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• No elevator service at Carlsbad Caverns for 10 days in Feb.

  19-01-2017 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — There will be no elevator service at Carlsbad Caverns National Park for 10 days next month because of scheduled safety maintenance.
  Park officials say the secondary elevator system will be taken out of service to replace steel hoist cables.
  Both secondary elevator cars have eight cables, used to raise and lower the elevator cars in and out of the cavern.
  The cable replacement on each car will require at least five days of work.
  Officials say there will be no elevator
  
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• Updated: State approves $5.5M for job training

  19-01-2017 23:33
  
  The state approved about $5.5 million in job training funds for nearly 700 employees across the state since last August. The Economic Development Department announced that the Job Training Incentive Program board approved the funds to help more than 30 New Mexico companies expand their workforces, adding 698 jobs, as well as provide “upskills training” […]
  
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• Trump and Schumer: From potential allies to antagonists

  19-01-2017 23:27
  
  WASHINGTON — In the weeks after November’s election, President-elect Donald Trump and incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer sounded like potential allies. Trump tweeted about their “good relationship” and Schumer’s “ability to get things done.” Schumer spoke of issues such as infrastructure and trade where Trump had embraced Democratic positions, and the New York senator […]
  
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• Bill creating felony for US flag theft advances in Senate

  19-01-2017 23:26
  
  PHOENIX — A bill making it a felony to steal a U.S. flag being flown displayed or flown from a flagpole has won approval from a split Arizona Senate committee. Senate Bill 1009 by Republican Rep. John Kavanagh advanced on a 4-3 vote Thursday. All three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee were opposed. Kavanagh […]
  
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• Updated: OPEC seeks to quiet doubts on supply cuts as rally falters

  19-01-2017 23:18
  
  When OPEC and Russia meet this weekend to gauge progress on their oil-supply deal, they’ll be trying to dispel the shadow of previous unfulfilled promises. Oil prices rose 20 percent in the month after OPEC agreed to cut output, reaching $54.06 a barrel in New York on Dec. 28. Since then, they’ve slipped almost 5 […]
  
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• The Army’s elite Ranger Regiment will soon have its first female soldier

  19-01-2017 23:17
  
  A female soldier is expected to join the Army’s elite 75th Ranger Regiment this spring, service officials said, a first as the U.S. military begins to integrate women into its Special Operations forces. The woman, whose identity was withheld by the Army, became in December the first female soldier to pass the service’s Ranger Assessment […]
  
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• Heading Home partners with UNM students to combat homelessness

  19-01-2017 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heading Home is partnering up with students at the University of New Mexico to help end homelessness on campus.
  It’s part of the “Two Sides of Every Story” campaign where each story challenged the stereotypes of people experiencing homelessness.
  Thursday, students unveiled two new posters. One side describes a typical school day, the other side describes how the student is overcoming homelessness while getting their education.
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• Updated: NM senator aims to limit ‘gay conversion therapy’

  19-01-2017 21:54
  
  SANTA FE — About 10 years ago, a half dozen church members stood over Orlando-Antonio Carrillo-Jimenez and prayed for him to be delivered from a demon. His sin — being gay. It was an attempt to change his sexual orientation, he said, a practice known as “gay conversion therapy.” Carrillo-Jimenez, who now lives with his […]
  
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• Types of rug construction

  19-01-2017 21:49
  
  The rug industry had long been known for fast talking, hard driving salesman with a reputation for being less than completely honest with their customers. It’s where the term “carpet bagger” came from. Some basic tips will protect you as you begin your rug buying process. First things first – there are three main types […]
  
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• Updated: 1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections

  19-01-2017 21:32
  
  CHICAGO — The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several cancers. Most human papillomavirus infections cause no symptoms and most disappear without treatment. And most adults will get an HPV infection at some […]
  
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• The Latest: Hot air balloon festival cancels over storm

