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• NM ranks No. 5 for financially prepared retirees

  24-05-2016 23:12
  
  New Mexico has the fifth-smallest gap between senior citizens’ incomes and those of 45-64 year-olds, indicating residents here are more prepared for retirement than most other states, according to a Bankrate.com report released Tuesday. Financial experts’ rule of thumb is that retirees need 70 percent of the income they earned during their working years. New […]
  
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• About 500 attend funeral for slain 11-year-old Houston boy

  24-05-2016 23:09
  
  HOUSTON — About 500 mourners filled a Houston church to capacity Tuesday for the funeral for an 11-year-old boy who was stabbed to death as he walked home from school. Josue Flores’ slaying a week ago remains unsolved. “It’s like a wound that’s still left open and we pray that will close quickly for the […]
  
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• Updated: ABQ council president to attend Trump rally

  24-05-2016 23:07
  
  City Council President Dan Lewis might be the highest-ranking elected official at Donald Trump’s rally tonight. Lewis, a Republican from the northern West Side, said he supports Trump’s presidential campaign but not “everything he does and says.” New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull, all Republicans, have […]
  
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• Amid turmoil, chess helps Ferguson kids cope, excel

  24-05-2016 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ten-year-old Tyson Stegall stared intently at the chess board as his opponent, grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez, pondered a move. The fourth-grader gave a little grimace, then a smile, when Ramirez finished him off with a checkmate.
  “He trapped me,” Tyson said.
  Tyson is among dozens of students from the Ferguson, Missouri, area who have taken to chess over the past school year, part of a pilot program called Your Move Chess aimed at expanding young residents&rsquo
  
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• Montoya, Hall compete for District 1 PRC nod

  24-05-2016 22:49
  
  CYNTHIA HALL Political party: Democrat Place of Residence:  Albuquerque Age: 64 Education: B.A.  Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1973 (Biology major) M.S. Physiology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 1977 J.D.  Southwestern School of Law, Los Angeles, CA 1983 EMBA Anderson School of Management, UNM (1 year of classes) 2010-2013 Occupation:  Attorney for past 33 […]
  
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• Police investigate video of sex between girl and 25 boys

  24-05-2016 22:47
  
  Florida sheriff’s detectives are investigating a cellphone video purportedly showing a 15-year-old girl having sex with as many as two dozen boys in a public high school bathroom after school. A school security camera captured 25 boys entering the restroom on May 17, news media outlets reported. Lee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Schall said […]
  
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• Top contenders? Miami, LA, Atlanta look to host Super Bowls

  24-05-2016 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The NFL is expected to award three future Super Bowls — 2019, 2020 and 2021 — at the league’s owners meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday. Atlanta, Miami and Los Angeles are considered the leading candidates. Atlanta and Los Angeles are in the process of building new stadiums, while Miami is undergoing a $450 million renovation. New Orleans and Tampa are bidding to host the Super Bowl.
  A look at what the leading candidates are bringing t
  
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• Congressman calls on VA secretary to resign after controversial comments

  24-05-2016 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — An Alabama Congressman is joining a growing list of officials calling on the secretary of veterans affairs to resign after controversial comments made Monday.
  During a press event Monday, Secretary Bob McDonald made a comparison between Disney theme parks and veterans hospitals.
  In this photo taken Feb. 25, 2016, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald speaks in Washington. Republicans are criticizing McDonald after he compared wait times to r
  
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• Social Media Posts: Donald Trump, Bill Clinton come to New Mexico

  24-05-2016 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands upon thousands of people are expected at the Albuquerque Convention Center for the Donald Trump rally. Trump’s rally is expected to begin at 7 p.m. Bill Clinton will be at the Plaza de Española to campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton.
  Here are live social media updates from and about the events:
  Only arrests at this point have been from inside the rally.
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) May 25, 2016The smoke that has been seen
  
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• Live Updates: Donald Trump, Bill Clinton come to New Mexico

  24-05-2016 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands upon thousands of people are expected at the Albuquerque Convention Center for the Donald Trump rally. Trump’s rally is expected to begin at 7 p.m. Bill Clinton will be at the Plaza de Española to campaign for his wife, Hillary Clinton.
  Here are live social media updates from and about the events:
  Security outside our hotel for the #TrumpRally pic.twitter.com/5rzESWik2d
  — Robin Centner (@nkycnm) May 24, 2016#trumprally in #abqfol
  
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• Santa Fe police release full ‘Running Man Challenge’ video

  24-05-2016 20:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police Department has released the full video of their running man. The Running Man Challenge is the newest dance craze going viral.
  Mobile users: Watch the full video here »
  The officers took to Facebook to show off their moves with students from Capital High School.
  They even formed a line dancing down the middle.Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• UNM among groups bidding to manage Sandia Labs

