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• Police: Woman arrested after shooting ‘unfaithful’ husband

  08-05-2017 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman is accused of shooting her husband after she learned he was leaving her for another woman.
  Monique PennMonique Penn said her husband, who had been unfaithful, told her Sunday she had been replaced. They were staying at the Roadway Inn on Central near Tramway. That’s when Penn says she pulled out a gun with the intent of killing herself.
  But, she claims her husband tried to grab the gun away and it went off hitting him in the arm.
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• Administrators at Las Vegas school district told to reapply for jobs

  08-05-2017 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – All of the administrators in one New Mexico school district are being told they must reapply for their jobs. It’s part of a district-wide reorganization plan at West Las Vegas Schools.
  Superintendent Christopher Gutierrez told the Las Vegas Optic it’s in part because of budget issues. Gutierrez says no administrative positions are being eliminated but he did not say if the salaries will change.
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• Accident shuts down eastbound Avenida Cesar Chavez near Third Street

  08-05-2017 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says eastbound Avenida Cesar Chavez is shut down near Third Street SW due to an accident with injuries.
  The accident was reported around 3 p.m.
  No further information is available at this time.
  For live traffic updates, click here. Due to motor vehicle accident EB Avenida Ceaser Chavez shut down at this time
  — Albuquerque Police (@ABQPOLICE) May 8, 2017
   
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• Molina Healthcare to lay off 81 employees

  08-05-2017 23:45
  
  Molina Healthcare of New Mexico announced Monday it will lay off 81 employees in its Healthcare Services Department.
  
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• Disbarred Albuquerque lawyer accused of stealing money from client

  08-05-2017 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)  – A controversial Albuquerque lawyer who has been disbarred is now being sued, accused of stealing money from a client.
  In a federal lawsuit, a woman claims she wired $100,000 to attorney David “Chip” Venie to bond her son out of jail in 2012.
  Her son bonded out of jail, then she switched lawyers. The new lawyer got the charges dismissed, but the $100,000 was refunded to Veinie.
  He charged the 84-year-old mom $89,000 for his time.
  That was one of
  
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• Officials to sell station that housed 19 fallen firefighters

  08-05-2017 23:34
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Arizona officials are ready to sell a fire station that had become a memorial site for its fallen firefighters. Prescott city officials have decided to sell Fire Station 7 in hopes of putting the sale money toward its Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, The Daily Courier reported (http://bit.ly/2qKo7by) Monday. The station housed […]
  
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• N. Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts

  08-05-2017 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has detained another American citizen accused of committing unspecified hostile acts against the country.
  The country’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song was detained Saturday and that “a relevant institution is now conducting detailed investigation into his crimes.”
  He worked at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, the same workplace as another American, accounting instructor Kim Sang Dok, whose de
  
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• Charges dismissed against man accused of stealing mom’s stew

  08-05-2017 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico man arrested for breaking into his mom’s house to steal her traditional New Mexican stew won’t face charges after all.
  Last week, a state district judge dismissed charges against Jonathan Carlos Ray, who was charged in 2015 for the theft of his mother’s posole. The judge says the only witnesses to the alleged crime were Ray and his mother.
  Police say Ray was arrested after he ignored his mother’s orders to stay away from her pos
  
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• Murder warrant issued in April 28 killing in Albuquerque

  08-05-2017 21:41
  
  Authorities say an arrest warrant has been issued for a 30-year-old man sought in an April 28 homicide in Albuquerque.
  
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• Updated: Sinclair to buy Tribune Media, expanding its local TV reach

  08-05-2017 21:15
  
  NEW YORK — Sinclair Broadcast Group, already the nation’s largest local TV station operator, wants to be even bigger. The company announced Monday that it will pay about $3.9 billion for Tribune Media and its 42 stations, which includes KTLA in Los Angeles, WGN in Chicago and WPIX in New York. Chicago-based Tribune also owns […]
  
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• Police: Man tied up, shot at motel over sale

  08-05-2017 21:12
  
  Police say a man was tied up and shot after he met with a prospective buyer of some personal property at a motel.
  
