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• PHOTOS: Week in photos Nov. 10-16

  16-11-2019 23:15 via krqe.com
  In this photo taken Nov. 10, 2019, Alex Flores, 9, holds a 42-pound (19-kilogram) blue catfish he caught while fishing in the New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir. His father, Kris Flores says the fourth-grader named the fish Wailord after the Pokemon character, and then he released the fish back into the reservoir after taking some photos and videos. (Kris Flores via AP)A rainbow forms as anti-government protesters clash with police during protests in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Nov. 11, 20
  
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• Dead Heat: No clear favorite in NASCAR championship race

  16-11-2019 23:05 via krqe.com
  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch, weary from the hype surrounding NASCAR’s championship race, just wanted to end his media obligations and return his focus to the finale.But there was one final question from the back of the room: UFC fighter Colby Covington had crashed the event and wanted a tip on winning a title bout. Busch gave the fighter colorful advice for a championship smackdown, basically telling Covington not to care about your opponent, put personal feelings aside and go
  
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• PHOTOS: November 2019 – Mugshot Gallery

  16-11-2019 20:19 via krqe.com
  Tabitha LittlesJacob JaramilloBenjamin DiazTroy DuggerDonovan YoungRicky SenaRaymond SandovalDavid SernaJerred HolguinDontrell ScottSheldon HinesJustin Sanchez MartinezJack McDowellJose Murillo-RodriguezDavid BowneTory Burdex
  
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• Rio Rancho Police hold annual food drive

  16-11-2019 19:31 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Police will be out in the city Saturday, collecting donations for their annual food drive.The department will be at three locations from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The Albertson’s on Enchanted Hills, The Wal-Mart on Unser, and the Smith’s on 528. Rio Rancho Police are looking for non-perishable food items to benefit the Saint Felix Storehouse.
  
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• Bolivia’s growing crisis turns deadly as 5 killed in clash

  16-11-2019 12:19 via krqe.com
  SACABA, Bolivia (AP) – Bolivia’s political crisis turned deadly after security forces opened fire on supporters of Evo Morales in a central town, killing at least five people, injuring dozens and threatening the interim government’s efforts to restore stability following the resignation of the former president in an election dispute.Most of the dead and injured Friday in Sacaba near the city of Cochabamba suffered bullet wounds, said hospital director Guadalberto Lara, calling
  
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• The Latest: Diplomat describes Trump ‘investigations’ call

  16-11-2019 12:18 via krqe.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear, which allowed others at a restaurant in Kyiv to overhear a conversation about “investigations” that’s now part of the impeachment inquiry.That’s according to a person familiar with testimony under way in a closed-door briefing at the Capitol. The person was unauthorized to discuss the proceeding and granted anonymity.Investigators were i
  
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• Family of missing Albuquerque woman pleads for answers

  16-11-2019 06:25 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The family of a woman missing for two years is holding out hope for answers in her disappearance.
  Elizabeth Hernandez was four months pregnant when she disappeared on Nov. 16, 2017. Her mother says they continue to look for someone who might be able to answer questions about where she might have gone.
  “If you know something that can help us, at this point we don’t have anything really to go on,” Jennifer Brooks, Elizabeth Hernandez’s mothe
  
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• Ballet Folklorico Del Norte to perform Sunday, Nov. 17

  16-11-2019 06:21 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – You’re invited to a colorful night of culture, all for a good cause.
  Ballet Folklorico Del Norte is a dance group made up of student alumni from Del Norte High School and led by retired teacher, Elaine “Senora” Alarid. They will be showcasing different dances and will be accompanied by Mariachi Tierra Del Encanto.
  The event is sponsored by Grinding Gears Cafe, an organization that helps disabled adults in a working environment. Their performance
  
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• Woman allegedly attacks bus driver, dog walker, and officer in one day

  16-11-2019 06:14 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bus driver, a woman walking her dog and a police officer were all attacked in broad daylight, allegedly by the same woman.KRQE News 13 reported on the attack on the bus driver earlier this week. Friday, the woman police say was 32-year-old Erica Garcia’s second victim spoke out.“It was brutal and for no reason, completely unprovoked,” said Kelli, who asked we not share her last name.While out on her daily walk, Kelli’s Chiweenie, ‘
  
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• Family claims teacher's aide left bruises on boy with special needs

  16-11-2019 06:11
  
  Parents send their children to school, expecting them to be safe, however, one family is now questioning Albuquerque Public Schools officials after their son came home with bruises.
  
