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• Woman's ID stolen 15 times after Equifax breach

  29-10-2017 23:58
  
  "I didn't sign up to use Equifax, so I feel all of that stuff has been taken and now I am left here trying to sweep up the pieces, just trying to protect myself and protect my credit."
  
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• Week in Photos

  29-10-2017 23:53 via krqe.com
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  Al Hurricane, ‘Godfather of New Mexico music,’ dies
  2 Albuquerque athletes playing for Astros in World Series
  JFK files release is Trump’s latest clash with spy agencies
  Founder of prominent charter school pleads guilty to embezzling millions
  New Mexico Ten Commandments monument moving after ruling
  New Mexico governor dedicates new veterans cemetery
  Trump declares opioids a public health emergency
  Sinkhole forms in southwest Albuquerque neighborhood
  
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• Recall Rundown: Everything pulled from shelves Oct. 22-28

  29-10-2017 22:57
  
  Did you miss any of these recalls last week?
  
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• Man arrested for inappropriately touching girls he was babysitting

  29-10-2017 22:53 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A registered sex offender is behind bars for inappropriately touching three girls that he was babysitting.
  According to court documents, James Highfield admitted to the disturbing accusations after the girls, ages 4, 8 and 8, told their mother what happened.
  Bernalillo County Sheriff’s detectives say the 62-year-old also admitted to taking pornographic pictures of the girls.
  It is unclear what his relationship is to the mother of the children but she t
  
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• Cell game: Novel software helping inmates find a home

  29-10-2017 21:42 via krqe.com
  A university engineering department has developed what amounts to a Tinder app for criminals — a computer program that matches inmates with suitable prisons.
  The software, unique in the corrections field, has saved the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections about $3 million in its first year. Officials said it has resulted in fewer prison assaults, shortened wait times for treatment programs by nearly two months, reduced the number of prison transfers and lightened the workload of correcti
  
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• Most Texans take a knee after owner's comment

  29-10-2017 21:37
  
  There were reports the Texans would consider staying in the locker room for the anthem, but the entire team took the field about 10 minutes before kickoff.
  
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• Former president Obama called for jury duty in Chicago

  29-10-2017 21:33 via krqe.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has been called for jury duty in Chicago.
  Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans on Friday told county commissioners during a budget hearing that Obama, who owns homes in Washington, D.C., and Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood, will serve in November. He is registered to vote in Chicago.
  Evans says Obama’s safety will be “uppermost in our minds” when he serves.
  Those called can be put either in
  
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• 'Excellence First!': 6th graders' uplifting rap video goes viral

  29-10-2017 21:31
  
  A rap video featuring school children, set to the beat of Tee Grizzley's "First Day Out," has taken social media by storm and attracted the attention of some high profile people, including former first lady Michelle Obama.
  
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• AP sources: DeVos may only partly forgive some student loans

  29-10-2017 21:25 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of erasing that debt.
  Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled.
  But President Donald Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos, is working on a pla
  
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• Galley fire forces plane to land at Boston airport

  29-10-2017 21:21
  
  A small fire in the galley forced a plane to land at Boston's Logan Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said.
  
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• Officer who helped during Harvey despite cancer battle receives World Series tickets

  29-10-2017 21:18
  
  "I know the way he is. Nothing will hold him back. He is who he is, he's an officer first."
  
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• Uber rides into credit card market with no-fee card

  29-10-2017 21:15 via krqe.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Uber already has a home on your phone. Now it wants a place in your purse or wallet.
  The ride-hailing giant on Wednesday unveiled a new no-fee, co-branded credit card with British bank Barclays that it hopes becomes a major part of consumers’ everyday spending habit.
  While it will use points, the Uber Visa Card is designed as a cash-back loyalty program. Paying for an Uber ride will get the cardholder 2 percent cash back. Other rewards include: 4 percent cash back for
  
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• Puerto Rico says it’s scrapping $300M Whitefish contract

  29-10-2017 21:07 via krqe.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The head of Puerto Rico’s power company said Sunday the agency will cancel its $300 million contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the tiny Montana company’s role in restoring the island’s power system following Hurricane Maria.
  The announcement by Ricardo Ramos came hours after Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the company to scrap the deal.
  Ramos said that Whitefish will continue with current work, but the contract woul
  
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• Report: Los Alamos lab comes up short on emergency drills

  29-10-2017 21:01 via krqe.com
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) – A nuclear safety panel says Los Alamos National Laboratory has come up short during drills intended to show how the northern New Mexico lab would respond to potential emergencies such as radioactive leaks or earthquakes.
  A letter sent this month by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board to U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry says the board found numerous weaknesses dating back to 2014.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that among a long list of criticisms and findin
  
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• Accident shuts down westbound Paseo del Norte

  29-10-2017 20:33 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An accident caused major backups as it shut down westbound Paseo del Norte Sunday morning.
  It happened between the river and 2nd street.
  While the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office has yet to release any details of the incident, News 13 captured at least two vehicles with heavy damage.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
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• In Sunday morning tweets, Trump lashes out at 'phony' Russia collusion inquiry

  29-10-2017 19:42
  
  President Donald Trump is unleashing new criticism of the investigations into possible ties between his campaign associates and Russia.
  
