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• Could treated sewage be a tool against sea-level rise?

  14-01-2017 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — As a tool against sea-level rise, the idea seems a little counterintuitive: Add water to the ground.
  But the laws of physics support it: Pump millions of gallons into a sandy aquifer deep below the Earth’s surface, and its porous layers will expand like a sponge. The ground above it will rise, fortifying at least some of the land against the ocean’s reach.
  For decades, geologists have known that extracting large amounts of water can cause the ground to sink
  
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• Lobos win at Colorado State, and then there’s a postgame altercation (w/video)

  14-01-2017 23:39
  
  VIDEO: CSU's Emmanuel Omogbo came outside & started argument w/ UNM coaches, Terrence Rencher in particular. Larry Eustachy pulled hom away. pic.twitter.com/Dq9CbvVOBd — Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) January 14, 2017 FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Elijah Brown had 25 points with four 3-pointers, nine rebounds and seven assists, and New Mexico beat Colorado State 84-71 on Saturday […]
  
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• Updated: US midsection grapples with pesky ice storm; more on way

  14-01-2017 22:58
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Parts of the central U.S. grappled Saturday with a second day of road-glazing ice and braced for more of the treacherous, below-freezing wintry weather expected to close out the holiday weekend. The storm created travel headaches for many people who opted to go out despite pleas by authorities to stay put. […]
  
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• Storm approaching New Mexico expected to drop snow, rain

  14-01-2017 22:56
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A storm system approaching New Mexico is expected to drop very heavy snow on mountains and other high terrain and heavy rainfall on other parts of the state. The National Weather Service says conditions are expected to deteriorate through Saturday night with widespread precipitation anticipated through Sunday. A winter storm warning was […]
  
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• House Dems press FBI on Russia, possible link to Trump camp

  14-01-2017 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats still seething over FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the election-year inquiry of Hillary Clinton confronted the law enforcement officer over his refusal to say whether the FBI is investigating possible links between President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia.
  The contentious, closed-door session Friday reflected the frustration of Democrats who blame Comey’s statements and actions in part for Clinton’s loss to Trump.
  
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• Updated: Iraq makes swift territorial gains against IS in Mosul

  14-01-2017 22:25
  
  MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress. Government troops retook the eastern edge of a third bridge in Mosul Saturday and a cluster of buildings inside Mosul university, according to a senior Iraqi officer […]
  
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• Updated: AP Interview: Lynch says US must hold police accountable

  14-01-2017 22:12
  
  BALTIMORE — As a younger lawyer, Loretta Lynch prosecuted New York police officers who sodomized a Haitian immigrant in a precinct bathroom. As attorney general, she’s broadened her focus to go after entire police departments for unconstitutional practices. In an interview as her tenure ends, Lynch strongly defended the Justice Department’s aggressive intervention in local […]
  
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• Airport shooting highlights nexus between mentally ill, cops

  14-01-2017 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having terroristic thoughts. It’s a daily occurrence for law enforcement agencies and authorities say the difficulty is in assessing whether people are reporting a credible threat, whether or whether they need medical help.
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• Updated: Cuba sees explosion in internet access as ties with US grow

  14-01-2017 21:47
  
  HAVANA — Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba’s state-owned telecommunications company. The 55-year-old theater producer connected the device to his phone and his laptop computer, which instantly lit up with a service unimaginable in the Cuba of just a few years ago — relatively fast home internet. “It’s […]
  
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• SWAT team called to Foothills area residence

  14-01-2017 21:29
  
  Albuquerque police authorities say a SWAT team is on scene near Juan Tabo Boulevard and Blue Ribbon Road in reference to an individual with a known warrant.
  
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• Updated: Protesters denounce Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, plans

  14-01-2017 21:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Protesters gathered Saturday to support immigrant rights at rallies around the U.S., denouncing President-elect Donald Trump for his anti-immigrant rhetoric and his pledges to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border and to crack down on Muslims entering the country. A standing-room-only crowd packed into a historic African-American church in downtown Washington for […]
  
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• SpaceX launch places satellites in orbit

  14-01-2017 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — SpaceX says its first launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since a fiery September accident has successfully placed a constellation of satellites in orbit.
  The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 9:54 a.m. Saturday to place 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc.
  SpaceX officials say they took corrective action on all possible causes of the Sept. 1 accident that destroyed a Falcon 9 and a satellite on a Florida launch p
  
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• Updated: Trump unleashes Twitter attack against civil rights legend

  14-01-2017 21:05
  
  NEW YORK — Donald Trump tore into civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of the Republican billionaire’s White House victory, intensifying a feud with the black congressman days before the national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and as the first African-American president prepares to leave office. Trump tweeted on Saturday that […]
  
