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• Updated: Alabama Judicial Court to rule on chief justice’s ouster

  08-08-2016 23:55
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s Court of the Judiciary said it will soon decide whether to remove Alabama’s suspended chief justice, Roy Moore, from office after hearing Monday from both sides on his misconduct charges. Moore is accused of violating judicial ethics by urging probate judges to defy the federal courts and keep denying marriage licenses […]
  
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• Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting

  08-08-2016 23:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Desperate conservatives have circulated a petition calling for the Republican National Committee to host a special meeting where Donald Trump could be replaced as the party’s presidential nominee. Organizers — some of the same Republicans who tried to prevent Trump from winning the GOP nomination — acknowledge the effort is a long shot […]
  
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• Teen who posted weaponized drone videos fights expulsion

  08-08-2016 23:43
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A Connecticut teenager who posted online videos of flying drones shooting a gun and a flamethrower in his backyard has testified in court to fight his expulsion from Central Connecticut State University. WTIC-AM (http://cbsloc.al/2aVenlH ) reports that a state judge in New Britain heard testimony Monday in the case of 19-year-old […]
  
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• Weld: Interest in Libertarian presidential ticket picking up

  08-08-2016 23:34
  
  BOSTON — Libertarian vice presidential nominee William Weld says he’s seen interest and fundraising pick up recently as GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign has struggled. Weld said Monday he’s spoken with a handful of Republican members of Congress who are considering reassessing their endorsements for the fall. Weld is running with Libertarian Party presidential […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s economic speech disrupted by series of protests

  08-08-2016 23:30
  
  DETROIT — More than a dozen women protested Donald Trump’s economic policy speech Monday by jumping up and shouting in a coordinated effort to disrupt the Republican presidential nominee’s remarks. One at a time, women seated throughout the audience stood up and yelled “Mr. Trump,” but their continued shouts were quickly drowned out by boos […]
  
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• Brain-eating amoeba found in popular Grand Teton soak spot

  08-08-2016 22:46
  
  MOOSE, Wyo. — A parasitic amoeba that causes deadly brain infections has turned up in a warm spring in Grand Teton National Park, prompting a warning for those seeking a soak. The microscopic Naegleria fowleri (nuh-GLEER’-ee-uh FOW’-lur-ee) amoeba typically occurs in the Southern U.S., not the Rocky Mountain West. Even so, Grand Teton officials announced […]
  
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• Suspension recommended for lawyer in Miami athletics probe

  08-08-2016 22:45
  
  MIAMI — A lawyer who assisted the NCAA in its investigation of University of Miami athletics is facing a 91-day suspension from practicing law, according to new court documents. The documents show that’s what the Florida Bar recommended to the Florida Supreme Court in the case of attorney Maria Elena Perez. A Bar referee found […]
  
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• Updated: Clinton attacks Trump economic proposal

  08-08-2016 22:43
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hillary Clinton offered a simple reply to Donald Trump’s economic address Monday: “Don’t let a friend vote Trump.” At a rally in St. Petersburg, Florida, Clinton said the plans Trump outlined earlier in Detroit would push the country back into recession, warning that his plans benefit the rich and do little […]
  
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• 9 goats shot dead at school barn where 30 were shot in July

  08-08-2016 22:30
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas — Nine more goats being raised by students at a West Texas school district have been found shot dead at a school barn where 29 goats were shot last month, all but one fatally. Lubbock Independent School District spokeswoman Nancy Sharp says the goats were found dead Monday at the district Ag Barn. […]
  
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• Updated: 1823 schoolhouse moves to new foundation behind 44 oxen

  08-08-2016 22:14
  
  BROWNINGTON, Vt. — A hilltop village near the Canadian border grew to more than double its usual population of about 900 on Monday as people lined up to see dozens of oxen move an old schoolhouse back to its original location. The goal of the re-enactment was to move the Orleans County Grammar School, which […]
  
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• FCC commissioner delves into NM digital divide

  08-08-2016 21:49
  
  When it comes to broadband access, New Mexico’s digital divide is more like a Grand Canyon-sized ravine, encouraging at least one Federal Communications Commission member to get some first-hand knowledge. FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn met Monday morning in Albuquerque with government officials and representatives from telephone companies and cooperatives around the state in a roundtable […]
  
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• Updated: Police: Nothing criminal suspected in boy’s waterslide death

  08-08-2016 21:31
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Investigators were treating the death of a 10-year-old boy on the world’s tallest waterslide as a “civil matter” rather than a criminal incident, a police spokesman said Monday, as the park and Kansas authorities pressed to sort out what caused the tragedy. Few details have been released about the death Sunday […]
  
