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• UNM football: Dallas CB commits

  27-06-2016 23:56
  
  Darrion “D.J.” Green, a rising senior cornerback from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, announced on social media Monday that he has committed to attend the University of New Mexico. Green, 5-foot-1o and 170 pounds, had scholarship offers from Michigan, SMU, Lamar and New Mexico State. He represents UNM’s first commitment toward its 2017 recruiting […]
  
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• Former Cruces middle school coach gets 20 years for child porn

  27-06-2016 23:49
  
  A former Las Cruces middle school basketball coach has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and a li ...
  
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• Underwriters tout their role in changing world of health insurance

  27-06-2016 23:36
  
  The complexities associated with the Affordable Care Act makes the National Association of Health Underwriters even more relevant in an advisory and consultancy capacity. That was the key message Monday from the association’s incoming president, who was in Albuquerque for a two-day annual convention, an event that drew 1,000 attendees to the Albuquerque Convention Center. […]
  
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• Dallas police say boy taken during home invasion robbery

  27-06-2016 23:18
  
  DALLAS — Dallas police say a 10-year-old boy is missing after being taken at gunpoint by three men during a home invasion robbery. Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for Nicholas Fierros Jr., who was taken from a Dallas home during the Monday afternoon robbery. Police say Nicholas was last seen wearing an orange shirt […]
  
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• Green Dot cards and lawmen don’t mix

  27-06-2016 23:15
  
  There’s a Green Dot scammer on the loose, and at least a dozen people in Albuquerque have been conned within the past two weeks, the Albuquerque Police Department says. Others have been targeted but avoided falling for the scam, a pernicious one that “just kind of spiked” in recent weeks, says Trish Hoffman, a sergeant […]
  
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• Felon refuses to leave residence, SWAT on scene

  27-06-2016 23:14
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff SWAT and crisis negotiations team members are currently on scene near Buena Vista Drive and Sunshine Terrace Southeast in reference to an armed barricaded subject. 
  
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• Police had previous run-ins with mom who killed daughters

  27-06-2016 23:12
  
  FULSHEAR, Texas — Officers had been called out 14 times since 2012 to the home of a mother who killed her two daughters and was fatally shot by police, a Texas sheriff’s office said Monday. Some of the calls were related to alarm issues, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. […]
  
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• BCSO: SWAT situation near UNM stadium, public asked to avoid area

  27-06-2016 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department is on scene of a SWAT situation near University of New Mexico stadium.
  At this time people are being asked to avoid the area.
  BCSO officials say the incident began around 2:00 p.m. Monday when officials were trying to serve a warrant.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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• BCSO: SWAT situation comes to an end, suspect in custody

  27-06-2016 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department say a SWAT situation near University of New Mexico stadium has come to an end.
  The situation ended peacefully when the suspect surrendered.
  BCSO officials say the incident began around 2:00 p.m. Monday when officials were trying to serve a felony warrant.
  The identity of the suspect has not been released.
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• UNM, DOJ making progress with sexual assault policies

  27-06-2016 23:01
  
  The University of New Mexico and the Department of Justice inched closer Monday to an agreement to r ...
  
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• King Brothers' Alamo Ranch in New Mexico sells

  27-06-2016 22:54
  
  A real estate group that markets properties across the West says a sprawling New Mexico ranch owned by the family of former Gov. Bruce King has been sold.
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Clinton says she has work to do to build trust

  27-06-2016 22:42
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. presidential campaign (all times EDT): 4:33 p.m. Hillary Clinton says she knows some people don’t trust her. The presumptive presidential Democratic nominee told a women’s luncheon crowd Monday in Chicago that she has work to do to earn trust that’s been damaged by a quarter century of “wild […]
  
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• Abortion, public corruption decisions end Supreme Court term with a bang

  27-06-2016 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two stunners on abortion and public corruption in its final opinions of the 2015-2016 term.
  In its highest-profile abortion decision in decades, Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the court’s liberal wing in a 5-3 ruling that spelled the demise of new restrictive laws in Texas.
  The high court’s eight justices also unanimously moved to give public officials more wiggle room in corruption cases than many prosecutors wou
  
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• Updated: India joins elite missile tech group controlling global sale

