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• Ariana Grande visits young fan recovering from Manchester attack

  02-06-2017 23:58
  
  Ariana Grande spent time with a fan who is recovering in the hospital after being injured during the Manchester Arena attack.
  
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• Suspect in multi-state crime spree waives preliminary hearing

  02-06-2017 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) – The man arrested for a multi-state crime spree that included New Mexico waived his preliminary hearing in a Kansas court Friday.
  Alex Deaton is accused of strangling his girlfriend then stealing her car and shooting a jogger and another woman at a Mississippi church. He then allegedly carjacked an Albuquerque couple near a trail in the Foothills and shot the man.
  Police say he went on to Kansas where he shot a convenience store clerk. He was caught soon after.
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• Brandy rushed to the hospital to the hospital after losing consciousness on a plane

  02-06-2017 23:44
  
  She is reportedly in stable condition.
  
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• Town follows Albuquerque police’s lead on misdemeanor offenses

  02-06-2017 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico police department is following the Albuquerque Police Department’s lead when it comes to handling misdemeanors.
  According to the Roswell Daily Record, an ordinance has been approved by the town of Hagerman allowing police officers to issue citations for certain minor offenses rather than having the suspects appear in court.
  Fines would range from $25 all the way up to $450. The new law is expected to take effect June 9.
  Last month, APD Chief Gorden
  
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• Police activity reported near Alameda, Loretta

  02-06-2017 23:40
  
  Drivers should avoid the area if possible.
  
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• Fiery Crash Closes Lanes on 84/285

  02-06-2017 23:40
  
  Tanker Trailer Involved in Crash
  
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• German rock festival evacuated because of terror threat

  02-06-2017 23:38
  
  A terrorist threat led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of music fans Friday from the Rock am Ring festival in Nuerburg, Germany, police and concert organizers said.
  
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• Three arrested for failing to treat toddler burned with melted wax

  02-06-2017 23:33
  
  Three people were arrested in Lafourche Parish this week for reportedly failing to provide medical attention to a toddler who suffered burns from melted wax.
  
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• Albuquerque police ID stolen bait car suspect

  02-06-2017 23:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have released the identity of a man they say stole a city bait car, now they just need to find him.
  They say Raul Garcia took the bait car last month from southeast Albuquerque.
  He later ditched it in an alley, but police spotted him again driving a different car and tried to pull him over. Police say Garcia sped off, throwing stolen items out the window.
  APD says Garcia has warrants out of Albuquerque and Santa Fe and has a long criminal histo
  
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• George Conway pulls out of consideration for Justice Department job

  02-06-2017 22:54
  
  "Kellyanne and I continue to support the President and his administration, and I look forward to doing so in whatever way I can from outside the government," he added.
  
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• Trump signs bills into law to help law enforcement

  02-06-2017 22:45
  
  Trump says he's "very happy" to sign the bills.
  
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• Water tower gets nationwide attention

  02-06-2017 22:10
  
  An unfinished paint job has drivers pulling over to take pictures.
  
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• Trains, buses halt for a moment of silence for Portland victims

  02-06-2017 21:56
  
  Mass transit came to a halt for a moment of silence in Portland on Friday, one week after a deadly stabbing on a MAX train.
  
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• Firefighters rescue adorable dachshund pup stuck inside tree

  02-06-2017 21:56
  
  It was just a little too tight of a fit for this adorable dachshund pup.
  
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• BCSO names victim in South Valley hit-and-run

  02-06-2017 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian Monday night.
  The accident happened around 11:30 p.m. Monday on Coors and Gun Club.
  Deputies say 44-year-old Harlan Gray was found dead on the road and they believe he was hit by a white vehicle, possibly a truck.
  They want to find the driver and say the person’s vehicle should have front end damage.
  Anyone with any information is asked to call Bernali
  
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• Surprise litter of kittens rescued from sinking boat

  02-06-2017 21:48
  
  Four people are safely back on dry land after their boat started taking on water off the coast of Boynton Beach.
  
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• Report: Singer Chris Cornell had prescription drugs in his system

  02-06-2017 21:42
  
  Reports indicate Chris Cornell had prescription drugs in his system at the time of his death.
  
