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• Fans celebrate Meow Wolf night at NM United game

  17-07-2022 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was Meow Wolf night for New Mexico United, and fans were certainly dressed in their best to celebrate the art collective. Meow Wolf held a costume contest for fans that included a round trip to Las Vegas to visit Omega Mart and to see United play at the end of September.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismis
  
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• Big Jim Farms holds "U-Pick" sunflower event

  17-07-2022 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Big Jim Farms celebrated their U-Pick Sunflowers event with the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce Saturday. The farm, located in Los Ranchos, allows people to pick their own sunflowers.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces officerCoronavirus: New Mexico health official
  
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• Navajo Nation decides where $1 billion in pandemic relief will go

  17-07-2022 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – Navajo Nation leaders have finalized an agreement on how to spend more than $1 billion in federal pandemic relief. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Inez signed the agreement Friday, which spends $215 million for water and wastewater infrastructure.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against form
  
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• Several small fires contained in northern New Mexico

  17-07-2022 21:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Santa Fe National Forest is reminding people that fire season is not over yet. They say monsoon storms sparked several small fires, including one on the east side of the Atalaya Mountains, east of Santa Fe.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces officerCoronavirus: New Mex
  
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• DC Gladiators head into IFL Playoffs on 2-game winning streak

  17-07-2022 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Duke City Gladiators are headed into the IFL Playoffs on a two-game winning streak, after wrapping up their regular season with a 39-32 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday. It was once again a thrilling finish, but this time at home, the Gladiators took a 39-32 lead with just four seconds to play. DC Gladiators QB and OC in Van Tate’s Sports OfficeDC ends their regular season with an 8-8 record. They will now make their second-consecutive IFL
  
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• Gut bacteria nurture the immune system – for cancer patients, a diverse microbiome can protect against dangerous treatment complications

  17-07-2022 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) One promising treatment for patients with blood cancers is stem cell transplantation. Doctors completely eliminate the patient’s immune system by aiming chemotherapy, radiation or both at their bone marrow before replacing it with a donor’s immune system. Because the bone marrow produces blood and immune cells, completely substituting cancerous bone marrow with healthy cells could help the body reestablish a functioning immune system and replace cancerous bloo
  
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• NM United earns 2nd straight draw at home against Pittsburgh

  17-07-2022 16:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was Meow Wolf Night at Isotopes Park on Saturday, and it was a packed house at the Lab as 12,069 fans showed up to support. Fans would be on their feet early, as Jerome Kiesewetter made it 1-0 just 50 seconds into the match.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces off
  
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• NM United earns 2nd straight draw against Pittsburgh

  17-07-2022 16:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was Meow Wolf Night at Isotopes Park on Saturday, and it was a packed house at the Lab as 12,069 fans showed up to support. Fans would be on their feet early, as Jerome Kiesewetter made it 1-0 just 50 seconds into the match.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces off
  
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• Los Alamos graduate makes USA history

  17-07-2022 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Los Alamos graduate Chase Ealy has had quite the summer. The former Hilltopper set a meet record in shot put at the USA Championships in June, and she became the first American woman to win a world title in the event on Saturday.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces of
  
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• Lawfirm calls CYFD out for lack of transparency

  17-07-2022 15:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An Albuquerque law firm is preparing a lawsuit against the state's Child, Youth, and Families Department. They say the agency has broken its promise of more transparency in the department. Attorney Jacob Candelaria, of Candelaria Law LLC who is filing the lawsuit, says enough is enough. He says a new committee should not be a reason to keep things behind closed doors.CYFD has been called out for its lack of transparency in recent years. Now they are being called ou
  
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• More high heat Sunday

  17-07-2022 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Good Sunday morning everyone! We're waking up to mainly sunny skies and very warm temps. Brace yourselves for another scorcher statewide as temps soar into the triple digits once again for many cities. From Farmington to Albuquerque to Roswell, expect extreme heat with a very high UV index. So stay hydrated and limit time outside in the afternoon.Forecast Continues BelowLocal Sports: Former MLS player signs with UnitedAlbuquerque: Movies that have been filmed in Al
  
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• Itching to get away this summer? Remember the six stages of transformative travel

  17-07-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) In June 2022, I set off on a 10,650-mile, six-week motorcycle trip from Tennessee to Alaska and back again, carrying not too much more than my GPS and phone. The ride kick-started a year of travel for research – and despite the horror stories of delayed and canceled flights, I couldn’t be happier.Just about everywhere I went, even in remote parts of the Yukon and British Columbia, folks were traveling. Many of the trailers being pulled were brand-new, sug
  
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• Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching

  17-07-2022 14:15 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms and a blistery rash that lasts two to four weeks, but a small percentage of infected people develop sepsis or other severe and potentially fatal complications.It is not uncommon for there to be small outbreaks of monkeypox in Central and West Africa, but in the last few weeks, dozens of countries from other wo
  
