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• Las Cruces woman will serve decades for murder-for-hire plot

  13-07-2022 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Cristal Cardenas, 34, will spend 54 years behind bars for a murder-for-hire plot. A Las Cruces jury convicted Cardenas of first-degree murder for the deaths of her ex, Mario Cabral, and his girlfriend at the time, Vanessa Mora.According to court documents, Cabral and Mora were found shot to death in their home on March 25, 2018. The investigation discovered that Cardenas and Cabral were in a custody battle and fighting over the home. Cabral had told several p
  
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• Los Lunas trying to speed up heavy traffic on Main Street

  13-07-2022 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Many drivers in the Village of Los Lunas say they are frustrated by the increase in traffic on Main street from Facebook and Amazon's construction. Drivers say their commutes have gotten much longer during their rush hour commute after sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.“It's definitely gotten pretty bad with the expansion of Facebook and Amazon, this time of day late in the afternoon everyone is getting off of work trying to get to the stores, the cong
  
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• Rain brings flash flooding to Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar

  13-07-2022 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday's storms brought flash flooding to the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon burn scar. Video from Guadalupita shows the fast-flowing water running through Mora county. The woman who shot it says her driveway turned into a raging river. Over $5 million approved in disaster assistance loansThe National Weather Service had warned flash foods were possible during the strong storms and urged residents to monitor alerts closely. At last check, the Hermits Peak Calf Cany
  
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• Teen charged in fatal shooting at Circle K in Albuquerque

  13-07-2022 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputies issued an arrest warrant for 18-year-old Adrian Sanchez for the murder of Timothy Wayne Johnson Jr. He died after a shooting at the Circle K at Coors and Gun Club Rd. in June. Sanchez was already in custody pending charges for an unrelated murder case with the Albuquerque Police Department. Man accused of robbing an Albuquerque bank arrestedThey say he will be rebooked under charges of murder, armed robbery, conspira
  
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• City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio Rancho

  13-07-2022 22:40 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – City officials broke ground on The Village at Rio Rancho community retail space on Wednesday. The 65-acre mixed-use property has been in various stages of development of nearly 20 years. It will feature a variety of retail vendors, restaurants, and an Albertson's Market Street grocery store. New warehouse near I-40 will expand industrial development in AlbuquerqueOfficials say it's expected to bring about 400 jobs to the area. "This is the springboard that's
  
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• New warehouse near I-40 will expand industrial development in Albuquerque

  13-07-2022 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Titan Development and the city of Albuquerque revealed the Westpointe 40 Building 1 on Wednesday. The 150,000-square-foot building will be dedicated to warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution. It will also create new job opportunities as Albuquerque records record-low industrial vacancy rates. Albuquerque Starbucks petitions to unionize"Albuquerque as a whole is ideally suited for industrial development. the interstate access along I-40 and 1-25 and eve
  
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• Ads are coming to a Netflix subscription plan: Here's what we know

  13-07-2022 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- It's official -- Netflix is moving forward with adding a lower-priced, ad-supported subscription plan to its service. This comes just months after the streaming giant raised monthly subscription prices in the U.S. for all plans in order for the service to “continue to offer a wide variety of quality entertainment options.”In a Wednesday press release, Netflix CEO and CPO Greg Peters announced they will partner with Microsoft "as our global advertising technology and
  
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• Man accused of robbing an Albuquerque bank arrested

  13-07-2022 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Andrew Mata, the man accused of robbing an Albuquerque bank has been arrested. Mata is accused of robbing the U.S. Bank on Central Ave. on July 8. Parents charged in death of eight-month-oldAccording to a criminal complaint, around 5 p.m. July 8, a male suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note and received an undisclosed amount of money. Around 10:38 p.m. Albuquerque police arresteda man who matched the description of the bank robber for possess
  
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• Expert on VNR technique testifies in day three of Smelser trial

  13-07-2022 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Testimony continued in day three of Christopher Smelser's trial. Smelser is a former Las Cruces Police Officer accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela with a choke hold while trying to arrest him in 2020.Former partner, forensic pathologist testify in day two of Smelser trialWednesday, the court heard from Shane Brisco. He is an expert on the vascular neck restraint technique, also known as a chokehold, and how officers are trained to use it. Brisco demonstrated how
  
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• Uvalde mayor: Release of surveillance video among 'most chicken things' he's seen

