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• APS, UNM Class of 2016 Graduation Schedule

  06-05-2016 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Graduation ceremonies for graduating Albuquerque high school students have been set. Graduations for Albuquerque Public Schools’ 13 comprehensive high schools will be at Tingley Coliseum. The ceremonies for APS schools of choice will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. APS says all graduation ceremonies will be recorded and the recording will be posted online here.
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• UNM audit: Former Director of Operations used company card for personal use

  06-05-2016 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The investigation into the former director of operations for the University of New Mexico’s Men’s Basketball Team is now complete.
  Read: UNM Internal Audit »
  According to UNM, the investigation uncovered falsified and altered documents along with cash withdrawals that had no business purpose. The investigation also revealed that Cody Hopkins used his university issued card for personal spending. In all, Hopkins is accused of spending m
  
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• Missing man found dead in northwest Albuquerque

  06-05-2016 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The identity of a man found dead in northwest Albuquerque has been released.
  The Office of the Medical Investigator has identified the body as 39-year-old Lee Rowland. Rowland was reported missing earlier this week.
  Rowland’s body was found Wednesday in the area of El Tesoro Escondido and Bob McCannon after reports of children coming across a body.
  Albuquerque Police say that preliminary results from OMI do not indicate any foul play but an the ex
  
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• Missing man found dead in Albuquerque

  06-05-2016 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The identity of a man found dead in northwest Albuquerque has been released.
  The Office of the Medical Investigator has identified the body as 39-year-old Lee Rowland. Rowland was reported missing earlier this week.
  Rowland’s body was found Wednesday in the area of El Tesoro Escondido and Bob McCannon after reports of children coming across a body.
  Albuquerque Police say that preliminary results from OMI do not indicate any foul play but an the ex
  
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• Texas children tied outside had hundreds of scars, injuries

  06-05-2016 22:35
  
  DALLAS — Two young children found chained and leashed outside a San Antonio home had suffered hundreds of scars and injuries from months, perhaps years, of abuse, a sheriff’s official said Friday. Doctors who treated the children after they were found April 29 determined they had old injuries indicating a long period of abuse. One […]
  
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• Breaking: Baseball scraps Puerto Rico series amid Zika concerns

  06-05-2016 22:22
  
  NEW YORK — Baseball has scrapped a series in Puerto Rico between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins amid concerns over the Zika virus. Major League Baseball and the players’ union made the announcement Friday. The two games scheduled for San Juan on May 30-31 will instead be played in Miami.
  
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• Tribe: Navajo Code Talker dies in New Mexico at age 92

  06-05-2016 22:14
  
  GRANTS, N.M. — A Navajo Code Talker has died in New Mexico at age 92. Navajo Nation officials announced Friday that Bill Henry Toledo died Thursday in Grants. Toledo enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, helping use the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II. He served in the Pacific […]
  
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• Arizona ruling: Docs’ medical marijuana immunity is limited

  06-05-2016 22:14
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court says immunity provided doctors under the state’s medical marijuana law for certifying patients to use pot only applies to the medical certifications, not other conduct such as making false statements in documents. The ruling Friday overturns a lower court’s decision that upheld dismissal of forgery and fraud charges against […]
  
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• Updated: UNM: Former hoops staffer falsified documents, bilked Lobos out of up to $63,000

  06-05-2016 21:42
  
  An audit report released Friday morning by the University of New Mexico indicates  that former men’s basketball operations director Cody Hopkins committed fraud with a team purchasing card for personal gain, and he had $63,418 in “unallowable” activity on the card. The report also acknowledges systemic failures in allowing the matter to have gone unchecked […]
  
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• Today in History: May 6

  06-05-2016 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, May 6, the 127th day of 2016. There are 239 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On May 6, 1891, electrician Irwin “Ike” H. Hoover began installing the first electrical wiring in the White House during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison. (Hoover ended up being offered a full-time job as White House electrician, which he accepted; he later became the White House chief usher.)
  On this date:
  In 1889, the Paris Exposition formally ope
  
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• City issues health alert due to blowing dust for Friday afternoon, evening