  24-05-2016 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico is among those bidding to manage Sandia National Labs.
  The $2.9 billion contract is up for bid for the first time in decades. The university has signed a formal agreement with Batelle, the Boeing Company, Texas A&M and the University of Texas to bid jointly to manage Sandia Labs. The National Nuclear Security Administration issued its final request for proposals last week.
  “This is the best team to be a part of. You can&rsqu
  
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• Tai Chan Trial: Santa Fe Deputy’s widow takes the stand

  24-05-2016 19:55 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The widow of Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy Martin took the stand Tuesday in the trial of his accused murderer, his partner Tai Chan.
  Sarah Martin was on the stand for just a couple of minutes and was asked only a couple of questions. They were all based on her knowledge of Tai Chan before October of 2014 when he shot and killed martin in a Las Cruces hotel while on a prisoner transport.
  Martin pointed out Chan in the courtroom. The defense never qu
  
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• Tai Chan Trial: Hotel guests and employees describe what they saw and heard

  24-05-2016 19:55 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A string of hotel guests took the stand Tuesday morning in the trial for Tai Chan, the Santa Fe County deputy accused of murdering a fellow deputy.
  Guests described what they heard the night of the shooting as the two deputies were arguing and fighting. A couple of witnesses said they heard fighting and yelling before shots were fired.
  “We heard a big boom and then get the f*** out of here,” said witness Tanya Tartaglia.
  Guests at the Ho
  
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• Florida police seek tipster in fatal ZombiCon shooting

  24-05-2016 19:37
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Investigators who combed through hundreds of tips following a fatal shooting during a zombie-themed street festival in Florida say one tipster likely has the information to help solve the case. Police and Crime Stoppers officials are urging the anonymous tipster who called last November to call again Wednesday between 9 a.m. […]
  
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• Louisiana set to expand hate-crimes laws to include police

  24-05-2016 19:30
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is poised to become the first state in the nation to expand its hate-crime laws to protect police, firefighters and emergency medical crews — a move that could stir the national debate over the relationship between law enforcement and minorities. If signed by the governor, the new law would allow […]
  
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• State TV says 14 Russians on list for 2008 Olympic doping

  24-05-2016 19:21
  
  MOSCOW — Ten medalists from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, including 2012 high jump champion Anna Chicherova, were among 14 Russians that tested positive in the reanalysis of their doping samples, state television reported Tuesday. Match TV said 11 of the 14 athletes on its retest list are from track and field, including 4×100-meter relay gold […]
  
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• NYC’s police, firefighters brawl at charity football game

  24-05-2016 19:19
  
  NEW YORK — The New York Police Department says a melee that erupted at a charity football game between police and firefighters just shows that football is a competitive sport. Video of the aftermath of Sunday’s game at Coney Island shows dozens of players brawling and yelling curses. Blood can be seen dripping down the […]
  
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• Breaking: Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case

  24-05-2016 19:13
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged on a decade-old police report in which a woman said the comedian gave her three blue pills that put her in a stupor, unable to stop his advances. District Judge Elizabeth McHugh ruled that prosecutors […]
  
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• Police assess possible threat to jet at Los Angeles airport

  24-05-2016 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — SWAT officers and a police dog are investigating a possible threat aboard a jetliner that landed at Los Angeles International Airport after a trip from Houston.
  Airport police Officer Rob Pedregon says the Transportation Security Administration received a phone call Tuesday about a possible threat to Compass Air Flight 5931. The plane was marked as American Eagle.
  The plane arrived at 8:43 a.m. from Houston and was kept on the runway with all passengers on board. Seven S
  
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• Roswell Police investigate shooting death

  24-05-2016 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old man.
  They say officers arrived to a home off the 1500 block of North Pontiac Drive just before midnight where they found a man who had been shot.
  He was taken to the hospital but later died. Police say they have arrested a potential suspect but have not released his name.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Roswell Police identify suspect, victim in fatal shooting

  24-05-2016 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico man has been arrested for fatally shooting his uncle.
  Roswell Police say officers arrived to a home off the 1500 block of North Pontiac Drive just before midnight on Monday where they found 61-year old Edward Pyeatt, who had been shot.  He was taken to the hospital but later died.
  They say a witness reported a car leaving the scene. Police say they later found his nephew, 31-year-old Brandan Berg in it.
  Berg was arreste
  
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• Albuquerque Police identify accused dog napper

