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• Visiting family upset after hotel dessert makes son with allergies sick

  03-04-2017 23:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a scary situation for a Colorado family visiting Albuquerque.
  A mom says she ordered her son a brownie dessert at their hotel, unaware there were nuts in it. Now, she’s angry at the hotel.
  The mom says they were staying at the Embassy Suites off Lomas Boulevard.
  After ordering room service, her son, who has a severe nut allergy ended up in the ER. She says it was nowhere on the menu that the brownie dessert had nuts.
  Now, the Colorado mom i
  
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• Updated: News of Iraq trip with Kushner mid-air poses security risks

  03-04-2017 23:11
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s failure to keep senior adviser Jared Kushner’s trip to Iraq secret isn’t standard practice for top U.S. officials visiting warzones. Such trips are usually kept quiet, with the cooperation of journalists, until the officials arrive in order to ensure maximum security. A senior administration official told reporters Sunday evening that […]
  
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• Anti-allergy medicine EpiPen recall expands to US

  03-04-2017 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  A recall of the emergency anti-allergy medicine EpiPen is expanding to the U.S. and other markets in North America, Europe, Asia and South America because the allergy shots may not work.
  The notice issued Friday by Mylan N.V. expands upon warnings made earlier this month after two reports of the device failing.
  Mylan didn’t immediately respond to a question about how many devices are affected by the recall. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the recall covers 13 lots distributed fr
  
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• 3 New Mexico towns nominated for best southwestern small town

  03-04-2017 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three New Mexico towns are in the running for the best southwestern small town.
  Taos, Madrid and Cloudcroft have been nominated by a panel of travel experts for USA Today’s Best Southwestern Small Town.
  The website says each of the towns are travel-worthy for their beauty, culture, shopping and more.
  Cloudcroft is currently in fourth place, with Taos right behind it in fifth. Polls close on April 24.
  To vote, click here.
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• New audit report reveals probable theft at Northern New Mexico College

  03-04-2017 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  The investigation of the Northern New Mexico College in Espanola shows the probable theft of $200,000 by the former director of financial services.
  Henrietta Trujillo resigned shortly after that investigation was launched.
  The college began started to question where cash and checks have been going.
  The auditor said the case has been forwarded to State Police and the district attorney for possible criminal charges.
  The audit also found a general la
  
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• Governor signs bill to protect New Mexicans from workers’ compensation abuse

  03-04-2017 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill to help protect New Mexicans from workers’ compensation abuse is now in effect.
  Gov. Susana Martinez did a public signing of the bill Monday in front of Albuquerque business leaders. Gov. Martinez says the bill clears up some confusion made in past court rulings.
  Sen. Jacob Candelaria sponsored the bill, which says when an injured worker declines a good offer, or when an injured worker returns and engages in misconduct, employers no longer have to pr
  
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• Agency enlists New Mexico schools in fight against abuse

  03-04-2017 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s child welfare agency is reaching out to school administrators and teachers around the state as part of its Pull Together campaign in hopes of curbing child abuse.
  Children, Youth and Families Secretary Monique Jacobson has sent letters to 740 schools throughout New Mexico along with packets of information about warning signs, facts sheets on reporting suspected abuse and neglect and posters with contact numbers.
  Jacobson says reporting suspected
  
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• Tucson police: Remains of missing 6-year-old found

  03-04-2017 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Police have found the remains of a 6-year-old girl who went missing from her bedroom in Tucson nearly five years ago, putting an end to an exhaustive search that roiled the community and beyond.
  Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said Friday that police found the remains of Isabel Celis in a rural area of Pima County about a month ago “not by happenstance.”
  The remains were identified through an independent out-of-state lab, Magnus said.
  “Obviously this
  
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• Lexi Thompson’s penalty puts spotlight back on golf’s rules

  03-04-2017 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Lexi Thompson heard fans chanting her name as she approached the 18th green, and it moved her to the brink of tears for the second time in an hour.
  Although she had lost her big lead at the ANA Inspiration on a four-shot penalty for a day-old rules violation , Thompson had gained the unabashed support of a crowd desperately willing her to overcome this bizarre break.
  Instead, So Yeon Ryu seized her opportunity to win the LPGA Tour’s first major of the yea
  