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• Hollywood Icon Dennis Hopper to be honored in Taos

  08-05-2017 21:08 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Town of Taos announced its plans to celebrate the life of the late actor, filmmaker, artist and former Taos resident Dennis Hopper.
  Hopper was major Hollywood star during the 1960s and 1970s, where he wrote and starred in several high-profile films of the time.
  This year’s celebration will feature a motorcycle rally and ride, live music and screenings of Hopper’s most famous films.
  “Dennis Hopper was and remains a legend to the people of
  
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• From 45,594 to just 186: Chicago police citations for distracted driving plummet over 3 years

  08-05-2017 19:52
  
  CHICAGO — If you text and drive in Chicago, worry about crashing. But don’t worry too much about getting ticketed. The Chicago police appear to have all but given up enforcing a city ordinance against distracted driving. The number of municipal tickets issued by Chicago police to drivers using their mobile devices has plummeted over […]
  
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• Updated: Huge sinkholes are now appearing in the wrong places

  08-05-2017 19:43
  
  FRASER, Mich. — Dora Linda Nishihara, 68, was driving in San Antonio one dark evening in early December when she suddenly disappeared from sight. Later, her car, with her body inside, was found at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep (3.7-meter), water-filled sinkhole that had swallowed the road ahead of her. Two days later, a school […]
  
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• Crews battle 2,800-acre fire in Gila National Forest

  08-05-2017 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are fighting a 2,800-acre fire in the Gila National Forest. The Kerr Fire started May 1st and is located 17 miles northeast of Reserve, New Mexico.
  Officials say the fire was sparked by lightning. It is currently 17 percent contained.
  Smoke from the Kerr Fire may be visible in the following areas:
  Reserve
  Aragon
  Apache Creek
  Datil
  Quemado
  Glenwood
  More information about the fire can be found on the NM Fire Info website.
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• Updated: Threat closes Colorado school after Trump pinata allegation

  08-05-2017 19:19
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — A Colorado high school where a Spanish teacher is accused of allowing students to hit a piñata bearing a picture of President Donald Trump has been closed because of a threat against it on social media. The school district says classes and all activities were cancelled Monday as a precaution and to […]
  
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• Updated: Lawyer to United: ‘This case is about more than 1 rabbit’

  08-05-2017 19:02
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — United Airlines hasn’t explained why a giant rabbit died after being flown from London to Chicago or why it had the animal cremated within hours of his death, a lawyer for the rabbit’s buyers said Monday, announcing possible legal action. Des Moines Attorney Guy Cook, representing an Iowa group that bought […]
  
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• Obama warned Trump about Flynn, former officials say

  08-05-2017 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials.
  The information on Monday, from officials who requested anonymity in order to disclose the private conversation, came hours before former acting Attorney General Sally Yates was to testify to Congress about concerns she raised to the Trump administration about c
  
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• Texas stokes immigration debate with ‘sanctuary cities’ ban

  08-05-2017 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas charged to the forefront of the national debate over immigration as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a so-called “sanctuary cities” ban that lets police ask during routine stops whether someone is in the U.S. legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration agents.
  The new Texas law was blasted by opponents as the nation’s toughest on immigrants since Arizona’s crackdown in 2010. Opponents v
  
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• Texas governor signs ban on so-called ‘sanctuary cities’

  08-05-2017 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas pushed to the forefront of national debate over immigration Sunday night when Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a so-called “sanctuary cities” ban that lets police ask during routine stops whether someone is in the U.S. legally and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don’t cooperate with federal immigration agents.
  The new Texas law was blasted by opponents as the nation’s toughest on immigrants since Arizona’s crackdown in 20
  
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• Social Security myths: Take the quiz

  08-05-2017 17:03
  
  Older Americans are getting smarter about Social Security strategies, if the results of a recently released Fidelity study are any indication: More people now realize it pays to wait to claim benefits. When the study was last conducted, during the 2008 financial crisis, nearly half of 61-year-olds at the edge of eligibility were eager to […]
  
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• West Las Vegas administrators have to reapply for jobs

  08-05-2017 16:52
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. — West Las Vegas Schools superintendent says all of the district’s administrators will have to reapply for their jobs as part of a district-wide reorganization plan. The Las Vegas Optic reports (https://goo.gl/DPYwfo) Superintendent Christopher Gutierrez announced last week he is making the move because of budget issues and a desire to restructure […]
  
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• Updated: US stock indexes waver around record highs, dollar ticks up

  08-05-2017 16:40
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes wavered around their record highs Monday, while the dollar ticked higher against rivals. Trading was calm following the weekend’s presidential election in France, which had the potential to upset global markets. The candidate who’s in favor of keeping France in the European Union and the euro currency won, to […]
  
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• Updated: Suspect in Boston penthouse slayings faces arraignment

  08-05-2017 16:38
  
  BOSTON — A man accused of killing two engaged doctors inside the penthouse of a luxury condominium building was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on two counts of murder. Bampumim Teixeira is charged with killing Dr. Lina Bolanos and Dr. Richard Field on Friday night at the Macallen Building in South Boston. Police did not […]
  
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• Trump to announce federal court nominees

  08-05-2017 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to announce several nominees to fill federal court openings. A White House official said Monday that a formal announcement would come later in the day, with names released at an afternoon press briefing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans in advance. Trump’s plan […]
  
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• NM Senior Olympics needs volunteers

  08-05-2017 15:57
  
  This year, Albuquerque hosts New Mexico’s Senior Olympics. But to pull off an even with nearly a thousand competitors, organizers say they need hundreds of volunteers.
  
