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• State regulators to review company over Crouch Mesa water

  06-08-2016 23:54
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. — State regulators are demanding more information about how a water supplier conducted itself during the Crouch Mesa water crisis and a months-long boil advisory. The Farmington Daily Times reports (http://bit.ly/2baTB08) that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted this week to expand on an order requiring AV Water Company to argue why […]
  
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• BCSO to have D.W.I. checkpoints and saturation patrols

  06-08-2016 23:52
  
  D.W.I. checkpoints and saturation patrols are going to take place in Bernalillo County on Aug. 12-13.
  
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• Olympians suit up in high-tech apparel to shave seconds

  06-08-2016 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — When seconds count, the right clothing matters.
  For the Rio Olympics, Nike used 3-D printing technology to develop small silicone protrusions for redirecting air flow around the runner. Body scanners helped Adidas design suits to keep swimmers in ideal form. Swiss cycling specialist Assos turned to wind tunnels to craft custom, form-fitting suits for the U.S. cycling team.
  Innovations in suits and shoes have sped up, thanks to advancements in how clothing is designed and te
  
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• Grants, NM. opens new drive through Route 66 sign

  06-08-2016 23:09
  
  Grants, NM. opened this seasons farmer’s market with a ribbon cutting for their Route 66 Neon Drive Thru.
  
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• Albuquerque MMA fighter arrested on sexual assault charges

  06-08-2016 23:07
  
  An Albuquerque mixed martial arts fighter was arrested Friday on suspicion of raping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl last year, according to court records. Stephen Cervantes, who is now 21 or 22, is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond for allegations that date back to March 2015. He is accused of raping and […]
  
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• Samsung’s new jumbo phone unlocks with iris scanner

  06-08-2016 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — You’ll be able to unlock Samsung’s new phone by just looking at it.
  The Galaxy Note 7 will come with an iris scanner, which matches patterns in your eyes with what was detected by your phone during setup. It offers an alternative to fingerprint ID, which doesn’t work well when fingers are wet. Of course, the four-digit passcode will still work.
  “We challenged our engineers to design a security system that’s convenient and safe at the same time,
  
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• Bill would end longstanding ban on bikes in US wilderness

  06-08-2016 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas.
  The proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed by conservationists who say bikes would erode trails and upset the five-decade notion of wilderness as primitive spaces.
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• Woman killed in single-vehicle crash on I-25 in Albuquerque

  06-08-2016 21:53
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A woman is dead after the vehicle she was riding in crashed on a highway in Albuquerque. KOAT-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2aP68pn) that the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department responded Saturday shortly after 1 a.m. to a crash on Interstate 25 near Broadway Boulevard. According to deputies, the 60-year-old driver was traveling at a high […]
  
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• Albuquerque police looking for man from overnight shooting

  06-08-2016 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are looking for a man that shot another man early Saturday morning.
  Police say the incident happened just after 1:00 a.m. behind the Walgreens at Central and Eubank. APD got a call about two males arguing. Witnesses say the two were about to fight when one pulled a gun and shot the other in the stomach.
  The victim was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery. He is in critical but stable condition.
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• Disney World exploring foot tracking technology

  06-08-2016 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney World may one day be able to keep track of its theme-park visitors by their feet.
  An Orlando Sentinel report says Walt Disney World Company recently received a patent for the new technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The technology would involve a sensor and cameras, which would help identify visitors. The data received could customize the guest experience.
  Currently, Disney World can track guests by MagicBands, hotel keys, RFID bracelets, F
  
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• Tips for parents on sports participation and spending

  06-08-2016 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  It’s a natural desire for parents to support their child’s dreams, no matter the cost. But experts say there are ways parents can make their kids’ participation in sports more positive and avoid sacrificing their own financial security.
  —ENCOURAGE MULTIPLE SPORTS: Parents are often told that a child with potential should participate in intense or year-round programs to build that skill. But studies show early specialization does more harm than good. It increases the risk
  
