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• New Mexico settles lawsuit over COVID-19 death in veterans' home

  28-09-2022 23:59 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) - The state of New Mexico has agreed to pay out hundreds of thousands of dollars to the family of a Vietnam vet who died from COVID-19 in 2020. He contracted it at the state's veteran home in Truth or Consequences. The lawsuit claimed the facility wasn't following the state's COVID-19 guidelines. According to the health department, 37 veterans died at the facility from COVID-19. Vietnam War veteran Rickey Widener was living in the state's veterans' home in
  
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• Albuquerque teen convicted in 2020 murder

  28-09-2022 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  Noah Duran, the teen charged with a 2020 murder at an Albuquerque park, has been found guilty. Duran was 17 years old at the time and was convicted for shooting and killing Elijah Mirabal at North Domingo Baca Park during a drug deal-turned robbery in October 2020. Crime Stoppers search for suspects who opened fire outside Albuquerque storeDuran's defense says he opened fire in self-defense but claims the Albuquerque Police Department did not preserve the evidence to prove it. The first trial in
  
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• Prison transport officer convicted of civil rights violation in New Mexico

  28-09-2022 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Former prison transport officer Anthony Buntyn was convicted of violating the civil rights of detainees while transporting them through New Mexico. The Justice Department says the 55-year-old Buntyn was supervising a cross-country trip in March 2017 when their van stopped in New Mexico. Man facing federal human smuggling, drug charges in AlbuquerqueProsecutors say the detainees were kept in small cages with the heat intentionally tuned up and were denied, water, an
  
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• Colfax County investigating misuse of nearly $600K

  28-09-2022 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Colfax County is investigating the potential misuse of nearly $600,000 by the former country manager. Mary Lou Kern resigned from her position back in February. The county says they discovered about $577,497.10 in questionable charges by a contractor Kern approved. New Mexico legislators weigh changes to harassment policiesThe county says they suspect there was a relationship between Kern and the contractor. The country says it will investigate and turn the matter
  
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• Teen arrested for August murder at Santa Fe park

  28-09-2022 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police have arrested 16-year-old Judah Trujillo for murder. They say Trujillo killed Samuel Cordero at Ragle Park on August 10. BCSO searching for armed man who robbed Little Caesar’sOfficers tracked him down Wednesday at an apartment near Rufina and Richards and took him into custody. Police did not reveal a motive.
  
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• Roosevelt County residents invited to view tabulator certification process

  28-09-2022 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roosevelt County Clerk is inviting the public to see how the tabulator certification process works ahead of Election Day. The public can go to the courthouse during normal business hours starting Thursday through Friday, October 7. Bernalillo County hosts National Voter Registration eventPeople will be able to watch how each of the country's 17 tabulators are tested and certified. They will also hold a mock election using four of the machines to test t
  
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• BLM to thin brush in central and western New Mexico

  28-09-2022 22:36 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bureau of Land Management will be treating thousands of acres of brush in Central and Western New Mexico next week. The thinning treatments will take place on 7,000 acres of native Sagebrush and Juniper trees in McKinely, Cibola, and Socorro counties. City of Santa Fe hosting e-waste collection eventIt's all happening on October 5. A low-flying aircraft will drop pellets of herbicide on the plants which officials say will help reduce plant density in those
  
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• Photos show destruction from Hurricane Ian

  28-09-2022 22:33 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Even as Hurricane Ian was just beginning to make landfall in Florida Wednesday, the scope of the storm's devastation was already apparent.Ian brought with it 150 mph winds, more than 10 feet of storm surge and over a foot of rain. The hurricane's eye was 40 miles wide as it made landfall, leaving a large path of destruction along Florida's west coast.
  Videos taken in Naples, Florida, Wednesday afternoon showed residential neighborhoods flooded, with just the roofs of cars parke
  
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• Man facing federal human smuggling, drug charges in Albuquerque

