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• Attorneys for Browder family stress importance of officer driver’s training

  24-04-2017 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The attorneys for the family of a young woman killed in a high-profile crash with an Albuquerque police officer in 2013, say last week’s crash that killed a 6-year-old boy should never have happened.
  They say it’s a sad reminder why Albuquerque police officers need to be more responsible behind the wheel.
  Just last month, the city settled with the Browder family for more than $8 million.
  The settlement also requires changes to Albuquerque Police Depar
  
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• Report: Albertsons considers takeover bid for Whole Foods

  24-04-2017 23:52
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Supermarket chain Albertsons is exploring a possible takeover of Whole Foods Market, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing unnamed sources. Albertsons, which operates about 2,200 stores, is controlled by buyout group Cerberus Capital Management. Cerberus has had preliminary talks with bankers about making a bid for Whole Foods, the Financial Times reported, […]
  
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• New report: NM taking in more revenue for FY17 than projected

  24-04-2017 23:49
  
  SANTA FE — A new revenue tracking report shows New Mexico is on pace to take in $55 million more in revenue than last projected for the budget year that ends in June, some rare good news for a state that’s faced two consecutive years of spending cuts. The Legislative Finance Committee report said the […]
  
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• Updated: Caitlyn Jenner talks of suicide, secrets in new book

  24-04-2017 23:46
  
  NEW YORK — Caitlyn Jenner opened up Monday about her frank new memoir detailing her now 2-year-old transition and the bumps along the way, including her three failed marriages, thoughts of suicide while she was relentlessly pursued by paparazzi, and, finally, freedom to be her true self. And, yes, contrary to the thoughts of many […]
  
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• Updated: New Mexico senator criticized for stalling Latino appointee

  24-04-2017 23:42
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Asserting that Hispanics are routinely kept from key positions, the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce wants to know why its outgoing CEO has not been named to the board of New Mexico’s largest university. In a letter sent last week to Sen. Linda Lopez, the business group asked why she failed to […]
  
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• Fatal collision kills Taos man, injures 2 others

  24-04-2017 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A deadly head on crash involving a suspected drunk driver has killed a 65-year-old husband and father.
  It happened Saturday on State Road 68 about 10 miles south of Taos.
  On arrival, deputies learned that 65-year-old Taos resident Antonio Aguilar died from injuries sustained from the crash.
  Aguilar’s wife, Maida Aguilar, who was a passenger in the vehicle was airlifted by helicopter to a trauma center in Santa Fe.
  Investigators arrested 38-year-old Franc
  
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• Albuquerque High School student gets big surprise in class

  24-04-2017 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque High student got a big surprise in class Monday.
  His grandmother, Denise Armijo, got home Sunday night after spending 26 months working as a civilian for the military in Afghanistan.
  Armijo also found homecomings to be sentimental and exciting, so she wanted to surprise her grandson Jude.
  “That was wonderful. I kind of had to look around. He was sitting right there in front of me. I didn’t see him until he stood up, but it was wond
  
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• Rail Runner Zia Station officially opens after 7 years

  24-04-2017 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Rail Runner is beginning service to the long awaited Zia Road train station in Santa Fe.
  The station sits off Zia Road and Saint Francis Drive.
  At a dedication ceremony at the station Monday, community leaders talked about linking central New Mexico.
  “It’s a great asset so they can just walk over here to get on or come this stop and walk to their jobs or get on their bikes and get where they need to go without having to go into the congest
  
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• Obama dishes on leadership at 1st event since leaving office

  24-04-2017 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used his first public appearance since leaving office to dole out advice to young people on leadership, managing social media and even marriage. What he didn’t do was mention his successor.
  At a forum Monday for students at the University of Chicago, adjacent to where his presidential library will stand, Obama talked about his formative experiences as a community organizer and as a young politician running for office in Illinois. But for m
  
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• Committee approves bills to fight homelessness in Wisconsin