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• Immigration center at former Corsicana state school rejected

  06-08-2016 20:13
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — A state board has rejected a plan to use a shuttered Texas boarding school in Corsicana as a federal immigration center for unaccompanied Central American children who entered the U.S. illegally. The mayor of Corsicana, about 55 miles south of Dallas, was in favor of the plan, but Gov. Greg Abbott and […]
  
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• Colorado man dies in flash flood in northern New Mexico

  06-08-2016 20:11
  
  BLANCO, N.M. — Authorities say a Colorado man who was a former New Mexico police officer has died trying to drive across a flooded wash. San Juan County deputies say a vehicle was reported to be sinking in a flooded arroyo Friday afternoon south of Blanco. It took fire and police units two hours to […]
  
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• San Juan County flash flood claims life of former police sergeant

  06-08-2016 19:56 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Police Explorer for the Bloomfield Police died in roll over accident Friday after heavy rain and severe flooding caused it to crash in a flooded arroyo.
  Police say a caller reported the damaged vehicle around 1:42 p.m. saying the vehicle, driven by 33-year-old Derek Mohler, attempted to cross the Largo Canyon wash and appeared to be sinking.
  San Juan County Fire and Police units arrived on scene but unable to reach the vehicle for hour
  
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• Updated: Poll: Young adults support new efforts to curb gun violence

  06-08-2016 19:51
  
  CHICAGO — LaShun Roy supports a ban on semi-automatic weapons and more comprehensive background checks. But the 21-year-old gun owner from rural Texas doesn’t consider gun-control measures a top priority in this year’s elections. For Keionna Cottrell, a 24-year-old who lives on Chicago’s South Side and whose brother was shot and killed this year in […]
  
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• Updated: Poll: Gun controls embraced by young adults

  06-08-2016 19:51
  
  CHICAGO — LaShun Roy supports a ban on semi-automatic weapons and more comprehensive background checks. But the 21-year-old gun owner from rural Texas doesn’t consider gun-control measures a top priority in this year’s elections. For Keionna Cottrell, a 24-year-old who lives on Chicago’s South Side and whose brother was shot and killed this year in […]
  
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• Clarinetist Pete Fountain dead at 86

  06-08-2016 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Clarinetist Pete Fountain, whose Dixieland jazz virtuosity and irrepressible wit endeared him to his native New Orleans and earned him decades of national television fame, died Saturday of heart failure. He was 86.
  Benny Harrell, Fountain’s son-in-law and manager, said Fountain was in hospice care in New Orleans when he died early Saturday.
  With his ready wit and infectious laugh, Fountain was the epitome of the New Orleanian who knew how to “let the good tim
  
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• Updated: 2 jailers moved into policing jobs after Bland’s death

  06-08-2016 18:46
  
  DALLAS — Less than two months after the death of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was jailed in Texas after a routine traffic stop, two of her jailers quietly moved to other jobs. Rafael Zuniga and Michael Serges left the Waller County sheriff’s office in September 2015 for the Waller Police Department, a smaller […]
  
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• 42 hurt when railing collapses at Snoop Dogg concert

  06-08-2016 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — One person remained hospitalized and dozens of other injured after a railing collapsed during a New Jersey concert by rappers Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa.
  A partition separating concertgoers from a secondary stage at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden collapsed around 10:30 p.m. Friday, authorities said, causing people to fall roughly 10 feet onto the concrete below.
  The collapse occurred as the performers were gesturing to fans to come toward the stage, officials said. Tha
  
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• Today in History: August 6

  06-08-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Saturday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2016. There are 147 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, that instantly killed an estimated 66,000 people in the first use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.
  On this date:
  In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia.
  In 1890, the electric chair was used for the first time, to execute a convicted murderer at Auburn State Prison in New York
  
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• Poll: Young adults support new efforts to curb gun violence

