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• US woman speaks after losing spouse in Westminster Bridge attack

  24-06-2017 23:50
  
  Melissa Cochran says she's sometimes angry at the attacker who killed her husband, but she doesn't hate him.
  
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• State Police search for teen who jumped into diversion dam

  24-06-2017 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  FORT SUMNER, N.M. (KRQE) – Divers are looking for a missing 19-year-old near Fort Sumner.
  State Police say Friday around 9 p.m. they responded to assist the De Baca County Sheriff’s Department.
  After arriving on-scene, police learned that Colton Sawyer of Tularosa jumped into a diversion dam along the Pecos River north of U.S. Highway 60 and never resurfaced.
  He was with two friends at the time.
  Saturday morning, State Police Search and Recovery Dive Team has been on the site lo
  
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• Divers recover body of teen who jumped into diversion dam along Pecos River

  24-06-2017 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  FORT SUMNER, N.M. (KRQE) – Divers with New Mexico State Police have located the body of a missing 19-year-old near Fort Sumner Sunday.
  State Police say Friday around 9 p.m. they responded to assist the De Baca County Sheriff’s Department in a search along the Pecos River.
  After arriving on-scene, police learned that Colton Sawyer of Tularosa jumped into a diversion dam along the Pecos River north of U.S. Highway 60 and never resurfaced.
  Sawyer was with two friends at the time.
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• Giant sequoia move on schedule in Idaho, tree doing well

  24-06-2017 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A massive Idaho tree that grew over more than a century from a seedling sent by a noted naturalist has been uprooted and is poised to travel about two blocks Sunday to a new location.
  David Cox of tree-moving company Environmental Design said Saturday the 10-story Sequoia is doing well, and everything is in place for the 800,000-pound (362,877-kilogram) landmark to start moving on inflatable rollers shortly after midnight.
  St. Luke’s Health System in Boise is payi
  
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• UK Parliament investigates cyberattack on user accounts

  24-06-2017 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — British officials were investigating a cyberattack Saturday on the country’s Parliament after discovering “unauthorized attempts to access parliamentary user accounts.”
  A statement from the House of Commons said that as a precaution, remote email access for members has been disabled in order to protect the network from hackers.
  “As a result, some Members of Parliament (lawmakers) and staff cannot access their email accounts outside of Westminster,&rdqu
  
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• Tallest building west of Mississippi River opens in LA

  24-06-2017 23:26 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tallest building west of the Mississippi River opened its doors on Friday in once-stodgy downtown Los Angeles, which is sprouting a crop of new skyscrapers.
  Here are some things to know about the Wilshire Grand Center:
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  HOW TALL IS TALL?
  The 73-story building has a huge spire that brings its height to 1,100 feet (335 meters), topping the nearby U.S. Bank Tower by more than 80 feet. The Bank Tower had held the height record since 1989.
  Critics might argue that a sp
  
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• Total solar eclipse casts spotlight on rural Oregon town

  24-06-2017 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Just before sunrise, there’s typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and a panoramic view of Oregon’s second-highest peak glowing pink in the faint light.
  But on Aug. 21, local officials expect this lookout point just outside the small town of Madras to be crammed with people from around the world, all hoping for the first glimpse of the moon’s shadow as it crosses Mount Jefferson’s snow fields. Then, a solar eclipse will t
  
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• 15 bodies recovered, 118 missing in China landslide, state news reports

  24-06-2017 23:00
  
  Heavy rainfall is thought to be a possible cause of the accident, according to the provincial government.
  
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• New Mexico man slammed by jail officer settles for $500,000

  24-06-2017 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Doña Ana County has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a man who was body-slammed by a jail officer in 2015 while being booked into the detention center.
  The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Timothy Black agreed to settle his lawsuit against the county.
  Black’s lawsuit accused an officer of battery at the Doña Ana County Detention Center. Black had been arrested on a charge of resisting a police officer. While being booked, he
  
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• State settles Medicaid dispute for sliver of original demand

  24-06-2017 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Human Services Department has settled with a former Las Cruces behavioral health provider for a sliver of the amount it originally demanded.
  More than four years ago, the department accused Southwest Counseling Center of overbilling the state by $2.8 million in Medicaid reimbursements. The state, however, lowered its demand to just under $485 — the amount both parties have settled at.
  The settlement is part of a four-year dispute that shook u
  
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• University professor, 2 students overcome by heat near Hatch

  24-06-2017 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  HATCH, N.M. (AP) — Border Patrol agents say they had to rescue a university professor and two of her students who were overcome by heat near Hatch, New Mexico.
  Agents from the Las Cruces Station responded to a call from the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office requesting assistance in locating three people who were in distress Wednesday afternoon.
  The three people were located about seven miles south of Hatch.
  Agents say one student was severely dehydrated while the professor and th
  
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• College professor fired in wake of Fox News appearance

  24-06-2017 22:39
  
  The college's president said the school had received complaints about Lisa Durden following her appearance on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."
  
