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• Bureau of Labor Statistics releases info on most popular jobs in each state

  19-04-2017 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What’s the most popular job in New Mexico? The answer might surprise you.
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a list of the most popular job in each state, and in New Mexico it’s physicists.
  The occupational employment statistics found that there are more physicists in New Mexico per capita than the nation as a whole.
  Likely the result of Los Alalmos and Sandia National Labs.
  To see what jobs are most popular in each state, click here.
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• Lax oversight by US bank regulator failed to catch bad behavior at Wells Fargo

  19-04-2017 23:47
  
  LOS ANGELES — The nation’s top bank regulator knew about problems with Wells Fargo & Co.’s sales practices in 2010 but did not do enough to put an end to the bank’s bad practices, an internal agency review has concluded. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that its oversight of Wells Fargo […]
  
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• Survivalist convicted of killing trooper in sniper ambush

  19-04-2017 23:41
  
  MILFORD, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man who hid in the forest under cover of night and opened fire with a sniper’s rifle was convicted of capital murder Wednesday in the ambush slaying of a state police trooper he targeted at random in hopes of sparking a revolution. A jury convicted Eric Frein, 33, in the […]
  
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• US Rep Krysten Sinema donates $53,400 to Phoenix group

  19-04-2017 23:32
  
  PHOENIX — A sexual and domestic violence focused-Arizona organization has accepted $53,400 from U.S. Rep. Krysten Sinema, including donations made to her campaign tied to Backpage.com, which has been linked to prostitution. The Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence accepted the money Tuesday, The Arizona Republic reported (http://bit.ly/2pgM3mv ). Part of that money […]
  
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• UNM Hospital celebrates 93 New Mexico lives saved by organ donors

  19-04-2017 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – April is National Organ Donor Awareness Month, and UNM Hospital is celebrating the lives saved right here in New Mexico.
  The ceremony Wednesday displayed 93 pinwheels, recognizing the 93 lives saved and the 36 donors who helped make it possible.
  A donor family and a kidney recipient were at the event to share their experiences.
  Matthew Aguilar says he waited 12 years for a kidney before a complete stranger changed his life.
  “Ever since my kids were born, th
  
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• Sheriff’s Dept.: Man throws knife, sets self himself on fire

  19-04-2017 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  MESILLA, N.M. (AP) – Dona Ana County authorities say a man threw a knife at a Mesilla town marshal and then set himself on fire after the marshal stopped to help him as walked along a street carrying a gasoline can.
  The Sheriff’s Department says 48-year-old Gaspar Ayala-Arellano doused himself with gas from the can and used a lighter to ignite the gas.
  He was jailed on suspicion of aggravated assault on a peace officer after being treated at a hospital for burns on his legs and torso
  
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• O’Reilly out at Fox News Channel

  19-04-2017 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bill O’Reilly has lost his job at Fox News Channel following reports that five women had been paid millions of dollars to keep quiet about harassment allegations.
  21st Century Fox issued a statement Wednesday that “after a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel.
  He had been scheduled to return from a vacation next Monday.
  
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• UNM accused of breaking aborted fetal tissue law

  19-04-2017 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  (KRQE) – Lawmakers are calling out the University of New Mexico Wednesday afternoon.
  They say the university broke the law in the way it used the aborted fetal tissue and now they say it’s time that it’s held accountable.
  In a press conference at Hodgins Hall Wednesday, things got heated.
  One side was pro-life leaders and Republican representatives calling on the university to obey the law.
  While many others were pro-rights advocates.
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• Updated: Billionaires, companies power Trump’s record inaugural haul

  19-04-2017 20:14
  
  WASHINGTON — Billionaires, corporations and NFL owners opened their wallets in a big way to help President Donald Trump raise a record-shattering $107 million for his inaugural festivities, records released by the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday show. The amount about doubled the record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago. After giving $5 […]
  
