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• Updated: Super Bowl Ads aim to unite at a divisive time for the US

  05-02-2017 23:25
  
  NEW YORK — It’s showtime. The moment that two teams and dozens of advertisers have been counting down to for months has finally arrived: Super Bowl 51 at the NRG Stadium in Houston. As the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots square off on the field, advertisers will duke it out for the attention of […]
  
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• Patriots receiver Michael Floyd inactive vs Falcons

  05-02-2017 23:23
  
  HOUSTON — New England receiver Michael Floyd is inactive for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the Atlanta Falcons. Floyd, who was claimed off waivers in mid-December after Arizona released him following a DUI arrest, is inactive for the second straight game. Floyd sat out the AFC championship game to make room on the roster for Danny […]
  
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• Updated: Pats closing fast after Ryan fumble, Brady TD

  05-02-2017 23:07
  
  HOUSTON — The Latest on Super Bowl 51 (all times local): ___ 8:45 p.m. SCORE ALERT: The New England Patriots are closing fast after Tom Brady’s second touchdown pass following Atlanta’s first turnover. Brady threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Danny Amendola and James White ran in the 2-point conversion to get the Patriots within […]
  
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• Updated: Freeman gets 37 yards; both teams punt

  05-02-2017 23:07
  
  HOUSTON — The Latest on Super Bowl 51 (all times local): 5:50 p.m. It was a great start for the Atlanta Falcons with Devonta Freeman’s 37-yard run on their first offensive snap of the game. Freeman then ran for 3 yards and they didn’t get another first down on the opening drive before MVP Matt […]
  
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• Updated: Brady’s shot at 5th title in doubt at halftime

  05-02-2017 23:07
  
  HOUSTON — The Latest on Super Bowl 51 (all times local): ___ 7:15 p.m. Tom Brady is facing quite a challenge to become the first quarterback to win five Super Bowls. Brady had an interception returned for a touchdown, and a New England fumble turned into another score for Atlanta in the first half of […]
  
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• Whoosh! Swish! Meet Bat Bot, the new flying batlike drone

  05-02-2017 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Holy drone, Batman! Mechanical masterminds have spawned the Bat Bot, a soaring, sweeping and diving robot that may eventually fly circles around other drones.
  Bat Bot’s creators say this 3-ounce prototype could do a better and safer job getting into disaster sites and scoping out construction zones than bulky drones with spinning rotors. It mimics the unique and flexible way bats fly and has a wingspan of a foot-and-a-half.
  The bat robot flaps its wings for better a
  
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• Updated: Travelers arrive in US to hugs and tears after ban is lifted

  05-02-2017 22:52
  
  BOSTON — Travelers from the seven predominantly Muslim countries targeted by President Donald Trump enjoyed tearful reunions with loved ones in the U.S. on Sunday after a federal judge swept the ban aside. Airlines around the world allowed people to board flights as usual to the United States. One lawyer waiting at New York’s Kennedy Airport […]
  
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• Updated: Shyamalan’s ‘Split’ leads box office for third weekend

  05-02-2017 22:37
  
  NEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan’s multiple-personality thriller “Split” led the box office for a third-straight week, an unusual streak for a low-budget horror film. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Split” came out on top again with $14.6 million in North American ticket sales, bringing the Universal Pictures release’s three-week haul to $98.7 million. The […]
  
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• Updated: Column: Patriots’ familiar act assures little in Super Bowl

  05-02-2017 22:15
  
  HOUSTON — It seems awfully familiar, mostly because it is. We’ve seen this act before, and the principal characters remain the same. The cool, calm quarterback who always seems to find an open receiver at just the right time. The rumpled coach in a hoodie on the sideline who usually looks like somebody just kicked […]
  
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• Trump ban blocked, spokesman says Iranian woman back in US

  05-02-2017 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — An Iranian engineer is returning to the South Carolina city where she works thanks to the opening created when a federal court suspended President Donald Trump’s travel ban against seven Muslim nations.
  A spokesman for an Atlanta-based public relations firm said in an email Sunday that Nazanin Zinouri had cleared through a U.S. immigration check in Boston. Rick Toller said Zinouri expected to return home Monday to Clemson, where she works for a startup technol
  
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• Long layover? How about a workout at an airport gym?

