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• Alleged purse snatchers appear in court

  14-05-2016 23:45
  
  Patricio Ruiz and Delialah Anaya appeared in court Saturday. They face robbery charges.
  
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• Shiprock principal on leave over student-shaming poster

  14-05-2016 23:40
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — A Shiprock middle school principal has been placed on leave for allegedly displaying a poster listing students who wouldn’t be graduating to the next grade. The Farmington Daily Times reported that district officials put Principal J. Kaibah Begay on leave Wednesday. Central Consolidated School District spokesman James Preminger says the administration learned […]
  
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• Man found dead behind Albuquerque hotel

  14-05-2016 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Albuquerque Police are investigating after a man was found dead behind an Albuquerque hotel.
  Officers were sent to a parking lot behind the Hotel Cascada around 2 Saturday morning where they found a dead man’s body.
  APD says it’s not known how he died but investigators are calling his death suspicious.
  The victim has not been identified and police aren’t saying if they’re looking for any possible suspects.
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• Albuquerque women track down car thieves

  14-05-2016 23:34
  
  A pair of Albuquerque women became amateur detectives of sorts — tracking down their stolen car and helping police corral a suspect. Alaina Garcia had reported her car, a green Honda, stolen, and Garcia’s friend, Kalani Glascock, was able to find the car at an apartment complex near Trumball and Cagua SE. There were three […]
  
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• Pew study sees a shrinking middle class in major US cities

  14-05-2016 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In cities across America, the middle class is hollowing out.
  According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, A widening wealth gap is moving more households into either higher- or lower-income groups in major metro areas, with fewer remaining in the middle.
  The Pew analysis has found that in nearly one-quarter of metro areas, middle-class adults no longer make up a majority. That’s up from fewer than 10 percent of metro areas in 2000.
  Pew defines the middle cl
  
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• Thomas Jefferson’s hair auctioned in Dallas for nearly $7K

  14-05-2016 22:19
  
  DALLAS — A lock of hair from Thomas Jefferson has sold at auction in Texas for $6,875 nearly 190 years after the former president died. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said Saturday’s sale involved 14 strands that were snipped by Jefferson’s personal physician at the time of the statesman’s July 4, 1826, death. A Heritage Auctions […]
  
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• Unusual number of whales seen in San Francisco Bay

  14-05-2016 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Humpback whales have been swimming into San Francisco Bay in unprecedented numbers during the past two weeks — an onslaught that experts say could be caused by an unusual concentration of anchovies near shore.
  As many as four humpbacks at a time have been spotted flapping their tails and breaching in bay waters, apparently feeding on the anchovies and other schooling fish during incoming tides, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.
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• Denver’s first Sikh parade expected to draw 1,000 people

  14-05-2016 21:37
  
  DENVER — The first Sikh parade and celebration in Denver is expected to draw 1,000 people. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/250aIup) Jewish and Christian pastors will join Sikh groups from Colorado, New Mexico, California and Utah for the May 22 event. Colorado Singh Sabha is a temple in Commerce City that has sponsored the parade. […]
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff issues Silver Alert

  14-05-2016 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for an elderly man that went missing on Friday.
  The man’s name is Joe Lovato (70). He was last seen in the area of Isleta and Centro Familiar SW around 10:00 a.m. and then again near Avenida Cesar Chavez and 3rd Street around 12:00 p.m.
  Lovato is described as five feet, four inches, 130 pounds, and was last seen wearing a red and white shirt and black shoes.
  He has a mental condition and might not be aware he
  
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• Missing 70-year-old man prompts Silver Alert

  14-05-2016 20:56
  
  The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department has issued a Silver Alert for 70-year-old Joe Lovato.
  
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• Deceased male found in Hotel Cascada parking lot

  14-05-2016 20:51
  
  Albuquerque Police Department officers responded to a call around 2 a.m. Saturday and found a deceased male in the parking lot of Hotel Cascada, 2500 Carlisle NE. 
  
