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• Bill Cosby to hold town halls on sex assault

  22-06-2017 23:38
  
  Bill Cosby will hold a series of town halls to educate young people on sexual assault, his publicists said.
  
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• Awww! Bear, cub play together in yard

  22-06-2017 23:34
  
  This is adorable! A bear and cub were spotted playing outside a home in Amherst.
  
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• At least 5 injured after tornado touches down in central Alabama

  22-06-2017 23:31
  
  Some Express Oil Change workers sought shelter in a lube pit, a spokesman said.
  
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• High temps cause problems for beloved pets

  22-06-2017 23:30
  
  To prevent heat stroke, you should provide your pets with shade and water when they're outside.
  
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• Convicted sex offender moves next door to his victim

  22-06-2017 23:14
  
  The victim posted a picture to Facebook with the caption, "Meet my abuser and my new neighbor."
  
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• Kansas City Chiefs and General Manager John Dorsey part ways effective immediately

  22-06-2017 22:30
  
  CEO Clark Hunt says this is in the best interest of the team.
  
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• Trump: 'I did not make, and do not have' Comey tapes

  22-06-2017 22:24
  
  The president tweeted a denial that he has any recordings of his conversations with the former FBI director.
  
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• 'Making A Murderer': Federal court affirms ruling overturning Brendan Dassey conviction

  22-06-2017 22:22
  
  A federal appeals court in Chicago has upheld a lower court's ruling overturning Brendan Dassey's conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
  
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• The NFL reportedly has a new highest-paid player

  22-06-2017 22:13
  
  Derek Carr has three seasons of pro football under his belt and five years of big paydays on the horizon.
  
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• This is Apparently What You Have to Sign to Appear on "Bachelor in Paradise"

  22-06-2017 21:47
  
  The contract could say a lot about what happens next for the show.
  
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• No tapes: Trump says he didn’t record meetings with Comey

  22-06-2017 21:45 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he “did not make” and doesn’t have any recordings of his private conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey, speaking up on Twitter after a month-long guessing game that began with him delivering an ominous warning and ended with his administration ensnared in more scandal.
  “With all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information,” Trump s
  
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• Ron Howard will step in to complete the young Han Solo movie

  22-06-2017 21:29
  
  He replaces directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who were let go by LucasFilm earlier this week.
  
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• 11 ways to raise kinder, less entitled kids

  22-06-2017 21:07
  
  Bonus: They'll be happier adults, too.
  
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• Heavy rain, winds, tornado warnings as Cindy heads inland

  22-06-2017 21:03
  
  "Certainly it's not been as bad as we feared. That's the good news," Louisiana's governor said. "The bad news is it's not over yet."
  
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• Tropical Depression Cindy makes landfall with maximum sustained winds near 40 mph

  22-06-2017 20:56
  
  Tropical Depression Cindy has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana
  
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• Lyft tells employees not to 'gloat' over Uber crises

  22-06-2017 20:50
  
  Lyft's founders are warning staff not to rubberneck at its rival's troubles.
  
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• US officials to lift Yellowstone grizzly bear protections

  22-06-2017 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Protections that have been in place for more than 40 years for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area will be lifted this summer after U.S. government officials ruled Thursday that the population is no longer threatened.
  Grizzlies in all continental U.S. states except Alaska have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1975, when just 136 bears roamed in and around Yellowstone. There are now an estimated 700 grizzlies in the area that include
  
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• More veterans added to local senior center wall

  22-06-2017 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Six new photos were added to the veteran’s wall at the Barelas Senior Center Thursday.
  One of them is the only woman. She served in the air force during Vietnam.
  This is the second ceremony for the senior center and one of six walls around the city honoring New Mexico veterans.
  Coordinators say it’s to show appreciation to those who weren’t thanked when they came home.
  There is now a total of 205 vets on walls around the city.
   
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• Trump publicly doubting that Russia meddled in election

  22-06-2017 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on the assessment of 17 U.S. intelligence agencies that blame Russia for election meddling, questioning Thursday why the Obama administration didn’t try to stop it.
  “By the way, if Russia was working so hard on the 2016 Election, it all took place during the Obama Admin.,” the president tweeted. “Why didn’t they stop them?”
  All 17 intelligence agencies have agreed Russia was behind the hack
  
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• Cultural Atlas: Touching Beauty

