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• Judge denies request to move trial for suspect in robbery, veteran’s murder

  19-07-2016 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial for a woman charged in connection to the murder of a veteran will stay in Albuquerque.
  Police say Veronica Trimble was with Matthew Chavez back in February when Chavez allegedly shot and killed Tyler Lackey during a robbery at an ATM.
  Trimble and Chavez fled and were later caught in Oklahoma.
  Trimble had asked a judge last month to move her trial because of media coverage, but the judge denied the request and the trial will stay here.
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• Officials arrest 'Texas Top 10 Most Wanted' in Albuquerque

  19-07-2016 23:53
  
  Deputy U.S. Marshals assisted law enforcement officers from Texas who were looking for Tommy Dale Sells Jr.
  
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• Updated: Olympic tickets: Prices could drop for non-Brazilian buyers

  19-07-2016 23:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Sports fans living outside Brazil who bought tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics early may be regretting it, having paid higher prices and add-on fees. In a late push to boost slow ticket sales ahead of the Aug. 5-21 games, Rio organizers have opened up their local ticket website to […]
  
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• Kansas City, Kansas, officer dies after shot in police car

  19-07-2016 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — An officer with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department died Tuesday after he was shot in his car as he approached people matching the description of suspects in an earlier shooting.
  Capt. Robert Melton was brought to the University of Kansas Hospital just before 2:30 p.m., but resuscitation efforts did not work, trauma surgeon James Howard said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.
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• FBI: Man charged with plotting MVD attack eyed other targets

  19-07-2016 23:37
  
  PHOENIX — A federal agent has testified that a Tucson man charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a motor vehicle office in metro Phoenix also expressed to an undercover FBI employee that he wanted to target a Jewish community center in his hometown. Agent Benjamin Trentlage says Tuesday that Mahin (pronounced MAH-hin) Khan eventually […]
  
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• Authorities to provide details about Kansas officer’s death

  19-07-2016 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot and killed while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting, police said.
  Capt. Robert Melton was searching for the suspect when he drove up to someone who matched that person’s description just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, police spokesman Tom Tomasic said. Before Melton could get out of his vehicle, the person opened fire, hitting the officer multiple times, Tomasic said. The alleged shooter was caught five minut
  
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• Updated: Police break up skirmishes among demonstrators in Cleveland

  19-07-2016 23:34
  
  CLEVELAND — Police broke up scuffles between groups of demonstrators a few blocks from the Republican National Convention as crowds in the hundreds gathered Tuesday afternoon. There was no immediate word on any arrests or injuries. A skirmish broke out when right-wing conspiracy theorist and radio show host Alex Jones started speaking in downtown’s Public […]
  
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• Updated: Kansas City, Kansas, officer dies after shot in police car

  19-07-2016 23:33
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An officer with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department died Tuesday after he was shot in his car as he approached people matching the description of suspects in an earlier shooting. Capt. Robert Melton was brought to the University of Kansas Hospital just before 2:30 p.m., but resuscitation efforts did not […]
  
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• Brothers drown during outing at New Mexico state park

  19-07-2016 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  DEMING, N.M. (AP) — Authorities in New Mexico say two brothers died while on a family outing at a Percha Dam State Park.
  The Deming Headlight reports that a New Mexico State Police report says 34-year-old Gabino Porras and 17-year-old Cosme “Cosmito” Romero of Deming drowned while trying to cross a spillway runoff near their campsite.
  Witnesses say the brothers fell while crossing and were taken under by a strong current.
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• ‘Secure’ Texas border still elusive year into $800M mission

  19-07-2016 23:24
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas official overseeing an historic $800 million border security spending plan says nowhere along the state’s 1,200-mile border with Mexico is secure nearly a year after the money was approved. Texas leaders have faced criticism in recent years for vaguely defining what constitutes a secure border while embarking on costly missions […]
  
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• Former Española basketball coach, school district reach settlement agreement

  19-07-2016 23:07 via krqe.com
  
  ESPANOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – A settlement has been made between former Española Valley High School basketball coach Richard Martinez and the school district on Tuesday.
  Martinez was fired after being accused of abusing his players and has been under investigation for other allegations as well. Last month, Martinez denied all of the accusations laid out against him through his attorney.
  School Board President Pablo Lujan told KRQE News 13 that during a school boar
  
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• State Auditor finds administrator used school money for personal expenses

  19-07-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Office of the State Auditor has released its findings in a review of an Albuquerque charter school administrator accused of altering documents to get reimbursed for personal expenses.
  Albuquerque school board VP accused of doctoring document for reimbursement
  Albuquerque school board VP speaks out about investigation
  State investigates VP of Albuquerque School Board
  Dr. Analee Maestas is accused of doctoring a receipt to cover up using school money to pay for a
  