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• Toxic lead in water at 3 state-run centers for disabled

  14-05-2016 20:42
  
  DALLAS — Testing has revealed elevated lead levels in drinking water at three Texas State Supported Living Centers that house 590 disabled residents, according to the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. The supported living centers in Brenham, El Paso and San Angelo are among 13 operated by the department, The Dallas Morning News […]
  
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• How to promote a safe sleep environment for your baby

  14-05-2016 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – According to a recent American Academy of Pediatrics study, swaddled babies placed on their sides or stomachs are twice as likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
  SIDS is the leading cause of death among babies aged one month to one year, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
  Swaddling is a technique used to promote calmness and sleep by wrapping babies tightly in a blanket with just the
  
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• State, historic society partner to keep Riordan Mansion open

  14-05-2016 20:10
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flagstaff’s historic Riordan Mansion will remain open thanks to a partnership between Arizona State Parks and the Arizona Historical Society. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1XrgbEW ) that both agencies renewed an agreement this week to operate the Riordan Mansion State Historic Park for the next three years by leaning on volunteers. […]
  
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• Man found dead in Albuquerque hotel parking lot

  14-05-2016 20:09
  
  Albuquerque police are investigating a suspicious death at an Albuquerque hotel. Police found an unidentified man dead in the parking lot of Hotel Cascada, 2500 Carlisle NE, at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning, officer Simon Drobik, a police spokesman, said in a news release. Officers had been called to hotel to check on the man’s […]
  
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• Excel Energy proposes $1 billion wind farm

  14-05-2016 19:58
  
  DENVER — The state’s largest electricity provider is asking utilities commissioners to approve a $1 billion wind project. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1qkx5HY) construction on the Rush Creek Wind Project could start late in 2017, with the wind farm potentially producing power before 2019. Xcel Energy needs the Public Utilities Commission to approve several elements […]
  
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• Bees are buzzing on rooftops at 7 San Francisco hotels

  14-05-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, there are more than 370 rooms inside and 100,000 bees buzzing above in rooftop hives outside.
  Yes, honeybees.
  Aware of the well-publicized environmental threats to honeybees that have reduced numbers worldwide, seven San Francisco hotels have built hives on their rooftops. The sustainability effort also benefits the hotels as the bees produce honey for cocktails, food and spa treatments. It’s the latest in a series of environm
  
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• Florida man gets 8 years for timeshare fraud in Texas

  14-05-2016 19:30
  
  DALLAS — A Florida man must serve eight years in federal prison for his role in a $10 million resort timeshare scam in the U.S. and Canada. Rani F. Khoury of Apopka, Florida, was sentenced Friday in Dallas. Khoury last July pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. He must also […]
  
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• Young boy killed in car crash near Santa Fe

  14-05-2016 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (KRQE) – Police are investigating a deadly car crash that happened near Santa Fe Friday evening.
  One 3-year-old boy is dead after New Mexico State Police say the driver of a Chevy Tahoe lost control while heading south on I-25. They say the car rolled near Santa Fe. The boy died at the scene.
  The driver, Charlotte McDonald (24) of Las Vegas, N.M., and another adult male, were taken to the hospital and are listed in stable condition.
  Police are investigating the cause of the crash
  
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• Silver Alert issued for man from Carrizozo cancelled

  14-05-2016 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  CARRIZOZO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police in Carrizozo have found the elderly man at the center of a Silver Alert.
  A Silver Alert was issued early Saturday after 82-year-old Sabino Sandoval walked away from his home around 5 p.m. Friday and did not return.
  Sandoval suffers from dementia and was believed to be in danger.
  He’s described as about five feet, four inches tall. He weighs 150 pounds and has short gray hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses and has rings on his fifth fingers.Filed unde
  
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• Silver Alert issued for man from Carrizozo

  14-05-2016 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  CARRIZOZO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police in Carrizozo are looking for help finding an elderly man at the center of a Silver Alert.
  82-year-old Sabino Sandoval was last seen yesterday evening at 5:00 p.m. He walked away from his home and did not return.
  Sandoval suffers from dementia and is believed to be in danger.
  He’s described as about five feet, four inches tall. He weighs 150 pounds and has short gray hair and brown eyes. He wears glasses and has rings on his fifth fingers.Filed under: H
  
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• 2 dead in fire at suburban Denver residential group home

  14-05-2016 18:29
  
  ARVADA, Colo. — Authorities are trying to determine what caused a fire that killed two people at a group home in suburban Denver. Arvada Fire Protection District spokeswoman Deanna Harrington says firefighters were called to the home early Saturday. They found heavy smoke billowing from the front. Harrington says firefighters removed seven people from the […]
  
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• Girl dies in Houston wreck after prom, her car hit in chase

  14-05-2016 18:01
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say a suspected drunken driver being chased by Houston police plowed his vehicle into a car and killed a girl after her prom. Investigators say the girl died at the scene early Saturday and the driver of the car she was in was hurt. He was transported to a hospital, with no […]
  
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• As online shopping intensifies, outlook dims for mall stores

  14-05-2016 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Online shopping is reaching such a critical mass with American households that many of the icons of the traditional mall —from Macy’s to The Gap and J.C. Penney — face an increasingly uncertain future.
  A government report Friday suggested a modestly healthy consumer, with retail sales up 1.3 percent in April. Americans are eating out more at restaurants. They’re buying more cars. But the main beneficiaries of spending in the past year have been Ama
  
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• 2 dead in separate car crashes in New Mexico

  14-05-2016 17:42
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico State Police are investigating two separate crashes that killed two people, including a 3-year-old boy. Authorities say the first incident happened southeast of Carlsbad around 8 a.m. Friday on State Road 128. According to investigators, 51-year-old Javier Ornelas of Roswell lost control of his vehicle. Police say Ornelas was […]
  
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• How much will celebrating with your graduate cost you?

