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• Kids’ sleep guidelines spell out shut-eye guidance by age

  19-06-2016 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is releasing for the first time guidelines for how much shut-eye kids should be getting.
  But the group is telling parents not to lose too much sleep themselves over those recommendations.
  The guidelines released today encompass recommendations the American Academy of Pediatrics has made at different times for different ages. And they’re based on a review of scientific evidence on sleep duration and health.
  The guidelines recommend
  
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• Heat scorches the Southwest, leaving some dead, injured

  19-06-2016 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Triple-digit temperatures are sweeping parts of the Southwest this weekend and leading some people in Arizona to fall ill from the sweltering heat.
  The National Weather Service says the mercury quickly rose Sunday morning, with some areas of metropolitan Phoenix reaching 110 before noon. Forecasters say the city could see a high of up to 120, approaching the record of 122.
  Firefighters in north Phoenix rescued a 28-year-old woman who became unresponsive while mountain biking
  
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• Ship worker dies after 50-foot fall onto vessel in Houston

  19-06-2016 22:58
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say a ship worker has died after falling about 50 feet while trying to connect a pipe to a crane on a vessel in the Houston Ship Channel. Coast Guard officials say the accident happened Saturday afternoon. Investigators say the victim apparently lost his balance. Authorities didn’t immediately release the names of […]
  
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• Security guard at Aurora pot shop killed during robbery

  19-06-2016 22:57
  
  AURORA, Colo. — Aurora police are looking for two men suspected of fatally shooting a security guard at a marijuana dispensary during an armed robbery. The Aurora Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1sN615Q ) that officers were called to the Green Heart Marijuana Dispensary on Saturday night on a report of shots fired and a robbery. When officers […]
  
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• Abused horses now rehabbed to help veterans with PTSD

  19-06-2016 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  NIANTIC, Conn. (AP) — After losing sight in his right eye from a 2013 rocket attack in Afghanistan, retired U.S. Army Maj. Dan Thomas recovered with help from an equine therapy program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
  Hoping to help other veterans, he and his wife traveled from their home in Alabama to Connecticut last week to purchase two massive, jet black carriage horses, animals that were put up for auction by the state after they were seized from a breeder in February
  
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• Martha Stewart gets into meal kit business

  19-06-2016 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cooking like Martha Stewart is about to get easier.
  The home goods mogul and cookbook author is getting into the fast-growing meal kit business. Subscribers will get a box shipped to their door with Stewart’s recipes and all the ingredients needed to cook up the dishes at home, including pre-measured raw meat, fish, vegetables and spices.
  “It is, I think, the way to cook for the future,” Stewart said.
  The new venture is a licensing deal with existing meal
  
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• ‘Finding Dory’ blows animation record out of the water

  19-06-2016 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The forgetful blue fish of “Finding Dory” is box office gold. The Pixar sequel far-surpassed its already Ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million in North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, according to comScore estimates Sunday. The 2007 film “Shrek the Third” was the previous record-holder with a $121.6 million debut.
  “Finding Dory,” which comes 13 years after “Finding Nemo&r
  
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• ‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin killed by own car at age 27

  19-06-2016 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anton Yelchin, a rising actor best known for playing Chekov in the new “Star Trek” films, was killed by his own car as it rolled backward down his driveway early Sunday, police and his publicist said.
  The car pinned Yelchin, 27, against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Studio City, according to Los Angeles police Officer Jenny Hosier. He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it st
  
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• Reusable unmanned rocket makes 4th successful Texas flight

  19-06-2016 21:42
  
  VAN HORN, Texas — The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas using the same vehicle. Officials with Blue Origin say the latest launch of New Shepard happened Sunday morning near Van Horn. The rocket landed upright, with Bezos […]
  
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• Man surrenders after SWAT team called in

  19-06-2016 21:37
  
  A man who barricaded himself in a vehicle Sunday morning in Albuquerque has surrendered, police said.
  
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• Keeping the drugs out: Jails, prisons find a steep challenge

  19-06-2016 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – As New Hampshire stares down a heroin and opioid crisis, corrections officials and lawmakers are seeking new ways to keep drugs out of jail cells as visitors and inmates continually find ways to smuggle them in.
  While drugs in jails have always been an issue, officials say the present crisis is bringing new challenges and, at some facilities, a higher volume of drugs.
  Recently passed legislation funds six full body scanners in the state prisons, and officials are consi
  
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• Opioids linked with deaths other than overdoses, study says

  19-06-2016 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers — the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new research suggests.
  Among more than 45,000 patients in the study, those using opioid painkillers had a 64 percent higher risk of dying within six months of starting treatment compared to patients taking other prescription pain medicine. Unintentional overdoses accounted for about 18 percent
  
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• Hiker in Superstition Mountains dies from extreme heat

