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• Horrifying: Fleas from infested home spread to neighbors' lawns, cars, even pets

  06-10-2017 23:37
  
  "We'll bomb, they'll go away for a day or two, and they're right back, because there are so many of them...We've been parking in the street, but they're getting in our cars, even in our vehicles."
  
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• Tropical Storm Nate strengthens, hurricane warning issued for New Orleans

  06-10-2017 23:23
  
  The storm is weaker than others that have hit the U.S. recently, but officials are warning against underestimating it.
  
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• Adjustments made to ART construction during Balloon Fiesta

  06-10-2017 23:20 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Rapid Transit construction will continue throughout Balloon Fiesta, but some adjustments have been made.
  Construction near Old Town has been halted and barricades have been removed.
  Traffic through downtown will be reduced to one lane. Median and center lane work continues in the Nob Hill area.
  See below for more information about ART construction during the week of October 9.
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• Comedian Ralphie May dies at 45 from cardiac arrest

  06-10-2017 23:19
  
  Comedian Ralphie May has died at 45 in Las Vegas.
  
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• Check out Balloon Fiesta from the XFINITY HD Camera

  06-10-2017 23:15
  
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• Couple grows massive pumpkins just in time for Halloween

  06-10-2017 22:49
  
  "It's a great hobby. We have made a lot of friends because of growing pumpkins, so that's cool."
  
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• Police: Still no motive for Las Vegas shooter

  06-10-2017 22:40
  
  If Paddock had the ammo, he would have had a more precise idea of where his shots were going in the darkness, and could have been more accurate.
  
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• Pet store puppies spread antibiotic-resistant infection, CDC says

  06-10-2017 22:03
  
  A multistate outbreak of bacterial infections initially linked to contact with puppies sold through the pet store Petland has spread to 55 people in 12 states, according to the CDC.
  
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• Woman uses personal tragedy to help other amputees

  06-10-2017 21:48
  
  "Part of my job is to remind people that we are so much more than just a body part."
  
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• Death toll of US service members from Niger ambush rises to 4

  06-10-2017 21:44
  
  The recovery of the missing US service member raised the number of US troops killed in Wednesday's attack to four.
  
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• How watching hockey can literally hurt your heart

  06-10-2017 21:11
  
  Pair of girls contributed to new study, helping link possible heart risks for hockey fans.
  
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• Rancher gets prison for armed encounter with utility workers

  06-10-2017 21:00 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 56-year-old northern New Mexico rancher faces a year and a half in prison after being sentenced for a carjacking conviction stemming from an armed confrontation with utility company workers on his property.
  Richard Howieson of Costilla in Taos County was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty April 17 in the Feb. 19, 2013 incident.
  Howieson acknowledged in a plea agreement that he brandished a loaded pistol after confronting the two utility
  
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• University of New Mexico regents name presidential finalists

  06-10-2017 20:58 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has chosen five finalists for president of the Albuquerque-based school.
  The finalists announced Friday include University of Idaho President Charles “Chuck” Staben, and Garnett S. Stokes, University of Missouri provost.
  Two others are medical school deans David A. Brenner at the University of California San Diego and Kenneth Kaushansky at Stony Brook&nb
  
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• State employee says evaluation ended with a punch in the face

  06-10-2017 20:50
  
  A state Human Services Department employee has applied for a restraining order against her supervisor who she says punched her in the face after a work-related dispute.
  
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• US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate

  06-10-2017 20:41 via krqe.com
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. Forecasters said it was likely to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.
  Louisiana and Mississippi officials declared states of state of emergency and Louisiana ordered some people to evacuate coastal areas and barrier islands ahead of its expected landfall Saturday night or e
  
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• AT&T launching safety network for Balloon Fiesta

  06-10-2017 20:26 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – AT&T is stepping in at the Balloon Fiesta to help law enforcement.
  The company is launching the nation’s first broadband safety network, called First Net.
  The technology helps law enforcement easily communicate in case of emergency, without risking dropped calls or signal.
  “So a good way to think about it as if it was a highway, our network is a highway, and it gets really really busy we are giving first responders their own HOV lanes so they
  
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• University allowing students to pay parking tickets with peanut butter

  06-10-2017 20:21
  
  Students at New Mexico State University will have the ability to pay parking fees with peanut butter.
  
