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• New industrial park slated for Los Lunas area

  16-06-2016 23:53
  
  A new industrial park served by rail is proposed for a 1,400-acre site west of Los Lunas. The project developer, Rio Real Estate Investment Opportunities, on Thursday said it is asking Los Lunas to annex the property into the village and have it rezoned special use to permit the creation of a business and industrial […]
  
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• New industrial park slated for Los Lunas

  16-06-2016 23:53
  
  A new industrial park served by rail is proposed for a 1,400-acre site west of Los Lunas. The project developer, Rio Real Estate Investment Opportunities, on Thursday said it is asking Los Lunas to annex the property into the village and have it rezoned special use to permit the creation of a business and industrial […]
  
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• Updated: Ukraine ‘outraged’ by UN chief’s remarks on Russia

  16-06-2016 23:35
  
  UNITED NATIONS — Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday he is “completely outraged” by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s comments in a prepared speech saying Russia has a critical role to play in ending the conflict in his country. Volodymyr Yelchenko said Ban’s prepared comments for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia show he has lost […]
  
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• Updated: After fatal attack, theme parks weigh alligator warnings

  16-06-2016 23:12
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It’s an unwritten rule for Florida residents: Keep your kids away from ponds and lakes because alligators are everywhere. But after a gator killed a 2-year-old Nebraska boy at a Walt Disney World resort, attention soon turned to tourists. In a state with an estimated 1 million alligators, how should […]
  
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• Updated: Drug lord Palma arrested in Mexico on return from US

  16-06-2016 23:11
  
  MEXICO CITY — Drug lord Hector “El Guero” Palma, one of the founders of the Sinaloa Cartel, returned to his native Mexico after serving almost a decade in a U.S. prison and was immediately transported to another maximum-security lockup where he will await trial for two murders. U.S. authorities handed over Palma in Matamoros, across […]
  
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• Dog Head Fire: How you can help

  16-06-2016 22:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Dog Head Fire continues to spread many are offering help and donations to fire crews and families that are being evacuated. A Facebook page dedicated to connecting people to services has been set up for those affected by the fire. Additionally, the Red Cross is accepting water donations for volunteers. Water bottles can be dropped off at the Pan American Red Cross location.
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• Dog Head Fire: Thursday afternoon weather update

  16-06-2016 21:45 via krqe.com
  
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  Wind, extremely dry conditions and heat continue to plague crews battling the Dog Head Fire Thursday afternoon. Winds continue to be strong out of the west, southwest. They are sustained from 10-20 mph with gusts ranging from 25-35 mph within the area of the fire.
  These winds will fan most of the smoke away from Albuquerque, but it will cause for thicker smoke in eastern New Mexico. Albuquerque could continue to see smoke this afternoon from the Cedar Fire in Arizona and less so f
  
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• 5 ranchers found safe after attempting to round up cattle

  16-06-2016 21:34
  
  Torrance County officials found the five ranchers who went missing after attempting to round up their cattle from a nearby fire.
  
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• Santa Fe County bans most fireworks due to dry conditions

  16-06-2016 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Severe drought conditions have forced Santa Fe County to ban most fireworks.
  County Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution for the next 30 days. Fireworks that go up in the air are banned, but ones that stay on the ground are OK as long as there’s a water source nearby.
  All fireworks are banned from the wild land areas.
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• Updated: Philadelphia becomes 1st major American city with soda tax

  16-06-2016 21:28
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia became the first major American city with a soda tax on Thursday despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it. The City Council gave final approval to a 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax on sugary and diet beverages. Only Berkeley, California, had a similar law. Soda tax proposals have failed in […]
  
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• Today in History: June 16

  16-06-2016 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Thursday, June 16, the 168th day of 2016. There are 198 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 16, 1963, the world’s first female space traveler, Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union aboard Vostok 6; she spent 71 hours in flight, circling the Earth 48 times before returning safely.
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  In 1567, Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned in Lochleven Castle in Scotland. (She escaped almost a year later but ended up im
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Satellite Images

  16-06-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say the Dog Head Fire has grown to 12,303 acres. The blaze sparked Tuesday in the Manzano Mountains. Here are satellite images of the fire.
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• Small plane crashes in southern Colorado, killing 3

  16-06-2016 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  CREEDE, Colo. (AP) — A small plane that might have had mechanical problems crashed in a remote area of southern Colorado, killing three people, authorities said.
  The Cessna 320, owned by an aerial photography company, went down Wednesday less than a mile from a single-runway airport near the historic mining town of Creede near the Rio Grande River. The town is surrounded by a national forest.
  The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
  Mineral County coroner Charle
  
