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• Spirit Stick 2022: Week 2

  22-08-2022 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in this fierce match to determine who has the most SPIRIT. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Football Friday Night with their fully decked-out Spirit Stick. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes receives the Spirit Stick! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Mondays at 4:00 p.m. through Friday at noon to crown that week’s winner.
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• $3M in education funds spread across New Mexico communities

  22-08-2022 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Millions of dollars will be invested into education and economic development, a release from the New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) said. The $3 million is being sourced from the state's Higher Education Endowment Fund.The release explained that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham approved funds that target growing the capacity at state colleges and universities. It also aims to provide relief for fields that are in need of workers such as technology, hea
  
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• NMSU looks forward to new e-sports season

  22-08-2022 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – More than two dozen new players have signed and committed to New Mexico State University's E-Sports team for the 2022-2023 school year. The addition of the 30 new players comes after Ethan Sarles became the first student in the state to commit and sign onto a college e-sports team in April. The players are primarily freshmen; some are transfers. NMSU's e-sports team now has more than 1,700 total players.
  
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• Suspect in murders of Albuquerque Muslim men faces new charges

  22-08-2022 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man named as the prime suspect in the murders of four Muslim men in Albuquerque is facing new charges. According to online court records, Muhammed Syed, 51, is now charged with three counts of first degree murder, tied to killings of Aftab Hussein, 41; Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27; and Naeem Hussain, 25.The latest filing was made in Bernalillo County District Court Monday afternoon. Previously, Syed had only faced charges in two of the four murder cases.T
  
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• Vitalant urges New Mexicans to donate their blood

  22-08-2022 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Across America, blood supplies are running low, but this isn't new information. Summer is commonly known as trauma season, and in New Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Mississippi, nearly 50% of Vitalant's blood supply has been used.A release from Vitalant said donors are needed because they provide blood services for 47 hospitals in New Mexico and the Four Corners region. Nationwide, Vitalant services around 900 hospitals.Vitalant Chief Medical and Scientif
  
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• Airman at Cannon Air Force Base dies in motorcycle accident

  22-08-2022 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base announced Airman 1st Class Brendan Carr of the 27th Special Operations Maintenance squadron died in a motorcycle accident August 21 in Portales, New Mexico.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Movie mania at Balloon Fiesta Park features three moviesCrime: Albuquerque man offers ‘mother’ money to have sex with her daughterNew Mexico: Flooding takes place across southeastern New MexicoTop Story:
  
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• Murders pile up as cartels battle for control of Tijuana's drug-trafficking corridor

  22-08-2022 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  TIJUANA (Border Report) -- The ongoing struggle between drug cartels fighting for control of Tijuana's lucrative drug market had led to another bloody year in the Mexican border city.On Friday and Saturday, there were a total of 18 murders recorded in the city of Tijuana, bringing the total for the year to 1,224, according to the Baja California Attorney General's office.In the month of August alone, there have been 126 murders or suspicious homicides.Travel advisory warns of kidnappings, violen
  
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• La Linea cartel leader extradited to face drug charges in U.S.

  22-08-2022 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The government of Mexico has extradited to the United States a former La Linea cartel leader to face long-standing drug charges.According to the Mexican Attorney General’s Office, Carlos Arturo Quintana, a.k.a. “El 80,” was put on an airplane under the custody of U.S. agents at the Toluca International Airport and flown to the United States late last week. He is wanted by a federal district court in New Mexico for allegedly supervising dru
  
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• Majority worried about student loan forgiveness impact on inflation: poll

  22-08-2022 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Roughly six in 10Americans -- 59 percent -- say they are worried that forgiving student loan debt could make inflation worse, according to a new CNBC poll.The survey also found that 34 percent of respondents say only those in need should have debt forgiven, 32 percent say all of those with student loan debt should be forgiven and 30 percent say no debt should be forgiven.The news comes a day after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said an announcement from the Biden administration
  
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• Services available for those affected by New Mexico wildfires

  22-08-2022 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As a trusted media partner of The New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD), LOKA was tasked with implementing this crisis counseling campaign for victims of the recent wildfires in Northern New Mexico. Organizations pitch in to clean up ball field in the South ValleyIf you live in or have been displaced from your home in Mora, Colfax, Lincoln, San Miguel, or Valencia Counties help is here for you, and support is availa
  
