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• Merrick Garland marks 50th Senate visit as Trump steals SCOTUS spotlight

  19-05-2016 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Merrick Garland trudged up Capitol Hill again Thursday to greet senators and promote his stalled Supreme Court nomination.
  The dutiful nominee’s affability never faltered, despite knowing that media would largely ignore his milestone to, instead, explore the colorful tweets of Donald Trump’s 11 proposed nominees.
  Thursday marked Garland’s 50th courtesy call to one of the 100 senators who would vote on his SCOTUS appointment under normal circum
  
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• What you need to know about Bernie Sanders’ New Mexico rallies

  19-05-2016 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will be in New Mexico Friday and Saturday. The 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate will host rallies in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Vado.
  Those planning to attend the New Mexico rallies should note that weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Officials ask that attendees not bring bags and limit what they bring to small items like keys and cell phones.
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• Value of nuclear power up for debate in New Mexico rate case

  19-05-2016 21:58
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Discrepancies over the value of electricity purchased from a nuclear-fired power plant in Arizona has interrupted proceedings related to a request by New Mexico’s largest electric utility to raise rates for more than a half-million customers. A New Mexico hearing officer has extended the schedule in the Public Service Co. of New […]
  
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• Phil Mickelson to forfeit nearly $1 million in SEC case

  19-05-2016 21:56
  
  NEW YORK — Phil Mickelson has agreed to forfeit nearly $1 million that authorities say was unfairly earned on a stock tip from a professional gambler, part of an insider trading probe that resulted in two arrests but spared the wealthy pro golf star from facing criminal charges. The Securities and Exchange Commission and U.S. […]
  
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• Tucson students accused of selling grade changes

  19-05-2016 21:55
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Dozens of Tucson High Magnet School students are at risk of not graduating next week after officials discovered three students were changing their peers’ grades in exchange for cash. Tucson Unified School District officials discovered last week that about 50 students in a school-credit recovery course were involved in the cheating, The […]
  
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• Leader of Phoenix Goddess Temple gets 4 ½ years in prison

  19-05-2016 21:53
  
  PHOENIX — The leader of the Phoenix Goddess Temple that offered spiritual and touch-based healing services in exchange for donations has been sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison. Tracy Elise also was sentenced Thursday to four years of supervised probation. She was convicted in March on 22 counts including one of operating a house […]
  
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• Ex-junior high teacher in Texas guilty of student sex

  19-05-2016 21:52
  
  GATESVILLE, Texas — A former Central Texas junior high school teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old female student. Ex-Copperas Cove teacher Shawn Westley Noordam pleaded guilty to sexual assault of a child and to an improper relationship with a student. The 30-year-old Noordam pleaded guilty Monday. He faces sentencing later this […]
  
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• Today in History: May 19

  19-05-2016 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Thursday, May 19, the 140th day of 2016. There are 226 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On May 19, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday to You” to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
  On this date:
  In A.D. 715, Pope Gregory II assumed the papacy.
  In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery.
  In 1780,
  
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• Car intentionally crashes into northeast Albuquerque business

  19-05-2016 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque business is picking up the pieces after a car crashed through their front door intentionally.
  A car rammed into the GameStop at Academy and Wyoming around 5 a.m. Thursday. The security alarms went off and police were sent to the scene.
  The manager who arrived shortly after said she wasn’t sure yet exactly what or how much was taken, but adds the crooks likely didn’t get away with much.
  The manager says the business will reopen once the
  
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• Men accused of killing Albuquerque teen make court appearance

  19-05-2016 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two of three men accused of killing a Manzano High School student appeared in court Thursday.
  Christopher Cruz and Donovan Maez are accused of a drive-by shooting that killed 17-year-old Jaydon Chavez-Silver.
  In court Thursday, attorneys for both men asked to have evidence suppressed in that case, but the judge denied that motion.
  Cruz also asked for a furlough to attend his brother’s funeral which the judge granted, but only under certain conditions.
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• Carlsbad Caverns National Park elevators back in operation