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• Young-adult fiction writer Lois Duncan has died

  16-06-2016 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Lois Duncan, a prolific writer of suspense novels for young adults who also chronicled her decades-long inquiry into the unsolved homicide of her own daughter, has died. She was 82.
  Albuquerque-based private investigator Pat Caristo said Thursday that Duncan had died at her home near Sarasota, Florida. Duncan’s husband announced on Facebook that she had collapsed in their kitchen on Wednesday.
  Duncan was best known for suspense novels for young adult readers as
  
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• New: Westmoreland lays off 85 at San Juan mine

  16-06-2016 20:32
  
  Westmoreland Coal Co. has laid off 85 workers at the San Juan Coal Mine near Farmington, according to executive vice president Joe Micheletti. Micheletti said the layoffs are necessary because the San Juan Generating Station, which uses all the mine’s coal, plans to retire two of its four units as part of a negotiated agreement among plant operator […]
  
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• Updated: Local chef tapped for Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

  16-06-2016 19:39
  
  Dennis Apodaca filming in NY in August
  
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• Local chef tapped for Food Network’s “Chopped”

  16-06-2016 19:39
  
  Dennis Apodaca filming in NY in August
  
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• CDC: 3 babies born in US with birth defects caused by Zika

  16-06-2016 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The government is reporting that three babies have been born in the U.S. with birth defects caused by the Zika virus.
  Birth defects from Zika were also seen in three other pregnancies that ended.
  Thursday’s report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first accounting of pregnancy outcomes in the U.S. that involve an infection with mosquito-borne virus.
  The CDC says 234 pregnant women in the United States — residents and visitors — hav
  
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• Updated: San Francisco plan to rent out grassy park space draws furor

  16-06-2016 19:35
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A proposal to let people reserve grassy plots of picnic lawn at a popular San Francisco park hit a collective nerve when it was unveiled last month: Within hours, thousands of people signed an online petition to kill the plan, a protest was scheduled and city leaders declared the grass wasn’t for […]
  
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• Updated: Ohio State mascot will march in Pride parade after all

  16-06-2016 19:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University has changed its mind and will allow its mascot to march in an upcoming parade celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The university spirit team coaches had earlier cited safety concerns after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida that left 49 dead as the […]
  
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• Ohio State University mascot won’t march in Pride parade

  16-06-2016 19:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University’s mascot has been pulled out of an upcoming Ohio parade and festival celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. The university spirit team coaches cited safety concerns after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida that left 49 dead as the reason for pulling Brutus Buckeye […]
  
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• Updated: APNewsBreak: Fired coach Art Briles lambastes Baylor

  16-06-2016 19:29
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday as part of the […]
  
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• Updated: Christian militias fighting IS in Iraq hope for US support

  16-06-2016 19:19
  
  ALQOSH, Iraq — Clutching his rifle intently, the Iraqi recruit maneuvered between piles of bricks and cement obstacles. The sound of shooting pierced the air and he jumped behind a wall, lifted his rifle and imitated the staccato sound of gunfire. It was only a training exercise — the man is among the few dozen […]
  
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• Updated: Wildfire near California oil facility burning out of control

  16-06-2016 19:18
  
  GOLETA, Calif. — A fleet of aircraft dropped water and retardant to combat a wind-driven wildfire burning out of control Thursday in rugged coastal canyons west of Santa Barbara, where hundreds of campers, a handful of rural homes and an oil processing facility evacuated as the flames crept toward the ocean. Strong gusts and rising […]
  
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• Updated: Julian Castro returns to Texas under vice president rumors

  16-06-2016 19:18
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Julian Castro is returning home to San Antonio Friday swarmed by the same speculation as when the 41-year-old left Texas for Washington two years ago: Is he vice-presidential material? Even as President Barack Obama’s housing secretary tries tamping down talk of becoming Hillary Clinton’s running mate this fall, Castro is headlining the […]
  
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• Smoke from New Mexico fire drifts into eastern Colorado

  16-06-2016 19:18
  
  DENVER — Smoke from the Dog Head Fire in central New Mexico is creating haze over Denver and eastern Colorado. The National Weather Service says smoke from a smaller fire burning on Fort Carson’s training grounds in Colorado Springs is also contributing to the haze in the region on Thursday. The high pressure system that’s […]
  
