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• Study claims rebuttable presumption would jail many criminals who aren't dangerous

  30-08-2022 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ahead of lawmakers reconvening for a 60-day legislative session in January, criminal justice professionals are already ramping up the narrative surrounding potential new laws in New Mexico. The state's Administrative Office of the Courts is now calling attention to a new study from a New Mexico non-profit looking into a high-profile proposed law that could change the rules around if a criminal suspect will be held in trial.Compiled by the Santa Fe Insti
  
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• Carlsbad Police investigating possible school shooting

  30-08-2022 23:25 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Carlsbad Police are investigating reports of a possible shooting at Carlsbad High School. Officials say all safety and shelter-in-place procedures were observed. Police searched the school and didn't find any weapons but are continuing the investigation. No other information is known at this time, but KRQE News 13 will provide updates when they become available.
  
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• Carlsbad law enforcement investigating rumors of school shooting

  30-08-2022 23:25 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Carlsbad Police responded to rumors circulating over social media about a possible shooting at Carlsbad High School on Tuesday. According to the City of Carlsbad Facebook page, Carlsbad Police and Eddy County Sheriff's deputies searched the school and found no evidence of an active threat.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque state senator involved in crash with 3 parked carsBalloon Fiesta: New VIP experience available at 2022 Balloon FiestaKRQE En
  
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• Both renters and homeowners can get help in New Mexico - here's how

  30-08-2022 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico has consolidated statewide housing assistance programs in order to help more New Mexicans access funds. Now, the New Mexico Home Fund is offering help for those impacted by the pandemic.For homeowners, the state is offering help for avoiding foreclosure. Eligible homeowners can get funding to help cover past due mortgage payments, overdue utilities, property taxes, home insurance, and additional expenses. How New Mexico’s federal student debt s
  
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• Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president, has died: reports

  30-08-2022 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president and the man known for ending the Cold War, has died at the age of 91, Reuters reports.
  Russian news agencies said hospital officials confirmed Gorbachev's death Tuesday. Gorbachev’s office said earlier that he was undergoing treatment at the Central Clinical Hospital.Host President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev walk with their wives, Mrs. Raisa Gorbachev and Mrs. Nancy Reagan before a reciprocal dinner at the Spaso
  
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• Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president, dies

  30-08-2022 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president and the man known for ending the Cold War, has died at the age of 91, Reuters reports.
  News organizations quoted a statement from the Central Clinical Hospital as saying he died after a long illness. No other details were given.Gorbachev served as the last president of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s after serving as the last general secretary of the party from 1985 to 1991.Woman dead after residents served dishwas
  
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• Bernalillo County preps for free East Mountain community party

  30-08-2022 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's time to party in the East Mountains, for free! Bernalillo County's annual 2022 East Mountain Celebration kicks off later this month, on Sunday, September 25, 2022.
  The purpose of this event is to celebrate the community in the East Mountains, however, organizers say everyone is welcome to come and enjoy, no matter where you live. Recent prior celebration events have drawn over 2,000 participants! Cheba Hut celebrates back-to-school with free subsThe the
  
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• Harvest Wine Festival returns to Albuquerque for Labor Day Weekend

  30-08-2022 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 5th annual Harvest Wine Festival returns to Balloon Fiesta Park this weekend. Organizers say the event is making some changes this year to make it more enjoyable and help with crowd control.There will be two different ticketed entry times: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. allows people to take their time tasting and learning about each wine. Organizers hope the change will reduced admission lines, as well as the queues for tasting from various wineries.
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• Nuclear Museum presents "Nuclear After Dark" event

  30-08-2022 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is hosting its Nuclear After Dark event. The event is open to all ages and will be held at the museum on September 30. Optum NM provides tips to detect hearing lossVisitors will get to enjoy local food trucks, a brewery, and live music from a local band. The event will feature an outdoor screening of the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" program, centered around The Manhattan Project. The 45-minute e
  
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• Should you ask for a refund on student loan payments?

  30-08-2022 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - Hundreds of thousands of borrowers made payments on their federal student loans since forbearance began in March 2020, taking advantage of the opportunity to pay down their balances.Now that the White House has announced plans to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt, some of those borrowers may be wondering how to get a refund. The idea is that a refund of student loan payments could put cash in borrowers' pockets and maximize the amount of canceled debt — but that may
  
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• Live: President Biden speaks on gun safety

  30-08-2022 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is traveling to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday afternoon to deliver remarks on his Safer America Plan, specifically gun safety in America.
  Biden's plan moves to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and ghost guns; require background checks for all gun sales with some exceptions; clear court backlogs and improve pretrial supervision of criminal cases; and invest in recruiting and training 100,000 additional police officers for communi
  
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• Biden talks crime, gun control in Pennsylvania

  30-08-2022 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden traveled to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon to deliver remarks on his Safer America Plan, specifically gun safety in America.
  Biden's plan moves to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and ghost guns; require background checks for all gun sales with some exceptions; clear court backlogs and improve pretrial supervision of criminal cases; and invest in recruiting and training 100,000 additional police officers for community po
  
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• Nationwide air travel complaints up, where does Albuquerque rank?