  28-09-2022 22:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Edwin Padilla is facing federal charges for his role in an alleged human smuggling and drug ring. Investigators spent the last two months surveilling a home on 90th Street near Bridge and witnessed groups coming and going. A criminal complaint states Padilla was among them. Suspect in deadly Lotaburger shooting charged in four armed robberiesHomeland Security executed a search warrant at the home Tuesday and found Padilla in a car with drugs and a gun. Inves
  
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• Old Town Albuquerque gazebo featuring music during Balloon Fiesta

  28-09-2022 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The events during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta aren't limited to the balloon field – the whole city will be buzzing with activity. Old Town Albuquerque will be featuring a wide variety of live music options between September 30 and October 9.The music will be happening from noon to 4:00 p.m. each day at the Old Town gazebo. View the schedule below.Friday, September 3012:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Mariachi Amigos de Nuevo Mexico (Mariac
  
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• Old Town Albuquerque gazebo featuring live music Balloon Fiesta week

  28-09-2022 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The events during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta aren't limited to the balloon field – the whole city will be buzzing with activity. Old Town Albuquerque will be featuring a wide variety of live music options between September 30 and October 9.The music will be happening from noon to 4:00 p.m. each day at the Old Town gazebo. View the schedule below.Friday, September 3012:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. – Mariachi Amigos de Nuevo Mexico (Mariac
  
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• Halloween enrichment night at the ABQ BioPark

  28-09-2022 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque BioPark is holding its Halloween Enrichment Night October 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The night gives attendees a chance to make Halloween-themed enrichment items for animals at the zoo.Story continues below:
  Albuquerque: Report finds CYFD repeat maltreatment of kids among worst in nationKRQE En Español: Martes 27 de Septiembre 2022Crime: Trial begins for MDC officers charged in inmate deathBusiness: “It’s a daily issue”:
  
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• Gabby Petito movie premieres Saturday

  28-09-2022 20:49 via krqe.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- The 22-year-old girl who caught the nation's attention after her parents reported her missing in September 2021 will reach even more people.The Gabby Petitio Story will premiere this Saturday and the movie will reveal Gabby's experience during her cross-country "van life" trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. Brian Laundrie notebook confession revealed: ‘Couldn’t go on without’ Gabby PetitoAfter her disappearance was heard all over the United States,
  
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• Texas Longhorns defensive back Ishmael Ibraheem suspended indefinitely

  28-09-2022 20:48 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian suspended redshirt freshman defensive back Ishmael Ibraheem after he was arrested Monday by University of Texas police."We're aware of the situation with Ishmael Ibraheem. We have talked to his family, and he has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities at this time as we continue to monitor the legal and University processes," Sarkisian said in a statement provided to KXAN by a UT spokesperson.Texas Tech police looking
  
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• Balloon Fiesta History: Celebrating 50 years and the 'magic' behind it

  28-09-2022 20:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This year will mark the 50ths anniversary of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The world's premier hot air balloon event boasts as many as 550 balloons ascending at once. The nine-day event draws 800,000 visitors and is one of the most photographed events in the world.
  The first Balloon Fiesta started in 1972 in the parking lot of what is now Coronado Center. Sid Cutter assembled 13 hot air balloons as part of an anniversary celebration for
  
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• Visit Albuquerque introduces ABQ Passport

  28-09-2022 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Balloon Fiesta, Visit Albuquerque announced the launch of the new ABQ passport. As a free, mobile-exclusive digital pass, the ABQ Passport will help visitors discover nearly 200 local businesses while they are in the city for Balloon Fiesta.Who were the 13 original Balloon Fiesta pilots?Between Sept. 26 and Oct. 15, pass holders who check in at one or more locations in at least five different neighborhoods will be
  
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• Six savory chefs, three pastry chefs get ready for 'Duke it Out'

  28-09-2022 20:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Duke it Out chef's competition is pinning some of the state's top culinary chefs against one another in a chopped-style competition to see who will take home the title of master chef. Animal Humane hosts 40th ‘Doggie Dash and Dawdle’Pastry chef Michael Fram, with Fram's Desserts, will participate in his six-year. Being a veteran in the game Fram believes he is aware of all the tools needed for this year's competition. Fram's Dessert has all t
  
