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• France marks 1 year since Paris attacks, wary and watched

  13-11-2016 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Less insouciant, more policed — France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it’s becoming more divided, too, survivors and victims’ families marked Sunday’s anniversary of the violence by pleading for national unity instead.
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  Tourism is hurting, armed forces roam streets and France is still under a state o
  
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• Driving with Alzheimer’s: When does it become unsafe?

  13-11-2016 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A story about an 81-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who went missing sparked a lot of questions about how she was able to drive and get lost three hours away in West Virginia.
  Pearl Frisk’s family reported her missing Tuesday after she didn’t show up to her granddaughter’s house in Hermitage. She ended up driving to Sistersville, West Virginia after she lost her way.
  She was found safe overnight.
  Dr. Carla Arlien, a neuropsychologist,
  
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• Espanola police, Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s shooting probed

  13-11-2016 22:59
  
  ESPANOLA, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say they’re investigating a non-fatal shooting involving Espanola police and the Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office. They say Espanola police responded to a stolen vehicle call around 2 p.m. Saturday. Authorities say the vehicle was found and a pursuit ensued on State Road 503. Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s […]
  
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• Keep a healthy garden this winter

  13-11-2016 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – For gardeners, the 2016 growing season keeps on giving.
  However, they’ll eventually have to pull plants if it hasn’t been done already.
  Indiana State University Community Garden Manager Patti Weaver says it’s been an abnormally warm growing season.
  “It’s very unusual to have tomatoes and peppers, and things blooming and producing still,” said Weaver. “So that’s your biggest challenge this year is tearing out your ga
  
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• Trump chooses White House chief of staff and his senior counselor

  13-11-2016 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff and conservative media executive Stephen Bannon as his senior counselor.
  Trump’s transition team announced the decisions Sunday. The moves are Trump’s first as he sets about putting together his administration.
  In selecting Priebus, Trump is turning to a Washington veteran with deep ties to Republican leadership, particularly House Speaker Paul Ry
  
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• New Mexico State Police investigate officer-involved shooting

  13-11-2016 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  ESPANOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting.
  Espanola Police was responding to a stolen vehicle call on Saturday that resulted in a police chase on NM State Road 503. Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Department deputies also arrived on the scene and joined the pursuit.
  The driver of the stolen vehicle rammed into police vehicles while trying to escape and officers fired shots at this time, according to police.  The subject and the pa
  
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• Updated: Pesky peacocks pose problems for Newton's neighbors in Vegas

  13-11-2016 22:04
  
  Feathers are flying in the neighborhood around Wayne Newton's estate, where residents are complaining that peafowl like the ones on…
  
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• Cowboys QB Romo not on active roster vs. Steelers

  13-11-2016 21:59
  
  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is not on the active roster for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. That news means the Romo-or-Dak Prescott debate will be put off at least one more week. Prescott, a rookie who has led the Cowboys to a 7-1 record so far this season, has played well in Romo’s […]
  
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• What can you do to make that energy bill a little less daunting?

  13-11-2016 21:54 via krqe.com
  
  (NEWS 8)– It is November and the cooler weather has rolled its way in.
  You probably don’t need me to tell you, but as is the case this time of year, the weather is only going to get chillier before it gets warmer.  With the decrease in temperature comes the dreaded increase in energy costs, and for many residents the energy bill during the cold season can be downright frightening.
  So what can you do to make that energy bill a little less daunting?  Here are some t
  
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• Updated: Roethlisberger ties Unitas with 290th TD pass

  13-11-2016 21:21
  
  The Latest on Week 10 of the NFL season (all times eastern): 4:40 p.m. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has tied Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas for 11th on the touchdown pass list. Roethlisberger’s 2-yard strike to Le’Veon Bell in the first quarter against Dallas on Sunday gave Roethlisberger 290 touchdown passes in his career. Roethlisberger’s […]
  
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• Updated: Rivers ties Elway with 300th TD pass

