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• Updated: Storm chasers honor "Twister" star with GPS tribute

  26-02-2017 23:21
  
  Nearly 200 storm chasers paid tribute Sunday to the late actor Bill Paxton by spelling out his initials using GPS…
  
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• Updated: Congress returns, with health care, Supreme Court on agenda

  26-02-2017 23:18
  
  WASHINGTON — Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. First, the president will have his say, in his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. Majority Republicans in the House and […]
  
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• Updated: Neighbor: Bar attack suspect a ‘drunken mess,’ not political

  26-02-2017 23:01
  
  OLATHE, Kan. — A Kansas man accused of shooting two Indian immigrants and a third man at a bar, in what some believe was a hate crime, was always a drinker but became a “drunken mess” after his father died about 18 months ago, a longtime neighbor said Saturday. Andy Berthelsen said his neighbor Adam […]
  
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• Updated: Malaysia: Poisoning of Kim caused paralysis, quick death

  26-02-2017 22:59
  
  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s health minister said Sunday that the dose of nerve agent given to North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s exiled half brother was so high that it killed him within 20 minutes and caused “very serious paralysis.” Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in what Malaysian police […]
  
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• Air Force officer’s sexual assault sentence called lenient

  26-02-2017 22:54
  
  SAN ANTONIO — An Air Force noncommissioned officer convicted of misconduct with eight women, including three who accused him of sexually assaulting them, was sentenced to three months confinement and another month of hard labor, a punishment a victims’ rights advocate called “shockingly light.” Tech. Sgt. Anthony Lizana, 35, also was reduced in rank to […]
  
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• Life expectancy to keep rising; S. Korean women could hit 91

  26-02-2017 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — While most people born in rich countries will live longer by 2030 — with women in South Korea projected to reach nearly 91 — Americans will continue to have one of the lowest life expectancies of any developed country, a new study predicts.
  Scientists once thought an average life expectancy beyond 90 was impossible but medical advances combined with improved social programs are continuing to break barriers, including in countries where many people already live wel
  
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• Doctor-to-doctor donation: Kidney saves sick colleague

  26-02-2017 22:12
  
  A California doctor has a colleague to thank for giving him the gift of life. The Orange County Register reported…
  
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• 2017 Oscar Predictions: Who will win this year?

  26-02-2017 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  (WFLA) — After a phenomenal awards season so far and months of debate, WFLA News Channel 8’s Lila Gross is breaking down her final Oscar predictions in the four major categories.
  Best Picture
  The two most prominent films this awards season were La La Land and Moonlight.
  Even though Moonlight is really the more serious film, La La Land takes us to a place of heartache and dreams, deviating from all the commotion in the world. WFLA News Channel 8’s Lila Gross said she believ
  
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• ‘It saved my life’: Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addicts

  26-02-2017 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — While the Affordable Care Act has brought health coverage to millions of Americans, the effects have been profound, even lifesaving, for some of those caught up in the nation’s opioid-addiction crisis.
  In Kentucky, which has been ravaged worse than almost any other state by fentanyl, heroin and other drugs, Tyler Witten went into rehab at Medicaid’s expense after the state expanded the program under a provision of the act. Until then, he had been addict
  
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• Updated: I-10 wreck near San Simon closes freeway

  26-02-2017 21:05
  
  SAN SIMON, Ariz. — Drivers on Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico border should expect some serious delays on Sunday as authorities have shut down the freeway because of a crash and blowing dust that has caused zero visibility. The Arizona Department of Transportation says a multiple-car crash near San Simon has closed the freeway […]
  
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• Updated: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s double wins League Cup for Man United

  26-02-2017 20:59
  
  LONDON — Zlatan Ibrahimovic powered in a late header to win the League Cup for Manchester United on Sunday, sealing a 3-2 victory over Southampton after a two-goal lead was thrown away by Jose Mourinho’s side. It was Ibrahimovic’s second goal in the final after putting United ahead from a free kick, taking the 35-year-old […]
  
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• Updated: Kyle Busch spins, wipes out teammates, Earnhardt

  26-02-2017 20:58
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Latest on the Daytona 500 (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Kyle Busch spun to start a multi-car accident that collected not only his Toyota teammates, but fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr., as well. Busch may have had a tire problem that triggered his spin. He turned directly in the path […]
  
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• Updated: Will ‘La La’ have another day of sun at Sunday’s Oscars?

