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• Updated: Black women at the helm at Democratic National Convention

  26-07-2016 23:58
  
  NEW YORK — When Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped down as Democratic National Committee chair just as this week’s convention was getting underway, there was no shortage of Democratic leaders ready to step in. Veteran Democratic strategist and past DNC chair Donna Brazile immediately took the helm as interim chair. She joined Rep. Marcia Fudge […]
  
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• Wish granted: Six-year-old boy is garbage man for a day

  26-07-2016 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ethan Dean has always dreamed of being a garbage man. Tuesday, the 6-year-old lived that fantasy: riding shot gun in a booster seat through Sacramento in a truck labeled “Ethan’s Garbage Truck.”
  Ethan, garbage man for the day, made a series of stops in Sacramento to collect trash and recyclables from places like the fire station and CalEPA, where his father works. It wasn’t a chore for Ethan, who has cystic fibrosis. When asked at one stop
  
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• Albuquerque man gets 27 ½ years in prison for carjackings

  26-07-2016 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Albuquerque man accused of multiple carjackings and using a gun to commandeer a car from a woman and her three children has been sentenced to 27 1/2 years in federal prison.
  Prosecutors say 26-year-old Thomas Martinez also was sentenced Tuesday to five years of supervised release.
  They say Martinez committed a total of four carjacking and firearms offenses on July 22, 2015.
  He was trying to evade Albuquerque police officers seeking to arrest him on a warrant ari
  
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• Updated: First lady’s apolitical image big part of her political draw

  26-07-2016 23:24
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Sorry, Democrats. #ElectMichelle will never be more than a wishful hashtag. The same thing that made Michelle Obama such a powerful voice for Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention makes it unlikely she’ll spend a huge amount of time on the campaign trail or, heaven forbid, run for president: She’s just not a […]
  
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• Updated: Bryan Cranston leads celebs signing anti-Trump pledge

  26-07-2016 23:20
  
  Bryan Cranston, who played President Lyndon B. Johnson on Broadway and HBO, appeared on a civil rights panel Tuesday with 1960s-era activists and signed on to an anti-Donald Trump campaign with more than 100 other celebrities at the Democratic National Convention. Cranston was joined by Julianne Moore, Kerry Washington, Mark Ruffalo, Neil Patrick Harris, Lena […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton, Dems put gun control at center of convention stage

  26-07-2016 23:19
  
  PHILADELPHIA — With mothers of police violence victims on the stage and anti-gun protesters in the streets, Hillary Clinton and Democrats are giving gun control and efforts to curb police violence a starring role at their summer convention. “They’re too easily accessible to everyone, even children. You can go out on the street and get […]
  
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• Updated: Twitter still struggling to grow as rivals race ahead

  26-07-2016 23:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is in danger of becoming the next internet company forced into a desperation sale if it cannot find a way to start luring people and advertisers back to its sometimes-befuddling messaging service. The 10-year-old company’s second-quarter report, released Tuesday, provided another sobering snapshot of Twitter stuck on a treadmill, as other […]
  
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• Updated: Tesla opens Gigafactory to expand battery production, sales

  26-07-2016 23:13
  
  SPARKS, Nev. — It’s Tesla Motors’ biggest bet yet: A massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could nearly double the world’s production of lithium-ion batteries. Tesla officially opened its Gigafactory Tuesday, a little more than two years after construction began. The factory is currently about 14 percent complete; when it’s finished, it […]
  
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• Ex-Sen. Harkin opens 2nd day of Dem convention

  26-07-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin is kicking off the second day of the Democratic National Convention with a tribute to the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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  Democrats are planning to hold their roll call of states later Tuesday — and that’s expected to end with Hillary Clinton becoming the first woman to receive the presidential nomination of a major party.
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• Clinton wins historic nomination with a boost from Sanders

  26-07-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breaking a historic barrier, Hillary Clinton triumphantly captured the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night, the first woman ever to lead a major political party in the race for the White House.
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  Delegates erupted in cheers as Clinton’s primary rival, Bernie Sanders, helped make it official when the roll call got to his home state of Vermont — an important show of unity for a party trying to heal deep division
  
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• Clinton steps into history as 1st woman White House nominee

  26-07-2016 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taking her place in history, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night will become the first woman to lead a major party toward the White House, a triumphant moment for Democrats to relish before plunging into a bruising general election against Republican Donald Trump.
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  After the roll call of states formalizing Clinton’s nomination, former President Bill Clinton will take the stage for a history-making appearance of his own at the Democ
  
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• Hotel hosts craft beverage competition

  26-07-2016 22:34
  
  Do you make a cocktail that everyone loves to try? A local competition could expand your fan base. Ibiza Rooftop Bar at Hotel Andaluz is hosting a competition giving one winner a chance to have their unique craft beverage a chance to be featured on the next cocktail menu.
  
