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• Former marijuana dispensary employee sues owners after lab explosion

  12-05-2017 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two men were badly burned in an explosion at a Santa Fe marijuana dispensary in July 2015. Now, nearly two years later, one of those men is suing New Mexicann Natural Medicine where he worked.
  “Unfortunately, the worst of the worst happened,” said Ronald Archibeque, the attorney representing Nick Montoya.
  In surveillance video from the dispensary, you can see a man named Mark Smith reaching for a door as Nick Montoya is on the floor working on ex
  
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• Stolen items uncovered after arrest of burglary ring suspects

  12-05-2017 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police officers have arrested a foursome for burglary and uncovered a treasure trove of stolen property.
  Officers say they found piles and piles of stolen items, everything from a sword to a case full of pens — even Star Wars items like a Darth Vader bag and figurines.
  Police said four people — Mario Maestas, Judy Mora, Christopher Parsons and Chad Parsons — made up a burglary ring that targeted the Foothills.
  They believed the
  
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• Albuquerque police uncover stolen items after arresting burglary ring suspects

  12-05-2017 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police officers have arrested a foursome for burglary and uncovered a treasure trove of stolen property.
  Officers say they found piles and piles of stolen items, everything from a sword to a case full of pens — even Star Wars items like a Darth Vader bag and figurines.
  Police said four people — Mario Maestas, Judy Mora, Christopher Parsons and Chad Parsons — made up a burglary ring that targeted the Foothills.
  They believed the
  
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• Program provides fourth graders with free admission to National Parks

  12-05-2017 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the summer approaches, one program is giving kids a chance to get out and explore.
  Through the “Every Kid in a Park” program, fourth graders can participate in a fun, online activity and earn free admission to any National Park, Forests Monument or Historic Site.
  In New Mexico, kids can use the pass at places like Tent Rocks National Monument, the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument and  many other recreational sites throughout the
  
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• World cyberattack cripples UK hospitals, demands ransoms

  12-05-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health service was hit Friday by a huge international cyberattack that froze computers at hospitals across the country — an attack that shut down wards, closed emergency rooms and brought medical treatments to a screeching halt.
  Hospitals in areas across Britain found themselves without access to their computers or phone systems. Many canceled all routine procedures and asked patients not to come to the hospitals unless it was an emergency. Some chemothe
  
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• Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter

  12-05-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump said Friday that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns did not reflect “any income of any type from Russian sources,” but their letter included exceptions related to previously cited income generated from a beauty pageant and sale of a Florida estate. The letter represented the latest attempt by the president to tamp down concerns about any Russian ties amid an ongoing investigation of his campaign’s associates a
  
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• Judge to decide whether teen will be sentenced as an adult

  12-05-2017 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Will he be sentenced as an adult or a juvenile? That was the big question about one of the teens who was involved in the shooting death of an Albuquerque bartender.
  Christopher Rodriguez already pleaded guilty, not to murder, but to lesser charges like aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and burglary. If he’s sentenced as an adult, he would face 31 years.As a juvenile, he can only stay in juvenile detention for three years.
  Rodriguez is facing nine char
  
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• New TV ad shows Marines looking for a few good women

  12-05-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Marine in full combat gear moves through dark, frigid water, gripping an M-16 rifle, before plunging under barbed wire and through a submerged drainage pipe. It is only when the fighter shouts an order over the sound of explosions does the historical nature of the TV advertisement become clear: the Marine is a woman.
  For a Corps that has struggled with the perception that it is the least welcoming of women among the military services, the new ad is part of a campaign to
  
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• Attorney accuses Education Secretary Hanna Skandera of overstepping her authority

  12-05-2017 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe Public Schools’ attorney is defending the superintendent’s decision to hold a “snow day of action.”
  Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera launched an investigation into the district’s decision to close school for half a day to attend a rally at the Roundhouse.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Tony Ortiz, an attorney for the school district, sent a letter to Skandera’s Office Wednesday warning.
  The letter warns
  
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• Feline Fiesta event to be held this weekend

  12-05-2017 20:05
  
  If you are a cat lover, you'll want to head to Expo New Mexico this weekend for the Feline Fiesta.
  
