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• Identity of drowning victim at Lake Sumner confirmed

  03-07-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  FORT SUMNER, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police have confirmed that a body has been recovered at Lake Sumner, Sunday.
  State police said that the body was recovered by their dive team at about 3:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon near the main dock area. They said they are working with New Mexico State Parks on investigating the incident.
  Sumner Lake State Park Superintendent Raymond Drake was able to identify the victim as Ricky Boddy (54) of Clovis, N.M.Drake said that it appeared the that Boddy
  
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• Body recovered at Lake Sumner

  03-07-2016 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  FORT SUMNER, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police have confirmed that a body has been recovered at Lake Sumner, Sunday.
  State police said that the body was recovered by their dive team at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon. They said they are working with New Mexico State Parks on investigating the incident.
  No further information was available.
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• Historic Desert Sands Motel catches fire again

  03-07-2016 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A historic Route 66 motel destroyed by fire in May, goes up in flames again. Firefighters were called to the Desert Sands Motel Sunday afternoon for a small blaze.
  Albuquerque Fire officials say a passerby called 911 Sunday afternoon just before 3:00 p.m., after spotting the fire burning in the back of the motel.Once there they found a tire on fire in a small room. They also found evidence that a suspected homeless person was responsible for setting that fire. Th
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Department responds to fire at Desert Sands Motel

  03-07-2016 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Department responded to a fire at the Desert Sands Motel on Sunday.
  AFD was dispatched at 3:00 p.m. to 5000 Central Ave NE regarding a fire with flames and smoke showing.
  The Desert Sands Motel was the location of a fire in May where 2 were injured and many displaced.
  KRQE News 13 has a crew on the way.
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• Sunscreen doesn’t work as well as it says: What to do?

  03-07-2016 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Something to consider as you head to the beach or pool over the July Fourth weekend: That sunscreen in your bag may not protect your skin as much as you think.
  Even after regulators updated standards for labeling sunscreen four years ago, tests have shown many provide far less protection than advertised.
  That’s a worry because too much exposure to the ultraviolet rays produced by the sun can lead to skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest type. The America
  
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• NASCAR teams use decals to honor Orlando shooting victims

  03-07-2016 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR teams are running a decal on their cars at Daytona International Speedway to honor the victims of the mass shooting in nearby Orlando.
  The massacre led to the deaths of 49 victims at a nightclub.
  “It was a terrible tragedy,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday. “I’m glad that the sport has got the stickers on all the cars. I think it’s a great way for us to show our support.”
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• Updated: Man involved in Rio Rancho SWAT standoff dies

  03-07-2016 20:34
  
  The man involved in a lengthy standoff after shooting his father outside of a Northwest Rio Rancho home died Sunday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police. The father, who is 68, was airlifted from the scene and is in stable condition, according to Sgt. Elder Guevara. The son, who was approximately 41, […]
  
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• Rio Rancho man shoots self after standoff with police

  03-07-2016 20:34
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Police say a Rio Rancho man shot his father and turned the gun on himself after an hours-long standoff. Authorities say the 41-year-old suspect died at a hospital Sunday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect’s 68-year-old father, who was shot in the chest, is in stable condition. Officers responded […]
  
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• Rio Ranch man shoots self after standoff with police

  03-07-2016 20:34
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Police say a Rio Rancho man shot his father and turned the gun on himself after an hours-long standoff. Authorities say the 41-year-old suspect died at a hospital Sunday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect’s 68-year-old father, who was shot in the chest, is in stable condition. Officers responded […]
  
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• Laws encourage alternatives to prison for veterans with PTSD

  03-07-2016 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Defenders of a former Army sergeant say he truly believed he was fighting the Taliban bomber who blew off his friend’s limbs when he emptied 24 rounds from his 9 mm handgun at police and firefighters who were responding to a fire in his apartment.
  Psychologists testified that Joshua Eisenhauer returned from Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress that made him a paranoid, hyper-vigilant insomniac, and so delusional that he drew his weapon whenever anyone came to h
  
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• FDA has a few questions for makers of hand sanitizer

  03-07-2016 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as manufacturers claim — and whether there are any health risks to their growing use.
  The Food and Drug Administration is asking for new studies on how the antiseptic gels and rubs fight germs and get absorbed into the body, with a particular focus on children and pregnant women. The proposal unveiled Wednesday is part of an ongoing government effort to review de
  
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• Aside from ‘Hamilton,’ Revolutionary era inspires little art

