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• Durango area mother recounts family’s scary encounter with bear

  12-07-2017 23:39 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – A Colorado woman turned into a mama bear when a real bear got really close to her two young sons. It’s the latest in a series of bear encounters in the Durango area.
  “When you hear a scream like that — mom instincts, you know there is something very wrong,” Cristy Holley said.
  Holley and her daughter Brittani were at home near Vallecito Lake on Tuesday when her 4-year-old son Cooper and 6-year-old son Cody’s play voices changed.
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• Schumer calls on FDA to regulate ‘snortable chocolate’

  12-07-2017 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging federal regulators to look into a “snortable chocolate” powder, saying he’s worried that it could prove harmful and is being marketed like a drug.
  In a letter Saturday, the New York Democrat asked the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of caffeine in inhalable food products such as so-called Coco Loko. It’s gotten buzz in recent weeks.
  Schumer, the Senate minority leader, says there are t
  
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• 20 office etiquette rules every person should follow

  12-07-2017 22:58
  
  From phones to food to the dreaded reply-all email chain, this list outlines the most common office faux pas.
  
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• General: Plane at cruising altitude before problems, crash

  12-07-2017 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The military transport plane that slammed into soybean fields Monday in the Mississippi Delta, killing 15 Marines and a Navy sailor, appears to have developed problems while high in the air, a Marine general said Wednesday.
  “Indications are something went wrong at cruise altitude,” Brig. Gen. Bradley S. James told reporters Wednesday in Itta Bena, Mississippi. That squares with comments from witnesses interviewed by The Associated Press who said they saw t
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard: Fake distress calls triple on Great Lakes

  12-07-2017 22:52
  
  The number of false distress calls is up 291 percent compared with the same time last year, and the bogus emergencies cost money and puts safety at risk.
  
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• California Democrat launches longshot bid to impeach Trump

  12-07-2017 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A California Democrat filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump Wednesday in a longshot bid to remove the president from office.
  Rep. Brad Sherman accuses Trump of obstructing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, in part by firing former FBI Director James Comey.
  Sherman acknowledges that filing the article is “the first step on a very long road.”
  “But if the impulsive incompetency continu
  
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• DA: Man tried to sell missing man’s car; 4 men still missing

  12-07-2017 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  A 20-year-old linked to a Pennsylvania farm at the center of a search for four missing men tried to sell one man’s car after he went missing, even as it contained the man’s “life-saving” diabetic kit, authorities announced Wednesday.
  Tom Meo, 21, never went anywhere without the medicine, a prosecutor said as the search intensified. Meo and two others were last seen in suburban Philadelphia on Friday, while the fourth vanished two days earlier.
  Cosmo DiNardo, described as
  
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• Verizon data of 6 million users leaked online

  12-07-2017 22:46
  
  Verizon confirmed on Wednesday the personal data of 6 million customers has leaked online.
  
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• Takata adds new type of inflator to huge air bag recall

  12-07-2017 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Takata is adding a new type of air bag inflator to the nation’s largest automotive recall.
  The company filed documents with the U.S. government adding 2.7 million vehicles to the recall from Ford, Nissan and Mazda, all with a type of inflator that previously was thought to be safe.
  The affected vehicles are from the 2005 through 2012 model years.
  Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 17 people have died
  
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• Attorney General requests payment records from UNM

  12-07-2017 22:42
  
  Attorney General Hector Balderas wants to make sure people aren't getting free luxury suites at The Pit.
  
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• Review finds gaps in pay equity among New Mexico vendors

  12-07-2017 22:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A review by state auditors indicates vendors doing business with the state of New Mexico have room to improve when it comes to pay equity and gender representation.
  State Auditor Tim Keller and others gathered Wednesday in Albuquerque to release the findings of a wage equity study.
  Officials say the study marks the first in-depth review of wage reports that vendors must to submit to the state when bidding for contracts. The requirement stems from a 2009 executive o
  
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• Dad wins 'date night' forever with improvised night out

  12-07-2017 22:39
  
  To all the husbands and dads out there, we hope you're taking notes!
  
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• Here's a breakdown of exactly what net neutrality means

  12-07-2017 22:27
  
  Day of Action for Net Neutrality is July 12. Why the call-to-action? And why does net neutrality matter?
  
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• Tornado caught on camera touching down, rolling through fields

  12-07-2017 21:55
  
  In some parts, you can see trees flying in the air.
  
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• "​You're getting to where you're being disgusting on the TV;" Pregnant news anchor body-shamed by viewer

  12-07-2017 21:50
  
  "Please go to Target and buy some decent maternity clothes so you don't walk around looking like you got a watermelon strapped under your too tight outfits."
  