  27-06-2016 22:10
  
  NEW DELHI — India on Monday joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology, just a day after bemoaning its exclusion from another elite group that governs international nuclear fuel and technology. Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar signed onto the Missile Technology Control Regime aimed at preventing the unchecked proliferation of missiles and […]
  
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• State Police: Armed suspect shot, killed on Laguna Pueblo

  27-06-2016 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo.
  It happened a little after noon Monday in a remote area about a mile and a half north of I-40.
  According to State Police, officers were called in to help Laguna Tribal Police with an armed suspect that fled from authorities. NMSP located the individual and at some point, shots were fired.
  At this time information about the incident is limited but officials tell KRQE News 13 that State Polic
  
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• Police investigate officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo

  27-06-2016 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo.
  At this time information about the incident is limited but officials tell KRQE News 13 that State Police were involved in the shooting.
  KRQE News 13 will provide information as it becomes available.
   
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• Police investigate fatal officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo

  27-06-2016 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Laguna Pueblo.
  It happened a little after noon Monday in a remote area about a mile and a half north of I-40.
  According to State Police, officers were called in to help Laguna Tribal Police with an armed suspect that fled from authorities. NMSP located the individual and at some point, shots were fired.
  At this time information about the incident is limited but officials tell KRQE News 13 that State Polic
  
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• Farmington losing Red Cross office to Aztec

  27-06-2016 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) – Farmington will no longer have an American Red Cross office after the organization moves about 15 miles over to Aztec.
  The move was prompted by cheaper space in Aztec. The Red Cross will move on June 31.
  The organization says it will still have volunteers in Farmington but that the Aztec office will be a meeting and training space as well as have storage for emergency supplies and its disaster vehicle.
  The Red Cross will open its new office in Aztec on July 1.
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• Family missing 1 day after going on Tucson hike

  27-06-2016 21:56
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — A family with two young children has gone missing after taking a hike in the mountains in Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says 57-year-old William Swango and his son and grandchildren went on a hike at Mount Lemmon on Sunday morning and never returned. Ronald Swango, who is 27, and two […]
  
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• UNMH employees exit contract talks

  27-06-2016 21:50
  
  A bargaining unit that represents some 4,000 workers at University of New Mexico Hospital walked out of contract negotiations after hospital officials refused to consider a freeze on out-of-pocket health insurance costs for employee, a union leader said Monday. The bargaining team of District 1199 New Mexico of the National Union of Hospital and Health […]
  
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• Camps offer a summer of rock 'n roll

  27-06-2016 21:48
  
  Kids can enjoy a summer of rock 'n roll thanks to Albuquerque’s School of Rock.The music school is offering a variety of week long summer camps.
  
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• Updated: Colorado’s GOP Senate contenders: Where they stand on issues

  27-06-2016 21:40
  
  DENVER — Colorado Republicans decide Tuesday who challenges Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in November. A glance at the five candidates on select issues: DARRYL GLENN — Donald Trump: Glenn has stumped for Trump but accepted an endorsement from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who doesn’t support Trump. “At least Mr. Trump is out there and […]
  
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• Kirtland special operations wing gets new commander

  27-06-2016 20:59
  
  Col. Brenda Cartier, vice commander of the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., assumed command of the 58th Special Operations Wing at  Kirtland Air Force Base on Monday. She replaces Col. Dagvin “Dag” Anderson, who has been assigned as Special Assistant to the Commander at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Cartier […]
  
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• Officers investigating reported shooting at Central and Yale

  27-06-2016 20:52
  
  Officers are responding to a reported shooting near Central and Yale SE, according to a police spokesman. Spokesman Tanner Tixier said he believed someone had been shot but that hadn’t been confirmed by officers at the scene. He said the victim walked away from the shooting scene, and officers were looking for both the victim […]
  
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• Summer campaign to stop DWI, text messaging

  27-06-2016 20:44
  
  “Drive Smart” is the theme of this year’s 100 Days and Nights of Summer campaign to stop distracted driving and driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Gov. Susana Martinez helped kick off the campaign during a Monday press conference at the State Police headquarters in Albuquerque. The effort involves multiple law enforcement […]
  
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• New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez unveils new anti-DWI ads

  27-06-2016 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Distracted driving and DWI are two major problems that are often deadly in New Mexico.
  Now, the state is pushing a new set of powerful ads with hopes of combating the issue. The ads address the longstanding problem of DWI and distracted driving.
  The new ENDWI ads were unveiled Monday. The ads are told from the perspective of a surgeon who tries to save the life of a DWI crash victim.
  The ad also shows headstones one after another with phrases often used
  
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• Nob Hill parking problems, businesses may share spaces

  27-06-2016 20:23
  
  Jeff Hemming parks several blocks away from his destination on Central Avenue after he tries and fails to find a place to park either on the street or in a lot.
  
