Albuquerque news

• BCSO K9 stabbed during SWAT standoff makes full recovery

  22-09-2022 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nordy - the K-9 with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office stabbed earlier this month by a suspect is back on the job. Nordy was stabbed with an 8-inch knife while trying to get a suspect out of a trailer. His partner, Deputy Greg Martinez - says he's back to work after making a full recovery. “Today is going to be Nordy's official day back to work where we'll start deploying him on calls. We've done some prior training to make sure he's up to the wor
  
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• Funeral arrangements set for Organ Mountain football player

  22-09-2022 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Funeral services are set for the Organ Mountain football player Abraham Romero. Romero was in a medically induced coma for three weeks after suffering a brain injury during a game.Funeral service set for Dexter football player killed in crashThere will be a public viewing Friday from 2-7 p.m. at Baca's Funeral Chapel. His funeral is Saturday at 11 a.m. at Las Cruces First Church. The Las Cruces City Council also declared September 22 "Abe Romero Day" in recog
  
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• Durango residents invited to participate in curbside compost study

  22-09-2022 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  DURANGO, Colo. (KRQE) – The city of Durango is inviting residents to participate in its curbside compost study. In partnership with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, city residents will receive three months of free weekly food scrap collection service in exchange for filling out two short surveys. City of Las Vegas easing water restrictions after wildfire contaminationOfficials say it is a great opportunity to reduce waste in the landfill. The hope is to expand
  
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• City of Las Vegas easing water restrictions after wildfire contamination

  22-09-2022 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Las Vegas is downgrading some of its water restrictions. Burn scar flooding from the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire severely damaged the watershed.In New Mexico, there’s not enough water for everyoneThanks to conversation efforts and a new pre-treatment system, more water is available and restrictions have been downgraded. This means residents are no longer limited to 44 gallons of water per day, per person. Residents are still advised to be m
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue mural repainted after vandalism

  22-09-2022 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The area around Fire Station 1 in Albuquerque is looking a lot brighter. The mural on the side of the station has been repainted. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says they reached out to the artist who created it after someone vandalized one of the faces and asked him if he could fix it. Instead, he repainted the entire thing.
  "It really is cool and a lot of folks don't know that it's there. It's on the backside of our Fire Marshall's office building on what is
  
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• Funeral service set for Dexter football player killed in crash

  22-09-2022 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  DEXTER, N.M. (KRQE) – Services for Dexter football player Justus Sanders will be held Wednesday, September 28. Sanders was killed in a crash last weekend while a teammate was severely injured. New Mexico schools show support for student victims involved in recent tragediesDexter administrators have chosen to close the schools that day to allow for students and staff to attend the funeral. It will be held in Midway at 10 a.m.
  
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• Black Fire area undergoing fire restoration efforts

  22-09-2022 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – Teams are making an effort to restore areas damaged by a fire in New Mexico. The news of the restoration efforts comes from the U.S. Forest Service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  A release from the Forest Service stated Gila National Forest's Burned Area Emergency Response Team is treating the Black Fire area with post-fire restoration methods. Roads are impassable in the area often, the release said. The crew is working on basic repairs on forest
  
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• University of New Mexico Hospital adopting new surgical suite standard

  22-09-2022 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new healthcare industry standard is being adopted locally. The University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) is planning to model a new look through the Critical Care Tower (CTC).Surgical suites will be home to stainless steel walls and cabinets. Traditionally, materials used for these areas are concrete or sheetrock.
  According to a release, the CTC will be the first location in New Mexico to make the swap to stainless steel. The surgical suite affected has 18
  
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• Over 100 buried as part of Bernalillo County's unclaimed indigent program

  22-09-2022 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than 100 people were laid to rest Thursday as part of Bernalillo County's unclaimed indigent program. The program provides burials for people who have not been claimed after death.Story continues below:
  Albuquerque: Inspector General finds bad practices in City of Albuquerque departmentCrime: Alleged Bernalillo drunk driver arrested again after 5th DWITrending: New Mexico to send new round of cash payments to low-income householdsNew Mexico: New Mexico lawmake
  
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• Dual Nob Hill restaurant ready to 'Duke it Out'

  22-09-2022 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  These chefs are known as masters in the kitchen. All week, KRQE News 13 has been highlighting chefs who are getting ready to compete in the 'Duke it Out' Chef's Competition.‘Duke it Out’ annual competition is backToday we have 3128 Social House and Gather Nob Hill. They have a dual restaurant concept for anyone to enjoy. The Social House location features a menu of lunch/dinner items and drinks while the Gather location features small bites
  