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• Optum New Mexico spreads awareness about prostate cancer

  28-09-2022 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Optum New Mexico is a local physician-led, multi-specialty medical group in the state. September is Prostate Cancer Month. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for Hispanic, Caucasian, African American, and Asian men in New Mexico.City of Santa Fe hosting e-waste collection eventAbout six in ten cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in men who are 65 or older. Aside from non-melanoma sk
  
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• Doctor testimony during day two of MDC officers trial

  28-09-2022 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Day two of the trial for two Metropolitan Detention Center officers charged for the death of an inmate featured Dr. Lorie Proe, from the Office of the Medical Investigator. Keith Brandon and Jonathan Sandoval are charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Vincente Villela in 2019. Who were the 13 original Balloon Fiesta pilots?Dr. Proe testified that an autopsy found Villela's cause of death to be mechanical asphyxia and that the meth in his system
  
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• 'Take a Ride on Us' offers Uber discount code during Balloon Fiesta

  28-09-2022 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With Balloon Fiesta coming soon, Bernalillo County, the New Mexico Department of Transportation and other partners will be offering safe ride incentives during the 2022 Balloon Fiesta. The “Take A Ride On Us” program will be in effect starting noon Friday, September 30 until 3:00 a.m. Monday, October 10. Balloon Fiesta 2022: What you need to knowThe program will offer 1,000 people an Uber credit of up to $10 for two rides per person when they use the co
  
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• BCFD's first car seat installation clinic

  28-09-2022 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue is hosting a car seat installation clinic Saturday, October 1. The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at BCFD Station 38 at 3960 Prince St. SE.Story continues below:
  Albuquerque: Report finds CYFD repeat maltreatment of kids among worst in nationKRQE En Español: Martes 27 de Septiembre 2022Crime: Trial begins for MDC officers charged in inmate deathBusiness: “It’s a daily issue”: Restaurant says homeles
  
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• BCFD hosting car seat inspection clinic

  28-09-2022 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Fire and Rescue is hosting a car seat inspection clinic Saturday, October 1. The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at BCFD Station 38 at 3960 Prince St. SE.Story continues below:
  Albuquerque: Report finds CYFD repeat maltreatment of kids among worst in nationKRQE En Español: Martes 27 de Septiembre 2022Crime: Trial begins for MDC officers charged in inmate deathBusiness: “It’s a daily issue”: Restaurant says homeless
  
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• Who were the 13 original Balloon Fiesta pilots?

  28-09-2022 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  (Courtesy Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What started as a single-day radio promotion in 1972 is now the world's largest hot air ballooning event. This year's Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will feature over 700 balloonists from all over the world. However, in the first Balloon Fiesta, the event only had 13 pilots.Balloon Fiesta 2022: What you need to knowIn 1972, KOB 770 AM Radio was having its 50th anniversary, and General Manager Tom M
  
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• City of Santa Fe hosting e-waste collection event

  28-09-2022 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Santa Fe is hosting a free, drive-through e-waste collection event Saturday, October 1. The event will be held at the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Socorro family files lawsuit after son dies doing TikTok challengeAll you need to do is drive up with your e-waste and staff from the city will safely unload and dispose of it. The city says all e-waste should be in the trunk of the car or bed of the truck. The city of
  
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• Jewelry company selling 'Pumpkin Spice Latte' ring for $11,300

  28-09-2022 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  (WXIN) -- The pumpkin spice craze has reached shimmering new heights thanks to a new engagement ring that may be the perfect way to pop the question for those who love all things fall.
  Angelic Diamonds has created what's being called the world's first Pumpkin Spice Latte Ring.Priced at $11,300, it may very well be the world's most expensive pumpkin spice latte merch.Courtesy of Angelic DiamondsCourtesy of Angelic DiamondsCourtesy of Angelic DiamondsCourtesy of Angelic DiamondsCourtesy of Angelic
  