  03-07-2016 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and 11 Tony Awards, “Hamilton” is a cultural phenomenon that stands as the most celebrated work of art ever inspired by the American Revolution.
  The competition is remarkably thin.
  While the Civil War, World War II and the Vietnam War have inspired acclaimed movies, plays, poems and novels, from Stephen Crane’s “The Red Badge of Courage” to Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” notable works ab
  
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• Elephant Butte draws large crowds over holiday weekend

  03-07-2016 18:24
  
  ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. – Saturday morning, Eric Gorham and David Gomez trudged up the steep shale and slate hillside of Rattlesnake Island, each carrying 20 or 30 pounds of mortars in garbage bags. Gorham, a pyrotechnics operator with Lone Star Pyro, helped orchestrate this year’s fireworks display at Elephant Butte Lake. Noontime clouds brought the […]
  
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• NM charter schools file complaint against state

  03-07-2016 18:23
  
  LAS CRUCES – Twenty-nine New Mexico charter schools have filed a complaint against the current director of the Options for Parents Division — commonly referred to as the Charter Schools Division — of the Public Education Department. In a letter dated May 3, the New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools outlined 20 complaints against the […]
  
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• Roswell man suspected in fatal stabbing

  03-07-2016 18:21
  
  LAS CRUCES – Las Cruces Police have arrested a Roswell man suspected in Friday night’s fatal stabbing on the 2100 block of west Picacho Avenue. Rodolfo Martinez, 35, of the 6200 block of Wild Road in Roswell, New Mexico, is charged with an open count of murder and one count of tampering with evidence. Police […]
  
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• US attorney celebrates Ramadan with Albuquerque Muslims

  03-07-2016 18:14
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Attorney for New Mexico is hoping a visit to an Islamic community center in Albuquerque will send a message against any anti-Muslim backlash. U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez joined Muslims at the Islamic Center of New Mexico on Saturday night to celebrate the last few days of the holy month of […]
  
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• Alaska could end oil checks paid to residents since 1982

  03-07-2016 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — As Alaska faces a multibillion dollar budget deficit, the oil fund wealth checks distributed yearly to nearly every Alaskan could be on the chopping block.
  It could mean the first time in more than 30 years that most Alaskans won’t get a check from the government just for living in the state.
  “We’ll look at every item individually and decide between now and July 1 what items get vetoed and what does not,” Gov. Bill Walker, who announces budg
  
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• APD: Armed car jacking suspect caught after pursuit

  03-07-2016 17:56
  
  A suspected carjacker was arrested at The Downs in southeast Albuquerque this morning after a cross-town pursuit, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Quentin Quintana, 43, allegedly threatened two young females with knives and a machete shortly after midnight this morning while they were at Pat Hurley park in northwest Albuquerque, officer […]
  
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• Carjacking leads to arrest at Albuquerque casino

  03-07-2016 17:22
  
  Police arrest a suspected carjacker at a casino in Albuquerque.
  
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• Microsoft readies Windows 10 update, answers critics

  03-07-2016 17:10 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft has a birthday present for Windows 10 users: more capabilities for its Cortana digital assistant and new ways to ditch passwords.
  The company is also changing the notices it sends to users of previous versions, following complaints that it was too aggressive in pushing them to get the free Windows 10 upgrade.
  Microsoft’s “Anniversary Update,” scheduled for release Aug. 2, will let users activate Cortana with a spoken command (“Hey Cort
  
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• Residents displaced after fire at SE ABQ apartment complex

  03-07-2016 16:58
  
  Residents of four units of a southeast Albuquerque apartment complex were displaced after an early Sunday morning fire, according to a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Fire Department. Lt. Carla Williams said firefighters were called to the fire at 1200 Madiera SE around 6 a.m. “AFD crews did a great job in suppressing the fire, unfortunately […]
  
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• Nine residents displaced after fire at SE ABQ apartment complex

  03-07-2016 16:58
  
  Nine residents of a southeast Albuquerque apartment complex were displaced after an early Sunday morning fire, according to a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Fire Department. Lt. Carla Williams said firefighters were called to the fire at 1200 Madiera SE around 6 a.m. “AFD crews did a great job in suppressing the fire, unfortunately there was […]
  
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• Early-morning fire displaces 16 people

  03-07-2016 16:57
  
  A fire at an apartment complex in Albuquerque leaves 16 people without their homes.
  