  30-08-2022 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Transportation says consumer complaints about air travel have risen more than 200%. Part of the issue has been delays over the last few months.In June of 2022, the Albuquerque International Sunport saw more than 1600 arrivals and departures, new data from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) shows. That puts the city in the top 20% of airports nationwide in terms of arrivals. How far is New Mexico from statewide electric vehicle
  
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• New VIP experience available at 2022 Balloon Fiesta

  30-08-2022 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Balloon Fiesta officials announced a new VIP experience for the 2022 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. New Sky Boxes, custom-fitted shipping containers, are available for this year's event. Officials hope slip ramp will help alleviate Balloon Fiesta Park trafficSky Box includes:
  Admission to the event(7) premium parking passesAccess to luxury restroomsAccess to the Fiesta Sky Box patio and upper deckHost bar (3 drink max per guest) and non-alcoholic
  
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• New kiosk lets people deposit to inmates accounts

  30-08-2022 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Bernalillo County now has a new kiosk that lets people deposit money into inmates accounts at the Metropolitan Detention Center. The kiosk was installed on the first floor of Bernalillo County Alvarado Square, 415 Silver Ave. SW.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: Albuquerque state senator involved in crash with 3 parked carsKRQE En Español: Lunes 29 de Agosto 2022Crime: New Mexico governor grants clemency for six convictsNew Mexico: How far is New Mexico from
  
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• Ruidoso Police investigate alleged school "kill list"

  30-08-2022 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Ruidoso Police say they investigated an alleged "kill list" at an elementary school there. Police say on Saturday they learned the school district was investigating an incident that led to the discovery of the list.Brother of Fabian Gonzales faces murder charge in South Valley shootingMonday morning, detectives interviewed school staff, a student and their family at White Mountain Elementary. They determined the safety of students or staff were not at risk.
  
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• Starbucks' PSL almost didn't happen — here's why it did

  30-08-2022 19:58 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Summer's still blazing across the U.S., but it's officially fall at Starbucks. The coffee giant's Pumpkin Spice Latte is available at locations nationwide starting Tuesday — one of its earliest-ever release dates.
  But even though the "PSL" has become a cult classic, the seasonal favorite wasn't always beloved.The drink was not a huge hit with taste-testers when it was proposed in 2003, Starbucks veteran Tim Kern told Quartz in 2013. The reason for some of the skeptic
  
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• Santa Fe man found dead, death ruled homicide

  30-08-2022 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the homicide of 63-year-old Michael J. Trilling. Police say they responded around 4:30 p.m. on August 26 to the Casitas de Bella apartments for a welfare check. Brother of Fabian Gonzales faces murder charge in South Valley shootingOfficials say when officers arrived they were told about a possible altercation at the property the night before. When police performed the welfare check they found Trilling dead with s
  
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• Brother of Fabian Gonzales faces murder charge in South Valley shooting

  30-08-2022 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One month after testifying in the trial tied to the 2016 killing of Victoria Martens, the brother of Fabian Gonzales is now charged in an unrelated fatal shooting. Joseph Gonzales, 44, is facing an open count of murder after investigators claim that Gonzales got in a fight with a driver on a residential street.The shooting happened in a South Valley neighborhood Monday around 7:30 a.m., south of Blake Road and west of Isleta Boulevard. Gonzales is said to ha
  
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• Cheese recalled over possible listeria contamination

  30-08-2022 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEWBURG, Pa. (WXIN) - Various kinds of cheeses are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the recall involves cheeses from Keswick Creamery. They were recalled after routine sampling revealed some finished products contained the bacteria. The creamery stopped production and distribution until the cause of the problem can be determined.So far, no illnesses have been reported in connection with the re
  
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• Lawmakers ask about self-sufficiency of New Mexico spaceport

  30-08-2022 18:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some members of a legislative financial oversight committee asked Monday whether Spaceport America will ever be self-sufficient, and they'll likely have to wait months for an answer.Public funds bankrolled the years-long construction of the desert outpost in southern New Mexico, and figures presented during a meeting of the New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee showed the Legislature provided about $2 million in general fund dollars for the fiscal y
  
