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• Lobo baseball scores 30 in home opener, Spenrath hits 3 home runs

  25-02-2023 22:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There were no shortage of runs. The UNM Lobos put on an offensive show in their home opener Friday, beating Northern Colorado 30-1. The 30 runs is one run short of the school record.
  The Lobos had 28 hits and got three home runs from Reed Spenrath, all in the first four innings of the game. Spenrath went three for four with six RBIs and three runs scored. His teammate Jeffrey David also had a career-best six RBI. David also tied his career best in hit total
  
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• Drones over Ukraine: What the war means for the future of remotely piloted aircraft in combat

  25-02-2023 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Over the past year, images from Ukraine have often portrayed a war resembling other conflicts from the past half-century. Russian forces deploy tanks, fighter planes, warships, amphibious vehicles and attack helicopters. Ukrainians fight back with anti-tank weapons, grenade launchers and anti-aircraft missiles. This is how much of the war appears on the ground.But there’s another side to the conflict – a hypermodern battleground where drones play a crucial role i
  
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• Baby boomer baby names that have gone out of style

  25-02-2023 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - Some names seem so ubiquitous that it is hard to imagine they will ever be anything other than everywhere in the popular consciousness. However, a look at the history of popular names shows such enduring popularity is far from given.When the parents of the baby boomer generation came back from World War II, an array of social factors influenced the names they would give their children, including the names of beloved presidents and popular actors. From models to actors to singer-songw
  
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• Cloudy skies, milder temps Saturday

  25-02-2023 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  Good Saturday everyone! We're waking up to cloudy conditions statewide this morning. Temperatures are closer to average or even slightly above because of the clouds. But we are feeling some breezes, producing some rather chilly wind chill values across northern NM. Skies will remain mainly cloudy for our Saturday with some gusty winds near the Continental Divide. Highs will climb near 60° for the ABQ metro, middle 50s for Santa Fe, and upper 60s over southern NM. A couple sprinkles/light sho
  
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• Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US

  25-02-2023 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Less than two weeks after train cars filled with hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio and caught fire, a truck carrying nitric acid crashed on a major highway outside Tucson, Arizona, killing the driver and releasing toxic chemicals into the air.The Arizona hazmat disaster shut down Interstate 10, a major cross-country highway, and forced evacuations in surrounding neighborhoods.But the highway crash didn’t draw national attention the way the train derai
  
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• Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year as light pollution erases stars for everyone

  25-02-2023 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - For most of human history, the stars blazed in an otherwise dark night sky. But starting around the Industrial Revolution, as artificial light increasingly lit cities and towns at night, the stars began to disappear.We are twoastronomers who depend on dark night skies to do our research. For decades, astronomers have been building telescopes in the darkest places on Earth to avoid light pollution.Today, most people live in cities or suburbs
  
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• Roundhouse Roundup: Vehicle registration fees, biodiesel tax credit

  25-02-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Saturday, February 25, legislators will tackle bills on a range of topics. Among those on the schedule are a bill to raise vehicle registration fees and a bill to offer tax credits for those who use biodiesel.Vehicle registration feesSenate Bill 275, sponsored by Sen. Roberto "Bobby" J. Gonzales (D-Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe & Taos), would increase vehicle registration fees by 25%. The extra funds would go to the state road fund as well as county
  
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• Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn't exist has a long evolutionary history

  25-02-2023 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - You can easily picture yourself riding a bicycle across the sky even though that’s not something that can actually happen. You can envision yourself doing something you’ve never done before – like water skiing – and maybe even imagine a better way to do it than anyone else.Imagination involves creating a mental image of something that is not present for your senses to detect, or even something that isn’t out there in reality somewhere. Imaginati
  
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• Early round wins for Sanchez, Torres during 'Tapia Fight Night'

  25-02-2023 09:08 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – While boxers from around the country came to the City of Vision for Tapia Fight Night at the Rio Rancho Events Center, much of the attention was focused on the Sanchez brothers, Jason and Jose, Josh Torres and Nicco Tapia. The local heroes all emerged victorious.The main event of the evening featured former world title challenger Jason Sanchez as he took on Mexican boxer Rafael Reyes. It was the first bout for Sanchez in more than two years and it took h
  
