Albuquerque news

• 5 killed in fiery plane crash on Kauai

  23-05-2016 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  KAUAI, HAWII (KHON) – Fire officials have confirmed that five adults have died in a fiery plane crash that occurred just outside the fence line of Port Allen Airport, also known as Burns Field, in Hanapepe.
  The names of those involved in the crash have not yet been confirmed.
  The crash occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday during a skydiving tour. The pilot, two skydive instructors and two tandem jumpers were believed to be in the plane at the time of the crash.
  Four individuals were
  
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• VA Secretary McDonald compares health-care lines to Disney

  23-05-2016 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans criticized Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald Monday after he compared wait times to receive VA health care to the hours people wait for rides at Disney theme parks.
  McDonald told reporters that the VA should not use wait times as a measure of success because Disney doesn’t either.
  “When you got to Disney, do they measure the number of hours you wait in line? Or what’s important? What’s important is, what’s your satisfacti
  
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• Albuquerque police hope Trump protests don’t spark ‘chaos’

  23-05-2016 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Albuquerque police say they are hoping planned protests targeting GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s Albuquerque visit don’t turn into “chaos.”
  Police spokesman Tanner Tixier  said Monday the department is working with state and federal authorities to make sure all demonstrations remain peaceful.
  Trump is scheduled to hold a rally Tuesday evening at the Albuquerque Convention Center. It’s his first campaign stop in the most H
  
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• Former Albuquerque halfway house guard pleads guilty to sexual abuse

  23-05-2016 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A former employee at an Albuquerque halfway house for women has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing six inmates under his custodial authority.
  Prosecutors say 35-year-old Eric Trujillo, of Albuquerque, entered his plea Monday in federal court to six felony counts.
  They say Trujillo will be sentenced within the range of four to 15 years in federal prison and be required to register as a sex offender.
  His sentencing hearing hasn’t been set yet.
  Trujillo was arre
  
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• Inmates face new charges after disturbance at county jail

  23-05-2016 22:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say over a dozen Bernalillo County jail inmates face new charges following a disturbance during which prisoners assaulted a correctional officer and tried to take over part of the facility.
  A report says several inmates jumped and struck the officer and that others used towels to jam doors and block cameras during the disturbance Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
  Officers used stun guns and pepper spray to regain control.
  No serious injurie
  
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• Top Martinez administration budget official to retire

  23-05-2016 22:04
  
  Finance and Administration Secretary Tom Clifford will retire at the end of this week, Gov. Susana Martinez’s office announced today. Clifford, who has been the top budget official in Martinez’s administration since mid-2011, said it was not an “easy decision” to retire but that the timing was right for him and his family. He touted […]
  
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• ABQ halfway house guard pleads guilty to abusing 6 female inmates

  23-05-2016 21:55
  
  A former resident monitor and guard at an Albuquerque halfway house for women has pleaded guilty to...
  
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• Everything you need to know: Donald Trump’s and Bill Clinton’s New Mexico visit

  23-05-2016 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton are scheduled to hold rallies in New Mexico Tuesday. Their visits come on the heels of Bernie Sanders’ visit to New Mexico last week.
  Former President Bill Clinton will be in Española Tuesday to campaign for his wife Hillary Clinton. Information about Bill Clinton’s visit is listed below.
  Tuesday May 24, 2016:
  Plaza de Española – 706 East Bond Street
  Gates open at 5:30 p.m. &
  
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• Updated: US close slightly lower

  23-05-2016 21:18
  
  Stocks closed slightly lower after a day of wavering between small gains and losses. Many traders were waiting on the sidelines Monday for more clues about what the Federal Reserve might to at its next policy meeting in June. Last week many were surprised to hear that policymakers may be closer to raising interest rates […]
  
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• Obama signs bill striking offensive terms from US laws

  23-05-2016 21:15
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal laws will no longer include outdated and offensive terms used to describe minority groups. President Barack Obama signed a bill striking the several terms, including “Negro” and “Oriental” on Friday, the White House said. Those terms will be replaced with “African American” and “Asian American.” The bill removing the terms passed the […]
  
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• ‘Pawn Stars’ star Chumlee taking plea deal to avoid jail

