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• State Police IDs officers involved in deadly shooting

  17-06-2016 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – State Police has released the names of the officers involved in a deadly shooting on I-25.
  According to State Police, officer Francis Alguire, Jose Carlos, and Socorro County Sheriff William Armijo were attempting to stop 25-year-old Angel Daniel Navarro on May 26, 2016. Police say Navarro was in a stolen SUV and connected to an armed robbery that happened in Albuquerque earlier that day. It stopped in the middle of the southbound lanes after a 12-mile ch
  
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• State Police IDs officers in deadly shooting

  17-06-2016 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – State Police has released the names of the officers involved in a deadly shooting on I-25.
  According to State Police, officer Francis Alguire, Jose Carlos, and Socorro County Sheriff William Armijo were attempting to stop 25-year-old Angel Daniel Navarro on May 26, 2016. Police say Navarro was in a stolen SUV and connected to an armed robbery that happened in Albuquerque earlier that day. It stopped in the middle of the southbound lanes after a 12-mile ch
  
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• Community gathers to honor family killed by father

  17-06-2016 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell mother and her four young daughters who were murdered were laid to rest Friday.
  A funeral procession was held through Roswell and New Mexico Military Institute cadets showed their respect as the motorcade passed by.
  Cynthia Villegas and her daughters, ages 3 to 14, were found shot to death in their home Sunday.
  Cynthia’s husband and the girl’s father, Juan Villegas, is accused of killing them. He remains in custody in Mexico where he fled afte
  
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• Governor emphasizes severity of Dog Head Fire

  17-06-2016 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Martinez has been emphasizing the severity of the Dog Head Fire. She said it is a “serious fire” and she wants New Mexicans to be aware of that. She said people should not refuse a mandatory evacuation because things can be replaced but lives cannot.
  “I understand that this is an emotional time. People are worried about their homes, their vehicles. Those things can be replaced. Don’t refuse a mandatory evacuation,” she expl
  
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• KRQE Cares to host phone bank for Red Cross donations

  17-06-2016 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Red Cross is taking donations to help support families forced from their homes. There’s also a shelter in Tijeras providing services like food, showers and pet facilities for anyone who has been evacuated.
  KRQE News 13 is also pitching in to gather donations, through KRQE Cares. A phone bank donation drive is set for Monday* from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. along with an afternoon drive from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  The phone bank number will be made available for don
  
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• Updated: DiCaprio deposition ordered in ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ lawsuit

  17-06-2016 22:44
  
  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Leonardo DiCaprio can be questioned regarding what he knows about the production of “The Wolf of Wall Street” for a defamation lawsuit, a judge says. U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke ruled Thursday that the actor can be deposed in a lawsuit brought by lawyer and investment banker Andrew Greene against Paramount […]
  
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• NM confirms 1st human case of plague this year

  17-06-2016 22:37
  
  The state Department of Health on Friday said it has confirmed the state's and country's ...
  
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• Swisstack to retire from BercCo after 40 years

  17-06-2016 22:36
  
  Tom Swisstack, Deputy County Manager for Public Safety and interim director of the Metropolitan Dete ...
  
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• Updated: Patent dispute could block Apple’s iPhone 6 sales in Beijing

  17-06-2016 22:12
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is embroiled in a patent dispute in China that threatens to block future sales of the iPhone 6 in Beijing unless the company can overturn a regulator’s recent ruling. The potential ban stems from a decision issued last month by the Beijing Intellectual Property Office. The agency found the iPhone 6 […]
  
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• Today in History: June 17

  17-06-2016 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, June 17, the 169th day of 2016. There are 197 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 17, 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses.
  On this date:
  In 1789, during the French Revolution, the Third Estate declared itself a national assembly, and undertook to frame a constitution. (This gathering gave rise to the political terms “left wing” and “right wing,&rd
  
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• Breaking: BCSO: Homicide suspect who died in gunfight with police was 21-year-old man

  17-06-2016 21:02
  
  The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect who they say shot and killed a man at a Southwest Albuquerque auto parts store and later died in a shootout with authorities. He is Ronald Delfino, 21, who deputies say was a self-described member of the Westside Bloods gang. Sheriff’s deputies say Delfino shot and […]
  
