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• Santa Claus brings gift of happy memories to elderly woman with dementia

  19-12-2017 23:32
  
  "I wish we could make Christmas every day for her."
  
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• Woman searches for answers after seeing UPS driver tossing packages on to street

  19-12-2017 23:17
  
  Sandy Bast started recording when she heard a loud noise coming from outside of her front door. She looked out to see a man in a U-Haul tossing packages out of his truck.
  
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• House forced to vote again on tax reform bill

  19-12-2017 23:01
  
  The Senate will still vote on the bill Tuesday night before passing it back to the House Wednesday.
  
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• Couple recounts walking up to derailed train near Seattle to help

  19-12-2017 22:19
  
  At least 100 people were injured after a train car derailed near Seattle and most of the victims were helped by Daniel Konzelman and Alicia Hoverson.
  
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• ‘It was a nightmare’: Hotel guest charged for leaving negative review

  19-12-2017 22:09
  
  An Indiana woman said a hotel charged her $350 for writing a negative review of the business.
  
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• Cancer patient has dying wish granted by fellow Star Wars fans

  19-12-2017 21:51
  
  May the force be with you, Ron!
  
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• Power restored after gas explosion causes outage for thousands

  19-12-2017 21:46
  
  PNM crews were working in the area when the incident occurred at the Old Dowlin Mill.
  
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• Royal Caribbean confirms cruise passengers were in deadly bus crash

  19-12-2017 21:38
  
  Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises says that passengers from two of its ships have been involved in a fatal bus crash in Mexico.
  
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• Man gets 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger

  19-12-2017 21:24 via krqe.com
  BOSTON (AP) — A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison.
  David Wright, who’s 28 years old, was sentenced by a judge in Boston’s federal courthouse two months after jurors found him guilty of conspiring with his uncle and a Rhode Island man to kill blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the terror group.
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• Daddy’s home! Naval officer surprises his children for Christmas

  19-12-2017 21:13
  
  Thanks to Santa, a service member gave his children an early gift: himself.
  
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• House GOP passes sweeping tax reform, bill moves to Senate

  19-12-2017 21:07
  
  Republicans in the House are set to catapult a vote on a sweeping $1.5 trillion tax legislation to their colleagues in the Senate
  
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• This is what it means when you see a spider ornament on a Christmas tree

  19-12-2017 20:57
  
  Does your family participate in any Christmas tree traditions?
  
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• Frozen embryo 'snowbaby' conceived the year after her mother was born

  19-12-2017 20:57
  
  The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth and frozen in 1992 was born last month in Tennessee.
  
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• 'Responsible Cruising' task force looks to bring cruising back

  19-12-2017 20:51
  
  Many believe this is an important part of New Mexico’s culture.
  
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• Police seek info after local Mosque is vandalized

  19-12-2017 20:49
  
  Clovis police are asking anyone with information to contact their department.
  
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• Iconic building in Ruidoso devoured by flames after gas leak

  19-12-2017 20:48 via krqe.com
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The oldest building in Ruidoso may have seen its last days. A gas leak at The Old Mill quickly turned into an explosion and fire that led to road closures and power outages in the popular tourist town.
  What started out as a call about a gas leak Tuesday morning in Ruidoso ended with flames devouring one of the village’s most iconic buildings.
  “I was just sleeping and I heard this really loud boom so I came out here and I saw the smoke and smelled it,
  
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• Fire at Ruidoso mill leaves 3,942 customers without power

  19-12-2017 20:48 via krqe.com
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) –  PNM crews are working to restore power to 3,942 customers in Ruidoso Tuesday. According to PNM’s website, the outage was caused by a fire.
  Officials say the power was shut off because of a gas leak that occurred at the Old Dowlin Mill. The gas leak then caused an explosion and in order to put the fire out, crews had to go over power lines.
  PNM expects to have the power restored by 1:13 p.m.
  Outage in #Ruidoso affecting approx. 3,942 customers. B
  
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• Louisiana father's video of him in T. rex costume waiting for children goes viral

  19-12-2017 20:40
  
  A Louisiana dad's video he posted of himself in a dinosaur costume waiting outside his home for his children to return home from school is going viral.
  
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• Santa Claus makes early visit to UNM Hospital by motorcycle

  19-12-2017 20:19 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Kids at the University of New Mexico Hospital got an early start to the holidays Tuesday.
  Santa Claus stopped by the hospital on the back of a motorcycle and was led by a motorcade from the Goldwing Road Riders Association.
  Kris Kringle brought hundreds of stuffed animals for the children at UNM Hospital.
  “They’re just kind of stuck here, so we want to bring a little bit of happiness to all the children and the patients in the hospital,” Bi
  
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• Eric's Auto Ambush: Old Town Car Show

  19-12-2017 20:16
  
  Eric Green’s car hunting drive took him into Old Town on a Friday morning and it was worth the trip!
  