  13-11-2016 21:21
  
  The Latest on Week 10 of the NFL season (all times eastern): 6 p.m. Philip Rivers has tied John Elway for eighth all-time with his 300th touchdown pass and his second of the game. This one, a 7-yard pass to rookie Hunter Henry, gave the Chargers a 17-14 lead over Miami with 5:36 to go […]
  
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• Updated: AP Top 25: Ohio St, Louisville rise after surprise Saturday

  13-11-2016 21:21
  
  Ohio State and Louisville moved up behind No. 1 Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll after the most surprising Saturday of the season gave the rankings a major makeover. Three of the top four (Michigan, Clemson and Washington), five of the top 10 and seven teams overall in last week’s rankings lost to […]
  
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• Veterans honored during Clovis event

  13-11-2016 20:46
  
  When Ivan Sarracino hears a helicopter pass over his Clovis home near the hospital, he’s brought back to Vietnam. “We used to call them choppers over there,” Sarracino said. “I remember it just like yesterday. You’d hear the blades going. I still, to this day, get that feeling every time a helicopter comes by. The […]
  
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• 2 unhurt after small plane has emergency landing in Arizona

  13-11-2016 19:50
  
  TAYLOR, Ariz. — Federal authorities are investigating after a small plane had to make an emergency landing in a field near Taylor in east-central Arizona. Authorities were called to the area Saturday afternoon after the single-engine Piper PA28 hit a berm after landing. An instructor and student were on the plane at the time of […]
  
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• IREM practices diversity

  13-11-2016 18:24
  
  The institute of Real Estate management (IREM) Annual Fall Conference was held in San Diego, California the week of October 17, 2016. The collective group of real estate management professionals converged onto the scene from all over the world: Africa, Japan, Canada and from all the fifty states of the Union. It was the epitome […]
  
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• Updated: British man aims to swim Atlantic: From Senegal to Brazil

  13-11-2016 17:48
  
  Former British police officer Ben Hooper hopes to make history by swimming every mile of the Atlantic Ocean from Africa…
  
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• Mother, boyfriend arrested after girl burned with lighter

  13-11-2016 17:37
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque woman and her boyfriend are facing charges after her young daughter was burned with a lighter. Authorities say 30-year-old Gregory Pierce and 29-year-old Julia Kirsch both are being held on suspicion of child abuse. They say Kirsch also is accused of intimidation of a witness. KOB-TV says the grandmother of […]
  
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• Updated: McGregor is UFC’s first 2-division champ, seeks equity stake

  13-11-2016 16:19
  
  NEW YORK — Conor McGregor raised his arms in triumph before he stepped inside the cage, the cocky Irishman playing to a crowd going wild for UFC’s greatest champion. McGregor ran a circle around the mat, a victory lap of sorts before he even threw a punch. McGregor packed fans to the Madison Square Garden […]
  
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• 7.8 magnitude quake hits New Zealand, prompts tsunami warning

  13-11-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (KRQE) – Authorities on New Zealand’s South Island are telling its residents along the eastern coast to move to higher ground as a powerful earthquake has already prompted big waves.
  The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck just after midnight Sunday near the city of Christchurch.
  Photos from a grocery store there already show some minor damage. No major damage has been reported.
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• Lobos defeat Utah State 24-21, win five straight

  13-11-2016 16:17 via krqe.com
  
  LOGAN, Utah (KRQE) – The Lobo football team is on a roll after garnering their fifth straight win Saturday night.
  New Mexico defeated Utah State 24-21 after trailing 21-6 in the third quarter.
  UNM is now 7-3 on the season, which matches last season’s win total with two more regular season games remaining.
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• Cincinnati protesters asking for retrial in Ray Tensing mistrial