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• Police ‘believe’ body found by dive team that of Kiely Rodni

  22-08-2022 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. (NewsNation) — Police said Monday they believe a body found by a dive team in a California lake is that of Kiely Rodni.During a news conference, authorities said a positive identification has not been made and the investigation is still ongoing.
  The 16-year-old vanished on Aug. 6 after attending a “senior send-off” party north of Lake Tahoe in northern California, near the Prosser Family Campground in Truckee.The dive team, Adventures with Purpose, said a c
  
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• New Mexico's annual celebration ¡Globalquerque! is back

  22-08-2022 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Celebrating its 18th year, ¡Globalquerque! returns once again as the biggest Southwest World Music and Culture party in September. ¡Globalquerque!is back, with its entire pre-pandemic programming.Movie mania at Balloon Fiesta Park features three moviesThere will also be international food and drink as well as an artisan booth in the Global Village of Craft, Culture & Cuisine that will be open throughout all parts of the festival.
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• Movie to film around Albuquerque stars Umbrella Academy, Dallas Buyers Club actors

  22-08-2022 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - A new movie by the name of "LaRoy" will begin filming in Albuquerque in late August, a release stated. The movie will be filmed in and around the city. According to the New Mexico State Film Office, "LaRoy" is going to be directed by Shane Atkinson and produced by Caddy Vanasirikul. The story is about a man who takes a job as a "low-rent hired killer" after falling into despair when his wife cheats on him.The movie will feature John Magaro and Steve Zahn. John Magaro i
  
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• Flooding in Chaves County expected to get worse

  22-08-2022 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Officials in Chaves County are dealing with flooding that is only expected to get worse. Chaves County Sheriff Mike Harrington says the Pecos River near highway 380 is rising fast, they are warning people who live in the area and already helped someone who stranded. Flooding takes place across southeastern New MexicoHarrington says the river is rising about three feet an hour. He says Chaves County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 380 East and River Rd. to a person
  
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• Record high river levels, more storms Monday evening

  22-08-2022 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After a very rainy weekend, more shower and thunderstorm activity continues into this Monday. All of this precipitation has led to record high river levels for the Pecos and Gila Rivers, as some locations received over 6 inches of rainfall. Luckily, across the eastern half of the state (including the Pecos region) heavy storms are not expected, as constant thick cloud coverage has not allowed those storms to form. Still, a flood warning remains in effect for t
  
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• Nearly $1M available for New Mexico fire assistance applicants

  22-08-2022 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Applications for the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grant program are being accepted as of Monday. The grants are being offered to community fire departments that help 10,000 people or less by the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department Forestry Division (EMNRD).The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service provides the funds for the program. This year, the program has allocated more than $900,000.What does the grant do?According to a r
  
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• Nearly all marine species face extinction if greenhouse emissions don't drop: study

  22-08-2022 20:25 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Maintaining the status quo for greenhouse gas emissions could risk the extinction of up to 90 percent of marine species, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. Researchers, led by ecologist Daniel Boyce of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Nova Scotia, looked at some 25,000 species, including animals, plants, protozoans and bacteria. Under a high-emission scenario, they determined that nearly 90 percent of those specie
  
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• Movie mania at Balloon Fiesta Park features three movies

  22-08-2022 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are teaming up to host a family-friendly movie night Friday, August 26 at Balloon Fiesta Park. The park will open at 6 p.m. for the free event that will feature three different movies. Multi-million dollar Farmington construction project announced"Guardians of the Galaxy," "Spaceballs" and "Up" will be played at the saem time on the Balloon Fiesta Park launch field. The event is free to attend and the movies will
  
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• Ford cutting 3,000 jobs worldwide

  22-08-2022 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- Ford announced Monday that it plans to lay off thousands of workers.The cuts will impact about 2,000 salaried employees and 1,000 agency personnel, according to a Ford spokesperson.
  They represent about 6% of the 31,000 full-time salaried workforce in the U.S. and Canada. Ford's 56,000 union factory workers are not affected. Some workers also will lose jobs in India.The company said the majority of the cuts will be at locations in Michigan. New Mexico’s unemploym
  
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• Counties with the highest COVID-19 death rate in New Mexico