  24-04-2017 21:08 via krqe.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Proposals designed to fight homelessness in Wisconsin have won approval by the Legislature’s budget committee.
  The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously to pass the measures Monday. They could be taken up by the full Legislature next week.
  The bills have won praise from housing advocates who have applauded lawmakers for addressing the problem of homelessness for the first time in years.
  One proposal that has drawn widespread praise would create an Interagency
  
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• New Mexico Democrat attacked for stalling Latino appointment

  24-04-2017 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico Democratic senator, who decried the lack of diversity on state college boards, is facing scrutiny for stalling a popular Hispanic business leader’s nomination.
  The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce is seeking answers from Sen. Linda Lopez on why she failed to hold a confirmation hearing for its outgoing president and CEO, Alex Romero.
  In February, Republican Gov. Susana Martinez nominated Romero to the University of New Mexico’s Board
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court agrees to hear state budget dispute

  24-04-2017 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by the state Legislature that accuses Republican Gov. Susana Martinez of overstepping her authority by vetoing funding to the state Legislature and all state universities and colleges.
  The court on Monday ordered the governor to respond to a lawsuit from the Democratic-led Legislature. The order schedules oral arguments for May 15 in the feud over state budget shortfalls and proposed tax increases.
  Lawmakers ha
  
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• Judge sides with New Mexico in dispute over gaming compact

  24-04-2017 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal by the U.S. Department of the Interior and Pojoaque Pueblo in a dispute over a gaming compact with New Mexico.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Sunday that the court blocked the department from taking any action in the dispute, which is between the pueblo and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration.
  The two parties disagree about the amount of money the tribe should have to hand over to the state
  
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• 69-year-old accused of ramming truck in road rage incident

  24-04-2017 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Dona Ana County authorities say a 69-year-old Las Cruces-area man has been arrested in a road rage incident in which another driver’s truck was rammed.
  The Sheriff’s Department says Robert Quigley was arrested Friday after deputies responded to calls from Quigley and the other driver.
  According to the Sheriff’s Department, Quigley said he was struck in the face and a man and his passenger said they’d been involved in a hit-and-run in which th
  
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• US sanctions 271 in Syrian chemical attack

  24-04-2017 19:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) —The United States has issued 271 sanctions in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons. It’s one of the largest sanction actions in U.S. history.
  The Trump administration said Monday that it issued sanctions against 271 employees of Syria’s Scientific Studies and Research Center, the Syrian government agency responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons.
  The action was announced in a statement by
  
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• Updated: The Latest: Lawmaker wants hearings on suicides in prisons

  24-04-2017 19:29
  
  BRISTOL, Conn. — The Latest on the funeral for Aaron Hernandez (all times local): 1:20 p.m. A Massachusetts lawmaker is asking for oversight hearings to examine suicides by both prison inmates and guards. The request from Democratic state Sen. Jamie Eldridge comes days after former NFL player Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in his cell at […]
  
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• Updated: Justices turn away appeal from Houston man shot by police

  24-04-2017 19:26
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Houston man shot in the back by police during a traffic stop, prompting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to complain of a “disturbing trend” in how the high court deals with cases alleging police misconduct. In a dissent, Sotomayor said the justices “have not hesitated” […]
  
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• Arizona jury begin deliberating in man’s trial in 2005 Yuma killings

  24-04-2017 19:21
  
  YUMA, Ariz. — A jury began deliberating Monday in a man’s trial in the 2005 killings in Yuma of six people, including a man, a woman and her four children. Preston Alton Strong is already imprisoned in a separate 2007 killing. In the current trial, Strong faces charges from the 2005 killings of 35-year-old Luis […]
  
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• UNM drops stipend program for teacher mentors to cut costs

  24-04-2017 19:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The University of New Mexico is halting a stipend program for teachers who host student assistants in their classrooms due to budget reasons.
  The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that the university’s College of Education recently announced it would temporarily stop payments to student teachers who help mentor and prepare UNM students pursuing education careers.
  The stipend program offers student teachers $50 or $100 each.
  The program costs less than
  
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• Man charged with child abuse in Colorado crosswalk collision

  24-04-2017 19:20
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A 61-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and traffic violations after a crash that injured four Colorado elementary students who were struck in a crosswalk. KKTV reports (http://bit.ly/2oEMqTR ) Douglas Clubb appeared in a Colorado Springs courtroom Monday. He’s accused of running over the students on Jan. 12, critically […]
  
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• Breaking: Lymon gets 18 years on new charges, added to 20 years from separate case

  24-04-2017 19:18
  
  Davon Lymon has been sentenced to serve a total of 38 years in federal prison in addition to any sen ...
  