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• 'Love is Blind' contestant sues Netflix, producers alleging low pay, 'inhumane work conditions'

  17-07-2022 14:04 via krqe.com
  
  (WXIN) — A former contestant of the second season of Netflix's "Love is Blind" is suing Netflix and the show's producers, according to a report by Variety.
  The lawsuit was filed by Jeremy Hartwell who is alleging that "Love is Blind" producers consistently gave the cast alcohol but deprived them of food and water, all while allegedly paying rates lower than Los Angeles' minimum wage.
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• Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identified

  17-07-2022 09:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four people have died after the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near Las Vegas, NM. BCSO confirmed the crash in a news release early Sunday morning, saying preliminary information indicates there are no survivors.Sunday afternoon, BCSO announced the names of those on the aircraft as Undersheriff Larry Koren, Lieutenant Fred Beers, Deputy Michael Levison, and from Bernalillo County Fire Rescue, Rescue Speci
  
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• Four killed in Bernalillo County Sheriff's helicopter crash

  17-07-2022 09:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four people have died after the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near Las Vegas, NM. BCSO confirmed the crash in a news release early Sunday morning, saying preliminary information indicates there are no survivors.BCSO says three sheriff's office personnel and one Bernalillo County firefighter were on board the aircraft when it crashed. New Mexico State Police say its investigators are now working alongside
  
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• Isolated storms ending, very warm night

  17-07-2022 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  We're seeing a few pop-up storms this evening mainly over the northern mountains with some steady rain in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. A very weak front is passing through tonight so we'll keep some of the moisture and showers alive through around midnight. Los Lunas even saw a late day storm develop with the front approaching. Otherwise, the top story continues to be the extreme heat statewide. Many cities reached or surpassed the triple mark including Albuquerque, Clayton, Roswell. Tucumcar
  
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• City of Santa Fe considers ordinance to address abandoned carts

  17-07-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a nationwide problem the city of Santa Fe says is dealing with too – abandoned carts. "It's a serious problem in our city," said Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth at a Wednesday night city council meeting.
  It turns out to be a costly one too. According to city documents, the city of Santa Fe contracts with a private company to retrieve and return carts. Those documents said the city spent $47,000 retrieving and returning carts. In just 10 months, they dea
  
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• Explora! now accepting applications for paid internship

  17-07-2022 02:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Explora has begun taking applications for its paid intern program. Interns will learn how to maintain museum exhibits and engage with visitors and get paid to maintain and play with Explora's STEAM exhibits.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces officerCoronavirus: New
  
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• Trump advisor denied restraining order following phone confiscation

  17-07-2022 02:09 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – One of President Trump's advisors, John Eastman, is now being denied his request to stop federal investigators from going through his cell phone. Federal agents confronted Eastman outside of a Santa Fe restaurant in June 2022 with a warrant for his cell phone.
  Eastman filed a motion challenging the legality of that warrant, and asking the court to force the federal government to return his phone. US District Court Judge Robert C. Brack dismissed the motion fi
  
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• Very hot this evening, stray storm west

  17-07-2022 01:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Extreme heat continues this weekend all across New Mexico with high temps surpassing 100° for several cities. The hottest temps are across eastern and southern NM where highs approached 105°. This high heat can be dangerous in the peak hours of the afternoon as the UV index roars to the 11-12 range. This means skin damage, as well as symptoms of heat exhaustion, can occur within 10-15 minutes. So stay well hydrated. The extreme heat continues Sunday and Mon
  
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• Drag and Libation event held at M'Tucci's in Nob Hill

  17-07-2022 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – M'Tucci's Bar Roma held its Drag and Libation event Saturday morning, bringing its performance to a new audience in the city. It included a traditional drag show, with three drag queens and one drag king, while people enjoyed a delicious brunch. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque pride held its 10th annual eventThey were really excited about the all-ages show, saying a lot of members of their community have kids and this was a chance for them to see what their paren
  
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• Blood drive event helps teach phlebotomy students

  17-07-2022 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some phlebotomy students held a blood draw event to help get them ready for graduation. "A to Z Phlebotomy" is getting ready for their current class to graduate, but each student needs to do 100 blood draws to be eligible.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio RanchoCrime: Judge dismisses murder charge against former Las Cruces officerC
  
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• Otero County passes resolution, discouraging abortion clinics

  17-07-2022 01:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A southern New Mexico governing board says abortion clinics aren't welcome in their county. The resolution, passed by Otero County commissioners, establishes an opinion but does not create any enforceable policy – as abortion remains legal and unrestricted in New Mexico. New Mexico Governor signs executive order on abortion accessCommissioners voted three to zero, opposing abortion clinics within the county. They say they are responding to concerns New Mexico
  
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