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• House nixes bid to bar illegal immigrants from military

  16-06-2016 19:17
  
  WASHINGTON — The House has narrowly defeated an attempt to bar immigrants living in the country illegally from enlisting in the U.S. military. Opponents tied the measure to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Rep. Paul Gosar’s amendment has failed Thursday by a vote of 211-210. The Arizona Republican says he wants to close what he calls […]
  
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• Fire Map: Information for evacuees

  16-06-2016 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mandatory evacuation has been issued for residents near the Dog Head Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains.
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  People living in Chilili are under mandatory evacuation. Authorities say everyo
  
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• Police arrest suspect in connection to Albuquerque shooting

  16-06-2016 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting they say happened at 3rd and Gold in Albuquerque early Sunday.
  Police say they were dispatched to area Sunday morning and found two victims who had been shot, but were unable to locate a suspect.
  Both victims were taken to the hospital where they are recovering from their injuries.
  After an investigation, detectives identified 21-year-old Rashad Ortiz as the suspect. Police say Ortiz was arrested Thursday mor
  
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• Obama offering sympathy but no easy answers in Orlando

  16-06-2016 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Offering sympathy but no easy answers, President Barack Obama came Thursday to Orlando to try to console those mourning the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  Air Force One touched down at midday in this grief-stricken community, where Obama planned to spend a few hours meeting in private with families of the 49 victims, with survivors and with local law enforcement officials who responded to the shooting. He planned to emphasize his solidarity with Orland
  
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• Smoke advisory alert issued due to Dog Head Fire

  16-06-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department and New Mexico Department of Health issued a smoke advisory on Thursday.
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  They say the smoke from the Dog Head Fire is affecting air quality throughout Central New Mexico, including Bernalillo County.
  Health officials also say the weathe
  
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• Health alert issued due to Dog Head Fire smoke

  16-06-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department has issued a Health Alert due to wildfire smoke starting Saturday night through Monday morning.
  Smoke from the Dog Head Fire will reach the Albuquerque metro area late Saturday evening and will linger in the metro area through Sunday morning. More wildfire smoke may reach Albuquerque late Sunday and linger into Monday morning.
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• Local athlete qualifies for CrossFit Games

  16-06-2016 17:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the biggest stage in the world to showcase your fitness: the CrossFit Games.
  In just a month, one New Mexico woman will be competing alongside 39 of the fittest women in the world as she looks to bring home the title of “fittest on earth.”
  “I think it will be an experience that I will always remember for the rest of my life,” said Whitney Cappellucci.
  After trying for more than five years to make it to the CrossFit Games as
  
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• Strike averted at Macy’s flagship store with tentative deal

  16-06-2016 17:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after a midnight deadline had passed Macy’s announced a tentative deal with workers, averting what could have become the first strike at its flagship Manhattan store in more than four decades.
  The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said Thursday that it negotiated higher wages and more affordable health care. The union declined to release further details about the four-year contract until it is approved by workers. Macy’s also would not discuss s
  
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• Justices rule against VA in disabled vets contract dispute

  16-06-2016 17:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to comply with a law aimed at increasing the number of federal contracts awarded to small businesses owned by disabled veterans, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The justices sided with Kingdomware Technologies Inc., a veteran-owned contractor based in Maryland that said it should have been considered […]
  
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• Lin-Manuel Miranda to leave ‘Hamilton’ on July 9

  16-06-2016 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The news that no die-hard “Hamilton” fan — or anyone who hasn’t seen the Broadway smash yet — wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show this summer. But he promises to return “again and again.”
  Miranda, who has been in the show since it made its debut off-Broadway in early 2015, said Thursday he will perform his last show July 9. Javier Munoz, the current understudy for Alexander Hamilt
  
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• Dem senator wages filibuster, claims progress on gun control

  16-06-2016 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator who mourned the loss of 20 children in his home state waged a roughly 15-hour filibuster into early Thursday, asserting as he yielded the floor that Republican leaders had committed to hold votes on expanded gun background checks and a ban on gun sales to suspected terrorists.
  With a compromise on the gun issue still improbable, Sen. Chris Murphy stood on the Senate floor for most of Wednesday and into Thursday. Speaking in the wake of the mass shooti
  
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• Orlando gunman apparently searched Facebook during attack

  16-06-2016 16:46 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — While his victims texted heartbreaking last words to loved ones from the blood-drenched bathrooms, Omar Mateen apparently went on Facebook to measure the shockwaves his attack on a gay nightclub was generating.
  He searched for the terms “Pulse Orlando” and “Shooting,” according to a letter released by a Senate committee.
  The letter detailing Mateen’s Facebook posts and searches in the final hours of his life came to light as grief-stricken
  
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• NM AG releases child porn operation results

  16-06-2016 16:43
  
  The state's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with the state Attorney General' ...
  
