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• Corrales 4th of July Parade returns

  01-07-2022 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – After a two-year wait, the Corrales 4ht of July parade is making its return. It will feature horses, marching bands, antique cars, and tractors. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, July 4th, and will run south along Corrales Road from Target Road to Double S Road near the Community Rec Center.Where are the fireworks shows in New Mexico on July 4th?There will be two sections of the parade. The first section will be the dry section of the parade, with t
  
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• Additional areas in Jemez closing due to flash flood risk

  01-07-2022 23:27 via krqe.com
  
  JEMEZ SPRINGS (KRQE) – The Santa Fe National Forest is closing more areas in the Jemez due to post-fire risks from the Cerro Pelado Fire. Officials made the decision to protect the public from potential debris flow and flash flooding.
  Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque removes speed camera after thieves strikeNew Mexico: Are there earthquakes in New Mexico?Crime: APD: Fatal crash now being investigated as homicideAlbuquerque: City to Albuquerque: stop setting garb
  
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• VIDEO: Semi ablaze on I-40 off-ramp

  01-07-2022 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A semi-truck burst into flames on the I-40 off-ramp at Atrisco Vista earlier Friday. Sky News was there to capture the scene.Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque removes speed camera after thieves strikeNew Mexico: Are there earthquakes in New Mexico?Crime: APD: Fatal crash now being investigated as homicideAlbuquerque: City to Albuquerque: stop setting garbage trucks on fireDetails are limited but video shows the truck was completely dest
  
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• New Mexico begins next chapter in who will regulate utilities

  01-07-2022 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is on the cusp of a major change in who regulates the state's various utilities. Now we're getting a better idea of who will choose the next group of regulators on the Public Regulation Commission (PRC.)The office of the Governor announced Thursday that three people will lead a bipartisan committee, tasked with nominating candidates for the state's revamped PRC that's slated to begin work in 2023. The PRC selection committee will include a former New
  
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• The Gallery ABQ invites community to Friday ArtsCrawl

  01-07-2022 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Gallery ABQ wants to invite the community to their monthly "First Friday" event tonight (Friday, July 1, 2022.) The ArtsCrawl takes place from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Heights.
  The Gallery ABQ highlights local artists. All of their featured artists work with different media, such as ceramic, wood, glass, and paint. Gallery trainer Nina Adkins said, "We have about 22 local very talented artists."
  Adkins says although The Gallery ABQ has moved three times
  
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• Sprouting Compassion shows Fourth of July vegan meals

  01-07-2022 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  The Fourth of July weekend is here, and with it comes a lot of backyard barbecue cookouts. Sprouting Compassion wants to show people that they don't need to sacrifice taste and quality when choosing to cook vegan options.Owner of Sprouting Compassion, Nancy Arenas recently showed off a vegan spread for this weekend's celebration. Watch the video above for an explanation of her recipe.
  Sprouting Compassion is a non-profit organization dedicated to raisi
  
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• Visit ABQ shares fun activities for the Fourth of July weekend

  01-07-2022 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fourth of July weekend is here, and Visit Albuquerque has a look at some of the fun activities happening around town. Most of the events below are consider "family friendly" and take place on various dates throughout the weekend.Albuquerque welcomes Shenandoah for 4th of July bashAlbuquerque Isotopes play Sugar Land Space Cowboys Dates & Time: Saturday, July 2 at 6:35 p.m. and Sunday, July 3 at 6:05 p.m.Both games will end with a fireworks show. For the
  
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• Man accused of pulling gun on store employees pleads not guilty

  01-07-2022 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Frank Romero, 29, is accused of pulling a gun on two Walmart employees. Friday in court, Romero pleaded not guilty.City of Albuquerque: stop setting garbage trucks on fireAccording to the criminal complaint, Romero and a woman – later identified as Leezul Ogaldez – went into the Walmart at Coors and I-40 with his child. Police say he and Ogaldez stole a TV from the Walmart at Coors and I-40 back in February while the child was with them. Whe
  
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• Man accused of northeast Albuquerque murder pleads not guilty

  01-07-2022 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Christopher Wade is accused of shooting and killing Dustin Banteah at a northeast Albuquerque apartment complex. Friday in court, Wade pleaded not guilty. More $250, $500 tax rebates heading to New Mexicans in JulyAccording to the criminal complaint, neighbors heard the 32-year-old Wade fighting with a girl in his apartment when they went to check on her. They say Wade and Banteah walked out and began fighting. The neighbors tell police Wade had a sawed
  