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• Today in History: July 3

  03-07-2016 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Sunday, July 3, the 185th day of 2016. There are 181 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On July 3, 1976, Israel launched its daring mission to rescue 106 passengers and Air France crew members being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers; the commandos succeeded in rescuing all but four of the hostages.
  On this date:
  In 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  In 1863, the three-day Civ
  
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• Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and author, dead at 87

  03-07-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, the Romanian-born Holocaust survivor whose classic “Night” became a landmark testament to the Nazis’ crimes and launched Wiesel’s long career as one of the world’s foremost witnesses and humanitarians, has died at age 87.
  His death was announced Saturday by Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. No other details were immediately available.
  The short, sad-eyed Wiesel, his face an ongoing reminder of one man&rsq
  
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• Firefighters investigating southeast Albuquerque blaze

  03-07-2016 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Several families are picking up the pieces after an early morning fire ripped through their apartment complex.
  It happened Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of Madeira SE.
  Everyone made it out OK but firefighters say all 30 apartment units suffered heavy damage, causing the residents who lived there to evacuate. No one was hurt.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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• Curtis Beach sits at 10th overall after day one of the Olympic Trials

  03-07-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Academy Graduate and now Olympic Hopeful, Curtis Beach finished in 10th place overall after day one of the Decathlon at the 2016 Olympic Trials. Beach was in 13th coming into the 400 meter event in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, but he would place third in that event bumping him up to 10th.
  The 25 year old decathlete now has five more events to get up into the top three and make it on the 2016 Olympic squad.
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• Means looks to outwork Strickland at UFC 202

  03-07-2016 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tim Means has been out of the octagon for more than eight months with his recent suspension, but that doesn’t mean means hasn’t been staying in shape. When he found out that he was added to the UFC 202 card earlier this week he knew he would be ready.
  He is taking on 18-1 Sean Strickland on August 20th out in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be another exciting fight that is already on a card that will definitely be a crowd pleaser.
  “He’s l
  
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• Can you hear them now? New buoy listens for singing whales

  03-07-2016 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Scientists have deployed a buoy 22 miles off the coast of New York’s Fire Island to monitor several species of great whales in “near real-time.” The high-tech acoustic device will eavesdrop on the songs of the whales to better understand and safeguard their movements near two busy shipping lanes entering New York Harbor.
  “We know they’re there, but we know very little about them,” said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, director of Wildlife Conse
  
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• Booster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions

  03-07-2016 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s fireworks came early this year with a successful rocket test in Utah.
  On Tuesday, NASA fired a booster intended to hoist astronauts into true outer space. The ground test lasted the full two minutes, and the early word is that everything went well.
  NASA plans to use the mega-rocket for trips to Mars in the 2030s.
  This is the second and final test-firing of the booster designed for NASA’s Space Launch System. The debut launch from Florida&rsquo
  
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• Albuquerque Sol FC finish their home schedule with a win

  03-07-2016 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Sol FC finished up their second season, home finale at University Stadium on Saturday night.
  The Sol went on to beat the Las Vegas Mobsters 2-0. A great way to finish out the home schedule, but it was also a game of revenge as the Mobsters beat the Sol earlier in the season in Las Vegas.
  The Sol were just relentless in their attack on goal Saturday night. They scored their first goal off a beautiful header from Jack Clancey in the first 
  
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• Florida officials investigating fiery bus crash that left 5 dead

  03-07-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities were investigating Sunday what caused a driver of a decades-old school bus to run a flashing red light and collide with a tractor-trailer causing both to burst into flames killing five people and injuring 25 others.
  Speed was not a factor, Wakulla County Sheriff Charlie Creel said Saturday about the early morning crash.
  “We don’t know what happened to the driver. He might have fallen asleep, he might not have seen the flashing red light,&rdq
  
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• Knife with blood found in Tennessee home where 4 children killed

  03-07-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies found a large butcher knife with what appeared to be blood on it in an apartment where a Tennessee mother killed her four children by cutting their throats, court documents say.
  Shanynthia Gardner, 29, of Memphis, has been charged with four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect in the deaths of her three daughters and one son — all under the age of 5. Their bodies were found after deputies entered her ap
  
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• Finally finding her niche

  03-07-2016 13:00
  
  Kay Beason witnessed the ups and downs of the business world, emerged a survivor and thrived. But it hasn’t always been easy for the owner of Reliance Construction. Like most other builders, when the economic slump settled into Albuquerque big time in 2008-09, things got pretty dicey. Beason got her start in the business by chance and fell back on her remodeling roots. “For a while […]
  
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• Commercial Real Estate Market Report

  03-07-2016 13:00
  
  For the past three years, the commercial real estate market in new mexico has been improving, but mixed. It has been a case where a rising tide has not yet raised all boats. It has been well documented that New Mexico has not enjoyed the job growth or rate of recovery of our neighboring states. Professional seminars that I have attended in just the […]
  