  19-06-2016 20:08
  
  GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — A Phoenix man hiking in the Superstition Mountains has died from exposure to extreme heat. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say emergency responders were called around 1:30 p.m. Saturday to the Peralta Trail in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon. They say 25-year-old Anthony Quatela III and a male friend had been […]
  
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• Check your Ticketmaster account, free tickets might be waiting for you

  19-06-2016 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Last month, Ticketmaster settled a $400 million class-action lawsuit over “deceptive” descriptions of their service fees. If you purchased tickets from Ticketmaster between 1999 and 2013 you should log into your account and click “Active Vouchers.” Considering the suit affects over 50 million people, there’s probably a voucher (or two!) for a free show waiting for you.Of course there’s always a catch and unfortunately you won&
  
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• Updated: Overnight humidity helps Dog Head Fire conditions

  19-06-2016 20:03
  
  Higher humidity overnight helped abate the activity of the Dog Head Fire — a 17,000-acre fire in the Manzanos that stands at 9 percent containment, according to a morning updated provided by the Southwest Incident Management Team. “However, we will rebound to hot, dry conditions throughout the day, with moderate to very active fire behavior […]
  
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• Gun ownership drops in US, but support for gun rights grows

  19-06-2016 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  A look at gun ownership and attitudes about gun control in the United States:
  — Gun ownership has decreased among all age, race and gender groups since 1973. At its peak in that time frame, in 1977, 50.4 percent of households had guns. By 2014, just 31 percent of households did.
  — The drop was most pronounced among younger Americans. Among 18- to 25-year-olds, the ownership rate fell from 45 percent to 13 percent.
  — Black gun ownership has dropped 75 percent since 1973; white g
  
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• Recovery schools for addicted teens on the rise

  19-06-2016 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — High schools for teens recovering from addiction are on the rise as the U.S. works to cope with the spike in opioid abuse.
  There are about 36 recovery high schools nationwide and seven more are planning to open in five states — Florida, Illinois, Colorado, Minnesota and Washington.
  Though recovery schools are seeing increased demand, their numbers have remained largely static over the past decade, with an average of two opening and two closing each year. And more
  
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• Origin of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ questioned at copyright trial

  19-06-2016 19:33 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The opening to Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven,” one of rock ‘n’ roll’s best-known ballads, was played for jurors Tuesday in a case brought by the estate of a dead musician that claims it was stolen by the men credited with creating it.
  A lawyer for the estate trustee of the late Randy Wolfe, also known as Randy California, claimed the British rockers lifted the passage from the instrumental tune “Taurus,” recorded by hi
  
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• APD: SWAT team negotiating with suspect in NE ABQ

  19-06-2016 19:08
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department SWAT team is on scene at Lomas and Juan Tabo negotiating with a person holing up in a car. According to APD, the person is not cooperating with officers’ requests to come out of the car and the situation has been made a full SWAT callout. -This is a developing story. […]
  
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• Man barricaded in vehicle in Albuquerque, police say

  19-06-2016 18:31
  
  A man barricaded himself in a vehicle Sunday morning in Albuquerque, police said.
  
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• SWAT responds to barricaded subject in northeast Albuquerque

  19-06-2016 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are on scene of a barricaded person in northeast Albuquerque.
  According to the Albuquerque Police Department, the person has barricaded inside a vehicle near Lomas and Juan Tabo.
  At this time Juan Tabo from Lomas to Sierra Grande has been closed. Drivers should seek an alternative route.APD says the individual is not complying with officers at this time and the situation has been made a SWAT callout.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become availab
  
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• Albuquerque police: Barricaded subject arrested

  19-06-2016 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say a SWAT situation in northeast Albuquerque has come to an end.
  According to the Albuquerque Police Department, a person barricaded inside a vehicle near Lomas and Juan Tabo Sunday morning.
  APD said the individual is not complying with officers so SWAT was called in to assist.
  Police say the person inside the vehicle has been taken into custody for an outstanding felony warrant.
  Further details have not been released.
   
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• Texting, online chats get a ‘like’ at more small businesses

  19-06-2016 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Clients can text their lawyers to double-check hearing times. Potential customers may message a dog breeder to find out the due date of the next litter. More and more, people who want to get in touch with small businesses are using texts or online chats rather than emails or phone calls.
  Company owners are responding in kind, communicating more on the fly and in short bursts. They’re finding that texting, online chatting and messaging help them get and give informatio
  
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• Woman attacked by bear while running in Valles Caldera

  19-06-2016 17:29
  
  VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, N.M. — State wildlife officials say a woman participating in a marathon race in the Valles Caldera National Preserve was attacked by a bear. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says the woman was racing Saturday afternoon when she was confronted by a female black bear. According to officers, […]
  
