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• US service member killed in bomb blast in Iraq

  20-10-2016 23:18
  
  A U.S. service member was killed by a bomb blast in northern Iraq on Thursday, as U.S. troops expanded their support to local forces battling the Islamic State. In a statement, the U.S. military said the death resulted from an improvised explosive device, but provided no further details. It is the fourth U.S. combat casualty […]
  
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• Presbyterian holds ceremony for new Santa Fe medical center

  20-10-2016 23:17
  
  SANTA FE — Presbyterian Healthcare Services on Thursday held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a $135 million, 305,000-square-foot medical center to be built near Cerrillos Road and Interstate 25. “This is just the next step in the evolution of Presbyterian providing quality medical care in the Santa Fe community,” said Helen Brooks, Santa Fe area administrator […]
  
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• Updated: Democrats sue Arizona for not extending voter registration

  20-10-2016 23:08
  
  PHOENIX — The Arizona Democratic Party has sued Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan for refusing to extend the state’s voter registration deadline by a day even though it fell on a state and federal holiday. The suit filed in federal court Wednesday seeks an order requiring Reagan to place anyone who filed an otherwise […]
  
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• Updated: US parks director: More worker sex harassment cases likely

  20-10-2016 23:06
  
  BOISE, Idaho — The National Park Service must attract younger and more racially diverse visitors to the areas it manages, and it will probably uncover more cases of sexual harassment in its workforce of 22,000 employees following a scandal involving demands for sex by male workers from their female colleagues, the service’s outgoing director said […]
  
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• Updated: Penn State former president calls aides’ charges ‘injustice’

  20-10-2016 23:01
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier testified Thursday that he issued a statement the day two of his top lieutenants were charged in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, calling the allegations against them groundless, because he had developed deep trust in them. Spanier took the witness stand in former assistant […]
  
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• Updated: No record, but debate viewership likely up over last one

  20-10-2016 21:29
  
  NEW YORK — The third presidential debate appears likely to land between the record-setting first match between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump and the second in terms of the number of Americans who tuned in on television. The Nielsen company expects its complete viewership estimate later Thursday. But for the major commercial broadcast and cable […]
  
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• Updated: Hardscrabble Hazleton, Pa., plays unique role in Cubs’ World Series push

  20-10-2016 21:27
  
  HAZLETON, Pa. – A sliding door inside Cusat’s Café separates the restaurant from the bar, where smoking is allowed, pizza is “pitz” and a can of cold Yuengling is $1. The mayor, who had to give up ownership of the place once he took office, lives upstairs. He grew up there and lived in three […]
  
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• The Chris Wallace debate question that set off a firestorm among economists

  20-10-2016 21:27
  
  My Twitter feed Wednesday night was full of praise for Chris Wallace, the Fox news anchor who moderated the third and final presidential debate. But in the eyes of some economists, Wallace broke with his reputation as a fair and tough moderator with his questions about the economy. The most cringe-worthy may have been his […]
  
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• How a fake wedding ring improved my dating life

  20-10-2016 21:27
  
  While online dating, I’ve received more than 50 unsolicited pictures of the male anatomy. Recently, I wanted to ask men why they feel compelled to send women such pictures. As I tried to speak to men about this in bars, they’d end up hitting on me. I wondered: How I could take myself out of […]
  
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• Donald Trump’s long feud with the Emmys: ‘The public is smart. They know it’s a con game’

  20-10-2016 21:26
  
  “The Apprentice” debuted in 2004, and immediately scored an Emmy nomination for outstanding reality competition show. It lost to CBS’ “The Amazing Race.” Executive producer and host Donald Trump was not pleased. “I got screwed out of an Emmy,” he recalled during a 2015 episode, when it was revealed celebrity contestant Leeza Gibbons does, in […]
  
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• UNM professor to be fired over sexual harassment claims

  20-10-2016 21:09
  
  The University of New Mexico has confirmed to KOB that a professor accused of sexually harassing students will be fired.
  
