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• Fireworks spark blaze near Cuba

  04-07-2017 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  CUBA, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire crews are responding to a fire near Cuba that officials say originated as a fire call due to fireworks.
  Sandoval County Fire Department Chief James Maxon said that crews from both Sandoval County and Cuba were responding to a brush fire. He said that the fire was about two miles east of Cuba on Highway 126.
  Chief Maxon said that the fire had progressed since the initial call, fully engulfing two houses, and had jumped the highway moving into nearby trees.
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• Vatican hospital offers to assist baby that court says can be taken off life support

  04-07-2017 23:31
  
  The baby has been in an intensive care unit since October.
  
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• 1 person dead after kayaking accident in Rio Grande

  04-07-2017 22:58
  
  Identities have not been released.
  
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• Progress elusive in neighborhood rocked by police shooting

  04-07-2017 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A year ago, Abdullah Muflahi rushed outside his convenience store, whipped out his cellphone and began taping moments before a white police officer shot and killed a black man in the parking lot.
  Muflahi’s video fueled nightly protests that turned his friend, 37-year-old Alton Sterling, into another symbol of outrage over deadly police shootings. The July 5 shooting also transformed Muflahi’s store into a hub for protesters and a canvas for their grief a
  
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• Former Gitmo prisoner to get $8M, official says

  04-07-2017 22:35
  
  Omar Khadr spent 10 years in Guantanamo Bay after allegedly throwing a grenade that killed an American special forces medic.
  
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• Man tries to kill wasps but sets off fireworks in garage

  04-07-2017 22:21
  
  One neighborhood had an early fireworks show the day before the Fourth of July.
  
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• 1 person dead after accident in the Rio Grande

  04-07-2017 22:08
  
  Officials say the family was wearing proper floating gear, but crashed into a tree in the river, causing their water crafts to overturn.
  
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• HIV-positive school aide, coach accused of sexually assaulting boys

  04-07-2017 21:54
  
  Authorities said some of the abuse occurred on school property.
  
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• Car removed from sinkhole was stolen, Rio Rancho police say

  04-07-2017 21:17
  
  It's a peculiar way to recover a stolen car, but police say a sedan spotted sinking into the asphalt around 5 a.m. Monday morning belonged to someone else other than the driver. It happened in the area of NM 528 and Riverside in Rio Rancho.
  
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• SpaceX craft returns to Earth after 2nd space station trip

  04-07-2017 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A SpaceX Dragon capsule that brought supplies to the International Space Station has splashed down as planned in the Pacific Ocean.
  SpaceX announced on Twitter that the Dragon hit the water off the California coast shortly after 5 a.m. Monday.
  After being released by the space station’s robotic arm, the capsule completed a 5½-hour journey back to Earth. SpaceX will recover the spacecraft and take it back to California.
  Cargo from the space station will be se
  
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• I quit! Federer, Djokovic benefit from Wimbledon retirements

  04-07-2017 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s first-round match at Wimbledon lasted all of 40 minutes Tuesday. Roger Federer’s, which was next in the All England Club’s main stadium, went 43.
  When two of tennis’ biggest stars crossed paths after both advanced when opponents stopped playing because of pre-existing injuries, they kidded each other about a way to try to make it up to the fans.
  “We had a little joke about it in the locker room,” Djokovic recounted, “
  
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• Green Jeans businesses under siege amid burglaries

  04-07-2017 21:16
  
  Businesses at the tight-knit community of Green Jeans Farmery have been broken into at least 10 times in the last three weeks.
  
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• No ‘specific agenda,’ but Trump, Putin have lots to discuss

  04-07-2017 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set list of topics, what are two of the world’s most famously unpredictable leaders to discuss?
  Trump, who prefers to have neatly packaged achievements to pair with high-profile meetings, may be looking for some concessions from
  
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• Safety tips and resources for Fourth of July holiday

  04-07-2017 21:00
  
  As the extended Fourth of July weekend rolls on, the City of Albuquerque wants residents to stay safe.
  
