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• Las Cruces police seek duo accused of stealing elderly woman’s purse

  24-03-2017 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Police in Las Cruces are looking for a couple who stole an 80-year-old woman’s purse.
  The woman was shopping at Walmart Tuesday when the suspects took the purse right out of her cart.
  Surveillance video shows the man and woman following the elderly victim around the store, and at some point the man distracted her while his accomplice grabbed the bag. They fled the store in a dark-color car, possibly a station wagon or PT cruiser with faux-wood trim panels on
  
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• New program helping troubled teens and unwanted dogs get new start

  24-03-2017 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city and state are trying something new to help troubled teens turn their lives around, while helping unwanted dogs in the process.
  Juvenile inmates are training dogs and Friday, their first graduate went to its new home.
  “Pretty anxious, see how it goes,” said Andre Tupou, juvenile correctional officer.
  “I saw her, fell in love with her,” he said about a once abused dog named Lady Amor.
  As Tupou finalized the adoption Friday at Animal
  
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• Man finds woman’s iPhone, demands money then runs from Santa Fe deputies

  24-03-2017 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – After a woman lost her iPhone in a Santa Fe area park, she claimed the man who found it demanded money and drugs from her to get it back. When deputies got involved, that man tried to run from them.
  The bizarre incident was captured on lapel video by deputies on March 11.
  “I dropped my phone in the park over there,” the woman told deputies when they arrived at an Allsup’s. She explained how she retraced her steps, looking for it an
  
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• Bernalillo County hosts delegation of international business leaders

  24-03-2017 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County hosted leaders from around the world to talk business.
  Officials from Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Spain and nine other countries came together at the South Valley Economic Development Center.
  County Commissioner Steven Michael Quezada says he was proud to be able to represent the county and exchange ideas and cultures.
  “How other countries are working on their economic development, and coming here and seeing what our plans are and how we&rsq
  
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• Police searching for Albuquerque robbery suspect

  24-03-2017 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are hoping someone recognizes a woman who they say has been very busy robbing metro businesses.
  Sabrina Ireland was spotted at a robbery last week at a Taco Bell. Police say she was a getaway driver in the case but has been connected to at least five armed robberies since the first of the year.
  If you know where Ireland is, call Crime Stoppers at 843-STOP.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Santa Fe National Forest asking for volunteers to maintain trails

  24-03-2017 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Love hiking the Santa Fe National Forest? You can now help keep it spruced up.
  They are calling for volunteers to donate some time and manual labor to work on the trails and get them ready for the summer season.
  Volunteers need to dress appropriately and bring plenty of water as well as a sack lunch.
  Volunteers are needed for the dates and times below:
  Saturday, April 15 – Work will continue on the reroute of a steep and unsustainable leg of the original Borre
  
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• Police clear scene near Cerrillos and Guadalupe in Santa Fe

  24-03-2017 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Emergency Management officials say the scene near Cerrillos and Guadalupe has been cleared.
  Police activity was reported in the area Friday around 3 p.m. People were being advised to avoid the area.
  The scene was said to be clear by about 4 p.m.
  No further information is available.Santa Fe Police have cleared the scene at Cerrillos and Guadalupe, thanks to the public for cooperation.
  — Santa Fe Emrgncy Mgt (@SantaFeOEM) March 24, 2017Pl
  
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• Ski Santa Fe extends season through April 2

  24-03-2017 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just days after saying they were closing, Ski Santa Fe is keeping the lifts running a little bit longer.
  Ski Santa Fe says they got 19-inches of snow from Thursday’s spring storm, and web cameras showed a lot of people taking advantage of the new snow Friday.
  Earlier this week, the Ski Area announced they would close after the weekend, but now they will remain open through April 2.
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• Local Jewish Community Center members react to arrest of suspect behind threats

  24-03-2017 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A day after the arrest of the suspect behind the recent string of threats of Jewish Community Centers across the country and abroad, people in the local community say it’s a relief, but it also raises many questions.
  People KRQE News 13 spoke with Friday say it’s surprising to learn the 19-year-old is a Jewish Israeli with a dual American citizenship. Police say he’s behind the threats against more than 170 Jewish Community Centers across the U.
  
