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• Westbound I-40 near Edgewood reopen after accident

  20-02-2017 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says westbound I-40 near Edgewood is reopen after an accident happened there Monday afternoon.
  BCSO responded to a single vehicle rollover near Edgewood around 4:00 p.m. All westbound traffic was temporarily diverted off the interstate.
  No further information is available at this time.
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   ***All west bound lanes of traffic are now opened on I-40 @ MM 187.***
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• Rollover closes westbound I-40 near Edgewood

  20-02-2017 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says westbound I-40 near Edgewood is closed due to an accident.
  BCSO says it’s responding to a single vehicle rollover near Edgewood. All westbound traffic is currently being diverted off the interstate.
  No further information is available at this time.
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• BCSO: Rollover closes westbound I-40 near Edgewood

  20-02-2017 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says westbound I-40 near Edgewood is closed due to an accident.
  BCSO says it’s responding to a single vehicle rollover near Edgewood. All westbound traffic is currently being diverted off the interstate.
  No further information is available at this time.
  For live traffic updates, click here.
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• City planning to build new southeast Albuquerque police substation

  20-02-2017 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The area near Kathryn Avenue and San Mateo is known for crime, but now city councilors hope a new police substation will help.
  City Councilor Pat Davis says $1.5 million in bond money designated for public safety will be used to purchase the property where the abandoned shopping center at San Mateo and Katheryn sits. The city plans to build a state of the art police substation there.
  The substation will replace the current southeast substation. While it
  
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• Artesia police offering classes on law enforcement topics

  20-02-2017 22:53 via krqe.com
  
  ARTESIA, N.M. (KRQE) – The Artesia Police Department is giving citizens a glimpse into the life of a law enforcement officer.
  Police are hosting a series of classes over the next several months called “A Taste of Blue.”
  Classes will cover things like use of force, recruitment and self-defense.
  After each class, students can ask questions and participate in live action scenarios.
  For more information, click here.
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• Annual fundraiser in memory of slain officer to be held Sunday

  20-02-2017 22:32
  
  Deputy James McGrane Jr. lost his life while on duty March 22, 2006. On Sunday, February 26, the McGrane family will hold their annual pancake breakfast fundraiser.Proceeds from the breakfast will be used for a law enforcement street survival training program.
  
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• Updated: New John F. Kennedy stamp marks centennial of his birth

  20-02-2017 22:18
  
  BOSTON — The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled a new stamp to mark the 100th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s birth. The Forever stamp was released Monday during the annual Presidents Day family festival at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. Among those attending were Kennedy family members, including U.S. Rep. Joe […]
  
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• It’s National Love Your Pet Day!

  20-02-2017 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Give your furry friend extra treats and cuddles because February 20 is National Love Your Pet Day!
  According to the Nature’s Recipe Love Your Pet Day National Survey, 26 percent of Americans consider their dog to be their best friend.
  Here are the top 5 reasons why American’s love their dogs:
  My dog gives me unconditional love (57 percent)
  My dog helps comfort me when I’m sad (45 percent)
  My dog makes me look forward to coming home (33 percent)
  My d
  
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• Updated: Optimism in high gear at Daytona for NASCAR’s top teams

  20-02-2017 22:17
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Optimism abounds after the opening weekend at Daytona International Speedway, especially for NASCAR’s top teams. Teamwork at Joe Gibbs Racing appears as solid as ever despite adding rookie Daniel Suarez to the mix, evidenced by Denny Hamlin, Suarez, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch running 1-2-3-4 for much of the Clash at […]
  
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• Updated: Flood fears renewed as California is pounded by storm

  20-02-2017 22:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Downpours swelled creeks and rivers Monday in Northern California, threatening to cause even more flooding in the already soggy region. In the San Joaquin Valley, residents were patrolling levees for signs of danger, reviewing evacuation plans and filling hundreds of sand bags after the San Joaquin River kept rising. “Our community is […]
  