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• Scattered storms developing Friday

  01-07-2022 20:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The scattered showers and storms are returning this holiday weekend across many parts of New Mexico. We're already seeing storms develop over the Sacramento Mountains giving Ruidoso more rain. We'll see better overall rain coverage beginning this afternoon with locally heavy rain/flash flooding over western NM. It won't be quite as wet as last weekend but still expect storms to cancel outdoor plans especially in the mountains. High temperatures will fall a few degr
  
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• Woman with history of fleeing in stolen cars pleads not guilty

  01-07-2022 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jennifer Christensen has a history of fleeing from police in stolen cars. Friday, she pleaded not guilty in her latest case. East Mountain open spaces are now reopen to the publicChristensen is accused of being caught in a stolen car near the Albuquerque downs in June. Police say she ran red lights, wove through traffic and it took spike trips to finally stop her. She was on conditions of release for a 2020 incident where she allegedly fled from police
  
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• NASA calls ‘mystery' rocket crash on moon highly unusual

  01-07-2022 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - NASA said a rocket of unknown national origin that crashed into the moon earlier this year produced a double crater on the surface, an unexpected feat.The agency’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which collects data on the moon, spotted two craters after the "mystery rocket body" collided with the moon on March 4, NASA said recently.It created an eastern crater about 19.5 yards in diameter and a western crater about 17.5 yards in diameter. The agency said the double crater
  
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• Attorneys for Trump in New Mexico confront new scrutiny

  01-07-2022 19:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Renewed efforts are underway to investigate and possibly discipline two attorneys that helped the Donald Trump campaign challenge New Mexico's 2020 presidential election results in the weeks prior to the the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. What you need to know about New Mexico’s new paid sick leave lawA group including former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez on Thursday asked the state Supreme Court to intervene and ensure an investigation in pub
  
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• Westside Albuquerque fire burns two townhomes

  01-07-2022 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday morning around 6 a.m. Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a two-story townhouse at the 5700 block of Pinnacle Peak Ct. near Unser and McMahon. Officials say when firefighters arrived on scene a townhouse, under construction, was engulfed in flames and had spread to a neighboring townhouse. Man biking across America honors UNMH doctors who saved his lifeAccording to AFR the townhouse under construction was a total loss. Firefighters wer
  
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• WWII-era landing craft emerging from Lake Mead

  01-07-2022 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Another piece of history is emerging from the once deep waters near the Lake Mead Marina.
  A WWII-era Higgins landing craft was spotted this week resting halfway out of the water, the latest sunken artifact unearthed by the drought-stricken water source. The boat has been known to many for decades and has been a popular diving site, once 185 feet below the surface of the lake.Are there earthquakes in New Mexico?The boat was recently photographed for a YouTube channel called "T
  
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• Biden to award Medal of Freedom to 17, including Biles, McCain and Giffords

  01-07-2022 17:37 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles and the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican with whom Biden served in the U.S. Senate.Biden will also recognize Sandra Lindsay, the New York City nurse who rolled up her sleeve on live television in December 2020 to receive the first COVID-19 vaccine dose that
  
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• Man turns down $10K to give up airplane seat

  01-07-2022 17:22 via krqe.com
  
  CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Ten-thousand dollars to miss an airline flight? That’s what some passengers flying with Delta Air Lines out of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford International Airport say they were offered earlier this week.“I think the airlines are doing everything they can to make it a good experience. But $10,000 is a lot," said passenger Jason Aten. How will New Mexicans travel this summer?Aten and his family are currently enjoying their Alaskan adventure. But just
  
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• Bret Michaels hospitalized in Nashville

  01-07-2022 15:44 via krqe.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Rock singer Bret Michaels was taken to a hospital in Nashville before Poison's scheduled performance at Nissan Stadium Thursday night.Michaels' band was set to perform in Nashville as part of their stadium tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and L.A. band Classless Act. Breaking Bad stars auctioning off items from show at Isotopes gameThe 59-year-old performer issued an apology to fans on Instagram."To the incredible fans in Nashvill
  
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• Lawsuits filed days after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash

  01-07-2022 15:36 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed only days after an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that left four people dead and injured up to 150 others.Amtrak and BNSF Railway Co. filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the concrete contracting company that owns the dump truck hit Monday by the passenger train, the Kansas City Star reported. That lawsuit blames MS Contracting, of Brookfield, Missouri, for the crash, saying the train was “clearly
  
