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• National Museum of Nuclear Science & History to host fall programs

  02-08-2022 23:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will host K-12 education programs this fall. The camps are for kids who are homeschooled, STEM students, junior docents, and in the ATOM project.Father shaves head to support three-year-old battling rare cancerAs summer comes to an end so do all the summer camps at the museum. Jennifer Hayden, deputy director, of the nuclear museum, says there are so many fun activities coming to the museum this fall.
  
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• Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza returning for a second time

  02-08-2022 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  IRVINE, Calif. (WCMH) — Taco Bell's cult-favorite Mexican Pizza is making its second comeback in a menu drama that began nearly two years ago.On Tuesday, the restaurant made announcements on social media that the popular item will be back in September. A tweet stated, "The beans have been spilled. See you and the #MexicanPizza 9/15." An Instagram post added, "For real this time. See you on 9/15."The Mexican Pizza was originally dropped by Taco Bell in September 2020, as part of a push
  
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• Senate reaches deal on bill for veterans with toxic exposure illnesses

  02-08-2022 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to pass legislation expanding benefits for veterans who are suffering illnesses due to toxic exposures, with a vote on the measure expected Tuesday evening.“We expect to have an agreement on the PACT Act with amendments,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “I believe it will pass and pass this evening. So, that’s very good news.” Schumer said that the Senate will vo
  
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• New Mexico forester lifts restrictions as fire danger eases

  02-08-2022 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s state forester on Monday lifted fire restrictions that had been imposed in the spring due to extreme wildfire danger, saying summer rains were bringing relief.Still, State Forester Laura McCarthy warned that some parts of New Mexico remain dry and that people should be cautious with any use of fire and fireworks. Carson National Forest reopening some areas to public"New Mexicans are living through historic climate change that is becoming our new nor
  
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• Drier day, afternoon mountain storms expected

  02-08-2022 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – We have officially made it to the peak of the monsoon, with the highest moisture content usually occurring from late July through early August.After a lot of heavy rainfall and flooding yesterday and this past weekend, today is expected to be a bit drier.This Tuesday will most likely be the quietest day of the work week as high pressure hovers over the AZ/NM border. This has allowed for sinking air and decreasing storm chances as dry air is allowed to infiltrate th
  
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• BCSO duo receive award for Sandia Tram rescue

  02-08-2022 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two members of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, who were killed in a helicopter crash last month, received national recognition for a past rescue mission. As part of the 27th annual Teledyne FLIR 2022 Vision Awards, Undersheriff Larry Koren and Lieutenant Fred Beers received the Life Saver Award. Virgin Galactic ‘astronaut campus’ coming to New MexicoThe BCSO duo won the award for their rescue of 21 passengers who were stuck on the Sandia Peak Tr
  
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• Carson National Forest reopening some areas to public

  02-08-2022 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Carson National Forest announced some areas in the Camino Real Ranger District will reopen. Due to more repairs and suppression around the Calf Canyon, Hermits Peak Fire; three areas opened Tuesday at 8 a.m. and a fourth will open Wednesday. Crews work on repairing damage from Hermits Peak Calf Canyon FireAccording to a release sent by Carson National Forest; although some areas are reopening, a closure order is still in effect for the forest to protect visitor
  
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• NFL suspends Dolphins owner for tampering with Brady and Payton

  02-08-2022 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  MIAMI - The NFL has suspended Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and fined him $1.5 million for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton following a six-month investigation stemming from Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the league.The league's investigation found the Dolphins did not intentionally lose games during the 2019 season but the team had impermissible communication with Brady and his and Payton's agent, Don Yee. The league announced the findings of the investigation o
  
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• Eating ultra-processed foods could be associated with cognitive decline, study suggests

  02-08-2022 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  (KTVI/NEXSTAR) – A diet heavy in ultra-processed foods has been linked to accelerated rates of cognitive decline in older adults, a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference suggests.The study, co-authored by researchers at the University of Sao Paulo, examined the eating habits of thousands of subjects in Brazil (with an average age 50.6) and their ability to complete standardized cognitive tests after a number of years. Results indicated that those ate
  
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• Virgin Galactic 'astronaut campus' coming to New Mexico