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• Crews searching for missing person along Corrales Bosque

  04-07-2017 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Crews are searching a missing person the Corrales Bosque.
  Officials say the missing person fell from a canoe in the Rio Grande.
  According to Sandoval County officials, Rio Rancho Fire & Rescue, Village of Corrales Fd, and Sandoval County FD are working the rescue.
  The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office is also assisting at the Alameda Bridge.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.Filed under: Home, New Mexico, News
  
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• Crews recover body from Rio Grande

  04-07-2017 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials say a woman was killed Tuesday after a kayaking accident in the Rio Grande.
  Officials say crews were dispatched just before 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.
  KRQE News 13 was told a family of seven was kayaking on the Rio Grande when a tree in the river caused a swirl in the water which caused the kayaks to capsize.
  Officials say the life jacket of one of the kayakers got caught in the tree causing her to drown.
  At this time, officials have not released the victim&rsquo
  
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• US officials believe N. Korea missile test was ‘probable’ intercontinental ballistic missile

  04-07-2017 20:32
  
  The missile flew over 550 miles before splashing down west of Japan, according to the source.
  
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• Fire crews attempting to rescue multiple kayakers

  04-07-2017 20:32
  
  Officials have not released any other details about the rescue effort.
  
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• Repair company brings broken items back to life

  04-07-2017 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For nearly 30 years, Joel Grieshaber has taken his passion for fixing things and uses old world craftsmanship to bring life back into items which may otherwise be discarded. He said by bringing these objects back from their total demise, he hopes to provide an alternative to people having a “throw-away” mentality.
  It was 1988 when he opened the doors to his business ABQ Albuquerque Luggage and Zipper Repair on San Mateo. It’s only been in t
  
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• Actor, veteran Adam Driver brings family to tears with special surprise

  04-07-2017 20:22
  
  A nursing student from the Poconos recently got a big surprise. A special scholarship means she won't have to worry about paying for her final year of school.
  
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• Rio Rancho kicks off Fourth of July celebration with parade

  04-07-2017 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Fourth of July celebrations kicked off Tuesday morning in Rio Rancho with the city’s annual parade.
  Hundreds lined up down the streets to celebrate our nation’s birthday. There was also a bike decorating contest for kids riding decorated bikes in the parade. Categories were best decorated, most patriotic and most original.
  The festivities continue in Rio Rancho throughout the day with flag football and fireworks. The fireworks display will kick off at
  
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• Hot air balloon crashes into pond, trapping riders under plastic

  04-07-2017 20:15
  
  A hot air balloon crashed into a pond not long after taking off, trapping those riding underneath the plastic for a moment.
  
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• Winner of 2017 Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest sets new record

  04-07-2017 19:31
  
  The Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest is more than 100 years old and takes place on the 4th of July.
  
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• State Police: Texas couple’s deaths were murder-suicide

  04-07-2017 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico authorities have concluded that a Texas married couple found fatally shot in a pickup parked along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque died from a murder-suicide.
  A New Mexico State Police statement did not specify which of 31-year-old Jacob Kokotkiewicz and 32-year-old Ursula Tammy Kokotkiewicz killed the other Thursday, but the statement said Jacob Kokotkiewicz was found with a handgun between his legs.
  The statement said there was no evidence that anybo
  
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• Burnout to increase smoke from southern New Mexico wildfire

  04-07-2017 19:25 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (AP) – Authorities say operations to burn vegetation in advance of a southern New Mexico wildfire will cause a significant increase in smoke.
  The fire is burning on state and federal land about 30 miles south of Socorro.
  It has burned 10.1 square miles (26.2 sq. kilometers) since being sparked by lightning on June 26 and officials say the planned burnout Tuesday of 2 square miles would help firefighters contain the fire in area of safe access for firefighters.
  Approximately 2
  
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• Florida city to rename streets honoring Confederate generals

  04-07-2017 19:18
  
  City commissioners in Florida have agreed to begin the process of changing the names of streets named after Confederate generals in the heart of an African-American neighborhood.
  
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• Police: Texas couple died from murder-suicide

  04-07-2017 19:03
  
  Detectives found electronic devices in the vehicle and will analyze them for a possible motive.
  