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• Man accused of running over homeless man released, ordered not to drive

  12-05-2017 20:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An unusual condition of release for an Albuquerque realtor charged with murder. Chris Pino is accused of running over a homeless man with his Hummer killing him.
  Earlier this week, prosecutors requested to keep Pino locked up without bond but Friday a judge denied that request. The judge did order Pino to not drive a vehicle of any kind. Going as far as saying not even a Moped.
  Pino’s had already posted a $25,000 cash or surety bond.
  Pino does not have an e
  
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• Brain Break: Mother’s Day Trivia

  12-05-2017 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  News App users, click here to take the quiz »
  Filed under: Brain Break, Interactives Tagged: krqe, KRQE Extra: Quizzes
  
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• US prosecutors told to push for more, harsher punishments

  12-05-2017 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is directing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges possible against the vast majority of suspects, a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for much longer terms.
  The move has long been expected from Sessions, a former federal prosecutor who cut his teeth during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic and who has promised to make combating violence and drugs the Justice Department&rsqu
  
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• Attorney general sparks fear with push for harsh sentences

  12-05-2017 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s federal prosecutors should bring the toughest charges possible against most crime suspects, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed in a move that critics assailed as a return to failed drug-war policies that unduly affected minorities and filled prisons with nonviolent offenders.
  The move announced Friday is a reversal of Obama-era policies that is sure to send more people to prison and for much longer terms. It has long been expected from Sessions,
  
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• EPA may allow massive mine near pristine Alaskan bay

  12-05-2017 17:36 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday over the proposed development of a massive gold and copper mine at the headwaters of one of Alaska’s premier salmon fisheries.
  The Environmental Protection Agency settled the long-running case with the Pebble Limited Partnership, agreeing to allow the Canadian-owned company to seek a federal permit to build its mine near Bristol Bay.
  Pebble sued in federal court over what it claimed was EPA’s collusion with min
  
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• EPA allows mine company to pursue permits near Alaska bay

  12-05-2017 17:36 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sharp reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cleared a way for the company seeking to develop a massive copper and gold deposit near the headwaters of a world-class salmon fishery in southwest Alaska to pursue permits.
  As part of a court settlement with the Canadian-owned Pebble Limited Partnership, the EPA agreed to begin the process of withdrawing proposed restrictions on development in the Bristol Bay region.
  The agreement, signed Thursday but rele
  
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• Man dies in rafting accident on Rio Grande in Taos County

  12-05-2017 17:31 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (AP) – Authorities in northern New Mexico say an Albuquerque-area man is dead following a rafting accident on the Rio Grande in Taos County.
  The county Sheriff’s Office says 67-year-old Daniel Willard of Tijeras was pronounced dead Thursday after he fell out of a raft and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful once he was located.
  Willard was rafting with friends when the incident occurred on the Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument.
  He was described as an experienced k
  
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• US prepares to ban laptops on flights from Europe

  12-05-2017 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. is expected to broaden its ban on in-flight laptops and tablets to include planes from the European Union, a move that would create logistical chaos on the world’s busiest corridor of air travel.
  Alarmed at the proposal, which airline officials say is merely a matter of timing, European governments held urgent talks on Friday with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
  The ban would affect trans-Atlantic routes that carry as many as 65 million people a yea
  
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• One of nation’s oldest veterans honored on 111th birthday.

  12-05-2017 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest veterans has been celebrated by his Texas hometown on his 111th birthday.
  Austin Mayor Steve Adler declared Thursday Richard Overton Day in the city and also gave the street he has lived on for the past 45 years the honorary name of Richard Overton Avenue.
  While Overton concedes that 111 is “pretty old,” he tells KVUE-TV he still feels good. Overton mentioned that the secret to a long life is smoking cigars and drinking whis
  
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• Trump threatens to cancel briefings for ‘sake of accuracy’

  12-05-2017 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out in a series of tweets Friday morning amid a firestorm over the abrupt firing of FBI Director James Comey, defending the shifting narrative and timeline his administration has offered for the decision.
  He questioned whether his administration should cancel all future press briefings and, instead, replace them with written responses to questions, “for the sake of accuracy.”
  The president’s advisers said this week that Trum
  
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• City budget plan includes increased public safety spending

  12-05-2017 15:27
  
  There's a plan to boost public safety spending in Albuquerque's proposed city budget.
  
