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• UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortage

  19-05-2022 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico is offering suggestions for new parents needing to feed their babies during the formula shortage. The University's Department of Pediatrics says unless they are on a specific diet, it is okay to switch to any available formula.
  Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque says ‘Tacos and Tequila Festival’ is not happeningAlbuquerque: APD: Suspect in custody, accused of starting fires in bosqueTrending: First round of t
  
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• Prosecutors ask to keep suspected bosque arsonist in custody until trial

  19-05-2022 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors are asking to keep Cristina Castorena-Noble in custody until trial. She is accused of intentionally setting a dozen fires near 2nd Steet and Woodward on May 18. She has a lengthy criminal history including property damage, burglary, and other fire-related crimes.Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque says ‘Tacos and Tequila Festival’ is not happeningAlbuquerque: APD: Suspect in custody, accused of starting fires in bo
  
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• Sandoval County Detention Center upgrades complete

  19-05-2022 23:23 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) – The $5M renovation project for the Sandoval County Detention Center is now complete. Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and showed off the new upgrades which include new fencing around the facility. Those upgrades came after a series of escapes starting in 2017 from the detention center because of security flaws.Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque says ‘Tacos and Tequila Festival’ is not happeningAlbuquerque: APD: Suspect in c
  
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• Reward offered for Harley stolen during Albuquerque funeral

  19-05-2022 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is in a desperate search for his Harley Davidson motorcycle that was stolen from the most unthinkable place – a church during a funeral. "I went inside for the funeral and heard a motorcycle start around 9:55 or 10-ish. I walk outside and see them driving off on my Harley Davidson," says Raul Perez. Albuquerque man arrested after police find stolen firearm in his vehicleIt happened at Holy Family church off Atrisco in southwest Albuq
  
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• U.S. 550 north of Durango to close May 28 for bike race

  19-05-2022 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – U.S. Highway 550 will be closed north of Durango May 28 for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic. Motorists are urged to leave Durango early if traveling to Silverton or points beyond it. U.S. 550 will be closed between Purgatory Ski Resort and Ouray from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. to accommodate cyclists. U.S. 550 southbound will be closed at Ouray Hot Springs.In Durango, from 7-9:30 a.m. motorists will see traffic impacts to accommodate several biking races and tour
  
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• State of New Mexico helping Clovis dairy that had to euthanize cows

  19-05-2022 22:36 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The state of New Mexico is helping the family who had to euthanize thousands of cows at a dairy in Clovis because of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination. The state says Highland Dairy was forced to euthanize 3,665 cows, the entire herd, with an estimated expense of at least $5,946,462.The New Mexico Environment Department is overseeing Highland Dairy's plan for disposal of the PFAS-contaminated livestock which is required for the dairy to
  
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• Nonprofit sues wildlife service over lizard protections

  19-05-2022 22:16 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – A new lawsuit filed Thursday wants to protect the dunes sagebrush lizard from extinction. The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for delaying a decision on whether to declare the lizard an endangered species. Neighbors react after deer shot, 1 killed in Foothills communityThe lizard lives in parts of West Texas and southeast New Mexico and the lawsuit claims they are threatened by oil and gas developments in the Permi
  
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• New Mexico, two pueblos come to cannabis tax agreement

  19-05-2022 21:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The State of New Mexico has reached an agreement with two pueblos about cannabis taxes. Under the agreement, the pueblos of Pojoaque and Picuris have the authority to administer their own taxes for cannabis sales.City of Albuquerque says ‘Tacos and Tequila Festival’ is not happening“New Mexico has a strong history of collaborating with tribes to efficiently administer taxes while recognizing tribal sovereignty and the limitations of state authorit
  
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• Registration is open for Albuquerque Library's summer reading program

  19-05-2022 20:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Online registration is open for the Albuquerque Library's summer reading program. The free program, 'Oceans of Possibilities,' is eight weeks long and encourages kids of all ages to read or be read to throughout the summer. List: Albuquerque Summer Youth Programs 2022Each week, kids can bring in their reading log to show their progress and get a prize; there will be a grand prize drawing at the end of the program. You can also register in person at branch lo
  