  22-08-2022 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 death rates in New Mexico using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Counties are ranked by the highest cumulative death rate per 100k residents as of August 18, 2022. Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 death rates in your state.#33. Los Alamos County- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 108 (21 total deaths)
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• Biggest sources of immigrants to New Mexico

  22-08-2022 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years.And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration.Each era of immigration has been met wit
  
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• Albuquerque murder suspect shot by police in Arizona

  22-08-2022 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An Albuquerque murder suspect was involved in a police shooting in Arizona Sunday. Albuquerque homicide detectives identified Kevin McKinney as the suspect accused of killing a man in Albuquerque on Saturday around 4 a.m. Public defenders not meeting clients in person at MDCAPD says they alerted law enforcement in Arizona that McKinney may be headed to Mesa, Arizona. U.S. Marshals and Arizona Department of Public Safety Officers found McKinney and were preparing to
  
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• Judge formally rejects DOJ request to seal Trump affidavit

  22-08-2022 17:46 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (NewsNation) — A federal judge on Monday formally rejected the Justice Department's argument to keep the entire affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump's estate in Florida sealed.
  Judge Bruce Reinhart made the decision last week but Monday formalizes it. Reinhart will allow the Justice Department until Thursday to provide a redacted version to the court. The judge said there are portions of the affidavit that could be unsealed.Cl
  
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• Fauci to leave Biden administration in December

  22-08-2022 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Anthony Fauci will step down from his position in the Biden administration in December.Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the president and longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he will be leaving those positions to "pursue the next chapter in my career.""While I am moving on from my current positions, I am not retiring," Fauci said in a statement. "After more than 50 years of government service, I plan to pursue the next phase of my
  
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• Pfizer seeks authorization for updated COVID booster shot for fall

  22-08-2022 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives — a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign.The Food and Drug Administration ordered vaccine makers to tweak their shots to target BA.4 and BA.5 that are better than ever at dodging immunity from earlier vaccination or infection.If the FDA quickly clears the combo shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, boosters could be offered wit
  
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• Rio Rancho's 17th annual Sunday is Funday

  22-08-2022 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho held its 17th annual Sunday is Funday at Haynes Park Sunday. The weather was great for the event and people came out to enjoy food, and lots of local venders.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque man wraps cross country bike-trek for suicide preventionCrime: Albuquerque man offers ‘mother’ money to have sex with her daughterNew Mexico: Flooding takes place across southeastern New MexicoLocal Sports: Fall camp is a wrap for
  
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• Edwards nets a hat trick in UNM Soccer victory

  22-08-2022 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Women's Soccer won their first game of the 2022-23 season on Saturday. They beat CSU-Bakersfield 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at the UNM Soccer Complex. Senior stand out, Jadyn Edwards got UNM going in the 1st half, and she did so in a big way, as she netted three goals to make it 3-0 at the break.Albuquerque Metro Soccer Championships informationUNM is now 1-1 on the season and will move on to play at Texas Tech on Thursday at 6pm.
  
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• Hope Solo opens up about DWI arrest, raising kids during pandemic in podcast

  22-08-2022 16:01 via krqe.com
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Soccer legend Hope Solo opened up about her DWI arrest and subsequent time at an alcohol treatment facility on her podcast on Thursday."About four-and-a-half months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life," Solo began the podcast by stating. "I let alcohol get the better of me in a decision that I will never live down, a decision that has come at a great cost to me and my family."Solo pled guilty to DWI charges in the Forsyth County District Court on July 25
  
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• Public defenders not meeting clients in person at MDC

  22-08-2022 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The public defender's office is no longer meeting with clients at Bernalillo County's Metropolitan Detention Center due to safety concerns. The office says they believe the detention center is facing about a 40% staff vacancy rate, because of that they do not feel safe sending attorney's to meet with clients in person. New Mexico State Fair livestock show is back after two years offAttorney's are now meeting with clients through zoom. Some clients are b
  
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• Howes and Ridenour having an impact on UNM Football Players

  22-08-2022 15:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM Football is now under 2 weeks away from their season opener with Maine at University Stadium. The team is feeling optimistic after fall camp and players are saying that some former local high school coaches and now UNM assistants are making an impact.
  UNM Safeties Coach, David Howes and UNM Quarterbacks Coach Heath Ridenour are both on this UNM coaching staff. Coach Howes is a former high school coach at Rio Rancho and he says that being apart of this te
  
