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• House Russia investigators subpoena Flynn, Cohen

  31-05-2017 23:44
  
  The subpoenas, the first from the House panel, seek their testimony, as well as documents from their businesses.
  
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• Vote ‘Isotopes Park’ as Best Triple-A Ballpark

  31-05-2017 23:40
  
  Voting for the first round ends June 3, and the final round will wrap up June 15.
  
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• GM announces more layoffs

  31-05-2017 23:39
  
  General Motors is cutting factory jobs again.
  
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• Portland stabbing survivor: Intervening was 'the right thing to do'

  31-05-2017 23:21
  
  Micah Fletcher offers a simple explanation for why he stepped in.
  
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• Cashews and macadamia nuts recalled over listeria scare

  31-05-2017 23:14
  
  So far no illnesses have been reported.
  
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• Troopers release photos of Tiger Woods’ Mercedes following DUI arrest

  31-05-2017 23:08
  
  The Florida Highway Patrol has released photos of Tiger Woods Mercedes from the night he was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Jupiter.
  
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• Taos County deputies searching for missing 3-year-old

  31-05-2017 22:58 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Taos County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a missing child who was taken by her biological mother.
  Deputies say 3-year-old Trinity Ortiz was abducted by her mother, 33-year-old Destiney Wilkerson.
  Wilkerson is now wanted for custodial interference.
  Wilkerson was last seen driving a white Nissan sedan with tinted windows and a large dent on the passenger side.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Taos County Sheriff’s Office at 758-22
  
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• Job seekers attend Albuquerque Public Schools job fair

  31-05-2017 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to fill much-needed positions, Albuquerque Public Schools held a job fair Wednesday.
  The district is hiring regular and special education teachers, and is also looking for school nurses. The fair included on-the-spot interviews and provided aspiring teachers with opportunities to receive same day job offers.
  People who KRQE News 13 spoke to said there’s a lot of positions to fill and the fair was a great way to see what’s available.
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• Bernalillo County ‘Movies in the Park’ series back again

  31-05-2017 20:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation is once again hosting its popular Movies in the Park series this summer.
  Residents and their families can enjoy a drive-in movie type atmosphere at parks and community centers around the county.
  This year, for the first time, food vendors will also be there.
  The movie series starts June 3 and is completely free.
  All movies start at dusk, weather permitting.
  To view the schedule of movie showings click here.
   
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• New Mexico fallen veteran receives Bronze Star

  31-05-2017 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A fallen New Mexico Army veteran finally received a long awaited honor.
  Senator Martin Heinrich held a medal ceremony Wednesday at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial to recognize Colonel Robert J. Fate.
  Fate was recommended for a Bronze Star for his service during World War II but never received it.
  The Senators Office worked to resolve the army’s paperwork and Senator Heinrich presented a Bronze Star to Fate’s family.
  Colonel Fate served in an Arm
  
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• Albuquerque teen accused of shooting dog, refuses plea deal

  31-05-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teen accused of killing a family dog during a burglary refused a plea deal on Wednesday.
  Now he will go on trial and face more charges because of his decision.
  Prosecutors offered Sebastian Garcia two years in juvenile jail but he wouldn’t take it.
  Now, he could be tried as an adult for a longer list of crimes.
  Prosecutor Alma Delgado says now Garcia could be tried as an adult.
  The charges against him could be a maximum of 16 years in pr
  
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• Kathy Griffin performance cancelled by New Mexico casino

  31-05-2017 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Route 66 Resort and Casino has decided to cancel comedian Kathy Griffin’s show after photos she posted online.
  The images look like President Trump’s bloody and severed head.
  Griffin was scheduled to come to New Mexico this summer, but Tuesday Route 66 Resort and Casino decided to cancel that show.
  KRQE News 13 reached out to the casino and they say the decision was made in the best interest of the business.
  Officials say as soon as Griffin&
  
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• New Mexico reduces lottery scholarships

  31-05-2017 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is reducing college scholarships linked to state lottery proceeds from 90 percent of tuition to 60 percent for in-state students for the coming school year.
  Higher Education Secretary Barbara Damron on Wednesday announced the changes in lottery-based scholarships. Roughly 26,000 students at universities, four-year colleges and two-year community colleges receive the assistance.
  Liquor excise tax revenues are being phased out after bolstering scholarshi
  
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• Cops: Racial slur sprayed on LeBron James' Los Angeles home

  31-05-2017 20:01
  
  Police are investigating it as an act of vandalism and a possible hate crime.
  
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• New scholarship offered for Eastern New Mexico students

  31-05-2017 19:59 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell is urging high school grads to take advantage of a scholarship.
  The $1,000 “Gear Up” scholarships are available for 2017 graduates in Chaves County.
  Officials say this is a unique opportunity for local high school graduates and they want to spread the word.
  The deadline is July 1.
  More information on the scholarship can be found here.  
   
