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• San Juan County Fair parade starts at 6 p.m. on August 5

  04-08-2022 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – There are only three days until the start of the San Juan County Fair but there is one event to get people ready ahead of next week's celebration. The San Juan County Fair parade is Friday in downtown Farmington starting at 6 p.m.
  There will be an open rodeo performance in Memorial Coliseum at 7 p.m but the fair itself officially kicks off August 8 and runs through August 13.
  
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• Roswell to host series of public forums in August

  04-08-2022 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Roswell is hosting a series of public forums on a variety of topics in August. Topics will range from community and economic development to the homeless situation in the city. Officials say Las Vegas’ water is still safe to drinkThe public will hear from different city departments and will also be able to ask questions. The first forum is set for August 8 at 5 p.m. Residents can attend the meetings either in person at the Roswell Convention Cen
  
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• Colfax County officials requesting additional funding to improve airport

  04-08-2022 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (KRQE) – Colfax county officials are taking steps to improve operations at the airport in Angel Fire. The county says the airport has not been profitable in almost 40 years.Law enforcement line streets to honor one of the last Code TalkersIn the past, the county has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration and New Mexico's Department of Transportation Aviation Division to secure grant funding to maintain airport operations. That is set to expire soon so the
  
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• Is HBO Max going away? Changes may come Thursday

  04-08-2022 22:07 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Is HBO Max getting the axe? On Thursday, fans of the two-year-old streaming service are waiting to learn the fate of new favorite original programming like "Hacks" and "FBoy Island," in addition to the streamer's whole library. Amid rumors of mass layoffs — as reported by The Wrap — and a shift away from scripted TV and films, many are now worried parent company Warner Bros. Discovery will gut HBO Max and merge it with its Discovery+ platform.But it's not currently
  
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• HBO Max is merging with Discovery+ streaming service

  04-08-2022 22:07 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — HBO Max will officially merge with the Discovery+ streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery announced Thursday. The new service is planned to launch in the U.S. next summer.Amid rumors of mass layoffs and a shift away from scripted TV and films, what parent company Warner Bros. Discovery's move means for Max Originals like "Hacks" and "FBoy Island." It's not currently known what Max offerings will survive the move.
  President and CEO David Zaslav announced the changes at Thursda
  
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• How New Mexico is responding to monkeypox

  04-08-2022 21:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Nearly a month since the state's first presumptive monkeypox case, New Mexico health officials gave an update in a news conference Thursday, reporting on what's being done to curb the spread. They say that the state is "ramping up" vaccinations. NMDOH updates status of monkeypox, COVID-19 cases"There have been zero deaths in the U.S. but it is a public health emergency because it is spreading in the United States and around the world," New Mexico Department of Heal
  
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• What Equifax’s credit score miscalculations mean for consumers

  04-08-2022 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in the miscalculation of credit scores for consumers in a three-week period between March 17 and April 6. For 300,000 consumers, the error shifted credit scores as much as 25 points. The changes to credit scores did not show up on credit reports, Equifax said in a press release.While the error caused scores to shift in positive and negative directions, a 25-point drop in your credit sco
  
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• APD arrest man accused in a shooting earlier this week

  04-08-2022 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested a man they believe shot at Alfonso Gallegos while he was on walk Monday morning. APD announced Thursday Concepcion Guilez has been arrested for the incident. “I felt like prey”: Video shows Albuquerque man hit by truck, shot at while walkingGallegos went for his daily walk Monday morning near Jerry Cline Park in Uptown. That’s when he says his morning turned into anything but normal. Video
  
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• APS schools on extended calendar welcome back students

  04-08-2022 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Albuquerque Public Schools on an extended learning calendar kicked off the new school year Thursday. Roughly 300 students at Hawthorne Elementary were greeted by APS Superintendent Scott Elder.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque removes abandoned RV after multiple complaintsTop Story: Get your cash: New Mexico to send out final $250, $500 payment this weekNew Mexico: New Mexico receives money to clean up abandoned minesCrime: Roswell father a
  
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• Widespread storms and heavy rain expected

  04-08-2022 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Thursday is expected to be the most active afternoon of the work week as widespread monsoon moisture is apparent across the state, brought by a backdoor disturbance. High pressure will continue pushing east into this afternoon and evening, allowing scattered storms across New Mexico. Forecast continues below
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• Two hospitalized after explosion at Albuquerque Smith's