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• Heritage buys Santa Fe’s Inn and Spa at Loretto

  19-04-2017 20:05
  
  The historic Inn and Spa at Loretto is coming under new ownership. Jim Long, founder and CEO of Heritage Hotels and Resorts, Inc., along with an investor group led by Randy Talbot announced today that they are acquiring the property. “The Loretto’s iconic architecture, modeled after Taos Pueblo, make it one of the most photographed […]
  
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• Audit: Federal grant funds tapped for medical marijuana

  19-04-2017 19:56
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An audit by independent investigators with the U.S. Justice Department has determined a New Mexico program that helps crime victims allowed federal grant funds to be used to reimburse the purchase of medical marijuana. The review by the agency’s inspector general was released this week. It identified $7,630 in questioned costs. Officials […]
  
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• Santa Fe requests local proposals for Wells Fargo deposits

  19-04-2017 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Santa Fe is looking to spread its city accounts to community banks and credit unions now that its contract with Wells Fargo is set to expire in December.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Tuesday that the city wants to spread about $210 million in various accounts to community banks and credit unions.
  The city has put out a request for proposals for banking services. City officials say community reinvestment practices, local employment and financial education will all
  
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• UN court rejects Ukraine request to block rebel funding

  19-04-2017 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected Ukraine’s request for measures aimed at blocking Russian support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, saying Kiev did not provide enough evidence to back up its claim that Moscow sponsored terrorism by funding and arming the rebels.
  Ukraine had asked the court to order Russia to shore up its border and prevent weapons, vehicles, people and money reaching the rebels while the case is heard in full, but th
  
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• Updated: Grand Canyon search for missing hikers aided by Merrell Boot

  19-04-2017 19:43
  
  PHOENIX — A relative of two hikers missing in the Grand Canyon since last weekend says the Merrell Boot Co. is donating search resources to find Lou-Ann Merrell and her 14-year-old step grandson, Jackson Standefer. She is the wife of company co-founder Randy Merrell. The boy’s uncle, Mark McOmie, says the company is providing climbers, […]
  
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• Updated: Another nearby planet found that may be just right for life

  19-04-2017 19:42
  
  WASHINGTON — Astronomers have found yet another planet that seems to have just the right Goldilocks combination for life: Not so hot and not so cold. It’s not so far away, either. This new, big, dense planet is rocky, like Earth, and has the right temperatures for water, putting it in the habitable zone for […]
  
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• Lock down at Atrisco Heritage Academy has been lifted

  19-04-2017 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Public Schools says the lock down at Atrisco Heritage Academy has been lifted.
  The school off Dennis Chavez Boulevard near 98th Street was under lock down for almost an hour Wednesday morning due to a police investigation.
  APS says that lock down has since been lifted.
  No further information is available.Lockdown at Atrisco Heritage Academy has been lifted.
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• Atrisco Heritage high school lock down lifted

  19-04-2017 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Lock-down at Atrisco Heritage High School due to police activity.
  The lockdown has now be lifted.
  KRQE News 13 will continue to provide updates.
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• Video shows man hanging onto back of moving bus

  19-04-2017 16:51
  
  A video showing a man clinging on to the rear of the city bus has gone viral. A viewer sent a link to the video posted on Facebook. It's unclear where or what time this happened. There is no word yet who the man is, either.
  
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• 2 pedestrians injured in accident near Central and Dallas

  19-04-2017 16:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say a woman and child are still recovering in the hospital, but are expected to live after getting hit by a car.
  It happened at the intersection of Central and Dallas Tuesday at 7:20 p.m.
  Police say a car was going westbound on Central when it hit a woman and a child.
  They were both taken to the hospital and are in serious but stable condition.
  The ages of the pedestrians are unknown.
  Police say it doesn’t appear the driver will face
  
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• I-25 northbound lanes re-opened at Montgomery after crash

  19-04-2017 16:48
  
  UPDATE: The northbound lanes of Interstate 25at mile marker 228 (Montgomery) are now open after an earlier closure Wednesday morning due to a multiple vehicle accident.
  
