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• $5K reward for info on owl’s shooting death near Santa Fe

  22-07-2016 23:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the fatal shooting of a burrowing owl near Santa Fe. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the case. The owl was found dead […]
  
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• Canadian teens detained for Pokemon Go border crossing

  22-07-2016 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol officials say two Canadian teenagers were briefly apprehended after they accidentally crossed the U.S. border into Montana while playing the game “Pokemon Go.”
  Border Patrol Agent John South says the teens were engrossed and wandered into the United States.
  South says agents detained them while contacting their mother, who was nearby on the Canadian side.
  The agents then released the children to their mother.
  South on Friday declined to r
  
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• Tourism Department Launches New Mexico True Cougar Cam

  22-07-2016 23:24
  
  The Tourism Department debuted its New Mexico True Cougar Cam at the Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood Friday.
  
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• Updated: Police shootings study sparks debate on role of racial bias

  22-07-2016 23:17
  
  HOUSTON — A Harvard University economist found that although police nationwide are more likely to use nonfatal force against blacks and Hispanics, that racial bias didn’t translate to the use of deadly force by officers in Houston, one of the country’s largest and most racially diverse cities. Roland Fryer published a draft study this month […]
  
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• Police activity temporarily closes interstate

  22-07-2016 23:13
  
  Police activity temporarily closed I-40 at Wyoming Friday afternoon, causing huge delays in the area.
  
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• NM home sales and prices continue to grow

  22-07-2016 23:03
  
  New Mexico’s single-family home sales for June, the second quarter and the first six months of the year continued to show gains over 2015 figures, according to the Realtors Association of New Mexico. Statewide, home sales in June totaled 1,942, up 3.2 percent from the same period in 2015 when 1,842 homes were sold. The […]
  
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• Mexican authorities catch man wanted in killings of couple

  22-07-2016 23:02
  
  SEATTLE — A man accused of killing a couple in rural Washington state and burying their remains in a remote forest clearing has been captured in Mexico, authorities in Washington said Friday. John Blaine Reed, 53, was arrested Thursday by Mexican authorities in Sonora, Mexico, said Snohomish County Sheriff’s Lt. Doug Jeske. Reed had been […]
  
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• Updated: Survivors of Boy Scout canoe trip mourn deaths of 2 campers

  22-07-2016 22:59
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — The survivors of a Texas Boy Scout troop’s adventure trip to the pristine canoe country along the Minnesota-Canadian border were grieving Friday over the deaths of a 13-year-old boy and a 39-year-old woman volunteer, a Scouting spokeswoman said. The group from Troop 121 from Carrollton, Texas, paddled into the wilderness from the Northern […]
  
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• Updated: Indiana court tosses woman’s feticide conviction

  22-07-2016 22:41
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals overturned the feticide conviction of a woman found guilty of killing her premature infant by taking abortion-inducing drugs, saying Friday the state’s law wasn’t intended to be used “to prosecute women for their own abortions.” The ruling comes in the case of Purvi Patel, who was convicted of […]
  
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• The Latest: Medical examiner: Coger died from enlarged heart

  22-07-2016 22:09
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. — The Latest on the death of an Oklahoma State basketball player (all times local): 2:50 p.m. The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office says Oklahoma State basketball player Tyrek Coger died from an enlarged heart and that the manner of death was natural. Office spokeswoman Amy Elliott provided the information in an email […]
  
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• Pulse deputy: ‘Heroism in the face of indescribable horror’

  22-07-2016 22:07
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Deputies and police officers within shooting range of a gunman inside the Pulse nightclub loaded wounded patrons into pick-up trucks and drove them to safety. Dispatchers had trouble reaching a police officer who had initially called in “shots fired” from the club. An attempt to breach the nightclub wall was made with […]
  
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• Federal judge dismisses ASU police employees’ suit vs school

  22-07-2016 22:06
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — A lawsuit filed by eight current or former Arizona State University police employees against the school has been dismissed by a federal judge. The employees alleged they were retaliated and discriminated against after they spoke out about problems within the ASU police department. The suit alleged employees were directed to change crime […]
  
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• Fewer 911 calls put on hold, pay raises still in question

  22-07-2016 22:03
  
  For months, we've been keeping tabs on calls coming into the dispatch center because thousands of you were calling 911-only to get put on hold and hearing this:   "You have reached 911.  Do not hang up." 
  