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• Killer whales could have quiet space off Washington coast

  14-01-2017 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government is considering whether it should set up an area off Washington’s San Juan Island where endangered killer whales would be protected from motorboats and other disturbances.
  Most motorized vessels would be banned under a proposed whale protection zone sought by three conservation groups.
  Puget Sound orcas face multiple threats, including pollution, lack of prey and impacts from boats. The zone is a common-sense approach that can be implemented immed
  
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• Albuquerque police investigating situation in southeast Albuquerque

  14-01-2017 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says officers are currently on scene near Juan Tabo and Blue Ribbon in reference to an individual with a known warrant.
  No further information has been released.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
   
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• Albuquerque Police arrest attempted murder suspect after 6 hour standoff

  14-01-2017 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An attempted-murder suspect is behind bars after a 6-hour standoff in the Foothills.
  It started around 9:30 Saturday morning near Juan Tabo and Blue Ribbon just south of I-40.
  Neighbors were advised to take shelter in their homes as SWAT negotiators worked to get 57-year-old Michael Ostermann to come out of a house.
  After hours of negotiation APD took Ostermann into custody.
  News 13 first told you about Ostermann back in November, when police say he drove in
  
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• US midsection grapples with pesky ice storm; more on way

  14-01-2017 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Parts of the central U.S. grappled Saturday with a second day of road-glazing ice and braced for more of the treacherous, below-freezing wintry weather expected to close out the holiday weekend.
  The storm created travel headaches for many people who opted to go out despite pleas by authorities to stay put. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Interstate 40 was closed in two places in western portions of the state because of wrecks, including the jackknifing of several t
  
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• Man found dead in East Mountains indentified

  14-01-2017 20:01
  
  The man found dead under the Interstate 40 bridge by the Carnuel exit on Thursday has been identified as Luis Sanchez, according to a spokeswoman for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office. Sanchez, 33, appeared to have fallen off of the bridge, deputy Felicia Romero said, but deputies are investigating it as a suspicious death. Sanchez […]
  
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• Thousands expected for Martin Luther King Jr. march

  14-01-2017 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands are expected in Washington for a march organizers say is designed to “protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” and to “preserve the legacy of President Barack Obama.”
  The National Action Network, the group founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, is sponsoring Saturday’s “We Shall Not Be Moved” march and rally ahead of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
  Participants are gathering near the Washington Monum
  
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• Updated: Military’s shift away from oil clashes with Trump’s promises

  14-01-2017 19:13
  
  TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — At a sprawling desert base, a Marine recharged his radio’s batteries simply by walking, while nearby fellow troops examined a rocket artillery system and a drone — both powered by the sun. Navy and Marine Corps brass, accompanied by green energy executives, showcased the energy-harnessing knee braces and other innovations at […]
  
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• Updated: Chicago pledges improvements after scathing police report

  14-01-2017 19:13
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago officials are pledging to revamp the city Police Department following a scathing federal report, but a change in presidential administrations could spell uncertainty for the critical next step in the process: negotiating a court-enforceable improvement plan with the Justice Department. A report released Friday in the final days of Attorney General Loretta […]
  
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• Updated: Jennifer Holliday backs out of Trump inauguration gig

  14-01-2017 19:08
  
  Broadway star Jennifer Holliday has backed out as a performer at next week’s presidential inaugural, saying she did not realize that her participation would be interpreted as a statement of support for President-elect Donald Trump. Holliday, best known for her Tony-winning role in Broadway’s “Dreamgirls,” faced pressure from her gay, lesbian and black fans when […]
  
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• Updated: Airport shooting highlights nexus between mentally ill, cops

  14-01-2017 19:08
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having terroristic thoughts. It’s a daily occurrence for law enforcement agencies and authorities say the difficulty is in […]
  
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• Training aims to help police better serve LGBT community

  14-01-2017 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence police are introducing additional training to help officers interact with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
  Mayor Jorge Elorza and Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements say they’re dedicated to creating LGBT-inclusive policies for members of the department as well as specific training curriculum for the next police academy.
  Clements says the goal is to help officers become more aware of issues facing the LGBT community in Provide
  
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• Jennifer Holliday backs out Trump inauguration performance

  14-01-2017 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Jennifer Holliday has backed out as a performer at next week’s presidential inaugural, saying she did not realize that her participation would be interpreted as a statement of support for President-elect Donald Trump.
  Holliday, best known for her Tony-winning role in Broadway’s “Dreamgirls,” faced pressure from her gay, lesbian and black fans when it was announced she would sing at Thursday’s concert at Washington’s Lincoln Memoria
  