  23-05-2016 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the stars of the reality TV show “Pawn Stars” told a judge on Monday he’s taking a plea deal that would spare him jail time in a case stemming from the discovery of guns, marijuana and other drugs at his Las Vegas home.
  Austin Lee Russell, who is known as “Chumlee” to television viewers, said he’ll plead guilty to a felony weapon charge and a misdemeanor attempted drug possession count in an agreement that will get him counseling
  
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• Trump proposes wall to protect golf resort from rising seas

  23-05-2016 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wants to build another huge wall, this time to keep out the rising seas threatening to swamp his luxury golf resort in Ireland.
  The Republican presidential candidate has called climate change a “con job” and a “hoax.” But in an application filed this month in County Clare, Ireland, the Trump International Golf Links and Hotel cites the threat of global warming in seeking a permit to build a nearly two-mile-long stone wall between it an
  
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• Training program at Kirtland saves millions through innovation

  23-05-2016 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An elite training program in Albuquerque is helping to keep you safe through innovation.
  The training program with the 58th Special Operations Unit is held at a place called the “Monster Garage.” It prepares about 2,000 airmen students per year to help with everything from rescue missions to supply drops for our soldiers overseas. But their secret to saving taxpayer dollars without sacrificing training is by keeping it all in house and re-purposing pa
  
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• Firefighters extinguish shed fire in SE ABQ

  23-05-2016 20:38
  
  Firefighters tackled a shed fire at a southeast Albuquerque property early Monday morning. The fire was put out within minutes and nobody was injured, said Albuquerque Fire Department Lt. Albert Herren. Firefighters were called to the blaze on the 800 block of Alvarado SE around 5 a.m. and found a shed behind a house was […]
  
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• Police detain armed man on roof

  23-05-2016 20:21
  
  Albuquerque police have detained a man who was on the roof of a southwest Albuquerque home with a gun Monday morning. Police spokesman Tanner Tixier said officers received calls that the man had been firing the gun near 98th and Blake SW. When officers arrived they set up a perimeter and tried to negotiate with […]
  
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• Teen charged with killing Albuquerque bartender appears in court

  23-05-2016 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens charged with killing an Albuquerque bartender appeared in court Monday.
  Police say 14-year-old Enrique Palomino was among a group of kids who shot and killed Stephen Grecke in his driveway last summer.
  In court, attorneys for both sides held a hearing to determine whether or not a statement made by Palomino can be used in his trial.
  Palomino is scheduled to be back in court next month.
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• New Mexico sues EPA, mine owners over Gold King spill

  23-05-2016 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico is suing the federal government and the owners of two mines over environmental and economic damages caused by the release of 3 million gallons of wastewater from a southern Colorado mine.
  Read the full lawsuit >>
  The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court states the environmental effects of the August 2015 spill are far worse than claimed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  The EPA said last week it’s taking responsibility for the cle
  
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• Breaking: NM sues EPA for $136 million over mine spill

  23-05-2016 20:06
  
  New Mexico today sued the Environmental Protection Agency and the owners of the Gold King Mine for m ...
  
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• Florida Planned Parenthood clinic evacuated; 7 treated

  23-05-2016 19:47
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. — Hazardous materials teams found unidentified chemicals inside cleaning closets at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Florida on Monday after the clinic sent seven staffers who were complaining of breathing problems to a hospital for evaluation, police and clinic officials said. A total of 42 people were evacuated at 10:45 a.m. and people […]
  
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• Report: NFL sought to influence study on brain injuries

  23-05-2016 19:14
  
  WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat has found that National Football League officials improperly sought to influence a government study on the link between football and brain disease. The report by New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone says the league tried to strong-arm the National Institutes of Health into taking the project away from a researcher […]
  
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• Appeals court reverses fraud finding against Bank of America

  23-05-2016 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America Corp. was not liable for fraud and subject to a penalty of over $1.2 billion for its actions before the economy collapsed in 2008 despite a jury’s finding to the contrary, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
  The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in Manhattan said there was insufficient evidence for a jury to conclude at a 2013 trial that mail and wire fraud was committed by the bank’s Countrywide Financial unit in late 2007 and 2008 when it pass
  