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• This Birkin bag just sold for $380,000 at auction

  31-05-2017 19:58
  
  What makes a purse worth a house?
  
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• Passengers create impromptu graduation ceremony for student stuck on subway

  31-05-2017 19:56
  
  There wasn't any "Pomp & Circumstance," but they did play Green Day.
  
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• CNN fires Kathy Griffin after Trump photo

  31-05-2017 19:44
  
  CNN has fired Kathy Griffin after she posted a photo depicting Donald Trump's bloody, severed head.
  
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• Kinder Eggs are finally coming to America

  31-05-2017 19:29
  
  Finally!
  
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• Fired FBI Director James Comey to testify publicly about Trump confrontations

  31-05-2017 19:25
  
  Fired FBI Director James Comey is expected to confirm accusations President Trump asked him to end the investigation into former adviser Michael Flynn's ties to Russia.
  
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• Panel votes against bringing back speed vans to Santa Fe

  31-05-2017 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – An effort to bring back speed vans to Santa Fe is facing resistance, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.
  The Public Works Panel and Land Use Committee voted against the proposal Tuesday.
  It has already passed one committee.
  The move to bring the vans back was sparked by police, but some are questioning the program’s effectiveness.
  The proposal is set to go to the city’s finance committee next.
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• NASA probe set to look into the sun

  31-05-2017 19:09
  
  The Parker Solar Probe will endure "heat and radiation unlike any spacecraft in history."
  
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• Moms are loving this positive parenting hair tie trick

  31-05-2017 18:58
  
  If you ever feel like a "angry mom," this idea's for you.
  
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• 'Potential disaster' averted after physician arrested with firearms at Trump DC hotel

  31-05-2017 18:53
  
  A hotel spokesperson said "authorities arrested a guest who was behaving suspiciously."
  
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• These 'Wonder Woman' reviews prove that the glass ceiling can be broken

  31-05-2017 18:42
  
  "I left feeling like maybe there’s still hope in this world."
  
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• This dangerous new 'deodorant challenge' is leaving children's skin covered in burns

  31-05-2017 18:19
  
  Kids are reportedly misusing aerosol deodorant sprays to participate in this new dangerous social media challenge.
  
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• Thief forgets cash, grabs donuts

  31-05-2017 18:18
  
  The suspect made off with a trash can full of shirts, coffee, popcorn and doggie donuts.
  
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• Neighborhood plans to bring in trapper to get rid of ‘community cats’

  31-05-2017 18:04
  
  A neighborhood in Mauldin, S.C., has more and more cats roaming streets and yards. The plan to get rid of them is causing some controversy.
  
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• Police: Physician arrested at Trump hotel in DC with 2 guns

  31-05-2017 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania physician who was behaving suspiciously and had made threatening remarks was arrested Wednesday at the Trump International Hotel in Washington after police found an assault-style rifle and handgun in his car, authorities said.
  Bryan Moles of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody at the downtown hotel, where he was staying as a guest, police said. At a news conference, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said his department, as well a
  
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• EU mulls new finance minister among ways to shore up euro

  31-05-2017 17:42 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The European Union’s executive outlined Wednesday a series of measures it thinks could shore up the euro currency in the coming decade, ideas that were raised — and often rejected by Germany — during the eurozone’s debt crisis.
  In a wide-ranging discussion paper that forms part of a strategy to reinvigorate the EU following Britain’s vote to leave the bloc, the European Commission said there is a “growing awareness” that further steps
  
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• GOP health plan could be costly for those with coverage gaps

  31-05-2017 17:34
  
  The bill making its way through Congress could be costly for people who let their coverage lapse.
  
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• Military mom pulls off big surprise

  31-05-2017 17:25
  
  Capt. Angela Humm has been in South Korea for the past year, but made it back in time to share the graduation stage with her daughter.
  
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• Chloe Moretz's new 'Snow White' movie slammed for body-shaming

  31-05-2017 17:19
  
  Plus-sized model, Tess Holliday, called the movie posters "damaging to girls." Do you agree?
  
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• Georgia peach crop faces nearly 80 percent loss

  31-05-2017 17:14
  
  Weather hasn't been kind to The Peach State's namesake fruit this year.
  
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• Cultivating Japan’s Rare White Strawberry

  31-05-2017 17:04
  
  In Japan, there's a specialty fruit craze sweeping the nation, from square watermelons to grapes the size of Ping-Pong balls. Still, the crown jewel is the white strawberry, bred to be bigger and sweeter than its classic red counterpart.
  