  22-06-2017 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  Life and Work of Sculptor Michael Naranjo’s process is a lot like other artists but his work. They are described as personally revealing and striking in appearance – and are also a miracle. As he was serving in the Vietnam War, one night Naranjo was severely injured by a hand grenade. That was the last time he saw light.
  Shortly after his injury while recovery in Japan, he picked up a piece of water-based clay and began sculpting with his still functioning left hand. It took a while
  
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• Judge holds man accused of killing ex-girlfriend’s dog for another week

  22-06-2017 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of brutally beating his ex-girlfriend’s dog to death was back in court Thursday.
  Police say John Santiago broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home last July.
  Pomeranian TeddyWhen she arrived, she found him there with her Pomeranian, Teddy barely alive.
  Police say the little dog was burned and beaten.
  It eventually had to be euthanized.
  Thursday in court, a judge decided to hold Santiago until his plea hearing which next Tuesday.
  This i
  
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• Pediatrician found guilty of having child porn will remain behind bars

  22-06-2017 18:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former pediatrician, found guilty of having child porn, will remain in jail.
  Juan Torrez Santos was caught for downloading child porn at his northeast Albuquerque home.
  He was convicted in October of 2015, and sentenced to 18 months behind bars.
  Santos and his lawyers have been trying to appeal the ruling, claiming there was not enough evidence that he intentionally possessed child pornography and that the district court should not have allowed the office
  
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• New Mexico game wardens investigating illegal activity

  22-06-2017 17:38 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities have seized 17 illegal game animal heads while serving search warrants at multiple locations in Farmington.
  The state Game and Fish Department confirmed Wednesday that a Farmington man is facing multiple charges stemming from an investigation into what appears to be illegal activity.
  Agency spokesman Ross Morgan declined to identify the man or list the charges, saying the investigation is ongoing.
  The investigation began in early 2017 aft
  
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• Senate GOP unveils ‘Obamacare’ overhaul, but not all aboard

  22-06-2017 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans launched their plan for shriveling Barack Obama’s health care law Thursday, edging a step closer to their dream of repeal with a bill that would slice and reshape Medicaid for the poor, relax rules on insurers and end tax increases on higher earners that have helped finance expanded coverage for millions.
  View full draft of health care bill here» 
  Four conservative GOP senators quickly announced initial opposition to the measure and oth
  
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• Senate GOP health bill: Cut Medicaid, end no-coverage fines

  22-06-2017 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans would cut Medicaid, end penalties for people not buying insurance and erase a raft of tax increases as part of their long-awaited plan to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law, congressional aides and lobbyists say.
  After weeks of closed-door meetings that angered Democrats and some Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell., planned to release the proposal Thursday. The package represents McConnell’s attempt to que
  
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• Senate GOP leaders unveil health care bill amid concerns

  22-06-2017 16:54
  
  Next comes a potentially pressure-filled push to pass the measure before the July 4 recess.
  
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• Prosecutor: Paris attacker asked family to see him as martyr

  22-06-2017 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The man killed when he drove his car packed with arms and explosives into a police convoy had pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group and asked his family to remember him not as a suicide bomber but as a martyr, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Thursday.
  Paris prosecutor Francois Molins, citing a letter written in the form of a will dated the day before the Monday attack on the French capital’s famed Champs-Elysees Avenue, said the man, b
  
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• US Air Force drone crashes in remote area near Mt. Whitney

  22-06-2017 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force drone the size of a small airliner crashed in a remote section of California near Mt. Whitney.
  Edwards Air Force Base said in a statement that the RQ-4 Global Hawk, an unmanned surveillance aircraft, was making a routine trip Wednesday afternoon from Edwards to its usual home at Beale Air Force Base when it crashed for unknown reasons.
  The Inyo County Sheriff’s Department said the crash caused a small wildfire that was quickly under control.
  The
  
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• Feds: $2.7M in grants available for New Mexico businesses

  22-06-2017 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Small businesses in New Mexico working on new innovations that could help the U.S. Energy Department will be getting a boost thanks to $2.7 million in federal grant funding.
  The agency announced the grants this week. In all, officials say $116 million in grants will be awarded nationwide for research and development through a technology transfer program aimed at helping small businesses.
  The projects in New Mexico range from the development of a special m
  
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• Tropical Storm Cindy makes landfall, storms continue

  22-06-2017 16:31
  
  A tornado watch and a flash flood watch remain in effect Thursday.
  
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• Hot, dry weather prompts fire restrictions

  22-06-2017 16:30
  
  Persistent hot, dry conditions have prompted forest officials in central New Mexico to impose more stringent fire restrictions.
  