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• Police: Buggy crash in Michigan kills 3 kids, injures 6 others

  29-10-2017 19:16
  
  Michigan State Police say a collision between a buggy and a pickup truck has killed three children and critically injured six other people.
  
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• State Police respond to fatal head on crash in Dona Ana County

  29-10-2017 19:01 via krqe.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE)– New Mexico State Police were called out to a head-on crash in Dona Ana County Saturday night.
  The crash happened on eastbound I-10 near milepost 150 around 10:20 p.m.
  Once on scene, officers learned that an Oldsmobile Sedan traveling westbound crashed head-on into a Chevy Coupe.
  The driver of the Oldsmobile was pronounced deceased on scene by the medical investigator. The driver of the Chevy was not injured in the crash.
  The name of the deceased is being withheld p
  
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• Police: Idaho mom intentionally drove off 50-foot cliff with 3 kids

  29-10-2017 19:00
  
  Police have not commented on Noel Bankhead's motive for killing herself and her three children
  
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• Police: Man shot dead at office of former ABQ mayoral candidate

  29-10-2017 18:49
  
  Albuquerque police say they are investigating a violent crime from Friday night in the southwest part of town.
  
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• 'This Is Us' star Justin Hartley ties the knot

  29-10-2017 18:08
  
  Justin Hartley and Chrishell Stause were reportedly married in an intimate ceremony Saturday night.
  
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• Man allegedly threatens to shoot couple, child over parking spot

  29-10-2017 17:55
  
  Threatening to kill two adults and another young child over a parking spot.
  
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• Alaska senators tell Trump they want mountain’s name to stay

  29-10-2017 17:32 via krqe.com
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One Obama administration action may be safe under President Donald Trump — the long-sought renaming of North America’s tallest peak to Denali.
  U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said the Alaska mountain came up during an hourlong meeting he and fellow Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski had with Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in March.
  Sullivan said during a weekend speech to the Alaska Federation of Natives that Trump asked if the senators thought the name change
  
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• Police: Man gets locked inside store's beer cooler, helps himself to drinks

  29-10-2017 16:36
  
  A Wisconsin man who found himself trapped inside a convenience store's beer cooler when it automatically closed and locked helped himself to some of the product, police said.
  
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• Puerto Rico's governor wants controversial $300 million Whitefish contract canceled

  29-10-2017 16:28
  
  Puerto Rico’s governor is demanding that the island’s power company cancel the $300M contract with Whitefish Energy Holdings amid increased scrutiny of the Montana company following Hurricane Maria.
  
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• Powerful storm to slam the Northeast with heavy rain, high winds

  29-10-2017 16:02
  
  Heavy Rain and gusty winds will cause problems through Monday for the Northeast.
  
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• Tropical Storm Philippe races away from Florida after bringing heavy rains, gusty winds

  29-10-2017 15:51
  
  The storm is moving east-northeast with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour.
  
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• In new poll, Trump's approval rating hits lowest level yet

  29-10-2017 15:35
  
  President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has declined to the lowest point of his young presidency, according to a new poll.
  
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• Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash

  29-10-2017 15:13
  
  The Pentagon has released the name of a U.S. soldier who died of wounds sustained in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan.
  
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• Police: 11-year-old girl missing from Farmington found safe

  29-10-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Farmington Police an 11-year-old girl has been found safe after being reported missing Sunday morning.
  Police say Arianna Jim was supposed to be staying at a friends house in the area, but reported missing after she couldn’t be found there.
  They say she was last seen at La Terraza Apartments around 5:15 p.m. wearing a black Nike jacket, black tights and Converse.
  Jim has been found and is now in the company of her family.
   
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• Police: 11-year-old girl missing from Farmington

  29-10-2017 15:01 via krqe.com
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Farmington Police need help finding a missing 11-year-old girl.
  Police say Arianna Jim was supposed to be staying a friend’s house in the area but was not found there.
  They say she was last seen at La Terraza Apartments around 5:15 p.m. She was wearing a black Nike jacket, black tights and Converse.
  Anyone was information is asked to call dispatch at (505) 334-6622.
   