  06-05-2016 21:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque’s Environmental Health Department has issued a health alert due to blowing dust.
  The alert is in effect from 1:20 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday.
  The Environmental Health Department is advising people with respiratory and heart diseases to limit outdoors activities. The department also provided the following guidelines:
  Keep windows and doors closed. If needed for comfort, use air conditioners or heating systems on recycle/recirculati
  
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• US consumer borrowing jumps 10 percent in March

  06-05-2016 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers sharply increased use of their credit cards in March, pushing up total borrowing at the fastest pace in more than a decade. The Federal Reserve reported Friday that total consumer borrowing rose $29.7 billion in March, a 10 percent jump from the previous month. It was the largest percentage gain since […]
  
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• The Latest: Protective order: Shooting suspect made threats

  06-05-2016 21:14
  
  BETHESDA, Md. — The Latest on the three fatal shootings in the Washington suburbs (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Documents show the woman police say was killed by her estranged husband outside a Maryland high school had previously told authorities he threatened to harm her if she left him. According to a protective order obtained […]
  
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• Analysis: Pennsylvania heartland could spell trouble for Hillary Clinton

  06-05-2016 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – The way Hillary Clinton speaks it’s as if her last gig wasn’t secretary of state but mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  Scranton is the hardscrabble city in Northeastern Pennsylvania with Clinton family connections.
  Secretary Clinton spent childhood summers on Diamond Avenue in the city where her father was raised. Vice President Joe Biden lived in Scranton until he was eight.
  It’s a place politicians want to be from as Scranton represents Ameri
  
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• Manhunt underway after 3 shootings in Washington, DC area

  06-05-2016 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A manhunt was underway Friday after authorities said they were looking into whether three fatal shootings in the Washington area were connected.
  The first shooting occurred Thursday at a high school. The second occurred in a mall parking lot Friday morning and the third happened 30 minutes later at a nearby shopping center.
  Police identified the school shooting suspect as 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, an employee of the Federal Protective Service, which provides security
  
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• Feds: City of Espanola trespassing on Santa Clara Pueblo

  06-05-2016 20:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A civil complaint says Espanola is trespassing on Santa Clara Pueblo land because the city failed to renew its rights of way for its public water and sanitary sewer lines.
  The complaint filed Friday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office said the northern New Mexico city obtained rights of way from the pueblo in the early 1980s but those have expired years ago.
  Federal officials want Espanola to comply with the Indian Right-of-Way Act by renewing its rights of way and
  
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• Ex-teacher gets 10 years for child porn found in classroom

  06-05-2016 20:49
  
  PHOENIX — A 51-year-old former substitute teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case that started when a flash child containing child pornography was found in a Phoenix classroom. Greg Paul Parr was sentenced Friday by Judge Peter Reinstein of Maricopa County Superior Court. Parr previously pleaded guilty to one count […]
  
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• Amber Alert helps motel clerk spot missing girls

  06-05-2016 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Two small Utah girls who authorities say were taken by their parents who had lost custody were found safe in a New Mexico motel after an Amber Alert went out to Utah and all neighboring states.
  The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reports that authorities say the girls, ages 3 and 11 months, were reported missing Thursday afternoon after their parents took them from a baby sitter at a house in Clinton, Utah.
  Clinton Police Lt. Shawn Stoker said a hotel clerk in Ga
  
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• Dona Ana County to reopen juvenile detention center

  06-05-2016 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – The Dona Ana County Juvenile Detention Center is set to reopen after about a year of sitting empty.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that the center closed last year after high attrition rates among jail officers prompted detention center officials to combine the youth and adult facilities. On Friday 18 juvenile inmates will be moved back into the facilities.
  Jail Director Christopher Barela announced Thursday that improved staffing levels and retention rates have al
  
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• Thousands gather in Farmington for Ashlynne Mike’s funeral

  06-05-2016 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Family, friends and thousands of community members are gathered in Farmington to say goodbye to 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike.
  Her tragic death still has this community and the whole state in shock.
  Thousands filled the Farmington Civic Center on Friday morning for the 11-year-old’s funeral to honor and remember her. Everyone from the governor to Ashlynne’s family, spoke telling stories and celebrating her life.
  Ashlynne and her 9-year-old brother wer
  
