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• In blow to GOP unity, Trump refuses to back Ryan, McCain

  02-08-2016 23:56
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain just two weeks after pledging to bring the fractured GOP together at the party’s nominating convention. He also ripped into New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte in the same interview with […]
  
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• Baylor offensive lineman Rami Hammad accused of stalking

  02-08-2016 23:55
  
  WACO, Texas — Baylor University offensive lineman Rami Hammad has been accused of stalking an ex-girlfriend. Hammad is free on bond after being arrested Monday on a felony stalking charge. Baylor athletics spokesman Nick Joos says the 21-year-old junior from Irving was suspended from all team activities. The Waco Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/2asMnm7 ) reports that an […]
  
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• Libertarian presidential candidate Johnson coming to Reno

  02-08-2016 23:38
  
  RENO, Nev. — Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is bringing his Libertarian campaign for president to northern Nevada. The Republican businessman known for his efforts to legalize marijuana is scheduled to appear Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Joe Crowley Student Union on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. Johnson’s campaign is […]
  
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• Man in DWI crash that killed three pleads guilty, faces 18 years

  02-08-2016 23:29
  
  A man who pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to a drunken driving crash that left three young adults dea ...
  
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• Man accused of killing three people in DWI crash pleads guilty

  02-08-2016 23:29
  
  Jacob Jaramillo pleaded guilty in the case of a DWI crash that killed three people in Albuquerque last November. He is facing up to 18 years in prison.
  
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• Coming up: Tax free holiday starts Friday

  02-08-2016 23:22
  
  Families will spend an average of $674 outfitting their kids with everything from T-shirts to tablets for the upcoming school year, according to a new national survey. And if they do their shopping this weekend in New Mexico, those purchases will be tax-free. The state’s annual gross receipts tax holiday runs Friday through Sunday. It […]
  
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• Jacob Jaramillo pleads guilty to fatal DWI incident

  02-08-2016 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jacob Jaramillo pled guilty to the drunk driving incident that killed two brothers and a woman, devastating the families of the victims.Jaramillo is now facing a maximum of 18 years in prison. It’s a sentence loved ones of the victims believe is not enough.
  “We were looking for a different sentence. My aunt and uncle were specifically looking for a different sentence as well,” said Leal.
  During Jaramillo’s court appearance, his lawyers sai
  
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• DA’s office: No charges against State Police officers for 2014 shooting

  02-08-2016 22:54
  
  The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that charges won’t be filed against two New Mexico State Police officers who shot and injured a woman two years ago. New Mexico State Police Agents Janice Madrid and Richard Williamson shot and injured Roxanne Torres in July 2014 after Torres drove a vehicle toward Madrid and […]
  
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• Updated: Trump talk of cutting US forces in Korea has rocky precedent

  02-08-2016 22:52
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has alarmed U.S. allies in Asia and elsewhere by suggesting that American military support should depend on their willingness to pay. But he would not be the first U.S. president to consider shaking up time-honored military deployments. Four decades ago, President Jimmy Carter tried to withdraw troops in […]
  
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• Satanic Temple aims to begin after school program

  02-08-2016 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The Satanic Temple is hoping to begin operations of its “After School Satan” club at schools nationwide, including one in suburban Atlanta.
  Media outlets report Cobb County’s Still Elementary was listed on the group’s website as one of the schools it has approached to offer its curriculum.
  The Satanic Temple’s goal is to counter faith-based groups that work with schools. The group’s website says the clubs will promote a focus on rati
  
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• Police: Baby died after mom fed her meth to offset methadone

  02-08-2016 22:45
  
  PHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix woman has been arrested in her daughter’s death after giving the toddler methamphetamine in an effort to counteract the methadone she had consumed from an open container. Police say 30-year-old Natalie Russell was arrested last week on suspicion of one count of first-degree murder and two counts of child […]
  
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• Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

  02-08-2016 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities.
  Except there’s little proof that flossing works.
  Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the American Dental Association insists on its website that, “Flossing is an essential part of taking care of your teeth and
  
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• Updated: Medical benefits of dental floss unproven

  02-08-2016 22:40
  
  HOLMDEL, N.J. — It’s one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. Except there’s little proof that flossing works. Still, the federal government, dental organizations and manufacturers of floss have pushed the practice for decades. Dentists provide samples to their patients; the American Dental […]
  
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• Ex-Texas Tech trio accused of burglary get community service

  02-08-2016 22:36
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — Prosecutors recently dropped burglary charges against three former Texas Tech football players in exchange for the players’ agreeing to perform community service and meet other requirements. Under terms of the agreement, a felony charge of burglary of a habitation against each of the ex-players was dismissed and they will enter a pretrial […]
  
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• Today in History: August 2

  02-08-2016 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Tuesday, Aug. 2, the 215th day of 2016. There are 151 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 2, 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.
  On this date:
  In 216 B.C., during the Second Punic War, Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal defeated the Roman army in the Battle of Cannae.
  In 1873, inventor Andrew S. Hallidie successfully tested a cable car he had designed for the city of San Francisco.
  