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• Man kept wife’s body in freezer to collect Social Security for 8 years

  04-07-2017 18:51
  
  A Florida man kept his wife’s body in a freezer in their condo for eight years after her death so that he could continue to collect Social Security benefits, investigators said.
  
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• Hundreds outside courthouse as abduction suspect has hearing

  04-07-2017 17:44 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered outside a federal courthouse Monday as the suspect in the kidnapping of a Chinese scholar at the University of Illinois made his first appearance since being arrested last week.
  During the nine-minute hearing, 28-year-old Brendt Christensen acknowledged to the judge that he understood his rights, but did not say anything else. U.S. Magistrate Eric Long ordered Christensen held without bond in the kidnapping of Yingying Zhang. Authorities say facts
  
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• US: Family ties for travel ban based on immigration law

  04-07-2017 17:40 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. government say the close family relationships allowed under the Trump administration’s travel ban are based on definitions outlined by immigration law.
  A U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed the administration to partially restore the travel ban last week.
  People from six majority-Muslim countries who want news visas will have to prove a close family relationship or a relationship with an entity such as a business in the U.S.
  Those relationships in
  
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• Police officers break into car to save dog trapped inside on hot day

  04-07-2017 17:35
  
  All of the car windows were up and there was no way for the dog to cool off.
  
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• Students caught in crossfire over public school meal debts

  04-07-2017 17:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Public school districts in the U.S. are rethinking how they cope with unpaid lunch debts amid a wave of outrage over practices that single out children by taking food out of their hands or stamping them with a payment reminder.
  The U.S. Agriculture Department is requiring districts to adopt policies this month for addressing meal debts and to inform parents at the start of the academic year.
  The agency isn’t specifically barring some of the potentially embarrass
  
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• Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest on the Coney Island boardwalk

  04-07-2017 17:30
  
  The Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest is more than 100 years old and scheduled to take place on the 4th of July.
  
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• Man charged with statutory sodomy of a 1-year-old

  04-07-2017 17:15
  
  Jayson Newlun, 26, was reportedly a family friend.
  
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• After carjacking and kidnapping, victim now on the hook for towing costs

  04-07-2017 16:07
  
  A family says they were victimized twice after a kidnapping and carjacking. The victim's mother said her son was in his car, stopped at a light with his windows down when a couple approached him. Then the man pulled out a gun.
  
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• Father hurt in RV pursuit crash still hospitalized

  04-07-2017 16:06
  
  Father hurt in RV pursuit crash still hospitalizedIt was a wild pursuit that resembled a scene from "Breaking Bad." A wanted felon in a stolen RV led Albuquerque police officers throughout the city.
  
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• CenturyLink customer warns of scams

  04-07-2017 16:02
  
  Deception, false promises and scare tactics; thieves will go to any lengths to get what they want. One CenturyLink customer is warning of a new scam. One minute the phone is ringing, the next there's a strange voice on the other line.
  
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• Firefighters extinguish blaze at NE Albuquerque hotel

  04-07-2017 16:01
  
  Albuquerque firefighters put out a fire reported at a hotel in northeast Albuquerque near the Big I Monday evening.
  
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• City officials prepare for potential record-breaking crowd at Freedom Fourth

  04-07-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In just hours, 60,000 people are expected to be at Balloon Fiesta Park to celebrate the Fourth of July.
  Officials say after they announced Clint Black as the headliner, the feedback from residents was overwhelming and that’s why they’re expecting a record amount of people. But getting a big name like that took some work.
  “It takes a lot of negotiation we go back and forth but it’s something we really wanted to do and the mayor wanted to do
  
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• Animal Welfare puts focus on protecting pets from fireworks-induced stress

  04-07-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The fun of Independence Day festivities is lost on animals who suffer from the stress caused by fireworks.
  Animal Welfare of New Mexico offers tips for protecting pets this holiday, including keeping the pet inside during fireworks. July 5th is the day with the highest number of animal intakes for shelters across the country, and simple measures can help prevent potentially lethal consequences.
  Leave your pets at home and indoors. The noise of the fireworks
  
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• US says NKorea missile test was with ICBM, tensions escalate