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• Review: Albuquerque school administrator altered receipt for personal work

  19-07-2016 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Office of the State auditor has released their findings in a review of an Albuquerque school administrator accused of altering documents to get reimbursed for personal expenses.
  Albuquerque school board VP accused of doctoring document for reimbursement
  Albuquerque school board VP speaks out about investigation
  State investigates VP of Albuquerque School Board
  Dr. Analee Maestas is accused of doctoring a receipt to cover up using school money to pay for a cleani
  
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• Jingle Bell Run sceduled for Juvenile Arthritis Awereness Month

  19-07-2016 22:40
  
  July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month.
  
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• Facebook films Muncie Animal Shelter’s ‘Pokemon Go’ walks

  19-07-2016 22:23
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. — The director of an Indiana animal shelter says Facebook has hired a production company to shoot video about its effort to encourage “Pokemon Go” players to walk an adoptable dog. Muncie Animal Shelter director Phil Peckinpaugh said a film crew shot a video about the shelter’s efforts in Muncie on Monday. It’ll […]
  
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• Warrant: Texas police chief asked woman to expose herself

  19-07-2016 22:22
  
  YORKTOWN, Texas — A South Texas police chief has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he asked a woman to show him her breasts in exchange for earning credit toward community service. The Victoria Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2aeikUl ) that longtime Yorktown police Chief Paul Campos was suspended and placed on leave Saturday. A […]
  
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• Another Santa Fe woman groped in fourth home invasion incident

  19-07-2016 22:21
  
  SANTA FE — A 19-year-old Santa Fe woman told police she was molested while taking a shower in her home near the Santa Fe National Cemetery north of downtown Sunday night, in an incident similar to three others that took place recently in another neighborhood. According to a Santa Fe police report, the woman said […]
  
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• Updated: Louisiana capital city struggles with 2 weeks of violence

  19-07-2016 22:14
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — In the past two weeks, the Louisiana capital has seen a black man shot to death by white police and night after night of protests, followed by a fatal attack on three officers by a gunman who appeared to be targeting the badge. Now Baton Rouge is a town marked by […]
  
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• Eurostar traffic at Paris train hub halted after arson fire

  19-07-2016 22:07
  
  PARIS — Vandals prompted a fire at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris that halted traffic Tuesday to Britain and many other destinations, authorities said. The SNCF national rail service says the fire Tuesday was caused by a “malicious incident,” without elaborating. A police official said the fire started in an electrical station […]
  
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• Today in History: July 19

  19-07-2016 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Tuesday, July 19, the 201st day of 2016. There are 165 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On July 19, 1941, Britain launched its “V for Victory” campaign during World War II with Prime Minister Winston Churchill calling the V-sign hand gesture “the symbol of the unconquerable will of the people of the occupied territories and a portent of the fate awaiting the Nazi tyranny.”
  On this date:
  In 1553, King Henry VIII’s daughter Mary was
  
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• Black Lives Matters protest changed to cookout with police

  19-07-2016 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Residents and police in Wichita, Kansas, broke bread together after a planned Black Lives Matter protest was turned into to a free community cookout amid racial tensions across the country.
  After a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest last week, Police Chief Gordon Ramsay met with local activist leaders to discuss replacing another planned protest with the Sunday cookout.
  The cookout’s goal was to open a dialogue and build trust between police and citizens.
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• NY, Massachusetts, Maryland sue VW over emissions cheating

  19-07-2016 21:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state, Massachusetts and Maryland are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers and violated state environmental laws by selling diesel vehicles equipped with software allowing them to cheat emissions testing.
  The lawsuits, announced Tuesday, allege that Volkswagen and its affiliates sold tens of thousands of vehicles with so-called “defeat devices” in
  
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• New Mexico spaceport authority director resigns

  19-07-2016 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The head of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority is resigning, saying she still believes in the commercial space industry and that Spaceport America has a role to play.
  Christine Anderson announced her resignation in a memo Tuesday to the authority’s board and Gov. Susana Martinez. She said it was a difficult decision but she wants to pursue other adventures.
  Anderson took over as executive director five years ago as the tax-payer financed spaceport was just ge
  
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• Updated: ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Aliens’ celebrating anniversaries at Comic-Con

  19-07-2016 21:19
  
  “Star Trek” is going to Comic-Con to celebrate its birthday in a bold way. The intergalactic franchise is among several long-running entertainment properties scheduled to mark major milestones at this week’s pop-culture extravaganza in San Diego. The series’ 50th anniversary will be celebrated alongside the likes of the 20th birthday of the spooky video game […]
  
