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• Albuquerque among top dog- friendly cities

  11-05-2017 22:10
  
  Albuquerque is moving up in the rankings when it comes to being dog friendly.
  
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• UNM ski team to stay until next year

  11-05-2017 21:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico ski team has been reinstated for another year.
  The University Board of Regents voted Thursday to overturn the recommendation to cut the UNM NCAA Divison 1 Ski Team.
  In April UNM Athletics Department announced that cutting the program would save around $600,000.
  Since its start in 1968, the ski team has earned 17 individual NCAA championship titles. It is also only one of two UNM athletic programs to ever win an NCAA title.Filed u
  
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• Road to passage for Texas ‘bathroom bill’ getting far harder

  11-05-2017 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The path for Texas to enact its version of a North Carolina-style bathroom bill is poised to get far tougher as the Republican-controlled state House closes in on a key midnight Thursday deadline to approve legislation.
  A proposal mandating transgender Texans to use public restrooms according to their birth certificate gender cleared the Texas Senate weeks ago. But a similar measure banning schools and local communities from passing ordinances to protect LGBT rights ha
  
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• Windows 10 update aims to help identify best photos, videos

  11-05-2017 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An upcoming feature in Microsoft’s Windows 10 system will automatically identify the best photos and videos to help people create highlights of their experiences.
  The tool, called Story Remix, will be part of a “Fall Creators Update” to roll out later this year to 500 million personal computers, smartphones and tablets powered by Windows 10. Microsoft previewed the update Thursday at a conference in Seattle for applications developers.
  Microsoft will
  
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• Suspect pleas guilty to first-degree murder and shooting of Albuquerque teen

  11-05-2017 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A second person has pleaded guilty in the shooting that left Manzano high school student Jaydon Chavez-Silver dead in 2015.
  Dominic Conyers plead guilty today to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
  His trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
  Conyers now faces 12 years in prison. He was facing several charges including murder and attempted murder.
  Co-defendant Esias Madrid is also charged with first-degree murder in C
  
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• Suspect pleads guilty in shooting death of Albuquerque teen

  11-05-2017 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A second person has pleaded guilty in the shooting that left Manzano High School student Jaydon Chavez-Silver dead in 2015.
  Dominic Conyers pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
  His trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
  Conyers now faces 12 years in prison. He was facing several charges including murder and attempted murder.
  Co-defendant Esias Madrid is also charged with first-degree murder
  
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• Police issue Silver Alert for missing Albuquerque man

  11-05-2017 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are asking for your help to keep an eye out for a missing, elderly man.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says 74-year-old Ernest Thomas Jr. walked away from Ayudondo Guardians Facility located near Central Avenue southeast and University boulevard.
  The facility had been granted temporary guardianship of Ernest due to his inability to care for himself.
  He was last seen wearing a dark colored sweatshirt and sweatpants.
  He also has a mustache and g
  
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• Innovate and Educate hosts job fair in Albuquerque

  11-05-2017 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A way for young adults to find a job quickly in Albuquerque is Thursday.
  The “Job Ready Hire Fair” is going on for about another hour.
  The Mayor’s office and “Innovate and Educate” are hosting the event at the rail yards where more than 50 major companies are standing by to hire on the spot.
  The fair is for ages 18 to 29 and while many have the skill set for certain jobs, Innovate and Educate says sometimes it simply takes a foo
  
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• Witnesses in Tai Chan trial saw deputy before he was killed

  11-05-2017 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – In the re-trial of former Santa Fe County Deputy Tai Chan, jurors heard from witnesses on Thursday who say they saw Deputy Jeremy Martin just moments before he died in Oct. 2014.
  Employees working at the hotel where Martin was shot took the stand, including one who said she saw Martin in the elevator.
  “He was a little excited, anxious like he was looking for someone,” said Joyce Hignight, banquet manager at Hotel Encanto at the time.
  Other testimony su
  
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• Tai Chan Trial: Security guard says he left out details on night of deadly shooting

