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• Scientists hold rally in Boston to protest threat to science

  19-02-2017 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of scientists, environmental advocates and their supporters held a rally in Boston on Sunday to protest what they see as increasing threats to science and research in the U.S.
  The scientists, some dressed in white lab coats, called on President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize evidence of climate change and take action on various environmental issues.
  Geoffrey Supran, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Techn
  
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• Updated: Misspelled note on pickup apologizes for ‘anger isusesh’

  19-02-2017 23:32
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. — Police in western Colorado say a man battered somebody else’s pickup with a baseball bat and then left a note acknowledging he had anger issues. Police say the note read, “Sorryy anger isusesh.” The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports (http://bit.ly/2laQ9t7 ) the attack occurred in January near Carbondale. The pickup’s owner found […]
  
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• Misspelled note on pickup apologizes for ‘anger isusesh’

  19-02-2017 23:32
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. — Police in western Colorado say a man battered somebody else’s pickup with a baseball bat and then left a note acknowledging he had anger issues. Police say the note read, “Sorryy anger isusesh.” The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports (http://bit.ly/2laQ9t7 ) the attack occurred in January near Carbondale. The pickup’s owner found […]
  
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• Updated: Messi’s 90th minute penalty give Barcelona win over Leganes

  19-02-2017 23:28
  
  BARCELONA, Spain — Lionel Messi scored a 90th-minute penalty for his second goal of the night to give Barcelona a 2-1 win over lowly Leganes in the Spanish league on Sunday. Messi’s spot-kick, following a questionable penalty after Neymar tumbled in the area, saved Barcelona from a second demoralizing result this week after a 4-0 […]
  
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• Updated: Johnson pulls away to 5-shot lead at Genesis Open

  19-02-2017 23:25
  
  LOS ANGELES — Dustin Johnson is one round away from reaching No. 1 in the world. Johnson birdied his last three holes Sunday morning for a 7-under 64, giving him a five-shot lead going into the final round in the afternoon at the Genesis Open. The U.S. Open champion was in such complete control that […]
  
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• Elliott nips Earnhardt to win 2nd straight Daytona 500 pole

  19-02-2017 23:14
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Chase Elliott nipped Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the final qualifying lap to win his second straight pole for the Daytona 500. Elliott turned a lap at 192.872 mph on Sunday to just edge Earnhardt’s speed of 196.864. Elliott and Earnhardt gave Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet a 1-2 front row for NASCAR’s […]
  
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• Florida State baseball coach Martin reaches 1,900 wins

  19-02-2017 23:13
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State’s Mike Martin became the second baseball coach in NCAA history to reach 1,900 wins when the Seminoles defeated VCU 11-3 on Sunday. Martin, who is in his 38th season, joins Augie Garrido as the only coaches to reach the milestone. Garrido, who stepped down at Texas last year, has 1,975 […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Lego Batman’ stays No. 1, conquers ‘The Great Wall’

  19-02-2017 23:11
  
  NEW YORK — “The Great Wall” was a hit in China. In North America, it was a dud. The most expensive film ever made in China and with a budget of $150 million, “The Great Wall” was intended to prove that the world’s no. 2 movie marketplace could produce Hollywood-sized blockbusters of its own. Though […]
  
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• Arizona to death-row inmates: Bring your own execution drugs

  19-02-2017 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The recent revelation that condemned prisoners in Arizona can now provide the lethal drugs to be used in their executions has received attention around the world and raised questions about the state’s rules for the death penalty.
  The novel policy has drawn sneers from defense attorneys who were puzzled as to why the state would think that they would assist in killing their clients. It has inspired wisecracks about Arizona’s penchant for taking on envelope-pushing
  
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• Trends to look out for in 2017

  19-02-2017 21:46
  
  Social media has changed the way we decide what’s hot and what’s not. Ten years ago, fashion was what the industry told you it was. Today, fashion is what we, as a community, make it. Anything eclectic and rustic is what’s trending in 2017. The trends that can be called the forerunners of this year […]
  