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• New Mexico forest imposes more stringent fire restrictions

  22-06-2017 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Persistent hot, dry conditions have prompted forest officials in central New Mexico to impose more stringent fire restrictions.
  The Cibola National Forest says the restrictions apply to the Sandia and Mountainair ranger districts. The Mt. Taylor District in western New Mexico will enter stage two restrictions later this week, which prohibits campfires and wood, coal and charcoal stoves.
  The district that covers the Datil, San Mateo and Magdalena Mountains
  
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• Supreme Court limits ability to strip citizenship

  22-06-2017 16:25
  
  The justices ruled in the case of an ethnic Serb from Bosnia who lied about her husband's military service.
  
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• Americans growing anxious over online security

  22-06-2017 16:25
  
  56 percent of Americans are 'seriously concerned' over hacking and identity theft, according to a survey from Unisys.
  
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• Sounds of the Nightmare Machine

  22-06-2017 16:19
  
  What happens when a horror movie composer and a guitar maker join forces? They create the world’s most disturbing musical instrument.
  
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• Loving the Land of Enchantment: The Palace of the Governors

  22-06-2017 16:16
  
  Todd Kurtz gives us a tour through the Palace of the Governors.
  
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• After accidentally swallowing a wire bristle, this man is warning others about the dangers of grill brushes

  22-06-2017 16:09
  
  If you have a wire bristle grill brush, you should read this.
  
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• Trump: 'I just don't want a poor person' in Cabinet

  22-06-2017 16:03
  
  The president offered an explanation for why he has one of the wealthiest cabinets in history.
  
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• Police believe Planet Fitness attacker targeted woman

  22-06-2017 15:56
  
  Rochester police are still asking for the public's help in connection with a violent attack outside a Planet Fitness.
  
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• Video shows inmate posing as police officer in attempt to escape

  22-06-2017 15:51 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman posed as a police officer in an attempt to escape a New Mexico jail.
  The inmate at the Santa Fe County Jail added another charge to her record when corrections officers said she tried to escape Friday evening.
  Breanna Nevarez, 23, who was originally arrested on warrants for not showing up to court, is seen on surveillance video roaming the halls at the jail.
  Documents show she was supposed to be using a pay phone, but afterward, she walked to a door and push
  
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• T-Mobile data outage hits customers nationwide

  22-06-2017 15:48
  
  T-Mobile users in at least 10 states have been affected.
  
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• Police investigate homicide in Santa Fe neighborhood

  22-06-2017 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police are conducting an investigating into a homicide that happened around 3 a.m.
  Zepol Road is now closed due to police activity. Police are asking residents in the area to park at Chamisa Center and walk to their homes.
  According to Santa Fe Police, a person of interest is in custody.
  There is no other information at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
   Zepol Road closed for police activity.. resident
  
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• Police investigate homicide in Santa Fe

  22-06-2017 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police are investigating a homicide that happened around 3 a.m. Thursday.
  Zepol Road is now closed due to police activity. Police are asking residents in the area to park at Chamisa Center and walk to their homes.
  According to Santa Fe Police, the suspect is in custody.
  There is no other information at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
   Zepol Road closed for police activity.. residents of Zepol ap
  
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• Community mourns victims of horrific killing spree

  22-06-2017 15:39
  
  Community members of Northern New Mexico are grieving the loss of five people who were killed on June 15.
  
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• Georgia man celebrates his 107th birthday

  22-06-2017 15:29
  
  Frank Fesler was born on June 18, 1910.
  
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• Stuffed cow saves 2-year-old who fell out of window

  22-06-2017 15:25
  
  A Massachusetts boy has a toy to thank for surviving a two-story fall.
  
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• Thousands of bees die after mosquito control spraying

  22-06-2017 15:24
  
  A county in Georgia is investigating why residents were not properly notified.
  
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• Rodeo de Santa Fe celebrates 68 years

  22-06-2017 15:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been 68 years since the rodeo first came to Santa Fe and in that time the show continues to grow. The annual event is taking place this year from June 21 through June 24. Along with this year’s celebration, The Rodeo Clown Reunion is coming with the show. That tradition began back in 1974, reuniting rodeo clowns from across the country.
  According to the Rodeo de Santa Fe representatives, since its beginnings in 1949, the show has become one of
  
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• Former APD commander speaks out on dangerous RV pursuit

  22-06-2017 15:11
  
  Police considered an RV driver too dangerous to stop chasing him
  
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• Golden Fire evacuees allowed to return to their homes

  22-06-2017 15:09
  
  People evacuated from 150 homes have been allowed to return home
  
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