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• Sandoval County Detention Center escaped inmates have both been captured

  08-05-2017 15:46
  
  Paul Garcia and Blake McPherson didn’t take long to come up with a plan to escape. According to authorities, Garcia had only been in the Sandoval County Detention Center for a little over a day, staying in the same pod with McPherson.
  
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• Paul Garcia captured in Meadow Lake after Friday's jail escape

  08-05-2017 15:37
  
  Paul Garcia was arrested in Valencia County Sunday afternoon by Bernalillo County Sheriff Deputies.
  
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• Truck hits Albuquerque apartment building Sunday

  08-05-2017 15:26
  
  Sunday afternoon a truck crashed into an apartment building at Menaul and Tramway.
  
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• APD: One dead, one in critical condition in possible SW ABQ street racing incident

  08-05-2017 15:24
  
  A fatal crash Saturday killed an elderly woman and left a man in critical condition. Police are still investigating if street racing was to blame.
  
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• Local efforts gather steam to stamp out hunger

  08-05-2017 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Duke City events and activities are gearing up to fight hunger throughout the State.
  Saturday, May 13 is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, and New Mexico is ranked as one of the hungriest and most poverty-stricken states in the nation. Among the ways to get involved with hunger-relief efforts: The Stamp Out Hunger drive, the Spark Change campaign, and the Roadrunner Food Bank (RRFB) are all accepting food and cash donations.
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• Fun events showcase New Mexico tourism

  08-05-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –A new Shark Tank-style competition is set to be featured in a local tourism campaign.
  In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is kicking off some fun events to help showcase the State’s six-billion dollar tourism industry. Among them is the Travel Tank competition, showcasing entrepreneurs who are given five minutes to impress a judge’s panel of potential investors, for a chance at prizes.  The event
  
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• May 8th Morning Rush: Jury selection for re-trial of Ex-Santa Fe County deputy accused of killing partner

  08-05-2017 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  1. The re-trial for the former Santa Fe County deputy accused of killing a fellow officer is expected, to begin with jury selection in just hours. The first trial for Tai Chan resulted in a hung jury. Chan is accused of murdering fellow deputy Jeremy Martin after a night of drinking and arguing at the Hotel Encanto in October 2014. The two were staying there after transporting a prisoner to Arizona and Chan claims self-defense. Last week a judge granted a motion from the DA to have jurors tour t
  
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• US Interior secretary begins Utah tour to eye monument sites

  08-05-2017 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke met with tribal leaders and elected officials in Utah on Sunday as he kicked off a four-day trip to the state to inspect two disputed national monuments protecting more than 3 million combined acres of the state’s red rock country.
  Zinke said at a news conference that he views the trip as a listening tour to ensure everyone has a voice and to determine if the monuments fit the federal law allowing presidents to declare the
  
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• Man accused of beating his sister in front of their mom is in jail

  08-05-2017 14:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Edgewood man is in jail Monday morning and accused of beating his own sister in front of their mom.
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the Zuzax gas mart Saturday afternoon.
  Deputies say 19-year-old Nathan Gibbons was riding in a car along I-40 with his mom and sister when he started arguing with his mom.
  Gibbons reportedly threatened to kill his family so his sister pulled the car over.
  Gibbons allegedly took out a pocket knife, th
  
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• Former Metropolitan Detention Center guard accused of raping five inmates expected for trial

  08-05-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Metropolitan Detention Center guard accused of raping female inmates is preparing to begin his jury trial Monday.
  This will be the first of three trials for Enock Arvizo.
  Arvizo is facing 11 counts of sexual assault after he allegedly attacked five female inmates at the jail.
  He resigned last year.
  The other two trials are set for June and August.
  This first one is slated to last five days.
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• Former MDC guard accused of raping five inmates expected for trial

  08-05-2017 14:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Metropolitan Detention Center guard accused of raping female inmates is preparing to begin his jury trial Monday.
  This will be the first of three trials for Enock Arvizo.
  Arvizo is facing 11 counts of sexual assault after he allegedly attacked five female inmates at the jail.
  He resigned last year.
  The other two trials are set for June and August.
  This first one is slated to last five days.
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• Trump’s pick for Army post drops out amid growing criticism

  08-05-2017 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s choice for Army secretary withdrew his nomination on Friday in the face of growing criticism over his remarks about Muslims, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.
  Mark Green, a Republican state senator from Tennessee, said in a statement that “false and misleading attacks” against him had turned his nomination into a distraction.
  “Tragically, my life of public service and my Christian beliefs have been misch
  
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• Senate confirms Trump’s choice for Air Force secretary