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• Hitler’s phone is up for auction; bids to start at $100k

  19-02-2017 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland auction house is selling a telephone owned by Adolf Hitler.
  Bill Panagopulos of Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City says occupying Russian officers gave the phone to Brig. Sir Ralph Rayner during a visit to Hitler’s Berlin bunker. Rayner’s son is now selling the red phone with a Nazi party symbol and Hitler’s name engraved on the back.
  The phone is estimated at $200,000 to $300,000 and Panagopulos says bidding will start
  
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• Updated: Robinson III, Gordon, Porzingis win NBA All-Star events

  19-02-2017 21:30
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Glenn Robinson III is the NBA’s new dunk king, with an assist to Indiana teammate Paul George, the Pacers’ mascot and a Pacers cheerleader. Robinson leaped over all three, snagging the ball from George along the way before finishing with an emphatic, two-hand, reverse jam, giving him a perfect score — and […]
  
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• Updated: Logano takes advantage of late crash, wins Clash at Daytona

  19-02-2017 21:29
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The real clash at Daytona came when Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski wrecked on the final lap. That was just the opening Joey Logano needed to get Ford to victory lane again at a superspeedway. Logano stole a win in the Clash at Daytona on Sunday, driving around the crashing leaders […]
  
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• Former Syracuse player sentenced to 10 years in stabbing

  19-02-2017 21:29
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A former Syracuse University football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the stabbing attack on two of his former teammates last year. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports (http://bit.ly/2l1DSqW ) Naesean Howard was sentenced Friday for the April 2016 attack on Chauncey Scissum and Corey Winfield at a party. […]
  
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• Joey, the indoor pet squirrel, guards home against burglary

  19-02-2017 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — A pet squirrel named Joey prevented a burglary attempt in Idaho last week by scratching the teen suspect when he tried to break into a gun safe, police said.
  The unidentified teenager told officers that the squirrel’s attack “scared him, obviously, because he wasn’t expecting to have, you know, a squirrel come flying out of nowhere at him,” said Officer Ashley Turner of the police department in Meridian, a Boise suburb. “So basically he
  
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• ‘Lego Batman’ stays No. 1, conquers ‘The Great Wall’

  19-02-2017 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — “The Lego Batman Movie” commanded the Presidents Day weekend box office, staying No. 1 for the second straight week, while the China-focused “The Great Wall” failed to show much muscle in North America.
  According to studio estimates Sunday. “The Lego Batman Movie” topped the weekend with $34.2 million, sliding only 35 percent from the previous week. The Warner Bros. release will cross $100 million cumulatively on Monday.
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• The drug war: By the numbers

  19-02-2017 19:06
  
  1,989 miles – The length of Mexico’s border with the U.S. from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. 48 – Number of border crossings. 330 – Ports of entry, including railroad crossings. More than 74 million – The number of personal vehicles that used the ports of entry to cross the border in […]
  
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• Are you prepared for your digital death?

  19-02-2017 18:35 via krqe.com
  
  SCRANTON, Pa. (WBRE/WYOU) — Preparing for your digital death is becoming more important and experts say if you don’t have a plan in place, it can put your loved ones in a tough spot.
  Krysty Adcroft is the president of Tribal Media, a digital marketing agency in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  According to Adcroft, nearly all major social media sites require various forms of identification and proof of death to delete a profile but the issue of handling a digital death is prompting many to gi
  
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• SpaceX launches for first time from historic Kennedy Space Center pad

  19-02-2017 17:59
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Elon Musk’s SpaceX christened historic Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center here Sunday morning with the first launch from the pad since the shuttle last flew more than five years ago. About eight minutes after the 9:39 a.m. ET liftoff from what NASA calls the “great American gateway to […]
  
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• Colorado’s 834 million dead trees threaten to worsen fires