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• Updated: Turkey detains 10 foreigners over suspected ties to Gulen

  08-08-2016 21:28
  
  ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have detained at least 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to a U.S.-based cleric whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup, a senior official said Monday. At least four of them had been formally arrested pending trial while a fifth person had been released, Deputy Prime Minister […]
  
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• George P. Bush, Jeb’s son, urges Republicans to back Trump

  08-08-2016 21:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Jeb Bush’s son, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, is urging Republicans to support the man who beat his dad in a fiercely fought GOP primary. Addressing a closed-door gathering of Texas Republican Party leaders on Saturday, Bush called for helping Donald Trump win in November. “From Team Bush, it’s a bitter […]
  
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• Updated: Zoo releases last summer batch of threatened butterflies

  08-08-2016 21:16
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo has released the last batch of its zoo-raised Oregon silverspot butterflies into the wild as it winds up a summer program aimed at boosting the numbers of the once-common yellow-and-black butterfly in coastal habitats. The zoo has transported nearly 450 butterfly pupae to four sites along the Oregon Coast […]
  
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• SB I-25 closed at Los Lunas after fatal crash

  08-08-2016 21:07
  
  A crash that happened just south of the Main Street exit on I-25 in Los Lunas closed down the southbound lanes of traffic around noon Monday from north of Los Lunas all the way to the Belen exit.
  
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• Police: Las Cruces man urinated on ex-wife during attack

  08-08-2016 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Las Cruces police are searching for a man authorities said urinated on his former wife before attempting to strangle her.
  Dona Ana County Magistrate Court issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Jeffery Halona following a bizarre fight at a Las Cruces apartment on Thursday.
  According to police, the 24-year-old woman had allowed Halona stay at her apartment for a few days though the pair had been divorced since 2014.
  Detectives say they drank alcohol and played vide
  
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• Fatal crash closes southbound I-25 in Los Lunas

  08-08-2016 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Southbound I-25 is closed in Los Lunas due to a crash, the New Mexico Department of Transportation reports.
  The incident is located at the Main Street and Highway 6 exit. Information is limited, but State Police say the crash is fatal.
  Drivers are asked to seek and alternate route and expect heavy delays.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico
  
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• New Mexico congressmen look to expand broadband

  08-08-2016 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A group of New Mexico congressmen are looking to expand broadband access in the state.
  U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, U.S. Senator Tom Udall and Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn are discussing their efforts Monday.
  They say it would provide New Mexico with economic opportunities and ultimately provide students with a better education.
  “It is so important that our communities and our young people be hooked to the internet. That’s where peop
  
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• Updated: Motorcyclist in fatal Santa Fe wreck during outage named; traffic lights were completely out

  08-08-2016 20:26
  
  SANTA FE — The man who died in a traffic accident shortly after electrical power went out in Santa Fe Sunday evening has been identified as 39-year-old Jerry Hicks of Santa Fe. According to an incident report from the Santa Fe Police Department, 23-year-old Megan Carrillos of Pecos was driving her silver SUV northeast on […]
  
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• Search and Rescue crews retrieve 6 hikers stuck in Sandias

  08-08-2016 20:09
  
  Search and Rescue crews rescued a group of six hikers who were forced to overnight in the Sandia Foothills east of Albuquerque Sunday into Monday morning.
  
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• Newspaper truck driver found dead

  08-08-2016 19:54
  
  The newspaper delivery truck driver missing since Friday was found dead Monday morning in his truck. Officials said they believe Elmer Waite, 59, died of natural causes at the scene. The vehicle was found about 9:30 a.m. between Taiban and Fort Sumner off of U.S. 84. “He apparently suffered a medical episode and crossed the […]
  
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• Updated: 13 dead, 6 injured as fire hits bar in French city

  08-08-2016 19:38
  
  PARIS — A fast-moving fire that appeared to be accidental swept through a birthday party in a basement bar in northwest France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Saturday. More than 80 firefighters battled the early Saturday blaze at the downtown Cuba Libre bar in the city of Rouen, Mayor […]
  
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• Updated: Ibtihaj Muhammad makes US history, wears hijab in Olympics

  08-08-2016 19:30
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head. With that small gesture, Muhammad made history. Muhammad became the first American athlete Monday to compete in the Olympics with a hijab, which she wears to adhere […]
  
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• Today in History: August 8

  08-08-2016 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  Today is Monday, Aug. 8, the 221st day of 2016. There are 145 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.
  On this date:
  In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte set sail for St. Helena to spend the remainder of his days in exile.
  In 1911, President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433,
  