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• Today in History: October 20

  20-10-2016 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Thursday, Oct. 20, the 294th day of 2016. There are 72 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Oct. 20, 1976, 78 people were killed when the Norwegian tanker Frosta rammed the commuter ferry George Prince on the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
  On this date:
  In 1714, the coronation of Britain’s King George I took place in Westminster Abbey.
  In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.
  In 1914, “Stay Down Here Where You B
  
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• Woman whose baby died after giving birth in jail appears in court

  20-10-2016 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was an emotional morning in court for a woman whose baby died after she gave birth in jail this week.
  She went before a judge Thursday morning for her probation violation hearing, which is what put her behind bars in the first place.
  Shawna Tanner cried as she entered the courtroom Thursday and spoke with her attorney. Her family and friends say she was nearly eight months pregnant when she went into labor at MDC Monday where her baby boy died.
  Thursday mornin
  
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• New: Snoopy, Peanuts gang, cut loose by MetLife as it retools biz

  20-10-2016 19:14
  
  Snoopy has been handed the pink slip. After 31 years (217 dog years) as the face of insurance giant MetLife Inc., the company said Thursday that it is launching a new global branding effort, marking the end of a long relationship with Charlie Brown’s beagle and the Peanuts crew. “We brought in Snoopy over 30 […]
  
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• Updated: Cher talks Donald Trump, emojis and ‘American Horror Story’

  20-10-2016 19:05
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Cher is not finished. The iconic singer-actress is returning to the stage next year for a series of performances on both sides of the country because, well, she can’t imagine not working, not even at 70. Despite bidding fans farewell in past tours, Cher is not prepared to say her final […]
  
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• Would GOP voters really take to the streets if Donald Trump loses?

  20-10-2016 19:04
  
  The GOP’s nightmare scenario right now is Donald Trump refusing that he would concede the presidential election, and 1) having his supporters take to the streets in protest, and/or 2) undermining democracy in some significant and lasting way. John Harwood thinks the concern is overblown. He tweeted, “about our democracy: if Hillary wins 270 electoral […]
  
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• STD rates hit record high in U.S. as screening clinics close

  20-10-2016 19:04
  
  Infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have hit another record high, federal health officials reported. More than 1.5 million cases of chlamydia were reported last year, up 6 percent from the year before. About 400,000 cases of gonorrhea were reported, a nearly 13 percent increase from 2014. The biggest increase, 19 percent, occurred in syphilis […]
  
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• Appeals court upholds conspiracy conviction of Guantanamo Bay detainee

  20-10-2016 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON – The nation’s second-highest court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, siding with the government in a case that tested the power of the military tribunal system. In a 6-to-3 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the conspiracy conviction of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul, […]
  
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• NMSU looks to improve dropping freshman retention rates

  20-10-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Though freshman enrollment at the New Mexico State University keeps rising, freshman retention has dropped and university officials are looking to change that.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that this year, 71.3 percent of last year’s freshmen returned to NMSU compared to 73.1 percent in the Fall 2015 semester, or about 40 fewer students returned. The slight decrease comes after the university has invested in programs to help guide freshman and sophomores thr
  
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• Feds to launch expanded review of drilling in Chaco region

  20-10-2016 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The federal government is planning an expanded review of public lands management in northwestern New Mexico to address concerns about oil and gas development surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
  A World Heritage site, Chaco includes the remnants of an ancient civilization whose monumental architecture and cultural influences have been a source of mystery for years.
  Native American groups, archaeologists and environmentalists have been pushing for yea
  
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• Survey: Number of Americans without bank accounts declines

  20-10-2016 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer Americans are without access to a checking or savings account, according to a survey released Thursday by federal regulators, a sign that the improving economy is helping lift the nation’s poorest households.
  Having a checking or savings account is considered a cornerstone of financial stability in the U.S. Without one, households must rely on check-cashing services, prepaid debit cards and other costly ways to pay bills and make routine transactions.
  While the
  
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• Central Ave cleared at 114th

  20-10-2016 17:28
  
  At about 5am deputies were dispatched to the area of Central and 114th, in reference to a single vehicle fatal crash. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department Traffic Unit has cleared the area.
  
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• When Trump warns about ‘bad hombres,’ it’s our job to explain what he means

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  On Wednesday night, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told millions of debate watchers that “some bad hombres” have immigrated to our country illegally. Soon after, we found ourselves explaining the difference between hombre and ombré to thousands of people, tweeeting, “hombre: a man. ombré: having colors or tones that shade into each other” I’m a […]
  
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• Updated: Turkey escalates campaign against Syrian Kurds

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  BEIRUT — Turkish jets and artillery struck U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, and Turkey’s state-run news agency said as many as 200 militiamen were killed in a major escalation of Turkey’s offensive in northern Syria. A senior commander with the main Syria Kurdish militia confirmed the Turkish attack on his forces […]
  
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• Updated: Homicide detective’s book describes ‘How the Police Generate False Confessions’

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  “If you plan on being arrested for a felony, you must read this book.” — Tom Jackman, The Washington Post — Also, if you have an interest in fairness, justice and preventing wrongful convictions, then the new book “How the Police Generate False Confessions,” by former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum is an important […]
  
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• Updated: China wields might to coax Duterte into bilateral sea talks

  20-10-2016 17:18
  
  BEIJING — China scored a major diplomatic victory Thursday, wielding its economic might and political clout to coax the Philippines into resuming a bilateral dialogue on their South China Sea territorial dispute following months of acrimony. The move could widen a political rift between the Philippines’ treaty ally the United States and the new administration […]
  
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• Donald Trump is threatening to take our democracy down with him. He’ll fail miserably at that, too.