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• KOAT examines gun-buying process in New Mexico

  27-06-2016 20:00
  
  Gun stores across the country are seeing a spike in sales. 
  
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• Updated: Britain’s exit could make Europe less friendly to US tech

  27-06-2016 19:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Silicon Valley’s biggest businesses could face tougher regulations following Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union, and some might have to leave London to attract the best employees. Many U.S. tech companies now count on Europe for a quarter or more of their business. Beyond facing a financial downturn as the […]
  
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• Man found dead in South Valley irrigation ditch, deputies say

  27-06-2016 19:55
  
  Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found dead in a South Valley irrigation ditch Monday morning. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Felicia Romero said deputies don’t yet know if the man’s death is suspicious, but homicide detectives are investigating because of where the body was found. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District employees who […]
  
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• Body found in irrigation ditch

  27-06-2016 19:52
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department is currently investigating a body found near Coors Boulevard and Arenal Road Southwest. 
  
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• Updated: Two-thirds say Obama tried to make race relations better

  27-06-2016 19:32
  
  WASHINGTON — Almost eight years after electing a black president, vast majorities of blacks and Hispanics think President Barack Obama at least tried to make race relations in the United States better, according to a poll released Monday. But only about half of whites think Obama made race relations better or at least tried to […]
  
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• Updated: UK’s anti-EU victors will find it hard to fulfill promises

  27-06-2016 19:27
  
  LONDON — Politicians who wanted Britain to leave the European Union were not shy about making promises. They plastered their campaign bus with vows to “take back control” on immigration and boost funding for the beloved National Health Service. But with Britain facing months or years of negotiations to detach itself from the 28-nation bloc, […]
  
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• Man arrested in fatal Texas shooting over weed eater

  27-06-2016 19:27
  
  LIBERTY, Texas — Authorities say a man has been charged with fatally shooting a Southeast Texas man who had his weed eater. Liberty County sheriff’s office said Monday that 28-year-old Melvin Morales-Rivas was charged with murder in the early Sunday death of 45-year-old Vincente Rodriguez. Officials say Rodriguez was shot in his front yard after […]
  
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• Diet Pepsi with aspartame returning to shelves in US

  27-06-2016 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Diet Pepsi made with aspartame is returning to shelves in the U.S., after PepsiCo saw sales plummet following its reformulation of the drink last summer to remove the artificial sweetener.
  PepsiCo says it will offer “Diet Pepsi Classic Sweetener Blend” made with aspartame starting in September, in 12-ounce cans, 2-liter bottles and 20-ounce bottles. The move is intended to appease fans who don’t like the taste of the reformulated drink, which is made with
  
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• APD: 12-year-old boy calls 911 on his mom for choking his sister

  27-06-2016 18:49
  
  Albuquerque Police received a 911 call from an apartment complex Saturday morning.
  
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• Bernalillo County detectives investigating body found in canal

  27-06-2016 18:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Detectives are currently investigating a body found in an irrigation or drainage canal off Arenal near Coors, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department.
  BCSD says the body was found between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday morning. No word on the possible cause of death.
  No other information is available at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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• McClure fire 100 percent contained

  27-06-2016 18:38
  
  The U.S. Forest Service announced Sunday that the McClure Fire that burned 7.6 acres the in the watershed above Santa Fe was 100 percent contained. The fire, ignited by a lightning strike last Thursday, burned three miles northeast of the McClure Reservoir, one of the city’s water supply, and two miles east of Hyde Memorial […]
  
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• Updated: Manziel rep: Attorney who sent errant text to AP resigns

  27-06-2016 18:18
  
  DALLAS — Johnny Manziel’s spokeswoman says an attorney who accidently sent The Associated Press a text message with details related to the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback’s domestic violence case has resigned from the defense team. Denise Michaels on Monday confirmed her earlier tweet that Bob Hinton had withdrawn from the case, which is being led by […]
  