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• Who pays for demolition after fire?

  12-05-2017 15:26
  
  There is nothing left for a mother and her two children at their Albuquerque home.The mobile home near Paseo del Norte and San Pedro burned down this week.
  
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• Alameda tops list for Albuquerque's most congested road

  12-05-2017 15:20
  
  When you ask Burqueños to name the most congested road in the Metro, brace yourself for several different answers. Some say it's Montgomery. Others claim it's San Mateo or Juan Tabo.
  
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• Local band uses music to inspire at-risk youth worldwide.

  12-05-2017 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One band is using the positive healing power of music to make a difference in the world.
  Albuquerque band Reviva and Phillip Montalban are planning a fundraiser for Mother’s Day weekend. Their shared mission is to provide at-risk youth with both musical and life skills that help express their viewpoints about the challenges they face, in a productive manner. To raise funds for their altruistic mission, they will perform on Sunday, May 14, from 3:00 p.m
  
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• Walking tour of Ancestral Pueblo Site is gearing up with participants.

  12-05-2017 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An ancient pueblo highlights a guided walking tour near Abiquiu.
  May is Heritage Preservation Month. Santa Fe National Forest is offering a walking tour of the Ancestral Pueblo site of Poshuouinge – “the village above the muddy river” –  along the banks of the Rio Chama near Abiquiu. The 23-acre site is a large Classic Period pueblo occupied from ca. AD 1375 to 1500.  The tour is on Friday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
  
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• Section of I-25 in Albuquerque area will close Sunday night

  12-05-2017 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A five-mile stretch of northbound and southbound Interstate 25 in the Albuquerque area will be closed and traffic diverted for about an hour late Sunday night to allow for passage of a very large load.
  The New Mexico State Police said the closure starting at 10 p.m. will shut down I-25 between Exit 215 at Broadway Boulevard SE and Exit 220 at Rio Bravo Boulevard SE.
  The State Police said traffic will be diverted onto Broadway but that drivers should consider taking
  
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• Reluctant lawmakers set sights on fix for New Mexico budget

  12-05-2017 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico state lawmakers are reluctantly returning to the budget negotiation table with Republican Gov. Susana Martinez as time runs short to restore billions of dollars in vetoed spending for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
  The state Supreme Court has refused a request by lawmakers to rescind the governor’s vetoes of all funding for the legislative branch and state institutions of higher education.
  A special legislative session is set for May 24, with press
  
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• May 12th Morning Rush: Questioning continues in fifth day of Tai Chan trial

  12-05-2017 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  The Five Facts
  1. The murder trial of Former Deputy Tai Chan continues with the defense asking the questions. Defense attorneys plan to cross-examine one of the police officers who responded to the scene and found Deputy Jeremy Martin bleeding and unresponsive. Chan accused of murdering Martin after a night of drinking in Las Cruces. The two deputies were on duty, completing a prisoner a transport. Chan’s attorney’s claim self-defense.
  Full story: Defense to cross-examine police
  
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• Trump warns Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of talks

  12-05-2017 14:23 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In an ominous warning, President Donald Trump declared Friday that fired FBI Director James Comey had better hope there are no “tapes” of their private conversations. Trump’s tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times he wasn’t under FBI investigation.
  Comey has not confirmed Trump’s account, which concerns the FBI’s probe of Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election and allegations of Tr
  
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• Trump to Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of talks

  12-05-2017 14:23 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday that James Comey had better hope there are no “tapes” of their conversations. Trump’s tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times that he wasn’t under FBI investigation.
  “I said, ‘If it’s possible, would you let me know, am I under investigation?’ He said you are not under investigation,” Trump said in an i
  
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• Defense to cross-examine police officer in retrial of Santa Fe County Deputy

  12-05-2017 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Defense attorneys will ask the questions Friday morning in the retrial of former Santa Fe County Deputy, Tai Chan.
  Defense attorneys plan to cross-examine a police officer who testified for the prosecution Thursday. He answered questions about responding to the scene, finding Jeremy Martin bleeding and unresponsive.
  Jurors also heard an audio recording from the night of the shooting.
  It can be tough, at times, to make out what the voices are saying. The audio
  
