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• Governor signs Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon recovery bill

  20-02-2023 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Relief loans are now available to communities affected by the Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon fires. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 6 Monday, which sets aside $100 million for no-interest loans to counties and towns.The money is available to repair infrastructure that was damaged or lost in the fires, or in the floods caused by burn scars. The governor is still seeking reimbursement money from the federal government, since it was a prescribed burn
  
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• Free wood for those impacted by Las Vegas wildfires

  20-02-2023 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Luna Community College is offering free wood to individuals in San Miguel County who have been directly impacted by the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire. Jesse Gallegos, Luna's Public Relations Coordinator, says residents can pick up one cord of wood per household.The wood will be available at Luna Community College's main campus in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and will be located behind the armory across from the City of Las Vegas firing range at 47 Gunnar Trail.
  
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• Southwest raises wifi charge

  20-02-2023 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Travelers flying Southwest Airlines will have to pay more to use internet access on connecting flights. The company is eliminating its day pass for wifi, meaning customers will pay $8 per flight. Flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces now availableSouthwest says the change will affect a small number of travelers because of the company's "robust network of nonstop flights" and the limited number of passengers who pay for internet access across connecting flights
  
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• Southwest changes wifi policy

  20-02-2023 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Travelers flying Southwest Airlines will have to pay more to use internet access on connecting flights. The company is eliminating its day pass for wifi, meaning customers will pay $8 per flight. Flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces now availableSouthwest says the change will affect a small number of travelers because of the company's "robust network of nonstop flights" and the limited number of passengers who pay for internet access across connecting flights
  
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• Cause of deaths determined in Clovis house fire

  20-02-2023 22:36 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Fire investigators have ruled out foul play after four people died in a Clovis house fire. The fire broke out at a home on the 500 block of Wallace back on January 12.Story continues below:Crime: APD: 1 person dead at northeast Albuquerque apartment complexAlbuquerque: Is Albuquerque a home buyer’s market or seller’s market?New Mexico: DA downgrades charges against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting caseLocal Sports: New Mexico United to host
  
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• Expanded overdose prevention program for New Mexico moves forward

  20-02-2023 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is no stranger to drug overdoses and drug abuse. But legislators are considering an expanding overdose prevention for the state.Monday, February 20, legislators debated House Bill 263. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Tara L. Lujan (D-Santa Fe) and Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-Abq.), would expand on the existing Harm Reduction Act, which aims to cut down on overdoses. Firearm storage bill moves forward in New Mexico LegislatureNew Mexico ranks relativ
  
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• Learn about 'The Science of Wine' at Explora's adult night event

  20-02-2023 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Science of Wine is Explora's upscale, 21 and older adult night event that features original New Mexico wine samplings, educational talks, wine-themed activities, food, and music.UNM students produce award-winning film ‘Drifteen’New Mexico wines will be the main attraction at this event. Wine such as Shhehan, Noisy Water, Gruet, and Jaramillo Vineyards will be there. Attendees will also learn about wine from wine experts and engage in talks. T
  
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• Peace Talks Radio celebrates 20 years

  20-02-2023 21:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Debuting in 2003 'Peace Talks Radio' is heard every week on a network of 85 stations in 25 states. The show, celebrating 20 years now, has also won two University of New Mexico Peace Prizes.Call for artwork: Sugar Skull Fun RunProducer and co-founder, Paul Ingles talked about the creation of the show. In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Paul Ingles and his then-wife Suzanne Kryder started a radio show to protect some of the media space for non-partisan
  
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• Semi trailer breaks open, dumps 40K pounds of mail on interstate

  20-02-2023 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  CROWN POINT, Ind. (WGN) — A semi-driver was arrested early Monday morning for impaired driving after his truck carrying around 40,000 pounds of mail overturned on I-65 in Indiana.At around 12:15 a.m., Indiana State Police responded to a call of a semi-crash on I-65 near mile marker 246 in Crown Point. Albuquerque postal worker accused of stealing mailPolice said a 2023 Volvo truck drove off the expressway and overturned, which resulted in the trailer breaking open.The trailer was loaded wi
  
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• New Mexico United to host English soccer club in Albuquerque faceoff

  20-02-2023 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United will welcome a legendary English football club for its next international friendly match this summer. In an announcement Monday, United says it will compete against the Sunderland AFC Black Cats at Isotopes Park on July 19, 2023. New Mexico United opens pre-season scheduleThe Black Cats are lauded as one of England's most-decorated clubs with six "top-flight" league titles and two FA Cup wins in 1937 and 1973. Sunderland is a port city
  