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• Updated: Conservative group cancels speech by Yiannopoulos

  20-02-2017 22:17
  
  LOS ANGELES — Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been disinvited to this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference after his attempt to clarify past comments on relationships between boys and older men fell flat with organizers. The American Conservative Union founded and hosts CPAC, which is being held Wednesday through Saturday outside Washington. In a tweet […]
  
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• Updated: Russia’s ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

  20-02-2017 22:16
  
  NEW YORK — Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, a veteran diplomat known as a potent and personable voice for his country’s interests as he sparred with his Western counterparts, died suddenly after falling ill Monday in his office at the mission. Vitaly Churkin, 64, was rushed to a hospital in New York, where he […]
  
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• Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser

  20-02-2017 21:35 via krqe.com
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser.
  Trump announced the pick Monday at his Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago. He says McMaster is “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”
  Trump says retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, who had been his acting adviser, will now serve as the National Security Council chief of staff.
  Trump had been looking for a replacement for retired Gen. Michael Fly
  
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• Las Cruces officials to vote on measure opposing border wall

  20-02-2017 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – The Las Cruces City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution expressing opposition to President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that resolution by Mayor Pro Tem Greg Smith contends a border wall would harm the area’s economy by hurting its relationship with Mexico.
  It also would ask federal authorities to find a more effective way to address concerns over illegal immigration.
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• New: Budget battle brewing, as House panel approves spending plan

  20-02-2017 20:43
  
  SANTA FE —  A high-stakes game of poker over the state budget is unfolding at the Roundhouse. On party-line votes, Democrats on two different House committees today pushed through a $6.1 billion spending plan for the coming budget year, and a $265 million tax package to help fund it. After several rounds of spending cuts, House Democrats say […]
  
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• Companies buy ‘Trump tweet’ insurance policies

  20-02-2017 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — President Donald Trump’s unpredictable tweeting has unintentionally fulfilled his promise to create jobs and bolster the U.S. economy, at least in the crisis management sector.
  Corporations are beginning to buy “insurance policies” to deal with fallout from hostile presidential tweets that can cost companies billions of dollars in value and revenue.
  Trump has launched more than 60 such attacks by Yahoo’s latest count.Good news, disloyal
  
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• Lawmakers unveil New Mexico budget plan

  20-02-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Democratic New Mexico lawmakers are advancing a $6.1 budget plan that would increase classroom spending, shore up judicial funding and replenish incentives for job training and business expansions.
  The House Appropriations and Finance Committee on Monday approved the spending bill for the fiscal year starting July 1 in a vote that divided Democrats and Republicans.
  The spending bill relies on a proposed $218 million increase in revenues that was endorsed by another Ho
  
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• Teen accused in death of Albuquerque man to face judge

  20-02-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of six teens accused in the shooting death of an Albuquerque bartender will also face a judge Monday.
  In summer 2015, police say 19-year-old Ryan Archibeque and five others were out “mobbing” when one of the teens shot and killed Steven Gerecke in his driveway.
  Archibeque took a plea deal last June. The murder charge against him was dropped and instead, he pleaded guilty to four counts, including aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon.
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• Teen accused in death of Albuquerque man faces judge

  20-02-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the kids who was there when an Albuquerque man was murdered in his own driveway, faced a judge Monday to see if he will be sentenced as an adult.
  Police, court officers and psychologists are laying out their cases for why Ryan Archibeque should be sentenced to juvenile jail until he’s 21, or spend up to 15 years in prison.
  Archibeque was a 17-year-old Highland High School student when he and five friends went on a crime spree and one of them shot and
  
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• Suspect in deadly stolen car crash pleads not guilty

  20-02-2017 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspected car thief charged with killing a 14-year-old and her mother will stay locked up. After several delays, Elexus Groves finally appeared in court Monday for her arraignment.
  Groves is facing two murder charges for the deaths of 14-year-old Shaylee Boling and her mother Shauna Arredondo Boling. She’s accused of ramming into them in a stolen van and police say Groves has admitted to being the driver.
  In court Monday, Groves’ attorney started
  
