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• Man credited with inventing General Tso’s chicken dies at 98

  02-12-2016 23:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The chef who has been credited with inventing General Tso’s chicken — a world-famous Chinese food staple that is not served in China — has died. He was 98.
  Chef Peng Chang-kuei (chang-KWAY’) brought the sticky, sweet-and-sour dish to New York 40 years ago. It became a favorite of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the chef’s Manhattan restaurant and spread to menus across the country.
  Peng’s son, Chuck Peng, told The Associated Press t
  
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• Caregivers who deceived elderly Santa Fe man arrested

  02-12-2016 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police have arrested the couple accused of taking advantage of a military veteran.
  Police say 69-year-old Dian Zeemin and 62-year-old Joe Rosko were supposed to help 95-year-old Dennis Ferk with his finances. Instead, they’re accused of opening up a dozen credit cards under his name and maxing them out to a tune of $340 thousand.
  After months of searching police caught up with the couple Thursday thanks to a tip. Rosko and Zeemin were arrested at an
  
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• Holiday events kick off in Albuquerque

  02-12-2016 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of holiday specials are being offered throughout Old Town Friday night for the annual holiday stroll.
  There is also live entertainment and kids can take a photo with Santa.
  The event kicks off at 5 p.m. and the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Don Luis Plaza is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. The stroll ends at 9 p.m.
  The annual “Hanging of the Greens” which includes one of the biggest local luminaria displays kicked off at the University
  
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• Annual holiday stroll to take place in Albuquerque’s Old Town

  02-12-2016 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dozens of holiday specials are being offered throughout Old Town Friday night for the annual holiday stroll.
  There is also live entertainment and kids can take a photo with Santa.
  The event kicks off at 5 p.m. and the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Don Luis Plaza is scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
  The stroll ends at 9 p.m.
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• Wastewater leaks at plant destroying chemical weapons

  02-12-2016 23:07
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. — The Army says about 450 gallons of hazardous wastewater leaked from a tank at a Colorado plant where chemical weapons are being destroyed. Authorities said Friday there was no threat to workers or nearby communities from the Nov. 20 spill at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. They say the wastewater was confined to […]
  
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• Navajo Lake State Park visitor center renovated

  02-12-2016 23:07
  
  NAVAJO CITY, N.M. — The visitor center at Navajo Lake State Park is reopening with renovations and additions including new heating and lighting. New Mexico State Parks said on Friday that it held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the changes. Navajo Lake is the second-largest lake in New Mexico and has campgrounds, marinas and boat […]
  
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• Libya’s Tripoli sees worst militias clashes in 2 years

  02-12-2016 23:02
  
  BENGHAZI, Libya — Clashes continued for the second day among heavily-armed militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli, vying for power and control over the city, with one dislodging another in at least two posts, a five-star hotel and a barracks, in what appears to be the worst outbreak of violence the city has seen in […]
  
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• Updated: Holiday cookie bakers, here’s your secret weapon

  02-12-2016 23:01
  
  Bakers, to your ovens! It’s cookie time for real and true. The sweetest time of the year is here, and it’s never too soon to start stocking your freezer for the coming weeks and your cookie jar for today. I’ve got a bunch of ideas for getting batches of cookies prepped ahead of time, but […]
  
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• Malware Resurfaces, Hijacks Government PCs in Saudi Arabia

  02-12-2016 23:01
  
  After falling dormant for four years, the Shamoon malware resurfaced last month, hijacking the computers of at least six organizations in Saudi Arabia to display the body a 3-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the Mediterranean last year, security experts said. The virus closely resembles its original 2012 variant, which targeted Saudi Arabian oil companies […]
  
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• Weekend closure scheduled for Avenida Cesar Chavez bridge construction

  02-12-2016 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A very busy bridge is going to be shut down for the next few days. Avenida Cesar Chavez is undergoing a major reconstruction project.
  Part of that includes the bridge over the tracks between Broadway and 3rd Street. The bridge will be closed starting Friday night and will last through Monday morning.
  All traffic will be detoured along Broadway to the Lead and Coal bridges. Drivers who use Lead and Coal regularly should expect more traffic through t
  