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• Updated: Delaware court says state death penalty law unconstitutional

  02-08-2016 21:40
  
  DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s death penalty law is unconstitutional in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this year, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday. In a 148-page opinion, a majority of the Delaware Supreme Court justices said the state law violates the U.S. Constitution because it allows a judge to sentence a person […]
  
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• Starbucks recalls stainless-steel straws on reports of cuts

  02-08-2016 21:33
  
  SEATTLE — Starbucks is recalling stainless-steel straws it sold in its stores and online after three reports of children suffering “mouth lacerations” while using them. The Seattle-based company says about 2.5 million of the straw sets were sold in the U.S., and 301,000 were sold in Canada. The straws have a ridge at the bottom […]
  
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• Updated: Turkey’s Erdogan blasts foreign countries over coup reaction

  02-08-2016 21:27
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more blasted unnamed Western countries Tuesday for what he said was support for the attempted coup on July 15 that left more than 270 people dead. “The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups,” Erdogan said, adding that forces unhappy with Turkey’s rise as […]
  
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• Updated: Bergdahl lawyers: McCain comments violate due process rights

  02-08-2016 21:25
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. — The Army sought to have U.S. Sen. John McCain back away from statements about punishment for Bowe Bergdahl because of concerns about hurting the soldier’s right to a fair trial, according to newly released emails. The emails were revealed in a motion filed Monday seeking the dismissal of charges against Bergdahl, who […]
  
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• The Latest: Fire trucks drive stranded motorists to safety

  02-08-2016 21:24
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — The Latest on flash flooding in Arizona (all times local): Noon People in at least a half-dozen vehicles stranded by running water along a flooded road on Tucson’s southeastern outskirts were given rides to safety on fire trucks. Corona de Tucson Fire Department Capt. Todd Cupell says emergency personnel from several agencies […]
  
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• Obama: Libya airstrikes critical to US security

  02-08-2016 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Libya continued for a second day Tuesday, as President Barack Obama called the new bombing campaign critical to protecting U.S. national security interests.
  The strikes are needed to ensure that Libya’s fragile new Government of National Accord is “able to finish the job” and drive the militants out of the troubled North African country, Obama said.
  Obama authorized the Pentagon to open a new, more persi
  
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• 3-year-old reported missing found safe

  02-08-2016 19:34
  
  The 3-year-old girl reported missing Tuesday morning has been found safe, New Mexico State police said.
  
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• Amber Alert for 3-year-old girl abducted from Santa Rosa cancelled

  02-08-2016 19:28
  
  The Amber Alert for Merleah Guinn has been cancelled, according to New Mexico State Police. The girl was found safe.
  
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• Delegation likes Facebook data center

  02-08-2016 19:21
  
  New Mexico lawmakers have sent a letter to the state’s regulatory agency urging them to move forward on a proposed Los Lunas Facebok data center, according to a press release. The letter, dated July 22, was signed by U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, along with U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Lujan, and […]
  
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• Lawsuit aims to stop Texas campus carry before classes start

  02-08-2016 19:05
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ new law allowing concealed handguns in college classrooms and buildings has barely started and already faces a federal legal challenge seeking to block it before students return for the fall semester. Three professors at the University of Texas sued last month to overturn the law. They claimed it is unconstitutional and […]
  
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• Unsafe lead levels in water fountains at Fort Worth schools

  02-08-2016 19:04
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth school district is replacing hundreds of drinking fountains after testing this summer found unsafe levels of lead in the water. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (http://bit.ly/2arXxOf ) reports that the lead was found in a certain style of fountain that allows water to sit as it is chilled. District […]
  
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• New program helps NM women veterans

  02-08-2016 19:00
  
  New Mexico Women Veterans Program Coordinator Melanie Suazo says of the 170,000 veterans in our state, around 17,000 of them are women. She says they served similar roles in the military, but the challenges they face outside and after their military careers can be different than what men go through.
  