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• Updated: Second-grader hit at crosswalk in critical condition

  14-01-2017 17:38
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — One of four children hit in a crosswalk outside a Colorado Springs elementary school remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Police Lt. Scott Schwall said Friday the second-grader, who was the most seriously injured, had improved a bit on Friday. Two of the children had been released from the hospital. […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Momma’ charged with stealing teenage daughter at birth

  14-01-2017 16:25
  
  WALTERBORO, S.C. — Neighbors knew them for years as a church-going mother and her polite teenage daughter before police swarmed Gloria Williams’ home in this small, quiet South Carolina city. Williams, 51, was arrested on kidnapping charges. Then came the real shocker: Police identified the victim as the 18-year-old woman Williams had raised as her […]
  
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• Albuquerque Comic Con kicks off this weekend

  14-01-2017 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Comic Con fans, listen up. This weekend is the Albuquerque Comic Con.
  Some special guests include Ralph Macchio from Karate Kid, pro wrestler Ric Flair, and former Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell.
  Vendors will also be selling collectibles and memorabilia.
  It takes place at the Albuquerque Convention Center from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday.
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• Albuquerque Comic Con continues Sunday

  14-01-2017 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Comic Con fans, listen up. This weekend is the Albuquerque Comic Con.
  Some special guests include Ralph Macchio from Karate Kid, pro wrestler Ric Flair, and former Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell.
  Vendors will also be selling collectibles and memorabilia.
  It takes place at the Albuquerque Convention Center from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday.
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• AFD investigating fire that destroyed NE Albuquerque mobile home

  14-01-2017 13:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Northeast Albuquerque.
  It started in smoke and flames around 9:30 p.m. Friday night in the Coronado Village Mobile Home Park near I-25 and Paseo del Norte.
  Firefighters responded, but could not save the home.
  There are no injuries.
  News 13 will update this story as information become available.
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• Updated: Trump’s CEO meetings raise ethics questions

  14-01-2017 13:39
  
  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned about the possible erosion of a firewall between the incoming White House and regulators reviewing those billion-dollar deals. Trump met this past week with the heads of German chemical company Bayer and seed […]
  
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• Mother arraigned in death of toddler

  14-01-2017 08:05
  
  18-month-old suffered fatal injuries in November
  
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• Kirtland instructor earns medal for heroic actions in Afghanistan

  14-01-2017 08:05
  
  Actions saved seven crewmen, two soldiers–and the $40 million helicopter
  
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• Hope boys, girls sweep into finals

  14-01-2017 08:05
  
  Unlike the night before, there was no quick start for the Hope Christian boys basketball team Friday ...
  
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• EPA says it can’t pay for mine spill

  14-01-2017 08:05
  
  Agency says federal law bars compensation
  
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• AG's lawsuit reveals possible investigation into Espanola Public Schools

  14-01-2017 06:35
  
  On Friday, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas confirmed his office is suing Espanola Public Schools over a refusal to release public records.
  
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• Inside look: LoJack device helps police track stolen vehicles

  14-01-2017 06:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the last three years Albuquerque police have been using a tool to help them quickly find stolen vehicles and yesterday it even helped crack a possible kidnapping case.
  It’s no secret New Mexico has a big problem with thieves stealing cars.
  The last few years different law enforcement agencies in New Mexico have been using a device called LoJack. Friday, KRQE News 13 got an inside look at how it works.
  Matt Morales, who helps install the devices and tra
  
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• New Mexico teen trains for Make-A-Wish trip

  14-01-2017 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico teen is overcoming her fear and fighting in the face of physical challenges to make her wish come true.
  Esperanza Dominguez-Archibeque, 15, has been training in the pool in anticipation of leaving for a very special trip Saturday morning.
  “I’m really excited, like ‘Yay,’ excited!” Esperanza said.
  The Make-A-Wish Foundation is helping her get to Hawaii to swim with dolphins.
  But first, she had to learn how to swim.
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• Time on “The Ranch” with Donald Cerrone: Part 2

  14-01-2017 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.(KRQE) – Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back in the cage again on January 28, taking on Jorge Masvidal on the UFC on Fox 23 card in Denver, Colorado. KRQE Sports had the chance to sit down and talk with Cerrone inside his MMA gym at his BMF Ranch in Edgewood.
  In this second part of the two-part Cowboy Series, Donald talks about training up at his ranch full time. While he didn’t have much to say about his opponent on the 28th he did give a little insight
  
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• New Mexico homeowners locked out of water access