  02-08-2022 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Virgin Galactic is bringing more space-related development to southern New Mexico. Their latest move: making strides toward a "first of its kind astronaut campus."The idea is to build facilities for Virgin Galactic space travelers, the so-called "Virgin Galactic Future Astronauts," according to a news release. The company says the campus will include accommodations, training facilities, an observatory, and dining options. NASA releases new Lake Mea
  
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• Why 100 million vaccines the US already has aren't being used for monkeypox

  02-08-2022 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - Long lines waiting for vaccine doses have become one of the most indelible images of this year's global monkeypox outbreak, which in just a few months has led to over 20,000 worldwide cases ⁠— including 5,811 cases in the United States.This line in New York City is one of many long lines of people waiting to receive the monkeypox vaccine. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)Monkeypox and smallpox, both of the orthopoxviru
  
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• Rollover crash east of Las Cruces leaves one dead

  02-08-2022 18:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal crash July 30, on U.S. Highway 70, east of Las Cruces. The single vehicle rollover took the life a woman, who was a passenger in the vehicle.Father charged after daughter accidentally shoots herselfPolice say a 2002 Chevrolet truck was going west on U.S. 70 approaching the Nasa Rd. off ramp when the rear passenger tire blew out, causing the truck to roll. The passenger in the truck, 25-year-old Odalis Aguilar Hernan
  
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• Judge sides with Bernalillo Co. DA in court-monitored GPS records lawsuit

  02-08-2022 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Eight months after the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office sued the Second Judicial District Court seeking criminal suspects GPS data, a judge has sided with the DA. The decision filed in district court Monday indicates that the court improperly withheld public records. Bernalillo County DA suing courts for withholding GPS records of criminal suspectsBernalillo County District Attorney Office is slated to speak about the outcomes of the lawsuit in a
  
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• Even simple exercise may help aging brain, study hints

  02-08-2022 18:40 via krqe.com
  
  New research hints that even a simple exercise routine just might help older Americans with mild memory problems.Doctors have long advised physical activity to help keep a healthy brain fit. But the government-funded study marks the longest test of whether exercise makes any difference once memory starts to slide — research performed amid a pandemic that added isolation to the list of risks to participants' brain health.Researchers recruited about 300 sedentary older adults with hard-to-sp
  
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• Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?

  02-08-2022 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A CIA drone strike has killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan, according to multiple Associated Press sources.al-Zawahiri, born in Egypt in 1951, succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of Al-Qaeda following his death at the hands of U.S. forces in 2011.al-Zawahiri had been indicted for his alleged role in the Aug. 7, 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.He was also the leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad
  
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• 'Rough day': Parents of Sandy Hook victim arrive at courthouse to testify in Alex Jones' trial

  02-08-2022 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, will testify in Alex Jones' defamation trial.
  The parents are suing the talk show host and conspiracy theorist over Infowars' claims the shooting was a "total hoax."
  They arrived at the Travis County courthouse Tuesday morning with security detail, after their attorneys explained they had faced "run-ins" over the weekend and needed to be in protective custody.
  Their attorney, Ma
  
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• Water restrictions ordered in Rio Grande Valley as drought persists

  02-08-2022 16:47 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The two largest cities in the Rio Grande Valley have implemented mandatory water restrictions as water levels in two reservoirs hit near-record lows due to an ongoing drought.McAllen Public Utility on Monday ordered Stage Two water restrictions, meaning residents and business owners can only water twice a week and during specific hours and depending on their location. And ornamental fountains without a recycling system must be turned off.Brownsville Public Utili
  
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• Police search for accused murderer who cut off ankle monitor

  02-08-2022 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is searching for 19-year-old Yonnis Abreu. Police say Abreu, who is accused in a 2021 murder, cut off his ankle monitor over the weekend.Woman accused of causing deadly chase pleads guilty in other casesAbreu is accused in the March 2021 murder of 29-year-old Dylan Spiess at an East Central motel. According to APD, he was arrested in July 2021 and had been in jail, but in June 2022 he was released when a judge agreed to reco
  
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• How did the US kill top Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

  02-08-2022 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The manhunt to find Ayman al-Zawahiri stretched back more than 21 years and ended this weekend after a drone strike killed the top Al-Qaeda leader at a safe house in Kabul, Afghanistan.Al-Zawahiri was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. He succeeded Osama bin Laden as the head of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda following his death at
  
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• Stretch of Central now qualifies for development incentives