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• 6 victims identified in Tennessee wildfires

  02-12-2016 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (MEDIA GENERAL) — Tennessee officials confirmed Friday 13 people are now dead following this week’s wildfires in Sevier County.
  Six of the victims have been identified:
  Alice Hagler
  Alice Hagler (Courtesy: Family)Alice Hagler had been working at a Christmas store in the area. She moved to Gatlinburg only five months ago.
  Family members said they were notified of her death Wednesday night. Her body was discovered in her burned down cabin.
  She was 70 years old.
  Jon an
  
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• New: Heinrich says keep open mind about ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis

  02-12-2016 21:55
  
  Sen. Martin Heinrich, a New Mexico Democrat who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said today that he’ll keep an open mind about President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Marine General James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense. Trump announced his nomination of Mattis’ – who is nicknamed “Mad Dog” – on Thursday. “Marine […]
  
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• Local dance company offers new take on "Nutcracker"

  02-12-2016 21:48
  
  Performances are underway for the 20th annual Nutcracker on the Rocks at the Keshet Dance Company.
  
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• Trump stacks kitchen cabinet with millionaire, billionaire executives

  02-12-2016 21:34
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a kitchen cabinet of wealthy corporate and financial executives – including current and former leaders from General Motors, JP Morgan Chase and IBM – to provide him with economic advice. The 16-person group, whose membership was announced Friday, will meet for the first time at the White House in early […]
  
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• Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka homicide case returns to court

  02-12-2016 21:33
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The homicide case involving Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka returns to court six months after a judge ruled the former pro wrestling star mentally incompetent to stand trial in the 1983 death of his girlfriend. Snuka’s mental fitness is expected to be re-evaluated at a hearing in Allentown on Friday afternoon. The ex-wrestler was […]
  
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• Updated: US health care tab hits $3.2T; fastest growth in 8 years

  02-12-2016 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON — The nation’s health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s law and by costly prescription drugs, the government said Friday. The growth of 5.8 percent in 2015 boosted total health care spending to $3.2 trillion. That’s an average of […]
  
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• PNM CEO makes $5.2M in compensation

  02-12-2016 21:17
  
  The Public Service Company of New Mexico hiked customer rates in October, and now they want to do it again amidst recent federal filings showing the public utility desperately needs help. However, it wasn't that long ago PNM assured people they were doing well enough to hike the salary of its own CEO.
  
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• Trump forms an advisory group of CEOs for input on jobs

  02-12-2016 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced the formation of an advisory group of more than a dozen CEOs and business leaders who will offer input on how to create jobs and speed economic growth.
  The President’s Strategic and Policy Forum will hold its first meeting at the White House in the first week of February, shortly after Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
  Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the Blackstone Group investment firm, will lead the group.
  Trump has vowed to
  
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• Police report shows woman driving in fatal crash abandoned sober driver

  02-12-2016 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A newly released police report reveals more about the night of September 24th when 44-year-old Clara Avina of Santa Fe got behind the wheel drunk and killed 23-year-old Anton Gress.
  In the report, a man claims he tried to be Avina’s designated driver.
  It was one of the worst scenes police have ever seen. Gress, a young man heading home from work, was trapped in his burning SUV as officers tried desperately to get him out, but the fire was too intense.
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• Professional mediator takes on New Mexico budget impasse

  02-12-2016 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – He is a mild-mannered professional mediator who negotiates out-of-court resolutions to legal disputes.
  In his unsalaried job as the next New Mexico state Senate majority leader, Democrat Peter Wirth is positioned as a chief powerbroker for high-stakes decisions about plunging state revenues and essential government services.
  Wirth says his challenge is keeping the doors of government open and protecting programs that are economic drivers. And that could mean raising m
  
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• Fallen Tacoma officer was Albuquerque native

