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• Skier dies after hitting tree at Breckenridge

  16-01-2017 23:53
  
  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Authorities say a skier died after hitting a tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort last week. The Summit Daily News (http://bit.ly/2jiaWbH ) reports that 47-year-old Sean Haberthier of Denver was reported missing Thursday evening and was found unresponsive by searchers Friday morning. Summit County coroner Regan Wood says he wasn’t wearing a helmet […]
  
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• NMSU eliminated 727 jobs at Las Cruces campus since 2011

  16-01-2017 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University has eliminated 727 faculty and staff positions at its Las Cruces campus since 2011 due in part to a steady decline in enrollment and state appropriations.
  Chancellor Garrey Carruthers told the Las Cruces Sun-News that the need to examine the staffing levels and “right-size” the university was apparent before enrollment and appropriations became an issue.
  The university in 2015 contracted with a consulting firm to examine
  
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• Urgent call issued for blood donations

  16-01-2017 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Recent severe winter storms across the country have put additional pressure on the nation’s blood supply, which is already trying to recover from low donor turnout over the holidays. That’s why United Blood Services has issued an urgent call for blood donations.
  The organization says its supplies are critically low and blood centers are struggling to collect what they need.
  “Because of the weather people haven’t been able to donate. We&rsq
  
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• Security firm expands fight against the bad guys

  16-01-2017 23:50
  
  Keeping one step ahead of criminals is a never-ending enterprise for the crew at A-Tech Security Inc. in Albuquerque. To accommodate his growing business, the owner of A-Tech, a detect-and-alert company, is building a corporate headquarters at 4616 Hawkins NE.  Rich Rosley, president of the locally owned and family run security system monitoring provider since […]
  
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• Everything you need to know about the race to run the Democratic National Committee

  16-01-2017 23:47
  
  This past weekend, in Phoenix, the candidates for the Democratic National Committee’s top jobs met for the first time. Nothing was resolved – and nothing will be until the last week of February – but plenty was learned about the state of the race. –Who’s running? The field in the races for chair and vice […]
  
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• Trump national security spokeswoman Monica Crowley to forgo post amid plagiarism charges

  16-01-2017 23:43
  
  Monica Crowley, recently appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to a key national security communications job, said Monday that she would relinquish the post amid multiple allegations of plagiarism. Crowley, who has been named senior director of strategic communications at the National Security Council, said in a statement that “after much reflection,” she had decided to […]
  
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• Trump meets King’s son with goal of fixing ‘broken voting’

  16-01-2017 23:43
  
  Donald Trump met Monday with Martin Luther King III, who said he used his time with the president-elect to discuss strategies to fix the U.S.’s “broken voting system.” The oldest son of the civil rights leader trekked to Trump Tower amid renewed tensions between the incoming president and African Americans over Trump’s weekend twitter attack […]
  
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• Gene Cernan, last astronaut to walk on the moon, dies at 82

  16-01-2017 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last person to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” died on Monday in Texas following ongoing heath issues, his family said. He was 82.
  Cernan was with his relatives when he died at a Houston hospital, family spokeswoman Melissa Wren told The Associated Press. His family said his passion for lunar exploration never waned.
  “Even at the age of 82, Gene was passionate about sharing his desire t
  
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• Trump, in flap with civil rights icon, meets with MLK’s son

  16-01-2017 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Days before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump attempted to navigate the fallout of his flap with a civil rights leader and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while also losing a member of his incoming administration to accusations of plagiarism.
  Trump on Monday met with one of King’s sons on the holiday marking the life of the slain American icon just days after the president-elect attacked Rep. John Lewis on Twitter. Lewis and the elder King were among
  
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• New Mexico high school students set all-time high graduation rate

  16-01-2017 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hats off to the class of 2016 for setting an all-time high graduation rate in New Mexico.
  Gov. Martinez announced Monday that more students are graduating high school in the state than ever before.
  The graduation rate for 2016 was 71 percent, up 8 percent since 2011.
  Graduation rates also increased for New Mexico’s Hispanic, African-American, low-income and developmentally disabled students.
  “I think it’s amazing that we have finally seen the pr
  
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• Updated: Gene Cernan, last astronaut on the moon, dies at 82

  16-01-2017 22:02
  
  Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” has died. He was 82. Cernan died Monday following ongoing heath issues, his family said in a statement released by NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs. NASA […]
  
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• Updated: Schroder hits go-ahead 3, scores 28 as Hawks edge Knicks

  16-01-2017 21:47
  
  NEW YORK — Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 22 seconds left, to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 108-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday. The Knicks had three attempts at a desperately needed victory after, but Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony and Joakim Noah all couldn’t convert before […]
  
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• Trump says German automakers will pay tariff on cars built outside U.S.