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• Updated: AP, other media ask judge to order release of iPhone records

  20-02-2017 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON — The Associated Press and two other news organizations asked a judge Monday to force the federal government to reveal how much it paid for a tool to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California, shooters. The news organizations said in a court filing there was “no adequate justification” for […]
  
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• Breaking: Jewish Community Center again evacuated for bomb scare in wave of threats nationwide

  20-02-2017 19:48
  
  Albuquerque’s Jewish Community Center was evacuated Monday morning for a bomb threat, the second evacuation this year following a wave of threats to Jewish Community Centers across the nation. Albuquerque police officer Fred Duran said no bomb was found and people have been allowed back in the building. The FBI is helping APD investigate, Duran […]
  
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• Updated: GOP health plan: Lower costs, better care, or road to ruin?

  20-02-2017 19:22
  
  WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who’d face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor. The plan “ensures more choices, lower costs and greater […]
  
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• Updated: US Bishops join Mexico colleagues, denounce ‘Santa Muerte’

  20-02-2017 19:18
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Bishops in the United States are denouncing La Santa Muerte — the skeleton folk saint in Mexico linked to the illicit drug trade. Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, and San Angelo Bishop Michael Sis in Texas joined their counterparts in Mexico last week in urging Catholics to […]
  
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• Updated: Special delivery: US-born panda cub Bao Bao bound for China

  20-02-2017 19:18
  
  WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is packing up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China, where the 3-year-old will eventually join a panda breeding program. The cub won’t have to worry about finding overhead bin space or dealing with a talkative seatmate on the 16-hour, nonstop flight Tuesday afternoon into […]
  
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• Leaders of France, Spain, Germany and Italy to meet in March

  20-02-2017 19:18
  
  MADRID — French President Francois Hollande says he and the leaders of Spain, Italy and Germany will meet in early March to lay ground for a summit on the European Union’s future after Britain’s departure from the bloc. A joint declaration Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy issued after meeting in Malaga on Monday […]
  
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• Updated: UConn still No. 1 while Temple enters AP women’s hoops poll

  20-02-2017 19:16
  
  NEW YORK — UConn survived one of the toughest tests of its winning streak to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The Huskies narrowly edged Tulane on Saturday, five days after beating No. 6 South Carolina for their 100th consecutive victory. Next up for UConn on Wednesday is Temple, which earned […]
  
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• US Bishops join Mexico colleagues, denounce ‘Santa Muerte’

  20-02-2017 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bishops in the United States are denouncing La Santa Muerte — the skeleton folk saint in Mexico linked to the illicit drug trade.
  Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, and San Angelo Michael Sis in Texas joined their counterparts in Mexico last week in urging Catholics to avoid honoring to the folk saint. Wester called her “antithetical” to the teachings of Jesus.
  The denouncement comes after Ciudad Juarez Bishop Jose Guadalu
  
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• Russia’s ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

  20-02-2017 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64.
  Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told The Associated Press that Churkin became ill in his office at Russia’s U.N. mission and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday. His cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
  Churkin has been Russia’s envoy at the United Nations for a little over a deca
  
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• Trump marks his first month with tweets, turmoil

  20-02-2017 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One month after the inauguration, the stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of Donald Trump’s White House still is a hard-hat zone. Skeletal remains of the inaugural reviewing stands poke skyward. Random piles of plywood and cables are heaped on the ground inside crooked lines of metal fencing.
  The disarray outside the president’s front door, though not his fault, serves as a metaphor for the tumult still unfolding inside.
  Four weeks in, the man who says he
  
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• Blast in Somalia kills 34 in Mogadishu marketplace

  20-02-2017 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s new president visited victims wounded by the Mogadishu car bomb that on Sunday killed 34. President Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who planned the blast.
  The explosion hit a busy marketplace in the western part of the capital, said police Capt. Mohamed Hussein.
  “It was a horrific and barbaric attack only aimed at killings civilians,” he said from the scene of the blast.
  