  05-02-2017 21:34 via krqe.com
  
  Work out while waiting for your flight? That’s an option now at Baltimore Washington International Airport, where the only gym at a U.S. airport past security opened this week with plans to open 20 more at airports by 2020.
  It’s the latest example of how fitness and health trends have started showing up at airports. Yoga rooms and walking tracks have opened at airports around North America over the past few years, and healthier food options are also easier to find in airports now. Yo
  
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• Breaking: Man found dead in street after SW Albuquerque shooting, police say

  05-02-2017 21:21
  
  A man was found shot dead in the middle of the street in southwest Albuquerque late Sunday morning, according to a police spokesman. Officers responded to a shooting call on the 6700 block of Ivy Pl SW shortly after 11 a.m. and found the body in the street, officer Simon Drobik said. Drobik said that […]
  
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• Fans start entering NRG Stadium

  05-02-2017 21:10
  
  HOUSTON — The Latest on Super Bowl 51 (all times local): ___ 2 p.m. Fans started entering NRG Stadium four hours before the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. The Patriots are going for their fifth Super Bowl in the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick era. A win would give Brady the […]
  
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• Updated: Man United beats struggling champion Leicester 3-0 in EPL

  05-02-2017 21:06
  
  LEICESTER, England — Manchester United scored three goals in an eight-minute period either side of halftime to beat Leicester 3-0 Sunday and leave the struggling champions just one point above the Premier League’s relegation zone. Henrikh Mkhitaryan put United ahead in the 42nd minute before Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 88 seconds later, for his 15th league […]
  
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• Police find man dead after shots fired in southwest Albuquerque

  05-02-2017 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Police have responded to southwest Albuquerque on a call of shots being fired.
  APD says it happened in the area of Ivy Place and Bataan Drive around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
  When police arrived, they say they found one male dead on scene.
  Police are still looking for a suspect.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  KRQE will provide updates as information is made available.Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• 2 men arrested after shot was fired at Roswell restaurant

  05-02-2017 20:20
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — Authorities say two men were arrested after one of them fired a gun at a Roswell restaurant where two police officers were taking a meal break. Police say no one was injured in Saturday afternoon’s shooting. A single gunshot was fired and went through a restaurant window above where the officers were […]
  
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• Lady Gaga dedicates her Super Bowl concert ‘for everyone’

  05-02-2017 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate “inclusion” and the “spirit of equality” during a time of national division.
  “This performance is for everyone. I want to, more than anything, create a moment that everyone that’s watching will never forget,” she said in a press conference Thursday.
  Lady Gaga wouldn’t reveal what songs she would sing, how many costumes she’ll wear or any staging det
  
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• Marathon bombing survivor engaged to man who saved her

  05-02-2017 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing is now engaged to the firefighter who saved her.
  Roseann Sdoia tells The New York Post that she and firefighter Mike Materia got engaged during a trip to Nantucket in December.
  Sdoia was standing near the finish line during the 2013 Boston Marathon when the bombs went off, badly mangling her leg. Materia rushed to help her, and stayed with her on the ride to the hospital. He continued to visit her in intensive care and
  
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• Houston’s volunteers proud of their impact

  05-02-2017 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — It’s about leaving an imprint…this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and not something they’ll be able to do again, so they want to make the most positive impact they can.
  This past August, 32,000 people who lived in and around the city of Houston applied to be a volunteer for Super Bowl LI. After a strict interview process, that number was cut down to 10,000.
  For this entire week, the 10,000 volunteers are dressed in red, taking advantage of
  
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• Updated: Deming man’s secret wealth benefits New Mexico university

  05-02-2017 17:58
  
  DEMING, N.M. — Cy Cress was a world traveler who visited exotic places and wrote stories about them for U.S. magazines in the years following World War II. He settled down in Deming in 1985, where he lived quietly until his death on Jan. 27 at age 96. “I was going to try Silver City, […]
  
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• Updated: Ex-convict commuted by Obama arrested on drug charge

  05-02-2017 17:40
  
  SAN ANTONIO — A 68-year-old San Antonio man whose life prison sentence was commuted by President Barack Obama is back in jail after authorities say he crashed his car into another vehicle while fleeing from officers following a drug deal. U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad on Friday ordered Robert Gill held without bail pending a […]
  
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• Updated: Iranian Americans feel stuck, confused, afraid of travel ban

  05-02-2017 17:39
  
  IRVINE, Calif. — Iranian-American supermarket supervisor Alan Tahmasebi voted for Donald Trump last year, hoping a businessman would be more trustworthy than a politician. The 35-year-old now sorely regrets it, seeing the havoc wreaked upon his fellow countrymen — and his family — since the new president issued a temporary travel ban on refugees and […]
  
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• Updated: Does Brady need a 5th ring to be declared best ever?