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• Sports Desk: Anthony Mathis ready to help Enchantment, play NBA summer league

  01-07-2022 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It could be a very busy summer for Anthony Mathis. The former UNM Lobo and Oregon Ducks sharpshooting guard has plenty of work on the horizon. Mathis is penciled in as a member of The Enchantment basketball team, which is a group of mostly former Lobos, competing in the TBT this July. Before that, Mathis has to decide if he will play in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, starting July 7. He only wants to do so, if it is beneficial. "Right now I'm just
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Intersection upgrade, 4th of July camping, Weekend rain, Sick leave law, Biking across America

  01-07-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top StoriesNM Supreme Court says accused can’t be detained for “nature” of crime aloneCrossroads for Women asking community to Adopt an ApartmentWhat’s happening around New Mexico July 1 – July 7Brittney Griner trial begins in Russian courtBig Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024N. Korea suggests balloons flown from South brought COVID-19Committee gives recommendations for redrawing Albuquerque districtsFriday's Five Facts[1] Lomas and Uni
  
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• Rain chances increase through holiday weekend

  01-07-2022 14:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some light spotty showers are moving through southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico this morning, but all showers will come to an end throughout the morning. Skies will be partly cloudy, and more storms will develop in the mountains during the early afternoon. Showers and storms will move northeast off of the high terrain, into the Rio Grange Valley, plains and highlands during the mid afternoon and evening.Forecast Continues BelowEntertainment: R. Kelly sente
  
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• These states have the most irresponsible drivers: study

  01-07-2022 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Millions of Americans are expected to hit the road during the July Fourth weekend, according to AAA. Drivers in some states may want to take extra precautions, a new study has found.
  Reviewing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the FBI, and the Insurance Research Council, as well as Google Search trends, SmartAsset ranked each state based on how irresponsible its drivers are.
  States were ranked using three metrics: the percentage of uninsured drivers, the n
  
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• What's happening around New Mexico July 1 - July 7

  01-07-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events happening from July 1 - July 7 around New Mexico.Albuquerque
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  July 1 - ABQ BioPark: Summer Youth Group Zoo Visit - The Albuquerque BioPark is hosting a Youth Group Zoo visit. The tickets are available to summer programs serving youth in grades Pre-K through 12. It starts a 9 a.m. and all indoor facilities will close at 5 p.m.  For more information about qualifications and tickets, visit their website.July 1 - Amazing Scave
  
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• Crossroads for Women asking community to Adopt an Apartment

  01-07-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Crossroads for Women has made another step in helping formerly incarcerated women get back on their feet. Now, they need the community's help making their goal a reality.The nonprofit purchased an apartment complex in the International District where women in their program can live and use it as temporary housing. The 15-unit building requires repairs and needs furnishing, so Crossroads launched Adopt an Apartment. They're searching for community partne
  
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• Brittney Griner trial begins in Russian court

  01-07-2022 12:21 via krqe.com
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team.Griner was arrested in February at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist could face up to 10 years in prison if convicte
  
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• Storm chances increase heading into the Fourth of July weekend

  01-07-2022 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  Increasing monsoon moisture will begin to increase rain and thunderstorm chances across much of the state through the Fourth of July. Flash flooding will be possible, especially over burn scar areas.
  Better monsoon moisture will continue to push northward into New Mexico Friday, continuing to increase the chance for storms. This pattern will continue through the weekend and into the Fourth of July. Best chances for storms will be in the afternoon, evening, late evening as a more typical monsoon
  
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• Lomas and University repaving project still on hold 4 years later

  01-07-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been four years since the city of Albuquerque promised to overhaul a busy street but nothing has happened. Now neighbors are calling out the city to get it done.Four years ago the city made big promises, two years ago they repeated them with talk of ADA compliance, bike, and pedestrian access, and smoother roads. “This intersection was obviously built and designed before that was a priority and that's why it's on the list,” said f
  
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• Man biking across America honors UNMH doctors who saved his life

  01-07-2022 05:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bike crash 21 years ago changed Michael O'Brien's life forever. He was told he would likely never ride a bike again. Now, he's back on his bike and riding across the country to honor the New Mexico doctors who helped save his life.O'Brien was in town on a business trip at the Tamaya Resort when he decided to go for a bike ride before a meeting. Less than an hour later, his life was changed forever when he crashed head-on with an SUV. "I was knocked unconsc
  