  19-01-2017 21:32
  
  PHOENIX — The Latest on Arizona weather (all times local): 1:30 p.m. A Phoenix hot air balloon festival has been canceled due to a National Weather Service winter storm warning for parts of Arizona. Officials released a statement Thursday saying the 6th Annual Arizona Balloon Classic has been rescheduled to early March because of heavy […]
  
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• Updated: What’s on the Trump menu? Lobster, steak and chocolate

  19-01-2017 21:30
  
  NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s first meal as president of the United States isn’t too far from the typical power lunch for a billionaire businessman — lobster, beef and a rich chocolate dessert. The inaugural committee Thursday released the lunch menu following the swearing-in ceremonies on Friday and Trump and some 200 guests will be […]
  
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• Police: Officers attempting to arrest violent offender in northeast Albuquerque

  19-01-2017 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are trying to arrest a person they are calling a violent offender in northeast Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says officers are in the 3400 block of Prospect NE.
  Details about the suspect have not been released but police say they person they are trying to arrest is not related to any recent incidents.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.Police activity in the area of Prospect / Carlisle NE, avoid area.
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• Albuquerque SWAT situation ends with 2 offenders in custody

  19-01-2017 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man and a woman were taken into custody after an hourslong SWAT standoff Thursday. The standoff was at a Motel 6 on Prospect and Carlisle.
  Albuquerque police say it started when detectives were following a known robbery suspect in a stolen vehicle. They followed him to the motel, where he barricaded himself.
  After hours, the suspects were arrested. Police say this all takes time to keep everyone safe.
  “Albuquerque is going to have to get used to when we h
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools looks to trim budget

  19-01-2017 20:38
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools is looking for ways to trim its budget in light of possible cuts to state funding.
  
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• Why is Inauguration Day on January 20?

  19-01-2017 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – On Jan. 23, 1933, Congress passed the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which moved the president-elect’s Inauguration Day from March 4 to January 20.
  But, why?
  The answer is fairly simple and found in the Amendment’s nickname: The “Lame Duck Amendment.”
  The 20th Amendment was crafted to cut down the time “lame duck” lawmakers held office following Election Day. Lame duck lawmakers are those that lost re-election or chose to step
  
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• Chief justice says low funding threatens courts

  19-01-2017 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court says funding cuts to the judiciary are threatening the constitutional rights to a speedy trial and along with basic court services.
  Chief Justice Charles Daniels addressed a joint session of the Legislature on Thursday. He described a judiciary that is “on life support” and said emergency funding is needed in the coming months for state courts to avoid furloughs and meet obligations to compensate jurors and
  
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• Lawsuit: New Mexico not investigating ‘wage theft’ claims

  19-01-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A new lawsuit says the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions isn’t investigating claims of “wage theft.”
  The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Santa Fe District Court on behalf of four workers and various advocacy groups says the agency is refusing to look into claims and doesn’t hold employers liable for wage violations
  In addition, court documents accuse the Department of Workforce Solutions of not investigating or taking any enforcement a
  
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• Search for stolen car thieves continues after fatal crash

  19-01-2017 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are still looking for thieves who crashed a stolen van into a car killing a teenager inside.
  A memorial has been set up at the intersection since the crash Wednesday. There are candles, flowers and a school t-shirt saying “property of Sandia High School” where KRQE News 13 was told the 16-year-old victim went to school.
  Albuquerque Police Department detectives are still going through evidence to identify the suspects.
  Police say it all started
  
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• Police identify Albuquerque teen killed in stolen vehicle crash

  19-01-2017 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The search continues for the two car thieves in a stolen van who crashed into a family, killing a teenage girl. Meanwhile, the memorial for the teen continues to grow.
  Friends and family members are dropping off candles, signs and other mementos at the crash site at Copper and Chelwood Park. Police say Shaylee Boling, 14, was with her mother and little brother Wednesday morning around 7:00 a.m., when two people who had just stolen a van slammed into them. Th
  