  13-11-2016 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  CINCINNATI (KRQE) – People in Cincinatti are asking for a retrial after the case against Ray Tensing, the officer accused of killing an unarmed black driver, ended in a mistrial.
  Saturday, hundreds of people took to the streets in protest.
  The former University of Cincinnati officer was accused of killing Sam DuBose during a traffic stop last year.
  Prosecutors said jurors couldn’t agree whether to convict Tensing of murder of voluntary manslaughter. The lead prosecutor said he w
  
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• Nationwide anti-Trump protests continue for fourth straight night

  13-11-2016 16:11 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KRQE) – Protesters are expected to hit the streets for a fifth straight night. But Saturday, demonstrators filled cities all over the nation again.
  Police made multiple arrests in Las Vegas, Portland, and Indianapolis.
  Meanwhile, protests remained peaceful in downtown Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago.
  Demonstrators even gathered Saturday at Mexico City’s Independence Monument, expressing concern about a possible wave of deportations.
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• Two people arrested for shooting protester at Portland rally

  13-11-2016 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KRQE) – Two people are behind bars after the shooting of a protester at an anti-Trump rally.
  Police said a man was shot during a march on the city’s Morrison Bridge Saturday morning.
  Officers arrested two people on attempted murder charges during a traffic stop. They also said they found a gun in their car.
  They said the suspects have ties to a criminal gang and did not know the victim.
  He is expected to survive.
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• Updated: Lobos rally to top Utah State for fifth straight victory

  13-11-2016 08:16
  
  LOGAN, Utah — One for the thumb, but there’s still another hand. A late goal-line stand, a clutch drive by the offense and a 40-yard Jason Sanders field goal with 1:06 to play gave the New Mexico Lobos a 24-21 victory over Utah State Saturday night at Maverik Stadium. It was the fifth straight win […]
  
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• Lobos rally to top Utah State for fifth straight victory

  13-11-2016 08:16
  
  LOGAN, Utah — One for the thumb, but there’s another hand. A late goal-line stand and a 41-yard Jason Sanders field goal with 1:06 to play gave the New Mexico Lobos a 24-21 victory over Utah State Saturday night at Maverik Stadium. It was the fifth straight win for the Lobos (7-3, 5-1 Mountain West). […]
  
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• Trump win only part of GOP wave

  13-11-2016 08:05
  
  Republicans have historic grip on political power across U.S.
  
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• Trump might take national victory tour

  13-11-2016 08:05
  
  President-elect hunkers down with transition team in New York
  
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• Gary Johnson: ‘I have no regrets’

  13-11-2016 08:05
  
  Ex-NM Gov. Gary Johnson hopes his run for president will end two-party system
  
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• A final column, a troubling question

  13-11-2016 08:05
  
  This is my last column. I am retiring from the Journal. Once word of my retirement got around, I beg ...
  
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• APD is investigating a fatal overnight crash involving a 10-year-old child

  13-11-2016 07:17
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department says that its likely drag racing led to the death of a young girl.
  
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• NM High School State Volleyball recap

  13-11-2016 06:58 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The Santa Ana Star Center played host again to this year’s New Mexico High School State Volleyball Championships on Saturday. Here are the Scores:
  6A- Centennial- 3 Sets Las Cruces-1
  5A- St. Pius X- 3 Sets Goddard- 0
  4A- Sandia Prep- 3 Sets Robertson- 0
  3A- Texico- 3 Sets Dexter- 1
  2A- Mora- 3 Sets Mesilla Valley-1
  Class A- Elida- 3 Sets Melrose- 0
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• Saturday High School Playoff Football

  13-11-2016 06:55 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Saturday played host to multiple state playoff games across the state. Here are the Scores:
  6A- La Cueva- 28 Onate- 56
  4A- W. Las Vegas- 6 St. Michael’s- 42
  Silver- 49 Shiprock- 16
  3A- Newcomb- 23 Raton- 45
  2A (State Championship)- Lordsburg- 34 Fort Sumner/House- 26
  8-Man- Dora/Elida- 44 Magdalena- 54
  6-Man (State Championship)- Lake Arthur- 46 San Jon-47
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• Lobo Women’s Basketball opens season strong

