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• Study predicts significant Southern California beach erosion

  01-04-2017 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than half of Southern California’s beaches could completely erode back to coastal infrastructure or sea cliffs by the year 2100 as the sea level rises, according to a study released Monday.
  Using a new computer model to predict shoreline effects caused by the rise of sea levels and changes in storm patterns from climate change, the research found that with limited human intervention, 31 percent to 67 percent of the beaches could vanish over the next eight deca
  
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• Updated: Fox backs O’Reilly after reports of sexual harassment

  01-04-2017 22:20
  
  NEW YORK — Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said Saturday that he is “vulnerable to lawsuits” because of his high-profile job, in response to a New York Times report detailing payouts made to settle accusations of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior. O’Reilly posted the statement to his website after the Times report Saturday, and […]
  
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• Multiple animals die after fire at Tucson animal sanctuary

  01-04-2017 22:19
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Many animals have died after a fire broke out at a Tucson home that operated an animal sanctuary. The Northwest Fire District responded Friday night to reports of smoke in the home. It took 22 firefighters more than 20 minutes to extinguish the fire. The homeowner operated a wildlife sanctuary and refuge […]
  
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• Keller qualifies for public financing in mayor’s race

  01-04-2017 21:17
  
  Ten of the 14 people running to be Albuquerque’s next mayor had sought public financing for their campaigns, but only one of those candidates — State Auditor Tim Keller — was able to qualify. “This was a daunting task, to try and get the number of $5 contributions that are needed for this,” Keller said […]
  
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• Leonardo’s “Adoration of the Magi” now cleaner, brighter

  01-04-2017 21:13 via krqe.com
  
  FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Leonardo da Vinci’s unfinished masterpiece “Adoration of the Magi” has emerged from a six-year restoration cleaner, brighter and with a depth that hasn’t been seen for centuries.
  Officials at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery unveiled the restored work at a ceremony Monday that will kick off a special exhibit running through September pitting Leonardo’s work alongside the “Adoration” of Filippo Lippi.
  “This is a spectacul
  
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• Updated: AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans want independent Russia probe

  01-04-2017 20:48
  
  NEW YORK — A slim majority of Americans favor an independent investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties with the Russian government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that showed public views about the controversy driving congressional investigations are sharply divided along party lines. Amid questions swirling in […]
  
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• WWE flexes sports entertainment muscle at WrestleMania

  01-04-2017 20:47 via krqe.com
  
  The World Series never would have a 52-year-old pitch in Game 7.
  But Major League Baseball doesn’t have a dead man like the Undertaker.
  Could a 50-year-old NBA star return after a 13-year layoff and become the MVP in the Finals?
  No, but the NBA didn’t sign Bill Goldberg.
  Imagine a hot NFL prospect, a No. 1 draft pick, billed as a franchise savior that has all the tools to win over fans, only to find him voraciously booed even as big wins pile up.
  Pushed as WWE’s ultimate good g
  
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• Uffizi Gallery shows treasures saved from last year’s quakes

  01-04-2017 20:47 via krqe.com
  
  FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is showing solidarity with Italy’s art-rich, quake-stricken Marche region by hosting an exhibit of treasures saved from a series of earthquakes last year.
  Uffizi Gallery director Eike Schmidt told the Associated Press during a walk-through Friday that the 29 selected works were from churches, museums and other buildings either damaged or destroyed in powerful quakes last August and October.
  “We didn’t take out anything
  
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• DUI case against model Stephanie Seymour might be dismissed

  01-04-2017 20:47 via krqe.com
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge is set to decide whether to dismiss a drunken driving case against supermodel Stephanie Seymour.
  The 48-year-old former Victoria’s Secret and Sports Illustrated model is to appear Tuesday in Stamford Superior Court.
  The case could be dismissed if she has successfully completed alcohol abuse treatment, attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and met with victims of drunken driving accidents. The conditions are part of diversionary programs app
  
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• US House race offers insight into shifting Democratic Party