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• G2G: AOL announces the end of groundbreaking Instant Messenger

  06-10-2017 20:21
  
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• Santa Fe man escapes police station, breaks into home

  06-10-2017 20:18 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M (KRQE) – A shoplifting suspect escaped from the Santa Fe Police Station then allegedly broke into a home.
  Police say Ryan Martinez escaped through the ceiling of the Police Station by stacking chairs to reach the ducting.
  Police say he then broke into a home near Cerrillos Road, where Martinez was caught by the homeowners as he was stealing a jewelry box.
  Still in handcuffs, police say Martinez attacked a man, causing him to fall and break his upper teeth. He t
  
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• Lea County Sheriff’s Deputy accused of sexually assaulting inmate

  06-10-2017 20:16 via krqe.com
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Lea County Sheriff’s Deputy is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting an inmate.
  Hobbs Police say a female inmate reported Lea County Deputy Edmund Wallace was transporting her from the magistrate court after her arraignment.
  She told police they went to an unknown place in Hobbs, where the alleged assault happened.
  Police say they interviewed Wallace and he admitted to it.
  Wallace is facing a charge of criminal sexual penetration.Filed under: Ho
  
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• Police search for man accused of stabbing Nob Hill shop owner

  06-10-2017 20:06 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are searching for a man accused of stabbing a business owner in the neck.
  Police say the business owner was trying to stop the man in the black shirt after he stole from his Nob Hill antique shop.
  That is when police say he began to swing at the man with a knife.
  As for the business owner, there is no word on his condition.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• Back on the field: Scalise to throw out first pitch at Nationals' playoff opener

  06-10-2017 19:59
  
  The House Republican whip, who was shot at a congressional baseball practice in June, is getting back into the game.
  
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• Durango police continue search for missing man

  06-10-2017 19:46 via krqe.com
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Authorities are searching for a man who went missing in an area west of Durango.
  The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office tells the Durango Herald Matthew Johnston went missing on September 4 after calling 911 to tell authorities that he was lost.
  The call was traced and police found his car parked at an overlook on Wolf Creek Pass.
  Search and rescue teams have combed through the area but came back empty-handed.
  He is now considered a missing person and police
  
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• This kid inspired a revolutionary, life-saving organ donation system

  06-10-2017 19:30
  
  Quinn, now 7, was born with only one kidney and may need a donor, so his grandfather came up with an idea to help him and others.
  
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• Teen charged for threatening mass shooting released

  06-10-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The 16-year-old charged with threatening a mass shooting at Clovis Schools last week has been released from lock-up.
  The teen girl was arrested for posting threatening pictures on Snapchat.
  In one of the pictures, the girl threatened to shoot up schools.
  A second image referenced Nathaniel Joett, the Clovis High School accused of killing two and wounding four others in a library shooting spree in August. 
  The Eastern New Mexico News reports the girl was
  
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• Clovis teen charged for threatening mass shooting released

  06-10-2017 19:27 via krqe.com
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The 16-year-old charged with threatening a mass shooting at two Clovis schools last week has been released from lock-up.
  The teen girl was arrested for posting threatening pictures on Snapchat. In one of the pictures, the girl threatened to shoot up the middle and high schools.
  A second image referenced Nathaniel Joett, the Clovis High School accused of killing two and wounding four others in a library shooting spree in August. 
  The Eastern New Mex
  
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• Tropical Storm Nate rips through Nicaragua

  06-10-2017 19:25
  
  Families risked deep floodwaters to flee their homes during Tropical Storm Nate in Nicaragua.
  
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• Bergdahl expected to plead guilty, avoiding trial

  06-10-2017 19:14
  
  He could face up to five years on the desertion charge and a life sentence for misbehavior.
  
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• 2 shot during armed robbery at Circle K

  06-10-2017 19:09
  
  Two people were shot during an armed robbery at a Circle K in northeast Albuquerque.
  
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• After accusations Hollywood asks: Is Harvey Weinstein done?

  06-10-2017 18:58
  
  For decades, the movie mogul has held a lofty position as one of the industry’s most powerful figures.
  
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• Nate aims at New Orleans: Will pumps to drain the city work?

  06-10-2017 18:55 via krqe.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Tropical Storm Nate formed and forecasts put New Orleans in its projected path for this weekend, one big question loomed for residents and business owners: Will the pumps work?
  “That’s now a thought in everybody who lives in New Orleans,” said Devin Shearman, a manager at Katie’s restaurant and lounge, which flooded during an unexpected rainstorm Aug. 5. It was one of two flash floods this past summer that led to revelations about personnel a
  
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• Little girl gives her garbage man a cupcake, melts all our hearts

  06-10-2017 18:54
  
  Brooklyn Andracke, 3, is a massive fan of her garbage man, who always honks the truck’s horn and waves when passing her house every Thursday morning.
  
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• Strengthening Nate takes aim at US after deadly push through Central America

  06-10-2017 18:50
  
  The storm is weaker than others that have hit the U.S. recently, but officials are warning against underestimating it.
  
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• ​It’s World Smile Day!

  06-10-2017 18:28
  
  The day occurs the first Friday of October ever year.
  
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• Who gets the money from official GoFundMe for Vegas victims?

