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• Updated: Aide said Clinton didn’t want emails accessible to ‘anybody’

  29-06-2016 23:53
  
  WASHINGTON — Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin said in a legal proceeding that Clinton did not want the State Department emails that she sent and received on her private computer server to be accessible to “anybody,” according to transcripts released Wednesday. Her comments provided new insights into the highly unusual decision by the presumptive […]
  
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• TLC Plumbing gets its own health clinic

  29-06-2016 23:50
  
  ABQ Health Partners is partnering with TLC Plumbing & Utility to provide medical care to its employees and their families at a standalone clinic, which opened this week. Called “Family Care with a little TLC,” the clinic at 4343 Pan American NE offers acute illness visits, injury treatment, preventive care and other minor medical services […]
  
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• Police find vehicle, search for driver in fatal hit-and-run

  29-06-2016 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police believe they’ve found the vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian Tuesday night, now they just need to find the driver.
  It happened near the Foothills shopping center at Central and Tramway.
  The driver, who witnesses say was in a Chevy Suburban, then took off. The vehicle was found a short time later with obvious damage, but the driver was gone.
  Police are serving a search warrant on the vehicle hoping that it will lead to the driver.
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• Teen accused in New Mexico man's death takes plea deal

  29-06-2016 23:46
  
  Ryan Archibeque has pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and other charges stemming from an attack authorities say led to an Albuquerque man's shooting death in his driveway.
  
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• Updated: Attackers kill 42 in scenes of chaos at Istanbul airport

  29-06-2016 23:45
  
  ISTANBUL — Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 42 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial tourism industry. The government blamed the attack on Islamic State extremists but there was no immediate confirmation from the group. Scenes of chaos and panic unfolded Tuesday night as gunfire and […]
  
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• Updated: Rizzo hits inside-the-park homer as Hamilton gets hit, hurt

  29-06-2016 23:35
  
  CINCINNATI — Anthony Rizzo hit his first inside-the-park homer on Wednesday, providing another weird moment to the Chicago Cubs’ series against the Cincinnati Reds. With two runners aboard in the first inning, Rizzo hit a fly toward the gap. Left fielder Adam Duvall cut in front of center fielder Billy Hamilton but couldn’t make the […]
  
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• Updated: Loss aside, tennis teacher revels in chance to face Federer

  29-06-2016 23:23
  
  LONDON — How much money might you be willing to pay for the once-in-a-lifetime chance to play tennis against Roger Federer on Centre Court at Wimbledon? Or merely for the chance to emerge from the tunnel leading out to the green grass there and hear the full-throated yells of nearly 15,000 standing, clapping spectators pulling […]
  
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• Michigan governor signs budget with $165M more for Flint

  29-06-2016 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a $38.6 billion budget bill Wednesday that will more than triple state spending on the water emergency in Flint.
  Expenditures on the lead-tainted water crisis will total at least $240 million. That is about $165 million more than the $75 million previously approved by the governor and lawmakers, according to a legislative fiscal analysis.
  The impoverished city — whose nearly 100,000 residents have been living under a public healt
  
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• Phoenix to consider closing hiking trails in extreme heat

  29-06-2016 22:25
  
  PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix is considering closing its 41 trailheads during extreme temperatures in an effort to prevent deaths and rescues. Parks and Recreation spokesman Gregg Bach said the department’s board will consider a proposal during a public meeting on Thursday. An extreme heat wave two weeks ago claimed the lives of six […]
  
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• Updated: #RIP Lor Scoota, Baltimore rapper who tried to stop violence

  29-06-2016 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE — The news tore across Twitter: A beloved Baltimore rapper was gunned down in broad daylight, moments after promoting peace on the streets at a charity fundraiser. Hundreds of inner-city youths — the people most exposed to Baltimore’s pernicious gun violence — have mourned Tyriece “Lor Scoota” Watson as one of their heroes since […]
  
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• Updated: Media use in America up a full hour over just last year

  29-06-2016 22:09
  
  NEW YORK — The typical American adult is using media for a full hour a day more than just last year, with smartphones accounting for most of the increase. People spent an average of 10 hours, 39 minutes each day with smartphones, tablets, TV, radio, computers and video games during the first three months of […]
  
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• Updated: McConnell bids to shelter GOP senators from Trump upheaval

  29-06-2016 22:09
  
  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is wrestling with an unenviable, arguably impossible task this election year: protecting Senate Republicans from the political upheaval caused by Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy. If he fails it won’t be for lack of preparation, hard work and cold-blooded political calculation. In many ways Trump’s polar opposite, the close-mouthed, […]
  
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• Updated: Mother cited after 7 kids found alone in Colorado Springs

  29-06-2016 22:08
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs police have cited a woman for child abuse after finding seven children left alone with no access to food. KMGH-TV reports (http://bit.ly/290XQsh ) that police say they were looking for a suspect in a bicycle theft when they found the children. Officers say no food was available to the […]
  
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• Isotopes fans devour 32,312 hot dogs Tuesday evening

  29-06-2016 21:27
  
  Albuquerque Isotopes fans took full advantage of 50-cent Hot Dog Night Tuesday evening.
  