  19-05-2016 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – Passenger elevators in Carlsbad Caverns National Park are working again.
  Park officials announced Thursday that passenger elevators that stopped working late last year will go back into operation Friday now that repairs have been made.
  The work included installation of new steel reinforcing beams and wall anchors in a hoistway.
  Park officials say a structural engineering firm has inspected the steel work and that the park also conducted additional testing to ensure th
  
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• Albuquerque launches new promotional campaign

  19-05-2016 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Albuquerque is embarking on a $1 million campaign to promote the city as a great place to live and base a business.
  The Albuquerque Journal ( ) reports that local and New York-based firms will handle the campaign funded from the city’s economic-development account.
  Mayor Richard Berry says the city is trying to spread the message that Albuquerque is a suitable place for entrepreneurship, investment and business development.
  The campaign will use traditional a
  
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• Donald Trump to make New Mexico campaign stop

  19-05-2016 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is coming to New Mexico.
  Donald Trump’s campaign website shows that Trump will be hosting a rally in Albuquerque on Tuesday, May 24.
  Trump’s scheduled appearance comes on the heels of another presidential candidate set to appear in New Mexico, Bernie Sanders.
  The event will take place at the Albuquerque Convention Center at 7 p.m.
  No further details have been released at this time.
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• Wise Pies owner may sell to an out-of-state buyer

  19-05-2016 20:07
  
  Regardless of what letters are on the University of New Mexico basketball arena, most residents will always call it The Pit.
  
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• San Juan County warns of patient data breach

  19-05-2016 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – San Juan County is warning the public of a possible data breach in patients’ health records.
  Authorities say someone hacked into a county computer on Wednesday.
  An investigation shows no information was taken, but county officials say patients who participated in the DWI or Axis treatment programs may have had their personal information viewed.
  As a precaution, the county is reaching out to those individuals and taking the necessary steps to prevent a f
  
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• Veteran ’60 Minutes’ newsman Morley Safer dies at 84

  19-05-2016 19:03
  
  NEW YORK — Morley Safer, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who was equally at home reporting on social injustices, the Orient Express and abstract art, and who exposed a military atrocity in Vietnam that played an early role in changing Americans’ view of the war, died Thursday, according to Kevin Tedesco, a CBS News publicist. […]
  
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• The Latest: Defense faces fewer questions in Gray trial

  19-05-2016 19:03
  
  BALTIMORE — The Latest on the trial of an officer charged in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died after he was injured in police custody (all times local): 12:45 p.m. An attorney for an officer charged in the arrest and subsequent death of Freddie Gray has told a judge that […]
  
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• House would ban Confederate flags on VA cemetery flagpoles

  19-05-2016 19:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The House has voted to ban the display of the Confederate flag on flagpoles at Department of Veterans Affairs cemeteries. The 265-159 vote would block descendants and others seeking to commemorate veterans of the Confederate States of America from flying the Confederate Battle Flag over mass graves, even on days that flag displays […]
  
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• Breaking: ABQ launches $1MIL national marketing campaign

  19-05-2016 18:56
  
  Two firms — one local, one based in New York — began work this week on a $1 million campaign to pr ...
  
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• NM National Guard trains in Denver to respond to terror attack

  19-05-2016 18:46
  
  DENVER — National Guard units from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah will train in the Denver area over the next six days on how to respond to a terrorist attack. Guard members are arriving Thursday and preparing for the exercises. Officials say some of the training will occur at Denver International Airport, Community College of […]
  
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• Updated: Video game review: ‘Doom’ fans will love latest update

  19-05-2016 18:38
  
  Before “Call of Duty,” “Counter-Strike” or “Halo,” there was “Doom.” For a whole generation of gamers, the pioneering shooter delivered a first taste of the online multiplayer experience. It was crude by today’s standards: Gamers on PCs used dial-up modems to connect and compete head-to-head. Though basic, the “deathmatch” (as id Software dubbed it), offered […]
  