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• BCSO identifies suspect in fatal carjacking

  17-06-2016 20:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has identified 21-year-old Ronald Delfino as the suspect in a carjacking and officer involved shooting that happened Wednesday night. The carjacking victim and the suspect are dead, and an officer is injured.
  Sheriff Manny Gonzales says it started around 7 p.m. Wednesday night when 64-year-old Santiago Romero was shot and killed at the AutoZone at Coors and Rio Bravo. Police say Delfino took off wit
  
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• Friday afternoon Dog Head Fire weather forecast

  17-06-2016 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – Less wind this afternoon will help crews fighting the Dog Head Fire, but heat and dry conditions will continue to be a factor. Wind speeds in the area of the fire will be 10-15 mph out of the north, northwest with gusts up to 20 mph. This is a huge improvement compared to Thursday when the wind was still gusting close to 30 mph. The northerly wind direction will push the smoke farther to the south and east this afternoon. So areas like Ruidoso, Roswell, and Carlsbad could see the
  
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• Investigators identify suspect in deadly carjacking

  17-06-2016 20:14
  
  The suspect in a deadly carjacking in southwest Albuquerque was killed early Thursday morning.
  
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• Crews continue to fight Dog Head Fire; Hundreds of people displaced

  17-06-2016 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  CHILILI, N.M. (KRQE) – The fire is nearly at 17,000 acres in the Manzanos and has now destroyed at least 24 homes.
  Hundreds of people are still out of their homes while hundreds more know they could get evacuated at any time.
  Torrance County Deputies were on the front line going door to door and telling residents that it is time to leave.
  On Friday, Sky News 13 captured homes completely burned to the ground.
  A new team was brought in to fight the blaze on Friday. That team is a Type One Ma
  
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• Crews attempt to contain Dog Head Fire

  17-06-2016 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  CHILILI, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say a new team is now helping to battle the Dog Head Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains. It’s a type one management team equipped to handle big fires like this one.
  Get all related Dog Head Fire Coverage ➤
  Friday afternoon Dog Head Fire weather forecastCrews attempt to contain Dog Head FireSky News 13: Dog Head Fire damageDog Head Fire: Weather UpdateDog Head Fire: Community meeting information for affected residentsAlready, the fi
  
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• New: Bulls trade former Lobo Cameron Bairstow to Detroit Pistons

  17-06-2016 19:54
  
  Former New Mexico star power forward Cameron Bairstow was traded on Friday from the Chicago Bulls to the Detroit Pistons. The two teams announced the deal early Friday, a move in which the Bulls acquired third-year guard Spencer Dinwiddie for Bairstow, also heading into his third NBA season. Both were second-round draft picks in 2014. […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Russians considering appeal to CAS

  17-06-2016 19:35
  
  VIENNA — The Latest on the IAAF’s meeting on Russia (all times local): ___ 8:30 p.m. The Russian track and field federation is considering an appeal against the IAAF’s decision to uphold its ban from international competitions, including the Olympics. Asked if an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports was possible, general secretary […]
  
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• Wildfire continues to burn on Fort Carson

  17-06-2016 19:34
  
  DENVER — A wildfire on Fort Carson has burned at least 900 acres and is about 60 percent contained. The Fort Carson fire is contributing to smoke and haze across parts of Colorado, along with smoke from large fires in New Mexico and Arizona. According to KRDO-TV (http://tinyurl.com/znhhvqv ), the fire on Fort Carson is […]
  
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• Updated: Judge in Stanford rape case often follows sentencing reports

  17-06-2016 19:34
  
  PALO ALTO, Calif. — After a jury convicted a California man of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a fatal drunken driving crash, Judge Aaron Persky sentenced him to six months in jail and ordered him to undergo random alcohol testing. The judge sentenced Frank Guerrero to three years in prison for robbing another man. In both […]
  
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• 150 New Mexico coal workers laid off

  17-06-2016 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – At least 150 coal workers were laid off this week as two of the state’s largest producers cut back due to the declining market.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Peabody Energy officials confirmed Thursday that the company was laying off 65 workers from mines in Cibola and McKinley counties and San Juan Coal Mine in Farmington laid off 85 salaried and hourly workers.
  Peabody spokeswoman Beth Sutton says the cuts come as the coal market continues to struggle.
  