  04-08-2022 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Rescue evacuated the Smith's on Coors and Central after an explosion Thursday afternoon. Tom Ruiz, an AFR public information officer, says the explosion was the result of two HVAC specialists working on the HVAC system. The two Smith's employees were transported to a nearby hospital and sustained burns and blast injuries.
  Ruiz says no toxic gas was released into the air during the incident. He says
  
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• APD responds to explosion at southwest Albuquerque Smith's

  04-08-2022 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is on scene of what they say was an explosion at Smith's on Coors and Central Thursday afternoon. According to APD a compressor is believed to have caused the explosion. They say two people were injured in the explosion.This is a developing story and details are limited at this time. KRQE News 13 will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• APD responds to explosion at Albuquerque Smith's

  04-08-2022 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is on scene of what they say was an explosion at Smith's on Coors and Central Thursday afternoon. According to APD a compressor is believed to have caused the explosion. They say two people were injured in the explosion.This is a developing story and details are limited at this time. KRQE News 13 will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Casa Angelica Celebrating 55 Years of Service

  04-08-2022 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Celebrating 55 years Casa Angelica is hosting their Annual Benefit Gala. Providing crucial care to young adults with highly specialized needs, Casa Angelica is home to 16 children and young adults with highly specialized needs.PHOTOS: What Downtown Albuquerque looked like back in the 60sSince 1967 they have been owned and operated by the Canossian Daughters of Charity. Casa Angelica provides 24 hours nursing and direct care support. They also provide ed
  
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• 'NewMexicoKidsCAN' providing back to school toolkit

  04-08-2022 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –'NewMexicoKidsCAN' released a back-to-school 'toolkit' to help New Mexico students and their parents prepare for the upcoming academic school year.‘Chatter Concert Series’ events at the Albuquerque MuseumThe 'toolkit' will be available on the 'NewMexicoKidsCAN' website and provides a ton of information to help parents prepare their students and engage with school staff. 'NewMexicoKidsCAN' serves as a catalyst and conduit to advocate for community-
  
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• White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency

  04-08-2022 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Biden administration on Thursday officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that’s aimed at freeing up emergency funding and improving distribution of vaccines and treatments.“We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a briefing.
  
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• US to declare health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

  04-08-2022 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will declare a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 6,600 Americans, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.The announcement will free up federal money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of an official announcement.T
  
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• PHOTOS: What Downtown Albuquerque looked like back in the 60s

  04-08-2022 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A lot has changed in downtown Albuquerque in the past 60 years. With a visit to the Albuquerque Museum's online photo archives, one can see a glimpse of what was going on back in the 1960s.(Core Development Plan for Side Wide Project ca. 1966/Courtesy Joe McKinney.)Downtown Albuquerque in the 60s saw a shift in focus. With the opening of Winrock Shopping Center in March of 1961 along Louisiana Boulevard and Interstate 40, the downtown area became less of a h
  
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• Motorcyclist dead after hitting deer on the road

  04-08-2022 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A motorcyclist died after hitting a deer just north of Tucumcari. Around 9 p.m. August 1, New Mexico State Police were called to State Road 104, north of Tucumcari.Albuquerque removes abandoned RV after multiple complaintsNMSP say its initial investigation determined a 2002 Harley Davidson was going east on State Road 104 when it hit a deer on the road. Police say the rider, 60-year-old Robert S. Evans, was not wearing a helmet and suffered fatal injuries. He was t
  
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• Officials say Las Vegas' water is still safe to drink

  04-08-2022 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Las Vegas still has safe drinking water, the New Mexico Environment Department confirms. The city and NMED have been closely monitoring the effects that post-fire runoff from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon Fire could have on the city's water supply.Video: Fight between two groups turns deadly in AlbuquerqueGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency July 29, The orders were signed due to the area’s drinking water being t
  
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• Officials say Las Vegas drinking water is still safe

  04-08-2022 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Las Vegas still has safe drinking water, the New Mexico Environment Department confirms. The city and NMED have been closely monitoring the effects that post-fire runoff from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon Fire could have on the city's water supply.Video: Fight between two groups turns deadly in AlbuquerqueGovernor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency July 29, The orders were signed due to the area’s drinking water being t
  
