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• NOAA: Drone technology aids whale research off Hawaii

  31-07-2016 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Federal researchers returning from a 30-day expedition to study whales and dolphins around the Hawaiian Islands said they are looking for clues to help sustain healthy populations of the marine mammals.
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists told reporters Thursday that gathering data on the animals is often difficult, especially around the windward coasts of the Hawaiian Islands.
  The researchers worked from a large ship, instead of using their normally
  
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• UNM football: Lilly joins 2016 signing class

  31-07-2016 23:20
  
  Elijah Lilly, a versatile athlete from Cajon High School in San Bernardino, Calif., announced Sunday on Twitter that he’ll attend UNM this fall. Lilly, 5-foot-10 and 142 pounds, did virtually everything for Cajon. As a senior last season, he scored three touchdowns on the ground, four as a receiver, five returning kickoffs and one returning […]
  
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• Refugees run long, inspiring road to Rio’s world stage

  31-07-2016 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — They were used to running barefoot on baking ground. They were raw, untrained. All eager.
  Each day, the five runners who grew up in the Kakuma refugee camp pounded the dusty tracks past thousands of makeshift tents to pass the time.
  Until there was a lifeline.
  Workers from the foundation of former marathon world-record holder Tegla Loroupe arrived to hold athletic trials, and the five excelled. For this group of runners, many with no family and all with little schooli
  
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• A look at how Texas’ guns on campus law will work

  31-07-2016 22:12
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into public university buildings, classrooms and dorms starting Monday, which is also the 50th anniversary of the mass shooting at the University of Texas’ landmark clock tower. The campus-carry law pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott and the Republican legislative majority will […]
  
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• Debt-collection proposals: Fewer calls, easier to dispute

  31-07-2016 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers could no longer receive multiple calls per day from debt collectors and would have more ability to dispute their bills under recently released proposals to overhaul the multibillion-dollar debt collection industry.
  The new rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would also require collectors to have more documentation to prove a debt is owed, and initiate a 30-day waiting period for loans tied to someone who has recently died — halting all collec
  
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• Updated: Turning back on Trump, Koch network focuses on Senate

  31-07-2016 21:48
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch declared Sunday that his expansive political network would not support Donald Trump, but the 80-year-old conservative icon insisted he would not support Hillary Clinton, either. Koch, a popular target of Democrats, called any rumor that he would back the Democratic presidential candidate “a blood libel.” “At this […]
  
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• Death highlights weather risks at Humphreys Peak

  31-07-2016 21:47
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A teenager’s recent death highlights a growing trend of hikers ignoring lightning danger and other risky conditions to ascend Arizona’s highest peak. Visitors often continue up Humphreys Peak despite storm warnings, putting themselves in danger, Coconino County search and rescue officials tell the Arizona Daily Sun (http://bit.ly/2akKgBT). “This is a unique opportunity, […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Brazil replaces goalkeeper after injury

  31-07-2016 21:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro): 7:50 p.m. Brazil’s hopes of winning its first Olympic gold medal in soccer took a hit Sunday when its starting goalkeeper Fernando Prass was ruled out of the tournament after fracturing his right elbow. Brazil coach Rogerio Micale […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Bid team to promote Los Angeles 2024 in Rio

  31-07-2016 21:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro): 6 p.m. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will lead a 25-person delegation to Rio de Janeiro to promote the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympics. The delegation also includes bid chairman Casey Wasserman, CEO Gene Sykes and vice […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Australians say shirts, laptop stolen in Rio

  31-07-2016 21:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro): 4:20 p.m. The head of Australia’s delegation at the Rio Olympics says a laptop and team shirts were stolen from the team’s accommodation at the athletes’ village on Friday while the building was being evacuated because of a […]
  
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• Updated: Rain postpones NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono to Monday

  31-07-2016 21:29
  
  LONG POND, Pa. — The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway has been postponed until Monday because of rain. The race will run at 11 a.m. Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole and Kurt Busch tries to sweep Pocono in the track’s second Monday race of the season. Rain also delayed the June […]
  
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• To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk

  31-07-2016 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some time for a brisk walk — just make sure you can spare at least an hour.
  Scientists analyzing data from more than 1 million people found that it takes about 60 to 75 minutes of “moderate intensity” exercise to undo the damage of sitting for at least eight hours a day. Not exercising and sitting all day is as dangerous as being obese or smoking, they found.
  And the added risk of parking yourself
  
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• Turning off red-light cameras can be deadly