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• Explosion kills at least 80 near diplomatic area in Afghanistan

  31-05-2017 17:02
  
  Afghan officials say at least 300 people were injured in the blast near the German Embassy
  
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• Wind resources make up 22 percent of Xcel’s power mix

  31-05-2017 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (AP) – A utility that serves parts of West Texas and eastern New Mexico says wind resources now make up more than one-fifth of the sources used to generate electricity for its customers.
  Xcel Energy says that percentage is expected to almost double to 43 percent by 2021.
  A report released by the utility Tuesday details the growth in renewable energy across its service area in 2016.
  In the Southwest, renewable energy accounted for 23 percent of the power generated, with nearl
  
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• New Mexico congresswoman adds support to Route 66 funds bill

  31-05-2017 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico congresswoman is adding her support for a bill aimed at saving federal preservation funding for Route 66.
  Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this week she decided to join as a co-sponsor after learning that a federal law authorizing the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is set to expire.
  The program is credited with helping bring back to life forgotten landmarks along the route, many in disrepair because of sharply lower Route 66 traffic.
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• Study: New Mexico, Georgia had nation’s highest jail rates

  31-05-2017 16:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A criminal justice reform group says two states with some of the nation’s largest percentages of minority residents also had the country’s highest jail incarceration rates in 2013.
  The study by the Massachusetts-based Prison Policy Initiative released Wednesday showed that New Mexico had a jail incarceration rate of 340.8 per 100,000 residents four years ago.
  Georgia had the second highest rate that year with 317.3 per 100,000 residents.
  The group exami
  
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• Official says Trump expected to pull US from Paris deal

  31-05-2017 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to pull the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday, though there could be “caveats in the language” announcing a withdrawal, leaving open the possibility that his decision isn’t final.
  Exiting the deal would fulfill a central campaign pledge from the president, but would be certain to anger allies that spent years negotiating the accord to reduce carbon emissions.
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• Ukraine water pipe explodes, surveillance camera catches it all

  31-05-2017 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  KIEV, Ukraine (KRQE) – Luckily no one is hurt Wednesday morning after this incredible scene in Kiev after an underground pipe suddenly bursts.
  The massive, underground water main explosion was caught by surveillance cameras at the precise moment it happened.
  You can see the ground beneath the dumpsters begin to swell.
  Then, the pavement cracks before the huge eruption.
  Debris was sent flying throughout the air while roads filled with muddy water.
  Damage to homes and vehicles is widesp
  
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• New Mexico veterans depart on Honor Flight

  31-05-2017 15:46
  
  Nearly two dozen New Mexico veterans of World War II and the Korean War are on their way to the nation's capital.
  
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• Another Democrat enters race for Congress

  31-05-2017 15:15
  
  The field of candidates to replace an outgoing New Mexico congresswoman is getting bigger.
  
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• Duke City events to kick off June

  31-05-2017 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Whether you’re a visitor, lived here your entire life, or are somewhere in the middle, you are bound to be looking for something to do.
  With Albuquerque’s feel of a small town in a big city, repetitiveness seems to become the norm. So those who are looking to get out of the same-old, same-old, don’t worry, there are always fun events happening around town to help you venture from your comfort zone.
  This week, there is plenty to keep boxing
  
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• Local high school seniors rewarded with college scholarship

  31-05-2017 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  It’s used to recognize the hard work and dedication from those who have given back to the community and its local students who are being rewarded.
  The 2017 Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards identify only the best and brightest of high school seniors and reward them for getting involved, their academic achievement and then the winner receives a one-time college scholarship.
  Only one student per school is nominated by their principal or guidance counselor and the winne
  
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• President Trump poised to pull out of Paris climate deal

  31-05-2017 15:01
  
  The move would unravel one of former President Obama's biggest triumphs.
  
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• Anti-Trump Message

  31-05-2017 14:57
  
  Hacker in Houston, Texas changes street sign to anti-Trump message.
  
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• May 31st Morning Rush: Man accused of killing Hatch officer expected to change plea

  31-05-2017 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  1. The man charged for the death of Hatch Police Officer Jose Chavez is expected back in court Wednesday morning. This time, Jesse Hanes is expected to change his plea to state charges of first-degree murder. Authorities say Hanes fatally shot the officer during a traffic stop in August, tried to carjack two people before shooting a man and taking his vehicle. The change in plea in state court comes after Hanes struck a plea deal in federal court that will send him to prison for the rest of his
  
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• Pelley out as ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor

  31-05-2017 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Pelley is out as “CBS Evening News” anchor, and he’ll be returning to full-time work at the network’s flagship newsmagazine “60 Minutes.”
  Two people familiar with the situation confirmed reports on Wednesday that CBS is expected to announce Pelley’s departure shortly. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
  The CBS show is a distant third to ABC and NBC in the eve
  
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• AP Source: Flynn agrees to provide some requested documents

  31-05-2017 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, The Associated Press has learned.
  Flynn’s decision Tuesday came as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, rejected a House intelligence committee request for information, and former White House staffer Boris Epshteyn confirmed he has been contacted for information
  
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