  01-04-2017 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The crowded campaign for an open congressional seat in a strongly Democratic district in Southern California could provide a hint about the direction of the party in the age of Donald Trump.
  The race among nearly two dozen candidates for the vacant House seat in a district that falls mostly within Los Angeles could be viewed as a continuation of last year’s presidential primary between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, which showcased the split between establishm
  
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• Mormon leaders encourage more baptisms for the dead

  01-04-2017 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive the ordinance while alive.
  Henry Eyring told a worldwide audience during a twice-yearly Mormon conference that God wants all his children to come “home again.” He encouraged listeners to use the religion’s massive genealogical database to trace their roots.
  Ceremonial baptisms occur when a member brings an
  
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• Figures of Trump and Putin meet in Bulgarian mall

  01-04-2017 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — You wouldn’t expect to encounter Donald Trump in a Bulgarian shopping mall, especially not standing next to Vladimir Putin.
  Wax figures of both presidents are part of a visiting exhibition staged by the famous Retro Museum from the Black Sea town of Varna.
  It took nearly six months to create the Trump figure, museum owner Tsvetan Atanasov explained, adding that the hair was the hardest part.
  Putin’s figure is a shorter, with a clenched fist.
  “After
  
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• Oregon set to double recycling rate to 10 cents a can

  01-04-2017 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation bottle recycling program will now double the payout for used soda cans and glass bottles, and frugal residents have been stockpiling for months in anticipation.
  With other recycling options now commonplace, this eco-trailblazing Pacific Northwest state is hoping to revamp the program with the increase from 5 to 10 cents for bottled and canned water, soda, beer and malt beverages — regardless what their labels say.
  Oregon’
  
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• Congressman heading Russia inquiry avoids angry protesters

  01-04-2017 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California congressman under fire for his handling of an investigation into Russian meddling of the 2016 presidential election avoided a crowd of angry protesters in a Friday visit to his home state.
  Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was ushered in and out of an event in Fresno, where he spoke at a private gathering of the Ag Lenders Society. Organizers declined to allow reporters inside.
  Attendees said Nunes faced a supporti
  
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• Updated: Colombia: 127 dead after rivers overflow, toppling homes

  01-04-2017 20:19
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes and killing at least 127 unsuspecting residents, authorities said Saturday. The incident triggered by intense rains happened around midnight in Mocoa, a city of about 40,000 tucked between mountains near Colombia’s southern […]
  
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• Some balk as Seattle seeks to spend more money on homeless

  01-04-2017 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Sixteen months after he declared a state of emergency on homelessness, Seattle’s mayor is asking voters in this liberal, affluent city for $55 million a year in new taxes to fight the problem.
  Some are pushing back, saying the city already spends millions to combat homelessness, and things appear to have gotten worse, not better.
  In making his case, Mayor Ed Murray says the problem has grown exponentially and federal and state help is unlikely. He wants voters to suppo
  
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• Updated: 9 total arrests so far in deaths of 2 Colorado teens

  01-04-2017 18:27
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Two more people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two Colorado teenagers, bringing the total number of arrests in the case to nine. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2onbwtU) that El Paso County sheriff’s deputies arrested 28-year-old Carlos Daniel Meza after a foot chase and search along Fountain Creek in […]
  
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• Documentarian Ken Burns making film on Muhammad Ali

  01-04-2017 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The late Muhammad Ali is getting the Ken Burns treatment.
  The PBS documentarian announced Tuesday that he and two partners will make a two-part, four-hour film about the former heavyweight champ, who died last June. Burns, his daughter Sarah and David McMahon collaborated for a PBS documentary on Jackie Robinson that debuted last year.
  The tentative plan is to air the Ali film in 2021.
  Sarah Burns said the outpouring of good will at Ali’s death made it easy to forget
  
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• Updated: Trump’s rollback of coal rules electrifies Wyoming workers

  01-04-2017 16:22
  
  GILLETTE, Wyo. — This hardscrabble Wyoming city of about 30,000 people proclaims itself the “Energy Capital of the Nation” on the mayor’s blue blazer and even the parking ticket payment boxes. Nearby are some of the world’s largest open-pit mines, where dump trucks the size of houses haul out more than 40 percent of the […]
  
