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• With Haunted History Trail, New York invites ghost hunters

  30-04-2016 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — One of New York’s newest tourism ventures is more dare than invitation.
  There’s the usual guide suggesting places to visit: Inns, museums, restaurants, a winery.
  Not so usual are claims all may be inhabited by ghosts.
  The Haunted History Trail of New York State has been unfurled for anyone who’s ever ambled through a “ghost walk,” knows what EVP stands for (electronic voice phenomena), watched “Ghost Hunters,” ”Ghos
  
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• Cambodian elephant tour agency eases animals’ workload

  30-04-2016 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The owner of a company that provides elephant rides to tourists at Cambodia’s fabled Angkor Wat temple complex has reduced the working hours of his animals after one collapsed and died in the debilitating heat enveloping Southeast Asia.
  Angkor Elephant Co. owner Oan Kiri said Tuesday his remaining elephants will work 2 1/2 hours in the morning and about two hours in the late afternoon, an hour less than previously.
  He said he decided to reduce their work a
  
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• Falling tree hazard persists as pine beetle outbreak ends

  30-04-2016 22:39
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A waning pine beetle outbreak in the Rocky Mountain states is leaving dead trees in its wake. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1XZXfev) the outbreak that began in 1996 has killed thousands of mature trees in states including Colorado and Wyoming. Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests official Mark Westfahl says people should be […]
  
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• Grizzly Peak research area gets added protection

  30-04-2016 22:05
  
  CORTEZ, Colo. — The Grizzly Peak Research Natural Area rarely gets visitors, but the area is getting added protection to keep it from being disturbed so it can provide a baseline for what a natural area should look like. It also will be used to determine the effects of climate change. The research area is […]
  
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• Flooding flushes oil, chemicals into Texas rivers

  30-04-2016 22:02
  
  EL PASO, Texas — Recent floods across Texas have inundated oil wells and fracking sites, flushing crude oil and toxic fracking chemicals into the state’s rivers. State emergency management officials have taken dozens of photographs that show sheens and plumes spreading from tipped tanks and flooded production sites during the March flood of the Sabine […]
  
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• Waltz with Leo, Brad or Beyonce — or their holograms anyway

  30-04-2016 21:37 via krqe.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — You can waltz with Leo, pirouette to “Swan Lake” or join Beyonce on the disco floor. Well, your holograms can, at Tokyo’s Madame Tussauds wax museum.
  The Tokyo location of the museums known for their life-sized celebrity figures in wax opened a dancing hologram attraction Thursday.
  Visitors can waltz and disco with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Marilyn Monroe, or pirouette in a “Swan Lake” ballet with Olympics figure skating
  
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• Woman, 4 grandchildren killed in East Texas flooding

  30-04-2016 21:31
  
  PALESTINE, Texas — A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept. Capt. James Muniz of the Palestine Police Department told The Associated Press that six to 10 homes in a Palestine cul-de-sac were severely damaged following heavy rainfall […]
  
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• Fire crews fighting fire in Bosque near Central Ave

  30-04-2016 21:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Fire crews are fighting a fire in the Bosque south of where Central crosses the Rio Grande River.
  The fire started about 1:00 p.m.
  This is a developing story and KRQE will bring more information as it becomes available.
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• Fire crews extinguish fire in Bosque near Central Ave

  30-04-2016 21:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Fire crews fought a fire in the Bosque south of where Central crosses the Rio Grande River on Saturday afternoon.
  The fire started at about 1:00 p.m.
  A spokesperson from the Albuquerque Fire Department said that the fire was about 1.5 acres in size and is fully contained. The cause of the fire is unknown and under investigation.
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• 1 million goldfish dive into Tempe Town Lake

  30-04-2016 20:06
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — More than 1 million goldfish now have a giant fishbowl to call home in the form of Tempe Town Lake. City officials dumped roughly 1.2 million goldfish and minnows into the man-made lake Friday. They say the fish will serve as a natural insect control for midge flies’ larvae, which are at […]
  
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• 1 teen killed, 1 hurt after being ejected from carnival ride

  30-04-2016 20:04
  
  EL PASO, Texas — One teenage girl has been killed and another is injured after they were ejected from a whirling ride at an El Paso church carnival. Police say the girls were at a parking lot carnival at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church when they were hurled from a spinning ride called “Sizzler” just […]
  
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• Local woman with leg braces hiking Appalachian Trail

  30-04-2016 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A local woman with braces on her legs is trying to hike the 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail that runs from Georgia to Maine.
  On Tuesday evening, Stacey Kozel was at Austintown’s Western Reserve Orthotics and Prosthetics getting her computerized braces worked on and refitted.
  “She’s pushing them to the edge and beyond,” said Joey Pollak, a prosthetist and orthoptist.
  Kozel is 41 years old and originally from Medina though she now lives
  