  13-07-2022 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughin slammed local media for releasing surveillance footage of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in May, calling the decision to publicize the video before parents could see it "one of the most chicken things I've ever seen."McLaughin made the comments during a town council meeting Tuesday night, criticizing both the Austin-American Statesman and a partnering ABC affiliate news station for releasing the footage on Tuesday ahead of the city's planned
  
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• BBB warns of 'Prime Day' scams online

  13-07-2022 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It's like Black Friday for summer: Prime Day with some of the best steals, deals, and bargains online... it's going on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Better Business Bureau warns scammers are lurking, and are asking buyers to be vigilant online.Prime Day has grown beyond Amazon.com and now includes big stores like Walmart and Target. The BBB says when you're shopping online and adding stuff to your cart with all this excitement —- it’s easy to lose trac
  
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• Cuidando Los Niños provides leadership groups for the community

  13-07-2022 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cuidando Los Niños launches parent leadership group. The mission is to break the cycle of homelessness for children and families.Nusenda Foundation encourages community groups to apply for grantsCuidando Los Niños provides high-quality early childhood education, therapeutic services, supportive housing, and parenting education. When the families come in who identified as homeless they will provide housing and schooling. They have a five-star pr
  
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• Albuquerque Museum hosts 'Pictures of Hope exhibition'

  13-07-2022 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Pictures of Hope is hosting the children's pictures exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum, Wednesday, July 13 at 10 a.m.PNM bill past due? Power company offering customers financial helpThey are inviting the community to come to the museum to see and enjoy their photographs at the Museum. The theme for the photographs is based on the kids' hopes and dreams. The museum will host the pictures, Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Some of those pictures can b
  
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• Mountain storms expected this afternoon, evening

  13-07-2022 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The four corners high pressure system will dominate the region through the rest of the work week and into the weekend. This high will recycle the monsoon moisture over New Mexico, allowing for daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Most storms will form over mountaintops before spreading into lower elevations over the next 5 or so days.Forecast Continues BelowWeird - Off Beat: Sea Turtle Inc releases hatchlings, over 1000 spectatorsAlbuquerque: Crews make tem
  
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• New Mexico Walgreens see high COVID-19 test positivity rates

  13-07-2022 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is among the states experiencing a new wave of COVID-19 infections. Near real-time data from Walgreens shows that a high percentage of New Mexicans who seek tests are testing positive.On Monday, July 11, more than 400 New Mexicans got tested at Walgreens, which has been tracking testing patterns for over a year now. That day, nearly 45% of those tested turned out to be positive, the data shows. That's the highest test positivity they've recorded
  
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• EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease

  13-07-2022 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation's relentless surge didn't merely persist in June. It accelerated.For the 12 months ending in June, the government's consumer price index rocketed 9.1%, the fastest year-over-year jump since 1981.
  And that was nothing next to what energy prices did: Fueled by heavy demand and by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, energy costs shot up nearly 42% in the past 12 months, the largest such jump since 1980.Even if you toss out food and energy prices — which are notorio
  
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• Over $5 million approved in disaster assistance loans

  13-07-2022 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The United States Small Business Administration has approved over $5 million in disaster assistance loans for New Mexico residents and businesses affected by wildfires. According to the SBA they have approved over $500,000 for businesses and just under $5 million for residents.
  Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Concerns grow as homeless camps seen at another Albuquerque parkNew Mexico: Could New Mexico benefit from legalized ‘shroom therapy?Crime: Police arre
  
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• Veterans 'getting beat out' in hot housing market

  13-07-2022 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Service members are struggling to keep up in the highly competitive housing market, experts say, despite using a government home loan service that's typically appealing to both seller and buyer.This fast-paced market is leaving veterans behind, said PJ Johnsen, chair of the federal finance housing policy committee for the National Association of Realtors.
  "I see it almost every day," Johnsen said. "Every day, they're getting beat out."
  Historically, eligible buyers benefited
  
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• Five takeaways from the stunning inflation numbers

  13-07-2022 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Consumer inflation is still shooting upward despite interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and a host of policy responses from lawmakers over the past several months aimed at fixing supply chains.The Labor Department reported Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.3 percent from May to June and was up 9.1 percent over June of last year, the highest rise since 1981.Inflation dipped briefly this year from April to May, but otherwise has been steadily ris
  
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• USFS reaches settlement over killing feral cattle