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• Investigation continues in crash involving APD unit

  19-04-2017 16:22
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Authorities are continuing their investigation into a Monday evening crash involving an Albuquerque Police Department vehicle, but they have not provided an update.
  
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• Mission to pursue African warlord Kony is declared over

  19-04-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s military announced on Wednesday it is ending its pursuit of internationally known warlord Joseph Kony, saying its mission “has now been successfully achieved” even though the rebel leader remains at large. The decision means the manhunt for one of the world’s most notorious fugitives is effectively over.
  Uganda has started pulling its forces from Central African Republic, which for years had been the base for troops chasing the rebels
  
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• New Mexico housing market on pace for record year

  19-04-2017 15:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Real estate agents say 2017 could be a record-setting year for New Mexico’s housing market.
  The Realtors Association of New Mexico reports that 1,760 properties were sold in March, representing an increase of more than 6 percent over the same period last year.
  The figures also show that 19 counties across the state reported an increase in sales for the first quarter over the first three months of 2016.
  Association officials say inventory is still tight in man
  
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• Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Houston

  19-04-2017 15:38 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston for four days with a recurrence of a case of pneumonia he had earlier in the year, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
  The 92-year-old former president and father of former president George W. Bush has been in Methodist Hospital in Houston since Friday for observation because of a persistent cough, Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a brief statement. He said doctors diagnosed a mild case of pneumonia that has b
  
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• It was huge: Trump inaugural drew slew of top-dollar checks

  19-04-2017 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was huge.
  Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts — to pull off an event that was considerably lower-key than previous inaugural celebrations.
  That leaves a bit of a mystery: What the $107 million was spent for and how much was left over — the excess, if any, to go to charity. It also raises a new round of questions about the influence of money in
  
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• Huge indeed: $107 million in donations for Trump’s inaugural

  19-04-2017 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was huge.
  Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts — to pull off an event that was considerably lower-key than previous inaugural celebrations.
  That leaves a bit of a mystery: What the $107 million was spent for and how much was left over — the excess, if any, to go to charity. It also raises a new round of questions about the influence of money in
  
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• Billionaires, companies power Trump’s record inaugural haul

  19-04-2017 15:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaires, corporations and NFL owners opened their wallets in a big way to help President Donald Trump raise a record-shattering $107 million for his inaugural festivities, records released by the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday show. The amount about doubled the record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago.
  After giving $5 million, Las Vegas gaming billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife had prime seats for Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on Jan.
  
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• Family-friendly event offers hands-on activities with trucks to benefit foster care.

  19-04-2017 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Family-friendly, hands-on event benefits local foster care initiatives.
  Truck-A-Palooza offers the opportunity for children (and kids at-heart) to explore, climb, and touch trucks, emergency response vehicles, heavy machinery and other equipment. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet the personnel who protect, serve, and build our community.Proceeds from the event benefit The Junior League of Albuquerque’s mission to support foster children and a
  
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• Earth Day celebrations, music, and laughter highlight upcoming events in Albuquerque

  19-04-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This week in Albuquerque is filled with classic films, local art, and Earth Day fun!Here’s a list of some of the events happening all over the city:
  SciFi Fridays film series is featuring the cult classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The film famously chronicles a nineteenth century expedition to unravel the mystery of a vicious narwhal. The celluloid adventure is part of KiMo’s SciFi Fridays Film Series, and is open to all ages.
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• ABQ 365 details Earth Day events

  19-04-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether you’re a visitor, lived here your entire life, or are somewhere in the middle, you are bound to be looking for something to do.
  This week, ABQ 365 details Earth Day events and more.
  ABQ 365’s Communications Specialist, Brenna Moore, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the upcoming events.
  ABQ 365 blogs will also help to give you a glance to what you can expect in the city’s hot spots.
  This free online calendar of local event
  