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• APD: I-40 shut down at Wyoming for suicidal subject

  22-07-2016 21:59
  
  Officers have shut down Interstate 40 at Wyoming in both directions due to a “suicidal subject”, according to the Albuquerque Police Department’s Twitter feed. They say traffic will be able to exit at Louisiana and Eubank. -This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
  
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• Today in History: July 22

  22-07-2016 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Friday, July 22, the 204th day of 2016. There are 162 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On July 22, 1916, 10 people were killed when a suitcase bomb went off during San Francisco’s Preparedness Day parade, an event sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce in anticipation of America’s entry into World War I. Two anti-war labor radicals, Thomas Mooney and Warren K. Billings, were accused of the bombing and imprisoned; they were released in 1939 amid
  
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• I-40 reopens, Wyoming still closed due to police activity

  22-07-2016 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – All eastbound lanes on I-40 at Louisiana and all westbound lanes on I-40 at Wyoming have reopened.
  The lanes were closed Friday afternoon due to a suicidal subject, according to Albuquerque police.
  No further information is available at this time.I40 is now open in both directions
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) July 22, 2016
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• I-40 reopens in both directions

  22-07-2016 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – All eastbound lanes on I-40 at Louisiana and all westbound lanes on I-40 at Wyoming have reopened.
  The lanes were closed Friday afternoon due to a suicidal subject, according to Albuquerque police.
  No further information is available at this time.I40 is now open in both directions
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) July 22, 2016
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News Tagged: News App Alert
  
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• Updated: Southwest Airlines still dealing with delays after outage

  22-07-2016 21:36
  
  DALLAS — Southwest passengers endured a third straight day of canceled and delayed flights as the airline struggled to resume normal operations on Friday. Tracking service FlightStats Inc. reported that by mid-afternoon about 300 Southwest flights had been canceled and 1,200 more delayed. Southwest canceled nearly 1,500 flights and 4,500 others were delayed Wednesday and […]
  
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• Albuquerque breaks ground on park honoring fallen Officer Webster

  22-07-2016 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The community continues to honor an Albuquerque police officer killed in the line of duty last October.
  Police, city leaders and family members broke ground on a new park dedicated to the fallen hero Friday morning.
  The new Daniel Webster Memorial Children’s Park will be built near Copper and Wyoming — the first park of its kind in Albuquerque.
  Officer Webster died after being gunned down during a traffic stop on Central and Eubank on October 21st.
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• Updated: The Latest: Munich police: Witnesses see 3 shooters

  22-07-2016 20:12
  
  BERLIN — The Latest on an attack Friday night in Munich (all times local): 8:45 p.m. A Munich police spokesman says witnesses have reported seeing three shooters with “long guns” who attacked a McDonald’s in a city mall. Police spokesman Peter Beck also tells The Associated Press he is not yet able to confirm the […]
  
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• Shooting victim dies of injuries

  22-07-2016 19:42
  
  A man is dead after a shooting in southwest Albuquerque Friday.
  
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• NM unemployment rate stagnant for fourth month

  22-07-2016 19:34
  
  For the fourth month in a row, New Mexico’s unemployment rate has remained at 6.2 percent — still among the highest in the nation, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. The data show that the state’s jobless rate in June remained unchanged from the 6.2 percent reported in March, April, and […]
  
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• Updated: Caitlyn Jenner discusses winning Olympic gold

  22-07-2016 19:33
  
  NEW YORK — Caitlyn Jenner has discussed the various victories in her life, including winning Olympic gold, in a documentary-style video for clothing retailer H&M. Jenner describes tearfully climbing the medal podium after winning gold in the decathlon in the 1976 Montreal Games. She calls sports a “wonderful diversion from myself.” Jenner also discusses overcoming […]
  
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• Police: Video shows Florida man raping unconscious woman

  22-07-2016 19:16
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Police say video taken by a bystander shows a man raping an unconscious, 19-year-old woman behind a trash bin outside a Florida restaurant. Gainesville police spokesman Ben Tobias says two witnesses separated 34-year-old Christopher Shaw and the intoxicated woman early Thursday. The witnesses told investigators the woman was unable to walk on […]
  
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• New Mexico to invest more in early pre-K pilot project

  22-07-2016 19:14
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico will invest another $3.5 million in its early pre-kindergarten program. Officials with the state Children, Youth and Families Department announced Friday that unused pre-K funds will be funneled to the early education effort. The pilot program began last summer. It provides early childhood education opportunities to 3-year-olds who are not […]
  
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• Updated: Former NFL coach Dennis Green dies at 67