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• Sheriff: Multiple dead bodies found inside Arizona home

  26-07-2016 21:38
  
  GILBERT, Ariz. — Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say multiple dead bodies have been found inside a home in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. There’s no immediate word Tuesday on how many bodies or their ages or genders. But sheriff’s spokeswoman Courtney Palma says they are being investigated as suspicious deaths at this time. She says […]
  
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• Last call for comments on Facebook energy plan

  26-07-2016 21:38
  
  As of Tuesday afternoon, New Mexico regulators had yet to register any public comments in a case involving Facebook and the state’s largest electric utility, leaving open the possibility that the agency could choose to waive the public hearing currently scheduled for August 9th. The public has until the end of the day Wednesday, to […]
  
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• Group plans silent protest in Dallas over police treatment

  26-07-2016 21:38
  
  DALLAS — The group that organized a demonstration in Dallas that ended when a gunman ambushed police is planning a silent march to protest police treatment of blacks. Next Generation Action Network founder Dominique Alexander said Tuesday that the march on Friday night is intended to “keep the pressure on” Dallas police to respond to […]
  
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• Payment for jury duty lagging in New Mexico county

  26-07-2016 21:32
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Some New Mexico jurors have been left waiting for their pay because money in the payment fund ran out. Court spokesman Tim Korte told KOAT-TV (http://bit.ly/2a98nbR ) that the fund that pays jurors is the same one that pays English interpreters, and the Bernalillo County has had to hire more interpreters than […]
  
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• Updated: Investigators say Tesla car was speeding at time of crash

  26-07-2016 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON — The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above the speed limit just before hitting the side of a tractor-trailer, federal accident investigators said Tuesday. Data downloaded from the Tesla Model S shows the vehicle was traveling at 74 mph in a 65-mph zone […]
  
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• Today in History: July 26

  26-07-2016 21:29 via krqe.com
  
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.
  On this date:
  In 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
  In 1882, the Richard Wagner opera “Parsifal” premiered in Bayreuth, Germany.
  In 1908, U.S. Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte ordered creation of a force of special agents that was a forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  In
  
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• Albuquerque BioPark to host new volunteer orientations

  26-07-2016 20:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s almost time for the new volunteer orientations taking place at the Albuquerque BioPark.
  The BioPark is hosting a docent volunteer orientation on August 6th from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and a greeter orientation on August 13th from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 a.m.
  “Volunteers not only get to explore and develop their interests, they also get to learn new skills, meet like-minded people, and have fun while helping us work as a team to achieve our conservation goals,&rdq
  
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• Man who allegedly shot dog was driving stolen plumbing truck

  26-07-2016 20:33
  
  The man who allegedly shot a dog and nearly shot its owner Monday in southwest Albuquerque was driving a stolen TLC Plumbing truck before the incident and now sits in the Bernalillo County jail.
  
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• In 10th convention speech, Bill Clinton faces tougher crowd

  26-07-2016 19:55 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Clinton was once the Democrats explainer-in-chief, electrifying the convention crowd with his support of President Barack Obama.
  Today, he increasingly seems to be explaining himself.
  In the four years since the party’s last national convention, the center of gravity in Democratic politics has shifted decidedly to the left. Clinton must finesse some of his administration’s biggest achievements, including a landmark free trade agreement and major crimina
  
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• NICU babies have vounteer cuddlers to get enough human touch

  26-07-2016 19:52
  
  Albuquerque hospitals use volunteers to hold and cuddle babies from the NICU when their parents can’t.
  
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• Updated: Embattled APS board member remains mum on troubles

  26-07-2016 19:48
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools board member Analee Maestas attended a special board meeting this morning ...
  
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• Think Trump and Clinton fall flat? Vote for Cat in the Hat

  26-07-2016 19:42
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Voters who think presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fall flat can now choose the Cat in the Hat. The Cat announced his candidacy Tuesday in Springfield, Massachusetts, outside the childhood home of Dr. Seuss. He also announced his running mates –Thing 1 and Thing 2. The Republican newspaper (http://bit.ly/2aeKMUy ) […]
  
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• Searchers look for woman with dementia in Uncompahgre forest

  26-07-2016 19:42
  
  MONTROSE, Colo. — Searchers on foot and ATVs are scouring a portion of the Uncompahgre (uhn-kuhm-PAH’-gray) National Forest looking for signs of a missing 82-year-old woman with dementia. Mary Finnegan was last seen on July 15 in Montrose but her car was discovered in the forest near the border of Mesa and Montrose counties on […]
  
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• Updated: Many factors make France the top IS terror target in Europe

