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• Roswell Police debut video aimed at recruitment, community outreach

  31-03-2017 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A new video shows why Roswell officers choose to wear the badge.
  “I wear the badge, not because it’s a job that gives me a pay check at the end of every two weeks, but because it’s a job that gives me a sense of accomplishment at the end of every shift,” said a Roswell police officer.
  The department debuted its first “Why I Wear the Badge” video. The goal is to use the videos for recruitment and also as a community outreach tool.
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• Street light outage in South Valley has residents wondering why

  31-03-2017 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The street lights have been out for months on a busy stretch of Coors, and when KRQE News 13 tried to figure out who is responsible for fixing them, we got a lot of fingers pointing in different directions.
  The lights are located in a part of the South Valley that keeps getting busier and busier. Yet, residents in the area said the darkness only makes driving and walking around more dangerous.
  “You have random people crossing the road, that p
  
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• Fire officials investigating small Bosque fire near Bridge

  31-03-2017 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque and Bernalillo County firefighters were able to quickly knock down a fire in the Bosque, which could have been a lot worse on such a windy day.
  The fire broke out just before 4:00 p.m. Friday near Bridge west of the river.
  There have been several Bosque fires in the metro this month, all are under investigation.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News Tagged: Wildfires
  
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• Fiery highway collapse may snarl Atlanta traffic for months

  31-03-2017 23:42 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s dreadful rush-hour traffic could be extra nasty for months to come after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city.
  Traffic was bumper to bumper on nearby streets as drivers were forced to take a detour Friday, the morning after the blaze caused the concrete to crumble.
  The collapse took place a few miles north of downtown, and the effects could fa
  
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• Man accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old at party

  31-03-2017 23:01
  
  Bernalillo County detectives arrested a father they say threw a party for his underage daughter and her friends, got them all drunk, and then sexually assaulted one of them.
  
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• Police: Woman wanted for ramming stolen vehicle into cop car

  31-03-2017 22:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Albuquerque police say they are searching for a woman who rammed a stolen vehicle into an occupied patrol car.
  
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• APS readies families for standardized exams

  31-03-2017 22:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- As Albuquerque Public Schools students begin taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests, the district wants to make sure they are prepared to do their absolute best.
  
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• Los Alamos lab engineer convicted for tax violations

  31-03-2017 21:25
  
  SANTA FE –  A Santa Fe man who worked as an electrical engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory for nearly 30 years has been convicted of violating federal tax laws. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says jurors Thursday convicted 61-year-old Darryl J. Gutierrez of 10 counts of filing false tax returns and one count of obstructing […]
  
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• Governor’s chief of staff takes stand in records lawsuit

  31-03-2017 20:52
  
  SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez’s chief of staff was confronted with his own words on Friday during a trial over whether the governor fulfilled her legal obligation to release public records requested by the Santa Fe Reporter. Keith Gardner, the chief of staff, listened as an attorney for the Reporter — a weekly newspaper […]
  
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• US rig count increases 15 this week to 824; Texas up 7

  31-03-2017 20:31
  
  HOUSTON — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. increased by 15 this week to 824. A year ago, 450 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday that 662 rigs sought oil and 160 explored for natural gas this week. Two were listed as […]
  
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• Gov. Martinez acts on more legislation, vetoes five more bills

  31-03-2017 20:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Governor Susana Martinez has signed three more bills. They involve providing funding for improving drinking water systems around the state, changing the rules on horse racing licenses, and allowing law enforcement to serve warrants issued by municipal courts outside city limits.
  She also vetoed five bills. One includes extending the tax credit for film industry in the state. Another would have required state agencies to develop anti-racism policies for hiring decisi
  
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• Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry releases FY 2018 budget proposal

  31-03-2017 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The mayor is touting his final budget claiming he’ll leave the city’s finances in better shape than he found them. You won’t see an increase in taxes but there is money set aside for a number of new positions at the BioPark and the Albuquerque Police Department.
  Mayor Berry says the budget is tight this year and he’ll be looking to city councilors for guidance.
  The mayor’s proposed budget includes one-percent raises for city workers
  
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• Albuquerque woman facing prison for stealing from mailboxes

  31-03-2017 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Albuquerque woman is facing up to a five-year sentence in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing mail.
  Prosecutors say 36-year-old JoAnn Bell of Albuquerque had a change of plea hearing Thursday in federal court.
  Bell was arrested last September.
  She was accused of stealing mail from U.S. Postal Service mail collection boxes outside of the post offices in Albuquerque.
  Prosecutors say Bell used a device she fed into the mailbox to “fish” mai
  
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• Mexican wolf from reintroduction effort captured in Arizona