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• Amazon tests grocery pickup service in Seattle

  01-04-2017 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is testing a grocery pickup service in Seattle.
  The AmazonFresh Pickup service is currently open only to Amazon employees. Eventually, members of Amazon’s $99-a-year Prime loyalty program will be able to order groceries online and drive to a pickup location, where crews will deliver items to the car.
  Amazon says orders will be ready in as little as 15 minutes after being placed. The service is being tested in two locations in Seattle, where Amazon is headquarte
  
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• Updated: Venezuela high court reverses move to strip congress’ power

  01-04-2017 15:02
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s president and Supreme Court backed down Saturday from a surprise move to strip congress of its legislative powers that had sparked widespread charges that the South American country was no longer a democracy. President Nicolas Maduro asked the Supreme Court in a late-night speech to review a ruling nullifying the lawmaking […]
  
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• Repeat offender charged with arson in Atlanta overpass fire

  01-04-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man charged with arson Saturday in the raging fire that collapsed part of Interstate 85 north of downtown Atlanta has been arrested more than a dozen times, mostly on drug charges.
  Jail records show that Basil Eleby has been arrested repeatedly since 1995. Accused of starting the fire below the elevated highway, Eleby now faces charges of first-degree arson and first-degree property damage.
  Sophia Bruner and Barry Thomas, both charged with criminal trespass, were arrested
  
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• Man charged with arson in Atlanta overpass fire

  01-04-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged with arson Saturday.
  The first-degree arson charge was added to a first-degree criminal damage to property charge Basil Eleby already faced in connection with the fire Thursday evening that caused a heavily traveled overpass to disintegrate. Total bond was set at $200,000.
  Eleby’s next court appearance was set for April 14.
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• Court appearance set for man suspected in I-85 fire

  01-04-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of starting a raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta was charged with arson Saturday.
  The first-degree arson charge was added to a first-degree criminal damage to property charge Basil Eleby already faced in connection with the fire Thursday evening that caused a heavily traveled overpass to disintegrate. Total bond was set at $200,000.
  Eleby’s next court appearance was set for April 14.
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• 3 arrested in Atlanta fire underneath interstate bridge

  01-04-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the raging fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 a few miles north of downtown Atlanta, crippling a major traffic artery in a city already known for dreadful rush-hour congestion.
  Deputy Insurance Commissioner Jay Florence said Friday evening that Basil Eleby faces a charge of criminal damage to property, and Sophia Bruner and Barry Thomas each were charged with criminal trespass.
  “We believe they were togethe
  
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• South Valley park renamed for activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta

  01-04-2017 13:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE) — South Valley Gateway Park will be renamed Saturday to Dolores Huerta Gateway Park during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m.
  Huerta will be there along with Senator Tom Udall and members of Recuerda Cesar Chavez Committee.
  Bernallilo County said the park is being renamed honor Huerta’s lifelong activism for dignity and equality to laborers, immigrants, women and others whose voices are silenced by injustice.
  After the event around 10:40 a.m. The 24th Cesar Chavez March
  
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• Updated: Witness account highlights dangers of texting while driving

  01-04-2017 12:23
  
  HOUSTON — A witness says the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, acknowledged he had been texting while driving — highlighting the dangers of sending messages on smartphones while behind the wheel. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Conrad Hein wouldn’t comment Friday on […]
  
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• Updated: Trump changes relationship between White House, spy agencies

  01-04-2017 09:14
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House’s handling of intelligence reports on the Russia investigation has been labeled unorthodox and, to the Democrats, suspicious. But when it comes to Donald Trump’s relationship with his spy agencies, that’s par for the course. Since taking office, Trump has challenged the integrity of intelligence officials, moved to exert more control […]
  
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• Craig Neal out at New Mexico

