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• London Borough evacuating 800 homes due to safety concerns following fire ​

  23-06-2017 23:59
  
  The London Borough of Camden to evacuating 800 homes in tower blocks because of safety concerns following devastating fire.
  
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• ATV driver dies after slamming into utility pole day after his wedding

  23-06-2017 23:57
  
  A spokesman for state highway patrol said the 26 year old was speeding in excess of 80 mph moments prior to the crash.
  
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• Negligent campers, active fire season keeping rangers, firefighters busy

  23-06-2017 23:51
  
  PECOS, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been an active start to this fire season. Dry weather, high temperatures and irresponsible people are keeping forest rangers and firefighters scrambling.
  KRQE News 13 rode along with forest rangers in the Santa Fe National Forest as they enforce new fire restrictions, which started at 8 a.m. Friday morning.
  Campfires are now banned outside established fire rings.
  “Are we able to make fires, or no?” asked a camper in an undeveloped area.
  “We
  
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• Albuquerque police arrest 2 people in homicide investigation

  23-06-2017 23:43
  
  Police announced Friday that 55-year-old Craig Smith and 39-year-old Evonne Jaramillo are being held in the homicide case, which remains under investigation.
  
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• Santa Fe police searching for two missing sisters

  23-06-2017 23:38
  
  Anyone with information about the girls is asked to call the Santa Fe Police Department at 505-428-3710.
  
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• Santa Fe Police search for missing sisters, ages 4 and 5

  23-06-2017 23:33
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police Department is asking for help finding two missing sisters, ages 4 and 5.
  Alina Sandoval, 4, is said to have brown hair in a pigtail braid and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and pink skirt with a silver waist-band.
  Her sister, 5-year-old Azalea Sandoval is also described as having brown hair in pig tails and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a purple dress with a “Shimmer Shine” logo on the front.
  They were last
  
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• Santa Fe Police: Missing sisters found safe

  23-06-2017 23:33
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police Department says two sisters have been found safe after they were reported missing Friday.
  The two girls, 4-year-old Alina Sandoval and 5-year-old Azalea Sandoval, were reported missing after last being seen at their Santa Fe home on Friday. 
  Police now say the girls have been safe and “it was just a miscommunication problem.”
  No other details have been released.
  KRQE News 13 is still working to learn more about what that mis
  
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• After 6 shootings, city puts barricades on parts of ocean street

  23-06-2017 23:21
  
  Officials said pedestrians blocking traffic led to the most serious of the six shootings.
  
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• Military plane reportedly flips prior to Ohio air show

  23-06-2017 23:20
  
  Emergency officials responded in pouring rain to the incident, which involved an F-16D Fighting Falcon.
  
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• 5 people dead after being electrocuted at water park

  23-06-2017 23:20
  
  A tragic incident at a water park pool left four children and a park manager dead, The Associated Press reported.
  
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• Police identify body of man found in an east Roswell alley

  23-06-2017 23:08
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Police say they’ve identified the dead body of a man found earlier this week in an east Roswell alley.
  They say the body was that of 26-year-old Matthew Van Note, who lived in the Chavez County area.
  The New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
  Police say Van Note was identified by fingerprints.
  A woman who was taking trash out to a bin in the alley about 9:40 a.m. Wednesday noticed the man lying in the alley and called police.
  
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• Report: 600 layoffs expected at Carrier plant despite Trump's deal

  23-06-2017 23:03
  
  Soon after the election, weeks before he took office, Trump got a lot of attention for claiming he saved 1,100 jobs at a Carrier furnace plant in Indiana that were headed Mexico.
  
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• Wal-Mart isn't considering bid for Whole Foods

  23-06-2017 22:58
  
  Looks like Wal-Mart won't be making a bid for Whole Foods, sources say.
  
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• The Latest: Johnny Depp apologizes for ‘assassin’ comments

  23-06-2017 22:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Johnny Depp’s remarks about assassinating President Donald Trump during an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival (all times local):
  2:30 p.m.
  Johnny Depp has apologized for joking about assassinating President Donald Trump and says he meant no malice.
  The actor released a statement to People magazine Friday in which he called his remarks Thursday night at the Glastonbury Festival a bad joke and said it was in poor taste.
  Depp’s statement said he w
  
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• Russian jet flies feet away from US aircraft

  23-06-2017 22:43
  
  Close call! A Russian jet flew near a U.S. Air Force jet earlier this month.
  