  13-11-2016 06:55 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- It was a slower start than this Lobo team wanted, but once they got the jitters out this team put on a great showing. They defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 83-56 in a game that was led by junior guard Alex Lapeyrolerie who had a career high of 21 points.
  Senior post player Richelle van der Keijl also had a career high night, putting up 20 points for the Lobos. Coach Mike Bradbury said he would play fast and that’s what they did as they put up 83 points and had
  
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• Local homelessness group offers services for veterans

  13-11-2016 06:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This weekend as we continue to honor veterans, a local group that helps the homeless is doing the same.
  But, for one member of that organization, it’s personal.
  “Tomorrow is actually the anniversary of my father’s passing and he was a Vietnam veteran,” Marissa Brown, volunteer with the Who I Am Foundation said.
  It’s a national group that helps the homeless with a local office.
  “When he came back there wasn’t much treatmen
  
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• Albuquerque realtors look to cap processing fee statewide

  13-11-2016 06:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An unexpected fee has been hitting homeowners looking to sell their homes, and it’s not cheap. It’s something the city of Albuquerque has cracked down on.
  It’s often called a processing fee, charged by homeowners associations to get a document needed to sell a house. However, the fee can get out of control.
  “I’m fighting for my clients. This is a customer service industry, and sometimes they don’t have anybody to speak for them
  
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• New: Lobo hoops: Neal adds context to terms ‘battle’ and ‘war’

  13-11-2016 06:03
  
  Craig Neal knows Friday night’s season opening win against the Idaho State Bengals, a game that was chippy if not downright dirty, wasn’t a thing of beauty. The game was on Heroes Night with a special jersey auction to benefit military groups on campus and in Albuquerque, as the Lobos have done all four years […]
  
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• Prep football roundup: Oñate is fourth Las Cruces school to make 6A quarterfinal

  13-11-2016 05:46
  
  And Oñate makes four. All of the public high schools from Las Cruces have advanced to the Class 6A state football quarterfinals. The last of the four to get there were the Knights, who belted visiting La Cueva 56-28 in a first-round game Saturday afternoon at the Field of Dreams. Oñate’s triple option offense devastated […]
  
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• The Latest: Chief confirms shots fired at New York mall

  13-11-2016 05:45 via krqe.com
  
  GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (AP) – The Latest on reports of gunshots at a mall in upstate New York (all times local):
  Gunfire has erupted at a crowded mall in upstate New York, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in a panic.
  The police chief in Guilderland has confirmed that shots were fired but says no one was injured in the incident at Crosslands Mall in suburban Albany.
  Witnesses told police they heard one, possibly two, shots fired around 2:30 p.m. Saturday near the Apple store.
  Chief Carol Law
  
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• Class 5A volleyball: St. Pius makes quick work of Goddard in final

  13-11-2016 05:40
  
  RIO RANCHO — Jeanne Fairchild completed the bling trifecta. She had two rings as a player. She had one as an assistant coach. And now she’ll be fitted for one as a head coach. Fairchild’s St. Pius volleyball team capped a brilliant season on Saturday in the Class 5A state championship match, routing No. 10 […]
  
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• Streaking Lobo soccer men to play for C-USA title

  13-11-2016 05:32
  
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — They first defeated No. 19 Kentucky. Then they knocked off No. 5 Charlotte. The University of New Mexico Lobos’ performance in the Conference USA men’s soccer tournament to this point could be construed as giant-slaying. But maybe the Lobos are the giants themselves. They certainly can take a giant next step in […]
  
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• Arkansas State hands Aggies fourth straight loss

  13-11-2016 05:26
  
  JONESBORO, Ark. — Justice Hansen passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns, Warren Wand rushed for 91 yards and two short scores, and Arkansas State beat New Mexico State 41-22 on Saturday. Kendall Sanders made six catches for 101 yards and two touchdowns for Arkansas State (5-4, 5-0 Sun Belt), which won its 14th straight […]
  