  22-07-2016 19:10
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dennis Green, a trailblazing coach who led a Minnesota Vikings renaissance in the 1990s before a less successful run with the Arizona Cardinals, has died. He was 67. Green’s family posted a message on the Cardinals website on Friday announcing the death. “His family was by his side and he fought hard,” […]
  
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• Reports: 6 dead in Munich mall shooting; manhunt underway

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — A manhunt was underway Friday for a shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall in Munich, killing six people and wounding others, police and media reports said. The city transit system shut down and police asked people to stay inside their homes and otherwise avoid public places.
  “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.”
  The city of Munich s
  
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• Police: Shots fired at shopping center in Munich

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say there’s been a shooting at a shopping center in Munich.
  Munich police confirm shots have been fired at Olympia Einkaufszentrum shopping center but say they don’t have any details about casualties.
  Police are responding in large numbers. German media say multiple people are injured.
  It’s the second attack in Germany in less than a week. On Monday, a 17-year-old Afghan wounded four people in an ax-and-knife attack on a regional train near
  
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• Police: Multiple dead expected in Munich mall shooting

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police said they expect there will be multiple people dead in a shooting at a shopping mall in Munich, the German news agency dpa reported Friday.
  The Bavarian Interior Ministry confirmed at least one dead and multiple people hurt at Olympia Einkaufszentrum mall.
  Munich police spokesman Thomas Baumann told dpa the attack started at a fast food restaurant in the mall shortly before 6 p.m. local time. He said police didn’t know whether they were dealing with one or multip
  
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• Police give all-clear in Munich shooting; say suspect dead

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Munich police gave a “cautious all clear” early Saturday morning, more than seven hours after a gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping mall and at a nearby McDonalds killing nine people and wounding at least 10 others in a rampage authorities called an act of terrorism.
  A body found near the scene was that of the shooter and he appeared to have acted alone, officials said.
  Witnesses had reported seeing three men with firearms near the Olympia Einkaufszentru
  
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• Police: 9th body found in Munich; could be an attacker

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Police warned people to stay indoors Friday as they hunted for whoever opened fire at a Munich shopping mall, killing eight people and wounding others in a rampage they described as suspected terrorism.
  “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.”
  Germany’s elite GSG9 anti-terror police, as well as federal police, were called in to help.
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• 8 dead in Munich mall shooting; police hunt up to 3 suspects

  22-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Police hunted for an unknown number of gunmen who opened fire in a Munich shopping mall and at a McDonald’s across the street Friday, killing eight people and wounding others in a rampage they described as suspected terrorism. Authorities urged residents to remain inside and put the Bavarian capital on lockdown.
  “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media as Germany’s elite GSG9 anti-terror uni
  
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• Colorado town awaits test results of pot ingredient in water

  22-07-2016 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  HUGO, Colo. (AP) — Bottled water is being distributed to residents of the small Colorado town of Hugo as officials investigate the possibility that a marijuana chemical has contaminated the water supply.
  Officials announced Thursday that some field tests had found THC, marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient, in the water, but they were awaiting the results of more definitive laboratory tests Friday.
  State health officials say it’s too soon to know whether THC in the water would in
  
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• Breaking: APD: Possible shooting in SW ABQ

  22-07-2016 18:05
  
  Albuquerque police responded to the scene of a possible shooting near Gibson and Snow Vista SW Friday morning. It’s unclear if anyone was shot, and if so, how serious that person’s injuries were, according to police spokesman Tanner Tixier. He said the reported shooting was at 2300 Diamond Mesa Trail SW. “Officers on scene have […]
  
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• Police responding to possible shooting in southwest Albuquerque

  22-07-2016 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police say they are on scene of a possible shooting off Diamond Mesa Trail in southwest Albuquerque.
  Police say they have been given conflicting information, and so far have not been able to locate a victim.
  No further information is available.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• Police: One dead after shooting in southwest Albuquerque

  22-07-2016 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating a shooting off Diamond Mesa Trail in southwest Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says they were given conflicting information and were finally able to locate the victim of the shooting at Presbyterian Hospital.
  APD says the victim has died as a result of his injuries.
  At this time police are investigating two different scenes.
  Police have not released the identity of the victim. Police have also not said if they have a s
  
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• Police identify victim, search for suspect in southwest Albuquerque shooting

  22-07-2016 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are searching for a suspect linked to a deadly shooting off Diamond Mesa Trail in southwest Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says they responded to the scene Friday and were given conflicting information before finally being able to locate the victim of the shooting at Presbyterian Hospital.
  APD says the victim, 20-year-old Fermin Martinez, died as a result of his injuries.
  Initial investigation revealed a group of men were outside
  
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• Updated: Amazon’s Bezos moves past Buffett on world’s richest list

  22-07-2016 17:30
  
  NEW YORK — A rough day on Wall Street for Warren Buffett means Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is now the third richest person in the world. Bloomberg’s billionaire index shows Buffett lost more than $754 million Thursday, thanks to a slide in shares of his company, Berkshire Hathaway. Bezos lost $136 million, but at the end […]
  
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• Officers investigate double-fatal crash

  22-07-2016 17:13
  
  New Mexico state police are investigating a morning crash that left two people dead.
  