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• Remains of man's dad found in Lake Mead, 20 years after drowning

  30-08-2022 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) – Tom Erndt finally got the news he's been waiting to hear for 20 years. His father's remains were found at the bottom of drought-stricken Lake Mead in Nevada this summer, not far from where Erndt last saw him on August 2, 2002.Erndt's father, Thomas, had been officially classified as "missing" for two decades. But California's historic drought has caused Lake Mead's water levels to drop so low that half a dozen people's remains were recently found.Erndt, 31, s
  
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• Alleged sex-trafficker may have hundreds of victims, FBI says

  30-08-2022 17:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — An alleged sex-trafficker may have preyed upon hundreds of fellow women over the course of a decade, authorities said Tuesday, asking anyone who may have been a victim to come forward.Ysenni Gomez was arrested earlier this month on charges of sex-trafficking in the Bronx and Westchester County, the FBI said in a news release, detailing a joint operation with local law-enforcement agencies including the Westchester County Police Department.Gomez posted an online ad claimin
  
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• Texas confirms 1st monkeypox death; could be 1st in US

  30-08-2022 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — State health leaders confirmed Tuesday the first death in Texas of a person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, and it could be the first in the United States.The Texas Department of State Health Services said the person — an adult from Harris County — was "severely immunocompromised." The death is being investigated to learn what role monkeypox played.
  State health leaders explained that for most people, monkeypox is painful but not life-threatening
  
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• Is student loan forgiveness taxable? Depends on where you live

  30-08-2022 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Those receiving student loan forgiveness would not be taxed federally, but some people could get taxed at the state level anywhere between $300 and $1,100.Last week, President Joe Biden announced student debt cancellations of $10,000 for those who earn less than $125,000. People who received Pell Grants can get $20,000 forgiven.Under the American Rescue Plan, student loan forgiveness is not taxable on a federal level.In 13 states, though, people could be taxed on student loa
  
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• $11.8M worth of cocaine seized at U.S-Mexico border

  30-08-2022 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  LAREDO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over $11.8 million worth of cocaine over the weekend.The seizure occurred on Friday, Aug. 26 at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge in Laredo, according to a press release from CBP.‘I wanted to … turn to dust:’ Las Vegas homeless tell of primal life underground in city’s tunnelsA 2016 Stoughton trailer at the bridge was referred for a secondary inspection. According to the rele
  
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• Pregnant people exposed to cancer-linked chemicals in household items, dyes: study

  30-08-2022 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Pregnant people are being exposed through various household products to toxic compounds that can increase the risk of cancer and harm child development, a new study has found.Scientists identified two such compounds — the industrial chemical melamine and its byproduct cyanuric acid — in the urine of almost all the pregnant subjects they tested, with the highest levels occurring in women of color and in those with greater exposure to tobacco.Four types of chemicals used i
  
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• Albuquerque Police suspend officer accused of harassing ex-girlfriend

  30-08-2022 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has suspended one of its officers, accused of stalking and harassing his ex-girlfriend. According to a criminal complaint, last February Christopher Martinez showed up to the Snap Fitness in Bosque Farms where is ex-girlfriend was working out, in his partial uniform, in a marked unit while he was on the clock. New Mexico governor grants clemency for six convictsThe owner of Snap Fitness told police Martinez is not a member and ille
  
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• 10 pennies sell for $1.1 million at auction

  30-08-2022 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Did you know America spends more money making pennies than they are actually worth?According to Time Magazine, back in 2009, it cost the United States Mint 1.4 cents to produce a single penny. Since then, it's gotten even more expensive, with some sources putting the price tag at more than 2 cents per penny.Needless to say, a penny in 2022 isn't worth a lot in the United States. Unless you have a particular eye for valuable coins.Just this past weekend, 10 100-year-old pennies sold for
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Dodging bullets, Mayor's veto, Scattered storms, Clemency granted, Immersive exhibit

  30-08-2022 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top StoriesAlbuquerque state senator involved in crash with 3 parked carsCity of Albuquerque plans to expand bike programLa Plata County testing four-day work weekOne dead, two injured in Quay County rollover crashOne year in: What is Albuquerque’s social worker emergency response team doing?Road rage leads to pedestrians almost being hit by a carMan charged in deadly South Valley Albuquerque shooting‘Grandma’s Pot Shop’ mural creates controversy in PeraltaKRQE
  
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• More rain, flood watch for southern New Mexico