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• Deputies: Missing Roswell woman’s body found

  06-05-2016 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The body of a 74-year-old Roswell woman who went missing last week has been found.
  A Silver Alert was issued last Friday for Sharon Berry, a former deputy in Roswell who has dementia.
  On Friday, Berry’s truck was found on a back road outside Hagerman with her body inside.
  Chavez County Sheriff’s Deputies say there were no signs of foul play.
  Deputies say Berry’s dog was also found alive.
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• Placitas artists will be highlighted in studio tour

  06-05-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  PLACITAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Just in time for the Mother’s Day holiday, artists from Placitas, New Mexico will be featured as part of a studio tour to promote their locally produced art.
  For almost 20 years, the Placitas Studio Tour has allowed the public to interact with artists living in that area. It’s also provided an opportunity for the different forms of art to be exposed for possible sale.
  Nearly 60 artists are participating in this year’s tour which kicks off
  
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• Suspect in 11-year-old’s death to stay in federal custody

  06-05-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of kidnapping and murdering 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike will remain behind bars until his trial.
  Officials say, 27-year-old Tom Begaye, Jr., waived both his preliminary hearing and detention hearing. U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Yarbrough ruled that there was enough probable cause to support the charges against Begaye.
  Begaye is said to be from Waterflow, which is right next to Fruitland where Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother were kidna
  
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• Man accused of murdering Ashlynne Mike staying in federal custody

  06-05-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of kidnapping and murdering 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike will remain behind bars until his trial.
  Officials say, 27-year-old Tom Begaye, Jr., waived both his preliminary hearing and detention hearing. U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Yarbrough ruled that there was enough probable cause to support the charges against Begaye.
  Begaye is said to be from Waterflow, which is right next to Fruitland where Ashlynne Mike and her 9-year-old brother were kidna
  
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• Updated: For virtual reality makers, a new version of an old struggle

  06-05-2016 18:36
  
  LOS ANGELES — When it comes to virtual reality, how exclusive is exclusive? After delaying orders because of component shortages and angering wannabe early adopters, VR company Oculus is confronting another headache as it seeks to technologically and culturally establish the immersive medium. It’s now possible to play titles that were intended to only be […]
  
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• Prosecutors protest release of Alamogordo shooting suspect

  06-05-2016 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – Prosecutors are objecting to the release on bail of a man charged in a double-killing in Alamogordo.
  The Alamogordo Daily News reports that Otero County’s 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is expected to file a motion asking that conditions be placed on 34-year-old Terrick Thompkins’ release.
  Thompkins, who is accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Phillip Banka and 30-year-old Jessica Thompkins in March 2015, was released Wednesday on a $2
  
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• Santa Fe schools superintendent to stay

  06-05-2016 18:31
  
  It appears Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Joel Boyd will be around at least a little longer. A day after interviewing for the top job with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Boyd took to Twitter early Friday morning to announce that had withdrew his name from consideration: “Thank you #SantaFe for your support this week. I […]
  
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• Blowing dust closes I-10 on Arizona-New Mexico border again

  06-05-2016 18:29 via krqe.com
  
  SAN SIMON, Ariz. (AP) – Blowing dust and reduced visibility have closed a 62-mile stretch of Interstate 10 on both sides of the Arizona-New Mexico line for the fourth time in two weeks.
  The Arizona Department of Transportation says I-10 between U.S. 191 in southeastern Arizona and Lordsburg, New Mexico, was closed Friday morning and will remain closed until visibility improves near a plowed field near San Simon.
  Detours take traffic on a 110-mile route through Safford, Arizona.
  The same se
  
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• Marchionne: Self-driving cars could be on roads in 5 years

  06-05-2016 18:27
  
  WINDSOR, Ontario — Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says working with Google convinced him that self-driving technology is closer than he thought and could be on the road in five years. “I don’t find it that unsettling,” Marchionne said Friday. “I see this as having tremendous use in real life.” FCA and Google announced a […]
  
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• Breaking: Federal judge orders accused child killer to remain behind bars

