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• Ex-leader of drug ring convicted in New Mexico homicide case

  04-02-2017 23:39
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — A former leader of a drug trafficking organization that shipped large quantities of methamphetamine from Phoenix into the Alamogordo area of southern New Mexico has been convicted in a 2011 killing. The Alamogordo Daily News (https://goo.gl/60YWSe ) reports that a state District Court jury in Alamogordo on Friday convicted Joe D. Chavez […]
  
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• Apple snaps out of iPhone slump, but for what’s next?

  04-02-2017 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple has snapped out of the first sales slump in the iPhone’s decade-long history, but the upturn doesn’t mean that the company has broken out of its innovation funk.
  If anything, the numbers Apple released Tuesday served as the latest reminder of the company’s growing dependence on the iPhone while failing so far to come up with another breakthrough product since co-founder Steve Jobs died in 2011.
  Meanwhile, Apple’s rivals have been rolling o
  
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• 6 Bundy ranch standoff ‘gunmen and followers’ to begin trial

  04-02-2017 23:00
  
  LAS VEGAS — A federal jury in Nevada is about to be picked to decide whether a tense standoff pitting armed ranchers and rangers against federal agents over a herd of cattle in a dry river bed amounted to a peaceful expression of free speech and weapon rights, or an insurrection against the U.S. government. […]
  
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• Updated: Alpine police believe remains are missing college student

  04-02-2017 22:55
  
  ALPINE, Texas — The boyfriend of a missing West Texas college student was arrested Saturday a day after remains believed to be his girlfriend were found in a shallow grave outside of Alpine, police said. Robert Fabian, of Alpine, was arrested at a relative’s home on a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence […]
  
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• After her death, woman's donated organs help three others

  04-02-2017 22:50
  
  An Albuquerque woman beat the odds, becoming a nurse while she battled an autoimmune disease. Now even after death, she is still saving lives.
  
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• Updated: Trump’s criticism of judge shows limits of staff’s influence

  04-02-2017 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Late Friday night, some of President Donald Trump’s top advisers huddled on the phone to craft a response to a court ruling that blocked the White House’s refugee and immigration ban. The White House statement slammed the order as “outrageous.” But the president’s lawyers quickly raised objections to that wording, according to a […]
  
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• Firearms legislation to face amendments in NM House

  04-02-2017 22:09
  
  SANTA FE — The sponsor of a firearms proposal working its way through the House says she’s willing to amend the bill to make it apply to fewer law-abiding gun owners. As it stands now, the proposal by Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, would require background checks when people sell, lend or give firearms […]
  
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• Updated: Visa holders rush to board flights to US amid reprieve

  04-02-2017 21:50
  
  CHICAGO — Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban hurried to board U.S.-bound flights Saturday, fearing they might have only a slim window through which to enter the country after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so because […]
  
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• Updated: Visa holders hurry to board flights to US amid reprieve

  04-02-2017 21:50
  
  CHICAGO — Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban hurried to board U.S.-bound flights Saturday, fearing they might have only a slim window through which to enter the country after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so because […]
  
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• Wal-Mart opts for free, faster shipping on necessities

  04-02-2017 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is replacing a program that offered free shipping but had an annual fee with one that has a lower free shipping threshold and faster delivery as it hopes to answer Amazon’s powerful Prime membership success.
  The retailer says it will reduce shipping time to two days on 2 million of its most popular items including essentials like diapers and pet food as well hot toys and Electronics. Wal-Mart’s average shipping time has been three to five days. Starting
  
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• Updated: VP: Gorsuch will join Supreme Court ‘one way or the other’

  04-02-2017 21:27
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Vice President Mike Pence pledged Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will join the nation’s highest court “one way or the other.” Pence made the pledge during a speech in Philadelphia to the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group. His remarks echoed President Donald Trump’s comments from earlier in the […]
  
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• Lawmakers consider options for cavern that could collapse

  04-02-2017 21:27
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — Measures are moving forward in the Legislature to deal with a cavern that could collapse under Carlsbad. One bill allocates $25 million toward remediation while the other establishes government oversight for the project, the Current-Argus reported (http://bit.ly/2l4OB58). Estimates say up to 200 people in Carlsbad would be hurt if the cavern […]
  
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• Updated: French far-right candidate Le Pen’s plan: ‘Made in France’