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• Arsonist caught on Albuquerque family’s home surveillance cameras

  16-11-2019 06:00 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque family said they were targeted by a complete stranger. Now, they hope someone will recognize the man who was caught on camera torching their house.An Albuquerque family woke up to a giant burn mark on their home near Coors and Fortuna a week ago.“It’s scary, the world has come to a place that is so sad,” said neighbor Kathy Thomas.To find out what happened, they checked their home surveillance cameras and saw a man pouring what ap
  
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• Albuquerque mom calls out APS for not doing enough to stop bullying

  16-11-2019 06:00 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque boy says bullies took it too far after an incident this week left him with a broken wrist. Now, his mom is calling out APS, claiming they’re not doing enough to keep students safe.Isaiah Sainz comes from a loving family, but behind the laughter, he’s been struggling through his time at George I. Sanchez Elementary School.“There were these eighth graders and they shoved me from behind. I fell and landed backwards on my wrist like t
  
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• Man, young boy shot at New Jersey high school football game

  16-11-2019 05:06 via krqe.com
  PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Players and spectators ran for cover Friday night when a gunman opened fire at a New Jersey high school football game, wounding two people.One of the wounded was a young boy, who was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Philadelphia “with some serious injuries,” Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon Tyner said.Panicked spectators and some of the players knocked down a fence in their haste to escape the confines of the field.“It was mayhem, lit
  
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• Man, juvenile shot at New Jersey high school football game

  16-11-2019 05:06 via krqe.com
  PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Players and spectators ran for cover Friday night when a gunman opened fire at a New Jersey high school football game, wounding two people.A man and a juvenile were seriously injured after a gunman shot into a crowd of people who sat in the bleachers at Pleasantville High School, said Pleasantville Police Chief Sean Riggins.The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. during a playoff game between the Camden Panthers and the Pleasantville Greyhounds, Riggins said. Atlan
  
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• Albuquerque man accused of leaving gentlemen’s club in ungentlemanly fashion

  16-11-2019 04:33 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man left a northeast Albuquerque gentlemen’s club last week, still owing hundreds of dollars in lapdance fees.According to a criminal complaint, 21-year-old Milton Medina ran up a bill of about $510, having received 17 lap dances at the Fantasy World Gentlemen’s Club on the evening of November 8. He allegedly was able to pay $160 of what was owed while in the club, but told the dancer he had more money in his truck and needed to go get it.Once he wa
  
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• State police identify officer who shot man near Alamogordo

  16-11-2019 04:19 via krqe.com
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico State Police have identified the officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old man during a traffic stop west of Alamogordo earlier this month.The state police identified the officer as Jantzen Duran. He has two years of experience with the state police and is stationed in Alamogordo.Authorities say Duran stopped Benjamin Diaz on Nov. 1 for driving 106 mph in a 60 mph zone on US Highway 70. Authorities say he attacked the officer with a folding box cutter an
  
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• City of Albuquerque scraps ART expansion plan

  16-11-2019 03:31 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is moving on from plans to extend the Albuquerque Rapid Transit route (ART) along University out to the Sunport.
  Since the beginning of ART, the plan has been to add the same bus lanes along University Boulevard, but now the city says that is no longer going to happen.
  In 2016, Mayor Berry’s administration released a video touting the future of the ART buses, explaining that planning was already underway for an ART expansion to Unive
  
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• Operation Triple Beam aimed to stop fentanyl use, search warrant reveals

  16-11-2019 03:19 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – Attorney General William Barr Highlighted the problems of fentanyl when he was in Albuquerque earlier this week, declaring it as an epidemic here in New Mexico. Now, a federal search warrant shows what Operation Triple Beam was trying to do to stop the use of fentanyl. Triple Beam took more than 300 violent criminals off the street. The feds also wanted to target drug dealing. For four months, the feds were tracking three people who they say were dis
  
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• Nob Hill business owners optimistic about the future

  16-11-2019 02:39
  
  The tide may be changing for businesses in Nob Hill.
  
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• Albuquerque family mourns woman who was killed by suspected drunk driver

  16-11-2019 02:34
  
  A family of a woman who was killed by a suspected drunk driver is calling for change.
  