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• Hot and windy Thursday

  19-05-2022 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –High fire danger increases once again Thursday afternoon as high wind gusts, low humidity, and hot temperatures continue statewide. A strong storm is moving into the Great Basin this afternoon which will help fuel strong and turbulent wind gusts over 40 mph for the northern mountains this afternoon. It'll be noticeably winder than Wednesday and also a few degrees hotter too. Albuquerque will be in the lower 90s this afternoon which should fall a couple degrees shy o
  
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• Albuquerque Little Theatre presents Grease

  19-05-2022 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Rydel High's senior class of 1959 is coming to life on stage at the Albuquerque Little Theatre with production of a classic, Grease. Directed by Brian Clifton, the cast will have you singing and laughing with all their original songs like 'Summer nights' and Greased Lightnin'.
  With two different cast, Luren Jehle (Sandy), talked a little about the rehersals and the challanges they experience following all the COVID-19 protocals. "It's definetly different and
  
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• FEMA reminds New Mexicans to read disaster assistance letters carefully

  19-05-2022 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – FEMA is reminding New Mexicans affected by wildfires to read assistance letters carefully. Residents who applied for FEMA assistance will get a letter determining an eligibility decision and the reason for it. Wildfire victims may be eligible for FEMA wildfire cash and other helpFEMA says a "no decision" letter does not mean you have been denied. You may be missing documents or need to provide more information. You are able to appeal the decision if you do not agre
  
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• Senate approves $40B Ukraine aid, sends bill to Biden

  19-05-2022 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a $40 billion infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies on Thursday as both parties rallied behind America’s latest, and quite possibly not last, financial salvo against Russia’s invasion.The 86-11 vote gave final congressional approval to the package, three weeks after President Joe Biden requested a smaller $33 billion version and after a lone Republican opponent delayed Senat
  
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• Mexican exiles in Texas hail drug kingpin's jail transfer

  19-05-2022 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican exiles in El Paso are breathing a little easier after learning that the convicted drug kingpin responsible for their flight has been moved from Juarez to a prison in southern Mexico.“It’s a positive development no doubt brought about by pressure from the families of his victims, the ones who put him in jail in the first place,” said Carlos Spector, an El Paso attorney and founder of Mexicans in Exile.Mauricio Luna Aguilar, a.k.a. &
  
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• Back to tradition, Taste of Nob Hill 2022 event

  19-05-2022 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nob Hill Main Street is back in action. They are hosting its annual Taste of Nob Hill event this weekend.Adult Night is back at ExploraThe event will take place on May 21 from noon to 3 P.M. It will include Nob Hill restaurants, bars and breweries to invite attendees to enjoy samples of their products. More than 15 Nob Hill businesses will be in attendance. Taste of Nob Hill is focused on reintroducing the historic Albuquerque area to individuals who ha
  
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• Oil & gas: Can New Mexico balance big money with clean air?

  19-05-2022 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The oil and gas industry pays for everything from public education to recent tax rebates in New Mexico. But data shows it's also our state's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. With recent federal, state, and local pushes to limit global warming, can the state balance the economic benefit of the industry with the environmental costs?Story continues belowDon't Miss: Three New Mexico National Forests closing ThursdayAlbuquerque: APD: Suspect in custody, accu
  
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• Albuquerque police chief to address recent homicide arrests

  19-05-2022 17:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Following several recent homicide arrests, Albuquerque police and city leaders are expected to address the topic in a news conference Thursday morning. The news conference is expected to begin around 10 a.m. and KRQE News 13 will update this article with more information when it's available.One of the most recent arrests was surrounding the February 2022 murder of Jonathan Garza. Garza was shot to death outside of a downtown bar and restaurant at 1st an
  
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• Albuquerque police chief addresses recent homicide arrests

  19-05-2022 17:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Following several recent homicide arrests, the Albuquerque Police Department and city leaders addressed the topic in a news conference Thursday morning.
  APD says since the beginning of 2022; 47 suspects tied to homicides in the city have been arrested or charged. They say of the 47 suspects, 23 face charges or were arrested for murders committed in 2022, and 24 were charged or arrested for murders committed in previous years. Four of the suspects are de
  
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• Court weighs clash on online publication of voting records

  19-05-2022 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A conservative-backed foundation that aims to post online registration records for voters across the country urged a federal judge Tuesday to override objections by New Mexico election regulators who say the initiative violates state law and would discourage people from registering to vote out of privacy concerns. The VoteRef.com website does not list details of how people voted regarding candidates or initiatives. First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansT
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue extinguish fire early Thursday morning

  19-05-2022 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Albuquerque Fire Rescue was dispatched to 510 Martinez Lane NE for reports of a single story residential fire. When crews arrived they found an abandoned and boarded up residential structure. APD: Suspect in custody, accused of starting fires in bosqueAccording to AFR, the fire was declared a defensive fire and crews worked from the exterior to extinguish the fire. They say no firefighters or civilians were injured in the incident.
  