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• Bernalillo County offers discounted Uber rides for Mardi Gras

  20-02-2023 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Uber wants to make sure you get home safely on Mardi Gras. The Take a Ride on Us campaign is offering 800 rides on Feb. 21 starting at 10 a.m. through Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 2 a.m. To get the discount voucher, participants will need to use the Uber code BEADS23.
  Story continues below:Crime: Woman accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old arrested for not showing up to courtAlbuquerque: City of Albuquerque considers cutting down on bus routesLegislature: New
  
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• How President Biden's secretive trip to Ukraine came together

  20-02-2023 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The White House alerted the press at 10:20 a.m. Sunday that Biden would not be seen for the rest of the day. In reality, he had not even been in the building for several hours.Biden left his famous address at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue even earlier that morning to fly to Poland. He then reportedly took a train to Kyiv, where he arrived early Sunday morning.It was a surprise trip to the capital city of war-torn Ukraine roughly one year since Russian forces first launched an unprovoked
  
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• DA downgrades charges against Alec Baldwin in 'Rust' shooting case

  20-02-2023 20:01 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Prosecutors are downgrading charges filed against actor-producer Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in connection to the fatal "Rust" movie set shooting. According to newly filed court documents, Baldwin and Guiterrez-Reed will now only face an involuntary manslaughter charge without a firearm enhancement penalty.If convicted, the now dropped enhancement could have carried an additional five-year minimum prison sentence on top of the typical se
  
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• Is Albuquerque a home buyer's market or seller's market?

  20-02-2023 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Across the nation, the housing market has cooled since the extremes of 2022. But what's happening here in Albuquerque?Nationwide shifts favoring buyersWhile there are various ways to gauge the state of the housing market, Knock, a home loan company, analyzed metro regions across the U.S. to determine where buyers had the upper hand and where sellers had the benefit. What they found is that across the nation, buyers are starting to gain the upper hand. W
  
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• University ends non-stop revival after 11 days of worship

  20-02-2023 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  ASBURY, Ky. (WDKY) – Asbury University in Kentucky called an end to its non-stop revival after 11 days of prayer, the school's president announced.President Kevin Brown said he wants to balance the "incredible" moment happening at the school with the needs of the students and their academic experience."While I remain profoundly grateful that staff, faculty, and students get to be a part of God’s unique and powerful work on our campus, I want to be mindful of my mandate as a fiduciary
  
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• Nearly 30 percent of work remains remote as workers dig in

  20-02-2023 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – The pandemic may be winding down, but the work-from-home revolution marches on.  Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is closer to half. In the nation’s biggest cities, entire office buildings sit empty.  Heading Home CEO issues apology after controversial homeless statementThe COVID-1
  
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• BCSO: Vehicle in northwest Albuquerque hit power pole, gas line causing fire in area

  20-02-2023 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies are on the scene of a vehicle crash on Second Street near Alameda. According to a BCSO tweet, a vehicle rolled over striking a power pole and gas line. The gas then ignited and started a fire in the area.
  BCSO reports right now all of Second St. is closed in both directions from Alameda to St. Francis Rd. No other information has been released at this time.
  
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• BCSO partially reopens Second Street following rollover

  20-02-2023 19:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office has reopened most of Second Street near Alameda after a rollover accident earlier Monday. BCSO deputies responded to the scene of a vehicle crash on Second Street near Alameda around 10:30 a.m.
  According to a BCSO tweet, a vehicle rolled over striking a power pole and gas line. The gas then ignited and started a fire in the area.
  Deputies shut down all of Second Street from Alameda to Saint Francis for a couple of hours
  
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• Electrification is a hot topic at Miami International Boat Show

  20-02-2023 18:35 via krqe.com
  
  (Our Auto Expert) - The 2023 Miami International Boat Show is the world’s largest, and it is going to have a huge impact on the marine economy.
  The marine industry generates about $1.34B in annual revenue and at this show alone, we see more than a thousand boats on the carpet and more than a hundred thousand attendants. One thing that makes it unique is that consumers not only come down and look at some of the boats at the show, but they can also test drive them as well. Some of the f
  
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• Texas homeowner faces city fines after suspected DWI driver slams into house

  20-02-2023 17:55 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) – Chris Newby usually parks his cars in his garage and driveway. Last month, a stranger parked his car just a few feet away in Newby’s guest room.“It sounds like a plane hit the house, I mean, I felt like I hit the ceiling," Newby said. “The whole house just shook.”It was Jan. 19 at 2:30 a.m. Newby was upstairs sleeping when the car barreled into a spare bedroom right below.FBI seizes 230,000 fentanyl pills, $130,000 after Albuquerque crashThe H
  