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• Updated: Leslie Jones, under hateful barrage on Twitter, fights back

  19-07-2016 21:19
  
  NEW YORK — Under a barrage of hateful posts on Twitter, “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones said she was “in a personal hell” and urged the social networking service to do more to eradicate abuse. In a series of posts Monday night, Jones said she had been pummeled with racist tweets. She retweeted numerous tweets directed […]
  
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• APNewsBreak: New Mexico spaceport authority director resigns

  19-07-2016 21:19
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The head of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority is resigning, saying she still believes in the commercial space industry and that Spaceport America has a role to play. Christine Anderson announced her resignation in a memo Tuesday to the authority’s board and Gov. Susana Martinez. She said it was a difficult decision […]
  
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• Patient takes Dallas ambulance, crashes it into building

  19-07-2016 21:18
  
  DALLAS — Authorities say a person being treated by medics in Dallas after an accident has been arrested after jumping into the ambulance and then crashing it into a building. Dallas Fire-Rescue said the incident happened Tuesday morning. Officials said no one was injured in the building, which was about a mile away from the […]
  
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• Phoenix police: Black Lives Matter group is partner

  19-07-2016 21:17
  
  PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department says it considers Black Lives Matter as a partner to hold the force accountable, not a terrorist group. Assistant Police Chief Mike Kurtenbach made the remarks during a crowded forum held by the Phoenix Black Lives Matter group at Phillips Memorial CME Church Monday night. He was responding to […]
  
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• Former K-9 officer for New Mexico State Police passes away

  19-07-2016 20:46
  
  A former K-9 officer for New Mexico State Police died at home Tuesday, the agency announced on Facebook.
  
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• Man sentenced to prison term for running over young cousin

  19-07-2016 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A 19-year-old Acoma Pueblo man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for running over and killing a 13-month-old cousin while driving under the influence of alcohol.
  Dwight T. Brown on Aug. 26, 2015 pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and he was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Albuquerque.
  According to a sentencing memo submitted on behalf of Brown, he backed up a car at his aunt’s house, not knowing that his young cousin was playing behind t
  
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• Photo fence lines Railyard path

  19-07-2016 19:55
  
    The Fence has gone up in Santa Fe’s Railyard — but this is one intended to draw people in rather than keep them out. Some 700 feet of panels depict more than 300 images from photographers from a range of different countries, as well as a section representing some of New Mexico’s top photographers. […]
  
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• Albuquerque-area man is New Mexico's 2nd plague case in 2016

  19-07-2016 19:45
  
  State health officials say New Mexico has a second confirmed human case of plague this year.
  
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• New Mexico State Police chief condemns false Facebook page

  19-07-2016 19:42
  
  The New Mexico State Police chief is distancing the department from what he says is a false Facebook page created in the agency's name that bears a swastika as its profile photo.
  
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• Updated: Cleveland police are relying heavily on bike patrols

  19-07-2016 19:19
  
  CLEVELAND — Cleveland police trying to keep protests from turning violent during the Republican convention are relying heavily on officers on bikes, who are not only more maneuverable but are seen as friendlier and less intimidating. Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said the city bought 300 bicycles for the event on the advice of the […]
  
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• Next CNM accelerator starts Aug. 19

  19-07-2016 19:19
  
  The CNM STEMulus Center’s next IGNITE Community Accelerator for early-stage and startup businesses begins Aug. 19. The accelerator provides participants with business services and support valued at more than $15,000, which includes personal business coaching and mentoring by a successful entrepreneur in a similar field. Local entrepreneur Leslie Hoffman will facilitate the 12-week program. Hoffman […]
  
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• Updated: California couple claims prize in record Powerball jackpot

  19-07-2016 19:10
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California couple has claimed a $528.8 million share of a record Powerball jackpot in January, state lottery officials said Tuesday. Flanked by security, Marvin and Mae Acosta went to a state lottery office in Van Nuys on Friday to claim their winnings from the record $1.6 billion Powerball drawing, said Alex […]
  
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• Feds charge Iowa woman with fraud in Super Bowl ticket scam

  19-07-2016 19:10
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa woman accused of duping dozens of people into buying non-existent tickets to the Super Bowl and other high-profile events has been charged with fraud in what investigators say was a years-long Ponzi scheme that improperly netted her at least $531,000. Ranae Van Roekel of Boyden, Iowa, was charged in […]
  
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• California couple claims share of record Powerball jackpot

