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• Cemetery holds a different kind of veterans celebration

  27-05-2016 23:57
  
  On Memorial Day, Sunset Memorial Park will celebrate the holiday in its traditional way — with flowers and flags placed on the graves of veterans, a flag raising  a trumpeter playing “Taps,” a service of remembrance and a couple of new activities to “inspire and engage” visitors. The new marketing approach is somewhat novel for […]
  
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• City to host hikes for proposed Bosque path

  27-05-2016 23:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque wants to hear what you think about a new proposed path through the Bosque. The path would be between I-40 and Campbell Road and is designed to avoid sensitive areas in the Bosque as well as protect the environment.
  But, if anyone is still concerned about the path’s impact on the Bosque, Parks and Rec is inviting you to take a hike with them.
  After the hikes and the input, the city will propose alternative path options.
  The hikes are
  
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• Albuquerque police ID suspects in violent Trump protest

  27-05-2016 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say they have identified a couple of the people who turned violent during Tuesday’s Donald Trump rally. They say they know who the guy in the Superman shirt is and the shirtless guy but are not releasing their names until they are arrested.
  The Albuquerque Police Department is still getting tips in after video showed at least 30 people throwing rocks and other objects during the protests downtown. The city is offering a $10,000 reward for
  
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• Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleads no contest to hit-and-run crash

  27-05-2016 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Governor Bill Richardson entered a no contest plea Friday for a hit-and-run crash he was accused of being involved in earlier this year.
  Richardson will have to write a letter of apology, take a defensive driving course, serve 90 days of probation and pay $56 in court costs. Officials say if he stays out of trouble during his probation the charge will be taken off of his record.
  According to a Santa Fe police report, Richardson claims that he did not know
  
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• SIC ready to move on funds for NM startups

  27-05-2016 22:31
  
  New Mexico’s new state-backed Catalyst Fund is ready to make its first capital commitments to local micro funds that invest in startup companies around the state. Santa Fe-based Sun Mountain Capital, which is managing the new “fund of funds” for the State Investment Council, closed this week on $15 million in commitments from the SIC […]
  
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• Walmart ups veteran hiring

  27-05-2016 22:29
  
  Walmart announced Friday it has hired 130,828 veterans since it launched a special hiring program in May 2013, including 1,191 in New Mexico. That represents a 45 percent increase in veteran hiring in the state in just the last year alone, according to a news release. “New Mexicans have a tradition of proud military service” […]
  
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• Breaking: Ex-Gov. Richardson enters no contest plea for hit-and-run traffic accident

  27-05-2016 22:20
  
    Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson today entered a plea of no contest for a hit-and-run traffic accident as part of a plea agreement in Santa Fe Municipal Court. He will have to take a defensive driving class, write a letter of apology to the woman whose car he hit and pay $56 in […]
  
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• Couple’s killings are latest blow to town rocked by mudslide

  27-05-2016 22:13
  
  OSO, Wash. — In a clearing 10 miles up a gravel logging road, freshly cut hemlock branches cover the root well of a wind-toppled fir. Atop the boughs, a bouquet of red, white and blue carnations left by detectives marks the grim discovery they made here: the shallow grave of a local couple shot to […]
  
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• Georgia AD apologizes to board for Ludacris contract

  27-05-2016 22:12
  
  ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity has apologized to the athletic association’s board of directors following the disclosure that rapper Ludacris was paid $65,000 to perform at the school’s spring football game and also was provided liquor and a box of condoms. McGarity’s apology at the board’s quarterly meeting on Thursday was first […]
  
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• El Faro’s loss described as ‘colossal’ management failure

  27-05-2016 21:38
  
  A second round of U.S. Coast Guard investigative hearings into the sinking of the freighter El Faro ended Friday, closing a sometimes contentious proceeding during which the disaster was characterized by one investigator as “a colossal failure” of management before he apologized and took back the comment. The testimony in Jacksonville, Florida, ended after two […]
  
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• Principal replaced at school where rape allegation surfaced