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• Former veterinarian convicted of animal cruelty

  19-12-2017 20:14 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Santa Fe veterinarian convicted of animal cruelty is going to prison and is being barred from having contact with animals.
  According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, 53-year-old Debra Clopton was sentenced Monday to four years in prison.
  A judge also barred her from having any contact with animals for the next 10 years.
  Last year, Clopton was found guilty on 22 counts.
  Authorities raided Clopton’s Edgewood home in 2013 and found 48 dogs living in dep
  
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• Pam Grier, Cybill Shepherd to appear at Las Cruces Film Fest

  19-12-2017 19:15 via krqe.com
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Pam Grier, the star of gritty 1970s Blaxploitation movies like “Foxy Brown” and “Coffy,” is scheduled as a guest at the 2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival.
  Grier will join Cybill Shepherd, star of the television series “Moonlighting,” at the film festival that begins on March 7.
  Grier and Shepherd will be on hand for a screening of “Rose.” Both have roles in the film.
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• 15 recipes for the best New Year's brunch

  19-12-2017 18:30
  
  If the foods good, the new year will be, too, right?
  
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• Krampus, Sinterklaas and more: Holiday characters from around the world

  19-12-2017 18:11
  
  Kids in the United States get excited for a visit from Santa, but in other parts of the world, these are the figures that make a holiday appearance.
  
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• Space station gets 3 new astronauts, bringing crew back to 6

  19-12-2017 18:01 via krqe.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station has three new residents, doubling its crew size.
  An American, Russian and Japanese arrived at the orbiting lab Tuesday, two days after launching from Kazakhstan. They received special greetings from America’s new ambassador to Russia. Ambassador Jon Huntsman gathered with the astronauts’ families at Mission Control outside Moscow to watch the new crew’s entrance.
  Huntsman told newly arrived NASA astronaut Scott T
  
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• Remove these two phrases from your vocabulary to be more successful

  19-12-2017 18:01
  
  You have more control over your life than you might have thought.
  
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• Indulgent grandparents may 'harm' children

  19-12-2017 17:41
  
  Too many treats and a lack of exercise are causing problems.
  
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• One family learned the hard way that Elf on the Shelf setups can be VERY dangerous

  19-12-2017 17:03
  
  Firefighters are urging parents to be mindful when choosing their creative set ups.
  
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• Girl accused of stealing deputy's truck

  19-12-2017 16:59
  
  A 16-year-old girl is accused of being intoxicated and stealing a San Juan County Sheriff deputy's truck and crashing it into three other vehicles.
  
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• The full 'Ocean's 8' trailer is here

  19-12-2017 16:48
  
  Mark your calendars for June 8, 2018!
  
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• GOP poised to roll $1.5 trillion tax bill through House, Senate

  19-12-2017 15:44
  
  Their long-sought political goal within grasp, Republicans in Congress are set to catapult sweeping $1.5 trillion tax legislation through the House and Senate.
  
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• Man sets record for blindfolded slackline walk

  19-12-2017 15:42
  
  Eighteen-year-old Pablo Signoret set a world record for the longest blindfolded slackline walk.
  
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• The popular La Luz trail gets a much needed remodel

  19-12-2017 15:40
  
  The popular La Luz trail that begins in the foothills of the majestic Sandia Mountains is getting a much-needed remodel. It's all thanks to the Friends of the Sandia Mountains, a non-profit organization of volunteers who work to maintain forest lands used by people across the state. Eddie Garcia has a look at what the group is doing.
  
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• Donald Trump joins Disney’s Hall of Presidents

  19-12-2017 15:39 via krqe.com
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An animatronic figure of Donald Trump has joined Disney’s Hall of Presidents in Florida.
  The Orlando Sentinel reports that a robotic facsimile of the 45th president of the United States stood front and slightly off-center Monday for the soft reopening of the long-running Walt Disney World attraction.
  The Trump figure moves his head during the traditional roll call of leaders, motions with his arms and gives a brief spe
  
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• US current account trade deficit drops 19.2 percent in Q3

  19-12-2017 15:34 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade fell in the July-September quarter to $100.6 billion, the smallest imbalance in three years.
  The current account trade imbalance declined by 19.2 percent from a second-quarter deficit of $124.4 billion, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The improvement reflected a smaller deficit in goods trade, a bigger surplus in services such as financial services and a bigger surplus in income from overseas investments.
  The cur
  
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• Couple shares love with their community

  19-12-2017 15:30
  
  Lewis and Sarah were married for more than seven decades and they shared their love with everyone around them.
  
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• Charlottesville police chief retires after criticism over rally

  19-12-2017 15:22
  
  The city of Charlottesville did not give a reason for Chief Al Thomas’ departure, which was effective immediately.
  
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• Girl in critical condition after stealing deputy's truck

  19-12-2017 15:18
  
  A 16-year-old girl is accused of being intoxicated and stealing a San Juan County Sheriff deputy's truck and crashing it into three other vehicles.
  
