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• Red Cross of New Mexico receives large donation from state employees

  30-08-2017 23:54 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The American Red Cross of New Mexico received a big donation.
  State employees raised over $13,000 through the Dollars for Disaster Campaign, an annual tradition.
  Money raised through the campaign goes directly to helping provide food, shelter, clothing and health needs to New Mexicans displaced by natural disasters.
  “And of course the Red Cross, they’re the ones in the front line and they know what is needed for which disaster,” said Govern
  
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• Is it safe to drive to Houston after Harvey? Here are the routes that are still closed

  30-08-2017 23:48
  
  Here are the routes Houstonians and others can take to get into the city safely.
  
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• Oregon child calls 911 on mother accused of driving drunk

  30-08-2017 23:45 via krqe.com
  BEAVERTON, OREGON (KRQE) – An Oregon woman suspected of driving drunk was arrested after her 11-year-old son called 911 on her.
  Deputies say 36-year-old Nicole Norris was heading home after a baseball game when she started driving erratically
  Her son got scared and called for help just as other drivers were starting to report Norris as well.
  “For a kid to do the right thing and you know, potentially get his parents in trouble because he knew that she was not safe to be on the road&he
  
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• Have family affected by Harvey? Here's how you can check in on them​

  30-08-2017 23:45
  
  With extreme disasters like this, sometimes relatives outside of the impacted area may not know if their family is safe.
  
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• Wisconsin school worker finds lunch money from 30 years ago

  30-08-2017 23:42 via krqe.com
  ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) — A custodian preparing a Wisconsin elementary school for the new year discovered an envelope with lunch money lost more than 30 years ago.
  WSAW-TV reports that the envelope was found at West Elementary in Antigo, in an area where students hung their jackets and backpacks. The custodian had removed a bench in order to paint a wall and discovered the hidden envelope with $3.60 inside.
  It was addressed to Ann Marie Steber, who was a sixth-grade student at the time
  
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• Company recalls natural dish soap that may contain bacteria

  30-08-2017 23:35
  
  A natural products company is recalling its bottle and dish soap.
  
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• Bakery makes macarons with love to benefit Houston victims

  30-08-2017 23:25
  
  "Just watching the news, I wanted to do something."
  
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• Houston's county investigating 17 more deaths as potentially Harvey-related

  30-08-2017 23:08
  
  As the death toll from the historic flooding caused by storm Harvey rises, officials also confirm that around 13,000 people have been rescued in the Houston area.
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Polk Middle School

  30-08-2017 23:00
  
  The school is located at 2220 Raymac Rd SW, which is near Hunter Road and Raymac Road.
  
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• 3 officers shot near Sacramento County motel

  30-08-2017 22:47
  
  Three officers were shot Wednesday near a Sacramento County motel off Capital City Freeway, and at least two people were detained in connection with the shooting, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• 'Nobody wants to play in Under Armour' shoes, says Kevin Durant

  30-08-2017 22:29
  
  'Shoe companies have a real, real big influence on where these kids go,' Durant said.
  
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• Lockdown lifted at Polk Middle School in SW Albuquerque

  30-08-2017 22:25 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The lockdown at Polk Middle School has been lifted following police activity in the area Wednesday afternoon.
  APS says the lockdown was initiated at the request of Bernalillo County deputies due to police activity in the area.
  Polk Middle School is located near Beck Road and Raymac Road SW.
  The lockdown has since been lifted.
  No further information is available.Lockdown has been lifted at Polk Mid School. The lockdown was initiated at the request of BCSO due
  
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• Trump pitches tax reform to 'bring back Main Street'

  30-08-2017 22:21
  
  Many congressional Republicans believe they must deliver on taxes or face a reckoning in next year’s midterm elections.
  
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• Family of suspect: As parents this is something you never expect

  30-08-2017 22:10
  
  According to police documents the 16-year-old accused of killing two women and injuring four others took the guns from his father's home.
  
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• Mother overdoses in car; child asks man to call 911

  30-08-2017 22:00
  
  Narcan was used on a Florida mother who was found with her child inside her vehicle. After the woman overdosed, her child asked a man to call 911. The audio on this video is the child's 911 call with dispatchers.
  
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• Hollywood movies have worst summer in 11 years

  30-08-2017 21:48
  
  Is it time to abandon the franchise ship?
  
