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• Coast Guard Academy sets record for female enrollment

  02-07-2016 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – Forty years after military service academies opened their doors to women, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy marked the milestone at a ceremony as it welcomes a class with a record 38 percent of female cadets.
  The enrollment rate for women has not been matched at the Naval Academy, the Military Academy at West Point or the Air Force Academy, though each has seen an increase in female enrollment at a time when gender barriers have been falling across the armed services.
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• Heading out of town: Independence Day travel to break record

  02-07-2016 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s going to be a busy holiday weekend on the nation’s highways.
  A record 43 million Americans are expected to travel this Independence Day weekend, with the overwhelming majority driving, according to AAA, a car lobbying group and one of the nation’s largest travel agencies. This tops the joint record set last year and in 2007.
  Lower gas prices, strong consumer confidence and a generally healthy domestic economy have led more families to take trips this
  
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• Santa Fe woman charged in DWI crash that left 2 dead

  02-07-2016 21:36
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A Santa Fe woman is accused of drunkenly causing a crash that killed two people. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/29hgFeH) that Yvonne Martinez has been booked into Santa Fe County jail on two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of driving with a suspended license. Sheriff’s officials say […]
  
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• Updated: Researchers with Sandia Labs study lightning’s effects

  02-07-2016 21:03
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers at one of the nation’s federal laboratories are creating simulated lightning as part of an effort to determine how everything from nuclear weapon components to entire buildings will hold up to Mother Nature. They’re building upon what is already known about the physics of lightning to make sure the blast of […]
  
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• Researchers with Sandia Labs study lightning's effects

  02-07-2016 20:53
  
  Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are creating lightning in a lab as part of an effort to determine how everything from nuclear weapon components to entire buildings will hold up to Mother Nature.
  
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• White House: US citizen among 20 killed in Bangladesh attack

  02-07-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a U.S. citizen was among the 20 hostages killed in attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh.
  Spokesman Josh Earnest has confirmed the death Saturday. An identity has not been released.
  Earnest says the U.S. government has offered assistance to Bangladeshi authorities as they investigate what happened.
  The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.
  Earnest says the attack was a “despicable act of terrorism” and the U.S. stands with Banglad
  
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• New Mexico men among White House summer interns

  02-07-2016 20:22
  
  PHOENIX — Two New Mexico men will be spending the summer interning at the White House. The White House announced Friday the names of nearly 170 participants from across the country who are taking part in the summer internship program. The list includes Daniel Ahrens, of Los Alamos, who is a student of UC Berkeley […]
  
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• Contador crashes at Tour de France

  02-07-2016 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) — With his biological clock ticking, Alberto Contador had made the Tour de France his main goal of the season.
  But his quest for a third Tour title immediately suffered a serious blow on Saturday when the Spaniard crashed during the opening stage of the three-week race.
  The 33-year-old Contador hit a traffic curb while coming around a right turn with about 80 kilometers (50 miles) left in the first stage between Mont-Saint-Michel and Utah Beach in Normandy
  
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• Clinton interviewed by the FBI about private email server

  02-07-2016 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her use of a private email server as secretary of state, her campaign said Saturday, as federal investigators neared the end of the probe that has hung over her White House bid.
  Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, gave a voluntary interview for 3 1/2 hours on Saturday morning at FBI Headquarters in Washington, her campaign said.
  “She is pleased to have had the opportunity to assist the Departme
  
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• Updated: Activists troubled by Houston’s history of police shootings

  02-07-2016 19:04
  
  HOUSTON — There’s a concerning pattern in Houston that’s lasted more than a decade, activists and attorneys say: Nearly every officer-involved shooting is deemed justified by the law enforcement agency, and grand juries tend to concur. They point to, among others, the August 2015 shooting of a 27-year-old man who had been suffering a mental […]
  
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• Roswell man arrested in fatal Las Cruces stabbing

  02-07-2016 19:01
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Police have arrested a Roswell man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Las Cruces. Authorities in Las Cruces said Saturday that 35-year-old Rodolfo Martinez has been booked on an open count of murder and one count of evidence tampering. According to investigators, officers responded to reports of a stabbing around […]
  
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• Forest Service: Small fire in Manzano Mountains contained

  02-07-2016 18:56
  
  The small fire that ignited in the Manzano Mountains  on Thursday has been declared contained according to a spokeswoman for the Forest Service. The fire, caused by lightning, was declared contained yesterday at 1 p.m. and burned 1.2 acres of forest, Arlene Perea said. One 8 person crew will remain to finish containing the fire. “Today the remaining […]
  
