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• Data shows New Mexicans are big on new businesses

  18-07-2022 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Have you thought about starting a business? You're not alone. The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows New Mexicans are starting up businesses at a fast rate.Following the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, new business applications skyrocketed across the U.S. And New Mexico was no different the data shows. But this year, New Mexico is out-pacing neighboring states.From June 2021 to June 2022, there were more than 2,000 business applications in New Mex
  
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• Toys 'R' Us is coming back inside Macy's stores ahead of the holidays

  18-07-2022 22:32 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Never mind the Walking Dead. Count Toys "R" Us as a brand that refuses to die.The once-ubiquitous toy store -- which went bankrupt and closed all outlets in 2018 -- is poised for a big comeback.Toys "R" Us will spring to life in every Macy's department store over the next few months.The stores-within-stores will range in size from 1,000 square feet in smaller locations to sprawling 10,000 square feet in larger Macy's, including in Los Angeles and San Francisco.Macy's recognized an oppor
  
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• Prairie dog in La Plata County tests positive for plague

  18-07-2022 21:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – San Juan Basic Public Health says a prairie dog in western La Plata County has tested positive for plague July 15. They say the animal tested positive for Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that causes plague.What you need to know about monkeypox in states near New MexicoOfficials say fleas from the prairie dog colony were collected and sent to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for testing. SJBPH says there has been no known human exposure to the
  
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• Hobbs woman accused of stealing car with kids inside due in court

  18-07-2022 20:47 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – Regina Castillo, the Hobbs woman accused of stealing a car with two young kids inside is due in court Monday. Police say Castillo stole a vehicle from an Allsups convenience store with a 6-year-old and an 11-month-old still inside. Fight outside Albuquerque club leads to alleged kidnappingAccording to court documents, a woman told police when she came out of the store, a woman got in her car and took off with her kids still in the car, the victim hopped on top of
  
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• Most valuable crops grown in New Mexico

  18-07-2022 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) There are more than 2 million farms in the United States, about 98% of which are operated by families, individuals, family partnerships, or family corporations, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. About 86% of all agricultural products in America are produced on family ranches or farms. A single farm feeds an average of 166 people per year, both in the U.S. and abroad. Even so, farming is a mere sliver of the U.S. economy, representing just 1% of America’s GDP&
  
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• Violent attacks target businesses, public transportation in Juarez

  18-07-2022 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Juarez police are investigating a series of violent attacks against businesses and a public transportation vehicle Sunday and on the pre-dawn hours of Monday.Two armed men walked into a strip club in South Juarez on Sunday night and shot at patrons sitting at a table; one man was killed, police said. The attack bore similarities to a January triple murder in which armed assailants walked into a bar near downtown and focused on people sitting at one specific
  
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• One of New Mexico's biggest job fairs is happening this week

  18-07-2022 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The 10th Annual Senator Michael Padilla Job Fair is taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at Harrison Middle School (3912 Isleta Blvd. SW). The job fair features 112 employers with over 6,200 jobs available.Albuquerque: Albuquerque’s biggest water users next target in conservation effortsNew Mexico: Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identifiedCrime: APD responds to apartment complex hundreds of times in 2022Local Sports: Pro skateboarder Mari
  
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• Storehouse NM creates beer to help feed local families

  18-07-2022 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some wonderful local breweries along with Albertson's market have teamed up to create and brew a custom beer for Storehouse New Mexico as a fundraiser. Storehouse provides food for 40,000 hungry New Mexicans a year on average.
  "The state ranks among the worst for food insecurity and on a regular basis, 1 in 4 children do not have enough to eat," according to Storehouse New Mexico's website.Three local craft brewers, Steel Bender Brewyard, Street Brewery, and
  
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• New Mexico United Youth summer camp is back

  18-07-2022 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United Elite-level youth summer camp is back for its second year. "We take pride in providing a new learning opportunity for the players. I will be there coaching and I consider myself providing the highest level in youth soccer available in the country or continent," said Junro Narita, academy director.
  The coaches will be current New Mexico United first-team coaches and players that will give insight into the highest level of the game. Each part
  