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• Woman accused of smuggling heroin at border arrested

  30-04-2016 19:13
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Border Patrol agents say a woman was arrested at a Tucson area checkpoint after nearly 7 pounds of heroin was found on her body. Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that 22-year-old Brisseth Karina Gallardo-Ruiz, is facing narcotics-smuggling charges. They say Gallardo-Ruiz, who is a U.S. citizen, was the […]
  
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• Shots fired at State Trooper

  30-04-2016 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State police say the suspect of a hit-and-run in Springfield shot at a Trooper and his police dog while being arrested in the overnight hours.
  Media relations said that 15 minutes past midnight State Police got a report from Springfield Police that a car wanted in a hit-and-run crash minutes earlier was traveling southbound on I-91.
  The suspect took exit 4 and abandoned the car at Balise Chevrolet and walked toward Main Street and East Columbus Avenue.
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• South Valley Celebration cancelled due to weather concerns

  30-04-2016 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Bernalillo County has cancelled all South Valley Celebration weekend activities.
  Bernalillo County issued a notice Friday saying that all South Valley Celebration activities scheduled for Saturday and Sunday would be cancelled. The county cited weather concerns as the reason for the cancellation.
  Affected events include the community cleanup scheduled for Saturday morning and the screening of Monsters Inc. that was scheduled for Saturday night at the Westside Community
  
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• Deputies fatally shoot suspect in San Tan Valley

  30-04-2016 17:54
  
  FLORENCE, Ariz. — A man has died in the San Tan Valley area after allegedly trying to run down a Pinal County sheriff’s sergeant. County sheriff’s officials say the incident began around 11 p.m. Friday when the suspect’s vehicle rear-ended another car twice. A Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy followed the suspect when he left the […]
  
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• Proposed rule would delay questions about criminal history

  30-04-2016 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would prohibit federal agencies from asking certain job applicants questions about criminal and credit history until a conditional offer of employment has been made.
  The administration said that early inquiries about criminal history can unnecessarily narrow the pool of qualified candidates and make it that much harder for those with criminal histories to support themselves and their families.
  Beth Cobert, the acting direc
  
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• Photos: Gathering of Nations

  30-04-2016 17:02 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Gathering of Nations brings hundreds of tribes and thousands of spectators to the city for a unique cultural experience.
  It began on Thursday, April 28 and will be non-stop through Sunday, April 30.
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• Agents seize drugs, arrest nearly 60 at Arizona border

  30-04-2016 16:44
  
  YUMA, Ariz. — Border Patrol agents near Yuma have arrested nearly 60 people trying to illegally enter the U.S. Officials say Customs and Border Protections officers at the Wellton Station took 58 suspects into custody since Thursday. They also seized more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana. According to authorities, 21 men were caught allegedly smuggling […]
  
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• Today in History: April 30

  30-04-2016 16:41 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Saturday, April 30, the 121st day of 2016. There are 245 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On April 30, 1945, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun, as Russian troops approached his Berlin bunker.
  On this date:
  In 1789, George Washington took office in New York as the first president of the United States.
  In 1803, The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
  In 1812, Louisiana became the 18th s
  
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• Fugitive involved in Santa Fe SWAT situation turns himself in

  30-04-2016 15:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who escaped a SWAT situation in Santa Fe has turned himself in to police.
  Joaquin Chavez-Archuleta had a warrant out for his arrest for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon when SWAT teams surrounded a house in Santa Fe on Thursday.
  Police say the SWAT team had tossed in a flash-bang grenade and entered the home, but didn’t find Archuleta-Chavez inside.
  Police say he is now in custody after turning himself in just before 10 p.m. Friday night.
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• Nigerian princess seeks funds to help Boko Haram survivors

  30-04-2016 15:46 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — It pains Nigerian princess Modupe Ozolua every time she hears about the suicide bombings, killings and kidnappings by the Boko Haram militant group in her ancestral homeland.
  But Ozolua feels just as troubled when the plight of survivors dealing with the aftermath of the attacks goes unheard. The princess, a member of Benin Empire in southern Nigeria, doesn’t want those victims to be forgotten.
  Ozolua is taking a step toward raising awareness and money to assist displa
  
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• Site manager at Casa San Ysidro leaves position

  30-04-2016 08:06
  
  ‘Museum geek’ has worn many hats
  
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• RRPS board OK’s stricter failed drug test penalties

  30-04-2016 08:06
  
  Athlete with a second violation will be off the team for the season
  
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• Council vote paves way for chickens, goats in Rio Rancho

  30-04-2016 08:06
  
  Allowing homeowners to keep chickens, pygmy goats is forward-thinking
  
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• Casa San Ysidro leader has passion for New Mexico

  30-04-2016 08:06
  
  Just a few days before she takes over as Casa San Ysidro's site manager, Emily Stovel is looking forward to creating community partnerships that will allow more people to experience the museum.
  
