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• Study: Pokemon Go linked to 14 car crashes in 10 days

  25-09-2016 23:07 via krqe.com
  
  NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study has linked the mobile device game Pokemon Go with car crashes involving distracted driving. Pokemon Go uses people’s smartphones with GPS to take players through a virtual map that includes real world locations.
  San Diego State researchers found 14 car crashes associated with the game between July 10th and 19th, including one player drove his car into a tree. They also found 4,000 tweets referred to driving while being distracted by playin
  
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• Updated: Wentz throws for 183 yds, TD in first half

  25-09-2016 22:13
  
  The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 5:50 p.m. Rookie Carson Wentz has thrown for 183 yards and a touchdown, and the Philadelphia Eagles lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 13-3 at halftime in a matchup of NFL unbeatens Sunday. Wentz led the Eagles on a 12-play, 82-yard touchdown drive in […]
  
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• Updated: Russell Wilson appears done for day

  25-09-2016 22:13
  
  The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 6:35 p.m. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson appears to be done for the day after suffering a left knee injury in the third quarter with the Seahawks leading big. Wilson was pulled down awkwardly while being sacked by San Francisco’s Eli Harold with […]
  
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• Updated: Rookie sensation Wentz, Eagles improve to 3-0

  25-09-2016 22:13
  
  The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 7:28 p.m. With Carson Wentz passing for more than 300 yards for the first time and remaining turnover-free, the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday joined the Minnesota Vikings as the only 3-0 teams in the NFC. Wentz completed 22 of 31 passes for […]
  
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• Updated: Kaepernick, others with anthem demonstrations

  25-09-2016 22:13
  
  The Latest on the third week of the NFL season (all times Eastern): 4:35 p.m. San Francisco 49ers players Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid and Eli Harold kneeled during the national anthem before the game Sunday in Seattle. The Seahawks stood together with their arms locked during the anthem, just as they did in their first […]
  
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• Updated: Joe Davis prepares to take over Dodgers booth from Scully

  25-09-2016 21:37
  
  LOS ANGELES — As Vin Scully closes out his career broadcasting Los Angeles Dodgers games, his successor is waiting in the wings. Joe Davis has been working road games for the team this season, warming up for next year when the 28-year-old moves into Scully’s old booth full-time. Davis shares a philosophy with Scully: It’s […]
  
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• Updated: Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident

  25-09-2016 21:36
  
  MIAMI — Jose Fernandez escaped from Cuba by boat on his fourth try as a teenager, and when his mother fell into the Yucatan Channel during the journey, he jumped in and pulled her out. Fernandez’s heroic backstory made his death early Sunday that much more heart-wrenching. The charismatic Miami Marlins ace was killed in […]
  
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• Children with incarcerated parents often suffer in silence

  25-09-2016 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kayla Bowyer was 3 months old when her mother went to jail. Her 45-year-old grandmother took care of her, and Bowyer lived with “Grams” until she was 18.
  Bowyer’s mom, Rose Bowyer, was a crack cocaine addict. She was locked up multiple times during her daughter’s childhood. Kayla Bowyer had a hard time with her mom’s absence.
  “My grandmother told me that I would sit and cry, just stare out of the window and cry for hours whenever she wo
  
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• University of New Mexico honoring Rudolfo Anaya with lecture

  25-09-2016 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The University of New Mexico is honoring acclaimed Mexican-American novelist Rudolfo Anaya with a special lecture series in his name.
  Novelist and poet Rigoberto Gonzalez is scheduled Thursday to take part in the Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest days after Anaya was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama. The lecture was created through a donation from the Pastura, New Mexico-born author who also found
  
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• 2 dead after wrong-way crash on I-25

  25-09-2016 21:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two people died after a fiery crash on I-25. A Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Officer said reports of a wrong way driver came in at about 11:30 on Saturday night.
  The driver was heading south in the northbound lanes of I-25 near mile marker 287. Deputies say two vehicles crashed head-on and the vehicles were on fire as a result.
  One man died while deputies were trying to rescue him. The wrong-way driver also died at the scene.
  The wrong-way driver was identifi
  
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• Three suspects named in fatal June shooting

  25-09-2016 20:53
  
  Albuquerque police are searching for two of three suspects wanted in connection to a fatal shooting in northeast Albuquerque earlier this year. On June 20, 2016, police found Larry Sanchez, 49, dead after he was shot and pushed out of a car on the 6100 block of Case Feliz NE, according to an Albuquerque Police […]
  