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• Officials to provide update on BCSO helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is holding a news conference Monday at 2 p.m. on the BCSO helicopter crash that killed four Bernalillo County first responders Saturday. KRQE News 13 will live stream the update this page. Flags ordered to half-staff after BCSO helicopter crashSaturday, BCSO's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico while returning from assisting fire crews with the East Mesa Fire. BCSO uses its helicopter to provide aerial fir
  
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• Officials to provide update after 4 killed in BCSO helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is holding a news conference Monday at 2 p.m. on the BCSO helicopter crash that killed four Bernalillo County first responders Saturday. KRQE News 13 will live stream the update this page. Flags ordered to half-staff after BCSO helicopter crashSaturday, BCSO's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico while returning from assisting fire crews with the East Mesa Fire. BCSO uses its helicopter to provide aerial fir
  
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• Officials provide update after 4 killed in BCSO helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is holding a news conference Monday at 2 p.m. on the BCSO helicopter crash that killed four Bernalillo County first responders Saturday. KRQE News 13 will live stream the update this page. Flags ordered to half-staff after BCSO helicopter crashSaturday, BCSO's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico while returning from assisting fire crews with the East Mesa Fire. BCSO uses its helicopter to provide aerial fir
  
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• Officials provide timeline leading up to BCSO helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office provided a timeline of events leading up to thehelicopter crash that killed four Bernalillo County first responders. Saturday, BCSO's "Metro 2" helicopter crashed near Las Vegas, New Mexico, while returning from assisting fire crews with the East Mesa Fire.Flags ordered to half-staff after BCSO helicopter crashThe victims in the crash have been identified as Undersheriff Larry Koren, Lieutenant Fred Beers, Deputy Michael Levis
  
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• Google honors Uvalde victim with art contest submission

  18-07-2022 18:54 via krqe.com
  
  UVALDE, Texas (KXAN) — Google is honoring one of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting by showcasing her art submission.Alithia Haven Ramirez, 10, was one of 19 kids who were shot and killed in their classroom at Robb Elementary in late May.
  Albuquerque: Albuquerque’s biggest water users next target in conservation effortsNew Mexico: Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identifiedCrime: APD responds to apartment complex hundreds of times in 2022Local Sports: Pro skateboarder Mar
  
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• Cost for Texas BBQ increases amid inflation, drought concerns

  18-07-2022 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Are you willing to pay double for Texas barbecue? With the price of everything going up and drought impacting the state, barbecue lovers have seen a domino effect. Barbecue restaurants in Austin and across Texas are trying to keep up, and menu prices reflect that.Chef and proprietor at Interstellar BBQ John Bates said when the restaurant first opened, he was paying $2.75 per pound for brisket. Now, on average, he pays close to $5. "We're seeing this effect where it goes up, and
  
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• How science, space travel may help families living with neurological conditions

  18-07-2022 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin hosted the 17th National Conference on Hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.The conference linked how the things astronauts experience in space could help people back home living with neurological conditions.Albuquerque: Albuquerque’s biggest water users next target in conservation effortsNew Mexico: Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identifiedCrime: APD responds to apartment co
  
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• Eastern New Mexico University's Suzanne Perez crowned Miss New Mexico

  18-07-2022 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (KAMR/KCIT) —Officials from Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) announced that Suzanne Perez has been crowned Miss New Mexico on June 5. Perez will also be competing in the Miss USA Pagent in October.
  According to the ENMU press release, Perez is a Master's student in the Speech and Language Pathology program at ENMU.
  Albuquerque: Albuquerque’s biggest water users next target in conservation effortsNew Mexico: Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identifiedCrime
  
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• Flags ordered to half-staff after BCSO helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday ordered all flags in the state to half-staff through sundown July 22. The order comes in mourning for the four Bernalillo County first responders who were killed when a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crashed Saturday. PHOTOS: BCSO helicopter crash victims arrive in AlbuquerqueThe victims have been identified as Undersheriff Larry Koren, Lieutenet Fred Beers, Deputy Michael Levinson and Bernalillo C
  