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• Federal law prompts spike in New Mexico name change requests

  24-04-2017 17:57 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Since New Mexico began complying with tougher federal identification requirements, hundreds of state residents have legally changed their names or amended their birth certificates to prove their identities.
  New Mexico started issuing new licenses last year that meet federal REAL ID Act requirements. The state also offers driving authorization cards to residents who don’t have the identity documents needed for a new license, including immigrants in the country il
  
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• Bloomberg to world leaders: Ignore Trump on climate

  24-04-2017 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump’s lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions.
  Bloomberg, who considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City’s mayor, addressed his intensifying focus on climate change in an interview with The Associated Press. He said there was no political motive tied to last week&rsq
  
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• Maoist rebels kill at least 24 Indian paramilitary soldiers

  24-04-2017 15:38 via krqe.com
  
  PATNA, India (AP) — Maoist rebels killed at least 24 Indian paramilitary soldiers and injured six others in their stronghold in central India on Monday in one of the worst attacks on the country’s security forces in recent years, police said.
  The rebels fired from hilltops at a group of paramilitary soldiers who were guarding workers building roads in a forested area of Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state, police officer Vishwaranjan said.
  The government has been trying to improve r
  
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• Frito-Lay recalls jalapeno-flavored products

  24-04-2017 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Frito-Lay is recalling two Jalapeno-flavored products over concerns of salmonella contamination.
  The voluntary recall names the jalapeno flavored Lay’s kettle cooked potato chips and jalapeno flavored Miss Vickie’s kettle cooked potato chips.
  The problem may be with the seasoning.
  The chips affected have a “guaranteed fresh” date of July 4 or prior.
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• World’s largest powwow hits the Duke city

  24-04-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –For more than three decades, it has hosted more than 700 tribes from around the world and it’s back.
  The Gathering of Nations is the largest powwow in the world for Native American and indigenous people.
  Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to attend this year’s event, which will be held at a new venue, EXPO NM.Attractions for 2017 include the new Teepee Village and the Buffalo Dance Tribute, in support of environmental and water protection effor
  
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• April 24 Morning Rush: Teen threatening Albertson’s employee with machete arrested

  24-04-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  1. We could learn more today about the teen who police say pulled a machete on employees at an Albuquerque Albertson’s. In a surveillance video authorities say you can see 15-year-old Keisean Anderson threatening employees with the weapon. Then you can see Anderson walking around with the machete over his shoulder. APD says this is the call officer Johnathan McDonnell was responding to when he crashed into a family’s SUV on Eubank and Indian School April 17. Before the Albertson&rsqu
  
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• Ladies get pampered for a great cause

  24-04-2017 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Women can spend a night shopping and being pampered to support local children’s hospitals.
  The 12th Annual Girls Night Out, benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities of New Mexico (RMHC), will be offering massages, dancing, and giveaways.
  The event will be held at the Isleta Resort & Casino Friday, April 28, with proceeds to the RMHC providing lodging for families whose children are in medical treatment.
  Tickets can be purchased online, and the eve
  
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• Las Cruces police arrest suspect in a fatal shooting case

  24-04-2017 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say a suspect in a fatal shooting in Las Cruces is in custody.
  Las Cruces police say 21-year-old Joel Arciniega-Saenz is facing a charge of an open count of murder.
  Saenz has been booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. He’s being held without bond in connection with Saturday morning’s shooting death of 21-year-old Benjamin Montoya.
  Officers dispatched to a reported shooting found Montoya suffering from at least one gunshot wound to
  
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• Navajo Nation gets federal grant to improve Route 36 safety