  31-07-2016 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences.
  Traffic deaths from red-light-running crashes go up by nearly a third after cities turn off cameras designed to catch motorists in the act, according to a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute is funded by auto insurers.
  While cities continue to add cameras at intersections with traffic signals, at least 158 communities have ended their re
  
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• Man dies after single-vehicle crash on I-40 near Edgewood

  31-07-2016 20:40
  
  EDGEWOOD, N.M. — Authorities say a man has died after his car crashed near Edgewood and his body was hit by other vehicles. KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reports (http://bit.ly/2aEQlwi) the incident happened in just before noon Saturday on I-40. Torrance County Sheriff’s deputies say there are indicators that the driver, who was from out of state, […]
  
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• APD officer crashes following traffic stop at Wyoming, I40

  31-07-2016 20:11
  
  An Albuquerque police cruiser crashed Sunday while responding to a traffic stop of a vehicle that was reported stolen.
  
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• ART ruling divides stores on Central

  31-07-2016 19:55
  
  A judge’s decision on Friday means that ground will be broken on ART soon and stores on Central are split over how they feel about the construction involved.
  
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• Mexican farmers using fireflies to save forest

  31-07-2016 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  NANACAMILPA, Mexico (AP) — In the village of Nanacamilpa, tiny fireflies are helping save the towering pine and fir trees on the outskirts of the megalopolis of Mexico City.
  Thousands of them light up a magical spectacle at dusk in the old-growth forests on reserves like the Piedra Canteada park, about 45 miles (75 kilometers) east of Mexico’s sprawling capital city.
  Piedra Canteada in Tlaxcala state isn’t a government-run park, but a rural cooperative that has managed to emerg
  
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• Albuquerque police officer involved in crash while responding to call

  31-07-2016 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque police officer was involved in a vehicle crash while responding to a call for assistance Sunday morning.
  The incident took place at I-40 and Wyoming. APD says that the officer was responding to an assistance call for other officers handling a stolen vehicle incident when the officer was involved in a crash with two other vehicles.
  No word on the details of the crash or the conditions of the officer and other motorists.
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• Study: Severe birth defects not as lethal as docs once said

  31-07-2016 18:38 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words that the severe birth defects were “incompatible with life.” Support groups and social media showing the exceptions have changed the landscape. So has mounting research suggesting that not all such babies are doomed to die.
  The latest study focuses on trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 — genetic conditions that typically cause mental impairment, facial and organ abnormalities, breathing pro
  
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• Albuquerque food truck destroyed by fire

  31-07-2016 18:28
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque restaurant’s food truck has gone up in flames. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2aIyXoT) that a fire was reported at a food truck parked outside Mariscos Las Islitas restaurant Friday night. Firefighters say they were able to prevent the blaze from spreading into the restaurant. But the truck is a total loss. Restaurant […]
  
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• 16 killed in hot air balloon crash near Lockhart

  31-07-2016 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A hot air balloon crash near Lockhart Saturday morning may be the deadliest incident of its kind in U.S. history. Sixteen people were on board. Authorities say there are no survivors.
  Federal investigators say the balloon caught fire in flight, crashing around7:40 a.m. in a field west of Lockhart, about 30 miles south of Austin. Major power transmission lines, owned by the Lower Colorado River Authority, are in the immediate area of the crash site. An LCRA s
  
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• Recent deaths of kids in hot cars prompt pleas to parents

  31-07-2016 17:52 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The deaths of four children in hot cars in recent days has brought the number across the U.S. this year to at least 23, nearly matching the total for all of last year and prompting experts to plead for vigilance and warn parents that it can happen to anyone.
  “It just breaks your heart,” said Janette Fennell, founder and president of KidsAndCars.org, a national child safety nonprofit based in Philadelphia. “We’ve done so much to try to get the word out
  
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• 1 Dead, several hurt in downtown Austin shootings

  31-07-2016 17:16 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person is dead and several are injured following two shootings in downtown Austin early Sunday morning; Austin Police report the scenes are secure though a suspect is not in custody.
  Austin Police initially classified the shootings as an active shooter incident however, police now say there were two incidents and they do not appear to be connected.
  The first incident happened near 6th and San Jacinto street, in the heart of the city’s entertainment district, where
  
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• Craft breweries try to stand out with creative tap handles

