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• Updated: Obama makes final Thanksgiving turkey pardon

  23-11-2016 23:40
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama got the holiday mood started at the White House on Wednesday with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey, this time with his nephews standing in for daughters Malia and Sasha. The light-hearted ceremony in the Rose Garden also featured Iowa-raised turkeys Tater and Tot, with the latter receiving […]
  
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• Jury awards California truckers $54M in Wal-Mart wage suit

  23-11-2016 23:37
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Wal-Mart intentionally failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum wage, a federal jury decided Wednesday, awarding the drivers more than $54 million in damages and opening up the retail giant to additional penalties. The seven jurors returned the verdict in a lawsuit accusing the company of not properly […]
  
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• Updated: 99-year-old woman named America happy to become a US citizen

  23-11-2016 23:35
  
  NEW YORK — At age 99, a woman named America has become a U.S. citizen. America Maria Hernandez, who was born in Colombia in 1917 and was brought to the U.S. by one of her daughters in 1988, signed her naturalization certificate and took the oath of allegiance during a ceremony Wednesday in her living […]
  
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• Thanksgiving and Black Friday closures

  23-11-2016 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the following offices and services will be altering their normal operating hours.
  Bernalillo County:
  Bernalillo County offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25.
  Albuquerque:
  Most city of Albuquerque offices are closed on Nov. 24 and Nov. 25. For more information click here.
  Regular Thursday solid waste collection will happen Friday. Regular Friday solid waste collection will happen Friday.
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• Rocky Mountains ski resorts delay Thanksgiving openings

  23-11-2016 23:25 via krqe.com
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Ski resorts in Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah have been forced to delay opening for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend or have few ski runs open because unseasonably warm weather limited their ability to make man-made snow.
  In Wyoming, resorts at Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole were not predicting Wednesday when they would open.
  The opening delay for Grand Targhee Resort came after it got nearly 60 inches of snow in October that ended up melting on the low
  
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• Survey: Most Americans plan to skip Thanksgiving Day sales

  23-11-2016 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  (WBAY) — Black Friday has lost some of its luster, with sales starting on Thanksgiving Thursday, and stores are already promoting “pre-Black Friday” sales. But this shopping tradition isn’t broken yet.
  Last year, shoppers parted with $10 billion on Black Friday alone.
  Overall, holiday spending is projected to reach $656 billion in November and December, up from not quite $631 billion last year, according to personal finance website WalletHub.com.
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• FBI investigates fire at anti-abortion organization

  23-11-2016 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The FBI says it’s assisting in investigating several fires that caused damage at an anti-abortion organization in Albuquerque.
  FBI spokesman Frank Fisher says the agency is seeking the public’s help in identifying the person who set several fires at Project Defending Life, an organization that describes itself as a Catholic-based ministry that aims to support women in “unplanned and crisis pregnancies” in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and elsewhere
  
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• Updated: Billy Joel takes the blame for broken-down Springsteen bike

  23-11-2016 22:53
  
  A motorcycle that Bruce Springsteen was riding when a group of veterans found him broken down on the side of…
  
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• Coin toss for a council seat: Tied race determined by chance

  23-11-2016 22:21
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Officials settled a deadlocked race for a spot on a city council in suburban Salt Lake City by drawing names from a pilgrim hat and flipping a coin — a decision-by-chance that Utah and a number of other states allow to break ties in elections or appointments. Utah law lets tied […]
  
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• FBI found no designer drugs in system of teen involved in face-biting deaths, lawyer says

  23-11-2016 22:20
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — FBI test results show no evidence that Austin Harrouff, the 19-year-old authorities say killed two people in their Martin County home and was found biting one of their faces, had either bath salts or flakka in his system at the time of the fatal attacks, according to one of his attorneys, […]
  
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• New wing rises at Christus St. Vincent

  23-11-2016 22:16
  
    Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center is stretching to the south with construction of a new wing — along with some cheery signs along the construction fence telling people what’s going on. The construction project, due for completion in late 2018, will allow the hospital to offer all private rooms for patients, many with […]
  
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• Economic consultant to help with transition at 3 regulatory agencies

  23-11-2016 22:12
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has named an economic consultant who has shown a hands-off approach to regulation to help his administration with the transition at three financial regulatory agencies. Sharon Brown-Hruska, who briefly headed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under President George W. Bush, was named to Trump’s landing team Tuesday for the CFTC […]
  
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• Some stores opening on Thanksgiving; Many others staying closed