  16-01-2017 21:31
  
  President-elect Donald Trump threatened German automakers with a hefty import tax if they plan to sell cars in the United States that were built in other countries, repeating a claim that has shaken the global automotive industry and its biggest players at home and abroad. The latest promise to impose tariffs on imported cars was […]
  
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• Updated: Green Bay’s win over Dallas seen by average of 48.5M on Fox

  16-01-2017 21:30
  
  NEW YORK — Green Bay’s 34-31 win over Dallas was seen by an average of 48.5 million on Fox, the most-viewed NFL divisional playoff game ever. The game Sunday had a 26.1 rating and 46 share, the network said Monday, the highest-rated NFC divisional game since 1997. The rating is the percentage of television households […]
  
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• Trump may have just destroyed the Republican effort to repeal Obamacare

  16-01-2017 21:30
  
  When even the most committed Republicans came around to support Donald Trump in 2016, they made a kind of bet. It wouldn’t matter much that Trump had no apparent fealty to conservative ideology or that he was a complete ignoramus about policy, because he’d be leaving all that boring stuff to them. The Republican Congress […]
  
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• Today in History: January 16

  16-01-2017 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2017. There are 349 days left in the year. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Jan. 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard, 33, her mother, Elizabeth, and 20 other people were killed when their plane crashed near Las Vegas, Nevada, while en route to California from a war-bond promotion tour.
  On this date:
  In 27 B.C., Caesar Augustus was declared the first Emperor of the Roman Empire by the Senate.
  
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• Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others

  16-01-2017 21:14
  
  A change in U.S. House rules making it easier to transfer millions of acres of federal public lands to states is worrying hunters and outdoor enthusiasts across the West who fear losing access.
  
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• New Mexicans commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  16-01-2017 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, locals are coming together to commemorate the legendary civil rights leader. Organizers say it’s important to remember that decades after Doctor King’s death his work is still not done.
  The 21st annual MLK commemorative breakfast, sponsored by Grant AME Church was held at the Pyramid Marriott Monday morning.
  It was a chance to help spur on the next generation of black leaders with scholarships awarded to local high
  
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• Updated: Bahrain bans paper from publishing online after protests

  16-01-2017 19:40
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahraini authorities ordered an independent newspaper to stop publishing online Monday and said a city hall was set ablaze during clashes between opposition protesters and police. The suspension of Al-Wasat’s online operations followed a spike in anti-government protests led by the country’s Shiite majority that began Saturday. The demonstrations accelerated […]
  
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• Photos: Storm brings snow, rain and hail to New Mexico

  16-01-2017 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  A mid-January storm brought some much-needed moisture to the state. The rain that fell in Albuquerque over the weekend even broke a 122-year-old rainfall record. KRQE News 13 viewers all over the state caught photos of the storm’s aftermath. Check out their photos below. Storm brings snow, rain and hail to New Mexico Snow in Lincoln Park. Photo submitted via ReportIt! Photo submitted via ReportIt! Snow sculpture. Photo courtesy Kevin Jaramillo. Mora Snow. Photo courtesy Luzia Kalinda Manue
  
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• 8 interesting facts about past presidential inaugurations

  16-01-2017 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — With all of the pomp and circumstance surrounding a custom as proper and important as a presidential inauguration, you’d think it’d be a bit of a boring affair. Often, it’s anything but.
  Here are eight interesting facts about past presidential inaugurations that will impress around the water cooler.
  1. Only two presidents have taken the oath four times
  Barack Obama, joined by his wife Michelle, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to
  
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• Alabama elevates Locksley to full-time offensive assistant

  16-01-2017 19:23
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama has promoted former New Mexico head coach Mike Locksley to a full-time offensive assistant. Locksley worked as an analyst last season along with new offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian. Alabama didn’t say Monday what position he would coach. Tackles and tight ends coach Mario Cristobal has left to become Oregon’s offensive coordinator. […]
  
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• Capital gain on rental properties

  16-01-2017 19:08
  
  During the great recession, some homeowners elected to rent their home rather than sell it for less than it was worth. IRS tax code allows for a temporary rental of a principal residence without losing the exclusion of capital gain based on some specific time limits. During the five year period ending on the date […]
  
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• McDaniels pulls name out of consideration for 49ers job

  16-01-2017 18:57
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels expressed appreciation for the opportunity to interview with the San Francisco 49ers but says for now he will remain in New England. He said during a conference call Monday that the decision was what’s “best for my family and myself” and that he will stay with the […]
  