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• No decision made on release of teen accused of murder

  22-09-2022 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Attorneys for Marco Trejo, the teen accused of killing a student outside West Mesa High School are asking a judge to reconsider his release. 14-year-old Marco Trejo is accused of shooting 16-year-old Andrew Burson in February, just off the West Mesa campus.Story continues below:
  Albuquerque: Inspector General finds bad practices in City of Albuquerque departmentCrime: Alleged Bernalillo drunk driver arrested again after 5th DWITrending: New Mexico to se
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue to participate in city clean up event

  22-09-2022 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Putting in the work to beautify the city of Albuquerque. Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Red Shovel Landscaping are getting ready to go out and about with the community to pick up litter, rake leaves, and more.City-wide Albuquerque cleanup happening on September 24Imagine, ABQ is bringing together a variety of leaders, groups, and members of the community on Saturday, September 24 for a city-wide clean-up event. The clean-up event will be from 9 A.M. to 2 P
  
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• 2022 Balloon Fiesta Prize Pack Sweepstakes

  22-09-2022 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2022 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will be held from October 1 through October 9.
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  Entourage Jazz invited to play for 50th Balloon Fiesta
  2022 Balloon Fiesta Quiz
  Cleanup underway in preparation for Balloon Fiesta 2022
  Visit Albuquerque highlighting city during Balloon Fiesta
  2022 Balloon Fiesta Prize Pack Sweepstakes
  
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• Former UNM athletic director wants charge dismissed

  22-09-2022 19:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Former University of New Mexico Athletic Director Paul Krebbs, accused of stealing public money, is asking a judge to dismiss one of the charges against him. Krebbs is charged with multiple counts of embezzlement, unlawful interest in a public contract and other charges.Duo accused of breaking into Albuquerque gas station through roofKRQE's Larry Barker exposed in his 2017 investigation, Krebbs is accused of spending thousands of dollars on a lavish gol
  
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• Verus Research discusses latest contract with U.S. Army

  22-09-2022 19:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Verus Research is a New Mexico based team of scientists and engineers that specialize in advanced research and development. They work to promote research and development of electromagnetic technology, lasers, microwaves, radio frequency communication, multidisciplinary systems integration, and nuclear systems analysis. ‘Duke it Out’ annual competition is backVerus Research has just been awarded a four-year, seven-point two million dollar con
  
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• New tech helping Albuquerque fix up prime Balloon Fiesta bike trail

  22-09-2022 19:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ahead of the 50th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the City of Albuquerque is showing off new equipment that's helping fix up a prime route to Balloon Fiesta Park. Albuquerque Parks and Recreation officials are expected to demonstrate the new equipment at a news conference this morning.KRQE News 13 will livestream the news conference here on this page. Coverage is expected to begin around 11:30 a.m.In a brief news release, a city spokesperson said t
  
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• Experimental Aircraft Association set to host fly-in event

  22-09-2022 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Get a chance to get up close with some of the countries coolest aircraft. The Experimental Aircraft Association is set to host the 'Land of Enchantment Fly In'. This annual event brings together pilots from all over the state and beyond to view aircrafts. Albuquerque announces day of cleanup before Balloon FiestaExperimental Aircraft Association a non-profit organization has worked to educate members and the public about aviation. They have had a chapte
  
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• White House: GOP abortion ban would mean a nationwide crisis

  22-09-2022 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians.
  “If passed and enacted, this bill would create a nationwide health crisis, imperiling the health and lives of women in all 50 states,” according to a preliminary analysis of the bill by Jennifer Klein, the White House Gender Policy Coun
  
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• Santa Fe National Forest hiring for 2023 season

  22-09-2022 18:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Santa Fe National Forest is announcing it will be hiring temporary workers for the 2023 season. The temporary positions available will include; wildland fire engine crews, hotshot crews, helitack crews, dispatch center, recreation and trail management, wildlife management, archaeology positions, range management and customer service.Nearly a quarter of New Mexicans weren’t working in 2021Proposed start dates for these positions would be Apr
  
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• Fentanyl distribution could become chargeable as murder offense

  22-09-2022 18:31 via krqe.com
  
  NACO, Ariz. (NewsNation) — Amid the rise of fentanyl being trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border and into communities across America, two congressmen have introduced a bill to make the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death a felony murder offense.Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales introduced the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act, Rubio was joined by 13 Republican co-sponsors on the Senate side.
  "Sign for America to come together and keep our kid
  