  14-01-2017 05:57 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA ROSA, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico families have been living without access to water they claim they were promised when they moved in. Residents are putting the blame on an angry neighbor and a developer who’s turning a blind eye.
  Watch story on KRQE News 13 at 10 .>>
  “It’s peaceful,” said Larry Buras, referring to his property west of Santa Rosa. “It makes my heart happy is all I can tell you.”
  Buras and a group of neighbors worked their wh
  
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• Report says Chicago police violated civil rights for years

  14-01-2017 05:52 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday laid bare years of civil rights violations by Chicago police, blasting the nation’s second-largest department for using excessive force that included shooting at people who did not pose a threat and using stun guns on others only because they refused to follow commands.
  The report was issued after a yearlong investigation sparked by the 2014 death of a black teenager who was shot 16 times by a white officer. The federal investigation lo
  
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• SPORTS EXTRA: 360 degrees of Donald Cerrone’s Gym at BMF Ranch

  14-01-2017 05:45 via krqe.com
  
   
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- KRQE Sports had the chance to get a 360 degree look at Donald Cerrone’s gym on his gem that is the BMF Ranch in Edgewood, N.M.
  KRQE photojournalist Cecil Anderson helped get all the shots along with Sports Reporter Jared Chester at the Ranch.
  Here is a full look behind the scenes with a 360 degree view of the sights and the sounds:Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News, Sports, Top Stories, Top Video
  
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• San Francisco man returns 100-year overdue library book

  14-01-2017 04:53 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A book of short stories titled “Forty Minutes Late” has been returned to a San Francisco library — 100 years late.
  The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Bay Area resident Webb Johnson returned the book Friday. There was no fine.
  Johnson’s great grandmother had checked it out from the city’s old Fillmore branch in 1917. She passed away a week before the due date, and the Fillmore branch is no longer around.
  Johnson found the 1909 bo
  
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• Updated: Candlelight vigil held for women, children, found dead at Santa Ana Pueblo

  14-01-2017 04:48
  
  Days after two sisters and their three young daughters were found dead on the Santa Ana Pueblo, their deaths remain a mystery. FBI spokesman Frank Fisher said Friday the preliminary autopsy results “have not indicated a clear cause of death” for Vanessa George, 25, her two daughters Zoe Becenti, 4, and Chloe Becenti, 1; her […]
  
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• Time on “The Ranch” with Donald Cerrone: Part 1

  14-01-2017 04:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back in the cage again on January 28, taking on Jorge Masvidal on the UFC on Fox 23 card in Denver, Colorado.
  KRQE Sports had the chance to sit down and talk with Cerrone inside his MMA gym at his BMF Ranch in Edgewood.
  In this first part of the two-part Cowboy series, Donald addresses being at his prime and how much longer he thinks he has left in the sport. He also touches on his rise to fame in the sport, and how he remains humble.
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• Two arrested after suspected burglar burns woman’s house down in Tijeras

  14-01-2017 04:05
  
  Two men are charged in connection with a home burglary in Tijeras where one suspect allegedly burned the victim’s house down as he left.
  
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• No plans to digitize Fisher in future ‘Star Wars’ films

  14-01-2017 03:45 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The makers of “Star Wars” have put a quick end to rumors that while Carrie Fisher has died, her Princess Leia may live on.
  Making a rare foray into the sprawling world of “Star Wars” speculation, Lucasfilm said Friday night that there are no plans to digitally recreate Fisher to appear in future episodes of the movie saga.
  “There is a rumor circulating that we would like to address,” a company statement said. “We want to ass
  
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• ‘Exorcist’ author William Peter Blatty dead at 89

  14-01-2017 03:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, a former Jesuit school valedictorian who conjured a tale of demonic possession and gave millions the fright of their lives with the best-selling novel and Oscar-winning movie “The Exorcist,” has died. He was 89.
  Blatty died Thursday at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, where he lived, his widow, Julie Alicia Blatty, told The Associated Press. The cause of death was multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer, she said.
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• UCLA’s Alfords have something to prove in Utah

  14-01-2017 03:30
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Steve Alford has advanced to the NCAA tournament’s second week and failed to make it to the first day. He’s won a Pac-12 Conference tournament championship and crashed in the opening round. He’s earned a contract extension and given it back. There hasn’t been nearly as much contrast when it comes […]
  
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• Gladiators prepping for 2017 indoor football season

  14-01-2017 03:28
  
  The Duke City Gladiators are to announce their 2017 indoor football schedule, and apparently much more, during a Tuesday news conference to preview the season. Among other items: The team has made an offer letter to former NFL star receiver Terrell Owens. There was no word on Owens’ reply. The Gladiators added Meadow Lemon to […]
  
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