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• Updated: Villanova jumps Kansas, moves back to No. 1 in AP poll

  16-01-2017 18:54
  
  Villanova returned to No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday, leapfrogging Kansas after a week out of the top spot. The Wildcats (17-1), who fell to third last week after five weeks as No. 1, moved back on top following No. 1 Baylor’s loss in its only week ever as a top-ranked […]
  
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• National park visits hits record high for 3rd straight year

  16-01-2017 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Visits to U.S. national parks set a record in 2016 for the third consecutive year as landmarks such Zion, Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain experienced historic levels of popularity that brought collateral headaches stemming from overcrowded roads and trails and increasing visitor misbehavior.
  At many parks, visitors waited an hour or more in cars to get through entrance gates and then spent the day trying to outmaneuver fellow visitors for parking spots and room on popu
  
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• US official says Orlando shooter’s widow has been arrested

  16-01-2017 18:41 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. law enforcement official says the FBI has arrested the wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter.
  The official says Noor Salman was taken into custody Monday morning in the San Francisco area and is due in court Tuesday in California. She’s facing charges in Florida including obstruction of justice.
  The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
  Noor Salman moved to the San Francisco area after her husband, Oma
  
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• King’s daughter: Fight ‘no matter who is in White House’

  16-01-2017 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As civil rights leaders and activists gather at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the slain civil rights leader’s daughter is encouraging Americans to fight for his vision of love and justice “no matter who is in the White House.”
  Bernice King addressed more than 2,000 people gathered at her father’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta four days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. She spok
  
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• Updated: Impish, boyish looks permeate Milan’s menswear runways

  16-01-2017 18:07
  
  MILAN — Impish, boyish looks are permeating the Milan menswear runway this season, and the mood seems to be a search for a simpler past. Hooded parkas with contrasting color panels, straight trousers, boxy jackets and slightly oversized knitwear bely a nostalgia for the 1970s — a time when, more than one designer has recalled, […]
  
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• Updated: IMF raises China growth forecast but warns on debt

  16-01-2017 17:59
  
  BEIJING — The International Monetary Fund on Monday raised its growth forecast for China but warned that rising debt which has prompted concern about the country’s finances increases the risk of a sharper slowdown. The world’s second-largest economy should expand by 6.5 percent this year, the IMF said in a report. That is up by […]
  
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• Updated: As robots take jobs, Europeans mull free money for all

  16-01-2017 17:41
  
  PARIS — I am, therefore I’m paid. The radical notion that governments should hand out free money to everyone — rich and poor, those who work and those who don’t — is slowly but surely gaining ground in Europe. Yes, you read that right: a guaranteed monthly living allowance, no strings attached. In France, two […]
  
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• Trump to meet with Martin Luther King III on Monday to discuss voting rights

  16-01-2017 17:41
  
  President-elect Donald Trump, who spent the weekend engaged in a war of words with civil rights activist and Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, will meet Monday with Martin Luther King III to discuss voting rights. “Today, President-elect Trump is going to sit down with Martin Luther King III and others in New York and have a […]
  
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• European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and E.U., raising fears of transatlantic split

  16-01-2017 17:41
  
  BRUSSELS — European leaders said Monday that they may have to stand alone without the United States once Donald Trump enters office, raising the prospect of an unprecedented breach in transatlantic relations after Trump’s comments that the European Union is bound for a breakup and that NATO is obsolete. Trump said in a weekend interview […]
  
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• State summaries: Two-thirds of states face budget challenges

  16-01-2017 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALABAMA
  Alabama is not expecting a budget shortfall at the moment, but there is more uncertainty surrounding the next fiscal year in a state that regularly lurches from one budget crisis to another. Many lawmakers expect to have trouble putting together a budget and meeting funding requests from state agencies. Adding to the uncertainty is what effect federal actions on Medicaid funding and a possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act will have on the state budget.
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• Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault

  16-01-2017 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.
  The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was “the leaker of fake news” in a Sunday night tweet.
  The extraordinary criticism from the incoming president came hours after CIA chief John Brennan charged that Trump lacks a full understandi
  
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• New Mexico legislation would spare some bears that attack

  16-01-2017 16:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico lawmakers may scrap and rewrite regulations that currently mandate the euthanizing of bears and other wild animals that attack a human so that animals can be tested for rabies.
  A bill has been pre-filed as the Legislature convenes Tuesday that would give health and wildlife officials the ability to consider the current risk of rabies and also whether the animal acted in self-defense.
  Los Alamos resident Karen Williams says she helped develop the legislation
  