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• Dog mauling that killed 3-year-old boy angers Navajo leaders

  22-07-2016 17:10
  
  Shaken by a vicious dog mauling that killed a 3-year-old boy, local leaders on the Navajo Nation are expressing anger over the attack, saying more could have been done to prevent it. An animal control official’s report says five dogs fatally attacked the boy on July 14 in the Dilkon, Arizona, area. All of the […]
  
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• Beer, shoes, computer pulled from Yampa River after July 4

  22-07-2016 17:10
  
  STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Volunteers who cleaned up the Yampa River in Steamboat Springs found everything from flip flops to a computer monitor hiding in the water. The Steamboat Pilot & Today newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/29QgAAc ) that volunteers helped clean up the river to mitigate the effects of recreation, including tubing. During the cleanup after […]
  
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• Clinton looks to steal Trump thunder with VP pick

  22-07-2016 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton moved closer to introducing her running mate, snatching attention from newly crowned Republican nominee Donald Trump just hours after he closed out his convention with a fiery and foreboding turn at the podium.
  Crews were still sweeping confetti from the GOP convention hall floor, as the Clinton campaign signaled an announcement was coming soon. In a tweet Friday morning, her campaign urged supporters to text the campaign to get first word. Virginia Sen. Ti
  
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• Hastings to close all locations

  22-07-2016 16:56
  
  Hastings has announced that they will be closing all of their stores.
  
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• Updated: Hong Kong booksellers braving China chill for publishers

  22-07-2016 16:53
  
  HONG KONG — Hong Kong publishers’ latest works on sensitive Chinese topics were displayed at a book fair this week, despite the chill persisting from recent detentions of five local booksellers. The former British colony has a lively market for so-called banned books, covering Chinese elite politics and other topics off limits to mainland readers. […]
  
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• Updated: Desperately seeking drivers, Uber and Lyft offer car options

  22-07-2016 16:38
  
  No car? No problem for ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. These companies are offering rentals, leases and financing deals aimed at getting more drivers on the road. After all, the more drivers they sign up, the more rides are available and the more money they make. But critics say drivers are paying high […]
  
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• CDC awarding $1 million to New Mexico to fight Zika virus

  22-07-2016 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awarding $1 million to New Mexico to fight the Zika virus.
  The award is New Mexico’s share of about $60 million the CDC is giving states, cities and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from the virus.
  The funding is in addition to $25 million awarded July 1 as part of CDC’s preparedness and response funding to states, cities and territories in areas at risk for outbreaks of Zika.
  
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• Updated: US stock indexes close to flat in another listless day

  22-07-2016 16:29
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes were at a near standstill in Friday morning trading, the latest listless move for a market that took a decidedly slow-and-steady path to record highs in recent days. Industrial stocks had the biggest declines, while telecoms rose. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was basically flat at […]
  
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• Updated: After attack, France bolsters Iraq military fight against IS

  22-07-2016 16:17
  
  PARIS — French President Francois Hollande announced new help Friday for Iraq’s military in fighting Islamic State extremists, trying to show his government is taking action amid criticism that there weren’t enough police protecting Nice’s Bastille Day celebration when a truck attack last week killed 84 people. Hollande also outlined plans for expanded military deployment […]
  
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• Updated: IOC: 45 more positive cases in retests of 2008, ’12 samples

  22-07-2016 16:16
  
  LONDON — Forty-five more athletes, including 23 medalists from the 2008 Beijing Games, have been caught for doping after retesting of samples from the last two Olympics, the IOC said Friday. The new cases bring to 98 the total number of athletes who have failed tests so far in the reanalysis of their stored samples […]
  
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• Fewer 911 calls put on hold, pay raise for still in question

  22-07-2016 16:08
  
  For months, we've been keeping tabs on calls coming into the dispatch center because thousands of you were calling 911-only to get put on hold and hearing this:   "You have reached 911.  Do not hang up." 
  
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