and want to hang out with them in a social setting, a new Albuquerque café features the perfect clientele. Gatos y Galletas, located 414 Central Ave., held its grand opening on Saturday, welcoming two- and four-legged friends alike for food and furry friendship.
  
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• Athletes flock to Railyards for CrossFit event

  24-04-2016 06:29
  
  The Railyards in Albuquerque play host to many events like farmers markets and concerts. This weekend, athletes took over the area for the “Railyard Games.”
  
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• Person of interest in gun safe theft arrested on other charges

  24-04-2016 06:24
  
  A woman who police believe may have helped steal a gun safe in January is behind bars on other charges. Saturday morning Ashly Mascarenas appeared in court for car theft, aggravated fleeing and drug possession.
  
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