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• Family and friends mourn teen killed in crash

  19-01-2017 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friends and family are mourning the loss of 14-year-old, Shaylee Boling.
  Sandia High School students gathered at the crash site Thursday to remember Boling, including her boyfriend of six months, Tommy Solazzo.
  “That was the love of my life right there that I just lost,” said Solazzo.
  It was Wednesday morning when two thieves stole a work van left warming up. Surveillance video shows them then run a stop sign at Copper and Chelwood Park, crashing into
  
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• Obama releases final batch of bin Laden documents

  19-01-2017 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In its final hours, the Obama administration on Thursday released the last of three installments of documents belonging to Osama bin Laden that were seized in a 2011 raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in his secret compound.
  Tracking down and killing the man behind the 2001 terrorist attacks on America is one of President Barack Obama’s greatest accomplishments.
  Intelligence officials have been working for more than two years to declassify the hundreds of document
  
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• Raiders file papers to move from Oakland to Las Vegas

  19-01-2017 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have filed paperwork to move to Las Vegas.
  Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak told The Associated Press on Thursday that he learned from Raiders officials that the team was asking NFL owners to approve the move.
  The NFL confirmed the filing in a statement.
  “I am happy to see the process moving forward, and greatly appreciate the commitment of the Raiders and work of the Adelson family to the hope of making Las Vegas the home of the Rai
  
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• Indian Health Service names director for Albuquerque area

  19-01-2017 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Dr. Leonard D. Thomas has been named permanent area director for the Indian Health Service in Albuquerque.
  The agency says Thomas has been acting Albuquerque area director since March and before that was the area’s chief medical officer since July 2005.
  The area has four hospitals, 12 health centers, six health stations and several other facilities to serve more than 86,000 Native American patients.
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• Updated: Trump spokesman says Democrats hurting government by slow-walking confirmations

  19-01-2017 19:31
  
  A spokesman for President-elect Donald Trump chided Senate Democrats on Thursday for not preparing to confirm several of what he called Trump’s “consensus” Cabinet nominees more quickly. “The Democratic leadership is not working with us to ensure continuity of government,” incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at a morning briefing. “Let’s get […]
  
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• In bipartisan nod, GOP-led Mississippi Senate commends Obama

  19-01-2017 19:30
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — The Republican-led Mississippi Legislature has resisted much of President Barack Obama’s agenda. But in a bipartisan gesture of goodwill, the state Senate is calling the Democrat “one of the most consequential presidents in recent history.” Lawmakers have refused to expand Medicaid under Obama’s signature health care law, among other things. However, the […]
  
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• Democrats will allow Friday confirmation votes on some national security nominees

  19-01-2017 19:30
  
  WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats will allow votes to confirm two of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees immediately after his inauguration Friday – but are promising to delay proceedings for many of the rest. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said that Democrats would agree to vote Friday on the nominations of defense secretary pick […]
  
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• Driver clocked at 91 mph in snowstorm wanted new car stereo

  19-01-2017 19:27
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire State Police say a driver clocked at 91 mph during a snowstorm said she was late for an appointment to have a new car stereo installed. Police say they stopped 21-year-old Anastacia Hocking, of Laconia, on Interstate 93 in Concord on Wednesday morning. The highway was covered with snow and […]
  
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• Addictive post: Police say men advertised heroin on Facebook

  19-01-2017 19:27
  
  ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors say four men who advertised heroin for sale on Facebook have been convicted of conspiracy to deal drugs in Atlanta. U.S. Attorney John Horn said Atlanta police received a tip that Bernard “Big Pat” Stokley was advertising heroin on the social media site and offering “specials of the day.” Prosecutors say […]
  
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• Albuquerque approves feasibility study for soccer stadium

  19-01-2017 18:45
  
  Albuquerque is going to study the feasibility of having a 10,000-seat stadium for a men's professional soccer team.
  
