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• Albuquerque's Steve Garcia loses by knockout at UFC 275

  12-06-2022 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Local MMA Fighter Steve "Mean Machine" Garcia fought in Singapore on Saturday. Garcia took on Hayisaer Maheshate in a preliminary bout on the UFC 275 fight card. Local MMA program receives donation to continue work with at-risk kidsGarcia came in confident, but it wouldn't be a good fight for him from the start. Maheshate caught Garcia early in the round with a straight right hand, Garcia would recover, but after that, a short right hand would send Garcia to
  
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• UNM Track and Field finish strong at Final Day of NCAAs

  12-06-2022 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships wrapped on Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Three UNM women earned First Team All-American status.Story continues belowNew Mexico: COVID-19 cases up in New Mexico, but the virus is differentTrending: What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state votersKRQE En Español: Jueves 9 de Junio 2022Crime: Albuquerque beauty shop owner charged in fentanyl bustOverall UNM garnered 15 All-American honor
  
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• DC Gladiators winning streak ends in Frisco, TX; 47-46

  12-06-2022 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Duke City Gladiators entered their road game with Frisco on a four-game winning streak. However, their string of victories would come to an end on Saturday night in a 47-46 defeat. Are you not entertained? Gladiators super fans sure areThe Gladiators looked strong throughout this game and even held a 46-34 lead in the 4th quarter after QB Ramone Atkins threw his fifth touchdown pass of the night. The Frisco Fighters would put on a solid comeback after th
  
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• UNM offers multiple metro prospects at football camp

  12-06-2022 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobo football camp took place this weekend. High schoolers from New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona participated in non-contact over the course of three days, and UNM Head Coach Danny Gonzales already has his eyes on a few players. Don Perkins, UNM and Dallas Cowboys legend, dies"There are young men in this camp that could come out with an offer when things are all said and done, and there's [sic] guys that we're going to target to evaluate in the fall," said
  
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• Cerro Bandera and Midnight fires burn more than 4,000 acres; remain 0% contained

  12-06-2022 21:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  Wildfires across the state aren't letting up as new ones continue to pop up one after the other. Two wildfires, the Cerro Bandera and the Midnight fires, both broke out Thursday and already have burned 4,439 acres combined.
  Carson National Forest Zone Fire Management Officer Jamie Long says the Midnight Fire, located eight miles northeast of El Rito in Rio Arriba County, has been extremely active, burning 3,500 acres. "It is super dry and there is a lot of co
  
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• Country singer Toby Keith reveals cancer diagnosis

  12-06-2022 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Country singer Toby Keith revealed Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer and has been privately receiving treatment. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” Keith, 60, wrote on Twitter. “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation, and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax. I am looking forward to spending this time with my family, but I will see the fans sooner than later. I
  
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• AFR: Unattended cigarette sets storage shed on fire

  12-06-2022 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque fire crews responded to a fire in a storage shed Saturday night. Officials say around 10:00 p.m., crews responded to 1101 Montaño Rd. NW to calls of a residential fire. Albuquerque family’s dog found dead after house fireWhen AFR arrived, they located the fire in a fully-furnished storage shed in the back. The fire was quickly extinguished. No civilians were harmed but one firefighter was transported to the hospital with minor burns
  
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• ADHD: Medication alone doesn't improve classroom learning for children – new research

  12-06-2022 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) For decades, many physicians, parents and teachers have believed that stimulant medications help children with ADHD learn because they are able to focus and behave better when medicated.After all, an estimated 6.1 million children in the U.S. are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and more than 90% are prescribed stimulant medication as the main form of treatment in school settings.However, in a peer-reviewed study that sever
  
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• Record heat continues across eastern NM

  12-06-2022 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Good Sunday morning everyone! We're waking to mild temps all across the state. This followed a day of record heat for many cities. Heat advisories are in effect once again east of the mountains with highs expected to approach 105-110°. This high heat will slowly shift east from a large upper-level ridge of high pressure moving into the Plains. So highs will begin to trend several degrees cooler the next few days. We'll also see more cloud cover over central NM
  
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• Why can't you remember being born, learning to walk or saying your first words? What scientists know about 'infantile amnesia'

  12-06-2022 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) Whenever I teach about memory in my child development class at Rutgers University, I open by asking my students to recall their very first memories. Some students talk about their first day of pre-K; others talk about a time when they got hurt or upset; some cite the day their younger sibling was born.Despite vast differences in the details, these memories do have a couple of things in common: They’re all autobiographical, or memories of significant experi
  
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• Ice world: Antarctica's riskiest glacier is under assault from below and losing its grip

  12-06-2022 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) Flying over Antarctica, it’s hard to see what all the fuss is about. Like a gigantic wedding cake, the frosting of snow on top of the world’s largest ice sheet looks smooth and unblemished, beautiful and perfectly white. Little swirls of snow dunes cover the surface.But as you approach the edge of the ice sheet, a sense of tremendous underlying power emerges. Cracks appear in the surface, sometimes organized like a washboard, and sometimes a complete chaos of spire
  
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• Are you not entertained? Gladiators super fans sure are

  12-06-2022 03:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While the Duke City Gladiators have only been around for a few years, the team has generated a very supportive fan base. Some have taken it as far as getting a Gladiators tattoo and tailgating over four hours prior to kickoff.Story continues belowNew Mexico: COVID-19 cases up in New Mexico, but the virus is differentTrending: What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state votersKRQE En Español: Jueves 9 de Junio 2022Crime: Albuquerque bea
  
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• Hot temps with scattered showers west

  12-06-2022 02:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – We did it again this afternoon – hitting 100° in Albuquerque. Friday, we broke a record high while Saturday we were a degree shy. We'll slowly lose the record heat across our state as a ridge of high pressure moves into Texas. This will allow temps to "cool off" 2-3° Sunday. We'll also see more cloud cover over central NM in the afternoon. A few of these will drop some measurable precip. as opposed to dry thunderstorms and virga. The best chance of th
  
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• Suspect in custody in NE Albuquerque stabbing death

  12-06-2022 02:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A homicide is under investigation in the northeast part of Albuquerque. Detectives with APD responded Saturday afternoon to the 600 block of Madison Street NE to reports of a stabbing at a home.Story continues belowNew Mexico: COVID-19 cases up in New Mexico, but the virus is differentTrending: What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state votersKRQE En Español: Jueves 9 de Junio 2022Crime: Albuquerque beauty shop owner charged in fentan
  
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• Biden: We have a responsibility to help this state recover

  12-06-2022 02:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – President Joe Biden just met with state and local officials at the New Mexico State Emergency Operations Center in Santa Fe. There, he was briefed on the state's largest and most destructive fire, the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire.The president made it very clear, it's the U.S. Government's responsibility to help New Mexico recover. President Biden was apologetic, saying he flew over the wildfires on the way to New Mexico and saw the devastation, saying it loo
  
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• Mo Donegal finishes 1st at Belmont, another Pletcher win

  12-06-2022 01:09 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mo Donegal finished first and filly Nest was second, giving trainer Todd Pletcher a 1-2 finish at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday for his sixth victory in the Triple Crown race. Donegal rounded the 1 1/2-mile track in 2 minutes, 28.28 seconds, ahead of Nest and Skippylongstocking.Story continues belowNew Mexico: COVID-19 cases up in New Mexico, but the virus is differentTrending: What New Mexico’s election results reveal about state votersKRQE En Español: Jueves
  
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