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• Former Albuquerque paramedic loses bid to have arrest record wiped clean

  24-03-2017 21:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Albuquerque paramedic has lost her bid to have her arrest record wiped clean.
  The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled that while Christine Stump’s 2008 arrest was unfortunate, the record of it is important for public accountability.
  Stump was arrested for battery on a police officer after she grabbed the arm of an officer as the two argued about who had priority over a scene. Stump and the officer reached an agreement out of court and the charges we
  
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• Northbound I-25 in Raton area, U.S. 64 closed

  24-03-2017 20:20
  
  Northbound Interstate 25 is closed in northern New Mexico near the Colorado line due to blizzard or white-out conditions from the bottom of a spring storm in Colorado.
  
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• Democrats oppose Gorsuch, say he rules against workers

  24-03-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Three additional Democrats said Friday that they will vote against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and will support a filibuster against him.
  California Sen. Kamala Harris and Washington Sen. Patty Murray both said that they believe the Denver-based appeals court judge has ruled too often against workers and in favor of corporations. New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall said Gorsuch had failed to convince him he’d be an independent voice against President Donald Trump, who
  
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• No repeal for ‘Obamacare’ _ a humiliating defeat for Trump

  24-03-2017 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a humiliating failure, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders yanked their bill to repeal “Obamacare” off the House floor Friday when it became clear it would fail badly — after seven years of nonstop railing against the health care law.
  Democrats said Americans can “breathe a sigh of relief.” Trump said Obama’s law was imploding “and soon will explode.”
  Thwarted by two factions of fellow Republicans, from the center and
  
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• GOP health bill short of support ahead of do-or-die vote

  24-03-2017 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans’ long-promised effort to repeal and replace “Obamacare” was in serious trouble Friday ahead of a do-or-die vote demanded by President Donald Trump. Short of support, Speaker Paul Ryan met with Trump at the White House to discuss how to go forward.
  The outcome was uncertain, the atmosphere charged. Trump had insisted that the vote take place on Friday after it was delayed the day before in an embarrassing setback. But the bill lost support rat
  
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• Correction officer arrested, accused of sleeping with inmate

  24-03-2017 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jail guard is facing charges for having sex with an inmate who’s now pregnant. State police arrested Benny Chee Jr.
  Benny Chee Jr.State Police arrested Benny Chee Jr.
  According to the police report, the inmate in the Grants prison claims she has been sexually involved with Chee for about a month. Chee was booked into the Cibola County Detention center on a $100,000 bond.
  He’s been a correction officer since August 2014.
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• Suspect in fatal stolen vehicle crash pleads not guilty in separate case

  24-03-2017 19:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Double murder suspect Elexus Groves pleaded not guilty Friday in a different forgery case. The charges stem from a 2016 case.
  After making her not guilty plea the judge released her on her own recognizance. However, she is still being held on a no-bond hold from the murder charges in the death of Shaylee and Shaunna Boling.
  Investigators say in January, Groves stole a van while it was warming up in a driveway. They say she crashed into a family while trying to av
  
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• Feds: Rio Rancho woman falsely claimed millions in false tax return

  24-03-2017 18:52
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) - Federal authorities say a 71-year-old Rio Rancho woman who admitted filing a false tax return claiming a refund to the tune of $958 million for one year's taxes has been sentenced.
  