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• City of Clovis asking public for help with its economic development plan

  19-05-2022 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Clovis is asking for the public's help to set it's economic development plan. The city has launched a survey asking residents which industries they think would best grow the economy, along with the biggest challenge the city faces. First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansThe survey will be available until Monday, June 13. The city is partnering with an economic development consulting firm to lead the planning process. The plan will outline in
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Parents outraged, Wildfire update, Higher fire danger, Bosque fires, Cheech and Chong

  19-05-2022 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top StoriesFirst round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansCity of Albuquerque says ‘Tacos and Tequila Festival’ is not happeningStorehouse New Mexico hoping donations come in amid shortagesSome New Mexico State Parks closing due to fire dangerUNM launches 12-week product management bootcampWarrant sheds new light in murder, missing person’s casePark outside: Ford recalls SUVs because engines can catch fireHouse passes domestic terrorism bill in mostly party-line vo
  
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• Winds strengthen and temperatures stay hot!

  19-05-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  It's a quiet Thursday morning, but the winds will pick up. Red flag warnings will be in effect for most of New Mexico, with west/southwest wind gusts up to 40 mph expected, especially in northern and eastern NM. Winds will gust up to around 30 mph in the middle Rio Grande Valley, including the Metro, and the winds will be lightest, up to around 25 mph in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Friday will be even windier, with more red flag warnings in effect.Forecast C
  
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• Some New Mexico State Parks closing due to fire danger

  19-05-2022 14:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department State Parks Division announced the closure of state parks due extreme fire danger. Manzano Mountains, Hyde Memorial, Pecos Canyon, Cimarron Canyon and Fenton Lake State Parks will be closed until further notice. Santa Fe group collecting donations for livestock displaced by fireThe state also announces that all New Mexico State Parks are under the State Forester Fire Restriction Order, which restricts all non-mu
  
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• Storehouse New Mexico hoping donations come in amid shortages

  19-05-2022 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For many New Mexico families the pandemic and now inflation is making it difficult to put food on their tables. Now a local food bank, that they rely on, is having a hard time stocking their shelves with food.
  Storehouse New Mexico has been feeding the needy in the community for the past four decades, but the past few years have been a struggle. First, they were hit hard as many struggled to make ends meet during the height of the pandemic.First round of tax
  
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• Park outside: Ford recalls SUVs because engines can catch fire

  19-05-2022 13:28 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39,000 that should be parked outdoors because the engines can catch fire.
  Ford said in U.S. government documents posted Thursday that it doesn’t know what’s causing fires in some 2021 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
  But the company said fires can happen even while the engines are off. It’s recommending that the SUVs be parked away
  
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• UNM launches 12-week product management bootcamp

  19-05-2022 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico is starting a new BootCamp for product management. The 12-week program is a partnership between the university and Fullstack Academy.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New Mexico National Forest Service implements clos
  
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• High fire danger returns Thursday and Friday

  19-05-2022 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  Widespread, windy weather returns to New Mexico Thursday and Friday. Wind gusts will reach 50 mph across parts of the state. Winds and dry conditions will lead to a very high fire danger.
  A couple isolated storms developed Wednesday afternoon in far northeastern New Mexico. Isolated storms will be possible before 10 pm tonight in this part of the state, but the rest of New Mexico will remain dry. Despite the dry conditions elsewhere today, winds remained relatively light.
  Winds pick up though Th
  
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• Cibola softball coach Gene Victor resigns after 37 years on the job

  19-05-2022 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Gene Victor knew the day would come. The longtime Cibola softball coach knew, like all of us, that father time would come for his job. "I still got the itch, but age catches up to you," said Victor. "You just have to admit it at some point and time and I just think it's time to admit it."
  Victor decided to resign Wednesday after coaching the Cougars for the last 37 years. He won three consecutive state titles from 2007 to 2009. Those teams had the late and t
  