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• Embattled Don Lemon absent Monday from 'CNN This Morning'

  20-02-2023 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid ongoing criticism over his comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, Don Lemon was absent Monday from “CNN This Morning.” Co-host Poppy Harlow told viewers that “Don has the day off.”Lemon has not been on the air since Thursday, when during a discussion on “CNN This Morning” about the ages of politicians he said that the 51-year-old Haley was not “in her prime.” A woman, he said, was consider
  
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• 5 shot, including a child, along Mardi Gras parade route

  20-02-2023 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — One person was killed and four more were wounded along the Krewe of Bacchus parade route in Uptown New Orleans Sunday night.
  According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Officers patrolling the area for the parade heard multiple shots fired and were steps away from the scene, the department said.The five shooting victims include three men, a woman, and a girl. The ages of the victims were not immediately disclosed.NOPD: Man sho
  
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• 5 shot along Mardi Gras parade route, 1 person arrested

  20-02-2023 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A teenager was killed and four more were wounded along the Krewe of Bacchus parade route in Uptown New Orleans Sunday night.According to the New Orleans Police Department, the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. Officers patrolling the area for the parade heard multiple shots fired and were steps away from the scene, the department said. NOPD: Man shot in his car, crashes while trying to drive himself to a hospitalThe four people wounded were a 4-year-old girl, an 18-ye
  
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• Is Bell's palsy a side effect of COVID-19?

  20-02-2023 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) - Getting infect with COVID-19 can result in flu-like symptoms, respiratory issues, brain fog, and in very rare cases temporary facial paralysis.
  Bell's palsy describes an "unexplained episode of facial muscle weakness or paralysis" caused by damage to the facial nerve, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Usually the pain or discomfort is isolated to one side of the face. It starts suddenly and then gets worse over a 48-hour period.
  Waking up not being able to move the face and
  
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• 7 ways to take the stress and worry out of sending your child to summer camp

  20-02-2023 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Of all the things that can get in the way of summer camp, one of the biggest is not just anxiety among children worried about what camp will be like, but rather parental anxiety over whether the camp will be caring and safe for their child.Separation, along with related worries like an inability to communicate with their child and the need to place trust in camp directors and staff they don’t know, may be difficult barriers for a parent to overcome.Story cont
  
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• Where people in Las Cruces are looking to buy homes

  20-02-2023 15:56 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a period of frantic, domestic migration that saw Americans moving farther away from established urban centers.The number of homes sold every month has slowed as interest rates have risen, cooling some of those pandemic trends. But many Americans are still choosing to move long distances, and the vast majority of U.S. homebuyers—97%—utilize online sites when looking for their next home, according to a 2021 report from the National
  
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• How much immunity do we get from COVID-19 infection? Study offers new clues

  20-02-2023 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  (CBS NEWSPATH) - Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still evolving, and new research shows just how much immunity we're getting after being infected.Those two little lines that show a positive COVID test can cause plenty of anxiety, but researchers say COVID infections are giving a good deal of protection too. “Infection gives you a lot of immunity. I think that's the high-level message, particularly for severe disease and death,” says Chris Murray, Director
  
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• Roughly 18 guns per day intercepted at US airport security in '22, a new record

  20-02-2023 15:34 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The woman flying out of Philadelphia’s airport last year remembered to pack snacks, prescription medicine and a cellphone in her handbag. But what was more important was what she forgot to unpack: a loaded .380-caliber handgun in a black holster.The weapon was one of the 6,542 guns the Transportation Security Administration intercepted last year at airport checkpoints across the country. The number — roughly 18 per day — was an all-time high for guns i
  
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• Where people in Albuquerque are looking to buy homes

  20-02-2023 15:28 via krqe.com
  
  STACKER - The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a period of frantic, domestic migration that saw Americans moving farther away from established urban centers.The number of homes sold every month has slowed as interest rates have risen, cooling some of those pandemic trends. But many Americans are still choosing to move long distances, and the vast majority of U.S. homebuyers—97%—utilize online sites when looking for their next home, according to a 2021 report from the National A
  
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• US presidents who only served one term or less, ranked

  20-02-2023 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  STACKER - Research has found that the successes and failures of most presidents fade from public memory within 50 to 100 years after they leave the White House. This is especially true for the many bearded men of the 19th century, as some historians call them, who held the country's highest office for one term or less. Most popular boy names in the ’00s in New MexicoThe men consistently making the lists of history's most forgettable presidents—Millard Fillmore, Warren
  
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• What is open and closed on Presidents Day?