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• Father’s Day 2016: Check out these deals to treat your dad today

  19-06-2016 17:12 via krqe.com
  
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• Game and Fish: Woman attacked by bear near Los Alamos

  19-06-2016 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Game and Fish officials are searching for a bear that attacked a woman Saturday.
  Officials say the attack happened in the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos. The woman was participating in a marathon event when she came across a mother bear whose cub ran up a tree, officials say.
  The woman was airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Officials say, initial reports of her injuries indicate that she was bit and scratche
  
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• Navy warship to trade some speed in firepower, heavier armor

  19-06-2016 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to fulfill its need for speed with a new class of fast and agile warships capable of zipping along at highway speeds.
  It turns out speed is overrated.
  The Navy has learned lessons from the light-and-speedy littoral combat ships: Upcoming ships will trade some speed in favor of more weapons and heavier armor.
  Rear Adm. Peter Fanta, director of surface warfare, said the goal is to increase the offensive punch of all w
  
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• Oil bust leaves states with massive well cleanup

  19-06-2016 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  BIGFOOT, Texas (AP) — The worst oil bust since the 1980s is putting Texas and other oil producing states on the hook for thousands of newly abandoned drilling sites at a time when they have little money to plug wells and seal off environmental hazards.
  As U.S. rig counts plunge to historic lows, and with at least 60 oil producers declaring bankruptcy since 2014, energy-producing states are confronting both holes in their budgets and potentially leaking ones in the ground. In Texas alone, t
  
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• Dog Head Fire 9 percent contained

  19-06-2016 16:13
  
  Nine percent of the Dog Head Fire has been contained, officials said.
  
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• Lowry adds 2 birdies and builds 4-shot lead at US Open

  19-06-2016 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Shane Lowry began the final day of the U.S. Open by making two birdies to tie an Oakmont record, post the best score of the third round and build a four-shot lead going into the last round Sunday afternoon.
  Lowry pumped his fist when he holed a 6-foot par putt on the 18th hole for a 5-under 65
  “That’s one of the best rounds of my career right there,” Lowry said. “A 65 on this golf course, against this field, is pretty good.”
  The timing of i
  
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• Nurses at 5 Minneapolis-area hospitals begin week-long strike

  19-06-2016 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — About 4,800 nurses at five Minneapolis-area hospitals have begun a week-long strike over a contract impasse.
  Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association members began striking at 7 a.m. Sunday at hospitals operated by Allina Health — Abbott Northwestern in Minneapolis, Mercy in Coon Rapids, United in St. Paul, Unity in Fridley, and the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis.
  The main dispute is over Allina’s effort to switch union nurses to the same health ins
  
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• Sunday Dog Head Fire weather forecast

  19-06-2016 14:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Humidity levels have increased in the area of the fire overnight. An easterly wind has brought in enough moisture to raise humidity levels. This should help provide some relief for crews battling the Dog Head Fire today. The increased moisture will allow the fire to lay down some giving firefighters a more favorable environment to fight the flames. Humidity levels overnight peaked at around 90% in the area of the Dog Head Fire and this led to a quiet night for th
  
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• Type-1 team to take over Dog Head firefighting efforts Sunday

  19-06-2016 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sunday morning at 6 a.m. the Type-1 team will take over the firefighting efforts in the Manzano Mountains.
  This will increase the nearly 1,000 people working on the fire.
  Overnight, Southwest Incident Management said the burn area is just over 17,600 acres, but containment is now at 9-percent.
  Damage assessments still show that 24 homes have been destroyed along with 21 other minor structures. Saturday night crews patrolled fire lines and assisted in protection.
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Type-1 team takes over, meeting held for evacuees

  19-06-2016 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Day six of the Dog Head Fire is looking positive as crews are making progress against the massive blaze.
  The latest numbers, more than 17,000 acres scorched in the Manzano Mountains, six miles northwest of Taijque with minimal growth.
  Nearly 1000 people are working to put it out, as a Type One team took over command of the fire fight Sunday morning. This will increase the nearly 1,000 people working on the fire.
  Overnight fire fighters say they were abl
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Type-1 team takes over firefighting efforts

  19-06-2016 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sunday morning at 6 a.m. the Type-1 team will take over the firefighting efforts in the Manzano Mountains.
  This will increase the nearly 1,000 people working on the fire.
  Overnight, Southwest Incident Management said the burn area is just over 17,600 acres, but containment is now at 9-percent.
  Damage assessments still show that 24 homes have been destroyed along with 21 other minor structures. Saturday night crews patrolled fire lines and assisted in protection.
  