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• City lifts flying ban at northeast Albuquerque park

  23-05-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Model airplane operators now have permission to fly in northeast Albuquerque.
  In January, the city posted signs banning the activity from Arroyo del Oso Park. Veteran flyers said the signs popped up over night. But the Albuquerque Parks and Rec Department came up with an agreement last week to lift the ban effective immediately.
  Under the agreement, there can be no more than six aircraft flying at the same time and no low-level flying competitions.
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• New Mexico judges to have access to criminal history clearinghouse

  23-05-2016 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico judges will soon have access to more information when setting bail for defendants.
  According to the Albuquerque Journal, state officials say the criminal history clearinghouse could be operational come winter.
  They say the program will link at least six databases so judges can do a faster and more thorough background check before deciding to set bail.
  State representatives say this will also help police officers stay safer on the streets.
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• Today in History: May 23

  23-05-2016 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, May 23, the 144th day of 2016. There are 222 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  On this date:
  In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.
  In 1533, the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.
  In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth s
  
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• Police respond to reports of armed gunman in southwest Albuquerque

  23-05-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are responding to reports of an armed gunman in southwest Albuquerque.
  According to Albuquerque Police, the suspect is on the roof of a building in the area of 98th and Blake. Police say initial calls to dispatch say the subject has already fired shots.
  At this time police are setting up a perimeter.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• Police: Gunman on roof in Albuquerque taken into custody

  23-05-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have taken a person into custody who they say was on a roof in southwest Albuquerque armed with a gun.
  According to Albuquerque Police, the suspect was on the roof of a building in the area of 98th and Blake. On Monday morning, police said initial calls to dispatch say the subject has already fired shots.
  Police did set up a perimeter in the area.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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• Police: Gunman on Albuquerque roof taken into custody

  23-05-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have taken a person into custody who they say was on a roof in southwest Albuquerque armed with a gun.
  According to Albuquerque Police, 34-year-old Gregory Gallegos was on the roof of a building in the area of 98th and Blake. Police said initial calls to dispatch claimed the subject had already fired shots.
  Police did set up a perimeter in the area.
  On Monday afternoon, Albuquerque Police said Gallegos is being charged wi
  
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• GE announces deals worth over $1.4 billion with Saudi Arabia

  23-05-2016 17:56 via krqe.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — General Electric Co. said Monday it made a series of deals with Saudi Arabia worth more than $1.4 billion as part of the kingdom’s ambitious plan to wean itself off crude oil.
  GE said $1 billion worth of projects would be implemented by 2017 with the Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Co., which was formed in 2014 by royal order to boost the country’s manufacturing industry. GE said its agreement with the organization would see it help devel
  
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• Obama dines with CNN’s Anthony Bourdain for series

  23-05-2016 17:13
  
  NEW YORK — President Barack Obama dined in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday with CNN personality Anthony Bourdain, whose “Parts Unknown” food travelogue is one of the network’s most popular nonfiction series. Bourdain met with Obama to discuss the purpose of Obama’s trip to Asia and his interest in the people, food and culture of Vietnam, […]
  
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• Save your Memorial Day cookout by avoiding these common grilling mistakes

  23-05-2016 17:08 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Memorial Day is the unofficial start of grilling season. And though your trusty grill likely will get a workout over the course of a fun-filled summer, Memorial Day is one of the days where it simply must perform. No one wants to remember Memorial Day as the time the grill master had to run to the local pizza joint because they messed up the meal.
  Therefore, I did the research to make sure your meal is a success. I reached out to the pros to deliver these helpful tips for
  
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• 2-year-old boy drowns in Rio Grande River

  23-05-2016 16:48
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a toddler has drowned during a family camping trip in the Rio Grande River. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/20pfyux ) that the body of the 2-year-old boy was pulled from the river Sunday. The boy had been reported missing from a campsite near Pilar about a half-hour before searchers located his body […]
  
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• Trial starts for deputy accused of shooting fellow deputy

  23-05-2016 16:47
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy who is accused of fatally shooting his partner following an alcohol-fueled fight in Las Cruces is set to stand trial this week on a first-degree murder charge. Tai Chan, an ex-warrant officer with Santa Fe County, is charged with killing Santa Fe County Deputy […]
  