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• Updated: London mayor issues health alert over air pollution

  19-01-2017 18:14
  
  LONDON — London’s mayor has issued a smog alert for the British capital, advising people with heart and lung conditions to avoid outdoor exercise. Mayor Sadiq Khan says Londoners with asthma or heart problems “are advised to consider reducing strenuous physical activity, particularly outdoors.” The London Air Quality Network, run by King’s College London, said […]
  
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• Transportation auditor fired over use of state credit card

  19-01-2017 18:14
  
  DENVER — The director of audits for the state Department of Transportation has been fired due to irregularities in his use of a state credit card. Agency spokeswoman Amy Ford tells KCNC-TV (cbsloc.al/2jcPxQf) that Chris Wedor was fired on Dec. 29 after the agency turned over the results of its investigation to the Colorado Bureau […]
  
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• Updated: It’s getting harder for a plane to vanish and not be found

  19-01-2017 18:05
  
  WASHINGTON — Nearly three years after a Malaysian airliner vanished, it’s still possible, if unlikely, for a plane to disappear. But that’s changing with new satellites that will soon allow flights to be tracked in real time over oceans. New international safety standards also begin to kick-in beginning next year, although the deadline for airlines […]
  
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• Police: Colorado Springs homeowner shoots, kills intruder

  19-01-2017 18:05
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Police in Colorado Springs are investigating after a homeowner reportedly shot and killed an intruder. The victim, a transient, has not been identified. Lt. Howard Black says at least one shot was fired during the confrontation just before 7 a.m. in a residence in the downtown area. Detectives are investigating whether […]
  
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• Spain arrests Russian wanted by US for alleged hacking

  19-01-2017 17:59
  
  MADRID — Spanish officials say a Russian computer programmer wanted by the United States on hacking allegations has been jailed while a decision is made on whether to extradite him. The National Court said Thursday that Stanislav Lisov, 31, was jailed Jan. 13 after Civil Guard police arrested him at Barcelona airport on an FBI […]
  
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• Trump’s Treasury pick defends his foreclosure actions

  19-01-2017 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Steven Mnuchin, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, on Thursday defended his handling of thousands of foreclosures during the height of the financial crisis, saying he had worked hard to assist homeowners to refinance so they could keep their homes.
  “Since I was first nominated to serve as Treasury secretary, I have been maligned as taking advantage of others’ hardships in order to earn a buck,” he said in testimony at his confirma
  
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• Firefighters investigate northwest Albuquerque house fire

  19-01-2017 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Firefighters are investigating an early morning fire in northwest Albuquerque.
  The Albuquerque Fire Department says crews responded to a residence in the 4500 block of Greene NW. When they arrived, smoke and flames could be seen blowing through the second story patio door.
  AFD says one of the home’s occupants and two dogs were able to evacuate the house before crews arrived.
  Firefighters were able to contain the fire to one room.
  The cause of the fire
  
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• Updated: Perry says he regrets call to eliminate Energy Department

  19-01-2017 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday he regrets his infamous statement about abolishing the Energy Department and insisted that the federal agency performs a critical function. Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the department, told a Senate committee that if confirmed, he will be a passionate advocate for the department’s core […]
  
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• Updated: US stock indexes still treading water; bond yields climb

  19-01-2017 16:35
  
  NEW YORK — Railroad stocks chugged higher in early trading Thursday, but drops for utilities and other companies that pay big dividends meant U.S. stock indexes were treading water once again. Treasury yields continued their march higher. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dipped 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,268 as of […]
  
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• Updated: First of 3 more storms hits California as drought retreats

  19-01-2017 16:27
  
  LOS ANGELES — The worst area of drought in California has significantly narrowed to a small region northwest of Los Angeles that has stubbornly failed to benefit from Pacific storms that have drenched much of the state since the fall and were lining up again Wednesday. Just 2.1 percent of the state is now deemed […]
  
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• Updated: Ellen DeGeneres takes home 3 People’s Choice Awards