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• The Latest: Bill Cosby spokesman says town halls are planned

  23-06-2017 22:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Latest on the release of jurors’ names in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  A spokesman for Bill Cosby says a series of town halls is planned to help educate young people about the problems their misbehavior could create.
  Spokesman Andrew Wyatt tells a Birmingham, Alabama, TV station Cosby is eager to get back to work following a mistrial over the weekend in his suburban Philadelphia sexual assault trial.
  Wyatt said Thursday the iss
  
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• Former drug dealer now helps youth with free exercise classes

  23-06-2017 22:20
  
  The outreach is a self-assigned penance for the years he spent selling drugs to his neighbors.
  
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• City of Albuquerque issues health alert for Friday night due to blowing dust

  23-06-2017 22:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is issuing a health alert in anticipation of blowing dust and possible high winds Friday night.
  The health alert will be in effect from 6 p.m. on Friday until 2 a.m. on Saturday.
  During blowing dust events, the following actions are recommended, especially for individuals sensitive to particulate pollution:
  Keep windows and doors closed. If needed for comfort, use air conditioners or heating systems on recycle/re-circulation mode.
  Lim
  
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• Tallest building in the west opens in Los Angeles

  23-06-2017 22:06
  
  This record-crushing building is now the tallest structure west of the Mississippi River.
  
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• Lone Star Tick Causes Meat Allergy

  23-06-2017 22:01
  
  Scientists have reason to believe that the Lone Star Tick, who’s bite can cause a meat allergy, is migrating from the southwest.
  
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• Johnny Depp apologizes for 'assassin' comments

  23-06-2017 21:49
  
  Depp said in a statement that he was trying to be amusing.
  
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• Nevada's Heller becomes 5th GOP senator opposed to health bill

  23-06-2017 21:45
  
  The Senate GOP can only afford to lose two votes to pass the measure.
  
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• Here's how much it costs to be a wedding guest

  23-06-2017 21:40
  
  As delighted as you are to hear wedding bells, you know big costs are coming.
  
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• Accident reported involving military plane at Ohio air show

  23-06-2017 21:38
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a military jet apparently practicing for an Ohio air show has been involved in an accident.
  Penelope Reed of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Dayton says a report was received at 12:31 p.m. Friday of a jet off the end of a runway and on its top. She says Wright-Patterson Air Force Base dispatched a crash team and heavy rescue crew.
  No injuries were immediately reported as emergency responders were working to extricate the two occupants ins
  
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• Two arrests made in burned body homicide investigation

  23-06-2017 21:32
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo Sheriff County deputies have made two arrests in the homicide investigation that involved the murder of Terry Williams.
  In April, Willams was reported missing by his girlfriend.
  The 56-year-old was then found dead near the Cibola Campground in the East Area Command in May.
  Police found Williams body burned and initially unidentifiable.
  Detectives now say they have arrested 55-year-old Craig Smith and 39-year-old Evonne Jaramillo.
  According to
  
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• Google to stop reading your Gmail to help sell ads

  23-06-2017 21:09
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads.
  The change announced Friday will end a practice that Google has embraced since the company introduced Gmail in 2004, even though it raised concerns among privacy watchdogs and creeped out some users.
  To help finance the free service, Google has been scanning through what Gmail users were discussing and then showing ads connected to some of the topics. Someone writing about running, for i
  
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• Spaceport allowed to use tax money for operations for 1 year

  23-06-2017 21:07
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Finance Authority is letting the state’s spaceport use more tax money collected in Dona Ana and Sierra counties to increase its operating budget.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that authorities agreed Thursday to let Spaceport America for one year use extra money from the taxes.
  But the spaceport wanted the excess tax money in perpetuity, a proposal that the authority rejected.
  Some politicians have argued the tax money was only intended to
  
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• Albuquerque Feline Film Festival opens at the Kimo amid great anticipation

  23-06-2017 20:54
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –A greatly anticipated film festival gets ready to screen several competitive entries…starring adorable cats.
  Animal Humane New Mexico and the Albuquerque Film Office are paw-sitively delighted to host the 3rd Annual Feline Film Festival on Saturday, June 24 at the Kimo Theater. Join more than 300 fellow cat lovers for screenings which will occur at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. There will be a kitten cuddle corner with adoptable felines looking to for a family, an
  
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• Second mistrial declared in case against former Ohio police officer

  23-06-2017 20:53
  
  Earlier Friday, the jury told the judge they were deadlocked.
  
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• Local magazine highlights the city’s best nurses in their July issue

  23-06-2017 20:52
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Whether searching for a great nurse or needing to know about the latest Brew Passport, one magazine has it all.
  The July issue of Albuquerque The Magazine will feature the inaugural Top Notch Nurses awards for those who exemplify the finest qualities of nursing.  The magazine has also partnered with 23 local breweries and restaurants to provide readers with the must try, exclusive ATM Brewery Challenge in support of local watering holes.
  The July issue
  
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• Man's leg tattoo a tribute to NBA's 'biggest crybaby legend of all time'

  23-06-2017 20:48
  
  Move over, Crying Jordan meme, there's a new NBA troll in town.
  