  24-05-2016 18:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have issued a warrant for a man accused of dog napping two Boston Terriers in Albuquerque last week.
  The two dogs belong to Susan Krouse, a California woman and were stolen while she was staying at an Albuquerque motel.
  For previous coverage, click here >>
  According to Albuquerque Police, 49-year-old Lawrence Chavez is responsible for the dog napping.
  Krouse said she was loading up her car in the Motel 6 parking lot, near Tramway and Central, ar
  
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• Roswell city councilors approve budget

  24-05-2016 18:21 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell city councilors have approved a new budget.
  According to the Roswell Daily Record, councilors passed a $73 million budget Monday afternoon.
  The council also voted Monday night to add $7,500 to the city’s budget to subsidize public swimming at NMMI and another $40,000 to spruce up Main Street.
  The new budget is $15 million less than last year’s projected expenditures. Councilors say it’s because of a decrease in operating expenses and capital
  
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• Today in History: May 24

  24-05-2016 17:45 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Tuesday, May 24, the 145th day of 2016. There are 221 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.
  On this date:
  In 1775, John Hancock was elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding Peyton Randolph.
  In 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge, linking Brooklyn and Manhattan, was dedicated by
  
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• Mom charged with child abuse for letting son, 11, drive cart

  24-05-2016 17:00
  
  BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. — A woman says she was arrested, charged with child abuse and detained for hours for letting her 11-year-old son drive a golf cart during a family vacation on a North Carolina beach resort island. Julie Mall tells The Charlotte Observer (http://bit.ly/1TshWfT ) her son asked to drive the cart two […]
  
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• Texas mother gets 6 years for neglecting disabled daughter

  24-05-2016 16:57
  
  WICHITA FALLS, Texas — A judge has sentenced a North Texas woman to six years in prison for neglecting her disabled adult daughter and keeping her in a large crib in filthy conditions. The Wichita Falls Times Record News (http://bit.ly/1syQJkO ) reports that a district court judge on Monday sentenced Robin Payne. The Wichita Falls […]
  
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• Las Cruces man accused of fatally stabbing peacemaker

  24-05-2016 16:57
  
  LAS CRUCES – Francisco “Pancho” Campos of Las Cruces appeared for the first time in court on Monday afternoon after allegedly stabbing and killing a man who intervened in an argument at the Coachlight Inn on Saturday night. Family and friends of the victim, 44-year-old Ruben Moreno, said they were devastated by his death. They […]
  
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• Houston man convicted of making animal torture videos

  24-05-2016 16:57
  
  HOUSTON — A 54-year-old Houston man has been convicted of creating and distributing videos of puppies, chickens and kittens being tortured and killed. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake found Brent Justice guilty Monday of three counts of producing and one count of distributing what’s known as “animal crush videos.” Prosecutors say a co-defendant, 25-year-old Ashley […]
  
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• Authorities search for La Mesa shooting suspect

  24-05-2016 16:56
  
  LAS CRUCES – A search is underway for a 36-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing his uncle in La Mesa on Saturday. The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department has an arrest warrant for Jacob R. Soliz of the 100 block of La Mesa. Authorities believe Soliz had an ongoing dispute with his uncle. It […]
  
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• Forensic expert: EgyptAir human remains suggest explosion

  24-05-2016 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 have burn marks and are very small in size, suggesting an explosion on board may have downed the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said Tuesday.
  “The logical explanation is that an explosion brought it down,” the official told The Associated Press.
  The official, who is part of the Egyptian team investigating the crash that killed all 66 people on board the flig
  
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• Apple boss Tim Cook: Apps are future of TV

  24-05-2016 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  AMSTERDAM (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that apps are the future of television and that the company wants to help change the entertainment industry.
  Cook was speaking at a meeting of tech and other startups in Amsterdam, two months after Apple announced software enhancements for its TV system, Apple TV, and knocked $50 off the price of its smart watch.
  Since launching Apple TV, “it’s clear to us as we pull that string that there’s a lot left to do and we’d
  
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• Obama pushes for better rights in Vietnam after arms deal

  24-05-2016 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday pressed Vietnam to allow greater freedoms for its citizens, arguing that better human rights would improve the communist country’s economy, stability and regional power.
  On his second full day in the southeast Asian nation, Obama met with activists, including a pastor and advocates for the disabled and sexual minorities, to underscore U.S. support for improved rights. Yet a handful of others were prevented from meeting with Obam
  
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• Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweet

  24-05-2016 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is giving users more room to express themselves.
  In coming months, photos, videos and other media won’t count against what is now a 140-character limit. That means more wordy tweets are on the way.
  The change, announced Tuesday, is yet another attempt by the San Francisco company to make its messaging service easier to use and to attract new users.
  Twitter Inc. has struggled for years to find a cure for slow user growth. The number of people using Twitter is l
  