  26-02-2017 20:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — Will the 89th Academy Awards be a parade of political speeches or landslide for “La La Land”? Probably both. Sunday night’s Oscars are shaping up to be one of the most turbulent and politically charged ceremonies in recent memory. The three-hour-plus telecast, which begins at 8:30 p.m. on ABC, is expected to […]
  
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• Updated: DWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade

  26-02-2017 20:00
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Authorities on Sunday identified the man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans while intoxicated. The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement identifying the man as 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto. Online jail records showed Rizzuto was arrested on a number of charges and was being […]
  
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• Ku Klux Klan fliers distributed in Grand Junction

  26-02-2017 19:57
  
  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A national campaign to recruit members to the Ku Klux Klan reached Grand Junction, with fliers distributed in at least three neighborhoods during the week of Valentine’s Day. The fliers advised people to “love your own RACE,” and to “stop homosexuality & race mixing.” The fliers say they come from the […]
  
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• 2nd orange alligator pops up in the Carolinas

  26-02-2017 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  CALABASH, N.C. (AP) — For the second time this month, a rust-colored alligator has turned up in the Carolinas.
  The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports Tuesday that some residents of a Calabash, North Carolina, neighborhood have named the pumpkin-colored alligator “Donny.”
  Earlier this month, residents joked that an orange alligator that turned up in a pond near Charleston had used too much self-tanning lotion. Jay Butfiloski with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  
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• Updated: New Dem Party chairman Perez pledges to repair, unite party

  26-02-2017 19:31
  
  ATLANTA — Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged on Sunday to unite a fractured party, rebuild at all levels from “school board to the Senate” and reach out to chunks of rural America left feeling forgotten in the 2016 election. Speaking in television interviews, Perez indicated that an important first step was joining […]
  
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• Updated: Reward at $40,000 in slaying where son killed protecting mom

  26-02-2017 19:30
  
  HOUSTON — A reward has grown to $40,000 for information leading to the arrest of two people involved in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Houston sandwich shop employee as he tried to protect his mother last week during an attempted robbery at the store where they both worked. Hilda Vasquez is urging people with […]
  
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• Rise in premiums lays bare 2 Americas on health care

  26-02-2017 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Schwarz is a self-employed business owner who buys his own health insurance. Subsidized coverage through “Obamacare” offers protection from life’s unpredictable changes and freedom to pursue his vocation, he says.
  Brett Dorsch is also self-employed and buys his own health insurance. But he gets no financial break from the Affordable Care Act. “To me, it’s just been a big lie,” Dorsch says, forcing him to pay more for less covera
  
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• Family representative: ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton has died

  26-02-2017 18:40 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Paxton, the prolific and charismatic actor whose many memorable roles included an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” has died from complications due to surgery. He was 61.
  A family representative issued a statement Sunday on the death but provided no further details.
  Paxton, a Fort Worth, Texas, native, appeared in dozens of movies and television shows and seemed to be around when history was made both on and off scr
  
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• Updated: Family representative: ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton has died

  26-02-2017 18:07
  
  LOS ANGELES — Bill Paxton, the prolific and charismatic actor whose many memorable roles included an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” has died from complications due to surgery. He was 61. A family representative issued a statement Sunday on the death but provided no further details. Paxton, a Fort Worth, […]
  
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• Hollywood Southwest exhibit showcases New Mexico’s film history