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• Updated: Rio organizers not first to bungle country’s flag

  08-08-2016 19:21
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Tip to event organizers everywhere: Check your flags and anthems. Then, check them again. Rio Games organizers who managed to irritate China by using incorrectly printed Chinese flags can take consolation from the fact that they are not the first to make such gaffes and, judging from how often these errors […]
  
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• Updated: Nightclub fire families upset over Pokemon Go stop at site

  08-08-2016 19:19
  
  WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Relatives of 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire and survivors are upset that the site is a stop in “Pokemon Go.” The Associated Press learned of the Pokestop when visiting the site last week. The site in West Warwick is currently surrounded by a fence while a […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Ipanema’ song jumps 1,200 percent after Olympics ceremony

  08-08-2016 19:18
  
  NEW YORK — “The Girl from Ipanema” has won a gold medal in music streaming following the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. Spotify says the song was streamed more than 40,000 times a day after the Olympics kicked off Friday night in Rio de Janeiro. It is 1,200 percent rise for the track, which […]
  
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• New Mexico House Speaker opposes job funds move amid crunch

  08-08-2016 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Republican House Speaker Don Tripp says he opposes moving a closing fund designed to help recruit businesses to the state.
  Tripp said this weekend lawmakers should not place Local Economic Development Act money into the state’s general fund amid a budget shortfall. He said the move would hurt investment.
  Tripp also said such a move “is like a carpenter deciding to sell off his tools to pay his current bills.”
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• Doctor convicted in federal drug case dies before sentencing

  08-08-2016 18:39
  
  FREDERICK, Md. — A doctor who fled the country amid allegations he overprescribed addictive painkillers has died before he could be sentenced for his federal fraud conviction. Nicola Tauraso’s personal physician, Dr. Julio Menocal (HOO’-lee-oh MEN’-oh-cahl), says the 81-year-old pediatrician died Sunday from cardiovascular disease at a Frederick nursing home. His death was first reported […]
  
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• Shandling’s art collection up for sale in Santa Fe

  08-08-2016 18:38
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Dozens of paintings and other works of art from the estate of comedian Garry Shandling will be offered for sale at an art show in New Mexico this week. Organizers of the annual Objects of Art Santa Fe say this will be the first public viewing of Shandling’s collection, which includes Navajo […]
  
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• Updated: In toughest campaign yet, Phoenix sheriff raises nearly $10M

  08-08-2016 18:29
  
  PHOENIX — The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has raised close to $10 million in his bid for a seventh term, a stunning collection of campaign riches for a local police race, and much of it was contributed by a devoted base of backers who live outside Arizona. Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s fundraising far exceeds the amount […]
  
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• Thousands of New Mexico tax refunds stalled in fraud fight

  08-08-2016 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department says it has temporarily halted around 74,000 personal income tax refunds this year.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports officials say the move is aimed at fighting tax fraud due to identity theft.
  That decision has stalled more than one out of 10 claimed refunds by New Mexico tax filers.
  Officials say of the nearly 74,000, more than 22,000 received their refunds after the department was able to determine the returns were l
  
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• Updated: Efimova’s doping past stirs up waves in Olympic pool

  08-08-2016 18:16
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — American Lilly King has her sights set on winning Olympic gold and she’s not about to let anyone get in her way, especially not world champion breaststroker Yulia Efimova of Russia. King made that clear in a finger-waving display worthy of Dikembe Mutombo as she disparaged the Russian for doping. Efimova […]
  
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• Police: Targeted shooting at Florida apartments wounds 7

  08-08-2016 18:02
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Authorities say a targeted shooting outside a Florida apartment building wounded seven people, including two who received life-threatening injuries. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that a group of roughly 10 people were standing outside the Eureka Gardens apartments in Jacksonville early Monday when three people approached on foot […]
  
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• For Michael Phelps, 6 gold medals seem very much in reach

  08-08-2016 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Michael Phelps arrived in Rio as a 31-year-old swimmer who retired once and endured plenty of turmoil away from the pool, everyone wondered just how many gold medals was a realistic goal.
  How does six sound?
  In his first appearance of these Summer Games, Phelps showed he is still capable of the kind of jaw-dropping, did-he-really-just-do-that? performances that already made him the most decorated Olympic athlete of them all.
  Going second in the 4×100-meter
  
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• 6 stranded hikers rescued from Sandias

  08-08-2016 17:28
  
  Six hikers, stranded in the Sandias, were rescued Monday morning.
  