  26-07-2016 19:36
  
  PARIS — When militants loyal to the Islamic State group seek to inflict pain on Europe, France is their preferred target, a grim reality borne out yet again with Tuesday’s knife slaughter of a Catholic priest. Since January 2015, IS-inspired attackers have killed at least 235 people in France, by far the largest casualty rate […]
  
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• Feds: NYC bank burglars stole $5 million in cash, diamonds

  26-07-2016 19:31
  
  NEW YORK — Authorities say New York City bank burglars stole about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards. The FBI says three men charged Tuesday were part of a crew it’s been investigating with the New York Police Department. A criminal complaint focuses on two burglaries this year in Brooklyn and […]
  
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• Albuquerque coffee company lands deals to export to Hong Kong

  26-07-2016 19:03
  
  Albuquerque coffee company Villa Myriam Single Source Coffee has announced their first sales to Hong Kong companies.
  
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• Updated: NY attorney general refuses subpoena on climate change probe

  26-07-2016 18:36
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general is refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena seeking records about his investigation into whether Exxon Mobil misled investors about man-made climate change. In an escalating political fight over global warming, the chairman of the House Science Committee is pursuing records from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman […]
  
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• 2 airline pilots facing alcohol charges released on bail

  26-07-2016 18:25
  
  LONDON — Two Canadian airline pilots charged with being drunk as they prepared to fly a passenger jet on a trans-Atlantic route have been bailed on condition they surrender their passports. Jean-Francois Perreault, who is 39, and 37-year-old Imran Zafar Syed were arrested at Glasgow Airport on July 18, shortly before they were due to […]
  
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• US authorities seek warrant for tribal shield in Paris

  26-07-2016 18:20
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal authorities in New Mexico are seeking a warrant for the return of an Acoma Pueblo shield from a Paris auction house that has come under criticism for selling Native American ceremonial items. Prosecutors requested the warrant in a federal court filing Monday that argues there’s reason to believe the shield was […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Police arrest brother-in-law in fatal shooting

  26-07-2016 18:20
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — The Latest on the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old girl (all times local): 8:50 a.m. Tempe police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of his 16-year-old sister-in-law. Lt. Michael Pooley says the girl was handling a handgun Monday night when Emmanuel Hilerio attempted to retrieve it from […]
  
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• Obama expanding refugee program for Central Americans

  26-07-2016 18:19
  
  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will soon expand efforts to help Central American families and children legally immigrate to the United States amid another surge of migrants caught crossing the border illegally. White House Deputy Homeland Security Adviser Amy Pope said Tuesday that the administration will expand in-country refugee processing for families coming from Honduras, […]
  
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• Powerball jackpot $422 million after months without winner

  26-07-2016 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to $422 million thanks to nearly three months without a winner of the big prize.
  If anyone matches the five balls and red Powerball in Wednesday night’s drawing, it will be the game’s first jackpot winner since May 7.
  A jackpot winner could opt for a $422 million annuity paid out over 29 years or a $291 million lump sum. The prize would rank as the nation’s 11th largest.
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• Colorado to temporarily close I-70 through Glenwood Canyon

  26-07-2016 16:59
  
  GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — A portion of Interstate 70 in Colorado will close while crews install heavy-duty fencing to prevent rock slides. The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports (http://bit.ly/29WZ7q1) that crews will use a helicopter to lift 13 steel posts to two sites along the northern Glenwood Canyon. The fences come after boulders the size […]
  
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• Anti-abortion duo behind Planned Parenthood videos cleared

  26-07-2016 16:59
  
  HOUSTON — A Texas judge on Tuesday dismissed the last remaining charge against two California anti-abortion activists who made undercover videos of themselves trying to buy fetal tissue from Planned Parenthood. District Judge Brock Thomas dismissed the tampering with government records charge against 27-year-old David Daleiden and 63-year-old Sandra Merritt upon the request of the […]
  
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• Updated: AB InBev ups offer for SABMiller after Brexit pound slump

  26-07-2016 16:44
  
  LONDON — Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev increased its cash offer for SABMiller to 45 pounds ($58.98) per share to blunt a revolt by investors who had seen the relative value of their payout plummet as the pound declined following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. AB InBev on Tuesday sweetened its bid by one […]
  
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• Updated: Survey: American consumers’ confidence remains steady

  26-07-2016 16:43
  
  WASHINGTON — American consumers are feeling confident about current economic conditions but are a bit warier about the future. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index was essentially unchanged in July, dipping to 97.3 from a revised 97.4 in June. The business group’s index includes consumers’ assessment of the economy now and […]
  
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• Man, 62, playing ‘Pokemon Go’ at night gets stuck in mud pit

  26-07-2016 16:42
  
  COEYMANS, N.Y. — Authorities say a 62-year-old man playing “Pokemon Go” at night in the woods behind his New York home became stuck in waist-deep mud and had to be rescued. Police say the man was playing the game on his cellphone at around 2 a.m. Sunday when he wandered into thick woods behind his […]
  
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• U.S. Marshals arrest Texas fugitive in Albuquerque

  26-07-2016 16:34
  
  U.S. Marshals arrested Tommy Dale Sells Jr., from the Texas Top 10 Wanted list, in Alburquerque.
  