  26-02-2017 16:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It has a deep history, with roots dating back more than one hundred years.
  New Mexico’s film industry is now part of an exhibit now open at the Albuquerque Museum for everyone to enjoy.
  Many call it the Hollywood of the Southwest.
  It dates back to the 1890’s with an Edison film shot at the Isleta Pueblo.
  “Its’ a very simple film. It’s only about half a minute long and it just showed children coming in to a school house and coming rig
  
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• Lobo Women fall to Wyoming at home on Senior Day

  26-02-2017 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Lobo Women’s Basketball looked to send off 2 of their seniors right of senior day at Wise Pies Arena AKA The Pit on Saturday afternoon. They hosted Wyoming and started off fast taking a lead. The early charge was led by junior guard Cherise Beynon, who would finish with 18 points.
  The seniors would have a good showing as Richelle van der Keijl would tie Beynon for a team high of 18 points and Kianna Keller finished with 4. The Lobos drop to
  
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• Lobo Men’s Basketball drops their 3rd straight game on Saturday

  26-02-2017 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a tale of two halves, that had the Lobos with a chance to hold a lead in the end of both the 1st and 2nd half, but 3 pointers would seal their fate. UNM allowed a staggering 14 three pointers on Saturday afternoon in Wyoming. The Cowboys went on to defeat the Lobos 82-71.
  This loss marks the Lobos MW record at 9-8. Their 3rd straight loss had a slow start from both teams, but in the 1st half sophomore Anthony Mathis would play spark hitting a big 3 po
  
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• Lobo Baseball outlasts DBU 6-5 on Saturday

  26-02-2017 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Coming off of a 5-2 loss to Dallas Baptist on Friday night the Lobos bounced back on Saturday afternoon beating DBU 6-5. Carson Schneider gets his 2nd win on the bump this year going 6 innings giving up 2 earned runs on 8 hits.
  The Game was tied up at 2 heading into the 5th inning, but senior Andre Vigil would open things up after knocking a 2-run home run to right center. His 2nd homerun of the year and the Lobos would get one more run in the 5th making it
  
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• House panel approves compromise on payday loans

  26-02-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill that would rein in the payday and title loan industry in New Mexico is advancing to the next step.
  On Friday, the House Business and Industry Committee approved the measure that would ban small loans with payback periods under 120 days.
  It would also cap interest rates at 175 percent on certain installment loans issued by lenders that are not federally insured.
  Some lawmakers said it is a step in the right direction to address lending practices that targ
  
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• Updated: Police issue Amber Alert for 15-year-old girl missing from Taos County

  26-02-2017 09:40
  
  Authorities issued an Amber Alert early Sunday for a 15-year-old girl who they said was taken by a man in Taos County Saturday evening. Sgt. Chad Pierce, a New Mexico State Police spokesman, said police believe Angelica Valdez was abducted by Christian Orozco, 21, around 6:50 p.m. Saturday. Pierce said Valdez is 4-feet 2-inches tall, […]
  
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• Updated: 15-year-old girl in Amber Alert found safe after armed abduction

  26-02-2017 09:40
  
  The 15-year-old girl abducted in an armed home invasion Saturday night was found safe in Española Sunday morning, according to the Taos County Sheriff’s Office. Angelica Valdez was the subject of a statewide Amber Alert issued around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. New Mexico State Police and Española police found her and the suspect, 21-year-old Christian Orozco, […]
  
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• State Police sends out Amber Alert for 15-year-old girl in Taos

  26-02-2017 09:40 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – State Police sent out an amber alert for a missing 15-year-old girl.
  They said on Saturday around 6:51 p.m., Cristian Orozco abducted a the girl and were last seen in the area of Santa Barbara Road in Penasco.
  Orozco is described as a 21-year-old Hispanic man, 6 feet and 2 inches tall, 180 pounds, brown eyes, black hair, wearing blue jeans and a dark-colored hooded jacket.
  The missing 15-year-old girl is described as 4 feet and 2 inches tall, 104 pounds, brown
  