  20-10-2016 17:17
  
  The two biggest moments of Wednesday night’s debate also work neatly in tandem to suggest how the ending to this whole ugly campaign might surprise us all. The first was Donald Trump’s repeated refusal to say he will accept the legitimacy of the outcome, which is properly being denounced as an outrageous effort to undermine […]
  
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• Budget cuts loom as New Mexico governor signs solvency bills

  20-10-2016 15:57
  
  New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed off Wednesday on two more components of a legislative package designed to address a major state budget deficit.
  
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• Thursday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Albuquerque voters react to final Presidential debate

  20-10-2016 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. A new CNN / ORC poll is suggesting Hillary Clinton won Wednesday night’s third and final debate. A debate that political experts say Donald Trump really needed to pull in more support. The two tackled big issues like immigration, the economy and foreign alliances. Trump also said the sexual assault allegations against him are totally false. As for Clinton and the hacked emails, she said the Russian government is engaged in espionage again
  
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• NMX Sports set for Running Dead

  20-10-2016 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Get ready for a 3-mile run full of man-made obstacles and zombies.
  New Mexico Xtreme (NMX) Sports Association is a non-profit organization that brings the youth to participate in life long sports and the creative arts. They will be presenting the third annual NMX Running Dead.
  NMX Director of Sports, Eddy Vargas, joined KRQE This Morning to talk about the upcoming event. Watch above.
  The NMX Running Dead is a family-friendly event where participants wea
  
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• Walk to support the fight against Breast Cancer

  20-10-2016 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – It’s a non-competitive walk for families, teams and organizations come together to support an important cause.
  Making Strides Against Cancer helps to celebrate survivors all while raising money to support the American Cancer Society.
  Last year, the walk raised over $300,000 from more than 15,000 participants.
  The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer’s Community Manager, Jessica Duncan, joined KRQE This Morning’s team to discuss the walk along
  
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• Local organizations work to employ those with disabilities

  20-10-2016 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The statistics for families dealing with members with a disability are very high.
  Twenty million of the 70 million U.S. families have at least one member of the family suffering from a disability.
  The Center for Development and Disabilities (CDD) has started a program to raise awareness to this statistic and to help those affected by it become employed.
  October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Tanya Baker McCue with the UNM Center for De
  
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• Bank places 100 'lucky pennies' across US worth $1,000 each

  20-10-2016 14:52
  
  Stopping to pick up a stray penny off the ground may not seem worth the effort, yet one bank is…
  
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• Syrian forces prepare corridors out of Aleppo

  20-10-2016 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of residents left a formerly rebel-controlled suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus Wednesday, as government and Russian forces prepared to open corridors out of the contested city of Aleppo in the hopes of facilitating an exodus from its rebel-held quarters.
  Aleppo’s besieged eastern quarters experienced relative peace for the second consecutive day in the run-up to the hoped-for evacuation Thursday, after weeks of bombardment left the area in rui
  
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• World diplomats seek post-battle plan for IS bastion Mosul

  20-10-2016 14:37 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister vowed Thursday to protect civilians fleeing the battle to oust Islamic State extremists from Mosul, as the offensive picked up speed and diplomats worked to ensure the gains are lasting — and that jihadists don’t escape.
  French President Francois Hollande, hosting a conference on stabilizing Mosul, urged the international community not to abandon the city once the multi-pronged military operation is over. Diplomats from the U.S., Iraq an
  
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• Gas explosion rocks Portland shopping district, injuring 8

  20-10-2016 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters who responded to what should have been a routine call about a gas leak in Portland, Oregon, likely saved lives when they decided to evacuate the building and pulled a fire alarm to warn holdouts just minutes before a powerful explosion, officials said.
  The blast shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in a popular shopping district injured eight people and ignited a fire that sent a plume of smoke over the heart of the city.
  Three firefighters, two police offic
  
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• Deputies: Fatal crash closes Central near 114th