  01-04-2017 08:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M.(KRQE)-The University of New Mexico has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Craig Neal. The move came at the stroke of midnight. “He’s a good man and a winning coach, but the time has come to move Lobo Basketball in a new direction,”said UNM Athletic Director Paul Krebs. Krebs went on to say that the search for a new coach will begin immediately. Neal spent 10 seasons at New Mexico with 4 as head coach. A 17-14 season for 2016-17 caused Lobo fans to gr
  
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• The Craig Neal Era at UNM: A Timeline

  01-04-2017 08:47
  
  2007 March 23: Steve Alford is named head basketball coach at UNM, replacing the fired Ritchie McKay. Craig Neal, who had also worked under Alford at Iowa, is named an assistant and signs a four-year contract. 2012: November: Eldorado star Cullen Neal, son of UNM assistant Craig Neal, signs with Saint Mary’s, which is in […]
  
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• Neal is out as UNM basketball coach

  01-04-2017 08:05
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz.  — The Noodles era is over for Lobo basketball. Four years after he was hired amid great fanfare to be the head coach of the University of New Mexico men, Craig Neal and the school late Friday night parted ways to end a tumultuous relationship. Through athletics spokesperson Frank Mercogliano, the University confirmed […]
  
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• Breaking: Neal is out as UNM basketball coach

  01-04-2017 08:05
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz.  — The Noodles era is over for Lobo basketball. Four years after he was hired amid great fanfare to be the head coach of the University of New Mexico men, Craig Neal and the school late Friday night parted ways to end a tumultuous relationship. The University confirmed just before midnight Friday that […]
  
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• Your internet data now available to highest bidder

  01-04-2017 08:02
  
  Unless you're reading this column in a good old newspaper, odds are your internet service provider ( ...
  
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• Would therapy, friendship help Congress?

  01-04-2017 08:02
  
  Tony Hall served in Congress for nearly 24 years, representing Ohio's 3rd District. The Democrat lef ...
  
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• Sandusky aftershock continues

  01-04-2017 08:02
  
  "Guilty, guilty, guilty...." The jury foreman pronounced that verdict 45 times as former Penn State...
  
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• Editorial: Any abuse of FMLA leave deserves severe penalties

  01-04-2017 08:02
  
  Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson is spot on when he says the county needs to "get to the ...
  
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• Lobo baseball pour the runs on Fresno State

  01-04-2017 07:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Scoring double digit runs is common for Ray Birmingham’s Lobo baseball team. The Lobos put up 24 runs on 22 hits in a Mountain West Conference showdown against Fresno State Friday night. The 24-4 Lobo win is the first game of three scheduled with the Bulldogs over the weekend.
  Five of the Lobo runs came off the bat of sophomore catcher Andrew Pratt. The La Cueva grad was 4 of 5 at the plate and also scored twice. Los Alamos native Jared Meng drove in four r
  
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• Blade Runners Sled Hockey Team headed to national tournament

  01-04-2017 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Blade Runners are the only team of its kind in the state of New Mexico, as they play hockey, but in a different way. They are the only sled hockey team in the state, and the only difference between regular hockey and sled hockey is that these guys are playing inches away from the ice.
  “It’s fast, freeing, you know that you are not encumbered by some of the challenges that comes with disabilities. A lot people who think their hockey days are over c
  
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• Mayor hopes to expand 'There's a Better Way' program

  01-04-2017 06:24
  
  It's a problem seen on street corners and medians across Albuquerque: panhandlers holding signs, asking passersby for money. But it's a problem the Albuquerque mayor’s office is hoping to throw more money and resources to address.
  
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• Autopsy: Oklahoma man was dead before being decapitated

  01-04-2017 06:19
  
  An autopsy report shows an Oklahoma man found decapitated and mutilated behind an Albuquerque store last December was dead before his head was cut off.
  