  02-08-2022 16:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The section of Central between University and Girard was one of the few stretches of Central that was not designated as a metropolitan redevelopment area. Monday, city councilors voted to incorporate that part of Central. NM AG calls on city councilors after increase in bus crimeThe designation allows designated areas to qualify for grants and incentives to spur new development and infrastructure improvements. The councilors also voted to extend the designat
  
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• Are airplane seats too small? FAA wants to know

  02-08-2022 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The Federal Aviation Administration wants to know — are airline seats too small?
  That question has been put before the public as part of a regulatory process mandated by Congress in 2018, Simple Flying reported. Lawmakers directed the FAA to establish a minimum standard size for seats on airplanes, which the agency has yet to do.
  But after years of inaction, the agency has signaled that it is considering implementing the regulation, USA Today reported. It will open a 9
  
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• FEMA extends disaster declaration for New Mexico

  02-08-2022 15:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday it will extend New Mexico's disaster declaration through September 6. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham requested to extension due to flash flooding in burn scar areas. Hermits Peak Calf Canyon crews work on repairing damageWhile it was requested that FEMA continue to cover 100% of total costs during the extended declaration, that request is still outstanding. New Mexico residents in burn scar areas impa
  
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• I-40 reopen west of Grants after fatal crash

  02-08-2022 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal rollover crash on I-40 west of Grants Tuesday morning. I-40 was closed in both directions west of Grants at mile marker 79. According to NM Roads, I-40 is back open.
  
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• I-40 closed west of Grants after fatal crash

  02-08-2022 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal rollover crash on I-40 west of Grants Tuesday morning. I-40 is closed in both directions west of Grants at mile marker 79. NMSP say traffic is being diverted at the mile marker 72 exit.
  
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• I-40 closed in both directions west of Grants due to fatal crash

  02-08-2022 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a fatal rollover crash on I-40 west of Grants. Police say I-40 is closed in both directions west of Grants at mile marker 79.Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexico: “This is the lowest I have ever seen it”: Water levels stay low at Elephant ButteCrime: APD: Two separate arrests net large drug and g
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Gonzales found guilty, Plea deal for Jaramillo, Drier and warmer, Arroyo rescue, Father shaves head

  02-08-2022 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top StoriesNew Mexico to send out final $250, $500 payment this weekNM AG calls on city councilors after increase in bus crimeDeadly flash flooding follows New Mexico’s record setting wildfire seasonRio Rancho store changes how they do business amid NM-528 constructionBrittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis chargeTaliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in KabulPelosi believed headed to Taiwan, raising tension with ChinaTuesday's Five Facts[1] Fabian Gonzales
  
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• Drier and warmer Tuesday around New Mexico

  02-08-2022 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – This morning is dry, partly cloudy and warm. Clouds will give way to some sunshine by mid-morning, but clouds will increase again throughout the afternoon. Drier air is moving into the Four Corners today, which will keep storms from developing in that area. Isolated showers and storms will be possible in the west and northern mountains, but not as widespread as Monday.Forecast Continues BelowTrending: “Yo Mister White!” Albuquerque puts Breaking Bad int
  
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• AFR performed water rescue in arroyo near Menaul

  02-08-2022 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Heavy rains around Albuquerque Monday led to a man getting caught in arroyo floodwaters. With the help of Albuquerque Fire Rescue, that man was able to get out safely. Hermits Peak Calf Canyon crews work on repairing damageJust after 5 p.m. Monday evening, just after monsoon rains, AFR was alerted a man was caught in the floodwaters at the north diversion channel at Menaul. AFR was able to get the man out of channel safely and he was not seriously hurt.
  
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• Will the student loan payment pause be extended again? Here's what we know

  02-08-2022 14:04 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Federal student loan borrowers haven't been required to make a payment on their loans since March 2020. With less than a month before the payment pause is set to end, will borrowers see another extension from the Biden administration?While it is clear President Biden is nearing some sort of decision on student loans, it's not clear what that decision will entail. Last week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden will make a decision on student loan paymen
  
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• Deadly flash flooding follows New Mexico's record setting wildfire season