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• Socorro mom charged with child abuse following baby's overdose death

  01-07-2022 04:52 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors have charged Elisa Renova after they say her one-year-old son died of a likely fentanyl overdose. The boy's grandmother called the police back on June 15 to report him unresponsive. He was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital where he died three days later. Charges refiled against duo accused of burglarizing South Valley homeDuring that time, his mother, Renova, never came to the hospital and later told investigators it was because she did
  
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• 16-year-old accused of murder in Albuquerque will stay behind bars

  01-07-2022 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Angel Baldonado will stay locked up while he awaits trial for murder, for now. The 16-year-old is accused of shooting and killing 16-year-old Josue Ruiz in a downtown alley after the two agreed to meet there and fight.Albuquerque man charged with robbing mail carriers takes plea dealA Children's Court judge ruled to keep him behind bars. That could change at a future hearing.
  
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• Committee gives recommendations for redrawing Albuquerque districts

  01-07-2022 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A committee tasked with redrawing Albuquerque's city council districts has settled on its recommendations. The committee was made up of representatives from each of the nine districts. Their goal is to reflect changes in population and demographics following the 2020 census and ensure neighborhoods are getting the most effective representation.In all, they voted to send eight map configurations to the council along with rankings from the group. The map
  
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• Breaking Bad stars auctioning off items from show at Isotopes game

  01-07-2022 03:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will be back in Albuquerque and actioning off items from the show at the July 30 Isotopes game. It's not known exactly what they will be auctioning off but Isotopes general manager John Traub says money raised will go toward the New Mexico veteran's integration center and the Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico.Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque removes speed camera after thieves strikeNew Mexico: Are there earthquake
  
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• Biopark holding Tanabata festival at the Japanese Garden

  01-07-2022 03:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Biopark is holding a Tanabata wish-making station at the Japanese Garden. Tanabata is a Japanese summer festival that celebrates the meeting of two celestial lovers. They are only allowed to meet once per year, on the seventh lunar month of the Lunisolar calendar. What’s under construction at the Albuquerque Zoo?As part of the celebration, people write their wishes on colorful strips of paper and attach them to bamboo branches. Tho
  
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• Charges refiled against duo accused of burglarizing South Valley home

  01-07-2022 02:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Charges have been refiled against Gloria Montoya and her mother Debbie who are accused of burglarizing a house while leaving a baby alone in a car. In March, the two were arrested in a South Valley home that had been unoccupied since the owner died. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies say the pair were stealing from the home while Gloria's baby was left alone out in their car along with meth pipes. Man accused of getting violent while shopliftin
  
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• Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024

  01-07-2022 02:46 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) — In a seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12's current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.The announcement came almost a year after Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2025. NFL
  
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• NM Supreme Court says accused can't be detained for "nature" of crime alone

  01-07-2022 02:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than a year after New Mexico's Supreme Court ruled against the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office in a case tied to pretrial detention, we now have a better picture as to why the justices made their decision. The case highlights one of the hottest debate topics in Albuquerque: what to do about the region's crime.
  In an opinion filed Thursday, the Court maintains that in order to hold an accused criminal before trial, the prosecutor must provide
  
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• What you need to know for camping this 4th of July weekend

  01-07-2022 01:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Now that the states national forests and open space areas are opening back up, many people are ready to head out for the long 4th of July weekend."We're just so excited that the forest opened again because we always like to go camping throughout the whole summer and to lose the time until July was hard," said Dave Roberts, a camper in the Jemez.Bureau of Land Management lifting fire restrictions in 12 New Mexico countiesNew Mexico's forests and state parks are
  
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• KRQE En Español: Jueves 30 de Junio 2022

  01-07-2022 01:48 via krqe.com
  
  La policía comparte como el Equip Inteligencia digital esta ayudando a resolver los homicidios
  En esta época todos tienen un teléfono celular y casi todos tienen al menos una cuenta de redes sociales. La policía de Albuquerque está utilizando esa tecnología para resolver más casos de delitos violentos y dicen que el éxito se debe a su nuevo equipo de inteligencia digital. A principios de este mes, la corte suprema de Nuevo México det
  
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• Man accused of getting violent while shoplifting in the Metro