  30-08-2022 14:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – We are waking up to some showers in the central highlands, east mountains and southeast plains. Rain in the central highlands and east mountains will dissipate during the commute, but showers in southern New Mexico will likely continue through midday. More showers and storms will move east to west across the state, mainly south of I-40 throughout the afternoon and evening.Forecast Continues BelowNew Mexico: Roswell awarded thousands to help develop drought plansCri
  
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• 'I wanted to ... turn to dust:' Las Vegas homeless tell of primal life underground in city's tunnels

  30-08-2022 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – What drives the homeless into living in the tunnels of Las Vegas? What pulls them out?Robert Banghart has some of the answers. In the past seven months, his crew of volunteers has pulled 220 people from the violence and desolation of cavelike living, up from 80 for all of the past year.Shine A Light Foundation volunteers work at making a connection with homeless living in Las Vegas tunnels. (Robert Banghart, Shine A Light Foundation)Every Saturday for four years, he and
  
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• One year in: What is Albuquerque's social worker emergency response team doing?

  30-08-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – September 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of Albuquerque's new "third tier" of emergency response. The Albuquerque Community Safety Department, or ACS was first pitched in June 2020 amid a national conversation about the role of police departments in American society.Billed by Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller as a professional training civilian force with a "public health approach" to public safety, ACS now has dozens of unarmed social workers who resp
  
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• One dead, two injured in Quay County rollover crash

  30-08-2022 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash that occurred Thursday at around noon on I-40 eastbound, east of San Jon. Officials say a white Nissan Xterra was driving eastbound with six people inside, including the driver.
  Story continues belowAlbuquerque: I-40 reconstruction project moves west to stretch between Coors & UnserCommunity Expo gives behind-the-scenes look at New Mexico film industryCrime: Fatal pedestrian hit and run investigation a
  
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• Drier, warmer week for most of New Mexico

  30-08-2022 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  A reverse monsoon pattern will bring drier and warmer weather to most of New Mexico this week. Southeastern New Mexico will be a different story with heavy rain possible.A cluster of storms continues to bring rain across southeast New Mexico tonight. Heavy rain fell in Roswell, where over 0.80" of rain fell in less than an hour. That cluster of storms will continue to move south tonight. There is a Flood Watch out for southeastern New Mexico through 6 AM Tuesday.
  Heavy rain will continue be poss
  
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• Albuquerque state senator involved in crash with 3 parked cars

  30-08-2022 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A high-profile state senator who has been in the news for his battles with the governor, fellow lawmakers, and his own party explains why he rammed his car into three parked vehicles in the Old Town area. The homeowner said he's frustrated with how things have turned out.Friday night, Senator Jacob Candelaria rammed into three vehicles parked outside Felipe Tapia's home. According to Candelaria, it was due to a medical episode.
  "From what we can tell, t
  
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• City of Albuquerque plans to expand bike program

  30-08-2022 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a project that has been a long time coming. A facility that is just too good to keep in one spot.
  Construction has started on a new city-owned bicycle safety education center. "This is just going to give a lot of people much easier access to the services we offer," said David Flores, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation.
  There's already a city bike shop on the West Side called Esperanza Bicycle Safety Education Center. They accept bike donations, and
  
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• "I thought I was dead": Woman says she was shot at while helping man

  30-08-2022 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dodging bullets was not how one Albuquerque woman was expecting to spend her Saturday morning. The woman, who didn't want to be identified for safety reasons, says she was driving with her son's father last week near 86th and Bridge when they saw a man screaming in the road with a young child.
  They pulled over in front of the Crescent Ridge Apartments to make sure they were okay, and that's when things took a turn. "He ran across the street and was taking so
  
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• BKFC pleased with first card in New Mexico

  30-08-2022 05:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bare Knuckle Fight Championship had its first card in New Mexico this past weekend. The card at the Rio Rancho Events Center was sprinkled with local fighters and was a huge draw for fans.
  Story continues belowAlbuquerque: I-40 reconstruction project moves west to stretch between Coors & UnserCommunity Expo gives behind-the-scenes look at New Mexico film industryCrime: Fatal pedestrian hit and run investigation at Coors and I-40New Mexico: Mobil
  
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• Bernalillo County looking for behavioral health committee members

  30-08-2022 05:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Office of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Initiatives is seeking new members for a variety of committees. The committees provide input and guidance to BHI staff.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: I-40 reconstruction project moves west to stretch between Coors & UnserCommunity Expo gives behind-the-scenes look at New Mexico film industryCrime: Fatal pedestrian hit and run investigation at Coors and I-40New Mexico: Mobile h
  