  11-05-2017 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – A hotel security guard takes the stand in the retrial for former Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputy Tai Chan Thursday morning.
  Chan is accused of murdering fellow Deputy Jeremy Martin during a prisoner transport in Las Cruces in 2014.
  During a testimony Thursday, the security guard there that night said Chan and Martin arrived at the hotel around midnight arguing about something.
  He says while on the 7th floor he heard a loud bang, then saw Martin running
  
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• EU judge says Uber could be obliged to obtain permits

  11-05-2017 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union judge says the ride-sharing service Uber is a transport company and could be required to obtain licenses and permits under national law in the 28 EU member states.
  The case was brought to the European Court of Justice by a taxi company in Spain that claimed a Barcelona Uber branch was engaged in unfair competition.
  Advocate General Maciej Szpunar said in a legal opinion Thursday that Uber there was providing a comprehensive system for on-demand urban tr
  
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• Cultural Atlas: Young Explorers Summer Camps

  11-05-2017 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  With summer just a few weeks away, metro area parents are looking summer camps for their kids.  And if you’re among those parents, the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has news for you.
  The Young Explorers summer camp series returns this June with a variety of old favorites and brand new programs for kids between K-8th grade.
  Camps range from explorations of our local geology and the differing natural -and man-made- environments, to natural history millions of years
  
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• UNM Hospital's Critical Care Expo

  11-05-2017 18:26
  
  UNM Hospital hosted a Critical Care Expo on May 2, where frontline trauma care professionals shared their latest techniques and tools with the public
  
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• Tight security for pope in Portugal nets cash-heavy Chinese

  11-05-2017 18:13 via krqe.com
  
  LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The tighter checks at Portuguese borders ahead of Pope Francis’s visit have bagged an unexpected catch: two Chinese men carrying 480,000 euros ($521,000) in cash.Local police said in a statement Thursday that the men aged 35 and 36 were arrested on suspicion of money-laundering. Police said the money was in 50, 100 and 500-euro bills.
  The men were arrested on the border with Spain near Badajoz, about 200 kilometers (120 miles) east of Lisbon. They were due to
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court will not hear request to block vetoes

  11-05-2017 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state Supreme Court has rejected a hearing request from the New Mexico Legislature to block budget vetoes from Governor Martinez.
  The order issued Thursday states that the court will not hear the request because it was “not ripe for review” meaning that the court believes there are other ways to solve the conflict. One of those ways being, the special session.
  Governor Susana Martinez issued a proclamation Friday, May 5, ordering lawmakers to retu
  
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• Witnesses: Armed robber dives through drive-thru

  11-05-2017 16:44
  
  It was anything but a fun night with friends for a local Albuquerque teenager on Tuesday night. A teen's trip to a west side Dion's restaurant turned into him witnessing a terrifying armed robbery.
  
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• ABQ business offers NM coffee delivery

  11-05-2017 16:27
  
  An Albuquerque couple loved drinking high quality coffee from local New Mexico roasters, but with three young kids at home, it was tough to make it to coffee shops regularly to buy fresh beans.Now, dad Denver Miller has started a new business, "Parcel Café," to solve that problem.
  
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• Santo Domingo pueblo gets electric car charging station

  11-05-2017 16:07
  
  An American Indian pueblo is getting the first electric vehicle charging station along the Interstate 25 corridor between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
  
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• I-40 Westbound at 98th Street re-opened

  11-05-2017 15:31
  
  I-40 Westbound at 98th Street has re-opened after a closure due to an overnight vehicle fire.
  
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• Thieves replace business's dumpster with dingier one

  11-05-2017 15:15
  
  A stolen garbage dumpster might not be a big deal to some, but it is when a small business owner works to make ends meet.
  
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• Coyotes with mange found near Los Ranchos

  11-05-2017 15:14
  
  Residents in the Village of Los Ranchos are concerned. Coyotes with mange have been roaming the area and people are wondering what's being done about it.
  
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• Mother asks city to crack down on street racing

  11-05-2017 15:09
  
  A deadly weekend crash in Albuquerque that killed an innocent woman has rekindled emotions and reopened deep wounds for a local mother, whose daughter was killed by street racers five years ago.
  
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• Identity thief starts company under victim's name

  11-05-2017 15:07
  
  A local man is hoping someone will recognize the person who stole his identity. Devin McCrary believes the man has his social security number and driver's license number.
  