  19-07-2016 19:10
  
  LOS ANGELES — The California lottery says a couple have claimed a $528.8 million share of a record Powerball jackpot in January. Officials said Tuesday that Marvin and Mae Acosta came forward Friday in Van Nuys to claim their prize months after the record $1.6 billion Powerball drawing. Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso says they requested […]
  
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• Supervisor accused of stealing from Santa Fe home care client

  19-07-2016 19:08
  
  SANTA FE — A supervisor for a company that provides home care services to people who qualify for disability and elderly benefits is being charged with embezzling over $4,000 from one of the company’s clients. Carmella Chavez, 34, faces one count of embezzlement for 15 different ATM withdrawals and purchases made between April and June […]
  
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• Health officials confirm first case of plague in Bernalillo County

  19-07-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State health officials confirmed the first case of plague in Bernalillo County Tuesday.
  The State Department of Health says a 77-year-old Bernalillo County man has contracted the disease, making this the second human case of plague in New Mexico this year. They say the other case was in a teen from Rio Arriba County who did recover.
  Health officials say plague is a potentially deadly illness, and that most human cases are caused through the bite of
  
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• Health officials confirm case of plague in Bernalillo County man

  19-07-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State health officials confirmed the first case of plague in Bernalillo County Tuesday.
  The State Department of Health says a 77-year-old Bernalillo County man has contracted the disease, making this the second human case of plague in New Mexico this year. They say the other case was in a teen from Rio Arriba County who did recover.
  Health officials say plague is a potentially deadly illness, and that most human cases are caused through the bite of
  
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• Updated: UN rights chief airs worry about food shortages in Venezuela

  19-07-2016 18:47
  
  GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concern about deteriorating human rights, growing violence and “severe shortages” of food, medicine and basic goods in Venezuela. The office of human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein points to reports of rising protests demanding access to food, the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators and excessive use […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Sheer brutality’: Police detail Baton Rouge shooting scene

  19-07-2016 18:44
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. — The horrific scene unfolded in a matter of minutes, a black-clad man with military training stalking law enforcement officers and ignoring horrified onlookers as he shot anyone he could find wearing a badge. Police say Gavin Long, 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, brazenly prowled a crime scene of hundreds of yards […]
  
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• Jon "Bones" Jones takes to Twitter to address test results

  19-07-2016 18:38
  
  Tests have revealed which drugs got UFC champion Jon Bones kicked out of the upcoming fight and suspended.
  
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• Feds reach settlement with Navajos over uranium mine cleanup

  19-07-2016 18:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The federal government has reached another settlement with the Navajo Nation that will clear the way for cleanup work to continue at abandoned uranium mines across the largest American Indian reservation in the U.S.
  The target includes 46 sites that have been identified as priorities due to radiation levels and their proximity to people. Cleanup work is supposed to be done at 16 abandoned mines while evaluations are planned for another 30 sites.
  The agreement annou
  
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• Cibola soccer coach working to recover from spinal injury

  19-07-2016 18:05
  
  A poor decision in his backyard turned Cibola soccer coach Cameron Clarke's life upside down. Now, he's trying to keep a positive outlook so he can walk again someday.
  
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• Updated: No charges for St. Louis officers who killed suspect in 2015

  19-07-2016 17:59
  
  ST. LOUIS — Two St. Louis police officers will not be charged in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old suspect, after a special prosecutor ruled Tuesday that the officers acted in self-defense. Isaac Holmes was killed in January 2015 after a stolen Chevrolet Monte Carlo sped away from police and crashed into a wall. Police […]
  
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• Nightclub shooting police reports: hysteria, blood, bodies

  19-07-2016 17:52
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Officers describe hysterical patrons, bodies on the floor and victims’ blood seeping into their uniforms as they pulled them out of a gay Florida nightclub where a shooter opened fire. New police reports released Tuesday give greater detail about the Orlando police response to the June massacre of 49 patrons at the […]
  
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• After tumultuous first day, GOP set to nominate Trump

  19-07-2016 17:42 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — After a tumultuous first day of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump is hours away from attaining the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination.
  The traditional roll call of states is set to unfold Tuesday night, delivering the delegates to make Trump the standard-bearer after a rollicking primary season that saw him vanquish 16 rivals.
  Typically in both parties, the roll call is heavy with ceremonial flourishes, good cheer and puffery about the virtues of each
  
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• Police: RNC rallies in Cleveland mostly peaceful, so far

  19-07-2016 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The first day of rallies outside the Republican National Convention featured angry rhetoric, armed attendees and an arrest, but authorities avoided the sort of violence they fear could still flare up.
  “So far, so good,” Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams told reporters at an evening press briefing Monday. Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters and foes had held dueling rallies a half-mile apart hours earlier.
  Williams said bicycle officers moved in several tim
  
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