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• Arizona county considers ban on new irrigation

  02-08-2016 18:55
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. — An Arizona county is considering a ban on irrigation to slow the rate of loss from its aquifer. The Kingman Daily Miner reports (http://bit.ly/2athSQv ) that the Mohave County Board of Supervisors has agreed to work with the Arizona Department of Water Resources on a process that could prevent new irrigation in […]
  
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• Maryland lays out reasons against new trial in ‘Serial’ case

  02-08-2016 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Baltimore judge was wrong to consider “a novel standalone claim” about the reliability of cellphone tracking evidence in granting a new trial for a man whose murder conviction was re-examined in a popular “Serial” podcast, the Maryland attorney general’s office says.
  Appealing the decision to retry Adnan Syed, attorneys for the state contend that retired Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch should not have ruled that his initial a
  
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• Updated: Pope: It’s ‘terrible’ children taught they can choose gender

  02-08-2016 18:39
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has lamented that children, as he puts it, are being taught at school that gender can be a choice. Francis said: “Today, in schools they are teaching this to children — to children! — that everyone can choose their gender.” Without specifying, he blamed this on textbooks supplied by “persons […]
  
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• Updated: Deadly weather system strengthens, now Tropical Storm Earl

  02-08-2016 18:29
  
  MIAMI — A weather system that already has caused at least six deaths in the Dominican Republic has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Tuesday that Earl was threatening to bring heavy rains, flooding and high winds to Mexico, Belize and Honduras. All three of those countries […]
  
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• Public eagerly awaits foul smell of garden’s ‘corpse flower’

  02-08-2016 18:23
  
  WASHINGTON — Washington botany enthusiasts are salivating over the possibility that an exotic plant is about to finally bloom and produce a huge and memorable stink. The U.S. Botanic Garden wrote on its Facebook page Monday that botanists are waiting with “bated breath” to see if the garden’s 6-year-old “corpse flower” will open for its […]
  
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• Updated: Obama says Trump ‘unfit, challenges GOP to drop support

  02-08-2016 18:21
  
  WASHINGTON — In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support for their party’s nominee, declaring “There has to come a point at which you say enough.” The president’s blistering critique of his […]
  
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• Trump suggests general election could be ‘rigged’

  02-08-2016 18:10 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that he fears the general election “is going to be rigged” — an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential candidate.
  Trump’s extraordinary claim — one he did not back up with any immediate evidence — would, if it became more than just an offhand comment, seem to threaten the tradition of peacefully contested elections and challenge the very essence of a fair democrati
  
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• Texas attorney general tries again to end his criminal case

  02-08-2016 18:05
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is trying one last time to have his criminal indictment on securities fraud charges dismissed before trial. The Republican has asked the state’s highest criminal court to throw out felony charges that accuse Texas’ top prosecutor of deceiving wealthy investors in a tech startup. Two lower courts […]
  
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• Highway pole rips through bus in California crash, killing 5

  02-08-2016 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  ATWATER, Calif. (AP) — A charter bus veered off a central California freeway before dawn Tuesday and struck a pole that sliced the vehicle nearly in half, killing five people and sending at least five others to hospitals, authorities said.
  The unmarked white bus carrying about 30 people hit the pole of a highway exit sign, and emergency workers climbed in through the windows to pull passengers out.
  “The pole went through the center of the bus, and that’s where the injuries were
  
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• Your Office Coach: Sometimes the only solution is a new job

  02-08-2016 17:43
  
  Q: My manager doesn’t like dealing with people. “Karen” usually asks me to handle any matters involving the staff or other departments, while she spends her time working on the computer. She also has me rewrite her emails because she has a history of getting into conflicts. Although my official job title is assistant manager, […]
  
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• Rex Huppke: As boomers retire, knowledge transfer is key

  02-08-2016 17:42
  
  As members of the baby-boom generation continue to selfishly retire, waltzing off to engage in ridiculous activities like “enjoying life” and “relaxing,” the rest of us are left with the drudgery of work and, in many cases, a notable lack of institutional knowledge. According to the Pew Research Center, 10,000 baby boomers are reaching age […]
  
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• Weather service issues flood watches for much of New Mexico

  02-08-2016 17:29
  
  Flash flood watches have been issued for large parts of New Mexico due to monsoon rain and thunderstorms.
  