  14-05-2016 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  Graduation season is already upon us.
  University of Hawaii Maui College’s Molokai students had their graduation ceremony earlier Friday and Leeward Community College students walked Friday night.
  That’s just the beginning. On Saturday, more than 2,500 UH Manoa students will get their degrees and the first high school graduation ceremony kicks off at Aloha Stadium with Campbell High School.
  Students are not the only ones celebrating. Graduation season means big bucks fo
  
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• Schools offer lessons on accommodating transgender students

  14-05-2016 17:31 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From locker rooms and sex education classes to dress codes and overnight field trips, many U.S. public schools already are balancing the civil rights of transgender students with any concerns that classmates, parents and community members might have.
  The U.S. Department of Education is drawing on those practices to guide other schools as they work to comply with the Obama administration’s directive that transitioning children be treated consistent with their gend
  
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• Albuquerque elementary school closing

  14-05-2016 17:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Public School elementary school is now gone after 57 years.
  The district made the decision to close Acoma Elementary near Constitution and Juan Tabo after years of low enrollment.
  Its principal and staff held a memories day on Friday to honor its legacy. They welcomed former faculty and students to help say goodbye.
  “When we started Acoma there were over 1,000 students at the school. It was a new area and it was flooded,” said Marilyn M
  
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• Today in History: May 14

  14-05-2016 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  A look at what happened around the world on May 14th’s of the past.
  On this date: 
  In 1787, Delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
  In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox.
  In 1804, The Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory left St. Louis.
  In 1904, The first Olympic games to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis
  In 1948, the independent stat
  
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• Corpus Christi issues boil water advisory, chlorine problems

  14-05-2016 16:53
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Corpus Christi has issued a boil water advisory due to problems with low chlorine disinfectant levels. The boil water notice issued Friday night remains in effect, until further notice, for anyone who get a water utility bill from the city. Officials didn’t immediately estimate how many consumers were affected in Corpus […]
  
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• Prescott’s city manager tenders 60-day resignation notice

  14-05-2016 16:45
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The city manager of Prescott has tendered his 60-day notice to resign from the job, effective July 12. Craig McConnell says he will remain in the position if needed until a new city manager is hired so as to help with the transition period. After that, McConnell says he would like to […]
  
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• Residents urged to stay indoors due to recycling plant fire

  14-05-2016 16:15
  
  Residents in an Albuquerque neighborhood are urged to stay indoors because of a fire at a recycling plant.
  
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• New Mexico extends comment period on lab cleanup plan

  14-05-2016 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico regulators are giving the public more time to comment on a plan governing the cleanup of tons of hazardous waste and contamination left behind by decades of research at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
  The state Environment Department announced Friday that the comment period is being extended another 15 days to May 31.
  The department will present comments received so far at a meeting next week in Santa Fe.
  The draft plan comes after missteps by Los Alamos
  
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• Crews extinguish fire at recycling yard

  14-05-2016 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews have extinguished a fire that started early Saturday morning.
  Officials originally believed the fire to be a brush fire. However, they have confirmed that the fire was at the metal recycling plant just north of 2nd and Rio Bravo.
  A spokesman for the Bernalillo County Fire Department said that the fire started at about 6:00 a.m. Saturday and was burning on the piles of recycled material at the recycling yard. He said about 25 firefighters were dispatched to
  
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• Crews battle fire in southwest Albuquerque

  14-05-2016 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are battling a fire Saturday morning at Albuquerque Metal Recycling. Crews originally believed the fire to be a brush fire. However, they have confirmed that the fire is at the metal recycling plant.A source says piles of scrap metal and plastic are on fire.Fire officials say the fire south of town has ignited at Rio Bravo and 2nd Street.The cause of the fire and the size is not known at this time.
  Bernalillo County Fire is telling people to stay inside and
  
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• BCFD puts out yet another blaze at South Valley plant

  14-05-2016 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – For at least the eleventh time in the last decade, Bernalillo County Fire crews say they’ve put out a fire at a South Valley metal recycling plant.
  Albuquerque Metal Recycling Inc., is just north of Rio Bravo on 2nd street.
  On Saturday morning after 6 o’clock, yet another blaze broke out at the plant. Fire crews didn’t leave until close to 3 p.m.Firefighters arrived to find massive piles of metal were on fire. High winds didn’t help.
  