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• Cop describes ‘weird’ behavior in Tai Chan murder trial

  12-05-2017 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The first week of former Deputy Tai Chan’s murder trial is wrapping up with jurors hearing from several officers who responded to a Las Cruces hotel in 2014, where Deputy Jeremy Martin was killed.
  An officer told the jury on Friday that Chan was acting weird after the deadly shooting.
  Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Chan and Martin were staying at the Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces while traveling for work on Oct. 27, 2014.
  Chan is now on trial
  
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• Ceramic mugs showcase pueblo culture and heritage

  12-05-2017 13:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Our state has a rich history of culture. To highlight that, the New Mexico Tourism Department held a Travel Tank,” a Shark Tank inspired competition to bring attention to the people and places throughout our state.
  Entrepreneurs and business owners had just a couple of minutes to pitch different ideas to garner the interest of the judges. One of the pitches were ceramic mugs created by local pueblo artists. Each one representing the culture and heritage of
  
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• Tillerson says US won’t be rushed on climate change policies

  12-05-2017 13:05 via krqe.com
  
  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Arctic nations have renewed calls for the world to address climate warming, but U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States will not rush to make a decision on its policies.
  Tillerson spoke Thursday in Fairbanks, Alaska, at a meeting of the Arctic Council, an advisory group made up of the eight Arctic nations and indigenous groups.
  The council adopted a nine-page “Fairbanks Declaration 2017,” which noted that the Arctic is warming at mo
  
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• Ram pickup air bags can fail in rollover; 1 death reported

  12-05-2017 13:05 via krqe.com
  
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Fiat Chrysler is recalling approximately 1 million Ram pickups in North America due to a software glitch that could prevent side air bags and seatbelts from deploying during a rollover.
  The company’s U.S. division said Friday that it is aware of one death, two injuries and two accidents that may be related to the problem.
  The recall includes some 2013-16 Ram 1500 and 2500 pickups and 2014-2016 Ram 3500 pickups. It also affects about 216,007 vehicles in Cana
  
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• Not just a new president, new faces for France’s parliament

  12-05-2017 13:05 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A female fighter pilot, a farmer, a teacher, people out of work. They all applied for the job — and got it, among more than 19,000 people hoping to become candidates in June elections for the French parliament under the banner of President-elect Emmanuel Macron.
  Renewing a political landscape long bogged down with out-of-touch parties and long-serving politicians was a central campaign promise and the eclectic mix of candidates speaks to Macron’s desire to pull the
  
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• North Korea says it will seek extradition of plot culprits

  12-05-2017 13:04 via krqe.com
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Pyongyang will seek the extradition of anyone involved in what it says was a CIA-backed plot to kill leader Kim Jung Un last month with a biochemical poison, a top North Korean foreign ministry official said Thursday.
  Han Song Ryol, the vice foreign minister, called a meeting of foreign diplomats in Pyongyang to outline the North’s allegation that the CIA and South Korea’s intelligence agency bribed and coerced a North Korean man into joining in th
  
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• Syrian Kurdish forces say they will push on to IS capital

  12-05-2017 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish force expects to push on and capture the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria this summer, a commander said Friday.
  The Syrian Democratic Forces have been buoyed by this week’s capture of the key town of Tabqa and its nearby dam. The advance left no significant IS-held urban settlements between SDF lines and Raqqa, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) to the east.
  An SDF commander, identified only as Abdelqader,
  
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• Kurdish-led forces say they will advance on IS capital

  12-05-2017 12:55 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A Kurdish-led Syrian force backed by the U.S. expects to advance on the Islamic State group’s de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria this summer, a commander said Friday, following a decision by the Trump administration to supply the force with heavier weapons.
  The Syrian Democratic Forces have been buoyed by this week’s capture of the key town of Tabqa and its nearby dam. The advance left no significant IS-held urban settlements between SDF lines and Raqqa,
  
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• World stocks mixed on Trump fallout, watch G-7 meeting

  12-05-2017 12:54 via krqe.com
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — World stocks were mixed Friday amid U.S. political uncertainties following President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the FBI chief. Investors also were cautious ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from wealthy nations to discuss economic growth, while Chinese markets rose after news of a trade deal with Washington.
  KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 percent to 12,736 and Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.3 percent to 7,407. France’s CAC 40 w
  