  06-08-2016 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — LaShun Roy supports a ban on semi-automatic weapons and more comprehensive background checks. But the 21-year-old gun owner from rural Texas doesn’t consider gun-control measures a top priority in this year’s elections.
  For Keionna Cottrell, a 24-year-old who lives on Chicago’s South Side and whose brother was shot and killed this year in another Illinois city, few things are more important than limiting access to guns.
  “So many people are dying here
  
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• APD: Police respond to stabbing in SE Albuquerque

  06-08-2016 17:32
  
  Police have responded to a reported stabbing in southeast Albuquerque this morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque Police Department. Around 8:00 a.m. officers and paramedics arrived at the Albuquerque Treatment Center where one victim was found with lacerations and was taken to the hospital to be treated, Detective Tasia Sullivan said. Investigators believe […]
  
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• Police search for suspect in southeast Albuquerque stabbing

  06-08-2016 17:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officers and paramedics responded to a reported stabbing in the area of 123 Madera SE just before 8:00 a.m. Saturday.
  Police say upon arrival, emergency personnel found one individual with lacerations. The victim was rushed to the hospital via ambulance to receive treatment.
  Initial investigation indicates this stabbing occurred during an altercation between the victim and offender, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
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• Shooting erupts after neighbor complained about loud music

  06-08-2016 16:55
  
  A man believed to have retaliated by opening fire at his neighbor's home after he was asked to lower the volume of his music is now behind bars, Albuquerque police said. 
  
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• Florida officials go into damage-control mode over Zika

  06-08-2016 16:32 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Thank goodness it’s the slow season in Florida.
  At least that’s what officials and representatives of the state’s multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 15 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami.
  The outbreak has sent another chill through the Sunshine State’s all-important tourism industry just weeks after the Orlando nightclub massacre and the killing of a 2-year-old b
  
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• Passenger ejected, killed in crash on I-25

  06-08-2016 16:25
  
  A female passenger died Saturday when she was ejected during a car crash on Interstate 25 in Albuquerque.
  
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• World’s longest tamale to be made in Belen

  06-08-2016 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – People in Belen are preparing to make the world’s longest tamale.
  At this year’s Viva III at Belen Eagle Park, the community is teaming up to make a tamale 120 feet long this weekend.
  Organizers say this year it will be a dessert tamale. That calls for more than 100 pounds of masa and 30 workers. They even have a special steamer made out of aluminum to cook the tamale.
  “Never tried a dessert tamale before,” said Vendor Jeremy Richey. &ldquo
  
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• New: The Latest: Vietnam's Hoang wins his 1st gold in air pistol

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• New: The Latest: US lightweight Balderas has winning start in Rio

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• New: The Latest: Track coach hits out

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• New: The Latest: Start list altered to add Russian swimmer

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• New: The Latest: Russian wrestler cleared to fight

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• New: The Latest: Defending champ Douglas to get shot at history

  06-08-2016 15:37
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):…
  
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• Torino’s owners readying new restaurant

  06-08-2016 15:01
  
  Maxime and Daniele Bouneou will open urban pizzeria
  
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• Sandoval church bells abound in mystery

  06-08-2016 08:12
  
  Origins of Sandoval County church bells abound in mystery, with one named 'Maria' hailing from a St. Louis foundry
  
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• Wrong address gets woman arrested

  06-08-2016 08:09
  
  Suit seeks compensation, damages, fees, expenses
  
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• Residents debate RRPS’ $60M capital bond at forum

  06-08-2016 08:07
  
  Rio Rancho Public Schools' upcoming $60-million bond election generated debate at a public forum Monday evening, with some questioning whether the district really needs that much money.
  
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• Hospital mill levy goes on ballot

  06-08-2016 08:07
  
  Tax was set to expire this year; residents criticize move
  
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• Experienced Rams equipped for state title run

  06-08-2016 08:06
  
  Foley leads deep crop of talented players
  
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• Republican VP nominee to attend NM fundraiser

  06-08-2016 07:50
  
  First it was Bill Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Now Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence will be coming to New Mexico.
  