  13-07-2022 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Following a lawsuit, the United States Forest Service is changing its procedures for shooting feral cattle in the Gila National Forest. This comes after the USFS killed 63 cattle in February, saying it was necessary to protect the wilderness.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Concerns grow as homeless camps seen at another Albuquerque parkNew Mexico: Could New Mexico benefit from legalized ‘shroom therapy?Crime: Police arrest 16-year-old accused of shooting st
  
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• Dog treats recalled due to possible salmonella

  13-07-2022 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Multiple dog treats have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination.Stormberg Foods said the company is recalling multiple sizes and batches of Beg & Barker Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, Billo’s Best Friend Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treat, and Green Coast Pets Chicken Crisps Dog Treat products."Salmonella can affect pets eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not th
  
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• Parents charged in death of eight-month-old

  13-07-2022 15:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Parents Brianna Garcia and Jasper Garcia-Montano are accused in the death of their infant child. Deputies responded to the Dona Ana County home on Saturday after the duo called 911 to report their eight-month-old was not breathing. Meow Wolf co-founder diesInvestigators learned the child was strapped into a child car seat in a storage room at the time of his death. His parents told police that's where he always slept, but Brianna admitted she had concerns about the
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: APD asks for review, Trial for former cop continues, Mountain storms, Sewer pipe update, Breaking bad statues

  13-07-2022 14:48 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top StoriesTrial begins for man connected to Victoria Martens killingNew Mexico wedding industry hit hard by inflationAlbuquerque man accused of raping, impregnating teen girlFive takeaways from a Jan. 6 hearing focused on Trump post-election chaosMeow Wolf co-founder diesAlbuquerque Starbucks petitions to unionizeLeaked Uvalde video shows gunman entering classroom, law enforcement responseWednesday's Five Facts[1] APD Chief asks for independent review of SWAT call, 15-year-old&rsquo
  
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• June inflation rose 9.1%, reached new 40-year high

  13-07-2022 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak in June, further pressuring households and likely sealing the case for another large interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve, with higher borrowing costs to follow.Consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981, and up from an 8.6% jump in May. On a monthly basis, prices rose 1.3% from May to June, a
  
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• Bodies of missing man, 3 kids found in Indianapolis pond

  13-07-2022 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bodies of a man and his three young children who vanished last week after leaving for a fishing trip were found along with a submerged car in the pond they were headed to, authorities said Wednesday.The bodies discovered Tuesday night are those of Kyle Moorman, 27, of Indianapolis, and his children: 1-year-old Kyran Holland, 2-year-old Kyannah Holland and 5-year-old Kyle Moorman II, the Marion County Coroner’s Office confirmed. The causes and manners of their
  
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• Bodies of man, 3 kids found in Indianapolis pond amid search

  13-07-2022 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The bodies of a man and three young children were found in an Indianapolis pond along with a submerged car amid a search for a father and his kids who went missing last week after leaving for a planned fishing trip there, authorities said Wednesday.The bodies hadn't been positively identified, but police said they were found along with the vehicle matching the description of a car driven by Kyle Moorman, 27, of Indianapolis.“Based upon information available to det
  
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• Trial begins for man connected to Victoria Martens killing

  13-07-2022 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Accused in one of Albuquerque's most horrific crimes, Fabian Gonzales will face a jury today for the beginning of a long-anticipate trial tied to the 2016 death of Victoria Martens. Gonzales is facing one count of reckless abuse of a child resulting in death and nine counts related to evidence tampering. Detailed History: the six year journey to Fabian Gonzales’ trialThe trial, which is expected to last three weeks, will begin with opening statements W
  
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• If you test positive on an at-home COVID test, do you need to report it?

  13-07-2022 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – During last winter's omicron surge, COVID tests were hard to come by. Long lines wrapped around the block at testing sites and pharmacy shelves were wiped out of at-home test kits. Now, as the country endures another surge in COVID-19 cases, home tests are much easier to come by. Households can order a limited number of free tests from the government, and a new law requires most insurers to reimburse you if you purchase your own.
  But now that you've gotten your hands on a
  
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• Mountain storms and cooler temperatures

  13-07-2022 13:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A four corner's high pressure system will dominate the region through the rest of the work week and into the weekend. This high will recycle the monsoon moisture over New Mexico, allowing for daily chances for showers and thunderstorms. Most storms will form over mountaintops before spreading into lower elevations over the next 5 or so days.Forecast Continues BelowEntertainment: You can actually call Surfer Boy Pizza from ‘Stranger Things’Crime: BCSO co
  