  06-05-2016 17:47
  
  A federal judge ordered accused abductor and child killer Tom Begaye Jr., 27, stay locked up until his trial for allegedly killing 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike on the Navajo reservation earlier this week. It’s a crime that has left shock rippling through communities both the four corners area as well throughout the state. The FBI, which […]
  
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• Search intensifies for killer in first documented case of ‘cement shoes,’ long the stuff of gangster lore

  06-05-2016 17:05
  
  (c) 2016, The Washington Post. In E.L. Doctorow’s 1989 novel “Billy Bathgate,” the eponymous character is an Irish American 15-year-old who has fallen in with the wrong crowd. Living in the Bronx and working at a laundromat to support his poverty-stricken family, Billy suddenly finds himself playing witness to a brutal, Mafia-style murder. After being […]
  
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• Alleged sex offender dead after Santa Fe SWAT standoff

  06-05-2016 16:51
  
  Santa Fe police Thursday night tried to arrest a man accused in a search warrant of sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter. After a SWAT standoff that lasted several hours,police found a body inside a home in the 4400 block of Calle Turrquesa near Capital High School. Police spokesman Greg Gurule identified the dead man […]
  
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• Man who threw alligator now throwing self on mercy of court

  06-05-2016 16:49
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida man who threw an alligator through a drive-thru window is now throwing himself on the mercy of the court. The Palm Beach Post reports (http://pbpo.st/26ZW1WB ) that 24-year-old Joshua James agreed in court Friday to plead guilty to unspecified misdemeanor charges on May 31 and let Judge Barry […]
  
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• Omaree’s mom set to be sentenced in son’s brutal death

  06-05-2016 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque mother who has pleaded guilty in the brutal death of her son is set to learn her fate. Synthia Varela-Casaus is schedule to be sentenced Friday in the 2013 kicking death of 9-year-old Omaree. Under a plea deal, Varela-Casaus could serve a 30-year prison term. Last month, she pleaded guilty […]
  
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• Google front page celebrates Sigmund Freud’s 160th birthday

  06-05-2016 16:48
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google is celebrating Sigmund Freud’s 160th birthday with a special doodle. Instead of a Google logo, visitors to its home page in much of the world Friday are seeing an image of Freud’s head nestled between a pair of icebergs with a passing ship going by. Freud is known as the […]
  
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• Man reading a book during Beyoncé concert goes viral

  06-05-2016 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  Courtesy: Michelle Gardner, @hellomichelleg(MEDIA GENERAL/WCBD) – A video tweeted by Beyoncé fan, Michelle Gardner while she was enjoying the Beyoncé concert in Raleigh on Wednesday has gone viral because of what a man in the video was doing during the show. You could say he was more interested in the literature than he was in the “Lemonade.”
  She shared a clip of a man sitting in his chair at the show, relaxing and reading a book while Beyoncé was on stage
  
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• Emma and Noah continue to be tops for baby names

  06-05-2016 16:17 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — On baby names, at least, divided Americans can generally agree: Emma and Noah are tops.
  And don’t name your child Isis.
  For the second year in a row, Emma and Noah top the annual list of top baby names, according to the Social Security Administration. That’s the third year on top for Noah and the second in a row for Emma, which was also No. 1 in 2008.
  The administration released its annual list of top baby names Friday, and the top five names for girls and boy
  
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• Solar Car Race encourages students to pursue STEM field careers

  06-05-2016 15:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of New Mexico students will put their design and engineering skills to the test on Friday.
  Fifth graders from across the state will showcase their talent in the annual PNM Solar Car Race.
  But the race isn’t just about fun, it’s also about learning. Organizers say the goal is to give these kids a hands-on lesson in subjects some kids might struggle with inside the classroom.
  Also, they hope it will encourage them to pursue fields like science,
  
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• 3rd Annual Youth Impact Initiative to help youth

  06-05-2016 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One committee is dedicated to providing business education and opportunities for high school juniors, seniors and college students.
  The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico (AICCNM) is hosting its 3rd Annual Youth ‘Impact’ Initiative, which is held to bring youth and professionals together to provide mentor ship, learning and networking opportunities. 
  AICCNM’s Business Development Specialist,&nbs
  