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• Man believes his car was vandalized over anti-APD messages

  06-08-2016 07:38
  
  An Albuquerque man says he's being targeted by vandals.He wakes up to find his cars egged, his home paint-balled, and he says he knows exactly why it's happening.
  
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• Topes Today (Aug. 6)

  06-08-2016 07:04
  
  Vs. Sacramento 7:05 p.m. Radio: 610 AM Promotion: “Better Call Saul” jersey auction, fireworks Probable starters: Isotopes RHP Christian Bergman (1-3, 4.28) vs. River Cats RHP Clayton Blackburn (6-7, 4.53) Friday: The visiting Sacramento River Cats scored four runs in the fifth and added five in the seventh in a 12-3 win over the ‘Topes […]
  
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• New: Isotopes call on Saul for promotion

  06-08-2016 06:42
  
  Jimmy McGill would love it. After all, it's the type of gaudy exposure you can't even get with a huge billboard on Interstate 25.
  
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• Back-to-school shoppers to take advantage of tax-free weekend

  06-08-2016 06:17
  
  Retailers are hoping for lots of shoppers this weekend as people head to stores to take advantage of the tax-free holiday.
  
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• Valencia Co. woman goes missing days before testifying, later found dead

  06-08-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Valencia County woman who went missing days before she was set to testify against someone in court turned up dead on the Isleta Pueblo Sunday.
  Felicia Trout’s family reported her disappearance on June 21, just two days before she was going to testify before a Torrance County jury against a man named Marcos Schenck.
  The case against Schenck stems from crimes committed nearly a year ago, when Torrance County deputies say Trout and Schenck stole a p
  
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• IV therapy for hangovers gaining popularity in Albuquerque

  06-08-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a practice that is already popular in cities like Las Vegas. Now, “The Hangover IV” is gaining traction in Albuquerque.
  After a long night of drinking, some people are skipping water the next day and opting for a different kind drink. “It’s called a hangover IV, because it’s targeted towards a certain need,” said Nurse Practitioner Wendee Burnett.
  For people feeling hungover or dehydrated, a nurse or doctor can give
  
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• Auto theft victim tracks down second stolen car in 11 months

  06-08-2016 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man whose Jeep was stolen in September had a car stolen Friday, and once again, he had to play detective to find his ride.
  Joshua Lawrence’s Jeep SUV was stolen in September, and his wife’s Subaru was stolen Friday from their home near The University of New Mexico.
  “She ran in the house just like last year, ‘Where’s the car?’ So, I just jumped up, through clothes on and been at it all day long,&rd
  
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• Sunland Park woman indicted for child abuse, aggravated DWI

  06-08-2016 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a Sunland Park woman has been indicted for child abuse and aggravated DWI.
  Third Judicial District Attorney Mark D’Antonio announced Friday that a grand jury has indicted 36-year-old Angelica Lozano on one count of child abuse and one count of aggravated driving while under the influence.
  The incident allegedly occurred May 8 at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry.
  According to investigators, Lozano showed multiple signs of being intoxicated, failed
  
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• Former Lobo Jillion Potter overcame obstacles on her path to represent the U.S. in the Olympics

  06-08-2016 05:05
  
    Life just keeps getting better for Jillion Potter. That in itself is remarkable, because life keeps trying to knock her down. But Potter, a La Cueva and University of New Mexico alumna, prefers time and again to do the knocking down, thanks very much. It’s her style as an Olympic rugby player for the […]
  
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• Two recent assaults have paramedics concerned

  06-08-2016 04:38
  
  There has been a lot of police safety concerns nationwide but in New Mexico it's not just cops that face potential danger on a daily basis. First responders are on high alert after two recent attacks.
  
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