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• Fauci to retire before the end of Biden's term

  18-07-2022 17:22 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said in an interview published on Monday that he plans to retire by the end of Biden’s term in office.“We’re in a pattern now. If somebody says, ‘You’ll leave when we don’t have Covid anymore,’ then I will be 105," Fauci told Politico. "I think we’re going to be living with this."Fauci said the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), where he is the dir
  
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• Dried blueberries 'urgently' recalled nationwide over lead concerns

  18-07-2022 17:05 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) -- The Food and Drug Administration has issued an urgent recall alert for dried blueberries after high levels of lead were detected.The FDA said the recall announced by BrandStorm Inc. involves Natierra Organic Freeze-Dried Blueberries, which were sold in the United States through retail and online stores.
  A lab in Maryland identified the concern after testing uncovered the presence or potential presence of lead over the FDA's recommended limits. Almost 13,000 Tony Hawk helme
  
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• NMSP: 8-year-old dead after drowning at Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Lake

  18-07-2022 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police say an 8-year-old is dead after drowning at the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Lake Sunday. Officials say Sunday around 5:45 p.m. the NMSP dive team was requested by the Ohkay Owingeh Tribal Police Department for a possible drowning. Fight outside Albuquerque club leads to alleged kidnappingNMSP says around 10 p.m. Sunday their dive team found an 8-year-old female who had drowned. The Office of the Medical Investigator pronounced her dead on scene. Of
  
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• Overnight shooting in northwest Albuquerque leaves one dead

  18-07-2022 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting death in northwest Albuquerque. APD says around 2 a.m. Sunday morning officers were sent to the area of 12th St. and Candelaria Rd. to reports of a shooting.Officials say when officers arrived at the scene they found one person who had died due to their injuries. Police say this has prompted a homicide callout. No other details are available. KRQE News 13 will provide updates as more details becom
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: BCSO helicopter crash, Fight leads to kidnapping, Hot week, Summer burglaries, Boost to ABQ economy

  18-07-2022 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesFabian Gonzales begins week two of trial in Victoria Martens killingMathis moves on to TBT’s 33-point contest finalsWhere can I find fossils in New Mexico?Recovery from Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire continues4 shot, 1 stabbed at Spanish nightclubPolice: 3 people and gunman dead in Indiana mall shootingMonday's Five Facts[1] Albuquerque mourns loss of first responders in fatal helicopter crash - The four men were killed on their way back to Albuquerque just after 7 p.m.
  
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• Heat turns up in New Mexico this week

  18-07-2022 14:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Monday morning is warm in the valley and plains, with nice cool temperatures in the mountains. Get out early today, because it is going to be a scorcher! Temperatures are heating up even more, with many spots seeing highs in the 100s, and even the upper Rio Grande Valley and mountains will reach 80s and 90s. Heat advisories will be in effect for the Metro and middle Rio Grande Valley, Four Corners, far east plains, and far lower Rio Grande Valley.
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• Police: 3 people and gunman killed in Indiana mall shooting

  18-07-2022 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were killed and two were wounded after a man walked into a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall and opened fire before an armed civilian shot and killed him, authorities said.The assailant, whose name and possible motive haven't been made public, walked into the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition shortly before it closed at 6 p.m. Sunday and began firing in the food court, Greenwood police Chief Jim Ison said at a news co
  
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• Police: 3 people and gunman dead in Indiana mall shooting

  18-07-2022 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were fatally shot and two were injured, including a 12-year-old girl, at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.The man entered the Greenwood Park Mall on Sunday evening with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court, Greenwood Police Department Chief Jim Ison said.The three people who died were in addition to the man with the rifle.
  