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• Clinton, Warren meet for first 2016 campaign event

  27-06-2016 18:14 via krqe.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Elizabeth Warren offered an impassioned endorsement of Hillary Clinton on Monday morning, symbolically unifying the Democratic Party behind the presumptive nominee and giving voters a rousing preview of what could be a historic joint ticket.
  Throwing clasped hands high in the air, the two women promised to “go big” and “go bold” to level the playing field for frustrated and angry workers.
  “I’m here today because of her,” said Warr
  
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• Ex-NFL star says Trump friendship has cost him

  27-06-2016 18:04
  
  LOS ANGELES — Retired NFL player Herschel Walker says he’s being dropped from speaking engagements because of his relationship with Donald Trump. In an interview on the “TMZ Sports” TV show, the Heisman Trophy winner and former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant said he’s known Trump “before he became ‘The Donald.'” Walker said the presumptive Republican nominee […]
  
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• 2 campers presumed dead found alive after flooding

  27-06-2016 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  ANSTED, W.Va. (AP) — Two men who were presumed dead when a camper was swept away in rushing waters during the West Virginia floods have been found alive, officials said Monday as the rain-soaked state braced for another round of heavy rains.
  The discovery of the men lowers the death toll to 23, officials said. That number includes 20 bodies found and three people who are missing and presumed dead.
  The men were either camping or getting ready to set up camp when the rains started last Thurs
  
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• Colorado students deliver drone to Rwandan national park

  27-06-2016 18:03
  
  DENVER — Two Denver teens have delivered a drone they built to a Rwandan game park. Max Alger-Meyer and Nathan Lepore also got to show off their drone to the east African country’s president, who returned the favor with a tour of his cattle farm. In an email Monday from the Rwandan capital, an official […]
  
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• Waco man charged after women’s fetuses don’t survive crash

  27-06-2016 18:02
  
  WACO, Texas — Police say a Waco man has been charged with intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter after two pregnant women riding his vehicle were critically injured when he crashed into a utility pole and their unborn children didn’t survive. Waco police say 46-year-old Jeffrey David Miller was charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter […]
  
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• How pot startup got Microsoft hooked

  27-06-2016 17:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — When David Dinenberg decided to get into the marijuana industry, his business plan was based on fear. In 2014, he founded Kind Financial with the aim of making loans and providing other services to marijuana growers and sellers — customers banks were scared to work with. Just two years later, though, the […]
  
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• Updated: Lew says no sense of financial crisis developing

  27-06-2016 16:54
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says that the decision of British voters to leave the European Union is “an additional headwind” for the U.S. and global economies but “there is no sense of a financial crisis developing.” In a CNBC interview Monday, Lew said, “I am not saying there will not be an […]
  
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• Today in History: June 27

  27-06-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, June 27, the 179th day of 2016. There are 187 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 27, 1966, the Gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows,” having to do with mysterious and supernatural goings-on in Collinsport, Maine, premiered on ABC-TV.
  On this date:
  In 1787, English historian Edward Gibbon completed work on his six-volume work, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.”
  In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his b
  
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• Updated: Apparent conflicts of interest may dog Tesla-SolarCity deal

  27-06-2016 16:48
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a proposal that would unite two companies on shaky financial ground as they plow into relatively new markets. One makes electric cars, the other installs solar panels. There are few obvious synergies. Perhaps even more puzzling are the motives of Elon Musk, a polarizing billionaire who is the chairman and largest […]
  
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• Updated: Lionel Messi says he is quitting Argentina national team

  27-06-2016 16:35
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Lionel Messi says he’s quitting Argentina’s national team. Argentina and Messi lost a final for the third year in a row, with Chile winning the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie Sunday night. His nation’s captain and career scoring leader with 55 goals in 113 international appearances, […]
  
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• Updated: Stocks, pound fall again due to UK vote uncertainty

  27-06-2016 16:34
  
  Financial and materials companies led U.S. stocks sharply lower in morning trading Monday following another slide in European markets as investors grappled with the fallout of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. The British pound, which last week plunged to its lowest level since 1985, continued to fall as traders expected the British economy […]
  
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