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• More layoffs in state’s coal industry

  17-06-2016 19:05
  
  SANTA FE — Peabody Energy is laying off 65 workers from mines in Cibola and McKinley counties, bringing to 150 the number of layoffs announced this week in the state’s coal industry. Peabody spokeswoman Beth Sutton says the cuts were made as the coal market continues to struggle, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. […]
  
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• Updated: A look at the winners and losers of E3

  17-06-2016 18:55
  
  LOS ANGELES — With some publishers splitting from the show floor and more gamers sliding on virtual reality headsets than ever before, this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo moved the video game industry in decidedly different directions than past installments of the annual interactive extravaganza. The event drew more than 50,000 industry insiders to the Los […]
  
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• New: Dog Head Fire destroys dozens of structures

  17-06-2016 18:30
  
      Fueled by winds and high temperatures, the Dog Head Fire in the Manzano Mountains continued its relentless march north and east, with officials saying today  that the blaze had destroyed 24 single residences and 21 other minor structures,  blackened 16,751 acres and was zero percent contained. But officials reported good progress over night […]
  
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• San Miguel County pays out $38,000 to email scam

  17-06-2016 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) – San Miguel County is out $38,000 after a sophisticated email scam persuaded the county finance supervisor to transfer the funds to an outside account.
  The Las Vegas Optic reports that New Mexico State Police is working to figure out who is behind the email, which made it appear that Les Montoya instructed finance supervisor Melinda Gonzales to transfer the money to pay a consultant.
  The false email appeared to have been sent from Montoya’s iPhone.
  Montoya says
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Crews attempt to contain fire

  17-06-2016 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  CHILILI, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say a new team is now helping to battle the Dog Head Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains. It’s a type one management team equipped to handle big fires like this one.
  Get all related Dog Head Fire Coverage ➤
  Sky News 13: Dog Head Fire damageDog Head Fire: Weather UpdateDog Head Fire: Community meeting information for affected residentsDog Head Fire: Residents leaving their homes amidst fireDog Head Fire: Thursday evening weather upda
  
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• Singer Meat Loaf collapses during concert in Canada

  17-06-2016 17:28 via krqe.com
  
  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed on stage during a concert in Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday night and was taken to a hospital.
  A statement on the 68-year-old’s Facebook profile later said he had suffered severe dehydration but is “is expecting a speedy and full recovery.”
  “His vital signs are stable and normal — additional tests are being performed but he is responsive and recovering well,” the statement said.
  Meat Loaf had cance
  
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• Lawsuits may offer fodder for Trump, Clinton attack ads

  17-06-2016 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both trying to prevent the release of videos that are critical to legal cases involving the candidates.
  Trump’s lawyers are intensifying efforts to stop the release of video of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee testifying under oath in a fraud lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University. They told a federal judge in San Diego Wednesday that the video could be used by the media and Tru
  
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• Updated: Mainland EU wants Britain to stay _ but not at any cost

  17-06-2016 16:46
  
  THIEPVAL, France — Side by side, row by row, French and British graves pay tribute to two nations standing united a century ago in one of the defining battles of World War I. Their flags still flutter together over the Thiepval Memorial, but as Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave or stay in […]
  
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• US home construction down slightly in May

  17-06-2016 16:44
  
  WASHINGTON — Construction of new homes nudged down slightly in May, with builders pulling back in the Northeast and Midwest. Housing starts ticked down 0.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.16 million units, the Commerce Department said Friday. The government’s residential construction report can be volatile on a monthly basis, which might […]
  
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• US investigation of Lumber Liquidators comes to a close

  17-06-2016 16:43
  
  NEW YORK — Federal regulators have closed an investigation of Lumber Liquidators after the company agreed not to resume sales of Chinese-made laminate flooring. Shares of Lumber Liquidators soared more than 16 percent Friday morning. The Toano, Virginia, company stopped selling the Chinese-made laminate flooring last year, a couple of months after a news report […]
  