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• Paul Pelosi pleads not guilty to DUI

  04-08-2022 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  NAPA COUNTY (KRON) - Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol via counsel in a Napa County court Wednesday, according to a press release from the Napa County District Attorney's office.The charges stem from a May 28 incident in which prosecutors allege Pelosi drove under the influence and was involved in a car accident. The charges include driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a .08% bloo
  
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• 4 Kentucky police officers charged in Breonna Taylor killing

  04-08-2022 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NewsNation) — The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday brought civil rights charges against four current and former Louisville police officers for their roles in the 2020 fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor — a Black woman who was killed in her home.Federal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, along with Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.Garland said federal officials “share but cann
  
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• NMDOH updates status of monkeypox, COVID-19 cases

  04-08-2022 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Updating the status of two serious health concerns in New Mexico, health officials say the state has registered 10 known cases of monkeypox, while COVID cases appear to have plateaued with the latest omicron variant. The update came Thursday in a news conference from Acting NMDOH Secretary Dr. Scrase and Deputy Secretary Laura Parajon.It's been nearly a month since the state detected its first presumptive case of monkeypox while COVID-19 has continued to hover arou
  
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• NMDOH to update status of monkeypox, COVID-19 cases

  04-08-2022 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico health officials are expected to discuss the latest updates related to the presence of both monkeypox and COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday. It's been nearly a month since the state detected its first presumptive case of monkeypox while COVID-19 has continued to hover around roughly 6,000 new confirmed cases a week for the past month. What is monkeypox?KRQE News 13 will livestream a New Mexico Department of Health news conference on this page Thursday
  
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• 'Paxlovid rebound': How long should COVID antiviral treatment last?

  04-08-2022 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 again days after completing a course of Paxlovid has raised the question of whether the length of the antiviral treatment should be reconsidered.Just days after he completed a five-day round of Pfizer's COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Biden's physician Kevin O’Connor said in a letter on Saturday that the president had tested positive once again. As of Wednesday, Biden is still testing positive for COVID-19.This phenome
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Family mourns, NM United stadium, Storms and flood watch, Overrun with weeds, Anthem auditions

  04-08-2022 14:55 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top StoriesShooting leaves 17-year-old Clovis girl dead, 1 arrestedRio Rancho man accused of assaulting New Mexico State Police officerSanta Fe’s amended junk vehicle ordinanceCrews work to save endangered fish in the Rio GrandeVideo: Fight between two groups turns deadly in AlbuquerqueRussian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for Brittney GrinerChina claims ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan StraitNFL appealing Deshaun Watson’s suspensionThursday's Five
  
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• Cloudy and stormy, flood watch with evening storms

  04-08-2022 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – We are waking up to cloudy skies across the state and thunderstorms in far east-central New Mexico, as well as southwest New Mexico. Showers and storms will come to an end by 9 AM, and skies will stay mostly cloudy through the late morning. Skies will start to clear by midday, before more storms pop up in the mountains this afternoon. Storms will move south to north/northeast during the afternoon and evening.Story continues below
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• After Supreme Court ruling, it's open season on US gun laws

  04-08-2022 12:01 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits.The decision handed down in June already has led one judge to temporarily block a Colorado town from enforcing a ban on the sale and possession of certain semi-automatic weapons.The first major gun decision in more than a decade, the ruling could dramatically reshape gun laws i
  
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• Gas nears $4 a gallon, but hurricane season may bring new pain

  04-08-2022 11:53 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The average price of gas is approaching $4 a gallon nationwide, part of a nearly 60-day decline from unprecedented spikes earlier this year. However, experts say Mother Nature could send prices back up in a hurry as the Gulf Coast’s hurricane season picks up.  As of Wednesday, the national average for a gallon of gas was $4.163, the latest in a 50-day decline, according to data from AAA. Numerous states, predominantly in the Southeastern U.S., are already below
  
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• Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for Brittney Griner

  04-08-2022 11:46 via krqe.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — Russian prosecutors asked a court outside Moscow to sentence American basketball star Brittney Griner to 9 1/2 years in prison as closing arguments in her cannabis possession trial were made Thursday.The trial is nearing its end nearly six months after Griner's arrest at a Moscow airport and subsequent detention, a case that has reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russia diplomacy. She faces up to 10 years in prison, if convictedAlthough a conviction appears almost cer
  