  23-11-2016 22:11 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Best Buy, Macy’s, Kohl’s and J.C. Penney are among the stores that will open to anxious holiday shoppers on Thanksgiving Day.
  TheBlackFriday.com has a list of about 30 stores planning to open on Thursday, Nov. 24.
  In this Feb. 19, 2015, file photo, shoppers visit a J.C. Penney store in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)J.C. Penney will kick off its Black Friday sale in stores at 3 p.m. Thursday, while Old Navy and Belk stores will open at 4 p.m.
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• Hacker who brought attention to Ohio rape case pleads guilty

  23-11-2016 22:11
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky man who aligned himself with the hacker group Anonymous pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to hack an online account to draw attention to a 2012 high school rape case in Ohio and to gain publicity for his online persona. Deric Lostutter, who sought publicity under the online persona “KYAnonymous,” entered […]
  
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• Authorities: Fire at pro-life center deliberately set

  23-11-2016 21:00
  
  A Wednesday morning fire at Project Defending Life at 625 San Mateo Boulevard NE near Marquette Avenue was deliberately set, according to an FBI spokesperson.
  
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• Two business evacuated due to condo fire

  23-11-2016 20:41
  
  Update, 10:41 a.m.:Due to the collapse potential after the Wednesday morning fire of The Carlisle condominium complex, the nearby businesses of Raging Shrimp and Electrical - Mechanical have been evacuated and will remain evacuated at least through the weekend.
  
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• John’s Wednesday Evening Weather Report

  23-11-2016 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  A storm system will move toward the state for Thanksgiving Day. However, most of the rain and snow will go north through Colorado. On the south side of the storm it will be dry and breezy.
  The weather remains quiet on Friday, but clouds will start to increase Saturday as another storm system moves toward the state. This storm will track farther south, allowing for a much better shot at snow and mixed precipitation late Sunday through early Tuesday. This storm will also pack much colder air for e
  
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• Man arrested in shooting death near Wells Park

  23-11-2016 20:26
  
  Albuquerque police say they have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting Tuesday afternoon near Wells Park.
  
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• Coworkers Pay It 4ward to medical assistant who’s donating kidney to patient

  23-11-2016 20:12
  
  A New Mexico girl is going to get a Christmas gift this year that will never be topped. A woman who isn't even related to the 10-year-old is donating her kidney to the girl to save her life.
  
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• Tump victory revives aspirations for oil-rights transfer

  23-11-2016 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn says his proposal to boost early childhood education funding has a better chance of approval with the election of Donald Trump as president.
  Dunn is seeking support from state and federal lawmakers to transfer federal mineral rights underneath private lands to the state of New Mexico. The State Land Office would lease the subsurface holdings to oil and natural gas developers and deposit revenues in a trust fund for early
  
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• Updated: Wisconsin hunter kills trophy eight-point … doe?

  23-11-2016 19:45
  
  A Wisconsin hunter has killed an eight-point … doe? WLUK-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2g3FewF ) that Wayne Douville was hunting near Abrams…
  
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• Updated: Prosecutors seek 2-year prison term for Neymar over transfer

  23-11-2016 19:25
  
  MADRID — Spanish prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence and a $10.6 million fine for Neymar on corruption charges because of alleged irregularities during his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona. Prosecutors said Wednesday they are seeking the same punishment for Neymar’s father and former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell. Rosell is facing another […]
  
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• Updated: FIFA president Infantino leaning toward a 48-team World Cup

  23-11-2016 19:25
  
  ROISSY, France — After campaigning for a 40-team World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is now leaning toward an even bigger expansion to 48. “I like 48 because it gives a particular flavor, but I’m still really torn,” Infantino said Wednesday after meetings outside Paris. Infantino said he is also warming to the introduction of […]
  
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• Updated: No. 20 Boise State needs help to capture division title

  23-11-2016 19:24
  
  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Boise State’s path to reaching the Mountain West title game boils down to this: Beat Air Force, root for New Mexico. “All we can control is playing Air Force,” Broncos coach Bryan Harsin said. That’s enough of a handful right there, considering No. 20 Boise State (10-1, 6-1 MW, No. […]
  
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• Updated: Branca, pitcher who gave up ‘Shot Heard ‘Round World,’ dies

  23-11-2016 19:23
  
  Ralph Branca’s career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson’s famed “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” that still echoes more than six decades later as one of the most famous home runs in baseball history, died Wednesday. He was 90. His son-in-law, former big league manager […]
  
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• 6-year-old Albuquerque boy hands out coat donations he gathered

  23-11-2016 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 6-year-old Albuquerque boy is making sure other kids stay warm this holiday season.
  KRQE News 13 first told you about Vicente Rivera earlier this month when he decided he wanted to collect winter gear for kids in need after seeing a little boy without a coat one day.
  He put a box at the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department for people to leave donations and then handed them out Wednesday.
  Vicente’s older brother says he’s proud.
  “The fa
  