  31-07-2016 16:48 via krqe.com
  
  RANDOM LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Cone heads, zombies, beards, bananas — they are some of the creative beer tap handles that have become a big business as the number of craft breweries has skyrocketed.
  There were 2,033 craft breweries in 2011 compared to 4,144 last year, according to the Brewers Association.
  AJS Tap Handles’ business has mirrored the breweries’ growth. They are expanding their 26,000 square foot Random Lake, Wisconsin, office and factory by 16,500 square feet by D
  
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• Updated: Officials: 1 dead, 3 hospitalized in Austin shooting

  31-07-2016 16:16
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A shooting in a crowded entertainment district in downtown Austin early Sunday caused a chaotic scene, leaving one woman dead and three others wounded and police searching for a suspect. Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley says police received reports of gunshots in the crowded entertainment area shortly after 2 a.m. […]
  
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• Officials: 1 dead, 3 hospitalized in Austin shooting

  31-07-2016 16:16
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A shooting in a crowded entertainment district of downtown Austin early Sunday set off a chaotic scene, leaving one woman dead and three others wounded and police searching for a suspect. Austin Police Chief of Staff Brian Manley says police received reports of gunshots in the crowded entertainment area shortly after 2 […]
  
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• Albuquerque and surrounding area experiences heavy Saturday evening rain

  31-07-2016 16:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The metro is waking up this Sunday morning after a heavy set of rainfall and flash flooding Saturday night.
  KRQE News 13 viewers snapped both photos and videos of the wet weather throughout the night..There were heavy clouds and lightning in Rio Rancho and the rain in Nob Hill.
  The thunderstorm led to some flooding along the roads last night.
  Chris Gilson has more on the storms, include rainfall totals and what to expect for weather Sunday.
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• Watch for behavior changes for clues of dementia onset

  31-07-2016 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Memory loss may not always be the first warning sign that dementia is brewing — changes in behavior or personality might be an early clue.
  Researchers outlined a syndrome called “mild behavioral impairment” that may be a harbinger of Alzheimer’s or other dementias, and proposed a checklist of symptoms to alert doctors and families.
  Losing interest in favorite activities? Getting unusually anxious, aggressive or suspicious? Suddenly making crude com
  
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• The recipe for building wealth hasn’t changed

  31-07-2016 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  Building wealth has gotten harder for most people in recent years. But the habits that can make you rich haven’t changed.
  It boils down to this: putting aside money, regularly and consistently, that can be invested for your future. You have to leave that money alone to grow, which means you also need an emergency fund. And you must be careful with debt, because the wrong kinds can erode your wealth rather than build it.
  It’s a simple formula but one that’s become increasingly h
  
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• Updated: Beem makes the cut at his only annual tournament

  31-07-2016 08:08
  
  SPRINGFIELD, N.J.–Until a couple weeks ago, former New Mexico State standout Rich Beem did ...
  
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• ‘Photogate’ is no big deal, BSU, UNM say

  31-07-2016 08:05
  
  On Nov. 14, after New Mexico's historic football victory at Boise State, the joyous Lobos engaged in ...
  
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• Friction in the forest

  31-07-2016 08:05
  
  Traffic stop highlights continuing hostility between NM ranchers, Forest Service
  
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• ‘A little goodwill can go a long way’

  31-07-2016 08:05
  
  Forest Service patrol officer walks a fine line between enforcement and assistance
  
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• Alex Bregman still in search of first MLB hit

  31-07-2016 07:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Albuquerque Academy graduate, Alex Bregman has been flawless in the field since his call up to the Houston Astros on Monday, but his performance at the plate on the other hand has not been as good.
  Bregman is currently 0-11 in his first 13 MLB at bats for the Astros. He went 0-4 at the plate on Saturday evening with a strikeout. Bregman will have another chance at Detroit’s pitching on Sunday at 11:10 am.
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• NMSU Football hopes conference expansions play to their benefit

  31-07-2016 07:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The Big 12 expansion is a hot topic throughout college football. Teams in the Mountain West are being looked at, and it seems that at least 2 teams will be added to the Big 12 conference.
  This is happening at a perfect time for New Mexico State Athletics, as their football team is about to end their membership with the Sun Belt Conference after the 2017 season.
  “We are monitoring that situation and you know we are hopeful that they do expand or other leagues expan
  
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• Brenda Means-Gonzales loses bout in Wisconsin

  31-07-2016 06:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Brenda “Boom Boom” Gonzales-Means took on Pam Sorenson for the King of The Cage Interim Bantamweight title on Saturday night in Wisconsin. The fights were not shown online or televised, but Brenda’s husband and fellow MMA Fighter, Tim Means, told KRQE Sports Saturday night that Brenda lost in a Unanimous Decision.
  Brenda wrote to her friends and fans on Facebook, “Well it wasn’t Boom Boom’s night tonight. I lost a decision. I couldn&r
  