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• Storms, tornado damage dozens of homes in San Antonio area

  20-02-2017 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Severe storms, including at least one tornado, have wreaked widespread damage across parts of San Antonio, damaging dozens of homes but causing only minor injuries.
  A National Weather Service survey team confirmed that a tornado struck a residential area about 5 miles north of downtown San Antonio either late Sunday or early Monday.
  San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Woody Woodward says 43 homes were damaged, including three that collapsed. He says five minor injuries
  
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• House GOP hails health plan that Democrats call inadequate

  20-02-2017 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans say their outline for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is a pathway to greater flexibility and lower costs for consumers. Democrats see a road to ruin for millions who’d face lost coverage and higher medical expenses, particularly the poor.
  The plan “ensures more choices, lower costs and greater control over your health care,” according to talking points GOP leaders handed lawmakers heading home to face const
  
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• Officers respond to Facebook message, provide homework help

  20-02-2017 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  MARION, Ohio (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Police officers live by a common calling — to protect and serve. The best ones come through regardless of the situation. One officer from Marion, Ohio, lived up to the police credo — by helping a child with her homework.
  Molly Draper shared screengrabs of a conversation her daughter had with an officer with the Marion Police Department via Facebook Messenger. The young girl revealed she needed help with her math homework and an officer stepped in
  
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• Updated: UK’s May says Lords must respect people’s will on Brexit

  20-02-2017 17:13
  
  LONDON — Britain’s House of Lords launched a bid Monday to gain a greater say for Parliament over the terms of Britain’s European Union exit, as Prime Minister Theresa May warned lawmakers they must not hold up “what the British people want” by trying to delay the process. The Lords, Parliament’s unelected upper chamber, began […]
  
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• Updated: IMF agrees terms for $5 billion loan to debt-ridden Mongolia

  20-02-2017 16:57
  
  ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — The Mongolian government and envoys from the International Monetary Fund said Sunday that they and other partners have agreed on terms for a more than $5 billion loan package to the north Asian country to help get its economy back on track. The deal is subject to approval by the IMF’s executive […]
  
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• PNM: Power restored to most customers after outage

  20-02-2017 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say power has been restored to most of the 1,500 customers that were left without power after a balloon damaged power lines.
  According to PNM, the balloon damaged two poles and a power line Monday morning. The damage knocked out power to customers in southwest Albuquerque. Luckily no one was injured in the incident.
  Crews have restored power to 1,426 customers and they are working to get it back on for those still affected by the outage.
  
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• PNM: More than 1,500 customers affected by outage

  20-02-2017 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say 1,563 customers are without power Monday morning because of an outage.
  PNM says the outage was caused by a balloon that came into contact with power lines. According to PNM, the balloon damaged two poles and a power line. Luckily no one was injured in the incident.
  The outage is affecting customers in southwest Albuquerque. Crews are hoping to have power restored within the hour but PNM says it may take longer for some customers.
  KRQE News 13 will p
  
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• Nearly a year after layoffs, former Oreo plant workers struggle to find their way

  20-02-2017 16:52
  
  CHICAGO — Susana Palomo couldn’t sleep for a week, torn between a dream and reality. One of the hundreds of workers laid off last year from a Nabisco plant on Chicago’s Southwest Side, where Oreos were made for more than six decades, Palomo had embarked on a bold plan to attend college and perhaps open […]
  
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• Spooked by cyber extortion, businesses are stockpiling bitcoin

  20-02-2017 16:50
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. corporations that have long resisted bending to the demands of computer hackers who take their networks hostage are increasingly stockpiling bitcoin, the digital currency, so that they can quickly meet ransom demands rather than lose valuable corporate data. The companies are responding to cybersecurity experts who recently have changed their advice […]
  
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• Governor’s proposed gun permit fees come under fire