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• Today in History: November 23

  23-11-2016 19:11 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, the 328th day of 2016. There are 38 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Nov. 23, 1936, Life, the photojournalism magazine created by Henry R. Luce (loos), was first published.
  On this date:
  In 1765, Frederick County, Maryland, became the first colonial American entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.
  In 1804, the 14th president of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
  In 1889, the first
  
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• Many Thanksgiving travelers hoping to leave politics behind

  23-11-2016 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — When Mary Mitchell gathers with family for Thanksgiving, she plans to enjoy cooking with her sister, a satisfying meal and maybe a game of charades afterward. One thing that’s not on the list: politics.
  “It’s kind of a sacred time for family to be together, be thankful and enjoy a holiday,” Mitchell said Monday as she waited for a flight from New Orleans to her home in Chicago. “I really don’t think … that the political arena should
  
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• Man arrested in connection to fatal shooting near Wells Park in Albuquerque

  23-11-2016 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday is now in custody, according to the Albuquerque Police Department.
  APD says a witness who heard shots and saw a man standing over a body in the Wells Park area took pictures of a vehicle that was driving erratically as it left the parking lot of a nearby community center.
  Police say the vehicle was a rental car that had been rented by 19-year-old Damian Hidalgo.
  Police located Hidalgo who t
  
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• River of Lights kicks off 20th year at Albuquerque BioPark

  23-11-2016 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s River of Lights kicks off their 20th year at the BioPark.
  Visitors will find new additions as part of the celebration, including selfies with Santa Claus on select nights.
  The event begins this Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and will run through December 30th.
  Construction for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project runs along Central near the BioPark. The construction company says it will make sure two lanes are open in each direction t
  
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• Facebook contractor: Hiring local subcontractors important

  23-11-2016 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The Portland, Oregon-based general contractor for Facebook’s planned data center in New Mexico says it’s important to both it and Facebook to hire local subcontractors for the project.
  Fortis Construction Inc.’s statement Wednesday responds to criticism from New Mexico construction industry leaders that subcontractor restrictions likely will disqualify many local companies from the project in Los Lunas.
  Fortis Executive Vice President David Aaroe
  
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• Updated: Trump stance on illegal immigration may aid private prisons

  23-11-2016 17:46
  
  BOISE, Idaho — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of immigrants in the country illegally and his selection of tough-on-crime Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean big money for the private prison industry. Some analysts believe the prison population could climb under the Trump administration, and the stock market seems to […]
  
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• Choosing the right neighborhood

  23-11-2016 17:42
  
  When shopping for a home, it’s easy for buyers to fall in love with a property. A well-maintained home with updated features can be hard to resist, but buyers must consider more than just a home’s appearance before submitting an offer. One variable prospective homebuyers tend to value more highly than others is the neighborhood […]
  
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• Arpaio’s office faces a hearing in racial profiling case

  23-11-2016 17:41
  
  PHOENIX — Civil rights lawyers are expected to complain in court Wednesday that Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office hasn’t done enough to comply with changes ordered to the agency by a judge as a result of a racial profiling verdict. The attorneys voiced a similar complaint nearly two weeks at a hearing in the profiling case. […]
  
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• Ski Apache to delay opening due to lack of snow

  23-11-2016 17:40
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. — A ski resort in southern New Mexico won’t be able to open on Thanksgiving due to warm temperatures and minimal precipitation. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas reports (https://goo.gl/M7n4ZV) Ski Apache announced the lack of snow is forcing the Alto, New Mexico resort to delay opening until mid-December. Ski Apache spokesman Justin Huffmon […]
  
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• Tons of security: Dump trucks protect NY Thanksgiving parade

  23-11-2016 17:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade who come to see the soaring SpongeBob and Snoopy balloons may get a far less heartwarming sight this year: giant dump trucks filled with sand.
  More than 80 city sanitation trucks will be used at intersections and other strategic spots along the 2 ½ mile parade route to create an imposing physical barrier to terror. The trucks weigh about 16 tons empty and up to twice that with sand.
  “You can ram a New York City S
  
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• New Mexico considers partial closure plan for nuke dump

  23-11-2016 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico regulators are now considering a proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy to close part of the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository due to safety and contamination concerns.
  The plan was first announced in October but officials with the New Mexico Environment Department confirmed this week that they recently received the federal government’s written request.
  It’s unclear when a decision will be made.
  State regulators must
  
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• Updated: World’s tallest waterslide to be demolished after boy died