  02-08-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 2022 brought a record setting wildfire season across New Mexico. After months of devastating fires in or near communities including Ruidoso, Mora and Las Vegas among others, the threat of monsoon rainfall now continues to threaten residents. Third person found dead after deadly flooding in San Miguel CountyIn late July, a flash flood ripped through an area west of Las Vegas, killing three people and destroying a home. As the rainy season continues, there is a pote
  
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• Sports Desk: Cleveland Storm is ready to keep football tradition under new coach

  02-08-2022 13:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – High school football started all over the state Monday with the defending champions of Class 6A getting use to a new coach. Robert Garza has been in the Cleveland Storm program since it's start 9 years ago. This will be his first season as head coach. Former head coach Heath Ridenour left the program to become an assistant at the University of New Mexico during the offseason. The Storm has the longest active winning streak in the state at 22 games and hasn't lost s
  
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• Hermits Peak Calf Canyon crews work on repairing damage

  02-08-2022 06:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Firefighters spent months fighting the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire. Now, crews are faced with a new task: repairing the land damaged in their efforts to fight the blaze, and that includes working to prevent flash flooding.
  "We are here on behalf of the Calf Canyon suppression repair team. Basically, our job is to identify different damages we caused to the landscape while trying to stop the fire," says Olivia Boraiko, fire line resource advisor.
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• Father shaves head to support three-year-old battling rare cancer

  02-08-2022 06:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque father is showing support for his young son, who is battling cancer, while raising money to help others like him. "After completing 10, really grueling rounds of intense chemotherapy, he's finally growing his hair back, and I want to grow my hair out with him," said father, Michael Casaus.Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexi
  
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• Crews work on repairing damage from Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire

  02-08-2022 06:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Firefighters spent months fighting the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire. Now, crews are faced with a new task: repairing the land damaged in their efforts to fight the blaze, and that includes working to prevent flash flooding.
  "We are here on behalf of the Calf Canyon suppression repair team. Basically, our job is to identify different damages we caused to the landscape while trying to stop the fire," says Olivia Boraiko, fire line resource advisor.
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• Daily rain chances continue this week

  02-08-2022 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  High pressure will bring a drier start to the week for many, especially on Tuesday. A frontal boundary will bring back widespread storm chances again by Thursday.With plenty of monsoon moisture still in place, scattered storms have once again developed today. Storms even brought heavy rainfall to parts of the Albuquerque metro this afternoon and evening. Conditions trend drier though on Tuesday as high pressure builds over the New Mexico/Arizona state line. This will work to keep many areas drie
  
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• Rio Rancho store changes how they do business amid NM-528 construction

  02-08-2022 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday marks one year since crews broke ground on a major Rio Rancho construction project. Businesses nearby have been impacted, but one local shop has made do with the roadwork by changing how they do business.
  "This morning a woman came in, she was calling, she was like, how the hell do I get into your shop, and I was like, I'm so sorry. You know, it looks like the road is closed."
  Cori Luzietti, the owner of Screen Kings Print Shop in Rio Rancho, often ge
  
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• APD investigating fatal shooting near UNM

  02-08-2022 06:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police officers are investigating a shooting that occurred on Cornell Dr. Officers were dispatched to the area Monday night and discovered a deceased man. Officials have deemed it a homicide call-out. KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Pelosi believed headed to Taiwan, raising tension with China

  02-08-2022 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was believed headed for Taiwan on Tuesday on a visit that could significantly escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.
  Pelosi is on an Asian tour this week that is being closely watched to see if she will defy China’s warnings against visiting the island republic, a close U.S. ally.
  China has vowed to retaliate if Pelosi becomes the highest U.S. elected official to visit Taiwan in mo
  
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• NMHU reschedules commencement ceremony

  02-08-2022 05:42 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico Highlands University will finally be holding its spring commencement ceremony. The Calf Canyon Hermits Peak fire, followed by flooding, forced the university to postpone the ceremony until now. It will now take place Saturday at 10 a.m. Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales will be the keynote speaker.
  