  20-02-2023 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  (WKBN) - Presidents Day is celebrated on Monday, Feb. 20, and you may be wondering what is open and closed on this day.
  The U.S. Postal Service will be closed for mail delivery for the holiday until Tuesday, Feb. 21. However, those expecting the mail through USPS’ Priority Mail Express might see mail arrive with limitations.
  However, other shipping companies like Amazon, UPS and FedEx will be open, though UPS advises that some additional business days may be needed due to the post office b
  
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• Firearm storage bill moves forward in New Mexico Legislature

  20-02-2023 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – One bill is making progress in the New Mexico Legislative Session, despite not passing in 2022. House Bill 9 or Bennie Hargrove's bill, named after the 13-year-old Washington Middle School student that was shot and killed in 2021 by a fellow student, has reached a milestone. The bill has passed in the House and is now moving forward into the Senate. "So many students watched that little boy die on the playground and they were mentally stressed as a result
  
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• North Korea fires two more missiles into Pacific 'firing range'

  20-02-2023 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  North Korea on Monday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean, with the sister of leader Kim Jong Un saying that the nation's use of the waters as “our firing range" depends on the "action" of U.S. forces. “... Using the Pacific as our firing range depends on the character of the action of US forces,” said Kim Yo Jong in a statement shared by North Korean state news media.The new launches come after North Korea on Saturday fired a long-range interco
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Bennie's Bill, Bernalillo County speed cameras, Mild and breezy, Pay bump, Animal adoption event

  20-02-2023 14:36 via krqe.com
  
  Monday Five FactsBiden makes surprise trip to Ukraine to meet with ZelenskyRoundhouse Roundup: Cybersecurity, politician behaviorGovernor Lujan Grisham to sign off on Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire relief fundsAPD: 1 person dead at northeast Albuquerque apartment complexAlbuquerque leaders to vote on catalytic converter theft prevention planEmergency overdose call turns into homicide investigation in Albuquerque
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  [1] One bill is making progress in the New Mexico Legislative Se
  
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• Morning showers south, mild and windy afternoon expected

  20-02-2023 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Southern New Mexico is seeing scattered rain showers this morning, especially around the I-10 corridor and the Sacramento Mountains. Showers will end by midday, and the afternoon and evening will be dry for all. Skies will stay partly to mostly cloudy today, and temperatures will be mild, but the winds will be picking up by this afternoon. Winds will be strongest in eastern NM, with gusts of 50 to 65 mph. The Rio Grande Valley and western NM will not be as win
  
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• Could this year be the year that ‘water cremation’ becomes legal in Texas? 

  20-02-2023 14:12 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One universal experience every person on this planet will experience is death. So what do you want to happen to your body after you die?If your response is cremation, you are not alone. In recent years, cremation has become the most common method of post-mortem body disposition, growing from around 34% in 2006 to 57.5% of the roughly 3.4 million Americans who died in 2021, according to the Cremation Association of North America.Story continues below:Crime: Albuquerque Polic
  
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• Alligator found in New York City park

  20-02-2023 14:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) — Park workers rescued an alligator found in the Prospect Park Lake on Sunday, officials said. The 4-foot-long gator was spotted on Sunday morning, according to a New York City Parks Department spokesperson. The alligator was found in poor condition. It was very lethargic and may have been shocked by the cold since it’s native to warmer climates. Story continues below:Crime: Woman accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old arrested for not showing up to
  
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• George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth

  20-02-2023 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  (The Conversation) - We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden teeth.They are all just myths, but one thing is certain: The father of our country suffered horribly with dental pain. Today, the dental profession has many ways to relieve dental pain and to replace missing teeth so that they look and feel like natural ones. Unfortunately for Washington, 18th-century dentistry coul
  
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• Roundhouse Roundup: Cybersecurity, politician behavior

  20-02-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Monday, February 20, legislators are debating many important issues in the Roundhouse. But mixed in with all the other bills on the schedule are a few interesting pieces of legislation: a bill to fund cybersecurity in the state and a bill to set clear expectations for the behavior of politicians.CybersecurityHouse Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Debra M. Sariñana (D-Abq.) and Sen. Michael Padilla (D-Abq.), seeks to boost the security of the state's comp
  
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• Biden makes surprise trip to Ukraine to meet with Zelensky

  20-02-2023 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  President Biden made a surprise stop in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and bringing word of new aid, as the nation prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion.“It’s good to be back in Kyiv,” said Biden, who sported a tie in Ukraine’s colors, blue and yellow. It was Biden’s first visit to the city since the war began and his eighth overall.
  Ambassador Bridget Brink greeted him on arrival, and Zelensky
  