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• Lengthy jury selection in Charleston church shootings begins

  25-09-2016 19:44 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The laborious process of jury selection is getting underway in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the deaths of nine black parishioners gunned down during a Bible study at a Charleston church.
  The 22-year-old Roof is charged with hate crimes, obstruction of religion and other counts in the June 17, 2015 shootings at Emanuel AME Church. Prosecutors allege he talked of starting a race war, posed with the Confederate battle flag be
  
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• Farmington-area customers demand more from water supplier

  25-09-2016 19:18 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – Farmington-area residents affected by a months-long water crisis are demanding more from the water supplier.
  The Daily Times in Farmington reports that local activists protested Friday and released a list of demands.
  The demands include getting new tanks in the Harvest Gold water system, bringing bottled water to customers’ homes and replacing AV Water Co. employees.
  Attorney Germaine Chappelle, who represents AV Water, says a lot of the demands have been met
  
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• Suspects identified in fatal Albuquerque shooting

  25-09-2016 19:03
  
  Albuquerque Police Department said they have identified the shooter and other suspects involved in the death of Albuquerque resident Larry Sanchez in June.
  
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• Albuquerque police issue warrants for 3 suspects in homicide

  25-09-2016 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has issued warrants for three suspects regarding a homicide from June.
  The warrants are for the homicide of Larry Sanchez, 49, who was found dead in June. Police say that he was shot and pushed out of a vehicle on the 6100 block of Casa Feliz.
  The shooter has been identified as Dakota Cook who is already in custody on unrelated charges. Cook has an extensive history and was involved in a car chase that ended in an officer involve
  
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• Volunteers turn out to Balloon Fiesta Park to clean up

  25-09-2016 18:10
  
  Albuquerque residents want to make sure the land around Balloon Fiesta looks its best as thousands of visitors head to the city.
  
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• Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez dies in boating accident

  25-09-2016 17:55
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Jose Fernandez, the ace right-hander for the Miami Marlins who escaped Cuba to become one of baseball’s brightest stars, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning. Fernandez was 24. He and two other people died when their 32-foot vessel slammed into a jetty off Miami Beach, authorities said. “We are […]
  
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• Charlotte police release video of shooting but doubts remain

  25-09-2016 17:42
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Newly released police video of a black man’s fatal shooting, sought by protesters for days, isn’t settling questions about whether the man threatened police with a gun before he was felled by a black officer. Police said Keith Lamont Scott had a gun, though residents have said he was unarmed. It’s […]
  
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• Police: Washington shooting suspect ‘zombie-like’ at arrest

  25-09-2016 17:32
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The 20-year-old suspect in the deadly Washington state mall shooting said nothing and appeared “zombie-like” when he was arrested by authorities nearly 24 hours into an intense manhunt, authorities said. As the small city absorbed the news, critical questions remained, including the shooter’s motive. Island County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Hawley said […]
  
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• Family jumps from two story home to escape fire in Suffolk

  25-09-2016 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Suffolk Fire-Rescue crews responded to a residential fire at Cypress Manor Apartments in the 20 block of Stacey Drive early Saturday morning.
  The family, woken up by their smoke detector, was trapped on the second flood of their home. They couldn’t see down the stairs because of the smoke, but they knew they needed to get out.So, they found the nearest exit: the window.
  “My mom jumped first and she sent my older sister to throw the kids down. Then my other
  
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• Protests continue for fifth straight night in Charlotte

  25-09-2016 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KRQE) – A fifth day of protests against the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott remained largely peaceful after the release of the partial police vehicle dashcam and police body cam footage.
  The video, sought by protesters for days, isn’t settling questions about whether the man threatened police with a gun before he was felled by a black officer.
  The dashboard camera video released Saturday by police in Charlotte shows Scott slowly backing away from his S
  
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• Police capture suspect in deadly Washington mall shooting

  25-09-2016 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say the suspect in the deadly Washington state mall shooting said nothing when he was apprehended and was “zombie-like.”
  Island County Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Hawley said he spotted 20-year-old Arcan Cetin (chay-tihn) Saturday evening in Oak Harbor, Washington, from a patrol car and immediately recognized him as the suspect.
  Hawley said at a news conference that his office had received information that Cetin, who is from Oak Harbor, was in
  
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• Week 5 Saturday HS Football Round Up