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• Trump to Harvey victims: ‘All of America’ grieving with you

  30-08-2017 21:43 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump set aside his focus on talking up Harvey recovery efforts to speak directly to the suffering of victims, saying “all of America is grieving with you.”
  Trump’s Wednesday remarks on the ravages of the hurricane came at the top of an address in Springfield, Missouri, about the tax code. The president sought to reassure those who had lost loved ones and property. “We are here with you today, we are here with you tomorrow, and we
  
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• Every year, thousands of people flock to state fairs across the country

  30-08-2017 21:38
  
  American state fairs attract thousands of goers yearly. We asked the real experts what keeps them coming back!
  
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• Maps show what Harvey's impact would look like in other U.S. states

  30-08-2017 21:32
  
  Harvey's impact on Houston and Southeast Texas will be felt for years to come — but what would the weather system look like in other regions of the country?
  
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• Professor apologizes for tweet calling Harvey destruction 'karma' for GOP

  30-08-2017 21:26
  
  Speaking for the first time since his tweet about the destruction and devastation in Texas during Harvey, Professor Ken Storey said he's sorry.
  
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• People rescue pets from Tropical Storm Harvey flooding

  30-08-2017 21:11
  
  Owners and rescuers worked together to rescue animals after Harvey hit Houston, leaving the city waterlogged and roadways flooded.
  
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• Floodwaters drop across much of Houston, but danger far from over

  30-08-2017 21:07
  
  While conditions in Houston appeared to improve, the disaster took a turn for the worse near the Texas-Louisiana state line.
  
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• The amazing reason this wedding dress will be worn by 12 different women

  30-08-2017 20:51
  
  Like a real-life version of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" only better.
  
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• College football's coaching celebs make the sidelines worth watching

  30-08-2017 20:47
  
  Players come and go, but the guys on the sidelines are fixtures who play the roles of hero or heel.
  
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• 5 moms who are excited for the first day of school

  30-08-2017 20:29
  
  As kids across the country return to school, moms are just kicking off their "stay-cations"
  
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• Kohl's donates $1.5M to Red Cross, employees after Harvey

  30-08-2017 20:24
  
  Since 2001, Kohl’s has donated more than $7 million to support the American Red Cross with disaster relief efforts across the country, a company statement said.
  
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• Durango man sentenced to community service for animal abuse

  30-08-2017 20:24 via krqe.com
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – A 23-year-old man who duct-taped his dog’s mouth shut and left it in a hot car in Durango has been sentenced to community service.
  A photo was taken by two foreign exchange students who spotted the dog in a locked, parked car in nearly 90-degree heat.
  Those students then asked a woman for help.
  She says the owner, 23-year-old Thomas Ethridge, returned to the area. When they confronted him, he seemed unconcerned so they called 911.
  Ethridge was later issue
  
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• Clovis shooting suspect took guns from father

  30-08-2017 20:24
  
  According to police documents the 16-year-old accused of killing two women and injuring four others took the guns from his father's home.
  
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• How to avoid getting scammed when helping Harvey victims

  30-08-2017 20:22
  
  Many Americans are looking to help in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, but scammers want to take advantage of your good will.
  
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• Target to start selling wine for $5 per bottle

  30-08-2017 20:18
  
  The retailer is launching a line of wines called California Roots.
  
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• Community members hold ‘story time’ to remember victim of Clovis shooting

  30-08-2017 20:18 via krqe.com
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) –The Clovis community is coming together to support each other after this week’s deadly shooting at the public library.
  The town is rallying together and holding events in honor of the victims.
  One of those victims was Krissie Carter, a youth librarian who is known for her story time events with children.
  Hours ago, a group of people gathered at the Civic Center honored her by having their own story time.
  Some of the moms there for story time choked up as the
  
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• Community members hold ‘story time’ to remember Clovis shooting victim

  30-08-2017 20:18 via krqe.com
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – All over Clovis, the community is rallying together making signs, placing ribbons across the city, and holding vigils for the victims of a shooting rampage. 
  Wednesday morning, a group of people honored one of the victims who lost her life by holding a “story time” event and doing what friends say she loved to do.
  A lot of moms appreciated Krissie Carter’s devotion to her job as the youth librarian at the Clovis-Carver Public Library.
  Wednesday,
  
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• Reporter makes impromptu rescue in Harvey floodwaters

  30-08-2017 20:00
  
  The correspondent missed his live shot to help a Texas man stay alive.
  
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• Pro Football Challenge

  30-08-2017 20:00 via krqe.com
  Play against Mark Ronchetti in the 2017 Pro Football Challenge for a chance to win $50,000!
  Filed under: Brain Break, FOX New Mexico
  
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• This preemie baby was born in his amniotic sac in the front seat of a car

  30-08-2017 19:59
  
  Only thing rarer than being born en caul? Being born en caul in the passenger seat.
  