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• Five takeaways from a Jan. 6 hearing focused on Trump post-election chaos

  13-07-2022 12:15 via krqe.com
  
  The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol painted a portrait of a White House in post-election chaos at its latest hearing on Tuesday before closing with a bombshell: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) saying former President Trump had tried to call a witness set to appear at a future hearing.Here are five takeaways from the hearing. Meow Wolf co-founder diesTrump may have sought to influence a witnessCheney, the vice chair of the panel, just before the committee closed for the day sa
  
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• Why the Fed is taking a hammer to the housing market

  13-07-2022 12:07 via krqe.com
  
  The Federal Reserve’s rapid interest rate hikes are taking a serious toll on the housing market. Home prices and sales have fallen throughout the year as buyers recoil from rising mortgage interest rates — one of the first sectors of the economy affected by Fed rate hikes.  As the Fed boosts its baseline interest rate range, borrowing costs for consumers and businesses rise along the way. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.3 percent at the end of l
  
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• Meow Wolf mourns death of co-founder

  13-07-2022 06:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Meow Wolf family is mourning the loss of one of its key creative minds. The art installation's founder and creative director, Matt King, died unexpectedly on Saturday.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque residents asked to limit water useKing was instru
  
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• Meow Wolf co-founder dies

  13-07-2022 06:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Meow Wolf family is mourning the loss of one of its key creative minds. The art installation's founder and creative director, Matt King, died unexpectedly on Saturday.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque residents asked to limit water useKing was instru
  
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• Rain and thunderstorm chances continue for the next several days

  13-07-2022 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Daily afternoon and evening storm chances will continue across parts of New Mexico. With high pressure hovering around the Four Corners, storms will be slow-moving and capable of flooding rainfall.
  This active monsoon pattern will continue again on Wednesday with another crop of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Storms will first develop over the mountainous terrain, then outflow boundaries will be the key to lower elevation storm chances l
  
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• Albuquerque Starbucks petitions to unionize

  13-07-2022 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Starbucks is trying to be the first in the state to unionize. Like many restaurants across town, workers at the Rio Grande store say they are short-staffed and underpaid. They hope to change this by filing a petition to unionize, an effort to get better pay and more healthcare benefits.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?C
  
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• Former Lobo hopes to turn West Mesa football into a winner

  13-07-2022 05:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's been a week of early mornings for Landrick Brody. The former Lobo running back has been busy leading the West Mesa Mustangs through summer workouts, starting at 6 a.m. each morning.
  Brody is preparing for his first season as head coach of the Mustangs. The team finished last season with only three wins against six losses. Brody has been working on changing the culture. "That's been kind of the biggest deal, trying to get these guys to buy into
  
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• Santa Fe businesses might have to pay for abandoned carts

  13-07-2022 05:46 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe city councilors want businesses to pay for abandoned shopping carts. The council says the city has collected about 3,000 abandoned carts since September. They pay a company $14 per shopping cart to collect them.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque
  
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• Sports Desk: UNM men's basketball releases non-conference schedule

  13-07-2022 05:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lobo men's basketball will play 20 games at The Pit this upcoming season. It will start with an exhibition game against CSU Pueblo on October 29. The Lobos will host Southern Utah in their first regular-season game on Nov. 7.
  The Lobos will host nine Mountain West games and ten non-conference games. Nine of those non-conference games will be against teams that played in postseason tournaments last year. New Mexico State, Saint Mary's and Jacksonville St
  
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• Leaked Uvalde video shows gunman entering classroom, law enforcement response

  13-07-2022 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Leaked video to the Austin American-Statesman showed what law enforcement officials did and did not do while an 18-year-old gunman shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in a Uvalde elementary school classroom in May.WARNING: Video may be disturbingMembers of the Texas House committee investigating the May 24 massacre planned to release the footage to the public Sunday. DA Christina Mitchell Busbee previously instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety not
  
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• Man accused of illegally collecting thousands in benefits

  13-07-2022 05:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico man is accused of collecting thousands in benefits while working at the same time. James Anthony Sandoval was indicted on 51 charges, including theft of government charges and making false statements.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuquerque residents a
  
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• New Mexico wedding industry hit hard by inflation

  13-07-2022 04:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The rising cost of everything has New Mexicans changing their everyday lives. Now inflation is having an impact on people planning to get married. Businesses say it's causing many brides and grooms to rethink their budget when it comes to their special day.  Local businesses say they're struggling to put together the perfect wedding for couples, especially now that their dollar doesn't stretch as far. Taylor Fail is the owner and lead planner for Lace a
  