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• La Plata County testing four-day work week

  30-08-2022 04:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – La Plata County will try out a four-day work week. Starting Sept. 12, the county clerk and recorder's office will be only on Monday through Thursday as the county launches a new pilot program. That schedule will run through the end of the year.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: I-40 reconstruction project moves west to stretch between Coors & UnserCommunity Expo gives behind-the-scenes look at New Mexico film industryCrime: Fatal pedestrian hit and run inve
  
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• Sports Desk: Game week has arrived for UNM Lobos football

  30-08-2022 04:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM players and head coach Danny Gonzales are more than ready to start the 2022 season. "The butterflies, the anticipation for game day. They make me cranky," said Gonzales. "I want the game to get here, nerves, the whole bit. I'm excited for our kids to have the opportunity. I want them to play good. As soon as you lose that feeling, you probably need to find something else to do."
  Gonzales is going into his third season as Lobos head coach and hopes t
  
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• Santa Fe Police: Cerrillos Rd. closed

  30-08-2022 04:29 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police say Cerrillos Rd. at St. Michael's Dr. is closed in both directions because of a traffic investigation. They are asking drivers to avoid the area.
  No other information is known at this time. KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Road rage leads to pedestrians almost being hit by a car

  30-08-2022 03:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mother was crossing the street with her two kids when she was nearly struck by a driver in a stolen car. APD says moments before; the driver was involved in a road rage shooting. The mom says she had gone to the flea market at the Expo New Mexico with her two kids. One kid was walking beside her the other was in a stroller.  She was half-way across the street when she suddenly heard a loud screech and saw a car coming right towards them.&nbs
  
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• Man accused in murder for hire scheme faces new charges

  30-08-2022 03:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A felon charged in connection to a murder-for-hire scheme is facing charges for two other crimes, including trying to sell guns to an ATF agent. Freddy Granger is charged in connection to the shooting death of Gary Escareno, found in a car shot to death near Thaiti and Morenci back in May.Story continues belowAlbuquerque: I-40 reconstruction project moves west to stretch between Coors & UnserCommunity Expo gives behind-the-scenes look at New Mexico film in
  
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• Tim Keller vetos Safe Outdoor Spaces moratorium

  30-08-2022 02:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mayor Tim Keller vetoed the moratorium against sanctioned homeless camps last Friday. Now the city council is looking to overturn it. The empty lot adjacent to the Bethlehem Baptist Church on Bluewater Road already got denied once, but Mayor Keller’s veto has the church's pastor and other similar applicants hoping the veto will stay.“It's going to help what I call the working homeless, and people don't seem to realize they are working homeless. A
  
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• Mayor Tim Keller vetos Safe Outdoor Spaces moratorium

  30-08-2022 02:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mayor Tim Keller vetoed the moratorium against sanctioned homeless camps last Friday. Now the city council is looking to overturn it. The empty lot adjacent to the Bethlehem Baptist Church on Bluewater Road already got denied once, but Mayor Keller’s veto has the church's pastor and other similar applicants hoping the veto will stay.“It's going to help what I call the working homeless, and people don't seem to realize they are working homeless. A
  
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• KRQE En Español: Lunes 29 de Agosto 2022

  30-08-2022 02:07 via krqe.com
  
  Moratoria de campamentos para personas sin hogarEl alcalde de Albuquerque, Tim Keller, ha vetado una moratoria a los campamentos para personas sin hogar sancionados. Ahora el concejo municipal busca revocar ese veto. El concejo municipal aprobó la demora de un año en cualquier campamento sancionado el 15 de Agosto por un voto de seis a tres. Lamentablemente para el pastor, dennis hubbard sus dos aplicaciones para los campamentos sancionados por la ciudad uno aquí en Agua Azu
  
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• Man charged in deadly South Valley Albuquerque shooting

  30-08-2022 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting in a South Valley neighborhood Monday morning. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says Joseph Gonzales, 44, is facing a murder charge after an alleged argument with a driver.The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday in the 1600 block of Val Verde Drive SW. That's south of Blake Road and west of Isleta Boulevard. Deputies say Gonzales, who lives in a home near the shoot
  
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• BCSO investigates deadly South Valley Albuquerque shooting

  30-08-2022 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an apparent homicide after a man was found shot to death in a South Valley neighborhood Monday morning. The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Val Verde Drive SW. That's south of Blake Road and west of Isleta Boulevard.According to BCSO Spokeswoman Jayme Fuller, a man was found dead with at least one gunshot wound. Following the shooting, deputies also found and detained a man w
  
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