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• Russian judge sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison

  04-08-2022 11:46 via krqe.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine years in prison.Judge Anna Sotnikova said the time Griner has served in custody since her arrest in February would count toward the sentence.Griner reacted to the sentence with little emotion. She listened to the verdict from the defendant's cage, a blank stare on her face.While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday
  
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• Russian judge finds WNBA's Griner illegally carried drugs

  04-08-2022 11:46 via krqe.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A judge in Russia is preparing to give her verdict in American basketball star Brittney Griner's drug possession trial.While recapping the evidence and giving her findings Thursday, the judge said the 31-year-old Griner A illegally brought drugs into Russia.The pronouncement by the judge appeared to herald the imminent conviction of Griner on charges of possession and smuggling of cannabis oil.Before the unusually quick verdict was announced, Griner made a final appea
  
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• Russian judge finds Brittney Griner illegally carried drugs

  04-08-2022 11:46 via krqe.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner illegally brought drugs into Russia, the judge at her trial ruled Thursday at the conclusion of her case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russian diplomacy.The pronouncement by Judge Anna Sotnikova, prior to her announcing a verdict, appeared to herald the imminent conviction of Griner on charges of possession and smuggling of cannabis oil.A prosecutor urged that she be sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison.Earlier in the s
  
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• Griner apologizes as Russian court prepares to give verdict

  04-08-2022 11:46 via krqe.com
  
  KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner apologized to her family and her team as a Russian court heard closing arguments in her drug possession trial said it expected to deliver a verdict Thursday.In her final remarks, Griner said she had no intent to break Russian law by bringing vape cartridges containing cannabis oil with her when she flew to Moscow in February.“I made an honest mistake, and I hope in your ruling it does not end my life,” she said.Pros
  
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• Ukrainian cities shelled, including one near nuclear plant

  04-08-2022 11:24 via krqe.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Powerful explosions rattled the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Thursday and a city close to the country's biggest nuclear power plant sustained a barrage of shelling, part of a series of new Russian attacks in several regions, Ukrainian officials said.Ukrainian authorities said shelling of a town in the eastern Donetsk region, where fighting has been focused in recent weeks, left at least eight people dead. And the mayor of the separatist-held city of Donetsk s
  
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• Russians shell city near Europe's largest nuclear plant

  04-08-2022 11:24 via krqe.com
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian city close to Europe's biggest nuclear power plant Thursday, reinforcing warnings from the U.N. nuclear chief that the fighting around the site could lead to a disastrous accident.Dnipropetrovsk's regional governor said Russia fired 60 rockets at Nikopol, across the Dnieper River from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been under Russian supervision since Moscow's troops seized it early in the war.Some 50 residential buildings
  
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• China conducts 'precision missile strikes' in Taiwan Strait

  04-08-2022 08:03 via krqe.com
  
  KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades.China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.Five of the m
  
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• Trio of players make Albuquerque Baseball Academy history

  04-08-2022 06:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time in the program's history, Albuquerque Baseball Academy will have three players to represent the southwest region for 16U USA baseball. Sandia infielder Adriel Figueroa-Brito, Volcano Vista catcher Noah Massey and La Cueva outfielder Joel Gurule are excited to showcase their talent to college scouts and represent the Land of Enchantment.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: “I felt like prey”: Video shows Albuquerque man hit by truc
  
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• New Mexico United falls in tough 2-1 match against Sacramento Republic FC

  04-08-2022 06:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United became the latest victim of Sacramento Republic FC Wednesday night in a 2-1 defeat. Tabort Etaka Preston scored the first goal of the game, his first in front of the home crowd in the 54th minute. Keko had the equalizer for Sacramento by the 57th minute. Douglas Martinez unlock the 1 all-tie in the 61st minute and Sacramento was able to close out New Mexico.
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• Video: Fight between two groups turns deadly in Albuquerque