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• Man wanted for December murder arrested in Arizona

  03-04-2017 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  HOLBROOK, Ariz., (KRQE) – The search is now over for the man suspected of killing a former Albuquerque firefighter three months ago. Police arrested the suspected killer and detectives described the murder as very calculated.
  Terry White was arrested on Saturday at a truck stop in Arizona for the murder of Don Fluitt. Police said White is married to Fluitt’s ex.
  They said on the night of December 29, 2016, they got a call of a suspicious death at a home near Coors and Sequoa. When th
  
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• Police find beer cans at deadly rollover accident

  03-04-2017 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Albuquerque police say two adults were killed and two children injured when their SUV rolled several times after changing lanes and colliding with a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 40.
  Police identified the two adults ejected and killed in the Sunday wreck as Stacey Leon and Henry Lukee and said they weren’t wearing seat belts.
  Police also said a 3-year-old child was seriously injured while a 6-year-old suffered minor injuries and that the children and adul
  
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• Lawsuit aims to stop sick leave for all Albuquerque employees

  03-04-2017 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A group filed a lawsuit Monday, in an attempt to stop the measure to require businesses to give all employees sick time.
  Read: Sick leave lawsuit here »
  The proposed ordinance will be on the ballot on Oct. 3.
  It would require employers to provide one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, regardless of whether an employee is full time or part time.
  Monday the Albuquerque Coalition for a Healthy Economy filed a lawsuit claiming the proposed o
  
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• Lawsuit filed over proposed sick leave ordinance

  03-04-2017 20:23
  
  The Association of Commerce and Industry and trade organizations representing restaurants and commercial real estate developers filed a lawsuit in state District Court this morning seeking to have Albuquerque’s proposed sick leave ordinance invalidated. The lawsuit alleges that the proposed Healthy Workforce Ordinance is “a form of voter fraud” known as logrolling because it lumps […]
  
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• Trump says US will forge a ‘great bond’ with Egypt

  03-04-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled a new era in U.S.-Egypt relations Monday, assuring his Egyptian counterpart that years of tepid relations will now give way to a “great bond” between their two nations.
  Trump reunited with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi for talks ranging from collaboration against the Islamic State group to bolstering Egypt’s flailing economy.
  In Trump, el-Sissi sees new opportunity after years of lukewarm relations with President Barack
  
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• Supreme Court rejects bid to revive ballot selfies ban

  03-04-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire voters can keep taking pictures of themselves and their completed ballots.
  The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the state’s bid to revive a law prohibiting voters from taking such pictures. The justices left in place lower court rulings that struck down the law as an unconstitutional restriction on voters’ free-speech rights.
  The state had argued the ban was necessary to prevent vote buying and voter coercion. In the most recent ruling, the 1st U
  
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• Interior Department repeals Obama-era rule on coal royalties

  03-04-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department said Monday it is scrapping an Obama-era rule aimed at ensuring that coal companies don’t shortchange taxpayers on huge volumes of coal extracted from public lands, primarily in the West.
  The Trump administration had put the rule on hold after mining companies challenged the regulation in federal court. Monday’s action repeals the Obama-era rule and begins a process seeking public comments on whether to change the way the government val
  
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• CYFD works to improve safety for case workers

  03-04-2017 20:09
  
  KOB Eyewitness News 4’s Erica Zucco got a firsthand look at the training Children, Youth and Families Department protective services workers get to prepare for field visits.
  
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• Losses from mine spill may be less than feared

  03-04-2017 19:53 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Associated Press has learned that economic damage from a Colorado mine waste spill caused by the Environmental Protection Agency may be far less than originally feared.
  Farmers, business owners, residents and others initially said they suffered a staggering $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal injuries from the 2015 spill at the Gold King Mine.
  But the total now appears to be about $420 million. A single law firm that originally filed claims totaling
  
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• New Mexico’s corn crop expected to grow in 2017

  03-04-2017 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Federal agriculture officials say New Mexico’s corn crop is expected to be slightly bigger in 2017.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s statistics service says a survey in March of growers in the state indicate they are planning to plant about 125,000 acres of corn this year. That’s enough to cover 195 square miles (505 square kilometers).
  Sorghum and cotton planting also is expected to be up this year, but the surveys show the peanut acreage wil
  