  27-05-2016 21:37
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Education officials say the principal of a Tennessee high school where three basketball players are accused of rape is among 16 that will be replaced next year. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/1sfyMI2) reports that Hamilton County Schools released a list of new appointments Thursday, including a new principal at Ooltewah High […]
  
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• Alabama Supreme Court annuls its ruling on lesbian adoption

  27-05-2016 21:37
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has voided its earlier decision not to recognize a lesbian couple’s adoption that was carried out in another state. The opinion announced Friday falls into line with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued in March that said the Alabama court erred in declaring the adoption held in Georgia […]
  
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• Pot of reward money to ID rioters swells to $11,500

  27-05-2016 20:50
  
  The city now has about $11,500 available for tipsters who have information about the violence that erupted Downtown amid Tuesday’s anti-Donald Trump protest. Albuquerque police are trying to identify about 30 people who threw rocks, broke windows or engaged in violence. They are offering rewards of up to $1,000 for each person who can provide […]
  
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• The Latest: UN chief welcomes Obama’s Hiroshima visit

  27-05-2016 20:49
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan — The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima, Japan (all times local): ___ 2:30 a.m. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Hiroshima will inspire new concrete actions leading to a nuclear-free world. U.N. Spokesman Farhan Haq said Friday that Ban was “himself very strongly […]
  
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• Congress’ grade so far? Incomplete at best

  27-05-2016 20:28
  
  WASHINGTON — Congress is racing toward its summer break, but like a procrastinating college kid it has tons of work to catch up on to avoid a report card laden with grades of incomplete or even worse. An abbreviated work period this month produced mixed results at best — Congress exited Washington without acting on […]
  
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• Arizona schools again facing civil rights violations

  27-05-2016 20:27
  
  PHOENIX — Arizona schools are working with federal investigators to avoid civil rights violations for removing thousands of students learning English from language support classes before they were ready. For the second time in five years the U.S. Department of Justice cautioned that the Arizona Department of Education needs to raise its testing standards or […]
  
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• Warning issued for Mesa County, Colo. landslide area

  27-05-2016 20:26
  
  COLLBRAN, Colo. — Mesa County emergency management officials are warning people who live near a massive landslide area in the eastern part of the county to be ready to evacuate after water from spring runoff began overflowing from a pond. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Megan Terlecky says authorities are going door-to-door warning people in about 30 homes […]
  
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• Pueblo, Colo. authorities search for 2 men in traffic stop shooting

  27-05-2016 20:25
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo authorities are looking for two suspects after a gunshot was fired at law enforcement officers conducting an unrelated traffic stop. The Pueblo Chieftain reports (http://bit.ly/1XCuaHy ) that nobody was injured during the Thursday morning incident. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, two deputies and an officer with the Pueblo Police […]
  
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• Dog rescued from crawlspace under home

  27-05-2016 20:25
  
  EVANS, Colo. — Residents of the Weld County city of Evans are praising a police officer who helped rescue their dog, which had been trapped in a crawlspace under a nearby home. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1WpFB6q ) that Mike Linn’s 6-year-old dog Tanka got out after he left the gate to his home open […]
  
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• Google reveals top misspelled word in each state

  27-05-2016 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – To coincide with the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals, Google released the top misspelled word in each state.
  By using search queries that began with the “how to spell,” Google determined which words people in each state have the most trouble spelling.
  It's the #spellingbee finals! These are the top "how to spell" searches for words by state, mapped #dataviz pic.twitter.com/rjXllJfOoE
  — GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) May 26, 2016Desert, maintenance, va
  
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• Holiday air travelers get a break from long security lines

  27-05-2016 19:46 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Travelers who were dreading long airport security lines ahead of the Memorial Day weekend instead reported moving quickly through checkpoints Friday after authorities opened extra screening lanes and used bomb-sniffing dogs to give some passengers a break from removing their shoes.
  “Wow. I mean, wow,” said Mike Saresky, who flew into Chicago from Philadelphia, where he breezed through airport security in 12 minutes and got to leave his shoes on. “I thought
  