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• Warmer Saturday ahead of Sunday's Winter Storm

  25-02-2023 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  Tonight is calm, quiet, and warmer…New Mexico saw great final Friday of February and meteorological winter. Overnight lows will be relatively mild, especially south of I-40 where most locations won’t drop below freezing. Further north it will be colder, but not frigid as cloud coverage will insulate the state overnight.Tomorrow the clouds will stick around as the jet stream remains southwesterly. The southwesterly breezes will bring warmer weather into the state Saturday afternoon w
  
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• Family of Albuquerque mom killed by drunk driver speaks out

  25-02-2023 06:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was an emotional day in court as a family learned the fate of the drunk driver who killed an Albuquerque mother in a high-speed crash. Jennifer Munoz was sentenced today after she admitted to hitting and killing Janelle Katesigwa.
  The family is heartbroken, remembering the loving mother and wife who lost her life to a drunk driver. That driver, Jennifer Munoz, was going 89 miles per hour in a 35 zone in May of 2021 when she ran a red light and hit Janelle
  
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• Santa Fe couple moves to Ukraine to offer help

  25-02-2023 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Fe couple decided to pack up their lives and move across the world to help total strangers. The couple doesn't have any connections to Ukraine, but still felt compelled to do their part. When the war in Ukraine broke out last year, Rocky and his wife, Emmy Durham, didn’t think twice.
  The couple booked their first flight to Ukraine in April 2022. After volunteering in Poland and Ukraine, they felt they could do the most by living full-time in
  
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• Camper stolen from Peralta home

  25-02-2023 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – For Valentino Barron and his wife, their 28-foot camper is much more than just four wheels. It was their first big purchase together back in 2018. The Barrons are heartbroken after someone broke their gate, drove onto their property, and took off with their camper in less than 20 minutes. It happened in broad daylight last week in Peralta while the couple was at work. "My heart just dropped," he said. "It makes me feel violated, I mean, I don't feel comf
  
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• New dinosaur fossils at the Natural History Museum

  25-02-2023 05:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new exhibit at the Natural History Museum aims to teach people about New Mexico's connection to the study of dinosaurs. The exhibit features fossil material of the Alamosaurus – a dinosaur measuring up to 98 feet long and weighing up to 80 tons.The first fossil of the Alamosaurus dinosaur was discovered south of Farmington in 1921. The museum hopes to teach people about the dinosaur and New Mexico's involvement in the study of dinosaurs with thi
  
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• Man identified in Sunland Park police shooting

  25-02-2023 05:17 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Sunland Park, New Mexico the morning of Friday, Feb. 24.
  Police responded to a call about an intoxicated male arguing with two other individuals at a residence near 113 Calle Diaz on Thursday, Feb. 23, around 11:50 p.m. As officers began investigating the situation, 42-year-old Leonardo Hernandez allegedly pulled out a handgun. New Mexico Man sentenced to 20
  
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• New Mexico Man sentenced to 20 years for robbing mail carriers

  25-02-2023 04:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who admitted to robbing mail carriers at gunpoint in 2020 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. 21-year-old Cisco Casaus-Alires pled guilty in June 2022 to robbery of mail, money, and other property of the United States; and brandishing a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence. APD looking for homicide, auto theft suspectInvestigators say he pulled a gun on three different occasions to take mail, parcels, phones, and
  
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• City of Albuquerque pushes for road improvements

  25-02-2023 03:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque wants to put a few new road projects on a priority list for federal money. Tom Menicucci, a Project Analyst with the city says they’d like to see the next round of federal fast act dollars for the projectsThere's no estimate yet on how much a new interchange would cost, or how long it could take to gather all of the funding. If these projects end up making it onto the state's lists for federal funding they wouldn't replace
  
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• Albuquerque plans upcoming road improvements

  25-02-2023 03:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque wants to put a few new road projects on a priority list for federal money. Tom Menicucci, a Project Analyst with the city says they’d like to see the next round of federal fast act dollars for the projectsThere's no estimate yet on how much a new interchange would cost, or how long it could take to gather all of the funding. If these projects end up making it onto the state's lists for federal funding they wouldn't replace
  
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• APS's Metro Youth Art Exhibit opens