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• Police: New Mexico’s man death is suspicious

  03-04-2017 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Police are investigating the death of a man who was found dead in his apartment under suspicious circumstances.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports police found a 44-year-old man’s dead body in his home Sunday with a bruise on his head and some blood around the injury.
  Lt. Thomas Grundler says investigators did not find the weapon that might have been used to kill the man. Police have not found any suspects. Grundler says the death is not yet ruled as a homicide.
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• Tumbling car sales drag down US auto market in March

  03-04-2017 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Passenger car sales plummeted again in March, dragging U.S. auto sales to their third straight monthly decline, a strong indication that years of sales growth have come to an end.
  Sales for the month fell 1.6 percent to just over 1.55 million vehicles, surprising analysts who expected a small increase.
  For now, anyway, the auto industry isn’t worried. It’s making solid money selling reams of SUVs and trucks to consumers who are loading up on expensive features. B
  
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• Official: Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner travels to Iraq

  03-04-2017 17:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is visiting Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an official said Sunday night.
  Details about the trip to the Middle East with Gen. Joseph Dunford were not released. A senior administration official said Kushner wanted to see the situation in Iraq for himself and show support for the Iraqi government. The official wasn’t authorized to speak about confidential meetings by name
  
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• Car crashes into Albuquerque home

  03-04-2017 16:12
  
  A southwest Albuquerque woman is scrambling to repair her home after a driver crashed into it Saturday night.
  
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• Police: Man that threatened to jump from overpass is consistent offender

  03-04-2017 15:16
  
  A man known as "Superman Amir"once again tied up APD resources Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Monday’s Morning Rush Video, 5 Facts: Senate panel to vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

  03-04-2017 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  The 5 Facts You Need to Know
  1. A key vote is expected to happen Monday on Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court. If he gets the go-ahead from the Senate judiciary committee, it sets up a vote by the full Senate. Republicans remain confident that Gorsuch will be confirmed. Democrat Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he thinks it is unlikely Gorusch will get enough support to avoid a filibuster. But on Sunday, a third democrat jumped on board. Republicans can ch
  
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• Updated: Urban myth proves true: Grammar vigilante is fixing UK signs

  03-04-2017 13:21
  
  It's an urban myth come true - the presence of a man dedicated to ridding the English city of Bristol…
  
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• Updated: Senate panel to vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

  03-04-2017 10:07
  
  WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is opening a weeklong partisan showdown over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. This comes as Democrats have been steadily amassing the votes to block Neil Gorsuch and force Republicans to unilaterally change long-standing rules to confirm him. The Republican-led Judiciary Committee meets Monday and is expected to back Gorsuch […]
  
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• Left turn on red OK in one scenario

  03-04-2017 08:05
  
  Left turn onto a one-way street in the proper direction is the one acceptable case
  
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• Lobo Baseball bounces back from first conference loss

  03-04-2017 06:54 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Baseball had their MW record breaking Conference winning streak broken on Saturday night with their loss to Fresno State. It marked their first loss in conference play, but on Sunday the Lobos would bounce back and get their 11th conference victory of the year, defeating the Bulldogs 6-2.
  UNM is now 18-10 overall on the season and 11-1 in MW play. They hit the road now to take on San Diego in a single game affair, that game will be Wednesday at 6 pm.
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• UNM Basketball is on the hunt for Neal’s replacement

  03-04-2017 06:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fresh off the firing of Craig Neal as UNM Head Basketball Coach the University is actively searching for a good replacement. Sources have contacted KRQE Sports and said the following coaches are receiving interest.
  Florida Gulf Coast Head Coach Joe Dooley has reportedly been interviewed for the position. Dooley is a former UNM assistant back in 1999-2002. Recently the coach has led his team to this year’s regular season and tournament championship, and was
  
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• Lobo Softball takes the home series with double header sweep