  04-02-2017 21:21
  
  LYON, France — Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right presidential candidate, unveiled her platform Saturday, envisioning a thriving nation “made in France,” with its citizens first in line for state services and the state unshackled by the rules-laden European Union. The French would guard their own borders, spend francs instead of euros and defend themselves under […]
  
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• Happy Galentine’s Day, ladies! And thanks ‘Parks and Rec’

  04-02-2017 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Move over Friendsgiving. Galentine’s Day is on the way.
  Designating Feb. 13 for the ladies has endured since 2010, when Amy Poehler’s “Parks and Recreation” character, Leslie Knope, declared the fictional holiday her favorite day of the year on the NBC show:
  “Ladies celebrating ladies,” Knope explained of her Galentine’s breakfast bash with friends. “It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas.”
  Since, w
  
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• Pats fan who has attended every Super Bowl ready for another

  04-02-2017 19:25
  
  KENNEBUNK, Maine — Lifelong New England Patriots fan Don Crisman is in Houston to keep his Super Bowl streak alive. The 80-year-old planned to exit the exclusive club of fans with perfect Super Bowl attendance last year after making it to 50. But he left open the door to maintaining his streak if the Patriots […]
  
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• Updated: US suspends enforcement of travel ban; Trump bashes judge

  04-02-2017 19:24
  
  WASHINGTON — The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump’s refugee and immigration ban and scurried to appeal a judge’s order, plunging the new administration into a crisis that has challenged Trump’s authority — and ability to fulfill campaign promises. The stand-down, a day after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked […]
  
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• Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

  04-02-2017 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says.
  Benefits were greatest in computer users and in those without a gene variation linked with Alzheimer’s disease. But even among seniors with that trait, mental decline that sometimes precedes dementia was less common among those who engaged in mind-stimulating activities.
  The results don’t apply to costly, computer-b
  
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• A commuter’s dream: Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car

  04-02-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.
  Nearly a dozen companies around the globe, including some with deep pockets such as European aircraft maker Airbus, are competing to be the first to develop a new kind of aircraft that will enable commuters to glide above crowded roadways. A fe
  
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• Army Corps of Engineers to close Dakota Access Pipeline camp

  04-02-2017 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  BISMARCH, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close the federal property where demonstrators have been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  The Corps says record snowfall is expected in North Dakota, which could lead to record flooding in the area.
  There is concern the protester camp is leaving debris and waste which could lead to environmental issues if there is major flooding.
  Protesters were informed of the closure, which will take place Feb. 22.
  Local police say if
  
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• Jewish Community Center bringing people together after Tuesday’s bomb scare

  04-02-2017 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Jewish Community Center of Albuquerque has plans to bring people together after facing a bomb threat earlier this week.
  The JCC near Wyoming and Academy evacuated about 200 people including 90 kids on Tuesday. A bomb squad did a sweep of the building and found nothing.
  But Feb. 4 and 5, it wants to give back to the community. The JCC is open to everyone for free from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  Saturday at 7 p.m., the center is also extending an invite to its
  
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• Bill moving forward to allow shorter school days

  04-02-2017 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill that would allow New Mexico school districts to shorten school days now goes to the Senate Finance Committee.
  Democrat, Senator Bill Soules from Las Cruces is sponsoring the bill.
  It would allow flexibility during financial emergencies to shorten days or even the school year below state-mandated requirements.
  It would only be used if the state reduces funding by two percent after the districts decided their budgets.
  This comes in the midst of budget cuts duri
  
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• Marshal Service arrests Albuquerque man for fatal stabbing

  04-02-2017 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An accused killer is now locked up for fatally stabbing another man in front of his children last year.
  U.S. Marshals arrested 37-year-old Shannon Patchell Friday in Albuquerque on a homicide warrant.
  They said Patchell fatally stabbed 33-year-old Alonzo Dale outside a store in June of 2015.
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• Vintage toy show features copy of Superman No.1

  04-02-2017 15:23
  
  A rare Superman comic book featuring the first appearance of John and Martha Kent, and Krypton will be on display this weekend at the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Vintage Toy Buying Show.
  