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• Today in History: July 2

  02-07-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Saturday, July 2, the 184th day of 2016. There are 182 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On this day, on July 2, 1937, aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
  On this date:
  On July 2, 1908, Thurgood Marshall, the leader of the legal battle against segregated schools and the first black member of the U.S. Supreme Court, was born. Following his dea
  
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• New Mexico State Police ID officer who fatally shot suspect

  02-07-2016 18:12
  
  HANOVER, N.M. — Authorities have identified a New Mexico State Police officer who fatally shot a man in Grant County last month. State Police said Friday that Officer Austin Baca-Ray fired his weapon, striking and killing 29-year-old Josh Herrera in Hanover, a town east of Silver City. Investigators say Herrera, of Vanadium, took a “deliberately […]
  
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• 52 wounded still hospitalized after Istanbul airport attack

  02-07-2016 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say 52 people are still being treated in the hospital four days after suicide bombing attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport killed at least 44 others.
  The Istanbul Governor’s office says that 184 airport victims have been discharged from hospitals so far, including 13 people released on Saturday. It said 20 people were still in intensive care.
  Three militants armed with assault rifles and suicide bombs attacked one of the world’s busiest
  
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• 20 hostages killed, 13 saved in Bangladesh restaurant attack

  02-07-2016 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed militants early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners. The military said 20 hostages were killed during the 10-hour standoff, and a survivor’s father said the attackers spared people who could recite verses from the Quran.
  Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni said nine Italians were killed, and India’s govern
  
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• Airstrike kills 2 Islamic State commanders near Mosul

  02-07-2016 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – The Pentagon says that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed two senior Islamic State commanders last Saturday in northern Iraq, including a fighter considered to be the group’s deputy minister of war.
  Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook says the strike killed Basim Muhammad Ahmad Sultan al-Bajari and a lower level commander, Hatim Talib al-Hamduni.
  Cook says Al-Bajari was a former member of al-Qaida who oversaw the Islamic State’s fight in June 2014 to
  
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• File 17 is glimpse into still-secret 28 pages about 9/11

  02-07-2016 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the clamor a year ago to release 28 still-secret pages of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, the government quietly declassified a little-known report listing more than three dozen people who piqued the interest of investigators probing possible Saudi connections to the hijackers.
  The document, known as “File 17,” offers clues to what might be in the missing pages of the bipartisan report about 9/11.
  “Much of the information upon whi
  
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• Updated: Mistrial declared in ex-police officer’s trial

  02-07-2016 16:19
  
  LAS CRUCES – The trial for a former Las Cruces police officer accused of battering and injuring a handcuffed man inside a holding cell ended in a mistrial on Friday. After about eight hours of deliberations split over two days, a Doña Ana County jury said it was deadlocked and would be unable to reach […]
  
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• Fertilizing plants while it’s hot can be tricky

  02-07-2016 08:05
  
  Q: The planters I have that decorated the patio for the Memorial Day party are looking pretty good,...
  
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• Santa Fe to host Motor Maids’ convention

  02-07-2016 07:00
  
  The rumble of motorcycles will fill the air of Santa Fe next week, but that's not really so unusual.
  
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• State police name 2 men killed in separate officer-involved shootings in NM

  02-07-2016 06:29
  
  New Mexico State Police on Friday released the names of two men shot in separate fatal shootings involving state police officers over the past week.
  
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• Monitor says APD use-of-force investigations out of line, but other areas have improved

  02-07-2016 06:29
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department continues to struggle in implementing new use-of-force policies on the street and administrative levels but is improving in several other areas of focus under the settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, independent monitor Dr. James Ginger wrote in the agreement's third progress report.
  
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• Albuquerque police challenge summer camp kids to water balloon fight

  02-07-2016 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday, the Albuquerque Police Department challenged kids at summer camp to a water balloon fight.
  Police battled against 90 kids from Mesa Verde Summer Camp using more than 3,000 water balloons donated from local businesses.
  Police say it was a great way for officers and kids to be friends.
  Officers say they weren’t expecting the kids to throw as well as they did.
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• Documents show detailed full scope of investigation into former Espanola basketball coach

  02-07-2016 06:18
  
  Less than six months ago, Richard Martinez led the Espanola Valley High School boys basketball team to the New Mexico state championship.
  
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• UNM: Tesla driver killed in crash was former student

  02-07-2016 06:16 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – The first man to die in self-driving car crash was once a University of New Mexico student.
  Joshua Brown was using the feature on his Tesla Model-S when he collided with a truck in Florida in May.
  Police say the truck pulling a semi-trailer made a left turn in front of Brown’s Model-S. The Tesla’s roof struck the underside of the trailer, passed underneath it and eventually hit a pole.
  He posted this video to YouTube months ago showing the auto pilot’s ability to
  
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• Beware of BBQ dangers

  02-07-2016 06:15
  
  It's a summertime rite of passage: throwing some burgers, dogs, chicken or steak on the grill. But a fun gathering can easily turn into a disaster. 
  