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• Local performance tackles a Tony award winner

  11-05-2017 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE)–  A local theater gears up for a performance about young love.
  The Last Five Years is a musical showcasing how a young couple falls madly in love and follows it in parallel timelines.
  Cathy, an aspiring actress, and Jamie, a Jewish aspiring novelist, meet in New York City, but as he goes forward in time, Cathy is in reverse and the meeting point, their wedding.
  This show was nominated for seven Drama Desk Awards, winning two for music and lyrics, along with bein
  
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• Two local organizations team up for great cause

  11-05-2017 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE)– Several factors lead to the cause of higher numbers of hunger in the state during the Summer months, but one local organization is raising awareness with a fun event.
  Storehouse New Mexico, the state’s largest food pantry, sees its greatest number of families and children during the Summer for multiple reasons one which includes no school. With school being out parents now have no access to free or reduced lunches and they must now pay for childcare. Other fac
  
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• Local event combines both nature and music to support good cause

  11-05-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE)– Focusing on education, plants and the natural environment is the main reason for a two-day festival.
  Herbfest is a two-day event where guests can hear talks on native plants, pollinators, and how to design and build an environmentally friendly garden. Live music, children’s activities, nature displays, herbs and plants sales, arts and crafts vendors are just some of what festival goers can expect. Guided bird and nature walks will take place, as well.
  The fest
  
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• DeVos heckled at graduation for historically black college

  11-05-2017 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy Devos vowed support for the students at a historically black university at their graduation ceremony, but was nearly drowned out by booing and shouts of “Liar!” Many graduating students turned their back to her in protest.
  DeVos sought common ground with her audience at Bethune-Cookman University on Wednesday by praising the school’s founder and mission, delivering a plea to avoid the “chorus of conflict” an
  
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• May 11th Morning Rush: Collision involving two semi-trucks caused massive fire along I-40

  11-05-2017 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  1. All lanes on westbound I-40 at 98th Street were shut down Thursday morning after an apparent crash involving two semi-trucks. Various agencies were on scene but at this time all we know is that the crash started around 11 p.m. Wednesday night. Currently, all westbound lanes have now been reopened.
  Full Story: Semi collision caused massive fire along I-40
  2.An interesting day ahead for jurors in the murder trial for former Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Deputy Tai Chan. Witnesses painted
  
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• 8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China

  11-05-2017 13:43 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A moderate earthquake that struck close to the earth’s surface killed eight people and injured more than 20 others in far western China on Thursday, the region’s earthquake administration said.
  The morning quake struck in Taxkorgan county, a remote mountainous area that borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan in China’s Xinjiang region. The Xinjiang Earthquake Administration said 23 people had been injured, including one seriously, and more than 180 ho
  
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• American Indian pueblo gets electric car charging station

  11-05-2017 13:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) – An American Indian pueblo is getting the first electric vehicle charging station along the Interstate 25 corridor between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
  The Public Service Company of New Mexico announced this week that charging station will be placed at Santo Domingo Pueblo thanks to a partnership with PNM, Ugo, and Nissan.
  Officials say the Santo Domingo charging station will ease anxiety for electric vehicle drivers traveling between two of New Mexico’s
  
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• CNM gets OK to enroll international students

  11-05-2017 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Central New Mexico Community College has received federal approval to enroll international students on certain visas.
  The Albuquerque-based schools recently announced that CNM’s Global Education office is now accepting international student inquiries for the 2017 Fall term. The targeted students are on M and F visas.
  Officials say international students seeking a bachelor’s degree can take the first two years of many bachelor’s degree programs at
  
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• Grandmother accused of using ice bath to punish 3-year-old awaits sentencing

  11-05-2017 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The attorney for a grandmother who carried out a brutal form of punishment on a 3-year-old says the plea she signed was not what she agreed to.
  Adelle Rigsby pleaded no contest back in March to putting the 3-year-old in an ice cold bath to punish her. The girl was found hypothermic and unconscious and spent six weeks in the hospital.
  Thursday in court, Ribsby’s lawyer argued that the state promised her they would not ask for jail time. The st
  
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• Albuquerque grandmother who used an ice bath to punish 3-year-old expected in court