  31-03-2017 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) – A female Mexican wolf from an ongoing reintroduction effort in Mexico has been captured on private ranch land in southeastern Arizona.
  U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials say the wolf captured Sunday has been relocated to the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in New Mexico, where it is in good health.
  Management agencies in the U.S. and Mexico will determine the most appropriate long-term management action for the young wolf.
  Authorities say the wolf was born last year at a ca
  
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• Updated: Atlanta highway collapse snarls traffic; fire investigated

  31-03-2017 19:35
  
  ATLANTA — Atlanta’s dreadful rush-hour traffic got even worse Friday, the morning after a raging fire underneath Interstate 85 collapsed an elevated portion of the highway and shut down the heavily traveled route through the heart of the city. Traffic was bumper to bumper on nearby streets as drivers were forced to take a detour. […]
  
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• New Mexico fishing season begins April 1

  31-03-2017 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Game and Fish Department is reminding anglers that the fishing season begins this weekend and new licenses will go on sale starting Friday afternoon.
  Licenses can be purchased around the clock on the department website or during business hours at department offices and license vendors statewide. They are also available by calling the department’s information center.
  The fishing license year runs from April 1 to March 31, 2018.
  Because fishing lice
  
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• Supreme Court clarifies criminal trespass in Portales case

  31-03-2017 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has found that the general public doesn’t automatically have permission to enter a property if there are no signs posted to prevent trespassing.
  The court issued a ruling Thursday in a 2011 case in which Trevor Merhege was convicted of criminal trespass after running through the front yard of a Portales home and trying to jump a fence.
  The Court of Appeals had reversed Merhege’s conviction after he argued that the property wasn
  
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• US vows to uphold Russia sanctions until it respects pledges

  31-03-2017 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington will ease sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine only when Moscow respects commitments to help restore peace.
  Tillerson said Friday that “the United States sanctions will remain until Moscow reverses the actions that triggered our sanctions.”
  He said separate sanctions imposed over Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula “must remain in place until Russia returns co
  
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• Civilian casualties in Iraq, Syria undercut US victories

  31-03-2017 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic State group and al-Qaida-linked militants are quickly moving to drum up outrage over a sharp spike in civilian casualties said to have been caused by U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, posting photos online of a destroyed medical center and homes reduced to rubble. “This is how Trump liberates Mosul, by killing its inhabitants,” the caption reads.
  The propaganda points to the risk that rising death tolls and destruction could undermine the American-led ca
  
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• Updated: Advice on developing young athletes from the managers of the Yankees and Cardinals

  31-03-2017 17:59
  
  Opening day is approaching for Major League teams, and all over the country Little League, high school and college players are starting their seasons. We had a chance to talk with two of America’s best-known and most thoughtful coaches: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. Both spent years […]
  
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• Updated: Charleston church shooter to plead guilty to murder charges

  31-03-2017 17:58
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof is set to plead guilty to state murder charges, avoiding a second death sentence and effectively bringing to a close the prosecutions against him for the 2015 slaughter. Solicitor Scarlett Wilson told The Associated Press on Friday that Roof is scheduled to enter a guilty […]
  
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• Otter appeals dismissal of Idaho sage grouse lawsuit

  31-03-2017 17:58
  
  BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is appealing the dismissal of his sage grouse lawsuit against the federal government. Otter late last week filed the notice appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Otter sued in September 2015 after federal officials opted not to list sage grouse under […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Norfolk 4’: Rape pardon brings relief, but pain lingers

  31-03-2017 17:56
  
  RICHMOND, Va. — Eric Wilson feels he always needs an alibi. He rarely leaves his wife’s side when not at work. He talks on the phone whenever he’s in his car to leave a record of his location. One of four former sailors known as the “Norfolk Four,” Wilson was pardoned last week by Virginia’s […]
  
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• Tillerson clashes with NATO allies on defense spending during brief meeting

  31-03-2017 17:49
  
  BRUSSELS — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday ratcheted up pressure on NATO allies to increase their defense spending, amid pushback from Germany’s top diplomat over President Donald Trump’s single-minded effort to boost the military budgets of members of the Western military alliance. The meeting of NATO’s 28 foreign ministers – hastily rescheduled after […]
  
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• UN climate change agency reacts cautiously to Trump plan

  31-03-2017 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. body tasked with tackling climate change says it will wait and see what impact U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back the previous administration’s efforts to curb global warming will have.
  The head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change says she is watching “with interest” the suspension and review of Obama-era regulations ordered by Trump on Tuesday.
  Patricia Espinosa’s cautiously worded statement Fri
  
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• Trump to target trade abuses with executive orders

  31-03-2017 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump talked tough on trade on the campaign trail, vowing to renegotiate a slew of major deals and to label China a currency manipulator on “Day One.” Now his administration appears to be taking a more cautious approach.
  On Friday, the president will sign a pair of executive orders aimed at cracking down on trade abuses. The orders come a week before the president is scheduled to host President Xi Jinping of China at his estate in Florida. The
  