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• Woman charged with prostitution, stabbing man who wouldn't give her $9 edible panties

  23-06-2017 20:45
  
  A Waukesha stabbing earlier this month is a case of he said, she said about self defense, sex and edible panties, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• Reports: Military plane flips at Dayton International Airport

  23-06-2017 20:30
  
  Emergency officials are responding to a military plane that flipped at Dayton International Airport.
  
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• Zola the gorilla is having the time of his life dancing in a kiddie pool

  23-06-2017 20:28
  
  Have you ever wanted to see a gorilla dancing like he's Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance"?
  
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• VIDEO: Argument over food leads to violent attack

  23-06-2017 20:27
  
  The victims told police that two customers attacked them after complaints about a food order.
  
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• Baby dies after dad allegedly beat her on Father's Day

  23-06-2017 20:27
  
  A 16-month-old Brooklyn girl died Friday after she allegedly was beaten by her dad on Father’s Day.
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office releases new recruit video

  23-06-2017 20:15
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is looking to lure recruits with a dramatic, new ad.
  The video debuted on BCSO’s Facebook page Thursday.
  It shows a family seeing off a Sheriff’s Deputy and imagining all of his duties on the job.
  The duties range from chasing after alleged criminals, helping kids on a playground to off-loading a helicopter in full SWAT gear.
  The video then ends with a message from Sheriff Manny Gonzalez encouraging lo
  
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• Police respond to home in northwest Albuquerque

  23-06-2017 20:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 is still waiting for information on heavy police activity at a house near Sage and Unser in northwest Albuquerque.
  Several law enforcement vehicles were spotted there Friday, including APD’s armored unit.
  KRQE News 13 has reached out to police and will provide more details as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Home, News
  
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• Heavy police activity in northwest Albuquerque

  23-06-2017 20:12
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There is a heavy police presence at a house near Sage and Unser in northwest Albuquerque.
  Several law enforcement vehicles including APD armored units are on scene at this time.
  KRQE News 13 has reached out to police and are working to learn exactly how it all began.
  This story is a developing story. KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Police search for three suspects who crash stolen car in Albuquerque neighborhood

  23-06-2017 20:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are searching for three suspects after a car was stolen.
  In the video, you can see the suspects crashed the stolen car into the front yard of a home that knocked over a light pole.
  The homeowner heard the crash and says she looked out her window and saw the suspects.
  Police say they searched for the trio in the area of 64th and Yarbrough.
  They say a 15-year-old girl was arrested, but three juvenile boys escaped into a drainage tunnel.
  If you have any
  
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• Wounded congressman Scalise transferred from ICU

  23-06-2017 20:02
  
  The Louisiana Republican continues to recover after a shooting at a congressional baseball practice.
  
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• Former Veterans Affairs employee paid thousands for work he never did

  23-06-2017 20:02
  
  A former worker cost taxpayers more than $100,000, said Wade Vlosich, director of the Oklahoma VA Hospital.
  
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• What is matcha tea? 7 things to know about the ancient beverage

  23-06-2017 19:52
  
  Should you purchase the specially grown version of green tea?
  
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• Should you lift weights or do cardio to drop pounds?

  23-06-2017 19:49
  
  Minute per minute, you'll burn more calories doing cardio, but that doesn't mean you should skip strength training.
  
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• Trump signs VA reform bill to protect whistleblowers, ease firings

  23-06-2017 19:47
  
  "As commander in chief, I will not accept substandard service for our great veterans," the president said.
  
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• Deer beats summer heat with frequent swims in family pool

  23-06-2017 19:46
  
  The animal squeezes through a gap in the fence.
  
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• Woman performed dog’s surgery with knife, tongs in living room, police say

  23-06-2017 19:26
  
  She told police she thought she could perform the surgery becauseshe grew up on a farm and had castrated pigs before.
  
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• 40 people killed in bomb, gun attacks in 3 Pakistani cities

  23-06-2017 19:22
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — At least 40 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded Friday in four separate bomb and gun attacks in three major Pakistani cities, officials said.
  A suicide bomber was involved in the first car bombing near the office of the provincial police chief in the southwestern city of Quetta that killed at least 12 people and wounded 20. There were conflicting claims of responsibility for this attack from different extremist groups.
  Hours later twin bombings, minutes apar
  
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• Councilman asks if Ohio city can stop responding to overdoses

  23-06-2017 19:13
  
  He's saying they put a burden on taxpayers and arresting them strains the court system.
  
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• Here's what happened when Ellen caught one of her audience members stealing

  23-06-2017 19:10
  
  This is why you should never mess with Ellen DeGeneres!
  
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