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• For unique holiday gifts, look no further than Explora

  19-12-2017 15:09 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Explora Science Museum has creative holiday gifts that make learning fun.
  Ideas, the gift shop at Explora, has some of the best gift ideas for bringing out anyone’s inner nerd this holiday season!  With fun presents that encourage experimenting and making new discoveries, kids of all ages can enjoy learning and being inspired. Engineer a catapult, make the Mosi rings twirl, or bubble up some elephant toothpaste – these are just a few fun ideas th
  
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• Local program teaches children how to be responsible pet owners

  19-12-2017 15:08 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — An Animal Welfare program is teaching children how to care for their pets, as well as lessons in empathy and compassion for both humans and animals.
  City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Outreach volunteers visit classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade to teach students about responsible pet care as part of the “Responsible Pet Care Outreach Program.” Children learn how to care for pets, the basics of dog bite prevention, and how to be
  
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• Albuquerque firefighters battle blaze, keep fire from spreading

  19-12-2017 15:08
  
  Albuquerque firefighters were called to a fire at a home in northeast Albuquerque Monday night.
  
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• Forget holiday cookies — donuts are the trend this season

  19-12-2017 15:07 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Local donut professional shares tips on holiday donut decorating.
  The award-winning Albuquerque favorite, Rebel Donuts, is nothing if not creative, with plenty of holiday-themed donuts to choose from. The dough expert stopped by the studio to share tips on decorating seasonal donuts including a reindeer, a holiday wreath, and other delectable delights.
  Rebel Donuts sells kits that make decorating donuts at home easy and fun for the whole family. Additionally, the
  
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• Former veterinarian sentenced, banned from having contact with animals

  19-12-2017 15:04
  
  A former Edgewood veterinarian, found guilty of multiple counts of animal cruelty, will not be allowed to have contact with animals for the next 10 years.
  
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• December 19th Morning Rush: AFD crews respond to fire at duplex in northeast Albuquerque

  19-12-2017 14:30 via krqe.com
  1. Albuquerque Fire Department crews are investigating how a duplex caught fire late Monday night. Video shows firefighters battling the intense blaze located off of Wyoming at the corner of Marquette Avenue and Vermont Street. Firefighters were called out around 11 p.m. Monday. Crews were able to put the fire out without it spreading to other structures in the area including a nearby apartment complex. No injuries are reported at this time.
  Full Story: AFD crews battle flames at northeast
  
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• Student in Hobbs High School shooting hoax may face charges

  19-12-2017 13:57 via krqe.com
  HOBBS, N.M. (AP) – A Hobbs High School student may face charges after authorities say he used a school computer to spread a hoax about a pending school shooting.
  The Hobbs News-Sun reports the student, whose name hasn’t been released, recently was disciplined for creating the hoax days after a gunman killed two students at Aztec High School.
  Officials say disciplinary measures were also taken against two other Hobbs students who used their cell phones to photograph the computer scree
  
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• Trump administration blames NKorea for big ransomware attack

  19-12-2017 13:52 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is publicly blaming North Korea for a ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide in May and crippled parts of Britain’s National Health Service.
  Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Monday night that North Korea was “directly responsible” for the WannaCry ransomware attack and that Pyongyang will be
  
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• Airlines inch back to normal flow after Atlanta airport fire

  19-12-2017 13:46 via krqe.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines and other carriers that operate out of Atlanta’s busy airport said they expected to be running normally Tuesday after a fire and blackout there forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights days before the start of the Christmas rush.
  A spokesman for Delta, by far the biggest airline at the world’s busiest airport, said most of its delayed passengers had been booked on flights scheduled to leave Monday. Spokesman Mich
  
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• Amtrak train derailed on new, faster route that drew concern

  19-12-2017 13:40 via krqe.com
  SEATTLE (AP) — A community along the new rail line where an Amtrak train derailed in a deadly crash had tried to stop the project on grounds higher-speed passenger trains would endanger pedestrians and motorists.
  The city of Lakewood, several miles north of the crash site, went to court in 2013 to stop the Point Defiance Bypass project, which redirected passenger trains from a curvy route along Puget Sound that competes with freight traffic and squeezes through single-track tunne
  
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• Deported ex-Marine wins case to return to US from Mexico

  19-12-2017 13:35
  
  A former Marine deported to Mexico 15 years ago after he was convicted of a minor offense has won his fight to return to the United States and regain his permanent U.S. residency.
  
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• House passes massive tax package; Senate to vote next

  19-12-2017 13:24 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gleeful Republicans on Tuesday muscled the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades through the House. House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed criticism of the widely unpopular package and insisted “results are what’s going to make this popular.”
  The vote, largely along party lines, was 227-203 and capped a GOP sprint to deliver a major legislative accomplishment to President Donald Trump after a year of congres
  
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