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• Updated: Former ‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond talks jail

  19-05-2016 18:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — Former “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond says his time behind bars on disorderly conduct and concealed-weapon convictions isn’t like “what you see on TV.” Diamond says in an interview with Extra’s Mario Lopez that jail was “daunting” and “scary,” but he says “you can get in and out unscathed” if […]
  
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• CBS: Retired newsman Morley Safer has died at age 84

  19-05-2016 18:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Retired CBS newsman Morley Safer has died at age 84.
  KRQE News 13 will provide more information as it becomes available.
  Filed under: Home, National, World, News
  
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• US beats Czech Republic 2-1 to reach semifinals at worlds

  19-05-2016 18:22
  
  MOSCOW — The United States reached the semifinals of the hockey world championship on Thursday with a 2-1 shootout win over the Czech Republic. Auston Matthews scored the only goal in the shootout and also scored in the second period to tie the game. Tomas Zohorna had put the Czechs in front with a penalty […]
  
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• Combat sports: Maldonado back in action

  19-05-2016 18:12
  
  Art Hovhannisyan is 1-0 against boxers from Albuquerque. Friday night in Indio, Calif., he’ll go for 2-0. Fidel Maldonado Jr. has other plans. Maldonado (21-3, 18 knockouts) is scheduled to face Hovhannisyan (17-2-2, nine KOs) that night in a 10-round lightweight semi-main event at Fantasy Springs Casino. The bout will be telecast nationally in Spanish […]
  
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• Sheriff looking for woman in connection to Albuquerque shooting

  19-05-2016 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo Count Sheriff’s Department is looking for a woman in connection to shooting that happened in Albuquerque on Monday.
  The Sheriff’s Department says they’re looking for 36-year-old Roxanne Martinez. They say there is an active felony warrant out for Martinez, who is wanted for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and shooting from a motor vehicle with great bodily harm.
  BCSD says Martinez was last seen driving a mar
  
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• Judge in Freddie Gray-officer trial grills prosecutors

  19-05-2016 18:07
  
  BALTIMORE — A judge aggressively questioned prosecutors Thursday about why they charged an officer with assault in the arrest of Freddie Gray, and asked whether every officer who makes an arrest without probable cause should be charged with a crime. Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams grilled prosecutors during their closing arguments in the trial of […]
  
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• FDA delayed stronger sunscreens for a decade as melanoma diagnoses spiked

  19-05-2016 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A little, hard lump under Cassie Beisel’s arm in 2011 was her first clue that something was wrong.
  Throughout the next month, she forced herself through a frightening carousel of doctors’ offices and invasive tests, which yielded no answers.
  Finally, it was time for another biopsy.
  Cassie Beisel undergoes initial treatments following her advanced melanoma diagnosis in 2011. (Photo: Cassie Beisel)Beisel remembers the doctor walking out with her tiss
  
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• State hires new health care provider for prisons

  19-05-2016 16:44
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Corrections Department has awarded a four-year contract to provide medical services to prison inmates to a new company. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1YFpU8X ) that Corizon Correctional Healthcare notified employees this week that the company won’t get another four-year contract. Instead state officials have selected St. […]
  
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• Volunteers help find Kemp’s ridley nests on Texas coast

  19-05-2016 16:42
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — People on turtle patrol have counted dozens of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests on Padre Island National Seashore in South Texas. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (http://bit.ly/1YFjzuc ) reports as of Wednesday, 91 Kemp’s ridley nests were found in Texas this year. That includes 41 at the seashore where efforts continue to […]
  
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• New Mexico film office to hold event to show state talent

  19-05-2016 16:42
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The state’s film office is asking New Mexico filmmakers to submit entries for its annual showcase. The New Mexico Film Office announced this week that entries are being accepted for the New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase to be held in Albuquerque at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in July. Officials say the […]
  