  23-11-2016 16:55
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 168-foot-tall Kansas waterslide on which a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son was killed last summer will be demolished once the unfolding investigation of the tragedy is finished, the water park’s operators said. Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts and the family that runs it said in a statement Tuesday that the “Verruckt” ride […]
  
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• Updated: Many Thanksgiving travelers hoping to leave politics behind

  23-11-2016 16:53
  
  CHICAGO — When Mary Mitchell gathers with family for Thanksgiving, she plans to enjoy cooking with her sister, a satisfying meal and maybe a game of charades afterward. One thing that’s not on the list: politics. “It’s kind of a sacred time for family to be together, be thankful and enjoy a holiday,” Mitchell said […]
  
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• Updated: Failed study, dimmed hopes in hunt for Alzheimer’s treatment

  23-11-2016 16:53
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A treatment for Alzheimer’s failed to slow mental decline in a widely anticipated study, ending hope that researchers at Eli Lilly had finally found a drug that does more to help those suffering from the fatal, mind-robbing disease. The pharmaceutical company’s shares plunged Wednesday before markets opened. The drug, solanezumab, missed the study’s […]
  
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• Russia accuses Paralympic body of extortion over doping fees

  23-11-2016 16:52
  
  MOSCOW — Russia has accused the International Paralympic Committee of “extortion” after it required Russian officials to pay for extra drug-testing following the country’s doping scandal. Russia’s team was banned from the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in September after a World Anti-Doping Agency report accused some of the country’s leading sports officials of covering […]
  
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• New Mexico governor says permanent fund is off limits

  23-11-2016 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez wants incoming state lawmakers to know that the state’s land grant permanent fund should be off-limits from efforts to resolve a budget deficit.
  Martinez and other members of the State Investment Council that oversee the investment of $20.8 billion in state assets discussed Tuesday ways to inform newly elected legislators that the State Land Grant Permanent Fund is an endowment and not a rainy-day fund for use in lean budget years
  
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• World’s tallest waterslide to be demolished after boy died

  23-11-2016 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 168-foot-tall Kansas waterslide on which a state lawmaker’s 10-year-old son was killed last summer will be demolished once the unfolding investigation of the tragedy is finished, the water park’s operators said.
  Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts and the family that runs it said in a statement Tuesday that the “Verruckt” ride at the Schlitterbahn park in Kansas City, Kansas, will be permanently removed from its tower “once the inves
  
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• Tennessee crash revives debate over school bus seat belts

  23-11-2016 15:38 via krqe.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A crash that killed five children in Tennessee is reviving discussion over whether school buses — considered among the safest vehicles on the road because of their height and bulk — should also be equipped with seat belts.
  Only six states require seat belts on large buses. Many others, including Tennessee, have considered but dropped such legislation in recent years out of concerns including cost.
  Among those saying it is now time to reconsider is Tennes
  
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• Suspected car thief wanted in ABQ arrested in Colorado Springs

  23-11-2016 15:28
  
  A suspected serial car thief who allegedly caused a bad car crash while on the run from police last summer is back in custody.
  
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• Bregman and Swihart bring Rake City to New Mexico

  23-11-2016 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Houston Astros infielder Alex Bregman and Boston Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart brought their Rake City instructional camp for youth to Rio Rancho Tuesday.
  Cool temperatures greeted the campers as they took instruction from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Bregman and Swihart had help from current and former professional baseball players as they thought the fundamentals of batting, throwing and running.
  “Hard work is the biggest thing,” said Bregman. “They go
  
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• Business owner refusing service to Trump supporters

  23-11-2016 15:26
  
  There has been so much divisiveness in the two weeks since the presidential election, but an Albuquerque business is going a step further by refusing to have any dealings with Donald Trump supporters.
  
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• Rio Rancho starts defense of 6A basketball title with a win

  23-11-2016 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Rio Rancho Rams started where they left off on the basketball court last season, with a win.
  The defending 6A champions traveled to Sandia to start the season and left with a 68-54 victory.
  Juan Hurt led the Rams in scoring with 23 points. Clay Patterson was one behind at 22 points.
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• UNM hosts ‘Harry Potter Day’ on campus

  23-11-2016 15:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday was “Harry Potter Day” on the University of New Mexico campus.
  Students got a chance to put on their favorite Hogwarts attire during the third annual event.
  They played Harry Potter trivia and made “butter beer.”
  There was also a sorting hat ceremony and plenty of picture-taking opportunities.
  “The main purpose of these events is to get involved and find an outlet on campus that you can relive stress that sometimes wield
  
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• Outgoing state senator questions father’s role in Lilly Garcia’s death

  23-11-2016 15:18
  
  New Mexico’s outgoing Senate majority leader is getting noticed for taking a shot at the father of a young road rage victim.
  
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