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• Poll: Young Americans fear US, foreign-inspired extremists

  08-08-2016 17:26 via krqe.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. But for young people of color, particularly African-Americans, that fear is matched or surpassed by worries about violence from white extremists.
  A new GenForward poll of Americans age 18-30 shows widespread anxiety among young people about attacks from both inside and outside the United States.
  Sixty-two percent of young African-Americ
  
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• Charter schools in northern Arizona lack diversity

  08-08-2016 17:23
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Charter schools in northern Arizona are struggling to be representative of the area’s demographics. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://goo.gl/ZP2s9P ) many charter schools in and around Flagstaff still aren’t recruiting as many Hispanic students as those living in the area. According to enrollment data from the Arizona Department of Education, with […]
  
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• Updated: Top dirt-track racer Bryan Clauson dies from crash injuries

  08-08-2016 17:18
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Bryan Clauson, considered the top dirt-track racer in the country, has died from injuries suffered in an accident at the Belleville (Kansas) Midget Nationals USAC midget race. He was 27. His death was announced Monday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A statement from his family was read that said Clauson died Sunday evening. […]
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Kenya has 2 wins in the first 3 days of boxing

  08-08-2016 17:18
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — The Latest from the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro (all times local): ___ 12:10 p.m. The United States claimed its second straight win against a top-three team in women’s field hockey, beating No. 3 Australia 2-1 on Monday. Michelle Vittese and Caitlin van Sickle scored for the Americans, who […]
  
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• Updated: Italian sailor uses mouth-to-mouth to revive kitten

  08-08-2016 17:18
  
  MILAN — The Italian coast guard has rescued and revived a kitten that was drowning by using massage and mouth-to-mouth, after children on shore drew attention to its plight. A sailor jumped in the sea to rescue the cat, which was floating apparently lifeless in the water, as the coast guard ship entered the Sicilian […]
  
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• Updated: In ‘Scopes monkey trial’ home, an evolution debate rages on

  08-08-2016 17:18
  
  DAYTON, Tenn. — In 1925, two of America’s most renowned figures faced off in the southeast Tennessee town of Dayton to debate a burning issue — whether man evolved over millions of years or was created by God in his present form. Today, only one of the two, the Christian orator William Jennings Bryan, is […]
  
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• Santa Fe police searching for wallet thief

  08-08-2016 17:06 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police are looking for a man they say was caught on camera stealing a wallet from a victim’s purse.
  Police say the suspect stole the wallet while at The Candyman Music Store. The man is accused of making about $6,000 worth of purchases using the victim’s credit cards.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Clinton sets out most efficient path to get to 270

  08-08-2016 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Clinton doesn’t appear all that interested in making scenic stops on her state-to-state quest to become president. The Democratic nominee is instead programming her GPS to take her on the quickest route to collect the 270 Electoral College votes she needs to win the White House.
  With three months until Election Day, Clinton’s campaign is focused on capturing the battleground states that have decided the most recent presidential elections, not so
  
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• 'Millennial Train Project' pulls into Albuquerque

  08-08-2016 16:35
  
  The Millennial Train Project, in partnership with NBCUniversal, pulled into Albuquerque, and young adults from across the country growing solutions to make their communities better places shared projects they’re passionate about.
  
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• Husband of Ohio woman hurt by rock dropped on car kills self

  08-08-2016 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The husband of a schoolteacher critically injured when a rock was dropped on her car from a highway overpass has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
  Randy Budd was pronounced dead at his Uniontown home late Saturday, Harry Campbell, chief investigator for Ohio’s Stark County coroner’s office, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Budd was 55.
  Sharon Budd suffered catastrophic head injuries when a 5-pound rock tossed from an overpass cr
  
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• Family of Muslim teen arrested over clock files lawsuit

  08-08-2016 16:27
  
  DALLAS — The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has sued Texas school officials, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy’s civil rights. The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed. The teen was arrested at his suburban Dallas high school in September and charged […]
  
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• Albuquerque police discuss reform at community meetings

  08-08-2016 16:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque police are planning to discuss their progress on court-mandated reforms within the department at different points across the city this week. The Albuquerque Police Department says it’s holding six evening meetings between Monday and Thursday. Officers will discuss APD’s settlement agreement with the Justice Department that charts out a multi-year plan […]
  
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• Does new APD body camera policy protect some victims over others?

  08-08-2016 16:25
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department has just revamped its body camera policy to give individual officers more discretion about what they record. The changes are meant to protect privacy, but comments made by APD leaders have KOB asking who’s really being protected by the policy?
  
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