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• Santa Fe city, county form film office

  29-06-2016 21:18
  
  Santa Fe County and the city of Santa Fe are joining forces to create a regional Santa Fe Film Office “to grow and support film, television and digital media production” in the area, according to a joint press release. The office, to be headed by Eric Witt, a former deputy chief of staff for then-Gov. […]
  
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• New Mexico State Fair ninth best in nation

  29-06-2016 21:07
  
  The New Mexico State Fair is ranked ninth best in the nation among 38 surveyed by SmartAsset.com, a leading online financial company that complies reports based on personal and public economic data. The report, released Wednesday, said the New Mexico State Fair received high marks for strong attendance, the variety of vendors, concessions and entertainment […]
  
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• Today in History: June 29

  29-06-2016 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Wednesday, June 29, the 181st day of 2016. There are 185 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On June 29, 1956, actress Marilyn Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller in a civil ceremony in White Plains, New York. (The couple also wed in a Jewish ceremony on July 1; the marriage lasted 4 1/2 years).
  On this date:
  In 1767, Britain approved the Townshend Revenue Act, which imposed import duties on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper and tea shipped to the American coloni
  
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• ABQ to offer virtual tours of rapid transit project

  29-06-2016 20:32
  
  The city has a new way to promote its Albuquerque Rapid Transit project during neighborhood meetings — a virtual reality tour of one of the bus stations. It’s like stepping into a rendering. With a smart phone inserted into a cardboard headset, viewers can now get a 360-degree look at what it’s like to stand […]
  
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• APD: Trio embezzled more than $45k from domestic violence organization

  29-06-2016 20:29
  
  A woman tasked with helping domestic violence victims is accused of embezzling more than $45,000 from the organization she was working for, according to court records. Nakita Walker, 37, her husband Glenn Smith, 41, and her friend Desi Garcia, 37 are all facing charges after the executive director for the Domestic Violence Resource Center noticed […]
  
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• Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash near Central and Tramway

  29-06-2016 20:17
  
  A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car that fled the scene Tuesday night in a parking lot near Central and Tramway.
  
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• 2 New Mexico residents accused of health care fraud

  29-06-2016 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – Two New Mexico residents are facing charges for allegedly defrauding an Arizona-based health care program of nearly $2 million.
  Federal prosecutors say Cory Werito and Rosita Toledo of San Juan County were arrested Tuesday and made their initial court appearances in Farmington on charges outlined in a 10-count indictment.
  It wasn’t clear if Werito and Toledo had attorneys.
  The fraud charges stem from the defendants’ role in creating and operating a compa
  
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• Wimbledon: Federer beats British qualifier in straight sets

  29-06-2016 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer has ended British qualifier Marcus Willis’ feel-good Wimbledon run.
  The seven-time Wimbledon champion swept past the 772nd-ranked lefthander 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in a match played under the Centre Court roof on a rainy day at the All England Club.
  Federer won the first seven games and was always in control.
  Willis was the lowest ranked qualifier to reach the second round at a Grand Slam since 1988.
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• Breaking: Youth in ‘mobbing’ driveway murder pleads guilty, facing 15 years

  29-06-2016 19:45
  
  Ryan Archibeque, one of six youths charged in the "mobbing" murder of Steven Gerecke in...
  
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• Chipotle adding chorizo to menu to win back customers

  29-06-2016 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle is adding chorizo to its menu in yet another move intended to get people back in stores following an e. coli outbreak last year.
  The chain says the topping will be available in select cities including New York and San Diego starting Wednesday. It expects to introduce the chicken-and-pork sausage option nationally in the fall.
  Earlier this week, Chipotle also said it plans to launch a loyalty program for the summer that will reward customers with free meals for freq
  
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• The Latest: Grandfather facing charges in Arizona shooting

  29-06-2016 19:35
  
  HOLBROOK, Ariz. — The Latest on the deadly shooting at an Arizona county courthouse (all times local): 10 a.m. A man is facing murder and assault charges following a deadly shooting outside a courthouse in eastern Arizona that stemmed from a dispute over a custody hearing. Authorities on Wednesday identified the suspect as 47-year-old Salomon […]
  