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• Trade deal feeds China taste for beef, won’t close deficit

  12-05-2017 12:54 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — A new China-U.S. trade deal will help sate the growing Chinese appetite for beef and allow more natural gas imports to fuel the country’s expanding economy, but it steers clear of bigger issues that would have more substantial impact on the U.S. trade deficit.
  The agreement announced on Friday Beijing time appears a step toward easing discord between the world’s two largest economies. Tensions have been stoked by President Donald Trump’s aggressive rhetoric
  
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• Class 5A baseball quarterfinals

  12-05-2017 06:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The biggest upset of the state baseball playoffs happened in the ranks of Class 5A. The top seed Alamogordo Tigers were defeated by the eight seeded Miyamura Patriots 2-1.
  Giovanni Chioda drove in what would be the deciding run for the Patriots in the top of the sixth inning. Pitcher Brandon Vidal only allowed one run from the Tigers in the upset. Miyamura will face the Albuquerque Academy Chargers in the semifinals Friday. The Chargers defeated Santa Teresa 7-4.
  
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• Popular Albuquerque brunch spots prepare for busy Mother’s Day

  12-05-2017 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Everyone has the same idea, take mom out for Mother’s Day brunch. Just be prepared to wait, and wait.
  Places like St. Clair Winery and Bistro suggest making your reservations ahead of time.
  Last year, customers at popular brunch spots like Tia B’s La Waffleria waited more than an hour for a table, as they had one of their busiest days ever.
  If you’re still scrambling, apps like Open Table can narrow down which restaurants are still taking reserv
  
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• Judge says she will likely dismiss 99 ADA lawsuits

  12-05-2017 06:20
  
  The 99 Albuquerque businesses sued for alleged Americans with Disabilities Act violations are claiming a major victory. Not only will the cases likely be dismissed, the attorney who brought the suits may also be sanctioned for her malicious litigation strategy.
  
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• Man accused of fraud jailed again

  12-05-2017 06:18
  
  A man accused of an elaborate fraud scheme from jail is in trouble yet again.
  
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• New Mexico congressmen make US Marshal recommendations

  12-05-2017 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – State Police Chief Pete Kassetas is one of four recommended to be the next U.S. Marshal for New Mexico.
  Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall along with Representative Steve Pearce sent their suggestions to President Donald Trump.
  Others include Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal James Burrell, Sonya Chavez with the FBI and Larry Harper, a Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal.
  Heinrich, Udall and Pearce also gave the president two suggestions for the state’s U
  
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• Councilors rework mayor’s budget plan to put $10.2M more into public safety

  12-05-2017 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There could soon be another budget battle underway, but not involving the governor.
  Mayor Richard J. Berry and Albuquerque city councilors are clashing on how to balance the budget for Fiscal Year 2018.
  A group of city councilors — Brad Winter, Don Harris, Klarissa Pena and Ken Sanchez — have taken Mayor Berry’s proposed budget and given it a hefty makeover to include adding $10.2 million more to public safety.
  The substitute budget bill was pas
  
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• Aircrews warn drones could threaten aircraft over wildfires

  12-05-2017 05:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The crews of aircraft fighting wildfires are worried.
  The number of small unauthorized drones showing up over wildfires is increasing with each fire season.
  With the increasing numbers comes an increasing risk of collision.
  “They don’t show up well at all,” said U.S. Forest Service firefighting pilot Tom French. “Even if they’re brightly colored, they’re just so small.”
  It is a violation of FAA regulations for drone enthu
  
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• US Senator from New Mexico questions FBI acting director

  12-05-2017 05:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While questioned by Sen. Martin Heinrich, the FBI’s acting director shot down one of the White House’s excuses for axing FBI Director James Comey.
  “Is it accurate that the rank and file no longer supported Director Comey?” Sen. Heinrich asked.
  “No sir, that is not accurate. Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI,” FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe said.
  McCabe said Comey’s firing will not stop the investigati
  
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• Officer disciplined in 6 driving-related cases prior to fatal crash

  12-05-2017 05:10
  
  An Albuquerque police officer involved in a fatal crash last month reportedly has been disciplined in six driving-related incidents in nine years.
  
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