  11-05-2017 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grandmother who police say used an ice bath to punish a 3-year-old is expected to learn her sentence Thursday.
  Adelle Rigsby, the grandmother,  pleaded no contest to child abuse resulting in great bodily harm or death in March.
  The girl’s aunt, Tiffany Desvigne, was also charged with the crime.
  The little girl was found hypothermic and unconscious and spent six weeks in the hospital and was also placed in CYFD custody.Rigsby is due in court
  
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• City removes 2nd of 4 Confederate statues in New Orleans

  11-05-2017 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers Thursday morning removed the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in New Orleans, the second of four Confederate monuments slated for removal in a contentious, months-long process that has sparked protests on both sides.
  As the statue was lifted from its perch on a grassy median along one of the city’s main thoroughfares, a cheer went up from some of the dozens of protesters on the scene who have been pushing for the monument’s removal. It
  
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• Portales woman convicted of child abuse in stun gun incident

  11-05-2017 13:01 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) – A Portales woman accused of using a stun gun on her teenage daughter and the girl’s boyfriend has been convicted of child abuse.
  Ninth Judicial District officials say a Roosevelt County jury found 34-year-old Lily Gurrola guilty of two counts of child abuse, which are third-degree felonies.
  Prosecutors say Gurrola was taken into custody Wednesday and could face up to six years in prison.
  The judge who presided over the trial postponed sentencing so that a pre-sent
  
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• New Mexico governor says food tax under consideration

  11-05-2017 12:59 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she is willing consider reinstating New Mexico’s food tax in an effort to resolve the state’s budget crisis.
  The Republican governor said Tuesday that she would consider a food tax if it were combined with broader reforms that lower overall tax rates on gross receipts. New Mexico eliminated the gross receipts tax on food in 2004.
  Martinez and the state’s Democratic-led are locked in a standoff over how to resolve
  
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• Semi-truck collision caused massive fire along I-40

  11-05-2017 12:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Late Wednesday night it appeared two semis collided causing a massive fire along a busy stretch of I-40.
  All lanes westbound of I-40 at 98th Street, near Atrisco Vista were shut down for most of Thursday morning.
  Now all lanes have been reopenedSeveral agencies responded to this crash including Albuquerque Police Department, State Police and Albuquerque Fire Department.
  KRQE News 13 has reached out to APD, State Police and AFD for information but all
  
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• Semi collison caused massive fire along I-40, westbound lanes closed

  11-05-2017 12:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Late Wednesday night it appeared two semis collided causing a massive fire along a busy stretch of I-40.
  Currently all lanes westbound of I-40 at 98th Street, near Atrisco Vista
  Some semis are parked along the sides of I-40.
  We know several agencies responded to this crash including Albuquerque Police Department, State Police and Albuquerque Fire Department.
  KRQE News 13 has reached out to APD, State Police and AFD for information but all we know so far is
  
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• Special summer camp provides opportunities for kids with disabilities

  11-05-2017 12:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Registration is underway for a one of a kind summer camp. It’s giving kids with physical disabilities the chance to do activities that they never thought they could do.
  For Nick Bertescher using the adaptive bike is his favorite part of going to summer camp.
  It’s just one of the many sports aside from basketball, rock climbing, and kayaking that kids can do at the Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation’s “Camp Adventure.”
  The foundation’s
  
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• Durango-area woman awakens to find car interior destroyed by bear

  11-05-2017 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  BAYFIELD, COLO. (KRQE) – A Durango-area woman awoke Wednesday to find the inside of her SUV ripped to shreds by a bear.
  Kaylie Smith says she got up around 5 a.m. and realized she had received multiple text messages from her daughter, 17-year-old Kourtney.
  “They were very panicked messages,” Smith said.
  Kourtney had jolted awake around 1:30 a.m. to honking coming from her mom’s 2003 Honda Pilot outside their home in the Forest Lakes neighborhood.
  When Kourtney looked outs
  
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• Santa Fe startup has its mark on the world

  11-05-2017 06:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Anyone can explore the far reaches of earth using Google Earth, but Santa Fe company Descartes Labs has created innovative technology. They’re zooming in on things you’ve probably never looked at on Google Earth.
  “Our goal was to better understand the planet by looking at the images that are taken everyday by satellites,” said CEO Mark Johnson.
  In the summer of 2014, Johnson met a team of scientists at Los Alamos National Lab working on deep
  