  19-02-2017 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s beetle-infested forests are peppered with an estimated 834 million standing dead trees that threaten to worsen wildfires and degrade vital water supplies that flow from mountains, officials said Wednesday.
  Roughly one in every 14 standing trees in the state’s forests is dead, with the total up 30 percent in seven years, the State Forest Service said in its annual report on forest health.
  “Is it something to be alarmed about? Of course it is,&rdquo
  
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• Updated: Pence says US to hold Russia accountable, stand with NATO

  19-02-2017 15:20
  
  MUNICH — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday conveyed a message to jittery partners that the Trump administration will “hold Russia accountable” and maintain steadfast support for NATO, a military alliance the American commander in chief once dismissed as “obsolete.” In his overseas debut as vice president, Pence told the audience at the Munich […]
  
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• Farmington man facing first degree murder for attack on wife

  19-02-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico man is behind bars accused of cutting his wife’s throat. The man said he was tired of her cheating on him.
  The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office says they got a 911 call Saturday night from a Lee Acres man admitting to cutting his wife’s throat.
  Deputies say they arrived to find 50-year-old Johnson Mud standing outside of a home while his wife was inside the home with a severe wound to her throat.
  She was transported to the hospi
  
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• Farmington man charged with attempted murder for attack on wife

  19-02-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A Farmington man charged with attempted murder is behind bars.
  Around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night, San Juan County deputies said 50-year-old Johnson Mud called 911 saying he cut his wife’s throat. They said Mud said he was tired of her cheating on him. They also said Mud refused to control her bleeding.
  When deputies arrived to the home, they found Mud outside and the woman in critical condition inside.
  Medics rushed her to the hospital.
  Deputies arrested
  
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• Santa Fe Mayor pushes proposal for 5% raises to city employees

  19-02-2017 13:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales is pushing forward a proposal that would give 5 percent raises to all city government employees.
  That is according to The Santa Fe New Mexican.
  Originally, the City Finance Department said the proposal would cost between $700,000 and $1 million annually. But, the Mayor said the department made an error and the cost is closer to $4.1 million a year.
  Gonzales said he’s “disappointed” that he was given the wrong num
  
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• Santa Fe Mayor pushes proposal for 5 percent raises to city employees

  19-02-2017 13:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales is pushing forward a proposal that would give 5 percent raises to all city government employees.
  That is according to The Santa Fe New Mexican.
  Originally, the City Finance Department said the proposal would cost between $700,000 and $1 million annually. But, the Mayor said the department made an error and the cost is closer to $4.1 million a year.
  Gonzales said he’s “disappointed” that he was given the wrong num
  
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• Updated: Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care

  19-02-2017 08:43
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Sunday was stepping up his search for a national security adviser, with several interviews on tap, and focusing on health care in talks with his health and budget chiefs, while his team pushed back against depictions of a young administration in disarray. His chief of staff […]
  
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• Updated: Revived by rally, Trump turns back to governing

  19-02-2017 08:43
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A day after enjoying a massive campaign-style rally, President Donald Trump is turning back to the business of governing. Trump, who is spending the weekend at his private club in Florida, plans to spend Sunday interviewing at least four candidates to be his new national security adviser. The meetings come […]
  
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• Updated: Norma McCorvey, at center of landmark abortion ruling, dies

  19-02-2017 08:34
  
  DALLAS — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, has died. She was 69. McCorvey died on Saturday at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who […]
  
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• Updated: Malaysia searching for 4 N. Korean suspects who left country

  19-02-2017 08:30
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s police are looking for four more North Korean suspects who they say left the country the same day the North Korean leader’s brother died after being attacked at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Deputy national police chief Noor Rashid Ibrahim identified all four at a news conference on Sunday. He also […]
  
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• Updated: Malaysia searches for 4 N. Korean suspects who left country

  19-02-2017 08:30
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Investigators are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half brother, apparently was poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said Sunday. Since Kim’s death last week, authorities have been trying to piece together […]
  
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• Updated: Malaysia looks for 4 North Korean suspects who left country

  19-02-2017 08:30
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Investigators are looking for four North Korean men who flew out of Malaysia the same day Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler’s outcast half brother, apparently was poisoned at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian police said Sunday. Since Kim’s death last week, authorities have been trying to piece together […]
  
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• International relations ‘in the pink’

  19-02-2017 08:05
  
  PALOMAS, Mexico–The Pink Store sparkles even before the first margarita.Anyo ...
  