  24-04-2017 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) – The Navajo Nation has received a federal grant to assist its transportation division in identifying areas of improvement for Navajo Route 36.
  The highway is about 29 miles long and runs between Farmington and Shiprock.
  It provides access to several chapters, residences, farms and schools in addition to the Four Corners Power Plant and the Northern Edge Casino.
  The Daily Times reports that the Navajo Division of Transportation will use the $72,000 grant to begin the
  
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• Youth group creates new mural in Downtown Albuquerque

  24-04-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There is a new paint job along a private wall at Lead and Broadway that is turning heads.
  It’s the work of volunteers from Albuquerque’s Warehouse 508, which is a youth group focused on getting kids involved in the arts.
  Organizers say this is just the first in a series of planned murals.
  Warehouse 508 is collecting donations of cash and supplies to help them complete several more downtown murals by the end of the summer.
  Interested in donating,
  
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• Xi urges restraint on N. Korea in phone call with Trump

  24-04-2017 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping called for restraint when dealing with North Korea during a telephone call with President Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported Monday.
  The official broadcaster CCTV quoted Xi as telling Trump that China strongly opposed North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which are in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and hoped “all parties will exercise restraint and avoid aggravating the situation” on the Kor
  
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• New Orleans takes down 1st of 4 Confederate statues

  24-04-2017 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments Monday morning, becoming the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation racism and white supremacy.
  The Liberty Place monument, which commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government in New Orleans, was taken away on a truck in pieces around 5:35 a.m. after a few hours of work.
  The removal happened ea
  
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• Siren wails as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day

  24-04-2017 13:13 via krqe.com
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel came to a standstill on Monday as people stopped in their tracks for a two-minute siren that wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish victims.
  The ritual is the centerpiece of Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day for those who were systematically killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. Pedestrians stood in place, buses stopped on busy streets and cars pulled over on major highways —
  
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• Militants ambush convoy with off-duty Iraq soldiers, kill 10

  24-04-2017 13:11 via krqe.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants in Iraq ambushed a convoy of off-duty soldiers near a town in the country’s sprawling western desert, killing at least 10 and wounding 20, officials said on Monday.
  Iraqi Maj. Emad al-Dulaimi said the attack took place the night before near the town of Rutba. The militants were armed with assault rifles and rockets. Al-Dulaimi said he blamed the Islamic State group.
  The Islamic State group later in the day took responsibility for the attack. A statement on th
  
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• Afghan army chief, defense minister resign following attack

  24-04-2017 13:11 via krqe.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s army chief and defense minister resigned on Monday, following a Taliban attack over the weekend that struck a northern army base, killing more than 100 military and other personnel, officials said.
  The attack — the biggest ever by the Taliban on a military base in Afghanistan — involved multiple gunmen and suicide bombers in army uniforms who penetrated the compound of the 209th Corps of the Afghan National Army in northern Balkh pr
  
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• Updated: Arkansas prepares for 1st double execution in US since 2000

  24-04-2017 13:07
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Two condemned Arkansas killers who admit they’re guilty but fear their poor health could lead to extreme pain during lethal injections set for Monday might become the first inmates put to death in a double execution in the U.S. in more than 16 years. Jack Jones and Marcel Williams are set […]
  
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• German court orders trial over 2010 Love Parade deaths

  24-04-2017 12:58 via krqe.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A German court said Monday that 10 people indicted over a deadly mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in 2010 must stand trial, overturning a lower court’s decision last year.
  Twenty-one people died on July 24, 2010, in a crush in a packed tunnel that was the sole access point to the music event in Duisburg, in western Germany.
  More than 500 people were also injured. The victims included people from Spain, Australia, Italy, Bosnia, China and the Netherlan
  
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• Fearing a worker shortage, farmers push back on immigration

  24-04-2017 12:31 via krqe.com
  
  JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) — The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the Trump administration presses ahead with its crackdown on immigrants.
  From tending the plants to harvesting the grapes, it takes skill and a strong work ethic to produce the winery’s pinot noir and chardonnay, and native-born Americans just aren’t willing to work that hard, Patricia Dudley s
  