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• APD: 1 person dead at northeast Albuquerque apartment complex

  20-02-2023 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department are investigating homicide in northeast Albuqueruqe. APD says Sunday night around 11 p.m. they were called to an apartment complex new Aspen Ave. and Carlisle Blvd. after reports of a disturbance.
  Story continues below:Crime: Albuquerque Police: Man kills woman then collects victim’s Social Security benefitsNew Mexico: Multiple New Mexico schools receive shooting hoaxKRQE Investigates: New Mexico court dismisses chase,
  
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• Map: Where Biden's student loan forgiveness could have the most impact

  20-02-2023 12:21 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - In roughly a week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which accepted about 26 million applications before legal challenges brought the process to a halt.
  While the application was open for less than a month, millions of Americans nationwide submitted their requests for relief, data released by the White House earlier this month showed. Of those, 16.5 million were fully approved and passed along to loa
  
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• Critics blast 'censorship' of Roald Dahl books

  20-02-2023 11:51 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers.A review of new editions of Dahl’s books now available in bookstores shows that some passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race were altered. The changes made by Puffin Boo
  
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• Albuquerque leaders to vote on catalytic converter theft prevention plan

  20-02-2023 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's an issue New Mexicans know all too well: catalytic converters getting stolen. Albuquerque leaders are trying to curb the problem and are set to vote on a plan this week.
  "I went out to see what was going on and realized that I should check around the vehicle and realized underneath that the catalytic converter had been taken," said Matthew Medina, who had his vehicle's catalytic converter stolen in November 2022.Fees waived at Albuquerque pet adopt
  
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• Bernalillo County looking to add speed cameras to roads

  20-02-2023 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- Less than a year after the City of Albuquerque got speed cameras, others could be following suit. Now, more speed cameras could be coming to the metro area. Fees waived at Albuquerque pet adoption eventBernalillo County Commissioners are expected to consider a proposed ordinance that could bring speed cameras to county roads. The proposed county ordinance is modeled after the city's ordinance.According to the bill, since the city installed speed cameras on
  
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• Dylan Chavez remains committed to NMSU Basketball even after other college offers

  20-02-2023 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dylan Chavez verbally committed to play basketball at New Mexico State University in November. The 6'6'' shooting guard and junior of La Cueva High School had planned on graduating early and then redshirting with the team next season.
  “I put a lot of thought into this. You know, I really believe in the coaching staff. I really believe in Coach Heiar and all of the assistant coaches. Coach Brandon Mason has been guiding me through all of this and all my
  
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• Dylan Chavez is "waiting to make a decision" on playing at NMSU

  20-02-2023 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dylan Chavez verbally committed to play basketball at New Mexico State University in November. The 6'6'' shooting guard and junior of La Cueva High School had planned on graduating early and then redshirting with the team next season.
  “I put a lot of thought into this. You know, I really believe in the coaching staff. I really believe in Coach Heiar and all of the assistant coaches. Coach Brandon Mason has been guiding me through all of this and all my
  
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• Governor Lujan Grisham to sign off on Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire relief funds

  20-02-2023 04:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The governor is set to sign a bill Monday that will set aside funds to help communities recover from the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire.Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is expected to sign Senate Bill 6 aimed at Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire recovery funds. The signing will take place Monday in Santa Fe.Story continues below:Crime: Albuquerque Police: Man kills woman then collects victim’s Social Security benefitsNew Mexico: Multiple New Mexico schools receive
  
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• Fees waived at Albuquerque pet adoption event

  20-02-2023 04:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sunday was the last day of an adoption event. It was hosted by Albuquerque's Animal Welfare Department.The 'I Promise My Forever Love' event was held from February 14 to February 19. During that time, adoption fees for pets were waived. The offer included spaying or neutering, vaccinations, and a microchip. Bill proposes parole eligibility for young offenders with life sentencesFree 'adoption bundles' were given out as well, which were valued at $50-$70 for
  
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• ABC Basketball brings in nationally ranked talent to Albuquerque

  20-02-2023 03:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Basketball Club (ABC) wrapped up its second New Mexico Showdown tournament on Sunday afternoon. High-quality talent was featured over the three-day tournament with prep teams from California, Arizona, and Colorado all competing.
  It was a successful event that provided a great experience for the local players, and it also brought in college coaches.
  "Bringing that level of competition here to New Mexico is always good for people to see, and it
  
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