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• Albuquerque Metro Soccer Championships information

  22-08-2022 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Both boys and girls representing 16 schools will compete to determine the best of the best on the pitch in this year's Albuquerque Metro Soccer Championships. The tournaments will take place from Monday, August 22 through Friday, September 2, at the APS Soccer Complex.All teams will play a total of five games — three group play games and two bracket games — beginning with group play during the first week of action. Group play consists of four gro
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Flooding in New Mexico, More storms, Killed at bus stop, Escaped inmate, Livestock show returns

  22-08-2022 14:55 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesAPD: Woman shot and killed near downtown AlbuquerqueTexas man facing dozens of charges in two NM countiesMotorcyclist dies from injuries in Santa Fe crashMulti-million dollar Farmington construction project announcedCarlsbad Caverns tourists evacuated from visitor’s centerAlbuquerque man offers ‘mother’ money to have sex with her daughterFDA authorizes Novavax COVID vaccine for adolescentsRussia blames Ukraine for nationalist’s car bombing deathMonday'
  
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• Flooding threat continues with more evening storms

  22-08-2022 14:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A few showers are ending in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the middle Rio Grande Valley this morning. The rest of the state is seeing drier skies, but the ground is wet, and flood waters have yet to recede in some spots. A flood warning is in effect for the Pecos River from Fort Sumner to Hagerman. Another flood warning is in effect for the Gila River in western Grant and northern Hidalgo counties. More scattered storms will develop in all of the mount
  
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• Man back in custody after escaping from jail in Chaves County

  22-08-2022 14:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An inmate who escaped from the Chaves County Detention Center is back behind bars. Chaves County Sheriff Mike Harrington says Mason Lucero escaped because doors were left open around 9 p.m. Saturday night.
  Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQE En Español
  
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• APD: Woman shot and killed near downtown Albuquerque

  22-08-2022 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department was involved in a shooting early Monday morning. APD says around 1 a.m. Monday morning police were at the scene of a dispute between a man and a woman near Central and 2nd St.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQE En
  
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• Man hit and killed at Albuquerque bus stop

  22-08-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jonathan Sandoval, 22, is facing charges for allegedly hitting and killing a man waiting at an Albuquerque bus stop. Albuquerque police say real time crime cameras show a black Dodge challenger driving over the sidewalk at Central and Rio Grande just before 5 a.m. Sunday morning.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level
  
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• State Fair livestock show is back after being canceled due to the pandemic

  22-08-2022 13:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's one of the most popular attractions at the state fair: the Junior Livestock Show and Sale is back this year after being cancelled the past two years. First because of Covid and then because of the vaccine requirements."This is going to be an amazing fair. Its been a rough few years here for everyone involved and especially the kids in 4-h and FFA," said Dan Mourning, General Manager for the New Mexico State Fair.The state fair is the Superbowl for 4-H a
  
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• New Mexico State Fair livestock show is back after two years off

  22-08-2022 13:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's one of the most popular attractions at the state fair: the Junior Livestock Show and Sale is back this year after being cancelled the past two years. First because of Covid and then because of the vaccine requirements."This is going to be an amazing fair. Its been a rough few years here for everyone involved and especially the kids in 4-h and FFA," said Dan Mourning, General Manager for the New Mexico State Fair.The state fair is the Superbowl for 4-H a
  
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• The IRS could be on the verge of changing the way Americans file their taxes

  22-08-2022 12:01 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The IRS could be on the cusp of revolutionizing the way that Americans file their taxes.  The Inflation Reduction Act signed into law by President Biden on Tuesday provided $80 billion in funding for the agency, including $15 million to deliver a report on a free, government-run tax e-filing system that tax simplification advocates have long argued for.  But the agency is on a tight deadline to deliver.  While most of the $80 billion for the IRS in the
  
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• Mild and muggy with light showers overnight

  22-08-2022 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  Lighter showers continue working their way through northern mountains tonight. Espanola and Taos are some of the areas picking up some rain. These showers will stay organized through the early hours of Monday given the abundant moisture in place. Temperatures this afternoon rebounded a solid 8-12° from yesterday thanks to partly to mostly sunny skies. The Albuquerque metro reached 83° and stayed dry unlike the higher terrain south. Scattered showers and weak storms gave the Gila and Sacr
  