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• Dad buries wrong man after coroner's mistake

  24-06-2017 22:38
  
  The family held a $20,000 funeral in Southern California that drew people from across the country.
  
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• Think before you post: Admissions experts’ social media tips

  24-06-2017 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  Google yourself. Curate your online photos. The general rule of thumb, as one private high school advises its students: Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see.
  Guidance counselors have warned college applicants for years to mind their social media posts but can now cite a high-profile example at Harvard University, which revoked offers of admission to 10 students for offensive Facebook posts.
  Colleges rarely revoke admission for online offenses, but social medi
  
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• Summer vacation: Never mind the hike. Where’s the hammock?

  24-06-2017 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  Never mind the hike. Where’s the hammock?
  A new poll about summer travel finds that the No. 1 thing Americans want to do on vacation is … nothing.
  Almost three-fourths of Americans say resting and relaxing is very or extremely important to them when they go on vacation, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
  Among those dreaming about kicking back is Yari Blanco of Brooklyn, New York, who recently tweeted, “Your girl needs a
  
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• Fidget spinners named among possible summer hazards for kids

  24-06-2017 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The wildly popular fidget spinners that seem to be in the hands of the half the children in the U.S. are also potentially dangerous, a consumer watchdog group warned Wednesday.
  The small plastic and metal spinners, already banned in many schools because they distract students, can fall apart, and the small pieces can create a choking hazard, Boston-based World Against Toys Causing Harm said in its summer safety report , released on the first day of summer.
  Children in Texas a
  
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• NASA telescope finds 10 more planets that could have life

  24-06-2017 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them, broadly hinting that we are probably not alone.
  After four years of searching, the Kepler telescope has detected a total of 49 planets in the Goldilocks zone. And it only looked in a tiny part of the galaxy, one-quarter of one percent of a galaxy that holds about 200 billion of stars.
  Seven of the 10 newfo
  
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• Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

  24-06-2017 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors are not keeping up with the needs of youth caught up in the worst addiction crisis in U.S. history.
  “Young people may be dying because they are not getting the treatment they need,” said Brendan Saloner, an addiction researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who wrote
  
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• Couple shares secret for their 71 years of marriage

  24-06-2017 22:24
  
  One of their pieces of advice is as sweet as it is succinct.
  
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• Off-duty black cop mistakenly shot by white cop

  24-06-2017 21:56
  
  The victim's lawyer says his client's race factored into it.
  
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• Two endangered children found in Durango, Colorado

  24-06-2017 21:41
  
  Police say the couple recently lost custody
  
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• UK fire safety crisis expands; Hundreds evacuated in London

  24-06-2017 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fire-safety crisis expanded substantially Saturday as authorities revealed that 27 high-rise apartment blocks across the country have cladding that failed fire safety tests. London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers after experts found them “not safe for people to sleep in overnight.”
  Hundreds of residents hastily packed their bags and sought emergency shelter, with many angry and confused about the chaotic situation. Some r
  
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• 2 Dutch journalists freed unharmed by Colombian rebels

  24-06-2017 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Two Dutch journalists have been freed unharmed after being held captive for almost a week by leftist rebels in Colombia.
  Derk Bolt and Eugenio Follender were released before dawn Saturday near where they were apprehended by guerrillas belonging to the National Liberation Army. Bolt said the two are doing well and anxious to be back with their families in Europe.
  In an interview with Colombia’s Caracol radio, Bolt said the two men were treated well by the
  
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• Cannabis oil benefits pets in pain

  24-06-2017 21:07
  
  Veterinarians are starting to use products to dogs and other pets with a variety of pain and anxiety problems.
  
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• Gunman on the run after shooting in downtown Sacramento

  24-06-2017 20:49
  
  Police are searching for a gunman who shot a person on Saturday morning in Sacramento.
  
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• Toddler food recall: Nearly 28 tons of chicken products pulled from shelves

  24-06-2017 20:38
  
  Nearly 56,000 pounds of toddler food products have been pulled from shelves. Share with anyone you know who buys this brand!
  
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• Is the wallpaper in your home making you sick?

  24-06-2017 20:24
  
  Here's why the wallpaper in your home could make you sick.
  
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• Residents still dealing with severe flooding in wake of Tropical Depression Cindy

  24-06-2017 19:48
  
  Flooding is still a problem for residents living in lower Lafitte Friday after Tropical Storm Cindy made its way through Louisiana Wednesday.
  
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• Agency finds evidence of racial complaints at UPS hub

  24-06-2017 19:02
  
  A civil rights agency found evidence of racial complaints dating back to 2013 at a UPS distribution center.
  