  08-05-2017 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Heather Wilson as Air Force secretary, making her President Donald Trump’s first service secretary nominee to be approved by the GOP-led chamber after fits and starts for several others.
  Senators voted 76-22 Monday to approve Wilson, who represented New Mexico in the House before becoming a defense industry consultant. Her post-congressional work drew scrutiny for several Democrats, who had questioned an arrangement with government labo
  
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• Yates: I warned White House that Flynn could be blackmailed

  08-05-2017 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, speaking publicly for the first time about concerns she brought to the Trump White House on Russia, told Congress on Monday she warned that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn “essentially could be blackmailed” because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.
  The statements from Yates, an Obama administration holdover, offered by far the most detailed account of th
  
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• Ousted Obama official to speak on Trump aide’s Russia talks

  08-05-2017 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Obama administration official who warned the Trump White House about contacts between one of its key advisers and Russia is set to speak publicly for the first time about the concerns she raised.
  Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is testifying Monday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
  The highly anticipated hearing — it is Yates’s first appearance on Capitol Hill since h
  
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• Police: Multiple units called to southeast Albuquerque

  08-05-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Multiple units in the area of Central and Louisiana around 1 a.m. were spotted Monday morning.
  KRQE camera crew also saw CSI units.
  At last check, Charleston is blocked off from Domingo to Chico.
  Albuquerque Police Department say they expect to have an update sometime Monday morning.
  No other information is known at this time.
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• Police investigating southeast Albuquerque homicide

  08-05-2017 13:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a homicide.
  Officers were dispatched to a shooting call near Chico and Charleston northeast Monday morning where they found a man dead in a parking lot.
  A preliminary cause of death is a gunshot, but detectives are still waiting on autopsy results.
  The victim’s name has not been released.
   
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• Syria violence kills 4, wounds child despite safe zones

  08-05-2017 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Violence left at least four opposition fighters dead and a child wounded in central and southern Syria Saturday despite relative calm prevailing across the war-ravaged country after a deal to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held areas went into effect, opposition activists and government media outlets said.
  The casualties were the first after the implementation of the agreement hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran — the latest attempt to
  
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• French President-elect Macron gears up for challenges ahead

  08-05-2017 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — French President-elect Emmanuel Macron laid the groundwork Monday for his transition to power, announcing a visit to Germany and a name change for his political movement and appearing with his predecessor at a solemn World War II commemoration.
  Macron handily defeated far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential runoff, and now must pull together a majority of lawmakers for his year-old political movement to run in the mid-June legislative elect
  
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• UNM’s Smith Plaza to undergo major renovations

  08-05-2017 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- The “heart” of UNM’s campus is about to see some major renovations. Millions of dollars will go into making Smith Plaza more inviting for students and faculty.
  Officials say Smith Plaza has been around for 50 years without any kind of improvements.
  The 3.3 acre renovation includes Smith Plaza south of Zimmerman Library, Union Square north of the Student Union Building, and the staircase that connects the two spaces.
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• Secretary of State clamping down school board and city council fundraising rules

  08-05-2017 13:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is clamping down on fundraising rules for school board and city council candidates across the state, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
  They can no longer receive donations for the campaigns of state-level candidates such as house and senate seats, the governor, or attorney general.
  It’s not a change in state law but a new interpretation of existing law.
  Advocates say it could help curb the shuffle of m
  
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• Secretary of State clamping down on candidate fundraising rules

  08-05-2017 13:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is clamping down on fundraising rules for school board and city council candidates across the state, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
  They can no longer receive donations for the campaigns of state-level candidates such as House and Senate seats, the governor, or attorney general.
  It’s not a change in state law but a new interpretation of existing law.
  Advocates say it could help curb the shuff
  
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• Sandoval Detention Center reviews procedures after two inmates escaped

  08-05-2017 13:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. (KRQE) –Officials from the Sandoval County Detention Center plan to review procedures to help prevent this from happening again.
  “We’ll look into specific times of that breach and then we’ll know specifically when we can pinpoint that and make some procedurally different protocols for that recreation hour,” Matthew Elwell the Director of Sandoval County Detention Center.
  Officials say Paul Garcia and Blake McPherson disappeared from their medium-se
  
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• Retrial underway for ex-Santa Fe deputy accused of killing partner

  08-05-2017 12:49 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – After a mistrial last year, the second murder trial is underway for a former deputy accused of murdering another deputy.
  A full day of jury selection wrapped up Monday.
  A pool of about 85 people was narrowed down to the 12 jurors and a few alternates who will now decide whether former deputy Tai Chan murdered Santa Fe County Deputy Jeremy Martin in 2014.
  Chan shot and killed Martin at Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces while the two were traveling to transport a prisoner
  
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