  05-02-2017 17:39
  
  HOUSTON — He may not have the precision of Joe Montana, the arm of Terry Bradshaw, the grit of John Elway or the mind of Peyton Manning. What Tom Brady does have are the numbers. And, win or lose in the Super Bowl on Sunday, he has built as strong a case as anyone that […]
  
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• Singing national anthem at Super Bowl will be ‘highlight’ for Luke Bryan

  05-02-2017 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Country star Luke Bryan has 17 No. 1 hit songs and has sold more than 27 million singles but he says Sunday, singing the national anthem at Super Bowl LI, will be a moment he never forgets.
  “It’ll be certainly a highlight of my career, in my entertainment life, to be able to walk out there, and hopefully perform the anthem in the way that I’ve always dreamed I would do it,” he said.
  Anyone who’s listened to his songs knows Bryan likes
  
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• Super Bowl attendees visit house decorated with 50K beer cans

  05-02-2017 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  We’ve seen a lot of beautiful and unique places here this week in Houston, but this house may be at the top of the list for creativity and dedication.
  Let’s introduce you to The Beer Can House.
  It’s an iconic house and it says Houston all over it.
  What started as a normal house on Malone street in Houston has turned into an aluminum masterpiece.
  Que Byers, Supervising Docent for Orange Show Center/Beer Can House, talks about John Milkovisch. He started starting decorating his y
  
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• Retirement planning? Couples, mind the age gap

  05-02-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  An age difference in your relationship doesn’t just mean your favorite bands are from different decades.
  As you approach retirement together, that age gap becomes a factor in decisions about when you retire and when you take Social Security, and in planning how much money you need to save and how it should be invested.
  A GAP CAN STRETCH YOUR RETIREMENT YEARS
  Especially if the younger partner is a woman, an age difference can mean you need your money to last longer. Women outlive men on ave
  
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• Two Roswell men behind bars after allegedly shooting at police

  05-02-2017 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Roswell men are locked up after allegedly shooting at police officers.
  It happened early Saturday morning at the Whataburger on North Main Street.
  Police said 29-year-old Candido Andazola and 19-year-old Raymond Gonzales-Sedillo fired a shot through a window right above where the officers were eating their meals.
  No one was hurt by the incident.
  Roswell Police Department quickly arrested the two. They are facing an attempted murder charge.
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• Marijuana tax bill passes house committee vote

  05-02-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill that would legalize and tax recreational marijuana moves forward.
  Saturday, a house committee passed the bill by a 3-1 vote. Representatives Bill McCamley and Javier Martinez sponsor the bill.
  Local governments would choose whether to allow marijuana sales in their area and could collect a five percent tax.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News, Politics & Government
  
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• Updated: Court denies Trump request to immediately restore travel ban

  05-02-2017 10:10
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court denied early Sunday the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s ban on accepting certain travelers and all refugees. The Trump administration appealed a temporary order restraining the ban nationwide, saying late Saturday night that the federal judge in Seattle overreached by “second-guessing” the president […]
  
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• Updated: Court denies Justice request to immediately reinstate ban

  05-02-2017 10:10
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has denied the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s ban on certain travelers and all refugees. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco instead asked both the state of Washington and the Trump administration early Sunday to file more arguments […]
  
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• Turning a tragedy into a tribute

  05-02-2017 08:05
  
  New film aims to honor three teens killed working to save the Gila River
  
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• NMSU faculty considering unionizing

  05-02-2017 08:05
  
  Financial pressures driving discussion
  
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• New position gives Udall leverage on Indian issues

  05-02-2017 08:05
  
  NM senator now the top-ranking Democrat on the Indian Affairs Committee
  
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• Former state rep. hired at Corrections

  05-02-2017 08:05
  
  SANTA FE–Former state Rep. Paul Pacheco, who was ousted from the Legislature in last Novem ...
  
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• Phishing con targets schools’ W-2 forms

  05-02-2017 08:02
  
  A"dangerous" tax-related phishing scam that comes from a Russian email address is targeting school ...
  
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• Editorial: Gorsuch gives Senate a bipartisan opportunity

  05-02-2017 08:02
  
  Another day, another administration and Senate, another partisan fight that catches a highly qualifi ...
  
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• Neighborhood patrols helping reduce crime

  05-02-2017 07:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is no secret there is a crime problem in Albuquerque.
  Now, more and more, police say they are seeing neighborhoods getting involved in keeping their area safe and it is working.
  “I’ve actually confronted prostitutes, drug dealers, gang members in our park. They have never threatened me, so they’ve just moved on,” Mark Burton said.
  He added he is tired of the crime in his Southeast Albuquerque community and he’s working to add neig
  
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• Lobo Women Take out San Jose State 82-72

  05-02-2017 07:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobo Women were coming off a loss at home against UNLV, but on Saturday at San Jose State UNM would overpower the Spartans in an 82-72 victory. The win betters the Lobos record to 13-10 overall and 8-4 in Mountain West Play.
  It was a slow start for this Lobo team but they would finish strong. Leading the way was senior Richelle van der Keijl, who led the game with a career high of 31 points and she also added 13 rebounds.
  UNM will host Air Force next on Wedne
  
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• Lobo Men’s Basketball falls to San Jose for the first time ever 78-68