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• Analysis: Uninsured rate in New Mexico would climb again

  24-03-2017 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An analysis by New Mexico insurance regulators projects “a major potential impact” from Republican plans to overhaul former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.
  The state Office of the Superintendent of Insurance released its report Friday as Congress prepared for a vote on the proposed overhaul.
  Among many things, the bill would eliminate unpopular fines on those who do not obtain coverage and the often generous subsidies for those who p
  
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• US imposes sanctions on China, North Korea entities, people

  24-03-2017 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced sanctions Friday on 30 foreign companies and people from 10 countries, including China, and accused the entities of engaging in proliferation activity.
  “These determinations underscore that the United States continues to regularly impose sanctions under existing authorities, as warranted, against entities and individuals that engage in proliferation activity with Iran, North Korea, and Syria,” the State Department statement s
  
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• Hiring rises in 11 US states last month, gains widely spread

  24-03-2017 18:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring picked up in 11 states last month compared with January and was mostly unchanged in the other 39, as stronger U.S. job gains benefited most of the country. Still, pockets of weakness remained.
  Job gains in February were most robust in states outside the coastal regions that have fared the best since the Great Recession, the Labor Department report showed. The biggest gains, as a proportion of total jobs, were in Montana, Nebraska, Arkansas, and New Mexico.
  Unemploy
  
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• La Familia Namaste

  24-03-2017 17:52
  
  La Familia Namaste tells Rachel Hackbarth about its services with foster children in New Mexico.
  
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• NM unemployment still highest in U.S.

  24-03-2017 17:18
  
  New Mexico’s unemployment rate remained the worst in the nation in February, although the state got some good news when it comes to job growth. New Mexico’s 0.5 percent increase in employment in February compared to the month before was tied with Arkansas for second highest in the nation when it comes to percentage increases. […]
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new parking spot

  24-03-2017 15:59 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts prepped the International Space Station on Friday for a new parking spot reserved for commercial crew capsules.
  The 250-mile-high complex already has one docking port in place for the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner, which should start carrying up astronauts as early as next year. Friday’s spacewalk set the stage for a second docking location.
  NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough disconnected all four cables from an old docking po
  
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• Tipping Off: Baylor women hope for better luck in OKC

  24-03-2017 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Oklahoma City hasn’t been too kind to Baylor the last few years in the women’s NCAA Tournament.
  The Lady Bears lost in 2013 to Louisville and in 2015 to Notre Dame. Coach Kim Mulkey doesn’t care about the past, focusing on the current team which has run through its first two games of the NCAAs. Baylor faces Louisville on Friday night in a rematch of one of the biggest upsets in the tournament.
  “That’s history,” she said. “So now you
  
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• High-flying Jayhawks present question: Can they be stopped?

  24-03-2017 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter stopped short of calling Kansas invincible on Thursday night.
  Not by much.
  After watching the top-seeded Jayhawks run roughshod over his overmatched Boilermakers in the Midwest Regional semifinals, Painter was asked whether anybody can stop Kansas — a team that has won its first three NCAA Tournament games by an average of 30 points.
  He hemmed and hawed a bit, and Painter warned the rest of the field to keep the Jayhawks from getting
  
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• Martinez appoints new state court judge

  24-03-2017 15:18 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has appointed a new judge to the Third Judicial District Court.
  Martinez announced on Thursday she had appointed Conrad Perea to the court’s third division.
  Perea will fill a vacancy created when Judge Darren M. Kugler resigned.
  Martinez says Perea has over 35 years of legal and law enforcement experience. He is a former officer with the Las Cruces Police Department and has graduated from the FBI’s national academy and the B
  
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• Lovington man dead after rollover

  24-03-2017 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico State Police say a Lovington man is dead following a single-vehicle crash.
  Police say 34-year-old Daniel Knoll was headed east on Avenue R near 17th Street in Lovington when he approached a curve and lost control of the car on Wednesday.
  The car ran off the road, struck a road embankment and overturned in the southeastern New Mexico city.
  Police say Knoll was not wearing a seatbelt. He was pronounced dead on scene.
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• Spring snow storm closes Raton Pass

  24-03-2017 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Raton Pass has been closed due to snow-packed and icy roads.
  According to NM Roads, visibility is zero in some areas and there are vehicle obstructing lanes.
  Drivers are urged to use caution in the area.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as conditions change.
  For the latest weather updates click here.
   