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• Investigator details cell phone data in trial on Victoria Martens killing

  18-07-2022 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial of Fabian Gonzales will continue Monday morning, as prosecutors seek to convict Gonzales of child abuse resulting in death for the 2016 killing and dismembering of 10-year-old Victoria Martens. Monday's testimony will mark day four of the trial, which is expected to last for the next two weeks. Day Three: Jessica Kelley wraps testimony, six others called to stand in Victoria Martens trialKRQE News 13 will livestream proceedings from day four of tri
  
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• Fabian Gonzales begins week two of trial in Victoria Martens killing

  18-07-2022 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial of Fabian Gonzales will continue Monday morning, as prosecutors seek to convict Gonzales of child abuse resulting in death for the 2016 killing and dismembering of 10-year-old Victoria Martens. Monday's testimony will mark day four of the trial, which is expected to last for the next two weeks. Day Three: Jessica Kelley wraps testimony, six others called to stand in Victoria Martens trialKRQE News 13 will livestream proceedings from day four of tri
  
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• BCSO give tips on preventing burglaries

  18-07-2022 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says during the summer months, burglaries tend to go up. Since May, BCSO says they have received more than 100 calls for burglaries. Albuquerque mourns loss of first responders in fatal helicopter crashThey say they see more burglaries around this time of year because this is the time of year people take their summer vacations, leaving their homes empty. Deputies are asking that people stay vigilant while in their commu
  
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• Armed 'Good Samaritan' stopped Indiana mall shooting, broke mall rules

  18-07-2022 14:20 via krqe.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (WXIN) -- While police are crediting an Indiana man with shooting and killing a suspect in the Greenwood Park Mall shooting Sunday, mall policy prohibited him from carrying at all.Greenwood Police Chief James Ison confirmed Sunday that the shooter was shot and killed by a man visiting the mall, located in a suburb just south of Indianapolis. The Good Samaritan, as police called him, was armed with a handgun.“The real hero of the day was the citizen that was lawfully carryin
  
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• Mathis moves on to TBT's 33-point contest finals

  18-07-2022 14:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – "The Basketball Tournament" (TBT) is underway across the country, and on Monday night the Pit will host the Albuquerque Regional. The Enchantment (Lobo Alumni and others) will play the Panamaniacs (NMSU Alumni and others) on Monday at 8pm in a first round match up.
  That is a highly anticipated match up, but on Sunday night the Enchantment already picked up a victory. Former Lobo and current Enchantment sharp shooter, Anthony Mathis competed in the TBT's 33-p
  
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• 4 shot, 1 stabbed at Spanish nightclub

  18-07-2022 13:08 via krqe.com
  MADRID (AP) — Four people were shot and another was injured by a knife at a nightclub in southern Spain, police said Monday.Two of those shot were in serious condition, police said in a statement. They are an Irish man and a woman.The person who was stabbed is thought to have fired the shots and is under arrest. He is in serious condition with injuries to his chest and head, police said.Police didn't say what might have triggered the violence, which occurred after midnight Sunday in Marbel
  
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• Gas could soon fall below $4 a gallon on average, says Biden energy advisor

  18-07-2022 11:56 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - A top White House energy advisor on Sunday said gas prices could soon fall below $4 per gallon on average.Amos Hochstein told CBS' "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan he expects the national average of $4.53 per gallon to come down and inch closer to $4 per gallon in the coming weeks.Hochstein, the senior adviser of energy security to the Biden administration, said many gas stations were already selling has at less than $4 per gallon. KRQE News 13 Gas Tracker"This is the fastest
  
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• Very warm night as stray showers fade north

  18-07-2022 06:28 via krqe.com
  It was another scorcher Sunday with highs in the upper 90s to lower 100s. Roswell reached 101°, Albuquerque recorded 99°, and Santa Fe hit 94°. No heat records were broken in our state however, but high temps continue averaging 5-8° above average. Moderately dry air helped raise the high temps and reduce the overall number of storms. We are however seeing more scattered storms in the northern mountains and over northeast New Mexico this evening. I-25 near Wagon Mound saw heavy ra
  