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• APD investigates man found dead in parking lot on Central

  29-10-2017 14:20 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are investigating after finding a man dead.
  APD said they were dispatched to a call about a man possibly shot in a parking lot on the northwest corner of Rio Grande and Central.
  When officers arrived just before 11 p.m. Saturday night they found a man dead.
  Police have not released any more information.
  Filed under: Albuquerque - Metro, Crime, Home, News
  
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• White nationalists met by counterprotesters cancel second rally in Tennessee

  29-10-2017 13:40
  
  The demonstrations, which organizers called the "White Lives Matter" rally, were planned by The League of the South.
  
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• Fierce winds and heavy rain expected to hit New York on Sandy anniversary

  29-10-2017 13:03
  
  Near hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy rain are set to batter the Northeast Sunday on the five-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.
  
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• Tropical Storm Philippe moving through Florida Keys, brings heavy rains

  29-10-2017 10:32
  
  The storm is moving east-northeast with maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour.
  
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• No kitten! It's National Cat Day

  29-10-2017 09:03
  
  National Cat Day was founded to recognize the number of cats that need to be rescued.
  
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• Girl with 3D-printed hand throws out the first pitch at World Series game

  29-10-2017 07:59
  
  Hailey Dawson was all smiles after she met Astros players Justin Verlander and Jose Altuve hours before the game.
  
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• 6-year-old with autism suspended from school because of GPS device

  29-10-2017 07:39
  
  "I'm his mom, I'm responsible or him. I'm responsible for fighting for him."
  
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• UNM Drops 3rd straight game on Saturday 42-3 at Wyoming

  29-10-2017 05:55 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE)- The Lobos did not find a rhythm at all on Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming, as the Cowboys just ran over the Lobos on Saturday in a 42-3 win. The Lobos were held scoreless for 3 quarters of football, and their only points would come off of a Jason Sanders field goal in the 4th.
  Wyoming QB Josh Allen would finish with 234 yards, 4 TDS, and no interceptions. The Lobos on the other hand finished with 69 total yards passing, no TD’s and 5 interceptions. Overall the Cowboys
  
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• Silver Star Nation’s Keys to the Cowboys game with the Redskins

  29-10-2017 05:53 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (KRQE)- The Dallas Cowboys are coming off of a win against San Francisco and are now looking to get their overall record over .500 on Sunday. They will take on Division rival Washington at 2:25 and Mickey Spagnola has the keys to a Dallas victory.
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• Ten Commandments monument standing in Santa Fe since the 60’s

  29-10-2017 05:46 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) –There’s been a lot of buzz about the Ten Commandments monument in Bloomfield, New Mexico, which has been ordered to come down by the Supreme Court.
  But there’s another Ten Commandments monument in New Mexico that hasn’t gotten much attention – if at all.
  Along Cerrillos Road, in front of Santa Fe fire station 3, There’s a fading Ten Commandments monument most don’t realize has been there since the 1960’s.
  Mitch Schmitt’s
  
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• Man admits to sexual contact with young girls, court records say

  29-10-2017 05:37
  
  The mother says she feels betrayed
  
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• KOB braves an Albuquerque haunted house

  29-10-2017 05:27
  
  When it comes to subjecting yourself to terror in the Halloween season, there’s always the options of scary movies and putting up frightening decorations, but nothing compares to a terrifying Haunted House.
  
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• $300K raised at annual breast cancer awareness walk

  29-10-2017 05:21
  
  Thousands of people stepped up Saturday in northwest Albuquerque to raise awareness and money for breast cancer.
  
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• Video catches woman nonchalantly stealing package from front door

  29-10-2017 05:20
  
  Blink, and you might miss it.
  
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• Teachers confused over exam blueprints that seem to omit certain subjects

  29-10-2017 05:19
  
  Just as the tension over proposed changes to science standards by the New Mexico Public Education Department have begun to simmer over, there’s a new controversy – this time concerning end-of-course exams for high schools students.
  
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• Volunteers work on open space trail for “Make a Difference Day”

  29-10-2017 05:13 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Once a year right before Halloween, people all over the country get up early on a Saturday to lend a hand in their community. That was the case Saturday in Albuquerque.
  “We build trails, we clear trails, we pick up trash,” said Glory Cochrane.
  She says this beats sitting inside any day.
  “I think it’s great, I think we have to take care of our open spaces,” she said.
  Cochrane was one of about 20 volunteers spending their day planting
  
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• NASA aims to reduce airplane noise during landing

  29-10-2017 05:05
  
  The sound of planes landing is a loud one, and can be a a great disturbance to those living nearby.
  
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• Neighborhood association considering making Lead, Coal 2-way streets

  29-10-2017 04:27
  
  If you’ve ever driven around Albuquerque, you probably know that many drivers use Lead and Coal to avoid the sometimes crazy traffic that can snarl Central Avenue.
  
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• Group provides beds for kids in need of one

  29-10-2017 04:25
  
  A good night's sleep is the key to physical and emotional health. But for many in the area, it's hard to come by.
  
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