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• Two Albuquerque Museum exhibits showcase past, future

  12-07-2017 21:49
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Families looking for a way to spend a summer day may want to check out the Albuquerque Museum. Two current exhibits offer a look at local film culture, marketing and history, as well as a tragic period in US history that had a significant impact on Albuquerque.
  
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• Congressmen introduce Article of Impeachment against President Trump

  12-07-2017 21:31
  
  A California representative said he believes Trump's firing of former FBI Director James Comey constitutes obstruction of justice.
  
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• Flashback 1984: Ferraro selected as Mondale's running mate

  12-07-2017 21:22
  
  With just days to go before the Democratic National Convention, Walter Mondale selected New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro to join him on the ticket on July 12, 1984
  
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• Check out the very first photos from 'A Wrinkle In Time'

  12-07-2017 21:21
  
  Oprah, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon look amazing!
  
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• FDA advisers review data on potential 1st US gene therapy

  12-07-2017 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  A panel of cancer experts on Wednesday reviewed what could be the first gene therapy approved in the U.S.
  The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel discussed a treatment for advanced leukemia developed by the University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Corp. The drugmaker is seeking approval to use the one-time treatment for children and young adults.
  The therapy could be the first of a wave of treatments custom-made to target a patient’s cancer. Called CAR-T, it involves removing immune
  
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• Steve Stucker Out and About: Rio Grande Balloon Camp

  12-07-2017 21:10
  
  Steve Stucker went to check out the Rio Grande Balloon Camp at Balloon Fiesta Park Wednesday morning, where students get hands-on training to pilot balloons.
  
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• Firefighters rescue a family's dog from giant hole under house

  12-07-2017 20:59
  
  A family's dog got stuck in a previously unknown cistern so deep, they had to call firefighters for help.
  
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• Lawmakers plan to bring Trump campaign chairman before panel

  12-07-2017 20:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to question the former chairman of the Trump campaign and will subpoena him if necessary, the panel’s Republican chairman said Wednesday.
  Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said he and the committee’s top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, have agreed to try to bring Paul Manafort before the panel for questioning about the government’s enforcement of a law requiring registration of foreign lobbyists. Feinstein&rs
  
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• Tibetan monks in Durango continue working on sand mandala

  12-07-2017 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Tibetan monks are in Durango this week creating works of art.
  The monks are from a monastery in southern India.
  Photo courtesy of Durango HeraldAccording to the Durango Herald, they’re in town creating a “Buddha of Wisdom” mandala at the Sorrel Sky Gallery.
  The mandala’s take between 75 and 125 hours to create and are made from powdered and dyed stone, sand, dust, flowers and charcoal.
  The monks are working to finish it Saturday whe
  
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• Former Christie ally, ‘Bridgegate’ mastermind avoids prison

  12-07-2017 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former ally to Gov. Chris Christie who was the mastermind of the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scheme will avoid prison after pleading guilty and giving testimony that helped convict two of the governor’s former aides.
  Federal Judge Susan Wigenton in Newark sentenced David Wildstein to three years’ probation Wednesday along with 500 hours of community service and a ban on working in government.
  He faced 21 to 27 months in prison unde
  
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• Ex-Brazilian President Silva convicted of corruption

  12-07-2017 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted of corruption and money laundering on Wednesday and sentenced to nine and a half years in jail.
  Silva will remain free while an appeal is heard.
  Silva was accused of receiving a beachfront apartment as a kickback from construction company OAS. Prosecutors also alleged OAS did repairs to the apartment and paid to store Silva’s belongings. The former president has said the charges are com
  
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• Malta OKs same-sex marriages over Catholic Church protest

  12-07-2017 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Lawmakers in predominantly Roman Catholic Malta legalized same-sex marriage Wednesday, joining much of Western Europe by replacing the traditional “you are now husband and wife” declaration in civil ceremonies with “you are now spouses.”
  Only one lawmaker out of 67 in the Maltese parliament voted against the legislation, signaling its broad support on the island nation despite opposition from the Catholic Church.
  Nationalis
  
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• Inmate who escaped transport van sentenced

  12-07-2017 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the prison escapees who sparked a statewide manhunt last year will be spending even more time behind bars.
  Lionel Clah will spend nearly nine more years in prison for the three days he spent on the run.
  That is in addition to the 30-year sentence he was already serving for an armed robbery and a shooting that injured a deputy.
  A judge sentenced Clah Tuesday to 10 years minus more than a year of time served.
  The escape in March of last year had the state an
  
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• Inmate who escaped transport van learns sentence

  12-07-2017 20:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the prison escapees who sparked a statewide manhunt last year will be spending even more time behind bars.
  Lionel Clah will spend nearly nine more years in prison for the three days he spent on the run.
  That is in addition to the 30-year sentence he was already serving for an armed robbery and a shooting that injured a deputy.
  A judge sentenced Clah Tuesday to 10 years minus more than a year of time served.
  The escape in March of last year had the state an
  
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• Las Cruces man pleads guilty to 6th drunken-driving charge

  12-07-2017 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A Las Cruces man has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor after pleading guilty to his sixth drunken-driving charge.
  The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a Santa Fe judge ordered Jacob Salazar on Monday to wear the ankle monitor while he completes a six-month residential substance-abuse treatment program.
  The 52-year-old Salazar reached the plea deal in April but was sent to prison for a 60-day evaluation before the judge pronounced his sentence.
  Salazar’s plea ste
  
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• Lockdown lifted after reports of gunshots on Washington state capitol campus

  12-07-2017 19:52
  
  Police responded to the government campus in Olympia, Wash.
  