  05-02-2017 07:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE,N.M (KRQE) – Lobo Men’s Basketball falls to 14-10 overall and 7-5 in MW play, after losing to San Jose State at the Pit on Saturday afternoon 78-68. This win by the Spartans marks the first ever in the history of these two meeting.
  UNM would compete with the Spartans in the first half going 4-9 from 3 point range and 13-28 from the field. It was tied at the midway point 35-35. UNM had a great performance from Sam Logwood.
  A breakthrough performance for Logwood, who s
  
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• Lobo Baseball Alumni game has the Alumni coming out victorious

  05-02-2017 07:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lobo Baseball’s annual alumni game was held on Saturday at Santa Ana Star Field. It was the start to a day that ended with the Lobos First Pitch Banquet at Sandia Golf Club.
  There was a good turnout of former Lobos to take on this year’s UNM baseball team. It was a pitcher’s duel for the most part. In the 5th inning former Lobo and Albuquerque Isotope, Brian Cavasos-Galvez would hit a two-run homerun to put the alum up by 3. That would be enough
  
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• Neighborhood on edge after multiple cars ransacked

  05-02-2017 07:05
  
  A northwest Albuquerque neighborhood is on edge after several cars in their cul-de-sac were ransacked a few days ago.
  
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• Rio Rancho teen has created and sold apps online since he was 11

  05-02-2017 06:35 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE)- Tim Bonzon, isn’t your average teenager. “He seems to have a real knack for technical things,”  said Debbie Bonzon, the mom of 14 year-old Tim, who creates and sells his games online.
  “I published my first game when, like a month before my 12th birthday,” said Tim Bonzon.  His mom said she bought him a training video several years ago teaching him how to code a game. “I don’t really like video game playin
  
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• Restaurant owner says protest was over sign and shirts from last year

  05-02-2017 06:27
  
  A local restaurant owner says protesters gathered outside his restaurant to protest something happened months earlier.
  
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• Speak Up! Support the Lobo football team, regardless of where the talent originates

  05-02-2017 05:17
  
  THIS IS UNREAL any more. Will JRM and you supposed Lobo fans STOP disrespecting the team you claim to love. Instead you need to support your Lobos, regardless of players. And support our coach. He has built a winner. In other words, stop disrespecting our team! Again, ZERO TALENT HERE! Go Lobos. — John M […]
  
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• Lobo women score 22 unanswered, win at San Jose State

  05-02-2017 05:14
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — The University of New Mexico women’s performed some third-quarter magic Saturday and made a Mountain West road victory appear. Led by senior Richelle van der Keijl, the Lobos started the third quarter with a 22-0 run on their way to an 82-72 win over San Jose State at the Events Center. […]
  
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• City of Belen files lawsuit accusing Valencia County of breaching hospital contract

  05-02-2017 05:14 via krqe.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE)– The city of Belen has filed a lawsuit against Valencia County over money tax payers have been forking over for a hospital that still hasn’t been built.The county started collecting funds from residents in 2007 to run the hospital after voters agreed to a mill levy the year prior.
  Now, the county has $25 million sitting in the bank, but the city claims the county breached their contract because there’s still no hospital.
  The city says they either want the hos
  
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• Lobo Hadnot sets triple-jump record at meet

  05-02-2017 04:59
  
    Jannell Hadnot set the school record in the triple jump to highlight the New Mexico Lobos’ performance at the New Mexico Classic & Multis that concluded Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Even in a field of 15 teams with national rankings, the Lobos looked to this week as a tuneup for the monumentally […]
  
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• Cerrillos Road bank robbed Saturday morning

  05-02-2017 04:39
  
  A heavyset man with a gun and wearing Hoosiers gear robbed a Santa Fe bank late Saturday morning, taking an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the FBI. The crime happened around 11:15 a.m. at the First National Bank at 2021 Cerrillos Road. According to the FBI, the man, who had on a red, hooded […]
  
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• FBI searching for Santa Fe bank robbery suspect

  05-02-2017 04:29 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE)– The FBI is asking for help identifying a man who robbed a Santa Fe bank Saturday morning.Authorities say the man entered the First National Bank on Cerrillos Road around 11 a.m..According to witnesses the suspect pulled a handgun, demanded money from the teller and took off. The suspect is described as a white male in his 50s, with gray and white hair.If you recognize him you’re asked to call the FBI.
  Filed under: Crime, Home, News
  
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• Albuquerque Police arrest man claiming to have grenades in backpack

  05-02-2017 04:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– An Albuquerque man was arrested after he told officers he had grenades in his backpack.
  28-year-old Cruz Abeita appeared before a judge Saturday morning facing bomb scare charges.According to a criminal complaint, police responded to the Circle K near Academy and San Mateo to pick up Abeita for an armed robbery warrant. When officers got there, Abeita told them he had grenades and was going to “blow it”.
  Police say Abeita wouldn’t take his hands
  
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