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• The Elephant Bar gears up for spring with fresh salads

  06-05-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Now that spring is officially here, get ready to put aside the hearty winter salads that have gotten us through the cold weather months and move on to something new.
  Spring is an exciting time for produce, and The Elephant Bar has put together tasty dishes that are fresh, crisp and most importantly, green.
  General Manager, Justin Hodge, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate how to make the salads at home. Watch above.
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• Mother’s Day gift Ideas for every mom

  06-05-2016 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and picking the perfect gift just got easier.
  Instead of the usual flowers or cards there are choices that will fit any mother’s personality.
  Jessica Baca with Albuquerque Moms Blogs and Brilliant Baby Products joined KRQE’s This Morning team with gift ideas perfect for any mom. Watch above.
  For the stylish mom, Baca showed a new top that works for both the nursing mother, Udderly Hot Mama Nursi
  
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• Hillary Clinton’s campaign offices opening in Albuquerque

  06-05-2016 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign offices are expected to open in Albuquerque.
  Members of Congress, including U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Michelle Lujan-Grisham will be on hand at Friday’s event.
  Organizers say the law makers will talk about the democratic front runners campaign on Menaul near Louisiana.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News, Politics
  
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• Treasure hunter’s disappearance still a mystery after months

  06-05-2016 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Fixated on computer screens and video monitors, an army of volunteers has been painstakingly reviewing hundreds of images and hours of footage recorded over the last four months, desperately hoping to find a single clue to the whereabouts of missing treasure hunter Randy Bilyeu.
  The Colorado man disappeared in early January while searching for a $2 million cache of gold and jewels in northern New Mexico.
  The recent discovery of a backpack on a rugged slope at Bande
  
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• Albuquerque Police search for accused Home Depot thief

  06-05-2016 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are looking for a woman who they say stole from a Home Depot in northwest Albuquerque.
  When confronted by employees, police say a man who was with the woman threatened employees with a knife.
  They say the pair took off in a blue Chrysler convertible.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• Albuquerque Police search for accused Home Depot theif

  06-05-2016 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are looking for a woman who they say stole from a Home Depot in northwest Albuquerque.
  When confronted by employees, police say a man who was with the woman threatened employees with a knife.
  They say the pair took off in a blue Chrysler convertible.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• US employers added 160K jobs in April; jobless rate 5 pct.

  06-05-2016 14:42
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. employers pulled back slightly on hiring in April after a streak of robust monthly gains, adding 160,000 jobs, the fewest in seven months. The unemployment rate remained at a low of 5 percent, roughly where it has been since the fall. The employment gain was down from the average increase of 200,000 […]
  
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• Updated: US employers added 160K jobs in April; jobless rate 5 pct.

  06-05-2016 14:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April, adding 160,000 jobs, the fewest in seven months after…
  
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• Herbalife says it is in advanced talks with FTC

  06-05-2016 14:42
  
  NEW YORK — Herbalife’s stock is surging 12 percent in premarket trading Friday after the seller of supplements and weight-loss products disclosed that it’s in advanced talks to potentially settle a federal investigation into claims that it’s a pyramid scheme. Herbalife Ltd. said in a regulatory filing that the possible settlement with the Federal Trade […]
  
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• Priest accused of abusing New Mexico children found in Morocco

  06-05-2016 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A priest accused of abusing children in New Mexico decades ago has been found in Morocco.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, an attorney representing alleged victims says Arthur Perrault has been working at an English language school for kids overseas.
  Perrault was working as a chaplain at Saint Bernadette’s Church in Albuquerque. He took off in 1992 just as the clerical sex abuse crisis here surfaced.
  Attorneys for a man who says Perrault abused hi
  
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• Chaplin accused of abusing New Mexico children found in Morocco

  06-05-2016 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A chaplin accused of abusing children in New Mexico decades ago has been found in Morocco.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, an attorney representing alleged victims says Arthur Perrault has been working at an English language school for kids overseas.
  Perrault was working as a chaplain at Saint Bernadette’s Church in Albuquerque. He took off in 1992 just as the clerical sex abuse crisis here surfaced.
  Attorneys for a man who says Perrault abused h
  
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