  02-12-2016 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A police officer killed in the line of duty in Tacoma, Washington was an Albuquerque native.
  Reginald Jake Gutierrez was shot and killed Wednesday night after responding to a domestic violence call in the Seattle suburb.
  Friends and family tell KRQE News 13 he was from Albuquerque.
  The 45-year-old officer was a 17-year veteran of the Tacoma police force.
  Albuquerque Public Schools confirms there was a 1989 graduate of Albuquerque High School named Reginald Jake G
  
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• Fallen Tacoma officer may have been an Albuquerque native

  02-12-2016 20:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A police officer killed in the line of duty in Tacoma, Washington was an Albuquerque native.
  Reginald Jake Gutierrez was shot and killed Wednesday night after responding to a domestic violence call in the Seattle suburb.
  Friends and family tell KRQE News 13 he was from Albuquerque.
  The 45-year-old officer was a 17-year veteran of the Tacoma police force.
  Albuquerque Public Schools confirms there was a 1989 graduate of Albuquerque High School named Reginald Jake G
  
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• Police ask for public’s help to ID credit card fraud suspect

  02-12-2016 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell police need your help identifying a suspect accused of credit card fraud. They say this woman has made several cash withdrawals and purchases using stolen credit or debit cards.
  The cards were in a backpack that was stolen last month, police say.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Roswell police.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• DA: Officer, deputies cleared in two officer-involved shootings

  02-12-2016 19:54
  
  A spokesman for the District Attorney’s office announced Friday that prosecutors have finished reviewing two officer-involved shootings — one by an APD officer in 2013 and one by three BCSO deputies in 2015 — and will not purse charges against any of the officers involved. Albuquerque police officer Hector Marquez was cleared after shooting and […]
  
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• State police: Dead body found in Taos mobile home after fire

  02-12-2016 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a charred body was found in the wreckage of a mobile home that sustained heavy damage during a fire in Taos.
  According to state police, the body was found Monday, a day after the Taos Fire Department responded to the fire and put it out.
  State police say the dead person’s identity and cause of death aren’t known.
  No additional information was released.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Updated: Prosecutors: Dismissal deal done in Manziel’s domestic case

  02-12-2016 19:43
  
  DALLAS — Johnny Manziel has a dismissal agreement with prosecutors that will require the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback to meet conditions for a year before being cleared of a domestic violence charge against him. Dallas County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Brittany Dunn said Manziel wasn’t present Friday when the agreement was filed. The former Cleveland player […]
  
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• Judge: APD needs more work on its promotions policy

  02-12-2016 19:39
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department’s new policy for determining which officers get promoted is too vague, a federal judge ruled this week. U.S. District Judge Robert Brack ordered the city administration and police union to work with a court-appointed monitor overseeing APD reform efforts to craft a policy that more clearly defines the promotions policy. The […]
  
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• Someday you may implant your child with a GPS microchip

  02-12-2016 19:26
  
  Want to know what’s up with your kid? Just implant her with a GPS microchip that can track her every move. That will be a real option for parents in 20 years, predicts Adrienne LaFrance in “Baby, Monitored,” in the December issue of the Atlantic. Her article charts how the tech industry has started to […]
  
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• Man suspected of wife’s disappearance arrested in Kentucky

  02-12-2016 19:15
  
  ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. — A U.S. Marshal’s task force has arrested a man in Louisville, Kentucky, who is suspected in the disappearance of his estranged wife in Florida. Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Brian Parrish said in a news release that 58-year-old Jarvis “Wayne” Madison was taken into custody on Friday. Authorities say his 44-year-old wife Rachael […]
  
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• Report: Woman driving in fatal crash abandoned sober driver

  02-12-2016 19:13
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Investigators say a woman who caused a head-on wrong-way crash on Interstate 25 that killed two people had abandoned a sober driver before the crash. Forty-four-year-old Clara Avina and 23-year-old Anton Gress, both from Santa Fe, died Sept. 24 after Avina was driving south in northbound lanes on I-25 near Santa […]
  
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• House passes compromise defense bill, but White House action still uncertain

