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• New Mexico State Police squad called to bomb scare

  05-03-2023 22:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico authorities said there was a bomb scare Sunday morning. The incident took place near Santa Fe.According to New Mexico State Police (NMSP), a possible bomb was reported around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. A driver near Bataan Boulevard and frontage road reported he thought someone could have placed a bomb in his vehicle. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office: Kids were living in dirty home containing drugsNMSP's Bomb Squad came to the scene with New Mexico Cr
  
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• Shortage of asthma drug albuterol worsens amid factory closures

  05-03-2023 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A common asthma drug is in short supply after one of the last major manufacturers shut down operations.
  Albuterol is used to treat asthma, along with conditions like Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which surged earlier in the year. The drug is one of the most commonly prescribed in the U.S. and it's been on the FDA's shortage list for months.Akorn Pharmaceuticals, which was one of the major suppliers of albuterol, shut down operations at the end of February as part of Cha
  
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• Recycling lake litter: Ugandan makes innovative tourist boat

  05-03-2023 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  LUZIRA, Uganda (AP) — Flowering plants rise as if by magic from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors.The initial attraction becomes more compelling when tourists to Uganda learn that the greenery emerges from an innovative recycling project which uses thousands of dirt-encrusted plastic bottles to anchor the boat. Shortage of asthma drug albuterol worsens amid factory closuresFormer tour guide James Kateeba started building the
  
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• Farmington police search for suspect in Best Buy shoplifting incident

  05-03-2023 21:52 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Farmington police need the public's help finding a suspect.The department posted to Facebook, saying they'd like to speak with him about shoplifting that took place at a Best Buy store.Story continues below:Gas: New Mexico Gas Company leaders explain high winter gas billsNew Mexico: San Juan County sheriff who shot a dog tells his side of the storyCrime: New Mexico man sentenced for trafficking 45 lbs of meth from MexicoEntertainment: How long will the ski se
  
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• Albuquerque ordinance requires tax preparers to disclose costs before service

  05-03-2023 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's tax season. For the first time, the City of Albuquerque has a new ordinance that could protect filers from losing their refunds. It's a law many aren't aware of.With taxes due next month, the ordinance could save many the headache and anxiety that comes with overpaying while filing your taxes. 25 must-visit hidden gems from across the USFor example, a story far too common: a mother being taken advantage of.“A single mother with two toddlers whose
  
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• Sunday marks final day of 2023 National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show

  05-03-2023 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2023 National Fiery Foods and Barbecue Show continued through the weekend. It was held at Sandia Resort and Casino.The multi-day event features 170 different vendors from across the country showcasing mouth-burning foods.Story continues below:Gas: New Mexico Gas Company leaders explain high winter gas billsNew Mexico: San Juan County sheriff who shot a dog tells his side of the storyCrime: New Mexico man sentenced for trafficking 45 lbs of meth from Mexi
  
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• Senate committee passes controversial gender-affirming, reproductive healthcare bill

  05-03-2023 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's a topic that has divided the state. A bill protecting reproductive rights, including abortion, is almost through the legislative session with one more hurdle to go.
  In Saturday's Senate Judiciary Committee meeting, changes were made to House Bill 7. Many supporters of the bill believe it is a move to ensure health care in the state. Those that oppose it worry it will take away parental and medical professionals' rights.Northern New Mexico weavers keeping
  
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• As March Madness looms, so do sports betting taxes

  05-03-2023 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NerdWallet) - As online sports betting rolls out in more states, people are encountering legalized gambling in new ways. But whether you're wagering on March Madness from your couch or flying to Las Vegas for a weekend at the tables, you'll have to pay taxes on your winnings.The IRS has clear-cut rules on gambling income that predate the recent explosion of the sports betting industry. In short, the proceeds from a successful wager are taxable income, just like your paycheck or investment gains
  
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• 25 must-visit hidden gems from across the US

  05-03-2023 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - From big cities to iconic national monuments to well-known tourist traps, there's no shortage of popular vacation destinations within the United States. However, sometimes the most memorable trips happen when you seek out unexpected, under-the-radar spots that you never would've known about without some prior research.For instance, although the U.S. is home to 63 national parks, famous ones like Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon National Park tend to get the lion's share of
  
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• No hazardous materials from Saturday train derailment in Ohio

  05-03-2023 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) -- First responders were called to Springfield, Ohio, Saturday after 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed.
  A team with Clark County Hazmat was activated to survey the derailment "out of an abundance of caution" and residents in the immediate area were told to shelter in place.
  Crews from Clark County Hazmat, Norfolk Southern and the Ohio EPA all conducted their own independent examinations of the crash scene and said there was no evidence to support any spi
  
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• It was the most visited national park in 2022, but it isn't exactly a park

  05-03-2023 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Visitation was up last year across the National Park system, new data shows, with a dozen parks recording more than five million visits each. Parks you may expect to have high visitation numbers — the Grand Canyon, Zion, and the Great Smoky Mountains, for example — did, but not as much as one park that isn't exactly a park.Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office: Kids were living in dirty home containing drugsAccording to the National Park Service (NPS), 312 million recr
  
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• Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit

  05-03-2023 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state – aging, underfunded and losing riders, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many proposed solutions focus on new technologies, like self-driving cars and flying taxis. But as a researcher in urban policy and planning, I see more near-term promise in a mode that’s been around for a century: the city bus.Today, buses in many parts of the U.S. are old and don’t run often enough or serv
  