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• Rio En Medio experiences multiple floods in matter of weeks

  22-08-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Recent heavy rains led to rushing water and flooding in the small, tight-knit community of Rio En Medio, just northeast of Tesuque. The river there – overflowing.
  "Four inches normal depth turned into 20 feet in like an hour," said John Kadlecek, a Rio En Medio resident and president of the local water company there. He said the community of about 150 has had five floods since late July. Meteorologists say the area has gotten 10-12 inches of rain in the last
  
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• Flooding takes place across southeastern New Mexico

  22-08-2022 02:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Across the state, torrential rain is causing major flooding, impacting places from Dexter to Ruidoso to Carlsbad Caverns. Early Sunday morning, Dexter Fire Rescue saved a man after his SUV was swept away by flood waters.In a video posted on Facebook of that swift water rescue, crews arrived to see the man was able to escape his car, but he was stranded on the roof. “We responded, but with the police, Hagerman, and extra police departments to locate the indivi
  
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• Texas man facing dozens of charges in two NM counties

  22-08-2022 02:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Texas man is facing 47 combined charges in both San Juan and Chaves counties. John Graichen, 39, is accused of breaking into cars and stealing people's credit cards and IDs in September of 2021. That was in San Juan County. Two men accused of car thefts becoming increasingly violentThen, in June in Roswell, police say he burglarized unlocked cars and, at one point, stole a gun. Police say they tracked a stolen vehicle out of Albuquerque to a Roswell hotel that he
  
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• Flooding continues south this evening

  22-08-2022 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Temperatures warmed a solid 8-12° from yesterday thanks to partly to mostly sunny skies. The Albuquerque metro reached the lower 80s and stayed dry unlike the higher terrain south. Scattered showers and weak storms are moving through the Gila and Sacramento mountains. The soils are quite saturated from Saturday's 2-3" of soaking rains. These downpours flooded the Gila and Pecos rivers and will be in flood stage through midweek with more rain in the forecast. So
  
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• Multi-million dollar Farmington construction project announced

  22-08-2022 01:26 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – The state announced a nearly $40 million investment for a construction project in Farmington. The Piñon Hills extension project will extend Piñon Hills from Main Street across the Animas River to connect with County Road 3000 and Wildflower Parkway.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could com
  
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• Motorcyclist dies from injuries in Santa Fe crash

  22-08-2022 01:13 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police say a motorcyclist died after a crash on Rodeo Road near the Santa Fe Place Mall. The crash happened just after 2:00 p.m. Saturday.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQE En Español: Jueves 18 de Agosto 2022They say the motorcyclis
  
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• Ghost bike at Unser and Kimmick honors man's friend

  22-08-2022 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A ghost bike is now up at Unser near Kimmick after a cyclist was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Joe Gamez and Eric Bailey were riding their bikes at Unser and Kimmick on July 9, when they were hit by a drunk driver.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQ
  
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• Albuquerque man offers 'mother' money to have sex with her daughter

  22-08-2022 00:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is facing sex charges Saturday night. Police say he was trying to pay a mom to have sex with her 12-year-old daughter.According to a criminal complaint, James Edward Davis posted on an online forum asking for a mom and daughter to have sex with. An FBI agent posing as a mom contacted Davis, who explained that he wanted to have sex with her daughter; at one point offering $200 per visit. Authorities search for man accused of sexual exploita
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns tourists evacuated from visitor's center

  22-08-2022 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – In Carlsbad, about 150 tourists at Carlsbad Caverns were evacuated after rains caused roads out of the park to be impassable. News 13 spoke to one tourist who was still at the visitor's center Saturday night.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQE En Espa&nti
  
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• Heavy flooding affecting community of Ruidoso

  22-08-2022 00:17 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Heavy rains are causing flooding across the state, including in Ruidoso. City officials say heavy rain over the last 24 hours caused several road closures including Gavilan Canyon and Paradise Canyon Roads.Story continues belowTrending: Is chile a dying industry in New Mexico?Community: What’s happening around New Mexico August 19 – August 25Entertainment: Multi-level go-kart track could come to lot of old water park in AlbuquerqueKRQE En Españ
  
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