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• Thieves make off with couple’s classic car during trip to Albuquerque

  02-07-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A California couple visiting Albuquerque for a national tour to show off a one-of-a-kind model T speedster woke up this morning and it was gone.
  Donald and Nancy Houseman are staying at the MCM Elegante Hotel in Albuquerque. They said overnight thieves made off with their truck, trailer and most importantly a 1926 Model T Ford Speedster.
  Donald said it’s one of a kind.
  “In my opinion, it’s probably the nicest Model T Speedster that’s been
  
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• Report: APD monitor concerned about police use of force investigations

  02-07-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An update look at how Albuquerque Police is handling its reforms has raised a major question in how the department looks at its own use of force cases.
  In a 352 page status report filed in Federal Court Friday morning, the Independent Monitor writes that his team is seeing a “lack of rigorous and legitimate oversight and accountability” in reporting and reviewing how officers are using force.
  READ: Independent Monitor’s third APD-DOJ compliance
  
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• Passengers say damaged signs outside Sunport are eyesores

  02-07-2016 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sunport is one of the cleanest airports around, right down to its immaculate landscaping. That’s why passengers say the damaged road signs out front are such eyesores.
  The city of Albuquerque has spent millions of dollars to make the Sunport look nice, inside and out. Passengers say that’s easy to see.
  “I like this airport. I’ve been here several times and it’s so bright and it’s open,” said Jeri Hara, who was visitin
  
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• Legal expert: Dog Head Fire victims will likely sue officials

  02-07-2016 05:52
  
  Abraham Aragon was forced to leave his home as the Dog Head Fire inched closer.
  
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• Former Roswell Police Officer arrested for allegedly robbing restaurant

  02-07-2016 05:26 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Roswell Police Officer is sitting behind bars accused of holding up a restaurant Tuesday night.
  24-year-old Valerie Palombi was fired from the Roswell Police Department early 2016 after another violent incident.
  Police say surveillance video shows her and 24-year-old Kevin Blake robbing the Subway restaurant on North Main Street Tuesday night.
  Officers say Blake pulled a gun on employees while Palombi cleaned out the register. The pair was arrested
  
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• Former Roswell Police Officer arrest for allegedly robbing restaurant

  02-07-2016 05:26 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE)– A former Roswell Police Officer is sitting behind bars accused of holding up a restaurant Tuesday night, and you might remember her name. Valerie Palombi.
  The 24-year-old was fired from the Roswell Police Department early 2016 after another violent incident.Police say surveillance video shows her and 24 year old Kevin Blake robbing the Subway restaurant on North Main Street Tuesday night.
  Officers say Blake pulled a gun on employees while Palombi cleaned out the regis
  
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• Doorbell camera captures woman taking mail

  02-07-2016 05:13
  
  U.S. postal inspectors need the public's help identifying a woman who was caught on a doorbell camera taking mail from a home in northeast Albuquerque.
  
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• Sean Carlon hopes his success continues at the Pacific Coast Amateur

  02-07-2016 05:01 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Consistency won it for Sean Carlon at Cochiti Golf Club last week. Posting great scores of 69, 69, and 68 in route for a two-shot victory in the New Mexico West Texas Amateur Championship.
  After claiming this victory Carlon was named to the SCAGA team that will head to the Seattle Golf Club in Seattle, Washington, to compete in the Pacific Coast Amateur July 26-29.
  “I feel like I am hitting the ball well enough after Cochiti where I can maybe play so
  
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• Alex Bregman continues to impress

  02-07-2016 04:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Albuquerque Academy star Alex Bregman just continues to have a great showing at the minor league level. Bregman made the jump to AAA Fresno on Thursday and had a great outing in his AAA Debut.
  Bregmen went on to get four hits, five runs, and three RBI’s in Fresno’s 23-3 win at Salt Lake. Bregman may make the transition to third base, but as of now for Fresno they have him playing shortstop and batting second in the lineup.
  Bregman’s
  
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• Voting for Holly Holm’s ESPY categories still open

  02-07-2016 04:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Holly Holm isn’t focused on winning an ESPY right now. She is more focused on winning her July 23rd fight against Valentina Shevchenko in Chicago, Illinois.
  Holm is in two categories in this year’s ESPYS. She is in the running for “Best Upset of the Year” and “Best Play of the Year,” as both instances come from her knockout victory of Ronda Rousey.
  It was a huge moment in her career, but also in the sport of Women’s MMA.
  