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• Sanders breaks with White House on Puerto Rican rescue plan

  23-05-2016 16:47 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is breaking with the Obama administration and House lawmakers over a plan to restructure Puerto Rico’s $70 billion in debt, saying the legislation would make “a terrible situation even worse.”
  The Vermont senator writes in a letter released Monday that the deal reached last week between the White House and House Republicans and Democrats would empower an “unelected and undemocratic oversight board&r
  
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• Rio Arriba County man arrested in neighbor’s rape

  23-05-2016 16:47
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Rio Arriba County authorities have arrested a man on suspicion of breaking into the home of his 76-year-old neighbor and raping the woman. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1WbLLqW ) that Sheriff James Lujan says 30-year-old Jason Cordova was arrested Friday after DNA found on the victim’s body connected him […]
  
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• Woman struck by lightning at nephew’s memorial service

  23-05-2016 16:46
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A woman is recovering after being struck by lightning after a memorial service for her nephew in northern Colorado. The Coloradoan reports (http://noconow.co/27QOuKi ) that Karen Pedersen and her sisters lingered after a rainy May 7 memorial service for 21-year-old Justin Brien, who drowned while fishing. She had her hand on […]
  
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• New Mexico joining effort to rehabilitate historic theaters

  23-05-2016 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  RATON, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico is joining other states in pushing an initiative to revitalize downtown districts in isolated, small towns by rehabilitating aging, historic theaters.
  An economic development program, similar to efforts in Iowa and Illinois, seeks to save the often-forgotten venues with help on refurbishing buildings and grants for new digital projection and sound equipment.
  State officials believe reviving theaters in old mining towns and small cities near American Indian res
  
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• Obama lifts decades-old arms ban in his 1st visit to Vietnam

  23-05-2016 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region that he has tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy.
  Obama announced the full removal of the embargo at a news conference where he vowed to leave behind the troubled history between the former war enemies and embrace a new era with a young, increasingly prosperous nation.
  
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• Risks in climbing Everest in focus as 3 die, 2 go missing

  23-05-2016 15:41 via krqe.com
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An Indian climber has died while being helped down Mount Everest, just a couple of days after a Dutch and an Australian died near the peak. Two other Indian climbers are missing, and experts say some of the tragedy may have been avoidable.
  Poor planning and overcrowding on the world’s tallest peak may have led to bottlenecks that kept people delayed at the highest reaches while waiting for the path to clear lower down, Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering
  
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• California bus crash leaves 20 injured, 6 seriously

  23-05-2016 15:37 via krqe.com
  
  HIGHLAND, Calif. (AP) — A shuttle bus carrying nearly two dozen people returning from a women’s church retreat overturned Sunday on a highway in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains, leaving six people seriously injured and 14 with more minor injuries.
  The bus turned on its side across State Route 330 shortly after 2 p.m., San Bernardino County Fire Capt. Jeremy Kern said.
  The bus carrying 22 people was one of several buses transporting about 200 women who were return
  
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• Albuquerque Sol FC Drop’s their 3rd straight PDL game

  23-05-2016 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Sol are struggling out of the gates in their 2016 season. They dropped their 3rd straight game, and 2nd to the Midland/Odessa Sockers on Sunday 1-0.
  The Sol has lost a few key players, but you could just chalk this up to working out the kinks.
  The Sol look to rebound and get their first win of the season on Friday at Springfield, taking on the Synergy at 7 p.m.
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• Latino vote in California targeted by Clinton, Sanders

  23-05-2016 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bernie Sanders’ image gazes out from a corner storefront in Boyle Heights, a Hispanic enclave known for its plump burritos and a plaza where mariachis strum guitars. It’s here that his campaign is going house to house to cut into Hillary Clinton’s advantage with Latino voters.
  The oversized painting of the silver-haired Sanders was created by local artists. Perched in a front window, it’s a centerpiece in an art gallery-turned-unofficial campaign
  
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• Officer acquitted on all charges in Freddie Gray case