  02-12-2016 19:05
  
  WASHINGTON – The House voted overwhelmingly on Friday to pass a $618.7 billion defense policy bill after negotiators dropped many of the most controversial proposed policy changes, such as requiring women to register for the draft and allowing federal contractors to make religion-based hiring decisions. The Senate is expected to follow suit next week when […]
  
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• A broken home could lead to the poor house

  02-12-2016 19:04
  
  Sometimes “till death do us part” just isn’t soon enough. The phenomenon of late-life divorce is growing fast – and blowing apart a lot of divorcing spouses’ retirement plans in the process. “It’s almost like a gray divorce boom is unfolding just before our eyes,” said Ann Dowd, vice president of Fidelity Investments. Between 1990 […]
  
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• Cars line up to see wildfire-ravaged Tennessee city; 13 dead

  02-12-2016 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — People in cars and trucks rolled into the wildfire-ravaged city of Gatlinburg on Friday to get a first look at what remained of their homes and businesses, and a mayor raised the death toll to 13, including a woman who died of a heart attack during the firestorm.
  Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters also increased the number of buildings damaged, saying it now approaches 1,000.
  “I can’t describe to you the feelings we have over this tragedy,” he said
  
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• House passes $611 billion policy defense bill by wide margin

  02-12-2016 18:10 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House on Friday overwhelmingly backed a $611 billion defense policy bill that rejects a number of President Barack Obama’s key proposals for managing the nation’s vast military enterprise.
  Lawmakers passed the legislative package, 375-34. The bill now goes to the Senate where a vote is expected early next week.
  The bill, crafted after weeks of talks between House and Senate negotiators, prohibits Obama from following through on his longstand
  
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• Ex-MMA fighter gets 13-year term for fracturing cop’s skull

  02-12-2016 18:06
  
  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A former mixed martial arts fighter has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for fracturing the skull of a New York police officer who was trying to arrest him. James Hilton, of Lake George, also was given five years’ post-release supervision during his sentencing Friday in Schenectady County Court. He was […]
  
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• Ex-Houston police officer charged in murder-for-hire plot

  02-12-2016 18:06
  
  HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer is accused of organizing a murder-for-hire plot targeting his estranged wife and another woman. Clarence McNatt remains jailed Friday after police in the Houston suburb of Pasadena arrested the 63-year-old. He’s charged with one count of solicitation to commit capital murder and two counts of solicitation to commit […]
  
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• LA 2024 releases $5.3 billion budget; no new stadiums needed

  02-12-2016 18:05
  
  The Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 Olympics is projecting a $5.3 billion budget, less than half the cost of the recently completed Rio Games. The LA bid committee released the budget on Friday. The bid is about a quarter of Tokyo’s current ballooning budget for the 2020 Olympics. The $5.3 billion includes a […]
  
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• Updated: Alabama-Florida for SEC title looks like massive mismatch

  02-12-2016 17:41
  
  ATLANTA — Talk about a mismatch. Alabama’s defense is the best in the nation. Florida’s offense looks like one of the worst. They’ll face off Saturday in the Southeastern Conference championships game, with the top-ranked Crimson Tide (12-0, 8-0 SEC) heavily favored to lock up its third straight trip to the College Football Playoff with […]
  
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• Manitou Incline reopens after 3-month closure

  02-12-2016 17:41
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A popular hiking route near Manitou Springs is back open following three months of repair work. The Manitou Incline reopened Friday morning and hikers immediately began climbing the route, which rises more than 2,000-feet in about a mile. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2fYaKhK) that the incline closed in August for the second […]
  
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• Western Colorado’s only psychiatric hospital looks to expand

  02-12-2016 16:54
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Western Colorado’s only psychiatric hospital is raising money in hopes of building a new, larger facility. The Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2gOhIqE ) that West Springs Hospital, in Grand Junction, is looking to raise roughly $7 million by next summer before breaking ground on a new 48-bed facility. With an additional $8 […]
  
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• Updated: Tempers flare, as campaign aides assess still-raw 2016 race