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• Solar panels stolen from Albuquerque church

  02-07-2016 02:36
  
  It wasn't too long ago KOB reported about an Albuquerque church that had a generator stolen, which was valued at thousands of dollars. Now, thieves have hit another holy place: Norbertine Community in the South Valley. This time, the crooks took solar panels worth more than $20,000.
  
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• Machinery in thinning project blamed for Dog Head Fire

  02-07-2016 02:35
  
  Fire officials released preliminary information what caused the Dog Head Fire, saying the blaze started from machinery used for a thinning project in the area.
  
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• US family pleads for mercy for couple held in Afghanistan

  02-07-2016 02:31 via krqe.com
  
  STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The family of an American woman reported missing in Afghanistan in 2012 with her Canadian husband said they got a letter from their daughter in the last year, and they pleaded for mercy from the couple’s captors.
  Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle lost touch with their families while traveling in a mountainous region near the Afghan capital, Kabul. Her parents, Jim and Lyn Coleman, told online news service Circa News that they received a letter from her in Nove
  
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• Judge: Reporter only has to give limited testimony in former NM senator’s case

  02-07-2016 02:23
  
  An Albuquerque freelance reporter will have to testify in a public corruption case against former state Sen. Phil Griego, but only to authenticate the contents of his published articles about Griego’s actions and an audio recording of his interview with the disgraced senator. Peter St. Cyr had fought a subpoena to testify issued by Attorney […]
  
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• Traffic issues on west side near new school could last several months

  02-07-2016 01:55
  
  A certain left turn near Atrisco Heritage Academy has created a seemingly never-ending headache for residents in the area.
  
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• Colors plentiful at botanical garden's butterfly pavilion this weekend

  02-07-2016 01:53
  
  Red, white and blue ... and yellow, and just about any other color you can think of ... is kicking off the Independence Day weekend at the butterfly pavilion inside Albuquerque’s botanic gardens.
  
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• State Police identify suspect that was shot, killed on Laguna Pueblo

  02-07-2016 01:40 via krqe.com
  
  LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police have identified the suspect who was shot and killed on Laguna Pueblo during an officer-involved shooting on Monday.
  Police say 26-year-old Travis Vierra stole a woman’s Ford F-350 from her driveway in Belen around 5 a.m. Monday. A Belen police officer later spotted the stolen vehicle and a pursuit ensued but was discontinued.
  About two hours later, Laguna Police Department received a call in reference to a suspicious
  
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• Fewer restaurants in Albuquerque getting red-tagged

  02-07-2016 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 has learned the number of restaurants flunking their health inspections is going down in 2016.
  Red or green stickers in the front of a restaurant can often help make or break business. Lately, fewer and fewer places are getting red-tagged in Albuquerque.
  At Mario’s Pizzeria in Albuquerque, customers will notice pizza-making is a family affair.
  “You got all three generations here,” said Eddy Burgarello, Owner of Mario’s Pi
  
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• Dogs and cats now allowed on Albuquerque city buses

  02-07-2016 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Starting Friday, passengers can now bring dogs and cats on Albuquerque city buses.
  The pilot program was enacted to help people who rely on the bus and their pets. It’s a rule change many passengers say is long overdue.
  “People have actually been already doing it. I actually think it’s a great idea,” said Passenger Andres Arciniega.
  The cats and dogs are welcome as long as dogs are leashed and cats are in carriers.
  “I believe it
  
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• Flaunt your best heckling at the Jean Cocteau

  02-07-2016 01:23
  
    It’s always amusing to see what the folks — or changelings, if you believe their newsletters — over at the Jean Cocteau Cinema are up to. Now they’re looking for hecklers. Not just any hecklers, but those akin to the hosts and captive robots forced to watch bad B movies in “Mystery Science Theater […]
  
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• Dr. Tom Clifford is appointed by governor to UNM regents

  02-07-2016 01:19
  
  The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has a new member.
  
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• New water park opens in Carlsbad

  02-07-2016 01:12 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Lines were long on Friday as kids of all ages waited their turn to slide down “big blue.” At 50 feet high, it’s the tallest water slide at Carlsbad’s new water park.
  The water park opened July 1st with free admission to everyone and people took advantage of the invitation. The park was at capacity for most of the day.
  “It’s crazy, but it’s not too bad, I feel like we are ready for it, we can handle it, but it’s cr
  
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• Updated: Mexican man on Texas death row loses federal appeal

  02-07-2016 01:11
  
  HOUSTON — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from a Mexican man on death row in Texas for the slayings of his wife and two children at their Rio Grande Valley home more than 24 years ago. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that said […]
  
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