  23-05-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore officer was acquitted Monday of assault and other charges in the arrest of Freddie Gray, dealing prosecutors a significant blow in their attempt to hold police accountable for the young black man’s death from injuries he suffered in the back of a police van.
  A judge also found Officer Edward Nero not guilty of reckless endangerment and misconduct in office, saying he acted as any reasonable officer would and only touched Gray after he was in handcuffs.
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• New business boot camp whips start-ups into shape

  23-05-2016 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One local organization has just made it a lot easier for the thriving start-ups and soloprenuer communities.
  Entereza, which specializes in training and organizational development for businesses, has become a good resource for those just starting out in the business world.
  The new Learning Services Academy with a Summer Series has kicked off its Solopreneur Boot Camp.
  This boot camp will be held on Tuesdays until July 26.
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• Isotopes Drop 6th Straight Game 4-3

  23-05-2016 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Isotopes came into “Bark at The Park” day at the Lab with their ace on the mound and hungry to prevent the sweep and snap a five game losing streak. Jeff Hoffman started out looking great on the mound, mowing down Zephyr batters left and right. He racked up 7 K’s but he would go on to give up 3 earned runs, as the Topes drop the Sunday game 4-3.
  They now hit the road for 8 games, starting in Omaha on Monday with first pitch being at 5:35 p.m
  
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• Ex-aide to Gov. Martinez added back to lawsuit over emails

  23-05-2016 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A former campaign aide to Gov. Susana Martinez has been reinstated as a defendant in a civil lawsuit over email released from the governor’s hijacked email account.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that federal Judge William “Chip” Johnson found Friday that new evidence compelled him to add Anissa Ford.
  Four plaintiffs are suing several people including a former state Democratic Party chairman and Martinez’s ex-campaign manager for violations
  
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• Massive Navajo farm heads into week 2 with no irrigation

  23-05-2016 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  The largest farm on the Navajo Nation had headed into a second week with no irrigation.
  A decades-old concrete pipe broke May 13, cutting off water to 72,000 acres of farmland in northwestern New Mexico. Many of the crops on the land managed by the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry had just been planted.
  Officials have pegged June 11 as the date to have repairs done with water flowing through a canal system days later.
  For now, they’re holding out hope that the skies will stay cloudy a
  
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• Building of fish barrier to begin in western New Mexico

  23-05-2016 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  RESERVE, N.M. (AP) – Construction is set to begin on a fish barrier project along a creek in the western New Mexico.
  U.S. Forest Service officials said Sunday the public should expect to see heavy equipment along Forest Road 28 between Snow Lake Road and Willow Creek for the next two months.
  The Willow Creek fish barrier project is just north of the boundary of the Gila Wilderness.
  Officials say the barrier will assist in the recovery of the Gila trout, which has been federally listed as t
  
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• Ruth’s Chris steakhouse opens in Albuquerque

  23-05-2016 14:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Steak lovers rejoice: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse is opening its doors Monday.
  The high-end steak restaurant is opening its first Albuquerque location in Uptown at the former Menswear shop on Indian School.
  CEO Michael O’Donnell says they’re looking at more mid-sized markets now.
  On the menu, filets, ribeyes, New York strips and much more.
  If that sounds good to you, you’re going to need to make a reservation. O’Donnell says they already
  
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• Man seeks help finding wheelchair lost in Albuquerque

  23-05-2016 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico man is asking for help finding his custom-made wheelchair.
  Raymond Abeyta and his wife were driving down San Mateo on Thursday when the $8,000-$10,000 dollar wheelchair came loose from the car. It wasn’t until they got to Central that they realized it was gone.
  The couple turned around in hopes of finding it, but having no luck they decided to call police. That’s when they learned the chair had been picked up by a red SUV.
  Abeyta hopes wh
  
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• County to discuss Sandia mountain roller coaster plans

  23-05-2016 13:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Plans to build a new restaurant at the top of Sandia and a mountain coaster could move forward this week.
  On Tuesday, the Bernalillo County Commission is expected to discuss approving $9 million in bonds for those projects.
  About $7 million of that could go towards building a replacement for the High Finance Restaurant which is set to be torn down later this year. The other $2 million would go towards building a mountain coaster in the ski area. That’s not
  
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