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• Harvey expected to make U.S. history as costliest disaster

  30-08-2017 19:57
  
  This is only the beginning, says Joel Myers, president of AccuWeather. He believes Houston may become uninhabitable for months due to damages, mold, and the disease-ridden water.
  
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• Triceratops skull, skeleton dug up in Colorado

  30-08-2017 19:53 via krqe.com
  THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — A dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Colorado by construction workers.
  The bones and skull of a triceratops were found last Friday in Thornton at the construction site of a new public safety building.
  Denver Museum of Nature and Science curator of dinosaurs Joe Sertich says the find is one of three triceratops skulls found along the Colorado Front Range and has likely been laying there for at least 66 million years.
  A horn and shoulder bl
  
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• Floodwaters drop across much of Houston; death toll at 20

  30-08-2017 19:43
  
  Early Wednesday, the storm system paid a return visit between Texas and Louisiana.
  
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• Van swept away while carrying 6 family members found in flooded bayou

  30-08-2017 19:39
  
  "Unfortunately, it seems that our worst thoughts have been realized," a Houston-area law enforcement official said.
  
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• US disrupts evacuation of IS militants in Syria

  30-08-2017 19:37 via krqe.com
  BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition said Wednesday it carried out airstrikes to disrupt a convoy of Islamic State militants being evacuated from the Lebanon-Syria border to an IS-held area in eastern Syria near Iraq, without targeting the evacuees themselves.
  Coalition aircraft struck a small bridge and cratered a road to hinder the convoy’s progress. The coalition also struck a separate group of IS militants traveling to meet the convoy, according to Col. Ryan Dillon, a coalit
  
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• US clears first ‘living drug’ for tough childhood leukemia

  30-08-2017 19:34 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Opening a new era in cancer care, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment that genetically engineers patients’ own blood cells into an army of assassins to seek and destroy childhood leukemia.
  The CAR-T cell treatment developed by Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the University of Pennsylvania is the first type of gene therapy to hit the U.S. market — and one in a powerful but expensive wave of custom-made “living drugs&rdq
  
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• Trial date set for man accused of beating teen with shovel

  30-08-2017 19:34 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Justin Hansen was back in court today.
  Attorneys from both sides agreed to a trial date in April of next year.
  Hansen is accused of beating Brittani Marcell with a shovel in her Northwest Albuquerque home when she went home for lunch back in 2008.
  He was arrested last month after a DNA match came back.
  Hansen remains out of custody on house arrest. He is asking that a judge ease the restrictions. The judge will hear his arguments during a hear
  
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• Amazing rescue: People form human chain to save elderly man during Harvey flooding

  30-08-2017 19:32
  
  A group of people in Houston formed a human chain to rescue an elderly man trapped inside his vehicle amidst flooding from Harvey.
  
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• Cowboys-Texans preseason game canceled due to Hurricane Harvey

  30-08-2017 18:45 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Cowboys vs Houston Texans Thursday preseason game has been canceled.
  According to multiple sources, the game has been called off so that Texan players can return home to their families.
  The game was originally scheduled for the NRG Stadium in Houston, but due Hurricane Harvey, it was moved to the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
  Tickets for the game went on sale Tuesday. All proceeds from the game were set to go toward Harvey relief.
  At th
  
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• Texans-Cowboys preseason game canceled amid Houston flooding

  30-08-2017 18:37
  
  The game was to be played in Dallas on Thursday, but now Texans players can return to their families in the devastated city.
  
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• Checklist: Be Prepared For A Hurricane

  30-08-2017 18:37
  
  Harvey caused substantial damage and flooding in Texas, the next tropical storm, Irma, has already formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Here is a list of items to have ready before the next storm strikes.
  
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• I helped my mom fight cancer—now I want to help other teens do the same

  30-08-2017 18:31
  
  "I'll never forget how I felt when she told me she had cancer."
  
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• 13 tricks to help you get the kids to school on time

  30-08-2017 18:16
  
  This is the year you'll get it right.
  
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• Christie calls Cruz 'disgusting' over hurricane relief

  30-08-2017 17:42
  
  The New Jersey governor had strong words about the Texas senator's comments comparing relief bills for Hurricane Harvey and Superstorm Sandy.
  
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• The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry remember Princess Diana at her memorial garden

  30-08-2017 17:12
  
  The White Garden at Kensington Palace has been planted to mark the 20th anniversary of Diana's death.
  
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