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• Updated: US probes complaints of steering trouble on Toyota SUVs

  17-06-2016 16:43
  
  DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that the wheels on some older Toyota SUVs can unexpectedly pull to the right. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has received 135 complaints about the problem in Toyota Sequoia models from the 2001 and 2002 model years. About half the complaints were blamed on […]
  
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• Updated: US stocks fall in early trade; British vote remains focus

  17-06-2016 16:42
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were falling in early trading Friday as investors continued to monitor Britain’s frenzied debate on whether to leave the European Union. The debate took on a new level of concern after the killing of a member of parliament. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 22 points, or 0.1 […]
  
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• Sky News 13: Dog Head Fire damage

  17-06-2016 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  CHILILI, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned from Torrance County officials that the Dog Head Fire burning in the Manzano Mountains is now at about 6 percent containment.
  The blaze is burning more than 16,000 acres. That amounts to about 25 square miles of the Monzano Mountains.
  Get all related Dog Head Fire Coverage ➤
  Sky News 13: Dog Head Fire damageDog Head Fire: Weather UpdateDog Head Fire: Community meeting information for affected residentsDog Head Fire: Officials repo
  
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• Updated: AP Analysis: Mideast showed Hillary Clinton US power’s limit

  17-06-2016 16:13
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the wake of the Orlando killings this week, Hillary Clinton had harsh words for America’s Gulf allies, criticizing them for funding institutions that radicalize young Muslims. “It is long past time for the Saudis, the Qataris and the Kuwaitis and others to stop their citizens from funding extremist organizations,” […]
  
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• Pakistani woman throws acid at man who refused to marry her

  17-06-2016 16:13
  
  ISLAMABAD — A woman in Pakistan was arrested for allegedly throwing acid on a man who refused to marry her, police said Friday, marking an unusual case in a country where rates of violence against women are high. Local police official Bashir Ahmed said the 32-year-old woman, Monil Mai, was arrested Thursday, hours after she […]
  
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• Updated: No food, no teachers, violence in failing Venezuela schools

  17-06-2016 16:12
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela — Maria Arias slipped her notebooks into her backpack, scrounged for a banana to share with her brother and sister, and set off for high school through narrow streets so violent taxis will not come here for any price. She hoped at least one teacher would show up. But her 7 a.m. art […]
  
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• Updated: Iraqi special forces enter center of IS-held Fallujah

  17-06-2016 16:12
  
  BAGHDAD — Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after intense fighting, a commander said Commander Brig. Haidar al-Obeidi, of the special forces, told The Associated Press that his troops are now […]
  
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• Egypt pulls second black box of doomed plane out of the sea

  17-06-2016 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — The second black box of the doomed EgyptAir plane that crashed last month killing all 66 people on board was pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, a day after Egypt’s investigation committee said the plane’s cockpit voice recorder had been recovered.
  The find significantly raises hopes that investigators will finally able to determine what caused the crash of the EgyptAir Airbus A320. Both France and the United States are sending investigators to Cairo to
  
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• Sanders, yet to concede, says he’ll work for Trump’s defeat

  17-06-2016 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Pressing his “political revolution” to turn its attention to defeating Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he will work with Hillary Clinton to transform the Democratic Party itself and “create the America that we know we can become.”
  Sanders spoke Thursday night in a livestream address to political supporters two days after the final primary election of the nomination race. The major task they now face is to &l
  
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• AG: Man charged in deaths of 5 in custody of Interpol

  17-06-2016 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico attorney general says the man accused of killing his wife and four daughters before escaping to Mexico has been transferred into the custody of Interpol.
  Attorney General Hector Balderas said Thursday that the suspect, 34-year-old Juan David Villegas-Hernandez, is being held in Hermosillo, a city 180 miles directly south of Nogales, Arizona.
  Formal extradiction proceedings are underway.
  Villegas-Hernandez is charged with first-degree murder in the ki
  
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• New Mexico still struggles to hire state police