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• Repurposed playground giraffes getting new life as art

  19-02-2017 07:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They may have been in your playground equipment once upon a time, now they’re art.
  We’re talking about big yellow giraffes.
  The city’s Parks and Recreation Department wants to keep a little bit of history alive.
  They did it again just recently.
  You may have spotted them.
  “When I was little I used to play in this playground,” Maryanne O’Meara, resident said.
  A blast from the past.
  “It’s been around here for years sin
  
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• Lobo Men’s Basketball loses on the road 71-61

  19-02-2017 07:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The UNM Men’s Basketball team was riding a 2 game win streak coming into their game against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos and Bulldogs would be neck and neck in the 1st half with 7 overall lead changes, making it 30-30 at the break.
  Things would be the same in the early part of the 2nd half, but turnovers and a late push from Fresno State would have the Bulldogs coming out on top 71-62.
  UNM is now 16-11 overall and 9-6 in conference play. It is now
  
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• 2017 State Wrestling Championship is a wrap

  19-02-2017 07:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The 2017 State Wrestling Championships are a wrap for New Mexico High Schools. Here are the final Team and individual standings:
  Team Results Class 6A
  1.
  Cleveland
  224.0
  2.
  Rio Rancho
  184.0
  3.
  Piedra Vista
  160.0
  4.
  Volcano Vista
  154.5
  5.
  Manzano
  141.0
  6.
  Carlsbad
  140.5
  7.
  Santa Fe
  119.0
  8.
  Las Cruces
  115.0
  9.
  La Cueva
  96.0
  10.
  Sandia
  79.5
  11.
  Hobbs
  70.0
  12.
  Cibola
  59.0
  13.
  Rio Grande
  57.5
  14.
  West Mesa
  56.0
  15.
  Valley
  29.0
  16.
  Eldorado
  25.0
  17.
  Albuquerque
  24.5
  18.
  Mayf
  
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• Lobos Baseball blasts 6 HR’s in route to 10-4 victory

  19-02-2017 07:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- UNM Baseball is now off to a 2-0 start after defeating Binghamton 10-4 on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos saw 6 homeruns in their day game at the Santa Ana Star Field, with 3 dingers coming off the bat of Jack Zoellner.
  UNM is now 2-0 on the season and they will look to sweep Binghamton in game 3 of their 3 game series on Sunday afternoon at 1pm from Santa Ana Star Field.
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• 2017 State Swimming and Diving is a wrap

  19-02-2017 07:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The 2017 State Championships for New Mexico High School Swimming and Diving wrapped up on Saturday afternoon at Albuquerque Academy. Here are the Team final scores for the boys and the girls:
  Girls Final Team Standings
  Abq Academy 368
  La Cueva 317
  Eldorado 224
  Los Alamos 205
  Las Cruces 183
  Clovis 182
  Hope Christian 120
  Volcano Vista 118
  Albuquerque 110
  Sandia 94
  Rio Rancho91
  Cleveland 69
  Bosque School 55
  St. Pius X 35
  Piedra Vista 30
  Sandia Prep 29
  Belen 20
  St. Michael’
  
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• BCSO investigating reported shooting

  19-02-2017 07:22
  
  The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has reported a shooting near Isleta and Bridge.
  
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• UNM student remembered at funeral

  19-02-2017 07:04
  
  Juan Romero was shot and killed near the University of New Mexico campus on February 17.
  