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• Sights and Sounds: Lowriding Pattern Class

  22-09-2022 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lowrider painter Rob Vanderslice and his associates held their annual lowriding pattern class in Albuquerque this past weekend. The event took place at Joseph Leyba's Blast Factory on Tennessee Street. Participants had the weekend to execute their own designs using the advice from specialists provided onsite. Duo accused of breaking into Albuquerque gas station through roofThe event featured various lowriders, including three-time world champion Casanov
  
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• Nearly a quarter of New Mexicans weren't working in 2021

  22-09-2022 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It may come as no surprise to some that New Mexico's unemployment rate is relatively high compared to much of the rest of the country. U.S. Bureau of Labor stats indicate the Land of Enchantment's August seasonally adjusted unemployment was at 4.4%, among the top six in the nation.But that's just part of New Mexico's labor story. A new state report highlights a lesser known issue: nearly a quarter of New Mexico's population was of working age, but not employed,
  
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• Big Game Bound: Browns, Steelers look to rebound after tough losses

  22-09-2022 17:03 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Five NFL games were determined by three points or fewer last weekend to make it 12 total decided by that slim margin, the most in league history through two weeks.To add to the thrilling finishes, three teams (Cardinals, Dolphins and Jets) rallied from 13 points or more in the fourth quarter to win. Football fans are hoping for more of the same this weekend.Week 3 begins with an AFC North battle between the Steelers and Browns on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are looki
  
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• New photos of Neptune and rings captured by Webb Telescope

  22-09-2022 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune and its rings haven’t looked this good in decades.NASA released new glamour shots of our solar system's outermost planet Wednesday taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The pictures taken in July show not only Neptune’s thin rings, but its faint dust bands, never before observed in the infrared, as well as seven of its 14 known moons.Webb showed Jupiter at its best in a series of fresh photos released last month. Alleged Bernalillo drunk d
  
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• New Mexico braces for exodus from Medicaid insurance

  22-09-2022 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bracing for a rapid exodus of up to 100,000 people from subsidized Medicaid health care next year as the federal government phases out special pandemic-era spending and eligibility for the program, the state's top health official told lawmakers Wednesday.State health and welfare officials say the federal government appears likely but not certain to declare an end to its COVID-19 public health emergency in January, curtailing enrollment in Medicaid a
  
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• Over 1 million Teslas recalled because windows can pinch fingers

  22-09-2022 15:51 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person's fingers when being rolled up.Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that’s a violation of federal safety standards for power windows. An online software update will fix the problem, T
  
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• Albuquerque police involved in overnight SWAT situation

  22-09-2022 15:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  Officers with the Albuquerque Police Department responded to a domestic dispute in the area of William St. and Pacific Ave. Wednesday night. The incident elevated to a SWAT situation when a man inside the residence refused to come out.
  Early Thursday morning and APD spokesperson said the man surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody. No other details on the incident are available.
  
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• Here are the 5 cheapest states to buy a house in 2022

  22-09-2022 15:38 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — This past August, Homebuyer.com released a study detailing the 15 cheapest and five most expensive places to buy a home in 2022.
  Research on mortgage rates is especially important right now as the Federal Reserve tries to cool what has been the hottest U.S. inflation rate in four decades.
  It's an economic trickle-down felt hardest by consumers as 60% of the country now lives paycheck-to-paycheck, dealing with everything from escalating grocery bills and rent to surging
  
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• TikTok requiring political creators to be verified

  22-09-2022 15:34 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Ahead of the midterm elections, TikTok is creating more requirements for politicians and political accounts, including that they be verified.
  In a blog post, Blake Chandlee, TikTok's president of Global Business Solutions, said the aim of doing this is to build on the platform's efforts to keep "harmful misinformation" off of TikTok and give its community "authoritative information" about elections.
  Many political accounts, Chandlee said, already have a verification badge on
  
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• Police 'book' woman accused of taking nudes at library

  22-09-2022 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — McAllen police arrested a woman after library patrons and employees complained she was taking nude photos of herself in a restroom at the McAllen Library.Alyssa Escamilla was arrested on charges of indecent exposure, assault causing bodily injury and possession of a dangerous drug, according to Hidalgo County records.An offense report obtained by ValleyCentral reveals officers responded to the McAllen Library on Sunday in reference to a woman who was yellin
  