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• Trump targets trade abuses with executive orders

  31-03-2017 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders Friday focused on reducing the trade deficit just days before he holds his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart.
  Trump’s aides insist the timing is coincidental, but the administration is touting the moves as evidence of it taking an aggressive but analytical approach to closing a trade gap that is largely due to the influx of goods from China. Some experts say the orders suggest the president may be tak
  
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• BCG gears up for biggest fundraiser of the year

  31-03-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local organization that helps local youth is getting ready for their biggest fundraiser of the year.
  It’s the eighth year for the Blue Door Ball thrown by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico (BGC-CNM).
  This elegant evening features a cocktail reception and plated dinner, live entertainment, a one-of-a-kind silent and live auction, and discounted room rates at Hotel Albuquerque.
  Chefs will also be there to share samples
  
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• Friday’s Morning Rush Video, Fact Facts: Santa Fe Public Schools responds to PED allegations

  31-03-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. Santa Fe Public Schools is responding to the state’s claims it broke the law. This comes after the district dismissed schools early for a public rally earlier this month. The Public Education Department says the school used resources for that pro-education protest. The superintendent fired back saying what the district did is protected under the constitution and no public funds were used illegally or improperly.
  Full story: Santa Fe Public Schools fires
  
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• LLS hosts Woman of the Year competition fundraiser

  31-03-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Their mission is to find a cure for blood cancers and they’re doing everything they can to make sure this happens.
  One of the ways that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is fighting the blood diseases is by hosting a Woman of the Year competition. Currently, there are five women up for the title and for those who want to vote, a dollar for each ballot will be donated to the cause.
  Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Disease and Myeloma are the
  
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• Security firm recruiting active duty police officers

  31-03-2017 15:00
  
  The success of a private security company offers some telling news about the crime problem in the metro area. International Protective Service founder Aaron Jones said crime is so rampant that they can't hire people fast enough.
  
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• US consumer spending up tiny 0.1 percent in February

  31-03-2017 14:32
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers increased their spending at the weakest pace in six months, while the 12-month rise in consumer prices was the largest in nearly five years. The Commerce Department says consumer spending edged up a tiny 0.1 percent in February following a 0.2 percent increase in January. The small gain supports the view […]
  
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• Trump urges former adviser Flynn to cut immunity deal

  31-03-2017 14:20 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump urged his former national security adviser to strike an immunity deal Friday, even as congressional investigators rebuffed Michael Flynn’s offer of cooperation in exchange for protection from prosecution.
  Trump tweeted that Flynn, the adviser he fired in February, should ask for immunity because he’s facing “a witch hunt.”
  The White House also tried to quell a firestorm over its role in helping a top Republican lawmaker see s
  
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• Too soon to discuss immunity for Flynn, investigators say

  31-03-2017 14:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators on Friday rebuffed former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s offer of cooperation in exchange for immunity from prosecution, saying it’s too early in their probe of Russia connections to discuss a deal.
  President Donald Trump tweeted that Flynn, his former adviser, should ask for immunity because he’s facing “a witch hunt.”
  Flynn’s attorney said talks have taken place about immunity in order for him to
  
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• Michael Flynn in talks with Congress, wary of prosecution

  31-03-2017 14:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is in discussions with the House and Senate intelligence committees on receiving immunity from “unfair prosecution” in exchange for agreeing to be questioned as part of ongoing probes into possible contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, his attorney says.
  “General Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit,” a
  
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• Witness: Driver in crash admitted texting before collision

  31-03-2017 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, apologized after the crash and acknowledged he had been texting while driving, a witness said Friday.
  Jody Kuchler told The Associated Press he was driving behind the truck and had seen it moving erratically prior to the Wednesday collision on a two-lane road about 75 miles west (120 km) of San Antonio, near the town of Concan. Kuchler said the truck had crossed the center lin
  
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• US gives NATO allies 2 months for defense spending plans

  31-03-2017 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned NATO allies Friday to boost defense spending or come up with plans to reach the alliance’s budget guidelines within two months.
  Tillerson, in his first talks with NATO counterparts in Brussels, said that Washington is spending a “disproportionate share” on defense compared with its 27 partners, and that he expects action by the time President Donald Trump meets with other alliance leaders on May 25.
  NATO leaders
  
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• UN chief: More funding needed for Iraq programs

  31-03-2017 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  HASSAN SHAM CAMP, Iraq (AP) — More funding is needed for U.N. programs in Iraq, the United Nations chief said Friday, and called for international solidarity with the people of Mosul.
  An estimated 215,000 people are currently displaced as a result of the ongoing military operations to retake the city from the Islamic State group, according to the U.N.
  Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited a camp for displaced persons about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Mosul on Friday.“These
  