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• Report: 1st US case of germ resistant to last resort drug

  27-05-2016 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a U.S. patient has been infected with bacteria resistant to an antibiotic used as a last resort treatment, scientists said Thursday.
  The patient — a 49-year-old woman in Pennsylvania — has recovered. But health officials fear that if the resistance spreads to other bacteria, the country may soon see supergerms impervious to all known antibiotics.
  “It is the end of the road for antibiotics unless we act urgently,” Dr. Tom Frieden,
  
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• Company recalls Tommee Tippee spill-proof cups due to risk of mold

  27-05-2016 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 3 million spill-proof cups for children between 4 and 12 months old are being recalled by Mayborn USA because of the risk of mold that could cause sickness.
  Ingestion of the mold can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and infections in those with compromised immune systems.
  Mayborn has received more than 3,000 reports of mold in the removable, one-piece, opaque valve of the cups, including 68 reports of children experiencing diarrhea, vomiting or other symptoms ass
  
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• French auction house defends upcoming sale of sacred items

  27-05-2016 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The Paris auction house criticized for putting up for bid objects held sacred by Native American tribes is defending its upcoming sale.
  EVE auction house director Alain Leroy said Friday all the items are of legal trade in both the U.S. and France and that tribes will have an opportunity through the auction process to acquire their past.
  Monday’s planned auction will feature hundreds of religious items and art pieces from the Americas, Africa and Asia. Includ
  
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• New details released in carjacking that led to deadly police shooting

  27-05-2016 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say an iPad helped lead them to the carjacked vehicle involved in Thursday’s deadly police shooting on  I-25.
  Police say the suspect carjacked someone at knife-point in Albuquerque near 6th and Central at about 11:15 a.m. on Thursday.
  Albuquerque Police say the victim was standing at an ATM when he was confronted. The suspect then pulled out a knife and took of in the man’s SUV, cutting his hand in the process.
  Police were able to track the iP
  
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• Carrie Tingley gears up for largest fundraiser

  27-05-2016 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  (KRQE) – It’s love at first spike and the dirtiest fundraiser of the year, all benefiting a great cause.
  The Mudd Volleyball tournament supports the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps New Mexico families.
  Executive Director, Jeff Hoehn, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about the upcoming event. Watch above.
  There is still time to register a team for this event. Volunteers are still needed and&nb
  
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• Lager law: Attorneys’ guild formed for craft brewers, others

  27-05-2016 18:45
  
  DETROIT — A legal trade group has been formed for makers of craft beer and other alcoholic beverages, recognizing the rapid rise of the industry and a desire to deal with a thick brew of regulations across the U.S. The Craft Beverage Lawyers Guild launched this week to represent small, independent breweries as well as […]
  
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• Three killed in head-on collision on U.S. 550

  27-05-2016 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A tragic start to the Memorial Day weekend. Three people are dead after a head on collision on a busy highway that was shut down for hours.
  One car is a mangled piece of metal after officials say it collided with a truck head on. It happened at about 10:00 Friday morning on U.S. 550.
  Sandoval County deputies say one vehicle was traveling northbound and the other southbound when one crossed the center lane causing the collision. Two men and a woman were killed in
  
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• Deadly crash closes U.S. 550 in Sandoval County in both directions

  27-05-2016 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – U.S. 550 is closed in both directions near mile marker 22 in Sandoval County due to a deadly crash.
  Sheriff’s deputies say it happened around 10:30 on Friday morning in San Ysidro.
  NM Roads is cautioning drivers, saying slow downs should be expected.
  Sandoval County Fire Department is also warning drivers to avoid the area until at least 2 p.m. due to a major accident.
  No further information has been released at this time.
  KRQE News 13 wi
  
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• Feds seek proposals for cleanup at Los Alamos Lab

  27-05-2016 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Federal regulators are seeking proposals for a contract for environmental cleanup at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where tons of hazardous waste and contamination remains after decades of research.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that the federal government on Thursday issued its draft request for proposals environmental remediation of the radioactive and otherwise hazardous materials at the site.
  In 2014 the Department of Energy decided to separate the cleanup from
  