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• Storms and warm temps for first day of Fall

  22-09-2022 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Showers are moving through the Four Corners again this morning, with a few isolated showers in the northern mountains and western NM. Rounds of rain will cross the Four Corners, northern mountains and west mountains again today.Forecast Continues BelowNew Mexico: National park entrance fees waived this SaturdayCrime: Santa Cruz man sentenced to 10 months in prison for drug traffickingAlbuquerque: Some local businesses feel left out of ABQ Passport that promotes the
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Fight to stop development, ACLU releases video, Evening storms, ABQ passport, Saving the trout

  22-09-2022 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top StoriesAlleged Bernalillo drunk driver arrested again after 5th DWINew Mexico’s new paid sick leave act does not include some employeesLos Ranchos residents file lawsuit to stop development in the villageBCSO asking for information in July shoplifting turned shooting incidentWhat’s next for Albuquerque police after DOJ ‘loosens grip’?Long-vacant Cafe Oaxaca torn down in AlbuquerqueUNM golf to host William H. Tucker IntercollegiatePolice search Coronado Mall
  
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• What's next for Albuquerque police after DOJ 'loosens grip'?

  22-09-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A federal court recently allowed the Albuquerque Police Department to get out from some expensive, independent oversight. To be clear, an independent monitor will continue to assess some aspects of APD's progress. But many aspects will now be under APD's own oversight, essentially loosening the grip the U.S. Department of Justice has had on APD for more than seven years.So what are the implications, and what's next for APD? A new 51 page plan from the d
  
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• Walmart, Target starting holiday deals even earlier this year. Here's why

  22-09-2022 13:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart and Target plan to begin offering deals and price matching offers earlier this year to keep up with Americans pressed by soaring inflation and looking for ways to ease the potential sting of holiday shopping.Inflation that is hovering near four-decade highs, experts believe, could push families to get an earlier start on shopping with hopes of avoiding even higher prices later.The holiday sales strategies, announced on Thursday, come amid what is expected to be slow
  
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• FDA blames baby formula crisis on outdated systems, training, other missteps

  22-09-2022 13:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An internal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report examining what went wrong with the federal government's response to the infant formula shortage earlier this year found 15 different areas where the FDA could have better managed the crisis.The report from Steven Solomon, director of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, recommended the agency update emergency response systems, increase staff training and modernize information technology, among other changes.
  Solomon has bee
  
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• Trump claims presidents can declassify documents 'even by thinking about it'

  22-09-2022 13:23 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former President Trump in a new interview asserted presidents don’t have to go through a formal process to declassify sensitive documents, and can do so “even by thinking about it.”The former president’s comments came as he has repeatedly argued that he declassified secret and top secret documents he took with him to his Florida home after leaving the White House in 2021 amid a Justice Department investigation into his handling of classified materials.“
  
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• Pfizer agrees to supply millions of Paxlovid courses to Global Fund

  22-09-2022 13:18 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Pfizer announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement to supply up to six million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid to the Global Fund to get treatment to low and middle-income countries.This supply agreement was made as part of the Global Fund's COVID19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), Pfizer said in a statement provided to The Hill."The C19RM has been the primary channel for providing grant support to low- and middle-income countries to purchase COVID-19 tests, treatments,
  
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• Grandfather charged after 2-year-old left in hot car for 7 hours dies

  22-09-2022 12:59 via krqe.com
  
  ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man is facing a reckless manslaughter charge after his 2-year-old grandson died when he was left in a hot vehicle for seven hours, authorities said Wednesday.Two-year-old Ian Wiesman died Tuesday after being left inside a truck for seven hours as late summer temperatures hovered around 90 degrees (32 Celsius), authorities said. William “Bill” Wiesman, 56, is being charged with reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the death
  
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• 'Fat Leonard', fugitive in massive Navy bribery case, caught in Venezuela

  22-09-2022 11:59 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in Venezuela after fleeing before his sentencing, authorities said Wednesday.The international manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francis ended with his arrest by Venezuelan authorities Tuesday morning at the Caracas airport as he was about to board an airplane for another country, the U.S. Marshals Service said.Interpol Venezu
  
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• Watch: Mexico earthquake causes 'desert tsunami' in Death Valley