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States asserted Tuesday that North Korea’s latest missile launch was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile, as the North had boasted and the U.S. and South Korea had feared. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a “new escalation of the threat” to the U.S.
  In a show of force directly responding to North Korea’s provocation, U.S. and South Korean soldiers fired “deep strike” precision missiles into South Korean ter
  
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• US marks Independence Day with pomp, dazzle, hot dog contest

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are celebrating their country’s birthday Tuesday with big-time fireworks, small-town parades and the quirky spectacle of competitive hot dog eating, marking a day of shared traditions in a nation that has grappled with divides this past year.
  In New York, throngs are expected to watch the annual Macy’s fireworks blowout and the Nathan’s Famous frankfurter-chomping contest on Coney Island on July Fourth. In Washington, President Donald Trump is ob
  
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• US celebrates July Fourth with parades, picnics, fireworks

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are celebrating their country’s 241st birthday with big-time fireworks, small-town parades and the quirky spectacle of competitive hot dog eating.
  Tuesday’s festivities stretch from a baseball home run derby in London to a picnic at the White House to a Utah ski town where residents initially weren’t even sure they’d be home for Independence Day after recent wildfires.
  For all the pomp and celebration, July Fourth marks a day of shared trad
  
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• Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump criticized North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after that country’s latest missile launch, asking, “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?”
  Trump wrote on Twitter late Monday that it’s “Hard to believe that South Korea … and Japan will put up with this much longer.”
  And he urged North Korea’s biggest ally, China, to “put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for
  
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• Tensions rise as Washington says NKorea tested its 1st ICBM

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States asserted Tuesday that North Korea’s latest missile launch was indeed an intercontinental ballistic missile, as the North had boasted and the U.S. and South Korea had feared. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the development — the North’s first test launch of a missile capable of reaching the U.S. — a “new escalation of the threat” to the U.S. and the world.
  In a show of force directly responding to North Korea&rs
  
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• Parades, fireworks, hot dogs: US celebrates Fourth of July

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans celebrated the United States’ 241st birthday in both joyous and serious ways, from flashy firework displays for massive crowds to small-town parades.
  Tuesday’s events even went international, as U.S. senators traveled to Afghanistan and spent the holiday with the troops and an Independence Day exhibition took Major League Baseball to London.
  Along with the fireworks, July Fourth also comes with some light-hearted traditions, like competitive eating con
  
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• Missile launch tests Trump’s North Korea strategy

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest North Korean missile launch comes as President Donald Trump appears to be reassessing his strategy for the region, which has emphasized both tough talk and collaboration with China.
  Trump responded quickly after North Korea on Tuesday tested a missile that flew higher and longer than previous ones, criticizing leader Kim Jong Un and urging China to “put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!” But he offered no specifics
  
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• Independence Day marked with pomp, dazzle, lots of hot dogs

  04-07-2017 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are celebrating their country’s 241st birthday with big-time fireworks, small-town parades and the quirky spectacle of competitive hot dog eating.
  Tuesday’s festivities stretch from a baseball home run derby in London to a picnic at the White House to a Utah ski town where residents initially weren’t even sure they’d be home for Independence Day after recent wildfires.
  For all the pomp and celebration, July Fourth marks a day of shared trad
  
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• July 4th Morning Rush: Man accused of sexually assaulting girl released from jail

  04-07-2017 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  1. A man facing charges of sexual contact of a minor is no longer behind bars. Warning, the details are disturbing. Deputies say Luis Reyes lured a 6-year-old girl into his home off Fourth Street and Garduño drive to rape her. According to the criminal complaint, the girl was playing outside and riding her bike Saturday when Reyes invited her inside. She first said no, but then went in when he offered her candy. The victim’s parents say they had lived there for two months and did no
  
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• Fireworks safety tips to keep your holiday healthy

  04-07-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Department Chief David Downey explains the ins and outs of fireworks safety
  Chief Downey offers tips for fireworks safety…among them: no fireworks in any park, and citizens are advised to report fireworks violations using the 311 app, 911 is to be reserved for emergencies.
  Safety Tips:
  Always buy fireworks from a local vendor to ensure what you purchase is safe and legal.
  Look at the firework labels, CAUTION is legal is allowed within
  
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