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• Father charged after daughter accidentally shoots herself

  02-08-2022 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  CHAPARRAL, N.M. (KRQE) – A Doña Ana County father is facing charges after his three-year-old accidentally shot herself with his gun. Deputies say the gun was left on an entertainment center in a Chapparal home.Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexico: “This is the lowest I have ever seen it”: Water levels stay low at Elephant ButteCrime: APD: Two se
  
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• Mexican national charged with crash that killed 2, injured 10

  02-08-2022 04:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Mexican national is now facing charges for a pursuit and rollover that killed two people and injured 10 others near Santa Teresa. A criminal complaint states border patrol agents tried to pull over an SUV driven by 19-year-old Julio Garcia-Rascon last week, but he fled.
  Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexico: “This is the lowest I have ev
  
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• NM AG calls on city councilors after increase in bus crime

  02-08-2022 03:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)  New Mexico's Attorney General's office believes shoplifters are using the public bus system as their get-away vehicles. Attorney General Hector Balderas says stopping shoplifters and other organized crime rings has become a mission, but he says the criminals are only getting more brazen. “Organized retail crime is now spilling into our public bus systems, and it's now spilling into some of our local rural neighborhoods,” says Balderas.Surveillance
  
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• Woman accused of causing deadly chase pleads guilty in other cases

  02-08-2022 03:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The woman accused of leading Santa Fe Police on a wrong-way chase down I-25, causing a crash that killed an officer and retired firefighter, then lying about being kidnapped, pleaded guilty on Monday for two other cases. In one of those cases, she gave police a similar made-up story.
  Six months before the deadly chase in March, Jeannine Jaramillo led Cibola County deputies on a wrong-way chase in a stolen car. At the time, she told deputies she was being h
  
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• Get your cash: New Mexico to send out final $250, $500 payment this week

  02-08-2022 01:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A final economic relief check in the form of $250 or $500 dollars should arrive in most New Mexicans bank accounts this week, as the state looks to wrap up its program aimed at helping residents battle back inflation and gas prices. The latest "August rebate" marks the third direct cash payment from the state of New Mexico this year, and unlike July's rebate, this latest one won't be tied to income levels. Haven’t gotten your first New Mexico cash reba
  
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• NMDOH and Human Services launches state-wide services online portal

  02-08-2022 00:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state's human services department has a new website designed to be a one-stop shop for services. So far, only behavioral health services information has been transitioned to yes.dot.nm.gov.But soon, the website will allow New Mexicans to apply for or renew services like Medicaid, SNAP benefits and other services. It's expected to be fully up and running by March.
  Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales fo
  
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• Downtick in storm chances Tuesday

  02-08-2022 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  High pressure will bring a drier start to the week for many, especially on Tuesday. A frontal boundary will bring back widespread storm chances again by Thursday.With plenty of monsoon moisture still in place, scattered storms have once again developed today. Storms even brought heavy rainfall to parts of the Albuquerque metro this afternoon. Conditions trend drier though on Tuesday as high pressure builds over the New Mexico/Arizona state line. This will work to keep many areas drier. Rain is s
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court Justice speaking at White House

  02-08-2022 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Shannon Bacon is speaking at the White House on Tuesday about eviction prevention. She will highlight the state's eviction prevention and diversion program, which works with people to secure emergency rental assistance at the start of an eviction case.Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexico: “This is the lowe
  
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• City of Las Cruces settles nearly $3M lawsuit with family of Amelia Baca

  02-08-2022 00:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Las Cruces has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to the family of 75-year-old Amelia Baca who was shot and killed by police. It's a case that has sparked outrage and an investigation into the use of force policies in the department.
  Amelia Baca, who suffers from dementia had an episode. Her family called 911 for help. When an officer arrived, he ushers two women out. They urge him to take it easy on Baca. However, tensions skyrocket, and within
  
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• Man connected to bodies found at Kaseman sentenced for shooting

  02-08-2022 00:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man connected to the murders of three men dumped in a car at Kaseman Hospital was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in federal prison for being a felon with a gun. It was part of his plea deal concerning the March 2021 shooting in an alley near San Pedro and Indian School.Albuquerque: Another Albuquerque business falls victim to burglaryTrending: Fabian Gonzales found guilty on all counts in Victoria Martens trialNew Mexico: “This is the lowest I
  
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• Live: Biden to announce death of top Al-Qaeda leader

  02-08-2022 00:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will address the nation Monday evening on a "successful" counterterrorism operation that was conducted over the weekend.
  "Over the weekend, the United States conducted a counterterrorism operation against a significant Al-Qaeda target in Afghanistan. The operation was successful and there were no civilian casualties," a senior administration official said. Who was Ayman al-Zawahiri?Multiple Associated Press sources and other news outlets including The Hil
  
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