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News, Weather
  
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• Man accused of killing Albuquerque cab driver expected in court

  24-03-2017 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of stabbing an Albuquerque cab driver to death is expected in court.
  Luke Waruszewski is charged with the capital murder of Larry Mullin after Mullin picked him up near Coors and Central last month.
  He’s set to go before a judge in district court at 8:30 Friday morning.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Bring fresh curb appeal to your home this spring

  24-03-2017 14:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When it comes to spring, getting the house in order has always been the thing to do, but this doesn’t always include the outdoors.
  Spring cleaning shouldn’t just be designated to the inside, it should also include curb appeal and there are easy ways to make the outdoors look as good on any budget.
  Annuals, such as petunias and geraniums grow all season but must be replanted each year. Perennials, such as daylilies and daisies, continue to bl
  
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• Tips on reducing risk for Colorectal Cancer

  24-03-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s estimated to kill over 50,000 U.S. citizens this year, according to the American Cancer Society, but there is a way to reduce risk.
  March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and nearly 135,500 people will be diagnosed with it so taking special precautions are extremely important.
  In most cases, it is unknown what causes this type of cancer, but there are a few rare genetic conditions where a higher risk of colon cancer can be passed within famili
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: House expected to vote on proposed health care bill Friday

  24-03-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. A House committee is meeting early Friday morning in Washington D.C. to discuss an amendment to the president’s health care plan. This as lawmakers face an ultimatum from President Trump to vote on the controversial bill Friday.  If not, the president says he’ll move on to other priorities. Dozens of members of the Republican Party are still opposed to the measure. With no Democrats planning to vote for the bill, Republicans can’t lose more
  
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• Senate votes to kill privacy rules guarding your online info

  24-03-2017 13:54 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate voted to kill Obama-era online privacy regulations, a first step toward allowing internet providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell your browsing habits and other personal information as they expand their own online ad businesses.
  Those rules, not yet in effect, would have required internet providers to ask your permission before sharing your personal information. That’s a much stronger privacy-protection weapon than letting them use your data
  
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• Ex-postal worker admits scamming $1.2M in federal benefits

  24-03-2017 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service worker in western New York has pleaded guilty to scamming the federal government out of more than $1.2 million in benefits.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 59-year-old Richard Klaffka, of Holland, pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud. Prosecutors say his 62-year-old wife, Cathleen, admitted to playing a role in the scheme.
  Authorities say Richard Klaffka told Veterans Affairs in 2006 that he was disabled and needed to use a wheelcha
  
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• Updated: Eurozone’s economic growth near 6-year high: New survey

  24-03-2017 10:58
  
  LONDON — Businesses across the 19-country eurozone, and particularly in France, are increasingly upbeat and hiring more people despite big uncertainties — including France’s high-stakes presidential election. A closely watched survey of some 5,000 companies indicates that business activity is growing overall at the fastest rate in over six years. The so-called purchasing managers’ index, […]
  
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• Updated: House sets risky health care vote after Trump demands it

  24-03-2017 08:51
  
  WASHINGTON — In a gamble with monumental political stakes, Republicans set course for a climactic House vote on their health care overhaul after President Donald Trump claimed he was finished negotiating with GOP holdouts and determined to pursue the rest of his agenda, win or lose. House Speaker Paul Ryan set the showdown for Friday, […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s pattern: Make claim first, then wait for facts

  24-03-2017 08:19
  
  WASHINGTON — For President Donald Trump, facts often follow fiction. Since the early days of his campaign, the president has developed a pattern: Make an outrageous claim. Dig in as the criticism rolls. And wait until, eventually, something emerges that can be spun as vindication of the earlier claim. It happened again this week when […]
  
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• Spirited recovery for dance captain

  24-03-2017 07:05
  
  Turn back the calendar a year or so and it was not the best of times for the St. Michael's Pony Expr ...
  