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• Sandia National Laboratories conduct explosion test

  24-06-2017 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sandia National Laboratories is planning to conduct a controlled explosion test Saturday between 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  The test will take place on the south side of the Sandia testing area on the Kirkland Air Force Base.
  Albuquerque residents should expect to hear an explosion associated with the experiment.
  Black smoke and dust may also be visible above the labs for a short time following the test.
  According to a release, the tests are being conducted in ac
  
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• Family, friends mourn mother fatally shot by police

  24-06-2017 18:24
  
  Friends and family of Charleena Lyles remember the woman who was fatally shot by police last weekend after confronting them with two kitchen knives.
  
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• Trump: Obama 'did nothing' about Russia election meddling

  24-06-2017 18:23
  
  Trump says former president Barack Obama 'did nothing' to stop Russia election meddling.
  
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• State Police investigate fatal crash in Lea County

  24-06-2017 18:14 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE)– New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal crash just outside of Hobbs.
  It happened Friday afternoon on US 62/180 near mile marker 76, about 26 miles west of Hobbs.
  NMSP says the on-scene investigation revealed a vehicle traveling westbound exited the roadway and rolled, ejecting 14-year-old Abigail Gutierrez of Lubbock, Texas. Gutierrez was pronounced deceased on scene.
  State Police says Gutierrez was not wearing a seat belt.
  Others in the vehicle were transport
  
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• Wheelchair-bound man denied service at nail salon

  24-06-2017 17:35
  
  A wheelchair-bound man diagnosed with Parkinson's disease was denied service at a local salon because his hands were shaking.
  
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• Two endangered children still missing, parents being sought by police

  24-06-2017 17:16
  
  Anyone with information about the children is asked to call 911
  
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• Rockies, Isotopes extend partnership

  24-06-2017 17:10
  
  The partnership between the Colorado Rockies and Albuquerque Isotopes is going into extra innings.
  
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• Active shooter training held at UNM

  24-06-2017 17:09
  
  A special training on Saturday will teach members of the community what to do during an active shooter situation.
  
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• College students pay tribute to veterans with 1,400-mile run

  24-06-2017 16:56
  
  These future military officers from the University of Delaware are honoring veterans by running from the Freedom Towers in New York City to the Fountainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
  
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• Police still searching for endangered children, ages 3 and 1

  24-06-2017 16:37
  
  Anyone with information about the children is asked to call 911
  
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• Mom left 2 kids in hot car as punishment, police say

  24-06-2017 16:06
  
  A mother reportedly left her 2 children in the car as punishment, where they died last month.
  
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• 2-year-old's stuffed cow saves his life

  24-06-2017 15:56
  
  Eduardo Jose Luis Gomez fell out of a two-story window while holding his stuffed cow. Now, rescuers say Eduardo is still will us thanks to the plush toy.
  
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• Gadgets that will help you survive hurricane season

  24-06-2017 15:36
  
  These gadgets will help you get through hurricane season.
  
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• Google promises to stop scanning your email account

  24-06-2017 14:52
  
  Google will no longer scan Gmail accounts to promote content-targeted ads.
  
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• Here's how to stay safe online this summer

  24-06-2017 14:35
  
  Criminals can use social media to track what you're doing, whether you're going on vacation or visiting relatives.
  
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• Dedicated Disneyland fan visits park 2,000 times

  24-06-2017 13:47
  
  This man has visited California's Disneyland 2,000 times - he's also tried every restaurant in the park.
  
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• Over 120 people buried by massive southwest China landslide

  24-06-2017 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to come crashing into their homes in a mountain village in southwestern China early Saturday, officials said.
  The landslide, which came from a mountain, engulfed a cluster of 62 homes and a hotel in the village of Xinmo in Mao County at about 6 a.m., the Sichuan provincial government said. Officials said 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) of road were buried in the disaster.
  “It’s the
  
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• 5 GOP senators now oppose health care bill as written

  24-06-2017 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party’s banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the measure and deliver a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump unless some of them can be brought aboard.
  Echoing the other four, Heller said he opposes the measure “in this form” but does not rule out backing a version that is changed t
  
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• Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 85

  24-06-2017 13:29 via krqe.com
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with several others in critical condition, officials said.
  Shahid Khan, a government official in Parachinar, confirmed the toll Saturday, saying residents who had been preparing to celebrate the end of Ramadan and Eid feast were now in mourning.
  He said during the day another 12 critically wou
  
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• Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 73

  24-06-2017 13:29 via krqe.com
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 55 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 73, with several others in critical condition, officials said.
  Shahid Khan, a government official in Parachinar, confirmed the toll Saturday, saying residents who had been preparing to celebrate the end of Ramadan were now in mourning. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni extremist group, claimed
  
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• Martha the Neapolitan Mastiff named 'World's Ugliest Dog'

  24-06-2017 11:37
  
  3-year-old Martha was named the 'World's Ugliest Dog' Friday in California
  
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