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• US homebuilder sentiment rises in June

  16-06-2016 16:41
  
  U.S. homebuilders are feeling more optimistic about their sales prospects this month than they have since the beginning of the year. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Thursday rose two points to 60. That’s the highest reading since January. Readings above 50 indicate more builders view sales conditions as good, […]
  
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• Updated: Stock indexes fall yet again as British vote looms

  16-06-2016 16:38
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks were declining for a sixth day Thursday as investors continued to brace for next week’s vote on whether Britain would remain a member of the European Union. Japanese stocks plunged 3 percent after the Bank of Japan decided not to increase its economic stimulus efforts. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial […]
  
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• Updated: Greece closing in on next bailout payment

  16-06-2016 16:38
  
  BRUSSELS — The eurozone’s top official says Greece is on track to get 7.5 billion euros ($8.4 billion) in bailout funds from international creditors. After eurozone nations approved Greece’s recent reform efforts last month, Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Thursday that an agreement has been reached also with the officials running the bailout fund. […]
  
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• AP analysis: New Mexico statehouse is nation’s most Hispanic

  16-06-2016 16:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An analysis by The Associated Press has found minorities remain significantly underrepresented in state legislatures across the U.S.
  But it’s a different story in New Mexico, where the Legislature is among the country’s most diverse. The Southwestern state of 2 million people has the highest percentage of Latino lawmakers in the nation and is near the top with the number of Native American lawmakers.
  And although New Mexico’s Legislature falls sho
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns adjusts schedule for Obama’s visit

  16-06-2016 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) – Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southern New Mexico has announced adjustments to its public schedule to accommodate a visit from President Barack Obama.
  Park spokeswoman Valerie Gohlke says the public will be able to enter the park Friday until 11 a.m. when the main gate will close. Visitors already in the park then must exit before 1 p.m.
  Big Room cave tours will be available in the morning, but no other cave tours will be offered to the publi
  
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• South Valley Pool to celebrate grand re-opening

  16-06-2016 16:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Temperatures are about to get even warmer and the county is preparing a grand re-opening for the South Valley Pool.
  The pool was closed the last two summers for renovations. Now, both the pool and bath house have a new look.
  The county says even more improvements could be coming, like a lazy river or possibly a new water slide.
  It re-opened Memorial Day weekend.
  This Saturday, they’re inviting families to join them for a celebration. The event will include
  
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• The latest updates on the Dog Head Fire

  16-06-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A devastating New Mexico fire has transitioned to a Type One fire. The Dog Head Fire has rapidly spread across Torrance and Bernalillo Counties and forced many people out of their homes. Nearly 300 people are estimated to be put out at this time.Related Coverage:
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• Experts: Kids suffer due to parents’ cell phone addictions

  16-06-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – When you hear the word addiction you may think drugs and alcohol. But now experts say your cell phone can be one too, and with consequences for your loved ones including your children.
  More than 90 percent of U.S. adults own a cell phone and many times children are the ones paying attention. And while experts say having your head down staring at your screen might seem like only a moment of distraction, the moments add up.
  A professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s sa
  
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• Dog Head Fire Updates: 0% containment

  16-06-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A devastating New Mexico fire has transitioned to a Type One fire. The Dog Head Fire has rapidly spread across Torrance and Bernalillo Counties and forced many people out of their homes. Nearly 300 people are estimated to be put out at this time.Get all related Dog Head Fire Coverage ➤
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• Dog Head Fire Updates

  16-06-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
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  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the sun rose Thursday morning, fire crews and officials got the first views of some of the homes and other structures lost to the fire overnight.Related Coverage:
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• Dog Head Fire Update: Bernalillo County declares state of emergency

  16-06-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  ☰Wildfires • Wildfire News •Wildfire Weather • Wildfire Map • Report It!CHILILI, N.M. (KRQE) – The Board of County Commissioners Sunday approved an administrative resolution to declare Bernalillo County in a state of emergency.
  “The county is expending a tremendous amount of resources to support and care for the displaced residents,” says Vice Chair Wayne Johnson. “This declaration allows the county to recover costs associated with the fire and c
  
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