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• Sports Desk: Ruidoso football coach reaches 100 wins

  28-09-2022 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The Ruidoso homecoming football game was a little extra special for Warriors head coach Kief Johnson. Not only was he a former player at the school and greeted by old friends, but he was also going for his 100th career win as a coach.The Warriors went on to beat Tularosa 43-6, and Johnson reached the century mark milestone.
  "One of my prior coaches that I've coached for, and he was my defensive coordinator, and he was my head coach, he texted me before the game
  
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• Biden to oil industry: Don't raise prices as hurricane nears

  28-09-2022 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned oil and gas companies against increasing prices for consumers as Hurricane Ian neared landfall along Florida’s southwest coast.“Do not, let me repeat, do not use this as an excuse to raise gasoline prices or gouge the American people,” Biden said at the start of a conference on hunger in America.Biden said that the hurricane “provides no excuse for price increases at the pump” and if it happens, he will
  
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• How big is Hurricane Ian?

  28-09-2022 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – In photos taken from space, Hurricane Ian – the Category 4 storm poised taking aim at Florida Wednesday – looks absolutely massive.
  Satellite images and video taken from the International Space Station show dense, swirling clouds so large that they obscure Cuba, half the Gulf of Mexico and all of Florida.Is the storm really bigger than an entire, pretty large, U.S. state?The answer is pretty complicated, explained Joel Cline, tropical program coordinator w
  
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• Katie Couric discloses breast cancer diagnosis

  28-09-2022 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Journalist Katie Couric announced on Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in June and completed radiation earlier this month. Couric said in a post on the website for her media company that she received the diagnosis during a routine mammogram on June 21. She has been an advocate for people regularly receiving colon cancer screenings since her husband, Jay, died from the disease in 1998. She showed a colonoscopy she received on the "Today Show," where she s
  
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• The Rock visits Mississippi trailer park where he lived as a teen

  28-09-2022 16:13 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)– Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson took a trip down memory lane, visiting the trailer park in Walls, Mississippi, where he spent his teenage years.Bob Turner, the owner of the Lakeview Trailer Park, posted pictures on his Facebook page of Johnson with Walls alderman and former wrestling manager Bruno Lauer, also known as “Downtown Bruno.”Johnson said Lauer took him in when he was just 15 and helped him start his wrestling career in Memphis. D
  
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• US Embassy in Russia tells Americans to leave the country

  28-09-2022 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The U.S. Embassy in Russia is urging Americans in the country to leave and warning U.S. citizens to not travel to Russia after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a call-up of 300,000 reservists to aid depleted forces in Ukraine. The embassy said in a security alert on Wednesday that Russia may prevent U.S. citizens from leaving the country and conscript dual nationals into military service. Russia may also refuse to acknowledge dual nationals’ U.S. citizenship
  
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• Local nonprofit opening center for youth trafficking victims

  28-09-2022 15:54 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Dream Center, a local nonprofit, is working to build a center that will help minors who have been trafficked. The group provides a variety of services, including helping youth facing homelessness. They provide showers, food, a place to do laundry and get clothing.
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  Albuquerque: Report finds CYFD repeat maltreatment of kids among worst in nationKRQE En Español: Martes 27 de Septiembre 2022Crime: Trial begins for MDC officers c
  
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• Young voters enthusiastic about casting ballots in November: survey

  28-09-2022 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  An overwhelming majority of young people in a new poll indicated they are at least somewhat enthusiastic about casting ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. The survey, from YouGov and American University’s Sine Institute for Policy and Politics, asked respondents between the ages of 18 and 34 to rate their enthusiasm for voting in November on a 10-point scale. Almost 70 percent rated their enthusiasm between 5 and 10, with 10 being "extremely enthusiastic." More than one-third &
  
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• The 3 things that make Hurricane Ian so life-threatening, according to NWS