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• Dog Head Fire: Positive developments seen Sunday, evacuation areas still not safe

  19-06-2016 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As Sunday comes to an end, officials say there’s a lot of positive developments but still a lot of work moving forward, particularly in hopes of gaining more containment.
  The latest numbers, still more than 17,000 acres scorched in the Manzano Mountains, six miles northwest of Taijque with minimal growth compared to Saturday.
  Nearly 1000 people are working to put it out, as a Type One team took over command of the fire fight Sunday morning. This will i
  
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• Neighbor: ‘Something isn’t right’ about girls at man’s house

  19-06-2016 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  FEASTERVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A neighbor said she had long felt that “something isn’t right” at a Bucks County home where a man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenager whose parents police say gave her to him when she was 14.
  Jen Betz of Feasterville said she called authorities because was concerned about the young girls she saw outside the house, which she said had boarded windows and high weeds.
  “They’re so sad and fearful every time I see them. That’s
  
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• Woman rescues 5-year-old son from mountain lion’s jaws

  19-06-2016 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Summoned by the sound of screams, a Colorado woman raced to her front yard to find a terrifying sight: A mountain lion was hunched over her 5-year-old son, biting him.
  The woman charged the animal, yanked away one of its paws and discovered her son’s whole head was in its mouth. She didn’t back down.
  “She was able to pry the cat’s jaws open,” Pitkin County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Buglione said. “She’s a hero.”
  The boy suf
  
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• Attorney General warns of scam threatening legal action

  19-06-2016 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The state Attorney General is warning New Mexico residents of a scammer who has been threatening legal action unless they receive payment.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office warned against the scam Friday, telling residents not to give out personal or financial information over the phone.
  Officials say the Attorney General’s Office has received nearly 700 reports of such calls since May 2.
  Attorney General Hector
  
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• Matthew Griego looks to keep the streak going on July 9th

  19-06-2016 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Matthew “Diamond Boy” Griego is one of the fastest rising stars in professional boxing here in New Mexico. He currently holds a professional record of 5-0 with all of his wins coming by knockout. It has been a whirlwind start to this 20-year-old’s professional career, as he has had 5 fights in just 5 months.
  “I mean I have planned this for as long as I could remember to be something big, coming out of here and not only here but out of
  
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• Donald Cerrone Dominates in his fight with Patrick Cote

  19-06-2016 12:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone took on Patrick Cote in his 2nd welterweight bout of 2016. Cerrone believed Cote would be his real first challenge at 170 pounds, but it didn’t seem like too much of a challenge for the Cowboy as he won the bout by TKO in the 3rd round.
  Cerrone dominated the whole fight with Cote, out grappling, out striking and just fighting a smarter fight. Ceronne’s wrestling was on display in round 1, and then his striking came
  
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• Cameron Bairstow speaks on being traded to Detroit

  19-06-2016 12:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just announced on Friday the Chicago Bulls traded former Lobo Cameron Bairstow to the Detroit Pistons. Bairstow was traded for a former 2nd round draft pick Spencer Dinwiddie.
  “It was kind of surprising you know, how early it happened . I think i was the first trade of the whole off season to be honest with you, but yesterday was pretty interesting getting the news and finding out what the deal with it all, so the main thing I am looking for this stage is t
  
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• ‘Topes look for fun on Father’s Day

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Jeff Bianchi never quite knows when he'll be on the field at Isotopes Park.Today will...
  
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• Readers wrestle with Arizona question

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Many point out dissimilarities between states
  
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• Cedar Crest residents worry new firebreaks could cause flooding problems

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  CEDAR CREST–Residents of Snowline Road in Cedar Crest are questioning the wisdom of what t ...
  
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• APS Board member: ‘Hatemonger is attacking me’

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools Board member Peggy Muller-Aragón walked out her front door late Fr ...
  
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• 1944 steam locomotive almost ready to roll again

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
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• APD officer delivers baby on interstate

  19-06-2016 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When a woman went into labor while driving down I-25, the Albuquerque Police Department came to her aid.
  When police arrived they say it was clear the woman was not going to make it to the hospital.
  APD Lieutenant Ferris Simmons went from cop to midwife in a matter of seconds, delivering the baby on the side of the freeway.
  Simmons says the woman and her baby boy are both healthy and doing well.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News, SmartTV, Top Vide
  
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• Albuquerque police officer delivers baby on I-25

  19-06-2016 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When a woman went into labor while driving down I-25, the Albuquerque Police Department came to her aid.
  When police arrived they say it was clear the woman was not going to make it to the hospital.
  APD Lieutenant Ferris Simmons went from cop to midwife in a matter of seconds, delivering the baby on the side of the freeway.
  Simmons said the woman and her baby boy are both healthy and doing well.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News, SmartTV, Top Vide
  
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• ‘Topes Today (June 19)

  19-06-2016 06:27
  
  The Albuquerque Isotopes take on the Reno Aces on Sunday night.
  
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