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• City of Albuquerque says 'Tacos and Tequila Festival' is not happening

  19-05-2022 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A much-anticipated food and music festival with some big-name headliners was supposed to come to Albuquerque this weekend. But the city says they never signed off on it. Now, ticket holders and vendors are demanding their money back.“I just want a refund I paid 400 dollars for, you know, this event.” Theresa Garcia signed up to be a vendor at the Tacos and Tequila Fest that was originally scheduled for this Saturday.Event organizers said there would b
  
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• City of Albuquerque recognizes May's Volunteer of the Month

  19-05-2022 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is recognizing its latest volunteer of the month. May's recipient is Stella Chan. Chan works with multiple organizations including Heading Home and Storehouse New Mexico to address the issues of homelessness and food insecurity.
  Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after b
  
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• Assistance available for renters displaced by wildfires in New Mexico

  19-05-2022 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Renters currently without a home because of wildfires may be able to receive aid through the New Mexico Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The ERAP allows New Mexico renters to receive aid for current, temporary, or new rental housing in New Mexico.ERAP may be available for those affected by wildfires who:Are New Mexico renters whose rental unit was destroyed by a 2022 wildfire, and;The applicant or household makes under 80% of the average median income for
  
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• Parents of YAFL football team say coach left after taking team's money

  19-05-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Parents of an Albuquerque Young American Football League team are furious after they say they raised thousands of dollars for the team during the spring season and now the money and coach have vanished without a trace.
  Miranda Buffett has been a YAFL mom for years, her youngest son is now playing his first season for the Sandia Pee Wee Spring YAFL team. She, along with the other team parents, helped sell cookie dough, hats, and backpacks to raise money
  
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• Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho

  19-05-2022 05:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The counter-culture comedy duo Cheech and Chong known for their movies, music, and pot-fueled adventures made stops at PurLife locations in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho today. They were promoting their brand "Cheech and Chong's Cannabis Company."Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother di
  
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• Former Piedra pitcher impressing in MLB

  19-05-2022 04:43 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Former Piedra Vista star and New Mexico Gatorade baseball player of the year Chase Silseth recently made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New Mexico National Forest Service implements closures starti
  
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• SNAP recipients can temporarily buy prepared food from providers

  19-05-2022 04:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – In light of the wildfire emergency, the state of New Mexico is allowing families on SNAP benefits to buy prepared meals from certain providers. Usually, the benefit only applies to grocery products.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New Mexico National Forest
  
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• Bernalillo County asking for people to work primary election polls

  19-05-2022 04:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is asking for people to help out at the polls this primary election. To qualify for the job, you must be a registered voter. Candidates on the ballot, relatives of candidates, and members of law enforcement are not eligible to work at the polls.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answe
  
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• Albuquerque native joins UNM basketball team

  19-05-2022 03:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobos have added some local talent. Sandia Prep's Mac Manzanares is joining the basketball team as a non-scholarship player, UNM announced on Wednesday. Coach Pitino speaks on new additions to UNM basketball teamThe 6'5" forward is a two-time class 3A first team all-state selection. This past season,Manzanares averaged over 22 points, 12 rebounds and four assists per game while leading the Sundevils to the quarterfinals of the state tournament. He is cur
  
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• Sports Desk: Pitino excited about roster

  19-05-2022 03:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Lobo basketball roster has come together, it has excited head coach Richard Pitino. He feels good about the future of his team, and he believes the new additions will be able to come in and make an impact.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New M
  
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• Coach Pitino speaks on new additions to UNM basketball team

  19-05-2022 03:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The roster for the upcoming basketball season is more or less set for UNM. Head coach Richard Pitino met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the current state of the team.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New Mexico National Forest Service implemen
  
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• Santa Fe Police investigating shooting that sent one person to the hospital

  19-05-2022 03:03 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police say that around 2:30 p.m. on May 18 they were told of a man in the area of Maez Road and Cerrillos Road with at least one gunshot wound. They say when officers arrived they found a 31-year-old man in the parking lot of a nearby business who had been shot.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answe
  