  28-09-2022 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Cities in Florida are bracing for impact from a hurricane the likes of which their communities haven't seen in 100 years.
  Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall in west Florida Wednesday, with cities south of Tampa appearing to be in the direct line of fire. But the impacts of the Category 4 storm will be felt practically statewide, said Joel Cline, tropical program coordinator with the National Weather Service.
  Cline explained there are three factors that make Ian so
  
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• New Mexico legislators weigh changes to harassment policies

  28-09-2022 15:25 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators in New Mexico are reconsidering how they evaluate complaints of sexual misconduct against colleagues, amid outrage about the handling of a complaint against an influential senator.A panel of leading legislators met Monday to discuss possible changes to ground rules for harassment investigations at the Legislature. Socorro family files lawsuit after son dies doing TikTok challenge“It has become clear that our anti-harassment policy is not w
  
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• KRQE Live: What to expect for the 50th Albuquerque Intl. Balloon Fiesta

  28-09-2022 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque is just days away from seeing a sky full of hot air balloons for the 50th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. So what can you expect from this year's big event?KRQE News 13 is taking a closer look at Fiesta's big 5-0 this afternoon (Wednesday, Sept. 28,) live inside the News 13 Digital Studio. Join us here online at 1:30 p.m. for a live discussion with Fiesta's longtime, expert spokesman Tom Garrity. World record attempts & more: 5
  
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• Older adults have many reasons for not evacuating before a hurricane – here’s why it's important to check on aging neighbors

  28-09-2022 14:49 via krqe.com
  
  (The Conversation) - As mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Ian began in Florida and the warnings about damaging wind and flooding intensified, I called my aging parents to check in.Being a disaster researcher, my concern for them was already in high gear, even though they weren’t directly in an evacuation zone. My dad takes medications that require refrigeration, special needles and a sterile environment to administer. My mom is in the early stages of dementia. Both are not
  
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• How low could stocks go? Much further, say Wall Street analysts

  28-09-2022 14:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- In the midst of a bear market and with the Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates even further, leading Wall Street analysts are eyeing one question with increasing concern: Just how much further could stocks fall? The precise answer is impossible to predict, but experts told The Hill they expect investors to see more pain before growth in the economy resumes. “Based on our client discussions, a majority of equity investors have adopted the view that a hard
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Homeless concerns, Alarming CYFD report, Mountain storms, Roads needing repair, Glamping experience

  28-09-2022 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top StoriesSocorro family files lawsuit after son dies doing TikTok challengeSuspect in deadly Lotaburger shooting charged in four armed robberiesFormer Volcano Vista star Natalia Chavez inks NIL deal with national brandFact Check: Mark Ronchetti’s ad on fentanyl and released prisonersKRQE En Español: Martes 27 de Septiembre 2022Multiple Clovis students harmed by “one chip challenge”VIDEO: Belen woman rescued from floodwatersLawmakers discuss how to fight ill
  
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• Scattered showers and storms, drier end to work week

  28-09-2022 14:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – This morning is dry, quiet and cool across the state. Today will be a warmer than normal day, but no big changes from yesterday. We will see scattered showers and storms in the northern mountains, and isolated storms in the Sandia/Manzano Mountains and west mountains.Forecast Continues BelowNew Mexico: New Mexico wildfire victim celebrates 100th birthdayLocal Sports: Jackson and Wink MMA features A multi-talented fighterAlbuquerque: City of Albuquerque begins insta
  
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• 200M pounds of toxic chemicals dumped into US waterways in 2020: analysis

  28-09-2022 14:18 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Polluters in just 10 states were responsible for more than half of the 193.6 million pounds of contaminants released into U.S. waterways in 2020, a new report has found.Toxic discharge flowed into one in every three local watersheds across the country and included many cancer-linked chemicals, according to the findings, published three weeks ahead of the Clean Water Act’s 50th anniversary.“America’s waterways should be clean – for swimming, fishing, providin
  
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• Fact Check: Mark Ronchetti's ad on fentanyl and released prisoners