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• About the cover: July 3, 2016

  03-07-2016 13:00
  
  4700 Valle Bonita NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 $1,099,000 5600 sq. ft. 4 bedroom / 5 bath ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate 505.296.1500 Maggie Ebbens 505.604.4380 sellersbuyersnm.com This beautiful Scott Patrick home overlooks the Bosque and includes a one-bedroom detached casita. The grand entry is bathed in natural light and flows into the secluded, private yard with pool and hot […]
  
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• Updated: Red light district: $3.7 million still owed in unpaid traffic fines

  03-07-2016 08:05
  
  In the five years since Rio Rancho began using speed-monitoring equipment and red-light cameras, les ...
  
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• ‘Topes fall to River Cats

  03-07-2016 08:05
  
  At Sacramento 8:05 p.m. ...
  
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• Suspect in SWAT standoff shoots himself

  03-07-2016 08:05
  
  RIO RANCHO–A shooting suspect barricaded inside of a Rio Rancho home Saturday shot himself ...
  
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• Outlook bleak for LSAAs, advocate says

  03-07-2016 08:05
  
  The Human Services Department letter refers to state statutes that say a substance abuse associate " ...
  
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• Counselor lost her son to accidental overdose

  03-07-2016 08:05
  
  Last month at a forum sponsored by the Journal and KANW radio, experts from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez and others said that New Mexico faces an epidemic of drug overdose deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers. Christi Warner spoke during the forum. Her son Jorden died from […]
  
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• Rio Rancho community holds event in memory of Ashlynne Mike

  03-07-2016 06:50 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE)– The Rio Rancho community hosted an event Saturday morning in memory of 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike.
  Ashlynne and her brother were kidnapped back in May as they were walking home from school.
  Her brother got away, Ashlynne’s body was found the next day near the Shiprock Monument.
  Saturday the community of Rio Rancho wanted to show their support by hosting a coffee and cars benefit cruise.Cars cruised through Rio Rancho and a reception was held at Mariposa Commun
  
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• U.S. attorney joins Muslim community to promote cultural understanding

  03-07-2016 06:26
  
  Discrimination, oppression and terror are just some of the words many in the Muslim community use to describe some of their experiences, but many are still hopeful more acceptance will come with education and understanding.
  
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• Three to shed light on LA’s culture, urban space

  03-07-2016 06:21
  
  AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER: Authors Catherine L. Kurland and Enrique R. Lamadrid and photographer Miguel A. Gandert will talk about "Hotel Mariachi: Urban Space and Cultural Heritage in Los Angeles"
  
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• APD: Employees stop robber trying to hold up store with his hands

  03-07-2016 06:15
  
  Police say employees at an O’Reilly Auto Parks on Central Avenue foiled a robber who tried to hold up the store fashioning his gloved hands to look like a gun.
  
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• Review: A swing and a charm bracelet set a young girl on the path to the life she dreams of

  03-07-2016 06:10
  
  This is a bilingual children's book that tells a sweet story and niftily injects a message about immigrants.
  
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• ENMU is just a small piece of Portales’ diverse attractions

  03-07-2016 06:04
  
  Some who have never visited might think that there's not much more to Portales than Eastern New Mexico University.
  
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• A world of creativity: Santa Fe event draws artists from 60 countries

  03-07-2016 05:54
  
    Constellations of spirals, dots and circles speckle cotton and silk fabric as dark as the African sky. That fabric and its iterations in T-shirts and scarves will drape the booth of Nigerian indigo dyer Gasali Adeyemo at this year’s 13th Annual International Folk Art Market. Gasali, who lives in Santa Fe, creates fabrics of […]
  
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• Volunteers help firefighters watch for fire danger in the Bosque

  03-07-2016 05:44 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M (KRQE) – For many Corrales residents, like Lara Aho, there’s no better place to spend a summer evening than the Bosque. But Saturday night she did much more than just go for a run.
  “Right out my back door there’s the Rio Grande with this beautiful forest and I think everyone feels a responsibility to keep it this way,” said Aho.
  Aho is just one of approximately a hundred volunteers signed up to patrol the Bosque this holiday weekend.
  Aho said, “I
  
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• Police: man fashions hands to look like gun, but robbery attempt thwarted

  03-07-2016 05:37
  
  Four people managed to thwart a robbery attempt by tackling a man after he “fashioned his hands to look like a gun” and demanded that a local auto parts store employee hand over cash from the register, according to court documents. William Colbert, 38, faces one count of attempted robbery, a third degree felony. Police […]
  
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