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• Polygamist board members visit Canada to assess homes there

  02-08-2016 17:29
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Members of a Utah-based community board overseeing the redistribution of homes in a polygamous church trust are visiting a Canadian branch of the sect to assess how to handle 55 homes there. The Salt Lake Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/2aiCRCp ) Canadian laws have stopped the board from subdividing the homes and selling […]
  
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• Ex-principal in Texas gets 10 years for child exploitation

  02-08-2016 17:24
  
  SHERMAN, Texas — An ex-principal at a North Texas elementary school has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being arrested at a mall for trying to solicit sex from someone he thought was a 16-year-old boy. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old Oscar Figueroa of Carrollton was sentenced Monday in Sherman for child exploitation. He […]
  
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• McDonald’s executive retiring as company seeks to evolve

  02-08-2016 17:21
  
  OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald’s says Chief Administrative Officer Pete Bensen is retiring after 20 years with the company, the latest shake-up as the world’s biggest burger maker seeks to transform its business. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said Bensen’s last day will be Sept. 2. It said it will announce additional changes resulting from […]
  
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• Amber alert issued 3-year-old

  02-08-2016 17:21
  
  New Mexico State police have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old Native American girl.
  
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• All westbound lanes reopen on I-40 in Tijeras

  02-08-2016 17:05 via krqe.com
  
  TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) – All westbound lanes are back open on I-40 in Tijeras after being closed due to a crash.
  Traffic on I-40 westbound in Tijeras was reduced to one lane Tuesday morning due to an accident, according to NM Roads.
  The accident was located west of Highway 14 at Exit 175 and was reported at about 8:45 a.m.
  The accident was cleared and the interstate has since reopened.
  No further information is available.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.
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• Police: Amber Alert for missing 3-year-old girl cancelled

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Amber Alert issued for a 3 year-old Native American girl has been cancelled.
  The Amber Alert was issued for Merleah Guinn by authorities Tuesday morning at about 8:45 a.m.
  State Police say Guinn was abducted from her home in Santa Rosa sometime Monday night by an unknown abductor. She was last seen wearing “Minnie Mouse” underwear. Guinn is believed to be in danger if not located immediately.
  KRQE News 13 is working to get more
  
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• Police: 3-year-old girl abducted from Santa Rosa home

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a 3 year-old Native American girl.
  The Amber Alert was issued for Merleah Guinn by authorities Tuesday morning at about 8:45 a.m.
  State Police say Guinn was abducted from her home in Santa Rosa sometime Monday night by an unknown abductor. She was last seen wearing “Minnie Mouse” underwear. Guinn is believed to be in danger if not located immediately.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the New Mexico S
  
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• New Mexico State Police obtain warrant for mother who abducted 3-year-old

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – Just hours after police sent an Amber Alert for a Santa Rosa toddler, the 3-year-old girl was found safe with someone she knows.
  Tuesday afternoon Merleah Guinn waved at KRQE News 13’s camera with teddy bear in hand as she was loaded onto an ambulance outside State Police headquarters in Albuquerque.
  Xavier Guinn called officers after he woke up and could not find Merleah. State Police believed the 3-year-old was abducted Monday night.
  Officer later found th
  
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• New Mexico State Police charges mother in Amber Alert

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – Just hours after police sent an Amber Alert for a Santa Rosa toddler, the 3-year-old girl was found safe with someone she knows.
  Tuesday afternoon Merleah Guinn waved at KRQE News 13’s camera with teddy bear in hand as she was loaded onto an ambulance outside State Police headquarters in Albuquerque.
  Xavier Guinn called officers after he woke up and could not find Merleah. State Police believed the 3-year-old was abducted Monday night.
  Officer later found th
  
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• Mother questioned, Amber Alert cancelled after 3-year-old found safe

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – Just hours after police sent an Amber Alert for a Santa Rosa toddler, the 3-year-old girl was found safe with someone she knows.
  Tuesday afternoon Merleah Guinn waved at KRQE News 13’s camera with teddy bear in hand as she was loaded onto an ambulance outside State Police headquarters in Albuquerque.
  Just before 9 Tuesday morning, State Police sent out the alert that Merleah was abducted from her Santa Rosa home sometime overnight. State police said she was
  
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• Mother charged with kidnapping 3-year-old in Amber Alert case

  02-08-2016 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – Just hours after police sent an Amber Alert for a Santa Rosa toddler, the 3-year-old girl was found safe with someone she knows.
  On Tuesday afternoon, Merleah Guinn waved at KRQE News 13’s camera with teddy bear in hand as she was loaded onto an ambulance outside State Police headquarters in Albuquerque.
  It all started when Xavier Guinn called officers after he woke up and could not find Merleah. State Police believed the 3-year-old was abducted Monday nigh
  
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