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• Amy Allman to be inducted into Lobo Lair HOF with Hope Solo as guest speaker

  01-04-2017 06:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lobo women’s soccer will play it’s 25th season in the fall. As part of the celebration, the program’s first ever coach Amy Allman, will be inducted into the Lobo Lair Hall of Fame on April 15. USA Soccer’s Hope Solo will be a special guest at the event. Solo is revered as one of the best keepers ever.
  Solo played for coach Allman at Washington and also built a relationship with current Lobo Head Coach Heather Dyche over the years.
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• Mayor plans for new Albuquerque zoo jobs after staffing concerns

  01-04-2017 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry announced his proposal for the city budget on Friday.
  It includes a plan in response to critical concerns over staffing at the Rio Grande Zoo that a KRQE News 13 Special Assignment revealed in December.
  After concerns that the city was skimping on the zoo, the proposal would move money around to fund new positions there.
  That’s good news for the zoo, but it’s also raising questions for other city facilities abou
  
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• Car thieves arrested driving stolen car to the courthouse

  01-04-2017 05:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police describe it as a “bizarre” arrest. A LoJack signal alerted police to the stolen SUV, and when officers found the car, the car thieves were headed to the Metropolitan Courthouse to pick up an ankle monitor from a previous case.
  According to Albuquerque police, stolen cars tracked down by a LoJack signal is a fairly common occurrence, at least once a week.
  According to the criminal complaint, detectives received a silent alert to an apartmen
  
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• Albuquerque police issue an arrest warrant in homicide case

  01-04-2017 05:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque have filed a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in a homicide last year.
  They say 54-year-old Don Fluitt was found dead at his northwest Albuquerque home on Dec. 29.
  At the time, police called it a suspicious death and the circumstances leading up to the death were unknown.
  Police say its Violent Crimes Unit now has determined Fluitt’s death to be a homicide.
  They say an arrest warrant was filed Friday for 50-year-old Terry Lee White on
  
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• City recognizes officers who helped save man’s life at Sunport

  01-04-2017 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday, the City of Albuquerque recognized two police officers as this week’s Friday’s Heroes for helping save a man’s life at the Sunport.
  In December, restaurant employees at the Sunport called 911, reporting a man who was having a heart attack. The man, 32-year-old Ryan Johnson, was traveling from California to Albuquerque for work.
  The city says officers Corey Ryan and Officer Tyler Marney, rushed to Johnson’s aid.
  “They were abl
  
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• Man accused of throwing donut, shooting at car in road rage incident

  01-04-2017 03:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A road rage incident in Albuquerque escalated when the suspect pulled out a gun and a donut.
  Juan Rey Candelaria, 47, told police he was driving in the South Valley when another car started to tailgate him. According to the criminal complaint, Candelaria got mad and slammed on his brakes, then both drivers got out and started arguing.
  Police say Candelaria then threw a donut at the other car, then pulled out a gun and fired a round at the car. Candelaria told pol
  
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• Man caught on camera stealing bicycle

  01-04-2017 03:37
  
  Surveillance video shows a man brazenly stealing a bike in front of a liquor store in the daylight.
  
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• State Supreme Court to hear fatal vehicle crash suspect’s case

  01-04-2017 02:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A date has been set for the state’s highest court to hear the case of the woman accused of killing a mother and daughter.
  Investigators say 21-year-old Elexus Groves stole a van while it was warming up, then ran from police.
  Groves admitted to driving the van that crashed into a car carrying Shaunna and Shaylee Boling at the intersection of Copper and Chelwood.
  Shaylee died at the scene, her mother died days later.
  A District Court judge ordered groves
  
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• Stormy Start To The Weekend

  01-04-2017 02:24 via krqe.com
  
  A powerful spring storm will across the state on Saturday packing northern mountain snow and scattered valley rain showers. The east slopes of the northern mountains will see the heaviest snow amounts with up to a foot possible. Here in the Albuquerque area temperatures will be sharply cooler tomorrow with scattered showers through the afternoon. Skies will clear on Sunday with warming temperatures. Mark’s Friday Evening ForecastFiled under: SmartTV, Top Video, Video Forecast, Weather
  
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• Tips for safe and legal yard sales from APD

  01-04-2017 02:22
  
  It's a great time of year to do some cleaning and maybe make some money off of it. Unfortunately, thieves are ready to take advantage of distracted homeowners at garage and yard sales.
  
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