  06-10-2017 18:23 via krqe.com
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One way people are honoring the lives lost in the shooting at the Route 91 music festival is by opening up their wallets.
  MGM Resorts already donated a whopping $3 million to the victims and their families and Sheldon Adelson and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation donated $4 million.
  Zappo’s, the UFC, and Station Casinos have all pledged $1 million each.
  Many individuals are also donating what they can, including more than $9 million raised in a GoFundMe campaign
  
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• Local students meet balloon pilots one-on-one

  06-10-2017 17:46 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For balloon pilot Tom Kious, a big part of Balloon Fiesta is getting the chance to meet complete strangers and introduce them to the world of ballooning. When those strangers are elementary age, the chance to educate reaches a whole different level.
  Kious and his crew were on hand at Dennis Chavez Elementary on Friday morning for the ABQ Aloft event. It’s an annual tradition before the kickoff to Balloon Fiesta where pilots inflate their balloons for school
  
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• Birth control: Trump expands opt-out for workplace insurance

  06-10-2017 17:46
  
  The new policy is a long-expected revision to federal rules that require most companies to cover birth control as preventive care for women.
  
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• Las Vegas mass shooting: These are the faces of the 58 victims killed

  06-10-2017 17:23
  
  A gunman shot from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort and casino Sunday at a crowd during a country music festival along the Las Vegas Strip.
  
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• Two shot in attempted robbery in northeast Albuquerque

  06-10-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Officers are currently on-scene of a shooting at the Circle K near Wyoming and Claremont.
  Officers were originally dispatched to an armed robbery and were told that a shooting occurred.
  Two victims are suffering from gunshot wounds. Their conditions are unknown.
  Information is limited at this time.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News Tagged: App Alert
  
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• Police search for suspect who shot 2 people after robbing Circle K

  06-10-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The search is on for an armed robber who shot a convenience store manager and a driver pumping gas while trying to make his getaway.
  After the Circle K on Wyoming near Candelaria was robbed Friday morning, police say the manager ran out the door, trying to take pictures of the robber’s getaway car as he fled down Claremont. That’s when the manager and a customer pumping gas were hit.
  “When that individual got in the car, he reached out the
  
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• Police arrest suspect accused of shooting 2 people after robbing Circle K

  06-10-2017 17:19 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police say they have arrested the armed robber who held up an Albuquerque convenience store, wounding two people as he fled.
  It happened at the Circle K on Wyoming near Candelaria on Friday morning around 9 a.m.
  Police say the manager ran out the door, trying to take pictures of the robber’s getaway car as he fled down Claremont. That’s when the manager and a customer pumping gas were hit.
  “When that individual got in the car, h
  
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• Massive wave of butterflies lights up Denver weather radar

  06-10-2017 16:59
  
  Weather forecasters say a lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a radar screen turned out to be a massive wave of butterflies.
  
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• Pitbull recovering after front paws were 'cut off'

  06-10-2017 16:41
  
  "She sees my other dogs running around and playing, and she wants to, too. But she can't right now, because it's too painful."
  
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• AOL announces the end of groundbreaking Instant Messenger

  06-10-2017 16:34
  
  It's the ultimate away message.
  
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• US seeks to quash lawsuit opposing transgender military ban

  06-10-2017 16:09 via krqe.com
  The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s moves to curtail military service by transgender people.
  The lawsuit was filed in August by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) on behalf of eight transgender individuals, including service members in the Air Force, Coast Guard and the Army, as well as students at the U.S. Naval Academy and in the ROTC program at
  
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• US hiring fell 33,000 in September, depressed by hurricanes

  06-10-2017 16:06 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. shed 33,000 jobs in September because of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which closed thousands of businesses in Texas and Florida and forced widespread evacuations. It marked the first monthly hiring decline in nearly seven years.
  The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, the lowest level since February 2001 and a sign that the job market remains fundamentally solid. Hiring is expected to rebound in the coming mont
  
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• NFL star apologizes for controversial comments

  06-10-2017 15:51 via krqe.com
  CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (KRQE) – The world can watch NFL quarterback Cam Newton’s apology via Twitter after he made controversial remarks towards a female sports reporter.
  The Charlotte Observer’s Jourdan Rodrigue asked Newton about passing routes at a news conference.
  “It’s funny to hear a female talk about routes. I mean… it’s funny,” Newton said.
  Dannon’s Oikos Yogurt is distancing itself from the NFL star.
  Newton has been a p
  
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• Adorable dog promotes free microchip clinic on KRQE

  06-10-2017 15:34 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There will be a free microchip clinic coming up and Molly the dog is looking for a loving home.
  Animal Humane New Mexico is hosting a free Microchip Clinic on Saturday, October 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Microchipping is a critical tool in preventing loss of pets and is painless for the animal. That evidence was further corroborated by Molly — a microchipped dog – who was relaxing and enjoying herself in the studio with a toy. Molly is looking for a home and ca
  
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• Simple fitness routine keeps immunity and brain function high

  06-10-2017 15:33 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Keeping the body fit also keeps the mind, immunity and outlook strong.There are lots of great reasons to stay physically active: people who work out regularly do significantly reduce their chances of cardiovascular disease and its related effects like having a heart attack or stroke. They lower their risk of getting diabetes. All of their body’s systems function better. Exercise also helps lower stress, and improve cognitive function.
  Not to mention, the average p
  
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• Put your name in space

  06-10-2017 15:33
  
  Here's another chance to put your name on Mars. Signup to become a part of NASA's 2018 InSight lander mission to Mars.
  
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