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• Silver police investigating possible arson of its impound

  12-07-2017 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – Silver police are investigating a possible arson of one of the department’s storage units.
  The Silver City Sun-News reports authorities were called to an early fire on Sunday at a department impound.
  Officer Steven Delgado wrote that he saw flames coming out of the third and fourth garage bays when he arrived at the scene.
  Police found three cuts in the fence around the storage facility. Silver City Police Chief Ed Reynolds says the building appears to be a t
  
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• Silver City police investigating possible arson of its impound

  12-07-2017 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) – Silver City police are investigating a possible arson of one of the department’s storage units.
  The Silver City Sun-News reports authorities were called to an early fire on Sunday at a department impound.
  Officer Steven Delgado wrote that he saw flames coming out of the third and fourth garage bays when he arrived at the scene.
  Police found three cuts in the fence around the storage facility. Silver City Police Chief Ed Reynolds says the building appears to b
  
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• Man convinces dementia patient he's his son to dupe him out of money

  12-07-2017 19:35
  
  A suspect told the 74-year-old man they knew each other, but they had never met.
  
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• Couple claims contractor scammed them, then tried to run them over

  12-07-2017 19:33
  
  An Albuquerque family says it’s too late for them, but they want to protect everyone else from a man they say scammed them out of thousands of dollars.
  
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• Trump’s FBI pick says he’ll focus on the law, not politics

  12-07-2017 18:39
  
  “My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law. They have been my guideposts throughout my career," Christopher Wray told a Senate panel.
  
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• Everything at this online grocery store costs $3

  12-07-2017 18:29
  
  This is almost too good to be true!
  
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• Congressional GOP shrugs off latest Trump-Russia twist

  12-07-2017 18:25 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Emails released by President Donald Trump’s eldest son detailing communications with Russians have provoked a collective shrug from many Republicans in Congress.
  Scant new concern was evident from Republican leadership on down, despite the revelation of an email chain showing that Trump’s son eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father’s campaign.
  On Wednesday, a day after Donald Trump Jr. release
  
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• Former inmate sues prison after being refused medical attention for erection

  12-07-2017 18:23
  
  A former prisoner sued the Nebraska Department of Correction Services Thursday after not receiving immediate medical attention.
  
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• What to know about snortable chocolate

  12-07-2017 18:22
  
  Coco Loko gives a "nice minor euphoric rush," but many see problems with the unusual product.
  
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• 2017 Emmys: Will your favorite stars grab a nod?

  12-07-2017 18:17
  
  Nominations for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced Thursday morning
  
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• 'Creative Artist' announces mayoral candidacy with rap video

  12-07-2017 17:43
  
  He definitely took a different approach than most who announce they are running for office.
  
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• 9 true crime podcasts that will haunt you all summer long

  12-07-2017 17:34
  
  If you're a fan of true crime stories, these podcasts might be of interest.
  
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• These 12 Etch-A-Sketch works of art will amaze you

  12-07-2017 17:33
  
  The Etch-A-Sketch celebrates its 57th anniversary today.
  
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• Active search underway for Alabama triple shooting suspect

  12-07-2017 17:32
  
  Kenneth Dion Lever, 51, is considered armed and dangerous.
  
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• Investigators livid over release of suspect in brutal beating

  12-07-2017 17:28
  
  Following a judge’s decision to release Justin Hansen, Albuquerque Police told KOAT that the move felt like a slap in the face.
  
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• Ariana Grande is now officially a citizen of Manchester

  12-07-2017 16:46
  
  The pop singer is being honored by Manchester after she raised millions for the city's emergency fund following the bombing at her concert in May.
  
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• Mom burns house down after being asked to turn down TV

  12-07-2017 16:43
  
  There were children inside the Florida home when the fire was started.
  
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• Kermit to get a new voice for first time in 27 years

  12-07-2017 16:43
  
  Steve Whitmire, who has been voicing Kermit since taking over for Jim Henson in 1990, will pass on the duties.
  
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• Dealer accidentally calls cop trying to sell drugs

  12-07-2017 16:32
  
  Talk about the wrong number!
  
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