  20-10-2016 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department says Central is closed in both directions near 114th Street SW due to a crash.
  BCSD says the accident is a fatal, single vehicle crash. The crash was reported Thursday at about 5:30 a.m. No word on the possible cause.
  No further information is available.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.**Central Closed due to a single vehicle fatal crash*** https://t.co/osKwYi0rov
  — BCSO (Sheriff) NM (@BCS
  
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• Central near 114th reopen after fatal crash

  20-10-2016 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Central near 114th Street SW is reopen after the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department reported a crash there early Thursday morning.
  BCSD said the accident was a fatal, single vehicle crash. The crash was reported Thursday at about 5:30 a.m. No word on the possible cause.
  No further information is available.
  For the latest traffic information, click here.**Central Closed due to a single vehicle fatal crash*** https://t.co/osKwYi0rov
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• VP candidate Mike Pence to make rally stop in Albuquerque

  20-10-2016 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A major player in the race to the White House is scheduled to be in Albuquerque Thursday.
  Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence is holding a rally Downtown. The event is scheduled for Thursday at the Embassy Suites.
  Judging by the last event Donald Trump’s camp held in Albuquerque, hundreds of supporters and possibly some protesters could make it out Thursday.
  Mike Pence made a stop in Durango Wednesday where dozens showed up, both for and ag
  
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• VP candidate Mike Pence holds rally in Albuquerque

  20-10-2016 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A major player in the race to the White House was in Albuquerque Thursday.
  Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence held a rally Downtown Thursday at the Embassy Suites.
  Mike Pence also made a stop in Durango Wednesday where dozens showed up, both for and against the candidate.
  It was the VP candidate’s first appearance after Wednesday night’s debate, and his second stop here in several months. Pence was in town in August rallying for
  
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• Local non-profit offering ‘baby boxes’ to low income families

  20-10-2016 13:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new concept to keep babies safe while sleeping has arrived in New Mexico. But it’s something that might have you scratching your head a bit.
  A baby in box? When you think of the comfiest place for your baby to sleep, a box is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But one local non-profit says that’s exactly what parents should be using.
  The nonprofit says that these cases could save your baby’s life.
  “It comes with a box tha
  
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• Updated: Typhoon Haima leaves at least 7 dead in northern Philippines

  20-10-2016 08:22
  
  VIGAN, Philippines — Super Typhoon Haima weakened and blew out to sea Thursday after smashing the northern Philippines with ferocious wind and rain overnight. Flooding, landslides and power outages were evident, but large casualties appeared to have been averted after nearly 100,000 people fled to safer ground. Haima’s blinding winds and rain had rekindled fears […]
  
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• Updated: Typhoon Haima leaves at least 5 dead in northern Philippines

  20-10-2016 08:22
  
  VIGAN, Philippines — At least five people were killed after Super Typhoon Haima smashed into the northern Philippines with ferocious winds and rains overnight, flooding towns and forcing thousands to flee before weakening Thursday and blowing into the South China Sea, officials said. Haima’s blinding winds and rain had rekindled fears and memories from the […]
  
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• Updated: Mom links teen sons to shooting death

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  16-year-old twins charged in the drive-by killing of Aliyah Garcia
  
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• Local debate viewers unimpressed by show

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  ABQ theater shows presidential showdown on big screen
  
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• Judge to decide fate of Odin and Pandora

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque says the dogs are dangerous; seeks custody
  
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• Clinton and Trump battle over borders, guns, judges

  20-10-2016 08:05
  
  Journal pollster says candidates gave their best debate performances of the campaign
  
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• Updated: Trump’s ‘bad hombres’ echoes on both sides of the border

  20-10-2016 07:09
  
  PHOENIX — Donald Trump’s utterance of “bad hombres” during Wednesday night’s presidential debate echoed across both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Within minutes, the Republican nominee was getting a lashing about his mangling of English and Spanish. Trump — whose proposal for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border helped fuel his rise to the party […]
  
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• Updated: Final debate brings little clarity to undecided voters

  20-10-2016 07:09
  
  RIVER FALLS, Wis. — As a tumultuous campaign nears an end, undecided voters across the country watched the final debate of the U.S. presidential race with a mix of skepticism and rapt attention Wednesday night. They were searching for clarity, and some found it. But others remained painfully undecided just a few weeks before the […]
  
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• California sheriff’s deputy shot to death while on the job

  20-10-2016 07:09
  
  ALTURAS, Calif. — A sheriff’s deputy in a Northern California county near the Oregon border was shot to death Wednesday while responding to a disturbance call, the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were responding to a call on County Road 115, in a rural area about 10 miles south of Alturas, when deputy Jack […]
  
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