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• State baseball resumes with quarterfinals in Class 3A and A-2A

  11-05-2017 05:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The defending champion of baseball in Class 3A is moving on to the semifinals. The top seeded Texico Wolverines defeated Tularosa in the quarterfinals Wednesday 11-2. Dalton Thatcher contributed an RBI double for the winning team. The Wolverines will now face off against the four seed, Raton, next.
  Raton shutout the number 12 seed McCurdy 9-0. The semi final game between Raton and Texico has a 4 p.m. start time Thursday at Cleveland High School. On the other side
  
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• NMSU Aggies women’s golf finishes 14th at NCAA Regional

  11-05-2017 05:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Aggies women’s golf team tried to make a move but ended up falling back a spot in the final day of the NCAA Albuquerque Regional. The Aggies finished 14th overall. They were hoping to make the top six and get a spot in the NCAA National Championships which will be held May 19 through May 24 in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
  Aggies Head Coach Jackie Booth joked on Tuesday that she was praying for bad weather for the final round. She said it woul
  
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• Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites

  11-05-2017 04:37 via krqe.com
  
  RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex underscored what critics have long been saying: The toxic remnants of the Cold War are being stored in haphazard and unsafe conditions, and time is running out to deal with the problem.
  “Unfortunately, the crisis at Hanford is far from an isolated incident,” said Kevin Kamps of the anti-nuclear group Beyond Nuclear.
  For instance, at the Savannah River Site in Sout
  
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• Court of Appeals rules against Albuquerque gas station

  11-05-2017 03:39
  
  The state Court of Appeals has ruled against a Smith's gas station, saying the City of Albuquerque should not have given it a permit in 2014.
  
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• Man accused of murdering his mother appears in court

  11-05-2017 03:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of killing his mother and leaving her body in a cardboard box was in court Wednesday, and he had a lot to say.
  Even after his attorney advised him not to speak, the man yelled, “I don’t want to live anymore.”
  Police arrested 37-year-old John McArthur Monday, after they found his mom’s body at her home near Valley High School.
  McArthur told detectives that on Sunday he put a powder called “dragon’s bre
  
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• USA Today names top 25 must-see buildings in New Mexico

  11-05-2017 02:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – USA Today and a team of architects have partnered to find some of the best buildings in the country, and they found 25 of those must-see spots here in New Mexico.
  There are the usual spots like the St. Francis Cathedral and Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, and the Santuario in Chimayo, as well as Chaco Canyon and Bandelier.
  The Santa Fe Opera and the Spencer Theater in Ruidoso also made the list.
  In Albuquerque, they recommend visiting the Rio Grande Nature Center, Lo
  
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• Homeless camp under I-40 causes big concern for drivers

  11-05-2017 02:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Drivers looking up as they go under Interstate 40 are worried someone could fall down on them.
  A new homeless camp has popped up, and people say it’s a matter of time before it causes a crash.
  Right under I-40 at the intersection of Indian School and First Street, homeless people have put crates across the beams then put their mattresses on top.
  Now drivers are worried it’s not going to hold.
  “It is very dangerous for people going unde
  
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• City announces new partner for after-hours veterinary care

  11-05-2017 02:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque has a new partner for after-hours veterinary care.
  Residents who find stray cats or dogs needing emergency care can now take them to the Route 66 Veterinary Center on Washington near Central.
  They’ll accept animals between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  The center on Montgomery will no longer accept shelter pets for emergency treatment.
  The city says the switch will save money, and there will be other benefits.
  If you find a hurt animal during re
  
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• Video shows man in bullet proof vest lead police on wild chase

  11-05-2017 02:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The sister of Michael Pacheco and her mother were concerned and had called police, saying her brother was dangerous and unpredictable.
  “It’s been about three weeks he’s been gone, and he showed up today,” she said to police in lapel video. “The last time, he slashed the tires on the other car that I have there.”
  In that video, you can hear Pacheco’s mom telling police he’s made threats to her.
  “I ask
  
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