Albuquerque news

• ABQ BioPark holds turtle fundraiser

  22-05-2022 23:32
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico BioPark Society and Canteen Brewhouse are working together to prevent the extinction of turtles. They held the Drink Beer, Save Turtles event Saturday at the brewhouse.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2022
  
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• Hundreds of Special Olympics athletes compete at UNM

  22-05-2022 22:31
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 600 Special Olympics athletes from New Mexico came out to the University of New Mexico to compete in the 2022 state summer games. Athletes from 34 delegations competed in track and field, softball, and flag football. New Mexico Special Olympics kicks off for first time in two yearsIt's the first state summer games since 2019 due to the pandemic. Organizers and athletes say they are thrilled to be back. "It felt amazing. Because we had virtual games
  
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• 20 new early voting spots opening in Bernalillo County

  22-05-2022 22:02
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There are now more ways to get your vote in early in Bernalillo County. The county opened 20 new early voting convenience centers and a mobile voting unit Saturday.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2022They'll be open from
  
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• APD discover body, evidence of violent crime at Central apartment

  22-05-2022 21:33
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a homicide in the area of Central and Tramway Sunday afternoon. They say officers responded around 6:30 a.m. to the Four Hills Studios at 12901 Central Ave. NE to reports of an unresponsive person inside one of the apartments. APD investigating overnight Albuquerque homicideOfficials say police entered the apartment and found a dead body and evidence of what looked like a violent crime. Homicide detectives are currently i
  
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• Ice Wolves one game away from national championship

  22-05-2022 20:31
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Ice Wolves will play in yet another deciding game. The Ice Wolves will play the New Jersey Titans in a pivotal game three on Sunday, with the winner going on to the national championship.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19
  
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• 'Something out of 007 movie': Mercedes suspected in burglaries had license plate flipper

  22-05-2022 18:09
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) - Two people were arrested after a Mercedes-Benz believed to have been involved in a rash of burglaries in Southern California turned out to have a James Bond-esque license plate flipper, among other devices, Irvine police said Wednesday.Police first got a call about the car from a resident who recognized the "suspicious" vehicle as possibly being involved in several vehicle burglaries that happened the week before, Irvine Police Department officials said.Story continues be
  
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• Breezy and cooler Sunday

  22-05-2022 15:51
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Good Sunday morning everyone! Our strong canyon winds did not disappoint last night, packing powerful gusts 45-55 mph through the Albuquerque and Santa Fe metro areas. We're finally seeing some calmer wind gusts this morning as our temperatures cooled off and humidity increased from the strong winds. Temperatures will be below average for once in May for central New Mexico as highs will top out in the upper 70s for ABQ and near 70° for Taos and Santa Fe. We'll
  
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• Report: Albuquerque ranked #129th best place to live

  22-05-2022 14:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Tuesday, U.S. News and World Report released their rankings for the Best Places to Live in the United States in 2022-2023. At the top of the list were Huntsville, AL, Colorado Springs, CO, Green Bay, WI, Boulder, CO, and San Jose, CA rounding out the top five. But did anywhere in New Mexico make the list?Yes – Albuquerque came in at #129 out of 150 cities, right behind Los Angeles, CA.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for paren
  
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• Are you smarter than a high schooler? Get paid $1K to see if you can score higher on SAT

  22-05-2022 13:02
  
  (WXIN) -- Remember what it was like to take the SAT in high school? Well, one tutoring company wants to pay someone to relive their test-taking glory days.Learner will pay one person $1,000 to take a multiple-choice SAT exam. The company says it wants to see if a post-high school adult can score higher than the national average (1060 in 2021, according to the College Board).
  "Our ideal candidate doesn’t need any special qualifications, just a confident 'can-do' attitude and the ability to
  
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• Unlikely survivors found at El Porvenir Campgrounds

  22-05-2022 06:00
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico man living on the El Porvenir Campgrounds is sharing the aftermath of what's left after the Calf Canyon-Hermit's Peak Fire blazed through the grounds. People are returning home to see what's left of their property, despite the fire still burning in northern New Mexico. Nearly 300 buildings damaged or destroyed in Calf Canyon, Hermits Peak firesAt the El Porvenir Campgrounds in Montezuma, their story is no different. The fire burned twelve of their main
  
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• Holly Holm loses in split decision on Saturday

  22-05-2022 04:34
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Holly Holm returned to the octagon on Saturday night for the first time since October 2020. "The Preacher's Daughter" went the distance against Ketlen Vieira, losing in a split decision.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2
  
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• Lobo baseball wraps up season

  22-05-2022 02:47
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Year one of the Tod Brown coaching era for Lobo baseball has come to a close. UNM sent off six seniors for the season's final game on Saturday.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2022"I enjoyed every second of it," said sen
  
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• Durango seeks opinions on downtown updates

  22-05-2022 02:36
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – Sunday is the last day to give feedback on the city of Durango's downtown next step project. The program aims to decide the future of downtown between 5th and 14th streets.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2022The city has p
  
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• United announces rescheduled match date

  22-05-2022 02:28
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United and Phoenix Rising now have a match date. The two clubs will square off on Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the UNM soccer complex.Story continues belowNew Mexico: UNM offers suggestions for parents during baby formula shortageAlbuquerque: Cheech and Chong visit dispensaries in Albuquerque and Rio RanchoTrending: First round of tax rebates headed to New MexicansKRQE En Español: Jueves 19 de Mayo 2022The match was originally scheduled for
  
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• Cooler temps, canyon wind tonight

  22-05-2022 02:12
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Record cold and snow affected much of Colorado over the past 24 hours. We escaped most of that, but are still seeing some impacts. A cold front is sitting across northeast New Mexico this evening, separating the winter chill from our summer air still in place. It's already much colder for parts of New Mexico. Clayton and Raton only made it into the lower to middle 40s this afternoon! That's a 30° drop from Friday. But cooler temps are on the way tonight along w
  
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