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• Albuquerque mourns loss of first responders in fatal helicopter crash

  18-07-2022 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque and neighboring communities are in mourning after the deaths of four people in Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office helicopter crash Saturday. First responders and others lined I-25 Sunday afternoon as the four victims were escorted back. Community members tell KRQE News 13 this is an enormous loss for the community.Victims in BCSO helicopter crash identified"They live heroic lives, you know, they live dangerously to help us," says Matthew Bugg, wh
  
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• Youth baseball tournament brings money to Albuquerque economy

  18-07-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sunday wraps up a big youth baseball tournament happening at the Albuquerque Regional Sports Complex – and it's a big win for Albuquerque. Over the past two weeks, a total of 56 youth baseball teams from across the country made their way to Albuquerque for the Texas Premier New Balance Championship. NMSU concession suspension hurting youth sports fundraising"The facilities are beautiful. Everyone's so welcoming. It's so beautiful," said Julie Conn
  
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• Pro skateboarder Mariah Duran brings Albuquerque skating community together

  18-07-2022 02:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mariah Duran has represented Albuquerque on the world stage in skateboarding for nearly a decade. The Olympian and two-time X-Games gold medalist is now part of the MTN Dew "Skateboarding is unstoppable campaign" which hosted an event at Civic Plaza on Sunday to celebrate skating in the Duke City.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque restaurants facing supply chain issuesNew Mexico: City officials break ground on new retail space development in Rio R
  
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• Very hot temps with storms north

  18-07-2022 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –The high heat continues this evening over our entire state. Many cities once again toppling 100°. Moderately dry air helped reduce the overall number of storms and also raised high temperatures. We are, however, seeing more scattered storms in the northern mountains and over northeast New Mexico this evening. I-25 near Wagon Mound is looking at some very heavy rainfall. Otherwise, parts of the San Juan Mountains are also picking heavier rain. The vast majority o
  
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• Recovery from Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire continues

  18-07-2022 01:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Crews continue to make repairs on areas affected by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire. Officials say that the fire, which burned more than 341,000 acres, has no detectable heat signatures.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 officials s
  
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• Albuquerque man charged with stealing mother's gun

  18-07-2022 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is in custody Sunday night for stealing his mother's gun and trading it for fentanyl. APD responded to a suicide call in northeast Albuquerque. Suspect identified in Albuquerque crime spreeAccording to a criminal complaint, they say the person on the line told them she was a police officer and that her son, Orion Folwell, stole her department-issued gun. Folwell admitted to trading the weapon for fentanyl so he could relieve withdrawal symptoms.Folwell
  
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• Fight outside Albuquerque club leads to alleged kidnapping

  18-07-2022 01:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An accused kidnapper is behind bars after being picked up in southwest Albuquerque this weekend. According to a criminal complaint, Albert Arizmendi and Jose Maldonado got into a fight with a man over a cell phone at a downtown Albuquerque club in June. Belen man gets into fight with police during traffic stopThe next morning, they found the man at his home after pinging their cell phone. The victim says he threw the phone away the night before, so he wouldn
  
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• Death toll rises to 4 in Indiana mall shooting

  18-07-2022 01:17 via krqe.com
  
  GREENWOOD, Ind. (WXIN) — Three people and the suspected shooter are dead in a shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall in Greenwood, Indiana, police said Sunday evening.Police said they received a call of shots fired inside the mall's food court around 6 p.m.
  The mall had a heavy police presence of both Greenwood and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Sunday evening.Assistant Chief of Indianapolis Metro Police Chris Bailey initially said two people had been killed and "multipl
  
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• PHOTOS: BCSO helicopter crash victims arrive in Albuquerque

  18-07-2022 00:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The four fallen first responders left Las Vegas shortly after 1:00 p.m. and arrived back into Albuquerque around 3:30 p.m. Small crowds of law enforcement and community members gathered on the Odelia Road overpass to watch as these first responders returned, law enforcement saluting as the motorcade passed.(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris Dillon)(Courtesy Chris
  
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