  22-09-2022 11:17 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A strong earthquake earlier this week in Mexico triggered four-foot waves in Death Valley's Devils Hole.
  Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, Monday's earthquake was centered about a hundred miles southeast of Guadalajara. Two people were killed in the Pacific coast state of Colima.The quake hit at 11:05 a.m. PT Monday and it took 22 minutes to have an effect 1,500 miles away in Devils Hole in Death Valley National Park.Devils Hole is a limestone cave hundreds of feet deep and
  
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• Thieves key on hack that leaves Hyundai, Kia cars vulnerable

  22-09-2022 07:23 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know.An insurance industry group says these cars are stolen at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the auto industry because their keys lack computer chips for theft “immobilizer” systems.The thefts apparently started in the Milwaukee area two years ago and spread to multiple Midwest cities and as far away as Colorado and New Mexico after instructional videos appear
  
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• Monsoon storm chances continue Thursday

  22-09-2022 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  Heavy rain is starting to move into northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado this afternoon. Rounds of heavy rainfall will increase the risk for flash flooding around the Four Corners.
  Rain and thunderstorms continue to move through northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado tonight. While a single storm isn't dropping overly heavy rainfall amounts, the concern comes when multiple storms move over the same area. That is going to be the threat around the Four Corners tonight through Thursday.
  
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• BCSO asking for information in July shoplifting turned shooting incident

  22-09-2022 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in tracking down a group of shoplifters who shot and wounded a good samaritan. It happened back in July at a gas station at Rio Bravo and Broadway. 3rd suspect ID’d in Santa Fe Home Depot shopliftingThe sheriff's department says the victim helped take back the beer two men were trying to steal from the store. In the parking lot, a third man they were with opened fire and injured the
  
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• North Valley neighbors concerned over proposed development

  22-09-2022 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – "This is the Rio Grande district, you don't see tall buildings. It's supposed to be a nice rural type feel and this new apartment complex is going to take away from that." Phillip Apodaca has called the North Valley home his entire life. His father bought this property in 1941 near Rio Grande and Los Anayas, and it's been passed down ever since. But he says the historic charm of the neighborhood is threatened by a potential apartment complex that's going to
  
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• Long-vacant Cafe Oaxaca torn down in Albuquerque

  22-09-2022 05:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The effort to transform an eyesore on Route 66 is moving forward. Crews have demolished the old Cafe Oaxaca at Central and 10th just west of downtown Albuquerque.Bosque Brewing helping Duran’s Pharmacy celebrate 80 years of businessThe sprawling building sat boarded up for nearly two decades. The Downtown Growers Market and Three Sisters Kitchen have teamed up with the non-profit Mass Architecture and Design to turn the space into a community food hub.
  
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• Conservationists work diligently to save the Rio Grande Cutthroat trout

  22-09-2022 05:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Rio Grande Cutthroat trout is a staple in the waterways of New Mexico but that landscape was left nearly unrecognizable in the wake of the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico. In June, conservationists scrambled to rescue the trout from streams north of Las Vegas.The chief concern is destructive mudslides from monsoon rains that can smother stream bottoms where the fish spawn and clog their gills with ash and mud. "It's after the high-inte
  
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• Police search Coronado Mall after reports of a person with a gun inside

  22-09-2022 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says Coronado Mall is locked down after dispatch received a call of a person with a gun inside. Details are limited but officers are searching the mall.
  This is a developing story, KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Police search Coronado Mall after a report of a person with a gun inside

  22-09-2022 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department says Coronado Mall is locked down after dispatch received a call of a person with a gun inside. Details are limited but officers did search the mall. Our crew on scene tells us police are starting to clear out of the area.This is a developing story, KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Jan. 6 panel announces September hearing

  22-09-2022 04:18 via krqe.com
  
  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack has formally announced its first fall hearing for Sept. 28. Committee members have declined to elaborate on the topic for the hearing, slated for 1 p.m. that day.  Virginia Thomas agrees to interview with Jan. 6 panelThe hearing comes as members of the panel have said they’ve continued to gain new details about the riot at the Capitol throughout the August recess. The panel did not announce any in-person witnesses for the h
  
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• Santa Cruz man sentenced to 10 months in prison for drug trafficking

  22-09-2022 03:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Andy Cordova, 33, of Santa Cruz was sentenced Wednesday to ten months in prison for drug trafficking. In July 2020, Cordova was arrested for drug trafficking after law enforcement found 16.96 grams of heroin in his hotel room. Duo accused of breaking into Albuquerque gas station through roofCordova pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin. After he is released from prison, Cordova will have to finish treatment at the Santa Fe Recovery Center. He w
  
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