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• America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race winners share their experience

  13-11-2016 05:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A pair of local heroes from 2016’s Balloon Fiesta shared their experiences at the Balloon Museum Saturday.
  Peter Cuneo and Barbara Fricke won the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race back in October, traveling nearly 900 miles from Albuquerque to Missouri and beating out 5 other teams from around the world.
  During the presentation Saturday they talked about the history and mechanics of gas ballooning as well as what it’s like to travel across the
  
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• Albuquerque BioPark celebrates Orangutan Day

  13-11-2016 05:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)–Saturday was Orangutan Day at the BioPark where visitors had a chance to learn about the natural history of the great apes.
  Orangutans are native to tropical rain forests and zoo keepers were there to teach the public about how they can help conservation efforts.
  Orangutans face threats in their environment due to poaching and habitat loss from palm oil production.
  Saturday’s activities included education stations, a keeper talk, and arts and crafts.
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• Gun violence prevention group holds gun buyback event

  13-11-2016 04:05 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE)– In Santa Fe, people with extra guns lying around had a chance to transform them.
  Saturday law enforcement as well as New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence held a gun buyback where working and non-working guns could be exchanged for gift cards.
  Those giving their guns up received $150 for semi-automatic high capacity rifles, $75 for semi-automatic handguns and $50 for long guns and pistols.
  The guns purchased weren’t just taken to the landfill though, they’
  
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• Class 4A volleyball: Sandia Prep romps to championship

  13-11-2016 04:05
  
  Sandia Prep players celebrate the point of Saturday’s Class 4A championship win over Robertson at Santa Ana Star Center. (Marla Brose/Journal) RIO RANCHO — And lest anyone forget, this team is still trending upward. Sandia Prep’s dominant volleyball program, one that didn’t have a single senior starter, authored perhaps the most anticlimactic state championship of […]
  
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• Racially charged incidents continue at US universities

  13-11-2016 03:41 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A student at the University of Oklahoma has been temporarily suspended and police are investigating a threat against a Muslim student near the University of Michigan amid racially charged outbursts at schools and universities across the country following Donald Trump’s presidential election.
  The Associated Press and other local media outlets identified several reports of racist incidents at schools since Tuesday, including a group chat that the Oklahoma student go
  
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• Santa Fe anti-Trump rally and march ends with citations

  13-11-2016 03:31
  
  SANTA FE — About 200 people gathered on the Santa Fe Plaza to protest Donald Trump’s election as president at midday Saturday and most of the crowd then conducted a raucous march through downtown streets. At least three people were arrested or cited by police and two officers, including one who police said was pushed […]
  
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• Suspected thief arrested after napping in stolen truck

  13-11-2016 03:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)–Albuquerque Police say a thief’s need for a nap is what got him caught.
  According to a criminal complaint police were called out to a South Valley intersection near Gibson and Unser because a truck was sitting in the middle of the road.
  Jose Garcia was found sleeping across the front seat of the truck.
  Garcia was woken up and arrested. Police say they also found burglary tools on him.
  Garcia was booked on stolen car charges and for two other warrants that wer
  
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• Brothers give to the homeless for their birthday

  13-11-2016 03:25
  
  The Kress brothers were featured on Pay it 4Ward in October.
  
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• Couple arrested after burns found on young girl

  13-11-2016 03:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A mom and her fiancée are charged after police say the fiancée went too far disciplining an eight-year-old girl.
  According to a criminal complaint that girl told police that her mom’s fiancée, Gregory Pierce, burned her arm with a lighter.
  Investigators say the girl told them her mother Julia Ann Kirsch told her to claim she got burned making ravioli.
  Pierce is facing a child abuse charge.
  Kirsch is facing a witness intimidation charge f
  
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