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• New Mexico permanent funds shrink amid energy bust

  26-07-2016 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Rainy day funds overseen by the state of New Mexico have been drawn down by almost 2 percent during the past year as spending on public education and infrastructure projects outpaces investment income and revenues linked to the oil and natural gas industries.
  The New Mexico State Investment Council said Monday that assets declined by $386 million to $20.19 billion for the 12-month period ending June 30. Most of those assets are held in the state’s Land Grant Per
  
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• Martinez: Democrats’ emails ‘attempt to stereotype’ Latinos

  26-07-2016 15:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says leaked internal Democratic National Committee emails showed an “attempt to stereotype” Latino voters.
  The Republican and the nation’s only Latina governor said Monday that Hispanics care about the same issues as other voters and the Democratic don’t understand the diversity among Latinos.
  Martinez comments come after hacked and leaked emails appear to show Democratic officials referring to Hispanic voters
  
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• New Mexico lawmaker eyes ‘right to die’ bill amid court loss

  26-07-2016 15:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico state lawmaker is pushing for a law to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with help from doctors.
  Rep. Bill McCamley is scheduled Tuesday to discuss his proposal before a Legislative committee in Albuquerque and could launch the beginning of a heated debate going into the next legislative session.
  McCamley says a task force on the bill will submit ideas.
  Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court refused to overturn a state law preventing d
  
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• Former Lobo basketball coach Dave Bliss returns to New Mexico

  26-07-2016 15:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dave Bliss returned to New Mexico Monday, telling his story of second chances to anyone who wanted to listen.
  Bliss was the guest speaker at the New Mexico High School Association Coaches Clinic. Bliss shared his story with the crowd about bouncing back from a scandal that rocked his basketball career over 20 years ago.
  To make his point about losing his way, Bliss used a prop of three balloons that he popped in succession.
  “And just like that it was over,&
  
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• Curtis Flakes steps down as AHS football coach

  26-07-2016 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who pulled Albuquerque High football out of a 43 game losing streak has resigned due to a scheduling conflict.
  Curtis Flakes has two jobs. His schedule changed at his main job as Public Allies New Mexico Director and did not allow time to coach football. Flakes leaves AHS after only two seasons. Both were 4-6 seasons that saw the Bulldogs establish a foundation of discipline.
  Students at the school were excited about football again. The former Lobo footba
  
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• Albuquerque museum demonstrates science is everywhere

  26-07-2016 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local museum is hosting summer camps where students can experience the wonders of science.
  Week long summer camps at The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History have a number of different topics, fun for just about any student.
  The “Science is Everywhere” Day Camps include themes like “Fact or Fairytale,” “Voyage to the Deep,” “Hogwerts,” “Spy Kids,” and much more.
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• St. Martin’s hosts concert to raise money for homeless

  26-07-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They serve over 7,000 homeless, but for them that’s just not enough.
  St. Martins, Albuquerque’s largest provider of homeless services in the state, is hosting a concert to help bring in more funds to help those who are less fortunate. Concert for Hope will feature the world renowned group, The Tenors.
  Director, Amy Berman, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the details of the concert. Watch above.
  This concert w
  
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• Doctor: Immunizations protects society as a whole

  26-07-2016 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The start of school doesn’t just mean back to the classroom, it’s also important to make sure students are up to date on all vaccinations.
  Medical professionals suggest that vaccinated children are at low risk to contract infectious diseases, such as measles. The risk of getting measles is very high if one is not vaccinated.
  Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Eugene Sun joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the risks of not vac
  
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• Local organizations team up, offer free lunch for school supplies donations

  26-07-2016 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local organizations are teaming up to help underprivileged children get back to school with everything they need.
  Mortgage Professional Homeowners Financial Group, APS Title 1 Schools and Phi Gamma Delta have collaborated for a school supply drive.
  Alan Rose with the Homeowners Financial Group (HGF), Jeffery Beg with APS Title 1 Schools, and Dylan Brown-Silva with Phi Gamma Delta joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the drive. Watc
  
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• Evacuees return but huge California wildfire still raging

  26-07-2016 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Most of the roughly 20,000 evacuees forced out by a wildfire were cleared to go home, but firefighters still have huge work ahead Tuesday in taming a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles.
  A week of triple-digit temperatures awaited the 3,000 firefighters battling flames in rugged hills and canyons. Crews working through the night took advantage of cooler temperatures and lighter winds after a day when the fire grew only slightly to about 55 square miles (1
  
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