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• Farmers fear losing immigrant workers under Trump crackdown

  24-04-2017 12:31 via krqe.com
  
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the Trump administration presses ahead with its crackdown on immigrants.
  From tending the plants to harvesting the grapes, it takes skill and a strong work ethic to produce the winery’s pinot noir and chardonnay, and native-born Americans just aren’t willing to work that hard, Patricia Dudley said as a
  
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• Man sentenced to 20 years expected in court for two more charges

  24-04-2017 12:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man awaiting trial for killing an Albuquerque police officer, Davon Lymon, is expected to be sentenced again on Monday for drug charges and another felon in possession charge.
  This comes weeks after he was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for being a felon with a gun.
  That was the gun he had the night officer Daniel Webster was shot and killed back in 2015.
  According to court documents, Lymon is expected to be sentenced on his conviction on two he
  
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• Updated: South Korea, allies brace for North Korea follow-up act

  24-04-2017 11:15
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea marks the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that it could conduct another nuclear test or launch an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. North Korea often marks significant dates by displaying its military capability. It […]
  
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• Updated: Inspired by own family, Kentucky gov. tackles foster system

  24-04-2017 09:56
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. — The little girl was 11, living in a foster care group home, when she ended up playing tag in a Louisville park with the daughters of a wealthy investment manager who would one day be Kentucky’s governor. Matt Bevin said he and his wife, Glenna, noticed how the girl attached herself to […]
  
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• Updated: As budget deadline looms, Trump pushes border wall funding

  24-04-2017 09:21
  
  WASHINGTON — With a budget deadline looming, President Donald Trump plans a whirlwind of activities seeking to highlight accomplishments while putting fresh pressure on congressional Democrats to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if that pressure risks a possible government shutdown. Trump approaches the symbolic 100-day mark for his administration this coming […]
  
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• Updated: Fearing a worker shortage, farmers push back on immigration

  24-04-2017 09:08
  
  JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — The head of Bethel Heights Vineyard looked out over the 100 acres of vines her crew of 20 Mexicans had just finished pruning, worried about what will happen if the Trump administration presses ahead with its crackdown on immigrants. From tending the plants to harvesting the grapes, it takes skill and […]
  
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• 40 students head to education event

  24-04-2017 08:05
  
  Conference encourages students to consider careers in teaching
  
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• Netflix standing on the threshold of 100 million subscribers

  24-04-2017 07:42 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is on the verge of surpassing 100 million global subscribers, a testament to how much the video streaming service has changed the entertainment landscape since its debut a decade ago.
  The company will reach that milestone this weekend if its projections are correct. Netflix made the prediction Monday with the release of its first-quarter earnings.
  The service added nearly 5 million subscribers during the first three months of the year, and will end March with 9
  
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• Isotopes take game 2 with Tacoma on Sunday

  24-04-2017 06:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The Topes were riding a 2-game losing streak heading into Sunday’s game with the Rainiers. Former Lobo DJ Peterson has been with the Tacoma ball club all season and was excited to get back to Albuquerque for this series. “This is a 2nd home to me. So, I had three awesome years and it’s enjoyable coming back. I come back every off season to work with Birmingham, so it’s always good to come back”, said Tacoma Infielder, DJ Peterson.
  Peterson would
  
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• Local non-profit helping homeless community, gets help of its own

  24-04-2017 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They’ve been around for years, helping homeless families get back on their feet, but now they’re the ones that need the help. Sunday, their wish was granted.
  It was a day filled with digging and drilling. All of this was to help the people behind Trinity House. A non-profit organization designed to help homeless women and children get back on their feet.
  “Today, we’re at the Trinity House helping them fix up their backyard, level it, and b
  
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• Police respond to accidental drowning at northwest Albuquerque home

  24-04-2017 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)– Albuquerque Police responded to a neighborhood near 98th and Gibson around 8 p.m. Sunday where they say it appears the one-year-old fell into a pool and drowned.
  The Crimes Against Children Unit was called out, but police say they believe this was an accident.
  Little information is know at this time.
  KRQE will provide details as information is made available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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