  25-09-2016 15:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The action from week 5 in NM high school football spilled over from Friday into Saturday. There were some big blowouts throughout the state on Saturday and here are the scores.
  Carlsbad-6, Mayfield-35
  Bloomfield-28, Hope Christian-21
  Lovington-0, St. Pius X-51
  Los Lunas-52, Rio Grande-0
  For a full look at the scores and highlights from Friday night go to this LINK. http://krqe.com/tag/football-friday/
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News, Sports, Top Stories, Top Video
  
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• Public viewing of broadcaster Mike Roberts on Sunday

  25-09-2016 12:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A public viewing for legendary broadcaster Mike Robert will take place at the place where he called so many games, Wise Pies Arena AKA The Pit.
  The viewing is open to the public from 4-8 p.m. Sunday evening.
  Everyone is asked to park in either the West parking lot of the arena or the West parking lot of University Stadium.
  Roberts, the longtime “Voice of the Lobos”, was 83 and battling cancer before he died in Albuquerque earlier this month. He a
  
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• New Mexico oil production takes a hit

  25-09-2016 08:05
  
  More rigs are drilling, but some two-thirds of them are not completing wells
  
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• Marrufo uses big punches to beat Torres

  25-09-2016 08:05
  
  Jose Marrufo played the role of spoiler, and he proved that the outcome of his first fight with Albu ...
  
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• Free booze to big-name establishments draws record fine

  25-09-2016 08:05
  
  National Distributing Co. of New Mexico pays $205K to make case go away
  
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• Clash of the candidates

  25-09-2016 08:05
  
  Clinton, Trump face challenges in the first presidential debate
  
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• Aggies crunched by Troy

  25-09-2016 08:05
  
  TROY, Ala.–Tyler Rogers tied a career-high in passing yards, but he threw five interceptio ...
  
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• Competition to pull airliner raises money for Boys & Girls Club

  25-09-2016 07:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One very heavy plane was at the center of a charitable competition Saturday.
  Teams of 20 grabbed a rope to see who could pull a Boeing 727 a distance of 20 feet the fastest at the second annual Pulling for Kids fundraiser out at the Sunport.
  Make no mistake–that plane definitely tips the scales.
  “20 tons and the toughest part is getting it going and then it rolls,” said Tim Sheahan, of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico.
  Money raised a
  
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• Jason Sanchez wins his 8th straight bout

  25-09-2016 06:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQU, N.M. (KRQE)- The Elite Warriors Boxing card promoted by Legacy Boxing was held on Saturday night at the MCM Elegante Hotel. Lighting issues forced a late start for the boxing card, but KRQE Sports was able to make it to 2 fights on the card.
  Katie “Dynamite” Ramirez and Briana Gonzales would go the distance in their bout and it would end in a draw.
  The next bout was between Albuquerque’s own Jason “Alacrancito” Sanchez and El Paso’s Juan Guillen. T
  
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• UNM Men’s Golf finishes in 5th at the Tucker Invitational

  25-09-2016 06:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- It was a bad final round for this Lobo Men’s Golf team on Saturday at the University Championship Course. They came into Saturday sitting in 3rd place, but after Saturday and a +11 performance the Lobos finished tied for 5th place at +18.
  The only Lobo to shoot par was local guy Sean Carlon, as he finished his final round at even and even overall in the tournament, good enough to tie him for 8th overall individually.
  The Lobos now head to Colorado for the Denver U
  
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• New Mexico residents enjoy free fishing

  25-09-2016 06:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a great day to head outside and fish for free.
  Saturday was National Hunting and Fishing Day. People could fish without a license across New Mexico but they did have to follow all other fishing rules.
  Here in Albuquerque families went to Tingley Beach.
  “I caught one catfish, pretty good one. Not many people are catching, but we’re having fun today,” said Robert Lopez.
  The free fishing day was in effect on all public waters, including thos
  
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• Make a Wish Foundation, McCall’s grant little girl’s princess wish

  25-09-2016 06:40 via krqe.com
  
  MORIARTY, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a day fit for a princess. McCall’s Pumpkin Patch partnered with the Make a Wish Foundation to grant a wish for a little girl with leukemia.
  Twyla Jaramillo couldn’t stop talking about her love for the movie Frozen and Queen Elsa. Spending the day with her, you would never guess she was battling a serious illness. All she wanted was to look like her favorite Disney character.
  “She’s so high spirited that you can hardly tell she’s
  
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• Volunteers help clean Balloon Fiesta Park

  25-09-2016 06:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds came out for a big cleanup at Balloon Fiesta Park on Saturday.
  Volunteers picked up trash and took out weeds around Balloon Fiesta Park. It’s all in an effort to make a good impression on those who come out to see the Balloon Fiesta.
  “This event is a premiere event for Albuquerque and we want to put on our best face for the city. We just want the city to look great for Balloon Fiesta,” said Donna Domenici, Solid Waste Department.
  Volunt
  
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• Police say woman attacked man with her car over parking spot

  25-09-2016 06:38
  
  An angry altercation at Route 66 Casino left a man injured and a woman behind bars.
  