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• Updated: Oklahoma City firefighters rescue cow stuck in swimming pool

  16-01-2017 16:16
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Think it’s hard for firefighters to rescue a cat in a tree? Try a cow in a swimming pool. Firefighters in Oklahoma City were summoned Sunday morning after a homeowner reported hearing some sort of “snorting” coming from his swimming pool area. Emergency responders arrived and discovered a hole in the swimming […]
  
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• Powerful Texas storm delivers damaging winds, heavy rain

  16-01-2017 16:16
  
  DALLAS — A powerful storm system has unleashed strong winds and torrential rains across much of Texas, knocking out power, damaging homes and flooding streets. The National Weather Service says tornadoes touched down Sunday night in a Dallas suburb and elsewhere, but there were no reports of injuries. The weather service had issued a tornado […]
  
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• King’s legacy celebrated as Trump, Lewis duel lingers

  16-01-2017 16:16
  
  ATLANTA — Civil rights leaders and activists are gathering at sites across the country to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. On the same day that Americans celebrate King’s legacy, his son is scheduled to meet President-elect Donald Trump. Martin Luther King III will meet with Trump at Trump Tower in New York. […]
  
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• Ice threat lingers for some Midwest states; storms in Texas

  16-01-2017 16:16
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — A few states in the Midwest again are on alert for icy conditions, while strong storms are moving through the Houston area. While the weekend’s storm caused travel issues in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, some meteorologists acknowledged it fell short of dire forecasts. Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa are expected to […]
  
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• Man charged with arson of girlfriends’ Albuquerque home

  16-01-2017 16:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say an 18-year-old man has been charged with setting his girlfriend’s Albuquerque home ablaze. KOB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2jn4HG5 ) that Miko Romero was charged with arson in connection with the Jan. 9 fire. No injuries were reported in the blaze. According to a criminal complaint, investigators determined the fire was intentionally set […]
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck by car near Santa Fe identified

  16-01-2017 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State Police have released the name of a pedestrian who was killed north of Santa Fe.
  They say officers were called to the scene around 3 a.m. Saturday to the area of U.S. 84/285.
  Police say their initial investigation indicates a vehicle struck a pedestrian walking in the middle of the roadway.
  They say 29-year-old Eldon Enjady, of Mescalero, sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver of the vehicle sustained non
  
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• Kyrgyzstan: Cargo plane crash kills 37, destroys village

  16-01-2017 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — A Turkish cargo plane crashed Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village and killing at least 37 people in the plane and on the ground, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
  The Boeing 747 crashed at 7:40 a.m. local time while approaching Manas airport, south of the capital, Bishkek, in this Central Asian nation.
  Footage from the scene showed the plane’s nose stuck inside a brick house and large
  
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• NMNSH gears up for Einstein Gala

  16-01-2017 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s not only the most important fundraising event, but it’s also the biggest science party of the year that supports the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History’s (NMNSH) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs.
  The 20th annual Einstein Gala, a prestigious black tie event, will have guests surrounded with some of the most brilliant minds in science and history. The event has been said to “knock your
  
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• In the kitchen with Street Food Sensations

  16-01-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a local food truck that aims to produce high quality, gourmet street food that is affordable to all patrons.
  Street Food Sensations is a mobile kitchen bringing the southwestern flare of cuisine to the streets of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, East Mountains, Rio Rancho and Santa Fe.
  Lorenzo Garcia, Owner of Street Food Sensations, joined KRQE This Morning in the kitchen for a delicious treat.
  This past year, the food truck partnered with se
  
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• Celebrities spotted in New Mexico

  16-01-2017 15:09
  
  Some big celebrity sightings are currently trending around the state.
  
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• American Folk Square Dancing offers free classes in New Mexico

  16-01-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s beneficial, inexpensive, and more importantly fun.
  For the past 28 years,  American Folk Square Dancing has given those who participate something to look forward to, cutting the rug with good old country folk from across the nation.
  Dancers, Jim and Lynne Martel, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to demonstrate how to properly square dance and talk about the classes.
  The inexpensive classes offer free trials to start. Every Friday i
  
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• APD: Pursuit ends at hotel, driver in custody

  16-01-2017 15:07
  
  Albuquerque police say they watched a man from the air in their helicopter as he fled from an officer Saturday night.
  
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• Man charged with starting fire at girlfriend’s house

  16-01-2017 15:06
  
  A man admitted to fire investigators he intentionally ignited a blaze at his girlfriend’s house last week, according to police.
  
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• Body found at Albuquerque motel after reported shooting

  16-01-2017 15:05
  
  Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a body was found at a northeast Albuquerque motel after a reported shooting.
  
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