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• 3rd worker found dead after blast at Wisconsin corn mill

  02-06-2017 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Crews on Friday recovered the body of a third worker from the ruins of a corn mill in southern Wisconsin, two days after an explosion at the facility.
  Didion Milling Plant executive Derrick Clark says the worker’s body was found in the rubble of the plant in Cambria. The first victim was found a short time after Wednesday’s explosion. Another body was recovered Thursday.
  The blast occurred late Wednesday at the Didion Milling Plant in Cambria, a rural villa
  
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• Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Trump, fears career is over

  02-06-2017 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Embattled comedian Kathy Griffin says she’s not afraid of Donald Trump and plans to keep making fun of him but maintained that she’s sorry for a video that depicted her holding a likeness of the president’s severed, bloody head.
  At a rambling press conference Friday, Griffin tearfully predicted her career is over and said Trump “broke me.” Since the video was posted Tuesday, she has lost her job co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve sp
  
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• Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad

  02-06-2017 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Friday that the Syrian leader didn’t use chemical weapons against his people, saying the recent attack that killed scores of civilians was a “provocation” against President Bashar Assad.
  Speaking at an economic forum in St. Petersburg on Friday, Putin made one of his strongest rejections of blaming Assad’s forces for the chemical attack in April. The attack in northern Syria killed at least 90,
  
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• European leaders: climate change deal can’t be renegotiated

  02-06-2017 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Top European leaders pledged Thursday to keep fighting against global warming as President Donald Trump announced he was pulling out of the Paris climate accord, but they rejected his suggestion that the deal could later be renegotiated.
  The leaders of France, Germany and Italy said in a joint statement that they regretted the United States’ decision to withdraw from the accord, but affirmed “our strongest commitment” to implement its measures and encouraged
  
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• Woman claims she found worms in her Little Debbie snack brownies

  02-06-2017 20:26
  
  This is the LAST thing you'd want to see in a fudge brownie.
  
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• NBA player Enes Kanter's father detained in Turkey

  02-06-2017 20:11
  
  Mehmet Kanter, the father of the Oklahoma City Thunder center, has been detained by security forces in Istanbul's Kadikoy district.
  
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• State Department won't say if Tillerson attended Trump climate speech

  02-06-2017 20:04
  
  The former CEO of ExxonMobil had advised the President not to abandon the accord, which sets voluntary carbon emissions reduction targets.
  
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• Trial date set for man accused of driving high

  02-06-2017 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A trial date is set for a man accused of driving high and causing a deadly crash.
  Video of that night shows Robert Bosanko’s attempt to drive between two stopped cars on Coors and Montano.
  The crash killed Michael Nwora, a longtime worker at a nearby Dominos.
  Bosanko told police he was high on LSD.
  In the lapel video, he showed no signs of remorse after the deadly crash.
  Bosanko’s trial for homicide by vehicle is scheduled for July of next year.
  
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• Trail date set for man accused of driving high

  02-06-2017 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A trail date is set for a man accused of driving high and causing a deadly crash.
  Video of that night shows Robert Bosanko’s attempt to drive between two stopped cars on Coors and Montano.
  The crash killed Michael Nwora a longtime worker at a nearby Dominos.
  Bosanko told police he was high on LSD.
  In the lapel video, he showed no signs of remorse after the deadly crash.
  Bosanko’s trial for homicide by vehicle is scheduled for July of next year.
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• Warner Bros. gives blessing to fan-made Harry Potter spin-off, 'Voldemort: Origins of the Heir'

  02-06-2017 19:55
  
  Warner Bros. had a change of heart about a fan-made Voldemort prequel.
  
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• Pence plane missed runway target by nearly 2,000 feet, NTSB says

  02-06-2017 19:48
  
  The plane flew over the end of the runway at 66 feet off the ground but then stopped descending when it should have landed.
  
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• U.S. highway 84/285 southbound closed due to semi-truck fire

  02-06-2017 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office says U.S. Highway 84/285 is closed southbound near the Tesuque exit because of semi-truck fire.
  They say traffic is being diverted onto the frontage road.
  At this point it’s unclear how long the closure will remain in effect.
  This is a developing story and KRQE News 13 will provide more information as it becomes available.
  Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Ex-Penn State administrators sentenced to jail time, house arrest in Sandusky scandal

  02-06-2017 19:33
  
  Two ex-Penn State officials apologized to the sex abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky as they awaited sentencing.
  
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• Kathy Griffin: Trump is 'trying to ruin my life' after photo scandal

  02-06-2017 19:28
  
  In a news conference on Friday, Griffin accused Trump and his family of personally targeting her.
  
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• LIVESTREAM: White House press briefing

  02-06-2017 19:20
  
  Briefing with Press Secretary Sean Spicer and EPA Administration Scott Pruitt.
  
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• Fake Cheesecake Factory sign sparks buzz in Las Cruces

  02-06-2017 19:17
  
  A construction site in southern New Mexico, which sparked buzz with a fake sign announcing it as a future home of a Cheesecake Factory, is really a future emergency center.
  
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• Police: Woman spent bank robbery money on crab legs, weekend BBQ

  02-06-2017 19:03
  
  She threw quite the party with the stolen cash
  
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• Amidst investigation UNM Athletic Director announces retirement

  02-06-2017 18:47
  
  Paul Krebs has announced his retirement from the UNM Athletic Department.
  