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• Thief steals surveillance camera outside SE Albuquerque home

  16-11-2019 02:22
  
  A thief stole security cameras that were supposed to give the southeast Albuquerque homeowners a sense of security.
  
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• Celebrations mark the return of Sandhill cranes to New Mexico

  16-11-2019 02:04 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is welcoming some frequent fliers back for the winter.
  “They made a long trip from Alaska and Canada to come and be in New Mexico,” Marj Peterson said. “We’re very lucky that they come here.”
  The Sandhill cranes started arriving early last month during their annual migration south. They are expected to stick around until about March.
  Saturday, the Open Space Visitor Center off Coors is holding a celebration of their return
  
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• Looking for a new home, harbor seals remain at Albuquerque zoo

  16-11-2019 01:57 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque’s three harbor seals have been missing from their public exhibit at the zoo for nearly a year, but the animals are actually still being cared for on-site.
  The trio known as Baby, Feisty and Gracie remains in a temporary enclosure on BioPark property as the facility’s staff is still trying to find new homes for the marine mammals.
  “What we have created is a giant almost figure eight, so they can come and go freely,” said Dr. Eri
  
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• APD investigating possible homicide in northwest Albuquerque

  16-11-2019 01:41 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating after a woman was found dead a home on Albuquerque’s westside.
  Police were called just before 1 p.m. to a home near Arroyo Vista and Ladera. A woman reported she had found her niece dead and described the home as a crime scene.
  Detectives say the investigation is ongoing while they search the home and interview several family members.
  
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• BCFD to team with behavioral health specialists

  16-11-2019 01:26
  
  Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue is teaming up with the county's Behavioral Health Department.
  
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• Presbyterian praises transplant donors

  16-11-2019 01:15 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Presbyterian hosted a Donate Life Rose ceremony to honor transplant and donor families.
  Personal dedications attached to roses were given to recipients and donors that will then be added to a float they have every year in honor of those that have given the gift of life.
  “I’m grateful to be invited so that me and my wife can share our story, and hopefully, it will allow others who are thinking about donating to go ahead and do it because it will bless
  
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• Roswell zoo set to break ground on new exhibit

  16-11-2019 01:07 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Spring River Park and Zoo in Roswell, which has come under fire in recent years, is about to break ground on a new cat exhibit.
  A groundbreaking ceremony is set for Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. PETA publicly criticized the zoo for its mountain lion and bear exhibit, urging the city to send the animals somewhere they would have more space to roam.
  The USDA also cited the zoo for failing to meet minimal federal standards for their animals. KRQE News 13 reached out to the city
  
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• Police searching for suspect in Roswell motel shooting

  16-11-2019 01:00 via krqe.com
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell police are searching for a suspect who shot a man at a motel.
  It happened early Thursday morning at the Mayo Inn. Police say someone knocked on the door of a room where a 58-year-old man was staying.
  When the man went to open the door, he saw the suspect was armed with a shotgun and slammed the door. The suspect then opened fire, shooting the man through the door.
  The man was not seriously injured.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police.
  
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• City clears large westside Albuquerque homeless camp

  16-11-2019 00:57 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KRQE) – People see homeless camps downtown and on the east side of Albuquerque, but not often on the westside.
  One just popped up in a very visible spot near a very busy intersection on the westside, but the city dealt with it quickly.Neighbors and businesses say they’re noticing more and more homeless in their neighborhoods, including panhandlers by the interstate, and most recently, a large camp set up in front of the wall of a local apartment complex along busy Co
  
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• Attacks prompt new charges against Rio Arriba County inmates

  16-11-2019 00:49 via krqe.com
  ESPANOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Two inmates are facing new charges over attacks at the Rio Arriba County jail last weekend.
  The sheriff’s office says one inmate, Jesse Martinez, got upset and pushed a guard on Saturday, prompting a lockdown. Later, deputies say Daniel Suarez got upset because he couldn’t visit with his girlfriend because of the lockdown, so he attacked two guards.
  Both will be charged with battery on a peace officer.
  
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• Downtown mural dedicated to New Mexico United unveiled

  16-11-2019 00:23 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local artist has put the final touches on a mural honoring the New Mexico United.
  A wall on Second Street and Coal Avenue is covered in black and white photos of the team and fans. The mural painting of the team shows off what New Mexico United means to the state. “I think it’s cool to see everything they’ve been doing in the community and I wanted to be a part of that and just bring some artwork to the community,” said Noe Barnett the a
  
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