  20-02-2017 16:33
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. — Gun rights supporters and state Republican lawmakers are fighting huge gun permit fee increases proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, saying they would price many people out of being able to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms. The Democratic governor wants to quadruple the five-year renewal fee for pistol permits […]
  
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• Updated: Hong Kong Disneyland posts 2016 loss on tourism softness

  20-02-2017 16:16
  
  HONG KONG — Hong Kong Disneyland posted a wider annual loss on Monday as attendance by mainland Chinese tourists dropped amid a softer tourism market. The park said it lost 171 million Hong Kong dollars ($22 million) on revenue of HK$4.8 billion for its most recent financial year, which ended Oct. 3. Some 6.1 million […]
  
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• Chrysler recalls some cars for loose bolts

  20-02-2017 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling some Chrysler cars because driveshaft bolts can come loose on all-wheel drive models, increasing the risk of a crash.
  The automaker says affected cars include 2014-2017 Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 vehicles equipped with all-wheel drive. Chrysler says it will notify owners, and dealers will replace all eight front driveshaft bolts for the cars, free of charge.
  The recall is expected to begin March 31. About 75,000 cars are affected in th
  
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• Tribes hope Trump’s ‘America first’ helps first Americans

  20-02-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) – Native Americans are hoping President Donald Trump doesn’t forget them as he promises to put “America first.”
  Tribes across the country have been reaching out to the Republican administration since it took office last month, saying they’re ready to help it achieve its campaign promises.
  Among them are five large tribes in Oklahoma as well as a tribe in Massachusetts seeking reservation lands for a $1 billion resort casino.
  The National Congress of Amer
  
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• DA clears Las Cruces police officer in January shooting

  20-02-2017 16:10 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – The Dona Ana County District Attorney’s office has cleared a Las Cruces police officer in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding fugitive.
  Authorities on Friday announced the outcome of the review into the Jan. 24 shooting, saying the officer’s actions were justified.
  Police say officers and a U.S. Marshals Service agent were trying to apprehend 29-year-old Jeremy Lopez-Robledo of Las Cruces when he was shot.
  The Marshals Service was seeking Robledo for
  
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• Shia LaBeouf sets up anti-Trump art exhibit in Albuquerque

  20-02-2017 15:55
  
  New Mexicans are checking out a new, controversial art exhibit that's been set up by actor Shia LaBeouf in Albuquerque over the weekend.
  
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• AP source: Revised travel ban targets same countries

  20-02-2017 15:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A draft of President Donald Trump’s revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U.S., even if they haven’t used it yet.
  A senior administration official said the order, which Trump revised after federal courts held up his original immigration and refugee ban, will target only those same seven Muslim-majority countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria, Ye
  
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• In the Kitchen for Santa Fe’s Restaurant Week: Coyote Cafe

  20-02-2017 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s the eighth year the state has showcased the region’s remarkable restaurants with a highly anticipated event.
  New Mexico Restaurant Week has helped to boost restaurant business and local restaurants all over the state are participating by offering up their best plates.
  Restaurants are encouraged to put their “best food forward” to entice customers from all over the state to visit for the first time or hopefully return.
  Eighty restaur
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Trump seeks national security adviser, health care strategy

  20-02-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Thousands of people are expected to rally in cities across the country calling their protests “Not My Presidents Day” in opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies. He’s marking one month in office Monday and this week the president is expected to hire a new national security adviser and unveil a revised immigration and travel ban. The Associated Press reports that administration officials say a draft of the new order focuses peop
  
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• Newest tax scam labeled “one of the most dangerous”

  20-02-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Each year, during tax season, hundreds and sometime thousands of unsuspecting taxpayers are experiencing the newest scam and it’s being called “one of the most dangerous”.
  The newest scam circulating this tax season is targeting payroll and it’s getting aggressive as it hits school districts, nonprofits, and even large corporations.
  Every year unsuspecting taxpayers are scammed out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars. The IR
  
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