  28-09-2022 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti's latest ad highlights a federal drug bust as a key example of New Mexico crime. He broadly connects the drugs and suspects named in the bust to policies of his Democratic opponent, Michelle Lujan Grisham.So what's the story behind the drug bust mentioned in the ad? And how is it connected to Lujan Grisham's actions as Governor? To give you the context you need, KRQE News 13 is looking into the gubernatorial
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 9 am: Ian strengthens to Category 4 hurricane, nears 155 mph windspeeds

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flooding" in Florida Wednesday as now Category 4 Hurricane Ian rapidly intensifies.In an updated statement at 9 a.m., the NHC said conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the southwest Florida coast as recent data indicated that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 155 mph. Hurricane Ian tracker: What Tampa Bay counties can expectThe NHC predicted that the
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 8 am: Ian strengthens to Category 4 hurricane, nears 155 mph windspeeds

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flooding" in Florida Wednesday as now Category 4 Hurricane Ian rapidly intensifies.In an updated statement at 8 a.m., the NHC said conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the southwest Florida coast as recent data indicated that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 155 mph. Hurricane Ian tracker: What Tampa Bay counties can expectThe NHC predicted that the
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 7 am: Ian strengthens to Category 4 hurricane, nears 155 mph windspeeds

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center is anticipating "life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds, and flooding" in Florida Wednesday as now Category 4 Hurricane Ian rapidly intensifies.In an updated statement at 7 a.m., the NHC said conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the southwest Florida coast as recent data indicated that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 155 mph.Hurricane Ian tracker: What Tampa Bay counties can expect
  The NHC predicted that the
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 5 pm: Ian batters Florida with strong winds, catastrophic flooding

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Ian is battering Florida with strong winds and catastrophic storm surge and flooding as it blows through the state Wednesday evening.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Casto, Florida around 3 p.m. Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds. By 5 p.m., it had weakened slightly, and had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.The stormwas about 5 miles east Punta Gorda and 120 miles south-southwest of Orlando,moving north-northeast at 8 mph. Could Hurric
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 3 pm: Ian makes landfall in Florida as Category 4 hurricane

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Casto, Florida on Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds,according to the National Hurricane Center.
  The "extremely dangerous" hurricane is bringing catastrophicstorm surge, winds and floods to Florida as it moves into the peninsula Wednesday afternoon, the NHC said.According to the 2 p.m. advisory, it was movingnorth-northeast at 9 mph. Could Hurricane Ian become a Category 5 storm?Tampa Bay is currently under a hurric
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 2 pm: Storm brings flooding, strong winds to Florida, expected to make landfall as 'catastrophic hurricane' soon

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hurricane Ian is bringing catastrophicstorm surge, winds and floods to Florida as it moves into the peninsula Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.
  In its 2 p.m. advisory, the NHC said Ian remained a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of155 mph, just two miles shy of Category 5 storm wind speeds.Only two Category 5 storms—Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Michael in 2018—have hit the U.S. in the last three decades. Could H
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 12 pm: Ian nears Category 5 strength as eyewall moves onshore in Florida

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is bracing for catastrophic storm surge, winds and floods as Hurricane Ian closes in on the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm.
  In its 12 p.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Ian's eyewall was moving onshore, about 50 miles west-northwest of Naples and 45 miles southwest of Punta Gorda, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, just two miles shy of a Category 5 storm.Hurricane Ian tracker: What Tampa Bay counties can expectOnly t
  
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• Hurricane Ian tracker 11 am: Ian nears Category 5 strength as it moves onshore in Florida

  28-09-2022 13:36 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is bracing for catastrophic storm surge, winds and floods as Hurricane Ian closes in on the Gulf Coast Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm.
  In its 11 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Ian's eyewall was moving onshore, about 45 miles west-northwest of Naples and 50 miles south-southwest of Punta Gorda, packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph,just two miles shy of a Category 5 storm.
  Only two Category 5 storms have made landfall in the U.S.
  
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