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• The Supreme Court’s 7 biggest moments of 2016

  29-06-2016 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — The U.S. Supreme Court gaveled itself into recess this week, heading into a three-month summer break.
  Some of the justices will hit the lecture circuit. Others will pen books. And Justice Clarence Thomas will likely jump in his RV and set out on his annual road trip.
  With the tumultuous 2015-2016 term now in the record books, we take a look back on the seven most consequential SCOTUS moments this year.
  1. Justice Scalia death
  Associate Justice Antonin Sca
  
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• Updated: Meteorites from fireball seen over Arizona found

  29-06-2016 19:27
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University says researchers have found pieces of a small asteroid that left a fiery trail in the sky over eastern Arizona earlier this month. ASU spokeswoman Beth Giudicessi said Wednesday that a team of meteorite hunters recently located 15 meteorites on tribal lands after getting permission to search. Working in […]
  
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• Wreckage from Texas train collision continues to smolder

  29-06-2016 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Wreckage from a train collision continued to smolder Wednesday in the Texas Panhandle as workers prepared to remove the charred, twisted box cars from the tracks and renew their search for three missing crew members.
  The three BNSF Railway crew members have been missing since Tuesday morning, when two freight trains traveling on the same track collided head-on about 25 miles northeast of Amarillo.
  A fourth crew member jumped from one of the trains prior to the collision Tuesd
  
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• Authorities: 3 train workers in Texas wreck presumed dead

  29-06-2016 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Three missing crew members from the two freight trains that collided head-on in the Texas Panhandle are presumed dead, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday.
  Emergency personnel at the scene of Tuesday’s collision about 25 miles northeast of Amarillo have moved to a recovery operation, DPS Sgt. Dan Buesing said. Each train had a two-member crew. One man jumped in the moments before the crash and remained hospitalized Wednesday with injuries that are not c
  
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• Animal Welfare offers free microchipping for pets

  29-06-2016 19:03
  
  While you may look forward to fireworks shows this holiday weekend, the displays can really put stress on your pets.
  
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• Woman shot by husband at Denver office building dies

  29-06-2016 18:56
  
  DENVER — Police say the woman who was shot at a Denver office building on Tuesday has died. The woman was the executive director of one of several non-profit organizations in the building and police said Wednesday that she was shot by her estranged husband. He shot his wife several times before turning the gun […]
  
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• Teen charged in Albuquerque bartender’s murder pleads guilty to four crimes

  29-06-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens charged with the murder of an Albuquerque bartender pleaded guilty in court Wednesday.
  Ryan Archibeque pleaded guilty to four crimes, including conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon.
  Archibeque is one of six teens accused in the shooting and killing of Steven Gerecke in his driveway after a night of breaking into vehicles last summer.
  While only one of the six teens is actually accused of shooting the bartender,
  
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• Updated: Clashes rage in Rio as police try to capture drug trafficker

  29-06-2016 18:54
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Police attempts to recapture a drug trafficker who escaped from a Brazilian hospital have led to deadly gun battles in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. Ten people have been killed and about 50 schools have been shuttered over the past nine days, the O Globo newspaper reported Wednesday. Police would […]
  
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• Clashes rage in Rio as police try to capture drug trafficker

  29-06-2016 18:54
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Police attempts to recapture a drug trafficker who escaped from a Brazilian hospital have led to deadly gunbattles in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The O Globo newspaper says 10 people have been killed and about 50 schools have been shuttered over the past nine days. Police would not immediately […]
  
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• Conservative contenders line up to replace UK’s Cameron

  29-06-2016 18:42 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Nominations were opening Wednesday to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party, with the victor getting the challenge — or the poisoned chalice — of becoming the country’s next leader and negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.
  Cameron announced his resignation after British voters decided last week, against his advice, that the U.K. should leave the 28-nation bloc.
  The first contender to make it offi
  
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• Navajo designer mocks Trump hats

  29-06-2016 18:35
  
  A local Navajo artist who doesn't like Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" caps is now selling a Native American version.
  