  01-07-2022 01:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Darryl Clark is accused of getting violent with security and shoplifting from stores in multiple robberies. The 30-year-old is accused in at least eight robberies between August and April of this year at several Walmarts and Target stores in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Los Lunas. Roswell PD build case against suspected serial car burglarThe investigator with the Attorney General's office says he's accused of grabbing a female loss prevention officer ar
  
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• City of Santa Fe continues to invest in affordable housing

  01-07-2022 01:33 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Santa Fe is continuing to invest in affordable housing with another $3M for the affordable housing fund. The money will go toward projects like renovating the Lamplighter Inn into 53 units of affordable housing.Story continues belowTrending: City of Albuquerque removes speed camera after thieves strikeNew Mexico: Are there earthquakes in New Mexico?Crime: APD: Fatal crash now being investigated as homicideAlbuquerque: City to Albuquerque: stop
  
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• Santa Fe residents demand banners honoring veterans be put back up

  01-07-2022 01:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Santa Fe wanted to honor its veterans by hanging banners on light poles, but now they can't.Wednesday night's city council meeting in Santa Fe got heated after dozens of veterans and community members lined up to voice their disappointment with the city.
  The community is in an uproar after the city took down a slew of banners honoring their 'hometown heroes' along Cerrillos Road—citing problems with the light poles.
  "I'm a Vietnam Veteran
  
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• New Mexico making it easier for WIC recipients to buy nutritious food

  01-07-2022 01:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico has made it easier for WIC participants to shop at local farmer's markets. The Department of Health is launching an app for farmers and people receiving benefits. It lets people make and receive payments and those who don't have a smartphone can instead use a shopper card. University of New Mexico researchers awarded funding for nuclear projectsThey apply at several markets throughout the state including the Downtown Growers Market and the Rail Yards Mar
  
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• Roswell PD build case against suspected serial car burglar

  01-07-2022 01:02 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell Police Department has arrested a suspect they believe to be connected to at least 10 car burglaries that happened between June 26 and 29. They say the suspect was arrested on Wednesday, June 29, on vehicle-burglary warrants from two other New Mexico counties. Authorities search for Albuquerque Ulta burglary suspectsThrough surveillance video, police saw the suspect driving a stolen dark-colored KIA SUV. That same vehicle was located by an RPD officer
  
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• Agencies prepare for migrants after ruling on Remain in Mexico policy

  01-07-2022 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico may see a possible influx of migrants coming in after the Supreme Court cleared President Biden on his decision to end the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.Upon taking office, President Biden ended the policy which prevented asylum seekers from staying in the country as they awaited immigration hearings. Now, with the Supreme Court giving Biden the green light, agencies in New Mexico say they have been preparing for this exact moment. “We are
  
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• More active monsoon pattern returns through the holiday weekend

  01-07-2022 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  Increasing monsoon moisture will begin to increase rain and thunderstorm chances across much of the state through the Fourth of July. Flash flooding will be possible, especially over burn scar areas.
  A few more storms have developed Thursday afternoon across the western part of New Mexico as an increase in monsoon moisture begins to move into that part of the state. Still, most of the storms today are staying over the mountains and higher terrain.
  Better monsoon moisture will continue to push no
  
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• Breaking Bad's Cranston, Paul return to Isotopes Park

  01-07-2022 00:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – "Take me out to the ball game, Mister White." That's definitely not a quote from the hit TV series that helped raise Albuquerque's international profile, but there's a good chance you could hear it when the stars of Breaking Bad return to Isotopes Park in a month.Bryan Cranston (Walter White) and Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman) are expected to throw out the first pitch and sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" at the Isotopes game on Saturday, July 30. The duo are
  
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• APD shares how its Digital Intelligence Team helps solve homicide cases

  01-07-2022 00:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  In this day and age everyone has a cell phone and almost everyone has at least one social media account. The Albuquerque Police Department is using that technology to solve more violent crime cases and say that its success is due to its new Digital Intelligence Team.
  Earlier this month, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled social media evidence used in a trial is equivalent to DNA or other biological evidence.  APD says that's already playing a role in s
  
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• Supreme Court decision will not affect closure of San Juan Generating Station

  01-07-2022 00:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 asked if the Supreme Court's decision to limit the Environmental Protection Agency's power to curb power plant emissions would affect the timing of the shutdown of the San Juan Generating Station. PNM says it will not.Will shutting down the San Juan powerplant raise or lower your electric bill?That coal-powered plant in the Four Corners is set to be closed October 1 as part of the push toward renewable energy sources. PNM told KRQE News 13 that it was
  
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