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• Updated: On foreign policy, Trump still speaking campaign language

  04-02-2017 09:37
  
  WASHINGTON — For all the White House’s early bravado, President Donald Trump has taken office with few concrete plans for how to make good on his pledge to unravel President Barack Obama’s foreign policy and tackle some of the biggest national security challenges facing his administration. In phone calls with key European leaders, Trump is […]
  
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• Rio Rancho school vote is Tuesday

  04-02-2017 08:05
  
  Early voting in school and CNM races ends today at 7 p.m.
  
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• Prep basketball roundup: Jaguars come away with road split

  04-02-2017 08:05
  
  Valley High School boys basketball coach Joe Coleman had seen this movie. He didn't like it the firs ...
  
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• I will never again forget I am black

  04-02-2017 08:05
  
  I had forgotten that for us, setback is nothing new
  
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• Fishing for knowledge in Bernalillo

  04-02-2017 08:05
  
  Fourth-graders will watch as the fish mature for release
  
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• State must work for environment

  04-02-2017 08:02
  
  New Mexico is under threat from the Trump administration, with our air, drinking water and climate a ...
  
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• Family heartbroken over loss of wife, stepdaughter in fatal crash

  04-02-2017 06:19
  
  First, their 14-year-old daughter died on impact in a crash. Then, just as they were holding out hope her mom would make it, 39-year-old Shaunna Arredondo-Boling passed away from her injuries earlier this week. Both these lives were taken because of the reckless actions of two criminals, and the victims' family spoke to KOB-TV on Friday.
  
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• Facing budget cuts, APS school sends letter to parents asking for help

  04-02-2017 06:17
  
  A letter sent to parents gives a look at how millions of dollars in new education cuts, might impact the classroom. One Albuquerque Public Schools parent has come forward with a plea for help as her child's school appears to be in dire straits.
  
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• State pursues life without parole in suspected cop killer's trial

  04-02-2017 06:13
  
  The state attorney general filed a motion in the Second Judicial District Court seeking a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the trial of accused cop killer Davon Lymon.
  
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• Rio Rancho Tops Cleveland 78-70 for 1st win in district play

  04-02-2017 06:02 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Cleveland Storm came into Friday night 4-0 in district play and sitting atop the Class 6A District Standings. They went to Rio Rancho High School with an overtime victory over the Rams under their belt, but the home court advantage this time around.
  It was a fast paced physical game at Rio Rancho High with the Rams jumping out early. They led by 10 at the end of the first quarter. The Storm would find their stride in the 2nd half with Marcus Hill finishing wi
  
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• Colorado considers offering a chile license plate

  04-02-2017 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is known for its chile, but another state may soon be offering specialty license plates with chile on them.
  “I love chile!” said New Mexico resident Joyce Graham.
  “It’s very special. It’s the authentic stuff,” Anna-Lena Toledo said.
  “It’s a New Mexico thing,” said Mikey Slavich.
  However, Colorado is not convinced.
  Lawmakers there are discussing a special state license plate with an image of pueblo chil
  
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• Armed suspects caught on camera trying to break into home

  04-02-2017 05:54 via krqe.com
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – A group of criminals showed up at a home Thursday night in Alamogordo, and judging from their weapons, they meant business.
  The dangerous drama all started with one knock, and soon from the comfort of his home, a man was facing danger at the door.
  “He answered the door. A female subject had been knocking on the door. She was asking for some type of unknown assistance,” said Roger Schoolcraft, Deputy Chief of Police for the Alamogordo Police Depart
  
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• NASA creates exhibit for those attending Super Bowl LI

  04-02-2017 05:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXTSTAR MEDIA) – NASA is joining in on Super Bowl festivities. They have an exhibit for those attending the game in Houston called “Future Flight,” taking them on a trip to Mars.
  The City of Houston has an official nickname, “Space City,” because it’s home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
  “This is where the first words that were uttered on the moon were ‘Houston.’ And so as a rocket scientist by day, we’re building the rocket and
  
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• Lobo men brace for improving San Jose State

  04-02-2017 04:01
  
  There are no gimmes on the schedule for the University of New Mexico Lobos. Following up a road win at San Diego State with a Jan. 4 loss at Utah State, a team tied for seventh in the Mountain West, and a Jan. 10 home loss to UNLV, a team  in last place in the […]
  
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• Off two straight losses, Holm is in uncharted waters