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• Former partner, forensic pathologist testify in day two of Smelser trial

  13-07-2022 04:28 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Christopher Smelser's former partner took the stand Tuesday in a murder trial for the fired Las Cruces Police officer. Smelser is accused of killing Antonio Valenzuela by a chokehold while trying to arrest him in February 2020.
  Sitting just feet away from his former partner, Officer Andrew Tuton got emotional recalling the February night. He said he thought Valenzuela was armed and that their lives were in danger.
  "We went to the ground, and I felt his r
  
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• APD investigating fatal crash on San Mateo and Ross Ave.

  13-07-2022 04:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – APD is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle involved was going southbound on San Mateo, went up onto the sidewalk just south of Ross, and collided with a tree at a high rate of speed.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong-way Los Lunas driver leads to drug bustAlbuquerque: Westside Albuque
  
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• APD Chief asks for independent review of SWAT call, 15-year-old's death

  13-07-2022 02:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly a week after an Albuquerque Police SWAT standoff ended with a house fire and the death of a 15-year-old, APD Chief Harold Medina is now requesting an "independent review" of the incident. APD made the announcement in a news release Friday afternoon, asking the New Mexico Attorney General's Office to lead the review.The request is detailed in a single page letter signed by Chief Medina, dated Tuesday, July 12. In the letter, Medina writes, in part, "Ou
  
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• KRQE En Español: Martes 12 de Julio 2022

  13-07-2022 02:05 via krqe.com
  
  El ex compañero de Christopher Smelser tomo el tribunal hoySentado a pies de distancia de su ex compañero el oficial Andrew Tuton se emocionó al recordar aquella noche de Febrero diciendo que ellos pensaron que Antonio Valenzuela estaba armadoy que sus vidas corrian peligro. Después de este momento el fiscal fue rapido en señalar que 'tuton' no se emocionó durante la audiencia preliminar y se escuchó que bromeo con Smelser después del incid
  
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• Free school meals for New Mexico students who qualify continues

  13-07-2022 01:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico students who qualify for reduced-price school lunches will continue eating for free. The Federal Every Student Eats Free policy started during the pandemic and expired on July 1. It was replaced by the Keep Kids Fed Act which reinstates co-pays families would normally pay.Breaking Bronze? Albuquerque to honor Walter White, Jesse Pinkman in statute formHouse Bill 10, passed during the 2020 regular session, required the Public Education Department to
  
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• Daily storm chances continue

  13-07-2022 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  Daily afternoon and evening storm chances will continue across parts of New Mexico. With high pressure hovering around the Four Corners, storms will be slow moving and capable of flooding rainfall.
  Showers and storms have been dropping heavy rain across parts of New Mexico once again today. Storms will slowly taper off through this evening and into the overnight. This active pattern will continue again on Wednesday with another crop of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Storms
  
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• Former APD officer accused of rape to stay behind bars

  13-07-2022 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A now-former Albuquerque police officer accused of raping a woman while on duty will not be released from jail despite a fight from his attorney. Johnny Garcia's attorney says his client's circumstances have changed, but the state argued what he's accused of doing after the alleged crime hasn't."Mr. Garcia has voluntarily resigned from APD. He is no longer law enforcement therefore, any sort of influence or intimidation factor that the court was concern
  
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• Animal Humane New Mexico receives donation

  13-07-2022 00:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Animal Humane New Mexico has received a $10,000 donation from Petco's charity organization, Petco Love. The funds will go toward a donor-subsidized veterinary clinic, providing low-cost vet services and care for shelter animals. Animal Humane also helps homeless cats and dogs find permanent homes.Story continues belowHealth News: First probable monkeypox case reported in New MexicoNew Mexico: Which New Mexico county populations are getting younger?Crime: Wrong
  
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• Crews make temporary fix for westside Albuquerque sewer collapse

  13-07-2022 00:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new, temporary bypass pumping system seeks to help solve a major sewage problem on Albuquerque's westside, near 64th and Coors. The bypass is now "successfully diverting flows" around the collapsed sewer pipe that broke Sunday night.Sewage flows into Rio Grande due to collapsed sewer lineThe update comes from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority on day three of its response to the surprise sewer collapse. The problem lead to raw sewage
  
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