  03-04-2017 06:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Softball didn’t have the best start to their series with Colorado State this weekend. They lost to the Rams on Friday 12-2, and then their 2nd game on Saturday was postponed due to bad weather.
  The Lobos went on to catch fire on Sunday though, as they swept the Rams with a double header sweep. Game one they won 7-3 and in game 2 they took it 8-6. They win the series and better their conference record to 4-2 and their overall record to 18-13. UNM will re
  
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• Water main break caused by ART construction closes businesses Sunday

  03-04-2017 06:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – “Business is down and frustration is up,” said Eddie Garcia the manager for Garcia’s Kitchen along Central Avenue.
  Many businesses along that street had to close their doors Sunday due to a water main break.
  “It’s constant, it’s over and over and over,” said Gabriel Amador, the owner of Amore Neapolitan Pizzeria.
  Business owners say they’re constantly dealing with issues from ART construction. An ART spoke
  
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• APS high school offering college courses, to expand

  03-04-2017 06:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Its students say it’s a no-brainer. Yet, for many, combining college and high school can be a tough sell. Now, representatives at one Albuquerque public school says they’ll be able to give more teens a head-start on life, thanks to an upcoming expansion.
  “I’m gonna choke up. Oh, my God.”
  It’s hard to imagine many teens gush this way about high school.
  “I love this school, so much,” said student Krislyn Martin.
  
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• Crowded Civic Plaza brings awareness to sexual assault

  03-04-2017 06:29
  
  About 25 organizations came together at Civic Plaza Sunday afternoon to bring awareness to sexual assault. Organizers say it'll require a cultural change to truly make a difference.
  
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• Bernalillo County firefighter accused of child abuse

  03-04-2017 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They’re supposed to help serve and protect, but now a local firefighter is charged with child abuse and battery against a household member.
  According to a criminal complaint, it all started Friday night at Raymond Aragon’s home near Indian School and Juan Tabo.
  Aragon, who is a firefighter with the Bernalillo County Fire Department, was waiting for his son to get home from school. Police said Aragon sent his son to his room to discipline him for misbe
  
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• Water line break forces several businesses to close on Central

  03-04-2017 06:27
  
  ART construction is proving to be a major and consistent headache for anyone trying to use or do business on Central.
  
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• SWAT arrests barricaded subject in NE Albuquerque

  03-04-2017 06:15
  
  Albuquerque Police Department is reporting a man barricaded himself in a vehicle near Chama and Marquette.
  
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• Governor Martinez announces new guidelines for teacher evaluations

  03-04-2017 05:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Governor Susana Martinez has announced new guidelines to improve teacher evaluations in New Mexico, but many teachers say it’s still not enough.
  Under the new rules for assessing teacher performance, the weight of student achievement has dropped from 50 percent to 35 percent.
  Teachers can now use up to six sick days without being penalized. That’s up from just three sick days, but Stephanie Ly with the American Federation of Teachers says the changes don&rsq
  
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• County Commisioner Wayne Johnson announces run for mayor

  03-04-2017 05:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Another candidate has officially thrown his hat in the ring to become Albuquerque’s next mayor.
  Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson made the announcement Sunday.
  Since 2011 Johnson has represented District 5, which covers the East Mountains.
  The mayoral election happens in October.Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News, Politics & Government
  
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• Hundreds gather at Civic Plaza for Rally Against Sexual Violence

  03-04-2017 05:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Hundreds gathered in downtown Albuquerque to support victims of sexual abuse.
  Sunday’s Rally Against Sexual Violence at Civic Plaza featured food and fun for the whole family, but it was all about highlighting a serious issue.
  Organizers say they see a lack of education about sexual assault in the local community as well as nationwide, and they hope events like this help close that gap.
  That event was put on by the Rape Crisis Center and other local organiza
  
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• Albuquerque man arrested accused of charging firefighters with knife

  03-04-2017 04:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– An Albuquerque man was arrested accused of going after two AFD firefighters with a knife.
  It happened in the Walmart parking lot at Wyoming and Menaul.
  According to a criminal complaint, passers-by flagged down some firefighters to report a man passed out in the driver’s seat of his car.
  As firefighters were trying to help that man, 43-year-old Hector Martinez, police say he got out of the car and charged at them with a knife.
  The firefighters ended up tackl
  