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• Albuquerque man with criminal history on the loose after cutting GPS monitor

  19-05-2022 02:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An Albuquerque man with more than a dozen arrests is on the loose after cutting off his GPS monitor while awaiting trial. In April 2021, 28-year-old Hernan Aguero was arrested in a stolen car and then released the next day.
  Just five days later, police say he stole a BMW getting cleaned at the west side Mister Car Wash on Coors. He was released again. After that, Judge Joseph Montano approved pretrial detention, agreeing with prosecutors that Aguero had shown
  
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• Albuquerque man with criminal history on loose after cutting GPS monitor

  19-05-2022 02:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An Albuquerque man with more than a dozen arrests is on the loose after cutting off his GPS monitor while awaiting trial. In April 2021, 28-year-old Hernan Aguero was arrested in a stolen car and then released the next day.
  Just five days later, police say he stole a BMW getting cleaned at the west side Mister Car Wash on Coors. He was released again. After that, Judge Joseph Montano approved pretrial detention, agreeing with prosecutors that Aguero had shown
  
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• UNM closes out NCAA golf regional

  19-05-2022 02:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The season has wrapped up for the UNM men's golf team. The Lobos finished the season in tenth place at +18 during the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional on Wednesday.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motorcycle crashTrending: New Mexico National Forest Service implements closures start
  
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• Warrant sheds new light in murder, missing person's case

  19-05-2022 01:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A warrant is out for the arrest of a man who is accused of driving a murder suspect from Mexico to Albuquerque. Court documents requesting that warrant also shed more light on a missing person's case.Jonathan Martinez was arrested earlier this month for the murder of 19-year-old Trevone Robins in downtown Albuquerque last July. Martinez is also on officers' radar in connection to the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend 20-year-old Yasmin Marquez.According to
  
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• KRQE En Español: Miercoles 18 de Mayo 2022

  19-05-2022 01:41 via krqe.com
  
  Mujer en custodia acusada de provocar una docena de incendios en el Bosque esta mañanaCristina Castorena-Noble, de 46 años, fue detenida alrededor de las 10 a.m. después de que la policía dice que ella estaba provocando incendios en el bosque cerca de la segunda calle y Woodward. Los residented que la vieron saltaron para detenerla… dicen que esto se está volviendo demasiado común y debe parar. Castorena-Noble tiene una lista larga de delitos pen
  
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• Project works to reduce pregnancy complications in New Mexico

  19-05-2022 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new program through Project Echo is aiming to reduce the number of complications and deaths during pregnancy and childbirth. The program brings together perinatal providers in New Mexico, the Four Corners, and across the Southwest.Story continues belowNew Mexico: New Mexico airman found dead in his homeKRQE Investigates: Fighting foreclosure: New Mexico woman thought she paid off homeAlbuquerque: Family searches for answers after brother dies in motor
  
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• Windy weather returns Thursday and Friday

  19-05-2022 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  Widespread, windy weather returns to New Mexico Thursday and Friday. Wind gusts will reach 50 mph across parts of the state. Winds and dry conditions will lead to a very high fire danger.
  A couple isolated storms developed Wednesday afternoon in far northeastern New Mexico. Isolated storms will be possible before 10 pm tonight in this part of the state, but the rest of New Mexico will remain dry. Despite the dry conditions elsewhere today, winds remained relatively light.
  Winds pick up though Th
  
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• First round of tax rebates heading to New Mexicans

  19-05-2022 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) -As early as Thursday, hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans will start seeing an extra $250 in their bank accounts. Just over a month after lawmakers approved cash payments for New Mexicans to help pay for higher costs of living and surging gas prices, the state now says the first round of money is hours away from going out.
  State officials announced Wednesday the the first payments will begin arriving as early as tomorrow, Thursday, May 19. Taxpayers who get their ta
  
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• First round of tax rebates headed to New Mexicans

  19-05-2022 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) -As early as Thursday, hundreds of thousands of New Mexicans will start seeing an extra $250 in their bank accounts. Just over a month after lawmakers approved cash payments for New Mexicans to help pay for higher costs of living and surging gas prices, the state now says the first round of money is hours away from going out.
  State officials announced Wednesday the the first payments will begin arriving as early as tomorrow, Thursday, May 19. Taxpayers who get their ta
  
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