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• ART opponents say they’ll keep fighting despite blow in court

  31-07-2016 06:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Opponents to the controversial ART project were dealt a major blow in court Friday night. A judge ruled against their injunction to stop construction on the bus project. But the opposition says the fight is far from over.
  The Albuquerque Rapid Transit project would bring dedicated bus lanes to central but the project has been met with intense scrutiny.
  Concerns surrounding the impact on businesses and the cultural atmosphere of Route 66 led to opponents filing a
  
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• Albuquerque firefighters help business owner in a unique way

  31-07-2016 06:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque business owner is getting some help from her neighbors, the firefighters at Station 9. However, they’re not protecting her from a fire, but from crooks.
  After a string of bad activity surrounding the neighborhood, those firefighters took it upon themselves to help the owner of Menaul Book Exchange feel a little safer.
  In recent years, Dorothy Scrivner has seen an increase in crime at her book store near Eubank and Menaul.
  “The neighborh
  
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• Store owner upset by Water Authority sewer work

  31-07-2016 06:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grocery store owner in southeast Albuquerque says he’s fed up.
  He says he is losing business because of a major project that has closed off lanes in the intersection right next to his store.
  “It’s been very upsetting for me, I’ve had to borrow a little money for a short term loan to make ends meet for the first of August,” Travis Askew, Stadium Super Market Owner said, adding he has lost 30 percent in sales since work started at Av
  
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• Updated: National Weather Service warns of flash flooding

  31-07-2016 04:49
  
  Heavy rain late Saturday led the National Weather Service in Albuquerque to issue a flash flood warning. “Up to one inch has already fallen,” the warning, issued at 8:35 p.m. read. “Flash flooding is likely.” The Weather Service encouraged motorists to avoid roadways covered in water. “The water depth may be too great to allow your […]
  
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• Updated: FAA was warned of risk for high-fatality balloon crashes

  31-07-2016 04:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government documents show. The FAA rejected those recommendations. A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashed Saturday in Central Texas. Authorities say it’s unlikely anyone survived. […]
  
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• Updated: Pope to young: Try politics, activism; don’t be couch potato

  31-07-2016 04:12
  
  BRZEGI, Poland — Pope Francis challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a sprawling Polish meadow to reject being a “couch potato” who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. Peppering his speech with contemporary lingo, the 79-year-old […]
  
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• Updated: Wizard magic: JK Rowling hopes Harry Potter play goes global

  31-07-2016 04:11
  
  LONDON — London is under Harry Potter’s spell once more — and J.K. Rowling hopes the rest of the world will eventually follow. The stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” had its gala opening Saturday in London’s West End and is already the theater event of the year. Rowling joined director John Tiffany, […]
  
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• Prep football: O’maury Samuels’ rise quick, calculated

  31-07-2016 03:25
  
  LOS LUNAS — The story of O’maury Samuels’ rise to national prominence begins innocently, with the click of a computer mouse. The attachment being shipped is Samuels’ résumé, and with it a package of his highlights on Hudl. They are for the eyes of the men organizing the Nike Opening Regional combine at AT&T Stadium […]
  
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• Police make arrests after fight in southwest Albuquerque

  31-07-2016 03:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A street fight led to some pretty nasty injuries and a pair of arrests.
  Nahum Chavez-Rodriguez and Raul Rodriguez are both charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
  It happened in May in a neighborhood near Broadway and Gibson.
  Police say a fight between two women led both Chavez-Rodriguez and Rodriguez to come outside where Raul hit one man with a stick and then Nahum hit that man with a bat leading to him losing his spleen.Both men had court hearings
  
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• Albuquerque police making significant changes

  31-07-2016 01:09
  
  Albuquerque police are still working on making significant changes to how they respond to situations, based on recommendations from the U.S. Department of Justice.
  
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• Reward offered for arrest of Albuquerque security guard’s killer

  31-07-2016 00:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A $5000 reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an Albuquerque security guard’s killer.It happened at the Pearl at Spring Creek Apartments near Gibson and San Pedro in early July.
  When officers arrived they found 46-year-old Stephen Wills dead in the parking lot.According to APD, Wills was working at the complex at the time he was killed.
  Wills was a father of two and an Army Veteran.Anyone with information is aske
  
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