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• Wildflowers, dormant for years, bloom across California

  03-04-2017 04:43 via krqe.com
  
  BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Rain-fed wildflowers have been sprouting from California’s desert sands after lying dormant for years — producing a spectacular display that has drawn record crowds and traffic jams to tiny towns like Borrego Springs.
  An estimated 150,000 people in the past month have converged on this town of about 3,500, roughly 85 miles (135 kilometers) northeast of San Diego, for the so-called super bloom.
  Wildflowers are springing up in different landscapes a
  
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• Isotopes 2017 roster an eclectic mix

  03-04-2017 04:16
  
  The 2017 Albuquerque Isotopes roster will have a mix of veterans and up-and-coming talent. The Isotopes, who open the season at home Thursday, will have 10 players with major league experience. The average age is 25. Seven members of the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster will start the season in Albuquerque. Glenallen Hill begins his third […]
  
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• Suspect in custody after Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy is shot in altercation

  03-04-2017 03:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– A sheriff’s deputy that was shot in the line of duty is expected to be okay.
  The Chaves County News Network reports a suspect is in custody after the shooting of a Lincoln County Deputy Sunday morning.The suspect’s name has not been released.
  The deputy was taken to El Paso and is expected to make a full recovery.
  State Police are investigating, and are expected to release more information shortly.
  KRQE will provide updates as details are made availabl
  
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• The Latest: S Carolina women spoil Miss St miracle for title

  03-04-2017 03:47 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the NCAA women’s championship game (all times local):
  7:13 p.m.
  South Carolina has spoiled the miracle for Mississippi State.
  A’ja Wilson and Allisha Gray both had double-doubles and the Gamecocks beat the Bulldogs 67-55 to win the NCAA women’s championship in an all-Southeastern Conference matchup of first-time finalists Sunday night.
  The loss for Mississippi State came two days after ending UConn’s record 111-game winning streak with a
  
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• Owl stuck between truck cab and trailer on the mend

  03-04-2017 03:47 via krqe.com
  
  EPPING, N.H. (AP) — Heading home to New Hampshire, truckers Will Sword and Tyler Buckley were on the road in Massachusetts when they heard a bang. At first, they thought the truck had hit a tree.
  But when they stopped and Buckley got out to investigate, he was shocked to see an owl trapped between the cab and the cargo hold. And it was still very much alive.
  “He said, ‘Dude, it’s an owl,'” Sword said, who snapped a photo of the male barred owl trapped earlier this m
  
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• Keselowski pulls away and wins at Martinsville

  03-04-2017 03:47 via krqe.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski had sampled success at Martinsville Speedway, but had never put everything together to get to Victory Lane.
  He changed that on Sunday, passing Kyle Busch with 43 laps to go and pulling away to win for the 23rd time in his career.
  “It felt like we were due, and if you ever can be, this is one of those tracks and today was one of those days where we persevered in a special way,” Keselowski said.
  “The battle there with Kyle at the end
  
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• First Afghan women’s orchestra tries to change attitudes

  03-04-2017 03:13 via krqe.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first — and only — all-female symphony is trying to change attitudes in a deeply conservative country where many see music as immoral, especially for women.
  The symphony’s two conductors show how difficult that can be, but also how satisfying success is.
  One of them, Negin Khpolwak, was supported by her father when she joined the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and then became part of its girls’ orchestra, called
  
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• Updated: Wayne Johnson announces campaign for ABQ mayor

  03-04-2017 02:50
  
  With his wife, Kurstin, by his side, Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson formally jumped into Albuquerque’s mayoral race on Sunday. “We need a true leader that will bring people together,” said Johnson, a Republican who has served as a county commissioner for six years. Roughly 140 people showed up to hear Johnson make his mayoral […]
  
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• Downtown ABQ rally targets sexual violence, promotes victim advocacy

  03-04-2017 02:39
  
  Dozens of people, including the newly elected district attorney and mayoral candidate and state Auditor Tim Keller, gathered Sunday to draw attention to sexual assault prevention and the conversations necessary to help victims. Other local politicians, public health professionals and advocates took to the Civic Plaza stage Sunday afternoon during a rally focused on destigmatizing […]
  
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