Albuquerque news

• Butterbeer ice cream hitting shelves for Harry Potter fans

  25-03-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ORWIGSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania ice cream maker is courting Harry Potter fans with a new flavor based on Hogwarts’ favorite drink, “butterbeer.”
  Yuengling’s Ice Cream notes that J.K. Rowling once described butterbeer as tasting “a little bit like less sickly butterscotch.” With that in mind, Yuengling’s says the new butterbeer variety combines buttercream and butterscotch ice cream. Yuengling’s says “the result is magical decadenc
  
  Read more

• Rare frog discovery has researchers hopping for joy

  25-03-2017 19:33 via krqe.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — A discovery involving a rare California frog has researchers hopping for joy.
  Nine egg masses from the California red-legged frog were discovered on March 14 in a creek in the Santa Monica Mountains, which stretch from Los Angeles westward along the Malibu coast into Ventura County.
  The threatened species hasn’t been seen naturally in the mountains since the 1970s and the National Park Service has been trying to rebuild the population by transplanting egg
  
  Read more

• Updated: Idaho woman says she crashed because she saw a sasquatch

  25-03-2017 19:26
  
  A northern Idaho woman told police she crashed into a deer because she was distracted by a sasquatch in her…
  
  Read more

• ‘SNL’ star doesn’t back away from Boston racism comment

  25-03-2017 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” star Michael Che (CHAY) is not backing away from comments he made about Boston, when he called it the “most racist city” he has ever visited.
  The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/2n34WDF) reports that the co-anchor of “Weekend Update” told a Boston University crowd Thursday about how he received angry messages on social media after he made the comment on “SNL” the night before the Super Bowl.
  He responded to one
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• US command: Mosul airstrikes were at the request of Iraq

  25-03-2017 19:05
  
  BAGHDAD — An initial review of airstrikes over the past days indicates that the U.S.-led coalition has struck fighters and equipment of the Islamic State group west of the northern city of Mosul at the request of Iraqi security forces, where there were allegations of civilian casualties, the Pentagon said. The coalition said in a […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Ex-CIA chief: Flynn’s firm discussed removing cleric from US

  25-03-2017 19:05
  
  WASHINGTON — A former CIA director has accused former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn of participating in a discussion with Turkish officials about possibly subverting the U.S. extradition process to remove a Turkish cleric from the United States. The Wall Street Journal first reported the allegations made by former CIA Director James Woolsey. […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: NYC says Trump Tower resident wrongly rented out on Airbnb

  25-03-2017 19:04
  
  NEW YORK — A woman who owns an apartment at Trump Tower is being fined $1,000 by the city after they say she wrongly rented it out on Airbnb. According to an affidavit and summons, Yelena Yelagina owns apartment 30H at 721 Fifth Avenue. The New York Times reported it was available since around September […]
  
  Read more

• Flagstaff schools find threatening notes on campus

  25-03-2017 19:03
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A number of Flagstaff schools have received a series of threatening notes presumably written by students. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2nUiK8n ) that Flagstaff police say a note was found Thursday in the girls’ bathroom at Flagstaff High School. A second note was found on the wall in a girls’ bathroom […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Reynolds and Fisher honored with humor, music and dance

  25-03-2017 17:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laughter, music and the tapping of dancing shoes reverberated throughout a public memorial to Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, which loved ones say is just how the actresses would have wanted it.
  There were few tears throughout the two-hour ceremony Saturday, which honored the mother-daughter duo’s impact on film, culture and those who knew them with a mix of photos, videos, and anecdotes that kept the audience laughing and applauding.
  Todd Fisher led the ceremon
  
  Read more

• Public memorial service to honor Fisher and Reynolds

  25-03-2017 17:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stars and fans will gather Saturday for a public memorial to honor late actresses Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher nearly three months after their deaths.
  The ceremony honoring the lives of the mother-daughter duo will be held at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills, the storied cemetery that is their final resting place. People will be granted attendance at the event on a first-come, first-served basis, and it will be live-streamed on http://www.debbiereynolds.com beginning at
  
  Read more

• Tens of thousands in London protest Britain’s EU departure

  25-03-2017 17:41 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands protested Saturday under sunny skies in London against plans for Britain to withdraw from the European Union.
  The Unite for Europe march, which saw many people carrying bright blue EU flags, came just days before Britain is expected to begin its formal separation from the other 27 nations in the EU.
  The crowds observed a minute of silence at Parliament Square as a tribute to the four victims killed and dozens wounded in an attack Wednesday on Parliament. Man
  