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• Updated: Lawyer in church shooting case calls prosecutor reckless

  29-06-2016 18:26
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — An attorney defending the man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners in Charleston, South Carolina, says a state prosecutor is making reckless misstatements by implying a federal death sentence might not be carried out. Twenty-two-year-old Dylann Roof faces death penalty trials in state and federal courts in the shooting deaths of […]
  
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• 4-year-old girl drowns in swimming pool in Phoenix

  29-06-2016 18:26
  
  PHOENIX — Phoenix police say a 4-year-old girl has died after drowning in a swimming pool. Sgt. Jonathan Howard says emergency responders were called around 11 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in the area of 43rd Place and Union Hills Drive. According to investigators, there was a family party taking place at the home and […]
  
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• Trump gets rock-bottom ratings in international survey

  29-06-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new multi-nation survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump’s ability to manage foreign policy should be become U.S. president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia.
  In seven of 15 countries outside of the U.S. polled by Pew Research Center, Trump’s ratings are in the single digits. Large majorities in 11 of the countries have little or no confidence in the prospective Republican presidential nominee ability to manage international affai
  
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• Stepmother gets 99 years for role in San Antonio boy’s death

  29-06-2016 18:18
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio woman has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for her role in the 2012 death of her neglected 5-year-old stepson. Crystal Williams showed no emotion as a state district judge read the jury’s decision Tuesday. The 31-year-old pleaded guilty last week to injury to a child, admitting she […]
  
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• Uber software tracks drivers for high speed, sudden stops

  29-06-2016 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Using smartphone sensors to peek over its drivers’ shoulders, Uber is promising to keep a closer eye on their behavior — while discouraging speeding or slamming on the brakes.
  The global ride-hailing company on Wednesday announced an extensive test of new software that aims to increase safety by analyzing data from individual drivers and sending them daily reports about things like sudden acceleration, braking and whether they’re holding their phones
  
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• Age to buy tobacco in Chicago increasing to 21 this week

  29-06-2016 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The minimum age in Chicago for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products goes up to 21 at the end of the week.
  The city on Friday joins about 170 local jurisdictions around the country that have made the change, including New York City and Boston. Health advocates have pushed the policy to discourage teenagers from starting a harmful habit.
  Hawaii and California have raised the tobacco purchase age to 21 statewide. Illinois lawmakers are considering a similar measure.
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• Owners to liquidate contents of historic lodge in Santa Fe

  29-06-2016 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The entire contents of the historic Bishop’s Lodge will be up for sale as the owners work on renovating the resort and spa just north of Santa Fe.
  The liquidation begins Thursday and will continue for 14 days.
  Organizers say it will be the largest garage sale of its type in the Santa Fe area. Everything will be up for grabs – from furniture and fixtures to kitchen equipment, linens and thousands of other items.
  The lodge shut its doors in late 2015 so cons
  
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• University of New Mexico starts Chicano Studies online plan

  29-06-2016 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The University of New Mexico is launching an online degree program in Chicana and Chicano Studies beginning this fall.
  Under the program, the newly minted department will allow students to take online classes in Chicano studies toward a degree. Officials say the online classes with allow nontraditional students with busy schedules to get a Bachelor’s degree in Chicano studies.
  The program is aimed at students who already have 24 hours of college credit.
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• APS needs nurses at seven schools

  29-06-2016 16:21
  
  Albuquerque students rely on school nurses for more than just Band-Aids and temperature checks. Yet after months of trying, they still can't find nurses to staff seven schools.
  
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• 41 dead in Istanbul airport attack; Turkish govt blames IS

  29-06-2016 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded hundreds at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport, apparently targeting Turkey’s crucial tourism industry. The government blamed the attack on Islamic State extremists but there was no immediate confirmation from the group.
  Travelers and airport workers described scenes of chaos Tuesday night as gunfire and explosions sent fleeing crowds first in one direction, then another.
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• Albuquerque mayor appoints BioPark executive

  29-06-2016 15:52
  
  The Albuquerque mayor has appointed a new ABQ BioPark chief executive who will oversee the attraction's aquarium, zoo, botanical gardens and other sites.
  
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• Hobbs police says 100 applicants seeking spots with force

  29-06-2016 15:51 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – Hobbs Police Chief Chris McCall says his department has seen around 100 applicants for openings thanks to a hiring push.
  The Hobbs News-Sun reports that Hobbs police are trying to fill around nine open spots for a department that was battling shortages for months.
  Two months ago, Hobbs police officials launched a recruitment effort that focused on applicants from Hobbs and the Lea County area.
  Hobbs and surrounding police departments in eastern New Mexico have faced an o
  
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• UNM starts Chicano Studies online plan

  29-06-2016 15:36
  
  The University of New Mexico is launching an online degree program in Chicana and Chicano Studies beginning this fall.
  
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• Gov. Martinez touts cases probed under DNA testing law

  29-06-2016 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Gov. Susana Martinez says the expansion of a DNA testing law named for a slain New Mexico college student has helped authorities connect hundreds of suspects arrested on felony charges to other unsolved crimes in the past five years.
  Martinez says a 2011 expansion of Katie’s Law has linked 339 New Mexico suspects to 344 other cases, including more than a dozen homicides and 40 sex crimes.
  The governor says only 407 suspects would have been connected to 420 ot
  
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