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• April 19 Morning Rush: Women’s car gets stuck on ART platform

  19-04-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  1.Video of a car up on a pedestrian platform along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit route in Nob Hill has some concerned this morning. Many hope this is now a sign of things to come. They city is trying to calm those concerns saying once ART buses are up and running the area around the platforms will be safer. Police say they’re not sure if the woman behind the wheel was cut off or if she just got too close to the platform. An ART spokeswoman tells us there will be landscaping around the plat
  
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• Man accused of using a machete to terrorize customers in court

  19-04-2017 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who police say was armed with a machete and terrorized customers at an Albuquerque shopping center is expected in court Wednesday.
  Steven Leewright was kicked out of the dollar store at the fair plaza on Lomas and San Pedro after threatening a woman standing in line.
  They say Leewright then pulled out a 15-inch long machete and started waving it around threatening people with it.
  He’s due before a judge for both a scheduling conference and condition
  
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• Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cell

  19-04-2017 14:11 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in the prison cell where he was serving a life sentence for murder, officials said Wednesday, the same day his ex-teammates on the New England Patriots were set to visit the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory.
  His death came just days after the 27-year-old athlete was acquitted in a second murder case.
  Guards found Hernandez just after 3 a.m., Correction Department spokesman Christopher Fallon said. The onetime tight en
  
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• Employees in United Airlines dragging incident keep jobs

  19-04-2017 14:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Everyone with united airlines involved in the controversial dragging incident will keep their jobs according to the CEO
  Company executives say it’s too soon to know if last week’s dragging of a man off a plane is hurting ticket sales.United Airlines apologized again on Tuesday taking full responsibility.
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• Breaking: Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self in cell

  19-04-2017 14:04
  
  BOSTON — Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who was serving a life sentence for a murder conviction and just days ago was acquitted of a double murder, died after hanging himself in his prison cell early Wednesday, Massachusetts prisons officials said. Hernandez, 27, was found by guards in his cell at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center […]
  
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• US VP Pence says to North Korea: ‘The sword stands ready’

  19-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  YOKOSUKA, Japan (AP) — From the wind-swept deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. military, promising it would make an “overwhelming and effective” response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons.
  Pence, dressed in a green military jacket, said aboard the hulking USS Ronald Reagan that President Donald Trump’s administration would continue to “work diligently” wit
  
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• Trump has embraced autocratic leaders without hesitation

  19-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump congratulated Turkey’s president for sweeping up more power. He hailed Egypt’s strongman leader as a “fantastic guy.” When China’s president visited, Trump touted a burgeoning friendship and made no public mention of Beijing’s dismal human rights record.
  Since taking office, Trump has displayed a striking willingness to embrace autocrats as potential partners in his “America First” agenda, even if it m
  
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• China says Ivanka Trump trademark requests handled properly

  19-04-2017 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China is defending its handling of trademark applications from President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her company, saying that all such requests are handled fairly.
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Lu Kang was asked about the trademarks Wednesday, a day after The Associated Press reported that Ivanka Trump had won provisional approval for at least five marks since her father’s January inauguration. Three of those approvals were granted April 6, the day
  
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• Facebook killer autopsy set to be reviewed

  19-04-2017 13:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The manhunt for the suspect dubbed the Facebook killer is over.
  An autopsy is set to be performed Wednesday on the man who shocked the world after police say he murdered a 74-year-old man and then posted the video on social media.
  Police say he took his own life Tuesday after authorities tracked him down.
  Authorities say a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania, called 911 after recognizing the suspect from a wanted poster.
  Police caught up
  
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• UNM Police: Woman robs student in dorm room