  Read more

• Zoo plan for baby hippo: More independence, nix lap naps

  25-03-2017 17:40 via krqe.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo says its premature baby hippo, Fiona, is getting more independent and now tops 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms), meaning her days of napping on her human caretakers’ laps are dwindling.
  She was born at the zoo in January and weighed just 29 pounds, far below the typical weight.
  The zoo says caretakers raising Fiona are beginning to scale back their time with her, leaving her alone for a few hours at night. It’s the beginning of a transition in h
  
  Read more

• Dale Jr prepares for 600th race after creating own legacy

  25-03-2017 17:40 via krqe.com
  
  FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — While Dale Earnhardt Jr. prepared for his 600th NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend, he couldn’t help thinking about his first time.
  He still recalls his conversation with Tony Eury Jr., his cousin and crew chief, as he sat on that starting grid in Charlotte in 1999.
  “I remember telling Tony that I would switch with him for a million dollars so he could do this instead of me,” Earnhardt recalled Friday with a chuckle. “Because I was scared to
  
  Read more

• Trump delivers his news to newspaper reporters

  25-03-2017 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump went old school on Friday, calling reporters from The Washington Post and The New York Times to announce that he had ordered a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare pulled from consideration in the House when it became clear there weren’t enough votes for passage.
  One of those reporters — Robert Costa of the Post — tweeted news from the surprise phone call a minute after getting it while the president was still talking.
  Trump’s
  
  Read more

• Now what? Options for consumers as health law drama fades

  25-03-2017 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  As the political drama over health care legislation in Washington fades, the rest of the country faces a more immediate concern: Getting insurance for next year.
  The Republican health plan designed to replace the Obama-era health law known as the Affordable Care Act would not have taken full effect for a few years anyway — and now it’s dead.
  “We’re going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday.
  That means millions
  
  Read more

• Netflix re-ups with Sandler, plan 4 more films together

  25-03-2017 17:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix is doubling down on Adam Sandler. The streaming giant has extended its deal with the comedian for four more feature films.
  As part of a previous four-movie deal, Sandler has already produced and starred in two films for Netflix. While neither “Ridiculous 6” nor “The Do-Over” received anything close to good reviews, Netflix said Friday they are the biggest film releases for the service. Sandler’s next Netflix film, “Sandy Wexler,&r
  
  Read more

• Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against pot crackdown

  25-03-2017 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown, even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections.
  A bill pending in the Legislature would allow pot growers and retailers to reclassify their recreational pot as medical pot if a change in federal law or enforcement occurs.
  It’s the boldest attempt yet by a U.S. marijuana state to avoid federal intervention in its weed market
  
  Read more

• Ivanka Trump: A White House force, just not an ’employee’

  25-03-2017 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump will have a security clearance, a West Wing office and the ear of her father on important policy matters. But don’t call her an employee.
  When it comes to government work, “employee” is more than just a word. That designation triggers an array of transparency and ethical provisions, including a law prohibiting conflicts of interest.
  Government watchdogs are concerned that by refusing to call Ivanka Tru
  
  Read more

• Updated: Security, parking, garbage irk Ivanka Trump’s DC neighbors

  25-03-2017 16:43
  
  WASHINGTON — Residents of a posh Washington neighborhood say the Trump clan doesn’t make for very good neighbors, hogging parking on an already crowded street and leaving trash bags rotting on the curb. A big part of the complaint: a huge security presence, with even a trip to the playground requiring three vans. Neighbors of […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against pot crackdown

  25-03-2017 16:43
  
  DENVER — Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown, even at the expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax collections. A bill pending in the Legislature would allow pot growers and retailers to reclassify their recreational pot as medical pot if a change […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Now what? Options for next year as health law drama fades

  25-03-2017 16:42
  
  As the political drama over health care legislation in Washington fades, the rest of the country faces a more immediate concern: Getting insurance for next year. The Republican health plan designed to replace the Obama-era health law known as the Affordable Care Act would not have taken full effect for a few years anyway — […]
  
  Read more

• Mexican boat stopped for illegally fishing off Texas coast

  25-03-2017 16:39
  
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard has seized a Mexican fishing boat and detained its five crewmembers in a poaching investigation off the Gulf Coast waters of South Texas. Coast Guard officials say an agency crew spotted the 25-to-30-foot boat illegally fishing on Thursday. The Coast Guard says the men on the boat […]
  
  Read more

• Turkish chocolate festival features bust of President Trump

  25-03-2017 15:39
  
  One of the highlights at a Turkish chocolate festival has been U.S. President Donald Trump - made of cake icing.…
  
  Read more

• Special Olympics Hug-A-Thon Fundraiser

  25-03-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE) – You can help the Special Olympics by getting a hug on Saturday.
  Once again, special Olympian Tim Harris, known for his “Tim hugs,” is raising funds for Special Olympics New Mexico.
  This time, Harris will partner with Chick-Fil-A.
  He’ll be at the Cottonwood location from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. giving hugs and taking donations.
  All locations will donate a percentage of sales Saturday to Special Olympics New Mexico.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Me
  