  04-08-2022 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Footage from a deadly fight caught on camera has been obtained by KRQE News 13. It shows the chaos outside an apartment complex that ended with an Albuquerque father shot to death.More than a half dozen people were involved in the fight near Montgomery and San Pedro. Police say it all started when 25-year-old Michael Koester came home to find his roommate's two teenage daughters and another girl getting intimate with a 15-year-old boy. According to witnesses
  
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• Community event distributes school supplies to Albuquerque students

  04-08-2022 05:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of Albuquerque students stocked up on free back-to-school supplies with the help of their community. Local church Ciudad De Gracia partnered with the Bernalillo County District Attorney's office and the Duke City Gladiators for "Fundaments and Fiestas."Story continues belowAlbuquerque: “I felt like prey”: Video shows Albuquerque man hit by truck, shot at while walkingTop Story: Get your cash: New Mexico to send out final $250, $500 payme
  
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• CABQ back-to-school event offers free resources for students

  04-08-2022 05:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is hosting its fifth annual “Cruzin’ into the School Year” event at Civic Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The event will feature free resources for students like haircuts, clothes vouchers, backpacks filled with school supplies, information about before and after school programming, and more. There will also be a car show, music, prizes, and more.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: “I felt
  
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• Albuquerque crews are understaffed and struggling to keep up with weeds

  04-08-2022 05:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you feel you are seeing more weeds than usual in the metro, it is not your imagination. The city's Solid Waste Department is saying they are working hard to clean up medians overrun with weeds."Overall throughout the whole city there are certain pockets we see weeds that need to be addressed," said Matthew Whelan, Director of Solid Waste with the city of Albuquerque.Southwest Albuquerque neighborhood overgrown with weedsWith all of the monsoon rain, comes
  
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• Sports Desk: Lobo football is ready to start fall camp

  04-08-2022 05:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fall camp will start for the University of New Mexico Lobos Friday. Head coach Danny Gonzales believes his team has taken a few steps forward after last season, which brought only three wins. Gonzales made upgrading the offensive line a priority and he believes he has done that. He also likes the running backs on the roster that he hopes will be able to take advantage of a better offensive line. "It doesn't matter whose in there," said Gonzales. "We finally
  
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• New western series filming in Santa Fe

  04-08-2022 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new television series has begun production in New Mexico. "Walker: Independence" is a prequel to the CW/CBS Studios series “Walker.” Set in the late 1800s, it follows Abby Walker whose husband is murdered in front of her while on their journey out west. On her quest for revenge, Abby ends up in Independence, Texas, a town where nothing is as it seems.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: “I felt like prey”: Video shows Albuquerque man
  
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• Crews work to save endangered fish in the Rio Grande

  04-08-2022 05:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a strange sight to see the Rio Grande dry through Albuquerque. That sent crews from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service scrambling to save the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow. For years, conservationists have been working to repopulate New Mexico's waterways with the endangered fish.Rio Grande Silvery Minnow population at riskWith the dry riverbed posing a risk to the fish, crews were called on to pull as many minnows out of the river as possible. "
  
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• New Mexico State Fair holding auditions to sing national anthem

  04-08-2022 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Fair is holding auditions to sing the national anthem at the PRCA Rodeos during the fair. Singers can audition in person on August 18 or virtually by sending in a link to their video. Chevron becomes presenting sponsor for New Mexico State FairThe State Fair runs from September 8-18.
  
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• Law enforcement line streets to honor one of the last Code Talkers

  04-08-2022 04:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Law enforcement lined the streets in northwestern New Mexico Wednesday to honor one of the last remaining Navajo Code talkers of World War Two. The San Juan County Sheriff's Office came out in full force for the procession honoring Samuel Sandoval who died in Shiprock last week at the age of 98. Santa Fe’s amended junk vehicle ordinance goes into effect August 9Sandoval served five combat tours before his honorable discharge in 1946. Just three code talk
  
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• FBI looking for "Bling Ring Bandit" accused of robbing Albuquerque bank

  04-08-2022 04:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The FBI and Albuquerque Police Department are asking for help identifying the "Bling Ring Bandit" who they say robbed the First Convenience Bank inside a Walmart on Coors near Rio Bravo Blvd. SW. Officials say the man, just after 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, handed the bank teller a demand note, received money, and left the bank. Collectible store hit again with break-in in less than 3 monthsHe is described as black, 5-foot 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with bla
  
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