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• It’s full speed ahead as ‘Topes gear for opener

  24-03-2017 07:05
  
  The playing surface at Isotopes Park is already in midseason form.With opening day les ...
  
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• Teacher speaks out after governor's sick leave veto

  24-03-2017 05:17
  
  An Albuquerque Public Schools teacher is coming forward about his struggles on the job after a bill allowing teachers to take more sick time without getting punished failed in the state Legislature.
  
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• Bosque Farms police officers save woman from choking on sandwich

  24-03-2017 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  BOSQUE FARMS, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman said she feared the worst when she was choking on her turkey sandwich at Sopa’s Restaurant in Bosque Farms. Luckily, two Bosque Farms police officers were eating a late lunch at a table nearby, and jumped into action.
  It was Nicole Morken’s first time at Sopa’s Restaurant in Bosque Farms, and she ordered their popular club sandwich. But even before she could enjoy her first full bite, she said she got a big chunk of turkey stuck in
  
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• PED investigating Santa Fe Public Schools over rally at Roundhouse

  24-03-2017 03:25 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state Public Education Department says it’s launching an investigation into the Santa Fe School District over the superintendent dismissing schools early for a rally at the Roundhouse last week.
  PED issued a letter to Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent Veronica Garcia on Thursday. In the letter, PED says it’s investigating whether the district broke state laws in organizing for last week’s protest against cuts to education.
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• UNM receiver returns after serious crash last year

  24-03-2017 02:02
  
  University of New Mexico wide receiver Delane Hart-Johnson couldn't wait for spring practice to start. The junior was involved in a serious car accident in Philadelphia last March that nearly took his life.
  
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• Work to replace High Finance progressing

  24-03-2017 01:52
  
  Guy Jackson, the project engineer with the Sandia Peak Tram Company, says replacing the High Finance restaurant is on track and on schedule despite the high wind, which shut everything down Thursday.
  
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• Small businesses could benefit as national chains shut down

  24-03-2017 01:43
  
  It's a nationwide trend. More big-box stores are shutting their doors for good, including some in New Mexico. Thursday was Macy's last day in Cottonwood Mall after 20 years in business.
  
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• Auto thefts at UNM on the rise, campus police say

  24-03-2017 01:39
  
  Car thefts are happening everywhere in Albuquerque. Thieves are taking them from homes, hotels even hospitals and funeral homes. Now, it looks like there's another area where car theft is getting worse.
  
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• ID cards help track students aboard school buses

  24-03-2017 01:38
  
  In the Durango School District, about 1,500 students ride the bus every day. Knowing who is on which bus is about to get a whole lot easier.
  
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• In the NCAA tournament South Region, it’s bad blood, blue bloods and … Butler

  24-03-2017 00:47
  
  MEMPHIS – The sights on Thursday inside FedEx Forum resembled, if such a thing existed, a college basketball fantasy camp. John Calipari ambled down a corridor to a news conference while Lonzo Ball walked a just a few feet behind, freshly finished with practice. Roy Williams limped past Tyus Edney. UCLA players crammed into a […]
  
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• London’s mayor reassures a city that says it needs no reassurance

  24-03-2017 00:46
  
  LONDON – Sadiq Khan, the mayor of a bustling city that on Wednesday was hit by a deadly attack, came Thursday evening to a public square that commemorates a British naval triumph, the Battle of Trafalgar. But his visit had little to do with celebration. Instead, he was there to reassure his fellow Londoners. With […]
  
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• Updated: Larry Brown, FGCU coach behind Kansas bench

  24-03-2017 00:26
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern): 8:55 p.m. Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown, who led Kansas to the 1988 national championship, is sitting behind what will be the Jayhawks’ bench for their Sweet 16 matchup with Purdue. Brown has been a regular at […]
  
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