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• Suspicious package in downtown Albuquerque deemed safe

  25-09-2016 06:28
  
  Officers said a suspicious package they were investigating does not pose a threat. 
  
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• Suspicious package caused streets to shut down in Downtown ABQ

  25-09-2016 06:22
  
  A suspicious package was found near the Downtown Hyatt.
  
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• Road Runner Food Bank seeking help for September food drive

  25-09-2016 06:19
  
  Nearly 400,000 people struggle with hunger in New Mexico, one in four of them are children.
  
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• MDC to upgrade jail camera system

  25-09-2016 06:09
  
  On the heels of a use-of-force investigation involving a correctional officer and a brawl between inmates, the Bernalillo County Jail said it will upgrade its security camera system.
  
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• Shrinking parking a concern for Balloon Fiesta

  25-09-2016 06:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Balloon Fiesta is just a week away but as thousands head to Balloon Fiesta Park this time around, finding a place to put your car could be an issue.
  It’s a growing issue that has organizers thinking up other alternatives.
  This year, Balloon Fiesta organizers say they are down to five lots to put the thousands of cars that will flood the park come next week. That number is down from seven lots.
  “We’re located in the north I-25 corridor, it’
  
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• Officers investigate suspicious package in downtown Albuquerque

  25-09-2016 05:42
  
  Officers are investigating a suspicious package that was left near Hyatt in downtown Albuquerque.
  
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• New judge named in Victoria Martens murder case

  25-09-2016 05:32
  
  In the past four decades, attorney Gary Mitchell has been a part of some of the most high-profile criminal cases in New Mexico.
  
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• Roberts’ visitation Sunday in the Pit

  25-09-2016 05:18
  
  There will be a public viewing of longtime broadcaster Mike Roberts Sunday in the Pit from 4-8 p.m. Roberts, who died last week at the age of 83, called Lobo football and basketball games for four decades. Everyone is asked to park in the Pit West or Stadium West lots and enter the arena through […]
  
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• Coleman Vision final set

  25-09-2016 05:15
  
  Despite a tennis-ball-sized welt on her back, Mandy Minella has plenty of reasons to be happy with her week in Albuquerque. Minella of Luxembourg, the top seed in the Coleman Vision Tennis Championships being played at the Tanoan Country Club, advanced to today’s finals in both the singles and doubles draw. “It’s always great to […]
  
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• Coleman notebook: Youth served

  25-09-2016 05:12
  
  For some, the Coleman Vision isn’t just a launching pad for the players competing for the $75,000 prize purse. Several area youth players taking part in the New Mexico Youth Tennis Foundation, as a way of saying thank you for the fundraising the tournament does for that organization, work as ball kids at the ITF/USTA […]
  
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• Lobo men’s soccer prepares for C-USA play

  25-09-2016 05:08
  
  The 21st-ranked UNM men’s soccer team enters the critical portion of its schedule today, carrying the momentum of a strong preseason, but cautionary tales from a recent past. The Lobos (5-2-0) play at Kentucky at 5 p.m. in their opening match of the Conference USA season. They have won five in a row, including four […]
  
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• Lobo golfers can’t catch Aztecs

  25-09-2016 05:06
  
  The University of New Mexico Lobos men’s golf team showed flashes of brilliance during its own 62nd William H. Tucker Intercollegiate this week at the UNM Championship Golf Course. But not a whole lot during Saturday’s third and final round. The Lobos, who shot 6-under 282 in Friday morning’s opening round before a choppy 301 […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police: suspicious package rendered safe

  25-09-2016 04:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police said a suspicious package that they were investigating has been rendered safe.
  Police had Tijeras Ave between 4th St and 2nd St closed after they responded to a call about a suspicious package at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday night. They said that the package was rendered safe and was not a threat at any time.
  No word on what the object was.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• Albuquerque Police investigating suspicious package

  25-09-2016 04:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are investigating a suspicious package in downtown Albuquerque.
  Police have Tijeras Ave between 4th St and 2nd St closed.
  KRQE will bring you more information as it becomes available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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