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• New: Bernie Sanders rally scheduled Saturday in Vado, NM

  19-05-2016 16:41
  
  LAS CRUCES – The Bernie Sanders for President website is urging supporters to “Join Bernie Sanders for a rally Saturday in Vado, New Mexico.” Sanders’ appearance will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Vado Elementary School, 330 Holguin Road in Vado, New Mexico. On Tuesday, Santa Fe Community College spokeswoman Janet Wise confirmed […]
  
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• Dallas student, 15, who accidentally shot self faces charge

  19-05-2016 16:41
  
  DALLAS — A 15-year-old Dallas boy who accidentally shot himself in the leg while at school has been charged with taking a weapon to a prohibited place. Dallas Independent School District police on Wednesday announced the boy had been arrested and charged with the felony count. Chief Craig Miller described the May 2 incident as […]
  
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• Tricky talks ahead on measures to battle Zika

  19-05-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling both the House and the Senate are facing tricky negotiations with each other and the White House over how to handle the public health threat posed by the Zika virus.
  In the House, a partisan 241-184 vote Wednesday night to pass a $622 million bill to battle the Zika virus puts conservative-dominated House members at odds with senators who have embraced a bipartisan compromise that President Barack Obama can live with.
  House Democrats lined up in op
  
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• Sanders to hold campaign rallies in New Mexico

  19-05-2016 16:13
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Santa Fe on Friday for a "Future to Believe in Rally." 
  
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• Breakthrough: Bipartisan deal in House on Puerto Rico rescue

  19-05-2016 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a breakthrough, House Republicans and Democrats have agreed on a deal to help rescue Puerto Rico from $70 billion in debt.
  A revised bill introduced late Wednesday would create a control board to help manage the U.S. territory’s financial obligations and oversee some debt restructuring. The legislation came after weeks of negotiations involving both parties and the White House.
  The plan is “the most responsible solution to the crisis because it gives Puerto
  
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• 1st Chibok girl to escape Boko Haram to be feted in Nigeria

  19-05-2016 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The first Chibok teenager to escape from Boko Haram’s Sambisa Forest stronghold is expected to be feted by Nigeria’s president in the nation’s capital this week, even as her freedom adds pressure on the government to do more to rescue 218 other missing girls.
  Joy and renewed hope have met the discovery of the 19-year-old, who was 17 when she was abducted, though she appears too traumatized to understand her central role in the tragedy that captured w
  
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• National Guard units train to respond to terror attack

  19-05-2016 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) – National Guard units from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah will train in the Denver area over the next six days on how to respond to a terrorist attack.
  The Colorado National Guard says the exercise will start Thursday and run through Tuesday.
  Officials say some of the training will occur at Denver International Airport, Community College of Aurora, Castlewood Canyon State Park, University Hospital and Skyridge Hospital.
  Officials say the training scenario calls for mock attacks
  
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• Top Boston tourism official arrested on extortion charges

  19-05-2016 15:45
  
  BOSTON — Boston’s top tourism official has been arrested on what prosecutors described as union-related extortion charges. Federal prosecutors say Kenneth Brissette, director of the Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment, was arrested Thursday. A federal indictment charges him with extorting a music festival production company. Authorities say the company had contracted with a non-union […]
  
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• Tobacco firms lose UK court bid to stop standard packaging

  19-05-2016 15:45
  
  LONDON — A group of tobacco firms have lost a U.K. court bid to prevent the sale of cigarettes in standardized green packaging. Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco International challenged the legality of the new packages, which bear warnings and graphic images of the dangers of smoking. The companies […]
  
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• Updated: Fewer people sought US jobless benefits last week

  19-05-2016 15:44
  
  WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. jobless aid fell sharply last week, partially reversing two weeks of big gains that had raised concerns about rising layoffs. Weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped 16,000 to 278,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That followed a jump to 294,000 in the previous week, which was the […]
  