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• Clinton campaign woos women in New Mexico

  14-05-2016 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Supporters of Hillary Clinton in New Mexico are calling attention to the Democratic presidential candidate’s policies and advocacy on women’s issues.
  The gathering on Saturday at a woman-owned business in Albuquerque highlights Clinton’s proposals for equal pay for women, paid family and medical leave, and affordable childcare.
  Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham of Albuquerque says she’ll be there to talk to women about issues from pay equ
  
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• State Championship Baseball and Softball Friday Recap

  14-05-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Teams were crowned champions on Friday, while others punched their tickets into the big game on Championship Saturday.
  To find out all the scores, game times, and locations of games go to these links:
  Baseball >>
  Softball >>Filed under: Home, New Mexico, SmartTV, Sports, Top Video
  
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• Deputies investigating southwest Albuquerque shooting

  14-05-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Saturday morning shooting.
  A spokesman with the sheriff’s office said that a male was shot on the 3000 block of Viola SW. The victim was transported to to an area hospital and his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News, SmartTV, Top Video
  
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• Deputies investigate possible southwest Albuquerque shooting

  14-05-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There appears to be a possible shooting in southwest Albuquerque. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating Saturday morning.
  There is a lot of law enforcement activity at the scene.
  No word on the status of the victim or whether deputies have their eye on a possible suspect.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News, SmartTV, Top Video
  
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• Task force to combat human trafficking

  14-05-2016 08:31
  
  Conference examines little-publicized problem on tribal lands in state
  
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• RRPS in dispute with construction firm over $200K bill

  14-05-2016 08:07
  
  Construction firm blames costly delays on district
  
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• Republican DA candidate in Sandoval County disqualified

  14-05-2016 08:07
  
  Court rules Peter Ortega didn’t have enough validpetition signatures
  
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• Chickens, goats OK’d by Rio Rancho council

  14-05-2016 08:07
  
  Councilors approve ordinance for keeping critters on residential lots
  
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• Bernalillo faithful honor San Ysidro

  14-05-2016 08:07
  
  When Bernalillo gardens grow thirsty, the faithful honor San Ysidro with flowers for the acequia
  
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• Lobo baseball turns triple play, edges Nevada 5-4

  14-05-2016 06:48
  
  Reece Weber could empathize with Jared Holley on a night the two University of New Mexico baseball teammates could celebrate. Weber was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, driving in the go-ahead and final run in the host Lobos’ 5-4 victory over Nevada on Friday before an announced turnout […]
  
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• MWC track and field: UNM men, women in 3rd

  14-05-2016 06:15
  
  The University of New Mexico track & field team continued its title bids Friday at the Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in Clovis, Calif. Allan Hamilton and Elmar Engholm both repeated as individual champions to help the Lobo men to third place, while the women are currently tied for […]
  
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• Neighbors with safety concerns eager to see traffic study results

  14-05-2016 06:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The city just finished looking at about a dozen intersections downtown to make the streets safer for drivers and people walking.
  People who live or just like to walk downtown say getting around is tough when busy intersections don’t have crosswalks and cars don’t slow down.
  “It gets kind of scary to be a pedestrian,” said Kathryn Arndt, a downtown resident.
  Especially at 2nd and Silver, she said, where the new Silver Street Market is expected to
  
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• Movie in the works about Amy Biehl’s life, legacy

  14-05-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Hollywood has been eyeing the story of Amy Biehl’s for two decades. The Santa Fe High School graduate was murdered by an angry mob in South Africa, and the killers had no idea she was on their side. Now Amy Biehl’s incredible story is planned to be told in a major motion picture.
  At Amy Biehl High School in Albuquerque, students learn about Biehl’s life and legacy.
  “Everyone needs to know her story and to learn from it,” said Rachel Taylor
  
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• Lawsuit: Man claims Bernalillo County Sheriff deputies wrongfully arrested him

  14-05-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man two years ago for stealing a woman’s car with her little kids inside. Now, that man is suing the sheriff’s department, claiming deputies arrested the wrong man.
  Roy Molina claims his name was smeared when deputies arrested him two years ago. To this day, he maintains his innocence.
  Billie Lattanza told KRQE News 13 in March of 2014 she was having a yard sale at her South Valley home when somethi
  
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