  04-02-2017 03:42
  
  We’re all human, and we all have off days — and off nights. Too often, they come without warning beforehand and without explanation afterward. Holly Holm had one of those nights last July 23, when the Albuquerque MMA fighter lost by unanimous decision to Valentina Shevchenko. Holm (10-2) is doing everything in her power not […]
  
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• Police seek suspect in deadly home invasion from last month

  04-02-2017 03:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Police in Albuquerque are looking for a 41-year-old man suspected in a home invasion that resulted in the death of his burglary partner.
  Police say Ramon Varela of Albuquerque was with 20-year-old Raymond Sanchez when the two broke into a couple’s home on Jan. 21.
  The homeowner fired his gun at the intruders to scare them off, fatally shooting Sanchez, whose body was found outside the home.
  Varela fled.
  Police believe Sanchez worked on renovations at the home
  
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• Lobo women are often a gang that can’t shoot straight

  04-02-2017 03:32
  
  Winning basketball is typically about playing to your strengths, but the 2016-17 University of New Mexico women’s team has been something of an exception. The Lobos (12-10, 7-4 Mountain West) have managed to win their share of games in coach Mike Bradbury’s first season with a hybrid offense not necessarily suited to the team’s personnel. […]
  
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• Former Aggie player Pope pleads guilty to bank robbery

  04-02-2017 03:27
  
  PITTSBURGH — A former New Mexico State men’s basketball player who hoped to play professionally in the NBA or overseas, leaving behind a sometimes-troubled life, pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a bank last year. Herb Pope Jr.’s plea before a federal judge in Pittsburgh is perhaps the saddest, most serious chapter in his 28 years. […]
  
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• Prep football: Rio Grande fires coach Mascareñas

  04-02-2017 02:55
  
  The hot mess that is Rio Grande High School football continues. Three months after the Ravens played their last game, head coach Sam Mascareñas was fired, he told the Journal on Friday. Mascareñas, 42, said his contract was ended during a quick meeting. “The whole meeting lasted not even two minutes,” he said. He said […]
  
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• Guitar store teacher honored for helping recover stolen instruments

  04-02-2017 02:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A guitar store teacher is being honored for helping recover $20,000 worth of stolen instruments.
  A man tried to sell the stolen instruments at Guitar Center, but the store employee thought it was suspicious when the man said he bought the items from a different store.
  Turns out the employee knew the other store well, and knew that man did not buy the items there, so he called police while stalling the crook.
  “The individual stole the items from Santa Fe, th
  
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• Children's mobile planetarium stolen

  04-02-2017 02:42
  
  The Albuquerque Astronomical Society or (TAAS) is a non-profit organization that educates New Mexicans about our universe.
  
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• Prep hoops: Judge lets TRO stand in West Las Vegas videotaping controversy

  04-02-2017 02:39
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M.— The ball continues to bounce in the saga that started with a West Las Vegas boys basketball coach’s videotaping of a game last month between two District 2-4A opponents. The New Mexico Activities Association mandated that West forfeit four games for the improper taping of a Robertson-St. Michael’s game by an assistant […]
  
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• Local company earns Oscar for technical achievement

  04-02-2017 02:37
  
  A Rio Rancho company now has some star power after Lectrosonic learned it won an Oscar.
  
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• New: Police searching for second burglar in home invasion that left accomplice dead

  04-02-2017 02:32
  
  On Jan. 21, two men hatched a plot to don masks and break into a former employer’s home, planning to tie him up if he was there when they broke in, according to an arrest warrant filed in Metropolitan Court. But that former employer was armed and one of the alleged intruders, Raymond Sanchez, 20, […]
  
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• Albuquerque police: Suspects took selfies on family’s stolen camera

  04-02-2017 02:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico family burglarized while vacationing in Albuquerque can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Not only did they get back their stolen items, they also unknowingly helped catch a couple of crooks on a crime spree.
  The items were recovered a week after two thieves broke into Bonafacio Vasquez’s truck. It happened while he and his family were spending a weekend in Albuquerque.
  “It’s been a yearly thing almost four years now,
  
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• Report: Cost of rent increases in Albuquerque

  04-02-2017 02:29
  
  The cost of rent has gone up in Albuquerque, according to a report published by Albuquerque Business First.
  
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• Former magic store owner sentenced in second sex abuse case

  04-02-2017 02:20
  
  A former Nob Hill magic store owner has been sentenced in a second child sexual abuse case.
  
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