  Read more

• New Mexico sees increase in jobless rate, highest in nation

  25-03-2017 13:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s unemployment rate went up in February, ensuring the state would again have the country’s highest percentage of unemployed workers.
  Statistics released by state and federal officials on Friday show that New Mexico’s unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in February, up from 6.7 percent in January.
  The national unemployment rate is 4.7 percent.
  Only Alaska and Alabama have jobless rates in the six-percent range.
  Reports indicate that govern
  
  Read more

• Updated: Many governors welcome demise of GOP health care bill

  25-03-2017 12:28
  
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Governors of both parties had warned Congress for weeks that the Republican health care bill threatened to saddle their states with big costs and potentially leave millions of people without coverage, especially because of the cutbacks planned to Medicaid. The bill’s withdrawal on Friday left in place the status quo under […]
  
  Read more

• Many governors welcome demise of GOP health care bill

  25-03-2017 12:28
  
  CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The demise of the GOP health care replacement plan was welcome news for many governors, including Republicans in states that expanded Medicaid under former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Those states had faced the prospect of seeing billions of federal dollars disappear. The impact of the Republican plan would have […]
  
  Read more

• Police: Florida man cited for eating pancakes in the street

  25-03-2017 12:17
  
  Authorities say they've charged a Florida man recorded on video sitting in the street eating pancakes. A Lakeland police news…
  
  Read more

• Updated: Canada pulls vehicle license plate deemed offensive

  25-03-2017 12:16
  
  A Canadian provincial government has withdrawn a man's eponymous personalized vehicle license plate, saying Lorne Grabher's surname is offensive to…
  
  Read more

• Saudi embassy confirms UK attacker had been in Saudi Arabia

  25-03-2017 11:11 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The man who killed four people outside Britain’s Parliament was in Saudi Arabia three times and taught English there, the Persian Gulf country’s embassy said.
  Khalid Masood taught English in Saudi Arabia from November 2005 to November 2006 and again from April 2008 to April 2009, a Saudi Embassy statement released late Friday said.
  Masood had a work visa during those times, and then he returned for six days in March 2015 on a trip booked through an approved travel
  
  Read more

• London attacker taught English in Saudi Arabia for 2 years

  25-03-2017 11:11 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work visa and returned on a visa usually granted to those going on a religious pilgrimage.
  More details about attacker Khalid Masood’s travels, confirmed by the Saudi Arabian embassy in Britain, emerged Saturday amid a massive British police effort to discover how a homegrown ex-con with a violent streak became radicalized and why he la
  
  Read more

• London attacker had worked in Saudi Arabia teaching English

  25-03-2017 11:11 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work visa and returned on a visa usually granted to those going on a religious pilgrimage.
  More details about attacker Khalid Masood’s travels, confirmed by the Saudi Arabian embassy in Britain, emerged Saturday amid a massive British police effort to discover how a homegrown ex-con with a violent streak became radicalized and why he la
  
  Read more

• Exotic African hybrid cat roaming New Jersey streets caught

  25-03-2017 11:02 via krqe.com
  
  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey say they captured a large exotic cat that was wandering Paterson streets.
  Officials say residents called Animal Control to report the cat Thursday morning. Animal Control says officers arrived and were forced to tranquilize the animal because it was out of control. The cat was later identified as a Savannah cat.
  The felines are a hybrid that is bred by crossing a domestic cat with an African serval. Experts say the exotic pets are difficult t
  
  Read more

• Rape reaches ‘epic proportions’ in South Sudan’s civil war

  25-03-2017 10:05
  
  MUNDRI, South Sudan — After months of being raped by her rebel captors in the middle of South Sudan’s civil war, the young woman became pregnant. Held in a muddy pit, sometimes chained to other prisoners, she later watched her hair fall out and her weight plummet. But the child was a spark of life. […]
  
  Read more

• Updated: Epic collapse of GOP health care bill puts effort into limbo

  25-03-2017 08:15
  
  WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed roughly 60 bills over the past six years dismembering President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Other than minor tweaks, they knew the measures would go nowhere because the Democrat still lived in the White House. With a bill that counted Friday, they choked. It was an epic, damaging, self-inflicted collapse […]
  
  Read more

• Udall to oppose Gorsuch for Supreme Court

  25-03-2017 07:05
  
  Senator says nominee failed to answer key questions in hearings
  
  Read more

• Report criticizes officers’ use of force in jail incident

  25-03-2017 07:05
  
  Investigating detective says female inmate was never a serious threat
  
  Read more

• Fault found in probe of 2014 police shooting

  25-03-2017 07:05
  
  Officer who accidentally fired gun violated policy, oversight groups say
  
  Read more

• Design team chosen for UNM center update

  25-03-2017 07:05
  
  The $35 million Johnson Center update is one step closer to reality
  
  Read more

• Vigil held for fatal stabbing victim

  25-03-2017 05:53
  
  Candles were lit Friday in memory of a man murdered when he decided to take a trip to a gas station. Family and friends gathered at a memorial for Aaron Sieben, the Albuquerque father who was stabbed to death Sunday night at Lomas and Eubank. His family says he got into a fight with suspect Muhammed Ameer after Ameer may have tried to steal from him.
  