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• Callers reported a swerving pickup before deadly bus crash

  31-03-2017 14:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (AP) — Authorities in two Texas counties said they received phone calls about a pickup driving erratically shortly before a head-on collision between a truck and church bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat.
  A traffic accident reconstruction specialist meanwhile suggested to The San Antonio Express-News that any seatbelts fitted in the minibus might not have been suitable for protecting older, more vulnerable passengers, even if it was t
  
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• Venezuela’s top prosecutor rebukes Supreme Court power grab

  31-03-2017 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Security forces violently repressed small protests that broke out in Venezuela’s capital Friday after the government-stacked Supreme Court gutted congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign countries and even from the government’s top prosecutor.
  Governments across Latin America condemned the power grab, with the head of the Organization of American States likening it to a “self-inflicted coup” by so
  
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• Venezuela plunged into turmoil as top court muzzles congress

  31-03-2017 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have been thrust into a new round of political turbulence after the government-stacked Supreme Court gutted congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign governments and sparking calls for protests.
  Governments across Latin America on Thursday condemned the power grab, with the head of the Organization of American States likening it to a “self-inflicted coup” by socialist President Nicolas Maduro&rsquo
  
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• Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity

  31-03-2017 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian submarines have increased combat patrols to the level last seen during the Cold War, the navy chief said Friday.
  Adm. Vladimir Korolyov said that Russian submarine crews spent more than 3,000 days on patrol last year, matching the Soviet-era operational tempo.
  “It’s an excellent level,” he said in remarks carried by state RIA Novosti news agency.
  The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap
  
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• North Korea accuses US of using its nukes as excuse

  31-03-2017 14:12 via krqe.com
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea accused the United States on Thursday of using the North’s nuclear program as an excuse to mask its own opposition to banning nuclear weapons.
  Ri Song Chol, a counsellor at North Korea’s U.N. mission, told The Associated Press that the United States drove his country to make and possess nuclear weapons to defend itself against any American aggression.
  He said the United States was the first country to use nuclear weapons — against Japan d
  
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• Updated: Escape of cattle from St. Louis slaughterhouse spurs roundup

  31-03-2017 14:11
  
  Half a dozen cattle apparently had a beef with a St. Louis slaughterhouse and high-tailed it out of there, spawning…
  
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• Local 3rd grader creates supply box to help classmates in need

  31-03-2017 14:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local third grader is hoping a supply box that he built himself will help classmates in need. On Friday, the mayor will be honoring that student for his selfless act of kindness.
  Third grader Gavin Gallegos has built what he calls “The Double G Supply Box.”
  Inside you’ll find dozens of hygiene products and food, all of which his family has come up with themselves for students in need.
  The box is set up at McCollum Elementary, a Title 1 school.
  
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• Santa Fe Public Schools fires back at PED over allegations it broke the law

  31-03-2017 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Public Schools responds to the state’s claims it broke the law. It comes after the district dismissed schools early for a public rally earlier this month.
  In a letter to the Secretary of Education, lawyers for the Santa Fe school district say the Public Education Department is way off base.
  The six-page letter addresses each of the PED’s allegations, claiming the department’s letter to the district had “incorrect legal analysis
  
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• Updated: Callers reported a swerving pickup before deadly bus crash

  31-03-2017 14:01
  
  NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Authorities in two Texas counties said they received phone calls about a pickup driving erratically shortly before a head-on collision between a truck and church bus in southwest Texas that killed 13 people returning from a retreat. A traffic accident reconstruction specialist meanwhile suggested to The San Antonio Express-News that any […]
  
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• Organizations partner up to provide healthy, local food for all income levels

  31-03-2017 12:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two local groups are behind a new farm that is making sure New Mexican’s don’t go hungry.
  Food Karma, creators of Karma Café, and Dig and Serve, a pop-up dinner company, have recently partnered up to feed more people.
  They’ve developed a farm that will serve as a direct source for local, organic ingredients that they say will cut costs. Through this, they hope to be able to reach more people in need through Karma Café, the Karma Ca
  
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• Updated: Less pressure to unwind eurozone stimulus as inflation eases

  31-03-2017 11:03
  
  LONDON — Inflation across the 19-country eurozone fell sharply in March due to weaker price increases partly related to the timing of Easter, official figures showed Friday, in a development that’s likely to ease the pressure on the European Central Bank to rein back its stimulus efforts soon. The European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat, said […]
  
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• Updated: Eurozone inflation falls back below target in March

  31-03-2017 11:03
  
  LONDON — Inflation across the 19-country eurozone fell sharply in March, official figures showed Friday, due to softer underlying price increases and as some of last year’s sharp rise in oil prices dropped out of the annual comparison. The European Union’s statistics agency Eurostat said the annual consumer price inflation rate was 1.5 percent, down […]
  
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