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• Dad fatally shot at son's kindergarten graduation party

  02-06-2017 18:45
  
  The shooting took place after an altercation between two 6-year-old boys escalated.
  
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• ISIS claims Manila casino attack despite police denial

  02-06-2017 18:30
  
  A lone gunman entered the Resorts World Manila early Friday, firing shots from an assault rifle and setting fire to gambling tables.
  
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• Surprise ceremony allows hospitalized dad to see daughter graduate

  02-06-2017 18:23
  
  Her father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in January
  
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• More Griffin shows canceled, Franken dis-invites comedian

  02-06-2017 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Backlash against Kathy Griffin continues to grow with at least four theaters announcing Thursday that they had canceled her performances after the comedian posed with a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head.
  Venues in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania canceled November shows. The Community Arts Theater in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, posted on its website that the show had been dropped “due to the recent controversy surrounding Kathy 
  
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• Bear kills, eats family's donkey

  02-06-2017 17:51
  
  A Connecticut family says a black bear killed and ate one of their beloved donkeys.
  
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• Iowa woman says her cat knew of pregnancy before she did

  02-06-2017 17:39
  
  A Des Moines woman is pretty sure her kitty is a four-legged pregnancy test.
  
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• ​Woman celebrates upcoming 109th birthday: 'I don't feel any older'​

  02-06-2017 17:37
  
  Hazel Plummer was born in 1908 and will turn 109 years old later this month. Sherecently spent an afternoon celebrating her upcoming birthday.
  
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• Google's Chrome browser to block some ads starting next year

  02-06-2017 17:27
  
  The digital-ad giant's announcement comes as hundreds of millions of internet users have already installed ad blockers on their desktop computers and phones to combat ads that track them and make browsing sites difficult.
  
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• UNM Athletic Director Krebs announces retirement amid investigation

  02-06-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Paul Krebs, the Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University of New Mexico, has announced he is retiring.
  Krebs was recently the subject of a Larry Barker investigation which uncovered that the Athletic Department used public money to pick up the tab for university executives and private citizens to attend a golf trip in Scotland. Now, state officials are also looking into the trip.
  In a radio interview Friday morning, Krebs said he&r
  
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• Paul Krebs UNM’s VP of Athletics announces retirement

  02-06-2017 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Paul Krebs the Vice President of Athletics at the University of New Mexico has announced that he is retiring.
  His retirement will be effective June 30, 2017, ending his 11-year tenure with the Lobos.
  Krebs requested approval to retire in a letter to acting UNM President Chaouki Abdallah.
  Dear President Abdallah:
  I am writing to request your approval to retire from the University of New Mexico effective June 30, 2017. My intent is to utilize a portion of my leave
  
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• Los Alamos eyes capping abandoned testing wells amid threat

  02-06-2017 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  LAS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) – One of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratories is trying to hold off a potential threat to a nearby aquifer.
  The Los Alamos Monitor reports Los Alamos National Laboratory has begun plans to fill and cap 26 abandoned testing wells close to the lab. Some of the wells sit near known sources of contamination.
  Officials say Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking to prevent any further contamination to the area by filling and capping the wells.
  The well
  
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• Las Alamos eyes capping abandoned testing wells amid threat

  02-06-2017 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  LAS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) – One of the nation’s premier nuclear weapons laboratories is trying to hold off a potential threat to a nearby aquifer.
  The Los Alamos Monitor reports Los Alamos National Laboratory has begun plans to fill and cap 26 abandoned testing wells close to the lab. Some of the wells sit near known sources of contamination.
  Officials say Los Alamos National Laboratory is seeking to prevent any further contamination to the area by filling and capping the wells.
  The well
  
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• Fake Cheesecake Factory sign sparks buzz in New Mexico city

  02-06-2017 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – A construction site in southern New Mexico, which sparked buzz with a fake sign announcing it as a future home of a Cheesecake Factory, is really a future emergency center.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports officials say pranksters put up the bogus sign in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on a gate as a joke.
  Still, the fake sign announcing “The Cheesecake Factory Fall 2017” and another one saying “Dave and Busters Coming Soon” generated excitement
  
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• Bomb squad called to investigate suspicious device in front of Pulse nightclub

  02-06-2017 15:58
  
  The Orlando Fire Department bomb squad has been called to investigate the discovery of a suspicious device in front of Pulse nightclub.
  
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• Explore Turkey’s Hidden Underground City

  02-06-2017 15:55
  
  Eighteen stories below ground in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, the ancient city of Derinkuyu remained hidden for centuries.
  
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