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• Breaking: Police issue Amber Alert for 15-year-old girl missing from Taos County

  26-02-2017 09:40
  
  Authorities issued an Amber Alert early Sunday for a 15-year-old girl who they said was taken by a man in Taos County Saturday evening. Sgt. Chad Pierce, a New Mexico State Police spokesman, said police believe Angelica Valdez was abducted by Christian Orozco, 21, around 6:50 p.m. Saturday. Pierce said Valdez is 4-feet 2-inches tall, […]
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 15-year-old girl believed to be kidnapped in Taos

  26-02-2017 09:40 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – An Amber Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old girl who authorities say has been abducted by an armed and dangerous suspect.
  According to the Taos Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a Penasco home Saturday evening.
  They say around 6:51 p.m., 21-year-old, Cristian Orozco forced his way into a home and held the grandparents of 15-year-old Angelica Valdez at gunpoint, threatening to kill them.
  Deputies say Orozco then abducted Valdez and took off in an un
  
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• Amber Alert cancelled for 15-year-old Taos girl

  26-02-2017 09:40 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – An Amber Alert that was issued early Sunday morning for a 15-year-old girl who authorities say was abducted by an armed and dangerous suspect, has been cancelled.
  According to the Taos Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a Penasco home Saturday evening.
  They say around 6:51 p.m., 21-year-old, Cristian Orozco forced his way into a home and held the grandparents of 15-year-old Angelica Valdez at gunpoint, threatening to kill them.
  Deputies say Orozco then abduct
  
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• Dinosaur discovery: NM paleontologist’s re-examination of fossil fragments uncovers new species

  26-02-2017 08:05
  
  New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science's new find will be named at April conference
  
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• Despite warmth, snowpack holds

  26-02-2017 08:05
  
  New Mexico appears headed for a healthy spring runoff this year, but we might not want to celebrate...
  
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• Charter school moratorium bill advances

  26-02-2017 08:05
  
  The bill would bar approval of new charter school applications for 3 years
  
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• Can New Mexico universities still recruit Mexican students?

  26-02-2017 08:05
  
  Strained relations between Washington and Mexico City may stall UNM, NMSU recruitment initiatives
  
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• NM court widens access to digital documents

  26-02-2017 08:02
  
  Those accessing the database must agree not to share or use private information
  
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• Jackson-Wink Fight Night: Sanchez wins split decision vs. Urbina

  26-02-2017 07:20
  
  ISLETA PUEBLO — As the New Mexico Lobos and UTEP Miners have done so often over the years, Albuquerque’s Joby Sanchez and El Paso’s Jesus Urbina engaged in a nail-biter Saturday. After three close rounds in the main event of the inaugural Jackson-Wink Fight Night card at Isleta Resort & Casino, the hometown fighter’s hand […]
  
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• Bill Plaschke: Bruins don’t bail at McKale

  26-02-2017 07:05
  
  They are marching into March, steamrollering Saturday night through an impossibly hostile arena, flattening thousands of red sweaters and bawdy cheers, shooting a message across the college basketball landscape. If the UCLA Bruins keep playing like this, who is going to beat them? If the fifth-ranked Bruins can walk into the home of a fourth-ranked […]
  
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• Albuquerque recording artist creates ‘countryachi’ music genre

  26-02-2017 06:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What do you get when you cross country music and mariachi? According to an Albuquerque recording artist, something uniquely New Mexican.
  John Wagner started the ‘countryachi’ music genre 20 years ago when he thought to combine country music and mariachi. However, it didn’t take off until recently.
  “About six months ago I found them and I thought, maybe somebody would like this stuff,” he said.
  Fast forward to now, Wagner is embracing
  
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• Bernalillo County gets hundreds of thousands of dollars for emergency services