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• Cosby due in court in Pennsylvania sex-assault case

  24-05-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby is due in Pennsylvania court Tuesday morning for a key hearing in his criminal sex-assault case.
  The preliminary hearing will determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to send the 78-year-old entertainer to trial.
  Cosby is accused of drugging and molesting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia mansion in 2004. Prosecutors said Constand was not only impaired, but unconscious after Cosby gave her three unidentif
  
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• Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in sex assault case

  24-05-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has been ordered to stand trial in the lone criminal case lodged amid dozens of accusations that he molested women.
  The 78-year-old actor faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of violating the accuser while she was impaired, unconscious or could not give consent.
  Cosby insists their sexual encounter at his home was consensual and that she never told him to stop.
  He has been free on $1 million bail since his Dec. 30 arrest.
  District Judge Elizabeth McHug
  
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• Head of TSA security operations removed from position

  24-05-2016 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.
  “Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position as head of security at TSA,” the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform posted on Twitter.
  Meanwhile, The Associated Press obtained a memo sent by TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger that does not mention Hoggan but names a temporary replacement.
  “Darby LaJoye will s
  
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• Program allows students to become Junior Rangers

  24-05-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With summer rounding the corner, keeping the kids busy has just become easier with one local program.
  The Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is hosting summer programs for students and using the whole nature park as a classroom.
  Park Ranger Heather MacCurdy and Nature Discovery Teacher Cindy Chapman, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the programs. Watch above.
  Students will learn how to observe and see nature through walks, games and activities.
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• NM State Parks host Memorial Weekend events

  24-05-2016 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The whole month of May was dedicated to visiting beautiful places around the state.
  New Mexico State Parks are hosting fun events from tours to art activities with nature themes.
  Christina Cordova joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about happenings around the state. Watch above.
  Those looking to get a jump start on Memorial Day weekend have a few options.
  Heron Lake, Los Ojos is hosting a Lake Dam Tour Friday, May 27 from 11 a.m. through 1 p.m.
  Th
  
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• Sanders: Democratic convention could be ‘messy’

  24-05-2016 14:57 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and his push to make the party more inclusive could get “messy” but asserts in an interview with The Associated Press: “Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle.”
  The Vermont senator, campaigning Monday ahead of California’s primary against Hillary Clinton, said his supporters hope the party will adopt a platform at the summer co
  
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• Apartment fire leaves 60 displaced

  24-05-2016 14:19
  
  Close to 60 residents are displaced after a fire breaks out in southeast Albuquerque early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Dog Stolen from Old Town Business Owner

  24-05-2016 14:17
  
  An Albuquerque business owner says someone stole his dog from right outside his shop in Old Town.
  
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• Report: More than half of kids admit they’re addicted to mobile devices

  24-05-2016 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 50 percent of kids say they’re addicted to their mobile devices.
  In a new report by Common Sense, more than 1,200 parents and their kids ages 12 to 18-years-old were interviewed.
  The report found tweens spend almost six hours per day on TV, video games, social media and the internet. Teens spend more than nine hours per day on the same things.
  To ween your child off their devices, parents can establish rules like creating media-free
  
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• 2 injured, dozens displaced in Albuquerque motel fire

  24-05-2016 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two people have been sent to the hospital and more than 50 others are looking for a place to stay after a motel fire.
  Albuquerque firefighters have been working to put out the flames all morning at Desert Sands Motel on Central.
  As AFD continues to work the scene, it could affect drivers’ commutes. Firefighters did close a section of Central from Jackson up to San Mateo on Tuesday, but the road has since reopened.
  AFD says it happened around 1:45
  
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• State finance secretary will leave position

  24-05-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–The top budget official in Gov. Susana Martinez's administration, Finance and Adm ...
  
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• Police say cellphone ties accused to triple homicide

  24-05-2016 08:05
  
  Suspect says he was nowhere near scene of 2011 crimes
  
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• Mexicans held for meth smuggling

  24-05-2016 08:05
  
  Journal Staff ReportTwo Mexican nationals were ordered held pending preliminary hearin ...
  
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• Felony charges against 3 in jail attack

  24-05-2016 08:05
  
  Judge denies blanket charge against 40 other inmates
  
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• Ashman returning to head Santa Fe arts center

  24-05-2016 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–A figure of longtime prominence in the arts of Santa Fe and New Mexico is coming...
  
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• 16 officer shooting cases yet to be completed by Brandenburg

  24-05-2016 06:46
  
  Over a dozen Albuquerque police officer-involved shooting cases have yet to be fully reviewed by the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office, according to Albuquerque's Civilian Police Oversight Agency.
  
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