  19-01-2017 16:26
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres set a record at the People’s Choice Awards , becoming the winningest entertainer in the show’s history. DeGeneres picked up three trophies at Wednesday’s ceremony for a career total of 20 People’s Choice wins. Other stars taking home crystal statuettes this year included Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Sofia Vergara, Kevin […]
  
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• US jobless claims hit lowest level in more than 43 years

  19-01-2017 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in more than 43 years, another sign that most American workers enjoy job security.
  THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that 234,000 Americans sought jobless aid, a drop of 15,000 from the previous week and lowest since November 1973. The four-week average, which is less volatile, fell by 10,250 to 246,750, also the lowest since November 1973. The total number of people
  
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• KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids Campaign

  19-01-2017 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids campaign will be collecting kid’s athletic shoes to be distributed to several Albuquerque Public Schools Title 1 schools. The campaign runs twice a year, in January and August. Each campaign allows us to furnish shoes for every child for 2-3 schools.
  Drop off a new pair of kids tennis shoes at any Albuquerque Payless Shoe store. You will receive a 15 percent discount on shoes purchased at Payless for the drive.
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• More than 652K vehicles involved in latest Takata air bag recall

  19-01-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Thirteen automakers are recalling more than 652,000 vehicles in the U.S. in the latest round of dangerous Takata air bag inflator recalls.
  Automakers with recalls posted Thursday are Audi, Nissan, Jaguar-Land Rover, Subaru, Daimler Vans, Tesla, Mitsubishi, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes, Mazda, McLaren and Karma. All the recalls are to replace front passenger inflators.
  Takata inflators can explode with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister and sending shrapnel into the pas
  
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• Thursday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Search for suspects in fatal crash continues

  19-01-2017 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. An active search is underway this morning for the two people who Albuquerque police say stole a van and slammed into a car while trying to run from officers. Surveillance video shows the moment it happened. A mother and her two teens were in that car, one of the teens was killed in the crash. According to police, the company van was stolen from a driveway while the owner left it warming up. Police say they’ve warned people not to leave their cars warmin
  
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• Dishing it with Dr. V: Helping every child eat healthy

  19-01-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The goal, to help every child in America eating healthy due to the high rate of obesity in young children.
  “Eating Healthy for Kids” is a booklet with no fluff, just tips on how kids can contain life-changing information on small consumable bites, the perfect size for the kiddos.
  Local Bariatric Surgeon, Duc Vuong, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss his efforts.
  Two-thirds of Americans are overweight and one-third are consider
  
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• In the kitchen with Sherrie Gayle’s Pretzels

  19-01-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a tasty homemade treat that’s perfect for parties, work events, or even a gift.
  Sherri Gayle’s Pretzel is a local bakery that offers a non-traditional take on pretzels.
  Chef, Sherri Venegas, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to talk about her pretzels.
  It all starts with babysitting the dough for up to an hour and a half and then Venegas “Posh’s It Up” by adding decadent ingredients that make the pretzel
  
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• ABQ mayor details 2017 legislative priorities

  19-01-2017 14:56
  
  Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry wants the New Mexico Legislature to address items connected to crime and the city’s police department during this current 60-day session.
  
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• Man accused of shooting motorcycle thief changes plea

  19-01-2017 14:55
  
  A man accused of accused of fatally shooting a thief who stole his motorcycle in July 2015 changed his plea during a Wednesday court hearing.
  
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• Wildlife group gathers petition signatures over Gila project

  19-01-2017 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Albuquerque-based wildlife group has gathered hundreds of petition signatures in support of halting plans to develop New Mexico’s share of the Gila River.
  The New Mexico Wildlife Federation is delivering the petition signatures to Gov. Susana Martinez’s office on Thursday. The group contends the project would be a burden on taxpayers and lead to environmental damage.
  Under the Arizona Water Settlements Act, New Mexico is entitled to about 14,000 acre
  
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