  26-02-2017 06:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Bernalillo County is getting much needed funding in the midst of a state-wide budget crisis. The county applies for the Homeland Security Grant Program each year. This year, it was awarded a whopping, $718,000 grant.
  “We apply for it every year but this is the first time that we’ve gotten such a large amount, and we’re very excited about it,” said Bernalillo County Emergency Manager Richard Clark.
  He says $100,000 is going towards a engine f
  
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• Defending state champ Rio Rancho boys take district

  26-02-2017 06:42
  
  Here come the defending state champions. No. 2 seed Rio Rancho posted a thrilling 85-83 road victory at No. 1 Cleveland in the District 1-6A boys basketball final Saturday night. Senior guard Clay Patterson poured in 30 points, including six 3s, for Rio Rancho (20-8). Keshawn Banks added 20 in the paint. The game featured […]
  
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• James Yodice picks the Class 6A brackets

  26-02-2017 06:38
  
  Here are my top 16 picks for the Class 6A boys and girls state basketball tournament and how my bracket looks as we await the official selection and seeding of teams tonight. (NOTE: This is how I would seed them, not necessarily how I believe the NMAA will seed them.) Boys Oñate will be the […]
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in custody in New Orleans parade crash

  26-02-2017 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle plowing into a parade crowd in New Orleans (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  New Orleans police say the number of people injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans has increased to 28 and a suspect is in custody.
  Police Chief Michael Harrison says one person in custody and that he is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was asked twice if terrorism was
  
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• Jerry Jones: No decision has been made on Cowboys QB Tony Romo

  26-02-2017 06:05
  
  It was a night of remembrance and celebration for Dallas Cowboys’ 1992 Super Bowl title team. But as owner Jerry Jones began to get emotional Saturday about the close relationships he had with his former players he was asked about the status of one his current favorites, quarterback Tony Romo. Jones said no decision has […]
  
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• Aggie men shake off rare home loss, drub Seattle

  26-02-2017 05:48
  
  LAS CRUCES  — Eli Chuha finished 7 of 7 for 17 points and 11 rebounds, Braxton Huggins made four 3s and scored 16 points, and New Mexico State bounced back after having its 23-game home win streak snapped with an 86-53 win over Seattle on Saturday night. Matt Taylor added 15 points for the Aggies […]
  
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• Aggie women win 14th straight hoops game

  26-02-2017 05:21
  
  SEATTLE – Two nights after head coach Mark Trakh reached the century mark in total wins at New Mexico State, Trakh then added win number 101 to his Aggie total with a 64-61 women’s basketball victory over Seattle University. The Aggies had four players score in double digits: Zaire Williams, who had a season-high 19 […]
  
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• Lobo softball bounces back, wins twice

  26-02-2017 05:17
  
  Game One | Game Two SAN ANTONIO, Texas – After only getting six hits in Friday’s games, the Lobos pounded out 27 between the two games Saturday, putting together two victories. The Lobos downed Incarnate Word 11-0 and came from behind in game two to win 5-4. The Lobos are now 6-8 on the year. “It was great […]
  
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• Prep baseball 2017: The metro area’s top players

  26-02-2017 05:09
  
    Mitchell Parker, jr., LHP, Manzano: Parker had a huge offseason and, along with Trevor Rogers of Carlsbad, is one of the top two southpaws in New Mexico. Already  committed to UNM. Must-see viewing when he’s pitching. Garrett Gouldsmith, sr., SS, Rio Rancho: Gouldsmith is a slick-fielding, extremely polished defensive player and handy with the […]
  
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• Group steps in to help Albuquerque veteran with roof troubles

  26-02-2017 04:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)–Relief for one local veteran whose home improvement nightmare is coming to an end.Mischelle Huling is getting a new roof from local companies through a group called Heroes Walk Among Us.Huling claims a local roofer ripped her off, leaving her with an unfinished roof. The roofer denies those claims, but when Heroes Walk Among Us heard about Huling’s situation, they decided to lend a helping hand.Now the group says they’ve found two local roofing companie
  
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