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• Fresno State beats New Mexico 71-61

  19-02-2017 07:04
  
  Deshon Taylor scored 15 points with four 3-pointers, Jaron Hopkins also scored 15, and Fresno State beat New Mexico 71-61 on Saturday.
  
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• Stand out van from old radio show stolen

  19-02-2017 06:58
  
  A van with Breaking Bad actor and County Commissioner Steven Michael Quezada’s face printed on the side was stolen overnight.
  
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• Rio Rancho baseball star makes sacrifice to save sister

  19-02-2017 06:58 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho High School baseball star is healthy, and so is his sister, after his selfless act.
  “He’s very dedicated to the game of baseball. I mean there’s nothing that he loves more than the game of baseball and then probably his family,” said Coach Ron Murphy.
  Garrett Gouldsmith has been playing baseball his entire life, but in 2011, his family took priority. Doctors diagnosed his little sister with a disease that could take her life.
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• The Journal’s James Yodice releases his Class 6A basketball fields

  19-02-2017 06:57
  
  As I lay out my first top 16 projections for Class 6A boys and basketball, keep in mind a couple of things: First, this is merely how I would seed them if I had a vote. NOT necessarily how I expect the NMAA to seed them next Sunday. But I think it’ll be close. Second, […]
  
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• Cleveland takes Class 6A wrestling by Storm

  19-02-2017 06:50
  
  RIO RANCHO — The final match of the night, and the season, quite vividly illustrated the precision and the dominance of the Cleveland Storm. Big Daimon Altamirano’s night was quick and efficient and lasted all of 40 seconds. It was the last bit of individual glory on a Saturday night that saw Cleveland repeat as […]
  
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• Senator Heinrich hosts roundtable to talk to people affected by travel ban

  19-02-2017 06:42
  
  Senator Martin Heinrich hosted a roundtable to discuss President Trump’s travel ban.
  
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• Small-school wrestling: Belen, Capital’s Tapia are the stars

  19-02-2017 06:37
  
    RIO RANCHO — The fans at the high school state wrestling tournament usually reserve a special place in their hearts for the five-timers. Welcome, Jose Tapia. The Capital  senior on Saturday pinned St. Pius freshman Diego Pavia in 2 minutes and 46 seconds, locking up the 138-pound bracket in the Class 5A division — […]
  
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• BCSO investigating shooting in South Valley

  19-02-2017 06:24
  
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies late Saturday night were investigating a shooting in the South Valley. Capt. Broderick Sharp said the investigation is in the initial stages and few details were available. He said a shooting was reported near the 700 block of Nashville SW. This story will be updated when additional information is released.
  
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• Oregon State tops host Aggies in softball tourney

  19-02-2017 06:11
  
  LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico State softball team fell to Oregon State 6-2 on Saturday. Kelsey Horton and Merina Ili each had a RBI in the loss.  The Aggies took an early lead. With Rachel Rodriguez, and Fahren Glackin on base, Horton singled to drive in a run. Ili followed by driving in Glackin to […]
  
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• Sheriff’s deputies investigating situation in the South Valley

  19-02-2017 05:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are investigating a situation in the South Valley.
  BCSO said deputies are on scene near Nashville Avenue and Riverside Drive SW. The area around 705 Nashville Avenue is currently blocked off.
  KRQE News 13 crews also spotted a Crime Scene Unit on scene.
  Details are limited at this time. KRQE News 13 is working to gather more information.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• BCSO: South Valley homicide likely self defense

  19-02-2017 05:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported homicide in the South Valley. Deputies said Sunday, one man is dead and a woman claims she shot him.
  BCSO responded to a shooting at Nashville Avenue and Riverside Drive SW Saturday night, they said the call came in around 7:45 p.m.
  Deputies said the woman who claims she shot the man, said she was being held against her will and was possibly sexually assaulted. They also said there was evide
  
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