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• Fiat Chrysler recalls 500,000 Jeeps; air bags may not work

  19-05-2016 15:44
  
  DETROIT — Fiat Chrysler is recalling about a half-million Jeep Wrangler SUVs worldwide because the driver’s air bag may not inflate in a crash. The recall covers Wranglers from the 2007 through 2010 model years, including 392,000 in the U.S. Another 7,400 2011-2016 Wranglers in the U.S. with right-hand-drive also are affected. The company says […]
  
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• EU adds North Korean military brass to its sanction list

  19-05-2016 15:44
  
  BRUSSELS — The European Union has added several senior North Korean military officers to its sanctions list. The EU said Thursday that 18 people, most of them North Korean officers, and one “entity” involved in programs linked to ballistic missiles or weapons of mass destruction had been put on the list. No names were provided, […]
  
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• Bidding war brews over Sandia Labs management contract

  19-05-2016 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bidding war is brewing over a contract for Sandia National Laboratories.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, the National Nuclear Security Administration has announced the 19 organizations from around the country interested in the labs.
  The $2.9 billion management contract for the labs is up for bid.
  Right now, defense giant Lockheed Martin holds the contract. A new Sandia contract must be in place by April 2017 under the current schedule.
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• Authorities use “gorilla snot” to help control blowing dust along I-10

  19-05-2016 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  LORDSBURG, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities in Arizona have come up with an interesting way to cut down on dust and closures along I-10.
  The closures have been affecting New Mexico starting in Lordsburg and stretching into Arizona.
  The latest closure was just on Tuesday.
  The Arizona Department of Transportation says the dust is coming from cleared farmland and they’re working on getting it under control. Their plan includes watering the land down, but that’s coming at a cost.
  Now, as
  
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• Expert shares tips for important road trip car maintenance

  19-05-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the summer approaching many people might be thinking of hitting the road for a well deserved vacation. But certain precautions should be handled before hitting the pavement.
  Christian Brothers Automotive have a few tips to ensure your safety while driving.
  Owner of Christian Brothers Automotive, Tim Johnson, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss a few car maintenance tips. Watch above.
  Johnson suggests a few easy ways car owners can improve f
  
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• Job Hiring Fair held in The Pit parking log

  19-05-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the first of it’s kind in the country and it’s helping millennials get jobs.
  The Job Ready Hiring Fair has set up shop in The Pit parking lot to help those ages 18-24 looking to possibly be hired for a job on the spot.
  Erin Muffoletto Baca joined KRQE’s This Morning show to discuss the fair. Watch above.
  The fair will be held from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May, 19 in The Pit Parking TLC2. Orientation and training begins at
  
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• Important changes coming to UNM Campus

  19-05-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Changes are on their way to the University of New Mexico’s campus.
  The McKinnon Center For Management (MCM) at UNM Anderson School of Management is going to be going under construction.
  Although the construction will mean some adjustments for teaching schedules, it will ultimately benefit faculty and students by enhancing the educational experience.
  Anderson’s School of Management Dean, Craig White, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to d
  
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• Community where 11-year-old was murdered comes together for “day of healing”

  19-05-2016 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  FRUITLAND, N.M. (KRQE) – Members of the community where 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike lived plan to come together for an event being called a “day of healing.”
  Ashlynne was found dead earlier this month after authorities say she and her brother were abducted on their way home from school. Her brother managed to get away, but Ashlynne was found dead hours after an Amber Alert was issued.
  Tom Begaye who’s charged in her murder is accused of raping and killing her. He remai
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools sends budget to state for approval

  19-05-2016 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The budget for Albuquerque Public Schools is now heading to the state for approval after the school board approved it Wednesday.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, the $1.35 billion budget for the next school year includes cuts to deal with a state deficit stemming from lower oil prices.
  The budget calls for scaling back at their central office, and reducing teacher and support staff, as well as cutting back on comp time and travel.
  The district says that
  
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