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• Teen hikers rescued after days stuck in California snowstorm

  05-03-2023 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — When his 17-year-old son and friend headed off for a 10-day trek in the Southern California mountains, Cesar Ramirez said he wasn’t too worried. The teens were avid hikers with ample foods in their backpacks, a tent and snowshoes, plus extensive training and aspirations to join the military.But when the snow began pummeling the mountains east of Los Angeles by the foot-load and Ramirez lost contact with them through a tracking app, he called the San Bernardino Coun
  
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• Radio interference from satellites is threatening astronomy – a proposed zone for testing new technologies could head off the problem

  05-03-2023 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes capture X-ray images, and observatories like the Green Bank Telescope, the Very Large Array, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array and dozens of other observatories around the world work at radio wavelengths.Radio telescopes are facing a problem. All sa
  
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• When – and why – did people first start using money?

  05-03-2023 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - Sometimes you run across a grimy, tattered dollar bill that seems like it’s been around since the beginning of time. Assuredly it hasn’t, but the history of human beings using cash currency does go back a long time – 40,000 years.Scientists have tracked exchange and trade through the archaeological record, starting in Upper Paleolithic when groups of hunters traded for the best flint weapons and other tools. First, people bartered, makin
  
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• A little bit of narcissism is normal and healthy – here's how to tell when it becomes pathological

  05-03-2023 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - During former President Donald Trump’s campaign and presidency, the word narcissism became something of a buzzword. And in recent years the word has been popularized on social media and in the press.As a result, social media and other online platforms are now rife with insights, tips, stories and theories from life coaches, therapists, psychologists and self-proclaimed narcissists about navigating relationships with narcissists o
  
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• Jon Jones wins UFC heavyweight title

  05-03-2023 07:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jon Jones added a new belt to his collection. "Bones" took down Ciryl Gane for the UFC heavyweight title during UFC 285 on Saturday.
  It wasn't much of a fight, as Jones took a kick to the groin and retaliated by taking Gane down moments later. Jones won by submission just over two minutes into the first round.With the win, Jones record now improves to 27-1-0 (1 NC).
  
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• State basketball tournament: Boys first round recap

  05-03-2023 05:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico boys high school state basketball tournament tipped off on Saturday. Games were hosted by the higher seed as teams battled for the right to advance to the quarterfinals in the Pit, Rio Rancho Events Center and Bernalillo High School. Here is a list of Saturday’s winners. 2023 state basketball tournament brackets5AVolcano Vista, Atrisco, Organ Mountain, West Mesa, Los Lunas, La Cueva, Cleveland, Sandia4AAlbuquerque Academy, Deming, Valley
  
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• Bill supporting paid family, medical leave through state funds passes Senate

  05-03-2023 04:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An idea kicked around by lawmakers for years continues to make its way through the Roundhouse. It involves paid family and medical leave.Senate Bill 11 would establish the paid family and medical leave fund. This would allow individuals who need to take a longer period of time away from work (for managing certain kinds of medical and family issues) to apply to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions to receive a percentage of their salary during leave. Nor
  
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• Westside Boulevard project reaches finish line

  05-03-2023 03:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A project to help ease traffic on a busy road between Albuquerque and Rio Rancho has finished.The $10 million project helped widen Westside Boulevard between Golf Course and NM 528 that joins Albuquerque to Rio Rancho. Northern New Mexico weavers keeping tradition alive with help from Ariat“We are so grateful that these important improvements are now finished and working to more easily connect the community,” said Municipal Development Direc
  
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• Spring warmth arrives this weekend

  05-03-2023 01:48 via krqe.com
  
  Beautiful spring weather is finally spilling into our state this weekend. High temps have soared into the lower 60s for the ABQ metro, lower 50s for Santa Fe, but 70° in Roswell and Alamogordo. We can thank mainly sunny skies and breezier southwesterly winds. They were a little stronger than Friday with peak gusts 35-45 mph over the Continental Divide.
  Overnight Saturday into Sunday, clouds increase over the Four Corners. This coupled with some stronger winds east of the mountains means a mi
  
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• ABQ BioPark hosting second 'On the Rocks' event

  05-03-2023 01:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark's "On the Rocks" event last weekend had a great turnout. Now, they've already planned another one.The event invited adults, 21 or older, to come to visit the sea exhibits after they closed. Oddities & Curiosities Expo makes stop in AlbuquerqueIt includes themed drinks and food stations to enjoy while the zoo staff teaches you about the complex lives of different sea creatures.Food and a drink are included in the price of admission.The eve
  
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• Man arrested for Albuquerque pursuit, crash

  05-03-2023 01:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department (APD) arrested a man on drug trafficking charges. He's accused of leading them on a chase through northwest Albuquerque. Malnourished bear found in Red River dumpster on way to full recoveryAccording to the criminal complaint, an officer caught Colt Dalton speeding through a red light near Menaul and second street around 8:30 Friday night.The officer tried to pull him over and Dalton allegedly took off, speeding through a second
  
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• Oddities & Curiosities Expo makes stop in Albuquerque

  05-03-2023 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An event catered to lovers of strange, unusual, and bizarre brought in people by the thousands Saturday. It was their biggest turnout yet.The Oddities and Curiosities Expo was held at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque for its 5th year.Vendors and small businesses gathered from all over the country to show off all things weird. Northern New Mexico weavers keeping tradition alive with help from AriatFeatured items included things like funeral collectibles, t
  
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