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• Dog day: Officer finds 911 caller, now both lost in woods

  27-05-2016 16:43
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A police officer dashed into the woods alone to search for a man who called 911 saying he ran into forest to escape two armed men. The gunmen were never found, and the officer soon located the distress caller, but now neither of them could find their way back to the street. […]
  
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• What’s your spirit animal? Gisele Bundchen’s is a sea turtle

  27-05-2016 16:42
  
  BOSTON — Supermodel Gisele Bundchen says her spirit animal is a sea turtle, and she’s throwing her celebrity behind a United Nations effort to save those and other creatures. Bundchen announced her participation this week in “Wild for Life ,” a new U.N. campaign trying to end the illegal trade in endangered or threatened species. […]
  
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• Immigrant licenses in NM jump before law change

  27-05-2016 16:39
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico surged during the first three months of the year as lawmakers debated changes to a long-contested policy that allowed for those living in the country illegally to obtain licenses, according to a review by The Associated Press. Data obtained through a records […]
  
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• The Latest: 17 inches of rain fall on southeast Texas city

  27-05-2016 16:38
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The Latest on flooding in Texas following heavy rains (all times local): 9 a.m. Officials say almost a foot and a half of rain has fallen on the city of Brenham in southeast Texas. Meteorologist Wendy Long says Brenham received 16.62 inches of rain on Thursday, breaking the city’s record for the […]
  
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• Several tornadoes reported in Colo. counties

  27-05-2016 16:38
  
  DENVER — Several tornadoes were reported in eastern Colorado as storms moved across the state while some parts of the mountains got fresh snow. The National Weather service says five tornadoes were spotted in Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties Thursday evening. The storms also brought heavy rain, large hail and strong winds, which turned over […]
  
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• In Hiroshima, Obama honors ‘silent cry’ of bombing victims

  27-05-2016 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute Friday to the “silent cry” of the 140,000 victims of the atomic bomb dropped 71 years ago on Hiroshima, and called on the world to abandon “the logic of fear” that encourages the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.
  Obama’s trip to Hiroshima made him the first U.S. president to visit the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, and he sought to walk a delicate line between honoring the dead, pus
  
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• Chaves County man pleads guilty to federal charges

  27-05-2016 16:34
  
  A Chaves County man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to violating federal firearms laws in Las Cruces federal court, a release from the U.S. Department of Justice said. Abel Montoya, 53, of Lake Arthur, was arrested and charged on Oct. 21, 2015, with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Feb. 27, 2014, the […]
  
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• Otero County not supporting radioactive waste plan

  27-05-2016 16:33
  
  County Commissioners were not in support of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed project to dispose radioactive waste in Otero County at their latest county commission meeting. The proposed DOE project was to be located at the Dugger place in southeast Otero County. The plan for the site was to build a self-sustainable town […]
  
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• Thunderbirds arrive at Cannon

  27-05-2016 16:32
  
  One distinct sound. One distinct look. One distinct bond. The Thunderbirds, the most distinct of the Air Force’s many distinctions, made their arrival Thursday afternoon with a noise that pierced the calm skies above eastern New Mexico and left smoke trails on a day with little cloud cover as they arrived for duty at Cannon […]
  
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• Man dies after 1,000 bee stings in Arizona park

  27-05-2016 16:32
  
  MESA, Ariz. — Authorities say a man visiting from Louisiana has died after being stung by bees more than 1,000 times while hiking in a Phoenix-area. Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say a large swarm of bees attacked Alex Bestler and a female friend Thursday morning while they were on a trail in Usery Mountain Park […]
  
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• California kidnapping suspect believed killed in shootout

  27-05-2016 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A young man suspected of abducting a teenage girl in Northern California was killed Thursday after leading sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase and engaging in a shootout, authorities said, while the search for the girl continued.
  Fernando Castro, 19, whose car had been the subject of an Amber Alert for 15-year-old Pearl Pinson, exchanged gunfire with deputies at a Santa Barbara County mobile home park more than 300 miles to the south, Solano County Sheriff
  