  02-12-2016 16:54
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Tempers flared and political fault-lines were inflamed, as aides to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton gathered for their first meeting since Election Day. Every four years since 1972, top presidential campaign aides have met for a polite discussion of the fierce battle they just waged. Not so this year. After an election […]
  
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• Updated: Incoming Treasury Sec. Mnuchin steps down from Sears board

  02-12-2016 16:42
  
  NEW YORK — Steven Mnuchin, who was nominated by Donald Trump as the next Treasury secretary, is stepping down from the board at Sears. Mnuchin, 53, has been on the Sears Holdings Corp. board for more than 11 years, according to the company. He was the Yale roommate of Sears Chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert. […]
  
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• About the cover: December 2, 2016

  02-12-2016 16:26
  
  1611 Torribio Drive NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 $750,000 7,193 sq. ft. 4 bed / 6 bath Jane G. Rowe 505.301.9431 Coldwell Banker Legacy 505.292.8900 Welcome to 1611 Torribio Drive NE. This custom home features stunning views of the city lights and the Sandia mountains. The contemporary design is highlighted with a touch of the Southwest, […]
  
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• Updated: Manager sends exit survey complaints to all 2,000 co-workers

  02-12-2016 16:19
  
  A retiring Pennsylvania Turnpike worker decided brutal honesty was the way to go when he filled out an exit survey…
  
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• No charges filed for rant against hijab-wearing shopper

  02-12-2016 15:58
  
  Albuquerque police say charges won't be filed against a woman who yelled at a hijab-wearing shopper in a grocery store, calling her a terrorist. A hijab is a type of headscarf worn by some Muslim women.
  
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• US employers add 178K jobs as unemployment sinks to 4.6 pct.

  02-12-2016 15:54 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a solid 178,000 jobs in November, reflecting the steady economy President-elect Donald Trump will inherit. And the unemployment rate hit a nine-year low of 4.6 percent, though mainly because many people stopped looking for jobs and were no longer counted as unemployed.
  Even so, Friday’s report from the Labor Department reflected a resilient job market that is helping drive the U.S. economy. The economy this year has added an average of 180,000 j
  
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• Next test for pipeline protesters: the North Dakota winter

  02-12-2016 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — So far, the hundreds of protesters fighting the Dakota Access pipeline have shrugged off the heavy snow, icy winds and frigid temperatures that have swirled around their large encampment on the North Dakota grasslands.
  But if they defy next week’s government deadline to abandon the camp, demonstrators know the real deep freeze lies ahead, when the full weight of the Great Plains winter descends on their community of nylon tents and teepees. Life-threatening w
  
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• Ford recalls 680,000 cars; seat belts may not hold in crash

  02-12-2016 15:49 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 680,000 midsize sedans mainly in North America because the front seat belts may not hold people in a crash.
  The recall covers certain 2013 to 2016 Ford Fusion, 2013 to 2015 Lincoln MKZ and 2015 and 2016 Ford Mondeo cars.
  Ford says heat generated when the seat belt pre-tensioners deploy can cause cables to break. If that happens the belts may not hold people. Ford says it knows of two injuries related to the problem.
  Pre-tensioners tighten seat bel
  
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• Getting Fit with Kristin Rowe

  02-12-2016 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When working out, it’s important to know what muscles you are using and how to incorporate them into a training routine.
  Fitness Expert, Kristin Rowe, talks squats in this week’s edition of Fit Friday.
  Squats are a staple movement when training, it works quads, hamstrings, and glutes. What’s impressive about this exercise is that it’s quite easy to incorporate core and back strength.
  Rowe joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demon
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Tony Torrez begins 16-year sentence

  02-12-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. The man who pled guilty to killing 4-year-old Lilly Garcia is beginning a 16-year sentence behind bars Friday. Tony Torrez accepted a plea deal to second-degree murder for the road-rage shooting last year. Lilly’s father also acknowledged his involvement for the first time saying if he knew then what he knows now, he wouldn’t have swerved. Torrez apologized to the family in court and went on to say the shooting was in self-defense because Lilly&rs
  
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