  25-02-2023 02:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public School's 2023 Metro Youth Art Exhibit opened Friday, Feb. 24. The annual art exhibit showcases artwork from high school and middle school students. Los Alamos National Labs say they corrected 100-year-old math errorThe free exhibit will be open to the public through Mar. 16 at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center. Awards will be given to students in various categories. The City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County will also purc
  
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• State official pay bumps debated at the Roundhouse

  25-02-2023 02:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A bill in the Roundhouse is proposing around a $50,000 pay bump for high-ranking state officials. Senate Bill 442 would only benefit officials whose terms start on or after Jan. 1, 2027. "The people who are in these positions deserve to be compensated at something that gets close to what they might be able to do in the real world," one lawmaker said.
  The bill only bumps the salaries of the governor, the secretary of state, the state auditor, the state treasurer, th
  
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• Old buildings to be renovated for artists downtown

  25-02-2023 01:55 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Downtown Albuquerque could soon put old buildings to new use. A local nonprofit has an idea to renovate old buildings and turn them into affordable housing and workspaces for artists. Downtown Albuquerque Mainstreet and the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency are partnering with Artspace Consulting Inc. to create affordable housing and workspaces for creatives.  A local artist says this project could help revitalize the area. "I could
  
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• Woman sentenced to 10 years for drunk driving crash

  25-02-2023 01:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The woman responsible for driving drunk and killing a mother on her way to work has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Police say in May of 2021 Jennifer Munoz was going nearly 90 miles per hour in a 35 zone when she ran a red light and hit and killed Janelle Katesigwa.Her family addressed the court during sentencing on Friday, Feb. 24. Widower Silver Katesigwa said, “the pain I couldn't tolerate easily. I feel lost and confused over how I'm supposed to
  
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• Settlement reached for 'Rust' state citations

  25-02-2023 01:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) has reached a settlement with Rust Movie Productions LLC (RMP) regarding two citations following the incidents that occurred in October 2021.According to officials, RMP will withdraw its contest of the citations and will pay $100,000. A recent settlement dropped the fine from $136,000 to $100,000, but it remains the largest Occupational Health and Safety Act penalty in the state of New Mexico since 2010. Tri
  
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• Warming through Saturday before another storm Sunday

  25-02-2023 01:23 via krqe.com
  
  Today is calm, quiet, and warmer...a great final Friday of February and meteorological winter. Overnight lows will be relatively mild, especially south of I-40 where most locations won't drop below freezing. Further north it will be colder, but not frigid as cloud coverage will insulate the state overnight.Tomorrow the clouds will stick around as the jet stream remains southwesterly. The southwesterly breezes will bring warmer weather into the state Saturday afternoon with highs above average. B
  
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• Trial set for man charged in Pokémon Go murder

  25-02-2023 00:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Convicted in the 2019 shooting death of a Sandia High School senior, Izaiah Garcia will now face a trial in the fall for another 2019 murder case. According to newly filed court records, Garcia is now expected to go to trial in September for the murder of 21-year-old Cayla Campos.Campos was killed in a shooting at Bianchetti Park near Lomas and Tramway in October 2019. Investigators say she and her boyfriend were playing Pokémon Go at the pa
  
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• Snow keeps Colorado highways closed

  25-02-2023 00:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Colorado road crews are still working to clear snow off of highways that shut down during storms on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Crews are busy working as of Feb. 24 and are not yet sure when these passes will reopen.Passes closed
  US 160 Wolf Creek Pass between Pagosa Springs and South ForkUS 550 Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and OurayCO 17 Cumbres and La Manga Passes southwest of AntonitioRoadrunner Food Bank receives over 3,000 cans from local competitionAll other s
  
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• Effort to ban paramilitary groups from mobilizing in New Mexico progresses through Roundhouse

  25-02-2023 00:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There's a push in the roundhouse to essentially ban private militias in New Mexico. In the past few years, we've seen controversy as armed and uniformed paramilitary groups showed up at protests, and along the border.This bill is partially in response to what happened in Albuquerque in 2020 when a group calling themselves the New Mexico Civil Guard got involved in the Oñate statue protest.Judge grants motion against New Mexico Civil Guard"The sta
  
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