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• National Spelling Bee ends in its unlikeliest tie to date

  27-05-2016 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — If not for his high-pitched voice, there would be no way to peg Nihar Janga as the youngest-ever winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  The 11-year-old breezed up to the microphone with confidence, and most of his words, he knew right away. He looked like the strongest speller onstage, stronger even than his eventual co-champion, 13-year-old Jairam Hathwar, a blue-chip speller whose older brother hoisted the trophy two years ago.
  At his best, Nihar turned the ta
  
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• Archaeologist: Boston shipwreck is rare, remarkable find

  27-05-2016 15:57 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A sunken, burned ship from the 1800s uncovered during a construction project in Boston’s Seaport District is a rare and remarkable find, the city’s archaeologist said.
  City archaeologist Joe Bagley said Thursday it’s the first time a shipwreck has been found in that section of the city and only the second one found on land that was filled in to expand the city’s footprint. Also, unlike most other wrecks, its cargo is mostly intact, he said.
  The vessel,
  
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• Man shot and injured in early morning home invasion, police say

  27-05-2016 15:53
  
  A man was shot and injured during a southwest Albuquerque home invasion early Friday morning, according to Albuquerque police. APD spokesman Fred Duran said officers were called to a shooting on the 2500 block of Ghost Ranch SW, near Gibson and 98th around 2:30 a.m. There they found a man with two gunshot wounds. He […]
  
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• Immigrant licenses jump before law change

  27-05-2016 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico surged during the first three months of the year.
  Data obtained by The Associated Press through a records request showed 3,568 licenses were issued to foreign nationals from January to March.
  That’s just shy of the 4,026 licenses granted to foreign nationals for all of 2015.
  State officials believe the spike came because immigrants in the country illegally wanted to get New Mexico driver&r
  
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• New Mexico gets $3.3M for foreclosure legal assistance

  27-05-2016 15:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – State officials say New Mexico has received $3.3 million to help provide legal assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure.
  The money is from a 2014 settlement with Bank of America and its subsidiaries over mortgage practices.
  Terms of the settlement restrict use of the money to foreclosure prevention legal assistance and community redevelopment.
  In New Mexico, the money will be awarded to legal aid groups based on grant applications.
  There are about 5,000 open mor
  
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• Homeowner shot overnight after suspects stole family vehicle

  27-05-2016 15:38
  
  Officers were dispatched to a shooting location at 2:30 a.m. Friday in the 2500 block of Ghost Ranch Street Southwest near the area of Amole Mesa Avenue Southwest and Gibson Boulevard Southwest.  
  
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• 18-year-old killed in overnight drive-by shooting, offenders fled scene

  27-05-2016 15:20
  
  Deputies were dispatched to the 1700 block of Atrisco SW near the area of Arenal Road Southwest and Old Coors Drive Southwest in reference to a possible drive-by shooting.
  
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• Local steakhouse gears up for Grill Us Hotline

  27-05-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local steakhouse is opening their phone lines to help fellow grillers.
  LongHorn Steakhouse is kicking off grilling season with its fourth annual Grill Us Hotline.
  Grill Master, Ryan Alvord, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate good grilling tips, plus talk about the hotline. Watch above.
  Certified Grill Masters will be available to provide expert tips for grilling. The hotline will be open Sunday, May 29 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The phone n
  
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• Rail Yards Market promotes healthy lifestyle

  27-05-2016 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission is to educate the community in all aspects of life.
  From health to exercise and also the importance of using local produce, the Rail Yards Market (RYM) offers a little of something for everyone.
  Alex Paramo, RYM Promotions Director, joined KRQE’s This Morning show along with Boiler Monkey Head Chef, Jacob Eliot, and Native Health Initiative Director, Anthony Fleg, MD, to talk about the upcoming RYM. Watch above.
  From now until the end of
  
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