  19-04-2017 13:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Police are on the lookout for a woman they say robbed a student.
  University officials sent out a Lobo Alert, early Wednesday morning, alerting students to an on-campus robbery.
  The alert came in at around 2:15 a.m., Wednesday morning.
  It read that around 1 a.m., a student brought an unknown black woman back to his dorm room.
  That’s when he says she pulled a gun on him and took his cash.
  The woman is described as a 19 or 20, about 5’5&Pri
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools unveils recruitment video amid teacher shortage

  19-04-2017 13:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Albuquerque Public Schools will officially unveil a video that they hope will bring in more teachers to the district. It’s part of a plan to have a teacher in every classroom for the next school year.
  APS officials say the district hasn’t made a recruitment video since the 1980’s, but with the district short nearly 200 teachers, they decided now is the time to really make a push to hire more educators.
  Officials says a nationwide teacher shortage, that&rsquo
  
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• Turkey electoral board rejects request to annul referendum

  19-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s electoral board on Wednesday rejected petitions by opposition parties to annul the outcome of a recent referendum on expanding presidential powers because of voting irregularities.
  The High Electoral Board announced in a written statement its decision to reject three requests by the opposition following a 10-1 vote.
  Mehmet Hadimi Yakupoglu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s representative at the board, said they would take the decisi
  
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• Trump administration says Iran complying with nuclear deal

  19-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic republic in exchange for curbs on its atomic program.
  However, in a letter sent late Tuesday to House Speaker Paul Ryan, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the administration has undertaken a full review of the agreement, known as the Joint Comp
  
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• Back to the ballot box: UK lawmakers back June 8 election

  19-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British voters will be heading to polling stations for the third time since 2015, after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election on June 8.
  The parliamentary election comes less than a year after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and will likely be dominated by the political and economic upheaval spawned by Brexit.
  May, who took office in July after an internal Conservative Party leadership race, wants the election t
  
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• Back to the ballot box: UK lawmakers approve June 8 election

  19-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British voters will be heading to polling stations for the third time since 2015, after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election on June 8.
  The parliamentary election comes less than a year after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and will likely be dominated by the political and economic upheaval spawned by Brexit.
  May, who took office in July after an internal Conservative Party leadership race, wants the election t
  
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• Teen accused of murdering two homeless men expected in court

  19-04-2017 12:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUQE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the three teens who pled guilty to his role in the murders of two homeless men is expected in court Wednesday.
  Gilbert Tafoya and two others beat the homeless men to death with bricks and cinderblocks in a lot on central in 2014.
  The defense is expected to file a motion compelling the state to record Tafoya’s psychological evaluation.
  KRQE News 13 will keep you updated on what happens.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home
  
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• Updated: Georgia House race down to 2 candidates, plus Trump, Pelosi

  19-04-2017 10:01
  
  DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Georgia congressional election in a historically conservative district is headed to a runoff that raises the stakes in an early measure for President Donald Trump and both major parties ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional staffer, fell a few percentage points shy of an […]
  
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• Suicide victim’s mom shares lesson of living with grief

  19-04-2017 08:02
  
  'I remember that I still have so much to live for, so much I love'
  
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• Family, Albuquerque officer remain in hospital after car crash

  19-04-2017 06:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A family of three and an officer are still in the hospital on Tuesday night after a serious crash in northeast Albuquerque.
  At last check, a mother and her two kids are in critical but stable condition, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department.
  Albuquerque Police say the officer had two surgeries on Tuesday after breaking a leg and ankle.
  “Horror… Just horrific,” said Ray Peterek, owner of nearby Tranco Transmissions.
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• City of Albuquerque says misspelled sign was contractor’s doing

  19-04-2017 06:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city says it now knows who misspelled a neighborhood sign.
  KRQE News 13 told you Monday night how the neighborhood was puzzled about it.
  Along Montgomery near Tramway, if you’re looking for Shenandoah, you’ll notice one sign is spelled wrong.
  The sign is spelled “Shanandoah” instead of “Shenandoah” like other signs.
  Tuesday, the city’s Department of Municipal Development says the plans for the street sign it was spell
  
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