  Read more

• Runner-up for APD's body cam contract files protest with city

  25-03-2017 05:33
  
  A multi-million dollar deal to supply Albuquerque police lapel cameras is being called into question. This comes about a month after a city investigation found the bidding process to be fair.
  
  Read more

• No repeal for 'Obamacare' -- a humiliating defeat for Trump

  25-03-2017 05:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a humiliating setback, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their "Obamacare" repeal bill off the House floor Friday after it became clear the measure would fail badly.
  
  Read more

• Police searching for missing Taos woman

  25-03-2017 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Police in Taos are looking for a woman who has been missing for two weeks.
  Holly WhiteJosee Germond was last seen in Taos on March 8. She’s described as 5-foot-7 with blond hair and blue eyes. Police say she speaks with a French accent.
  Meanwhile, investigators are still looking into the disappearance of Holly White. She was reported missing after she failed to show up to an appointment last May.
  If you have seen either woman, you’re asked to call police.
  Fi
  
  Read more

• Montano at Rio Grande reopen after accident

  25-03-2017 05:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Montano at Rio Grande is reopen after an accident happened there Friday night.
  The accident was reported Friday about 10 p.m. The road has since reopened.
  No further information is available at this time.
  For live traffic information, click here. 
   Montano is closed in both directions at Rio Grande due to an accident. Avoid the area and use alternate routes.
  — BCSO (Sheriff) NM (@BCSDSheriff) March 25, 2017
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, H
  
  Read more

• BCSO: Montano closed at Rio Grande due to accident

  25-03-2017 05:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office says Montano is closed at Rio Grande due to an accident.
  The accident was reported Friday about 10 p.m. No further information is available at this time.
  For live traffic information, click here. 
   Montano is closed in both directions at Rio Grande due to an accident. Avoid the area and use alternate routes.
  — BCSO (Sheriff) NM (@BCSDSheriff) March 25, 2017
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
  Read more

• BioPark available all for yourself after hours

  25-03-2017 05:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With spring break, this has been a busy week for the BioPark. Crowds have flocked to the zoo, but the BioPark also depends on special events, from weddings to corporate parties.
  You can rent out part of the park, even the whole place, all for yourself.
  JT Allen, the BioPark’s senior executive, said they can tailor your personal experience at the BioPark–no matter what you fancy.
  “We just received the reservation this week. This group is about 7,
  
  Read more

• Surveillance video shows group of teens trying to break into cars

  25-03-2017 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents in a Northeast Heights neighborhood said it was a close call. Security footage caught a group of teens out in the middle of the night, looking for things to steal.
  Those people did not want to be identified for fear of retaliation, but they said they want to get the word out to stop it, before something really bad happens.
  “I always check my security cameras for peace of mind, and it just so happens that last night was our night. Last night was th
  
  Read more

• APS makes it easier for parents to check out school lunches

  25-03-2017 04:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools has a new way to help parents stay on top of what their kids are eating at school.
  Going to APS’ website or downloading the YumYummi Digital School Menus application on a smartphone, shows what food will be served on what day at each Albuquerque school.
  “I like this,” said Katie Bates, who has three children at schools in the Albuquerque district. “It’d be nice to know in advance because then I could kind o
  
  Read more

• Softball: UNM nips UNLV

  25-03-2017 04:50
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of New Mexico softball team opened up Mountain West action with a 3-2 victory over UNLV on Friday evening at Eller Media Softball Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. The Lobos are now 15-11 on the season and 1-0 in MW play. “The girls finally came up with clutch hits,” said […]
  
  Read more

• Grand jury indicts three suspected killers

  25-03-2017 04:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grand jury has indicted three suspected killers.
  Eder Thomas Ortiz-Parra and Rafael Gonzalez-Parra face charges including first degree murder and kidnapping.
  Prosecutors say the men shot and killed 23-year-old Juan Carlos Saenz-Ponce and 24-year-old Daniel Chumacero last year.
  The men are originally from Sinaloa, Mexico, and are suspected cartel members.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
  Read more

Follow @Albuquerque_Nws on Twitter!