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• Audit criticizes Bernalillo’s accounting

  30-04-2016 08:05
  
  State auditors identify nine issues, eight of which are years old
  
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• UNM baseball falls on the road vs. Arizona State

  30-04-2016 07:00
  
  Journal Staff and wire reports PHOENIX — Arizona State’s Seth Martinez worked 6(2/3) impressive innings and the Sun Devils rolled to a 9-5 victory over New Mexico at Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Friday night. Martinez (7-3) allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and struck out nine after being staked to an early 6-0 […]
  
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• UNM men’s tennis loses in MWC quarterfinals

  30-04-2016 06:59
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV – The No. 5 seeded University of New Mexico men’s tennis squad fell to No. 4 seed and host UNLV tonight in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Championships, ending their championship hopes. The No. 64 ranked team started off strong by clinching the doubles point with wins at the number one […]
  
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• 4-year-old killed in wreck on Tramway

  30-04-2016 06:56
  
  A toddler died Friday evening after suffering severe injuries in a wreck on Tramway near I-40.
  
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• South Valley Celebration weekend activities canceled

  30-04-2016 06:13
  
  All South Valley Celebration weekend activities have been canceled due to concerns about the weather, according to a release sent out by Bernalillo County. “This includes the Saturday morning cleanup, the Saturday night Movies in the Park showing, and the Sunday parade and celebration,” said Andy Lenderman, a county spokesman. The weekend events were going […]
  
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• Lawsuit: Kellys Brew Pub cheats Albuquerque workers

  30-04-2016 06:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s a popular hangout in Albuquerque, but employees at Kellys Brew Pub claim the business they worked for has been stealing from them.
  When voters agreed to raise the minimum wage in Albuquerque, attorneys said Kellys Brew Pub in Nob Hill forced its workers to pay for that wage hike themselves. Now, the workers have filed a class action lawsuit.
  Kellys patio in Nob Hill is often packed with customers.
  However, workers at the popular spot claim there’s
  
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• Battle brews between Senate leader, Governor over Los Lunas therapy pool

  30-04-2016 06:03 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A valuable community resource is being closed for good, But who’s to blame?
  The most powerful Democratic lawmaker in New Mexico says the Republican governor is unfairly blaming him and he says an audio recording backs that up.
  The new spat is all over the future of the state-owned and operated warm-water therapy pool, located at the site of the old Los Lunas Training School campus.
  As KRQE News 13 first reported this week, many residents are now learning
  
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• UNM student concerned about required sexual misconduct class

  30-04-2016 05:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico will soon be making all students take a new online course.
  The week the Justice Department announced that an investigation found UNM did not handle reports of sexual harassment according to federal law, UNM sent an email to thousands of students about a new online course on sexual misconduct that will be required.
  “I think it’s a really good step for UNM,” said UNM Student Ashen Gutierrez.
  “I don’t believe forc
  
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• Transplant recipient meets donor at Sunport

  30-04-2016 05:55
  
  A Utah man who received a life-saving transplant met his Albuquerque donor for the first time Friday.
  
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• Stolen puppy found, returned to foster mom

  30-04-2016 05:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman has been reunited with her foster puppy after it was swiped from her home.
  A 7-week-old husky mix named Puffer Fish was living with his foster family near Osuna and Wyoming.
  On Monday the home was broken into and the puppy and woman’s SUV were stolen.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says they connected a suspect to that break-in and several others.
  They tracked that suspect to a home in Carnuel, New Mexico. They arrested him Friday and reco
  
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• Family to host car wash fundraiser after suspected DWI crash

  30-04-2016 05:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Four people hit by a suspected drunk driver in Moriarty are out of the hospital.
  A family of seven started the drive to Albuquerque last Saturday night after a birthday party in Moriarty.
  The Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies say Caesar Chavez was drunk and hit them head-on.
  Pablo caldera, his 22-year-old daughter and her 18-month-old daughter died.
  Caldera’s wife and children were hospitalized.
  On Saturday, the family is hosting a fundraising car wash nea
  
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• State Champion Bowling Team looks to excel at Nationals

  30-04-2016 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The Rio Rancho Bowling team is coming off a rocky road to the state title this year. They defeated Eldorado for the title after working their way up from the loser’s bracket. Now that they have the State Title, the team can compete in the first ever High School National Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on July 30th.How you can help:The Team is holding a Bowl-a-thon on Sunday at 10 Pins and More in Rio Rancho at 12 p.m.
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• ‘Mountain coaster’ planned for Sandia Ski Area