  17-06-2016 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Department of Public Safety says it continues to encounter difficulties in recruiting new officers after raising starting salaries by 12 percent.
  Agency Sec. Scott Weaver briefed state lawmakers Thursday on efforts to better recruit and retain officers at a meeting of the Legislative Finance Committee in Roswell.
  The department plans to implement a more modest $1.2 million increase to its officer pay plan with the new fiscal year starting July 1, after
  
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• New Mexico Gov. Martinez eyes fireworks ban amid dry weather

  17-06-2016 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is urging local leaders to consider the viability of banning fireworks amid dangerous wildfire conditions.
  The Portales News-Tribune reports Martinez sent a letter to municipalities earlier this month and said leaders should take note of the state’s high winds, dry conditions and warm temperatures as July 4th approaches.
  She asked leaders to hold emergency meetings to discuss whether or not a local ban on the use of fireworks is n
  
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• Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputy under probe over force use

  17-06-2016 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A Dona Ana County sheriff’s deputy has been placed on leave after a report says he put his hands around a suspect’s throat while handcuffed.
  KVIA-TV in El Paso reports Sgt. Jason Gleason was placed on leave following the arrest of Victor Jaime on suspicion of drunken driving.
  According to an incident report, Gleason lost his patients with Jamie at the Dona Ana County Detention Center’s booking on Sunday and placed his hands around Jamie’s thr
  
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• Texas Roadhouse details how to make steakhouse style ribs at home

  17-06-2016 15:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There’s nothing like enjoying delicious ribs, especially when you’re enjoying them at home.
  Texas Roadhouse, a popular steakhouse, offers exact steps on just how to get the “at the restaurant” taste right in your own kitchen.
  The restaurants Managing Partner, Keith Bollinger, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate how to make the dish. Watch above.
  Selecting the proper meat is important to the procedure, and Texas Roadho
  
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• Three major photo exhibits opening in Albuquerque

  17-06-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A collection of photographs titled PhotoSummer 2016 is bringing together artists in conjunction with 516 Arts. This is an independent, nonprofit contemporary arts organization in Albuquerque which will have three separate shows opening the weekend of June 18. This will continue on through September 17.
  One of these exhibitions is from the Starn Brothers called “Absorbtion of Light.” These twin brothers are from New York and are bringing their work to
  
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• Rail Yards Market celebrates dad this weekend

  17-06-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission is to educate the community on 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.
  This week’s theme is Father’s Day.
  Alex Paramo, RYM Promotions Director, joined KRQE’s This Morning show along with Caribbean Temptations and DuBay Beard Oil to talk about the upcoming RYM. Watch above.
  From now until the end of
  
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• Secretary of State candidates trade barbs over voter ID

  17-06-2016 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – Candidates for an open New Mexico Secretary of State seat are trading barbs over the issue of voter ID.
  The Roswell Daily Record reports that Republican Nora Espinoza told a group of GOP women this week that those who assert Hispanics lack the ability to obtain IDs to vote insult all Latinos.
  Espinoza, a state lawmaker from Roswell, says the state needs voter ID laws and she intends to make it a campaign issue.
  Meanwhile, Democrat Maggie Toulouse Oliver says Republican
  
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• Albuquerque looks to increase neighborhood associations

  17-06-2016 14:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is looking to recruit new neighborhood associations, so it’s holding a workshop this weekend.
  According to the City Planning Department, it’s an opportunity to learn how to become a recognized neighborhood and the many benefits they say come with it. That includes open and direct line of communication between the neighborhood association and the city.
  For example, if a new development or business wants to go in near homes, a re
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Weather Update

  17-06-2016 13:14 via krqe.com
  
  Weather Update
  Light morning winds will help firefighters in their battle against the Dog Head Fire. Sustained winds out of the south-southwest will keep to 5 to 10 mph / gusts 5 to 15 mph through sunrise before gradually picking up through the afternoon. Although we’ll start Friday with cool conditions, temperatures will skyrocket past the noon hour. Expect afternoon highs to top out in the upper 80’s and low 90’s in the fire zone. Crews’ biggest challenge will be t
  
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