  30-04-2016 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – If all goes as planned, you’ll be able to get your thrills atop Sandia Mountain. A special coaster is in the works for the ski area, but it’s not a traditional roller coaster.
  The “mountain coaster” would be located on the east side of the mountain, according to Ben Abruzzo, general manager of the Sandia Ski Area.
  “A mountain coaster uses the terrain of the mountain to provide the enjoyment,” he said.
  “In a normal roller coaste
  
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• Albuquerque church struck by vandals

  30-04-2016 05:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The pastor of a church in southeast Albuquerque says someone broke in, robbed and vandalized the building.
  It happened at the Sandia Church of the Nazarene near Central and Wyoming between Friday night and early Saturday morning.
  The church says the burglars broke doors and equipment, even making off with several laptops.
  “Things can be replaced. Yes it’s an awful thing that happened, but I believe this will bring our community closer together,” said
  
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• Albuquerque church damaged by vandals

  30-04-2016 05:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The pastor of a church in southeast Albuquerque says someone broke in, robbed and vandalized the building.
  It happened at the Sandia Church of the Nazarene near Central and Wyoming between Friday night and early Saturday morning.
  The church says the burglars broke doors and equipment, even making off with several laptops.
  “Things can be replaced. Yes it’s an awful thing that happened, but I believe this will bring our community closer together,” said
  
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• Elementary students plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day

  30-04-2016 04:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)– To celebrate Arbor Day some kids picked up some shovels and got their hands dirty.
  Students at Painted Sky Elementary got to help plant trees at the park next to their school near Unser and Ladera.
  The City Forester says it’s important to educate the kids while they are young so they will grow up wanting to learn more.
  State Forestry was also giving away seedlings.
  Smokey Bear was there to help the Parks and Rec Department explain the importance of fire safety.
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• Sports Office: Former Lobo QB and NFL Coach Ned James

  30-04-2016 04:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Former University of New Mexico quarterback and veteran NFL coach Ned James is in Van Tate’s Sports Office this week. James shares a variety of stories from his time as an assistant coach in the NFL. He also gives his take on the draft and talks about one very special moment as a Lobo quarterback.
  James has returned to New Mexico after spending more than a decade in the NFL as an assistant coach.
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• Video: British family getting attacked in Thailand

  30-04-2016 04:12 via krqe.com
  
  BANGKOK (AP) — A British couple and their son were savagely attacked during a family vacation in Thailand in the latest blow to the country’s image as a welcoming tourist paradise. Police said Thursday they have arrested the four suspected attackers.
  A video of the attack, which was captured by overhead security cameras and posted this week on social media, has stirred shock and outrage over its brutality and the ages of the victims, a 65-year-old woman and 68-year-old man from Scotl
  
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• Simple, but novel approach benefits babies born to moms on opiates

  30-04-2016 04:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – You can hear cries of withdrawal echo in the hallway of the in-patient unit on the 7th floor at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. It’s where you find babies born to mothers who were on opiates during pregnancy.
  Dr. Matthew Grossman explains, “More commonly for us, moms who are on a methadone maintenance program who are getting treatment for addiction.”
  For some 30 years, treating each newborn’s dependency with medication was control
  
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• Updated: APD: Child dies from crash on Tramway

  30-04-2016 03:34
  
  A 4-year-old girl is dead after a two-car crash Friday evening on Tramway NE at Interstate 40, according to Albuquerque police. APD spokesman Daren DeAguero said the girl, who had been sitting in the back seat of the car, was thrown from the car around 6:30 p.m. She was the only person injured in the […]
  
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• APD: Child dies from crash on Tramway

  30-04-2016 03:34
  
  A child died at the hospital after being injured in a two-car crash on Tramway NE near Interstate 40 Friday evening, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Officer Daren DeAguero didn’t immediately know the age or gender of the child. “Officers are very busy investigating the accident and tending to the needs […]
  
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• Community plans funeral for veteran who died alone

  30-04-2016 03:24
  
  The community comes together to give a proper farewell to a veteran who died alone.
  
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• Ex-Lobo center Natali returns to join UNM football staff

  30-04-2016 03:00
  
  Vince Natali, a first-team All-Mountain West Conference center as a University of New Mexico senior in 2007, is returning to Albuquerque as UNM’s director of football recruiting. No announcement has been made by UNM, but Natali has confirmed the news, first reported by football scoop.com. Natali spent the past three seasons as the offensive line […]
  
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• Police: Crash closes southbound Tramway near I-40, child in critical condition

  30-04-2016 02:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Police and emergency crews are on the scene near I-40 and Tramway Friday night.
  Police say southbound Tramway is shut down just north of I-40 due to a crash.
  Two vehicles were involved and a child has been taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to officers.
  Drivers should proceed with caution or seek alternate routes.
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  KRQE News 13 has a crew on the way and will provide updates as they are available.
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