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• Wet weather pattern continues this week

  20-03-2023 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  Several rounds of rain and mountain snow will move through New Mexico this week. Heavy snow will fall across the northern mountains with rain in the lower elevations.
  Scattered rain and mountain snow showers continue this afternoon across western and northern New Mexico as moisture streams in from the west. We will continue to see rain and mountain snow overnight in these parts of New Mexico. Tuesday will bring another round of heavy mountain snow and lower elevation rain across northwest and no
  
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• Did New Mexico legislators pass fewer bills than usual during the 2023 session?

  20-03-2023 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's politicians just wrapped up 60 days of heated debates, legislative battles, and lawmaking. Both sides of the political aisle had key victories, but overall how did the session stack up to previous years?To find out, KRQE News 13 analyzed more than 29,000 bills introduced since the year 2000. The data suggests that 2023's session was low in the number of bills brought into discussion but about average in terms of how many bills passed. New Mexico ta
  
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• Months after being rescued from crash, chihuahuas find forever homes

  20-03-2023 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  Almost three months after they were rescued from a van crash in early January near Vaughn, The East Mountain Companion Animal Project, who rescued around 100 chihuahuas, says it's been quite the battle getting dozens of the puppies rehabilitated. Now over 50 of the pups have found their forever homes.“There was no grooming, there was a lot of dental work that needed to be done, there were a couple of animals that had broken bones from the accident, ther
  
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• New Mexico takes action on healthcare abuse cases, cuts contracts

  20-03-2023 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham spoke to the media today about the state’s decision to cut the cord with four healthcare providers, amid an investigation into the abuse of a developmentally disabled patient. Now the state is finding more cases of alleged abuse as it checks up on other patients around the state. Governor Lujan Grisham said the state will be doing visits in person with everyone in the state’s program involved with developmental disability
  
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• UNM holds memorial for Distinguished Professor Linda Hall

  20-03-2023 22:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico is holding a memorial service for a Distinguished Professor who died in September 2022. Linda Hall was a Distinguished Emerita Professor of History at the University of New Mexico.
  UNM's memorial for Hall is set for Apr. 1 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in the UNM Alumni Memorial Chapel. Her memorial will coincide with the Rocky Mountain Latin American Studies Conference in Santa Fe. Carlsbad Fire Department deals with three fires in
  
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• APD: Albuquerque man caught exposing himself to teens

  20-03-2023 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is accused of exposing himself to high school girls. A criminal complaint states two teens saw 27-year-old David Garcia inside his car touching himself inappropriately with his pants down as he watched them leave Manzano High School earlier this month.Story continues below:Community: ‘Bear huggers’ wanted with New Mexico Department of Game and FishAlbuquerque: 40 vehicles found damaged in downtown Albuquerque parking lotsNew Me
  
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• Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison

  20-03-2023 22:21 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents.
  James Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder Sunday, shortly after his wife died after being taken off life support during her third trip to the hospital this month. According to court records, he is being represented by the public
  
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• Carlsbad Fire Department deals with three fires in one day

  20-03-2023 22:21 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – The Carlsbad Fire Department had a busy day on Sunday, Mar. 19. The department responded to three different fires in just one day.Firefighters were first called out in the morning to a house fire on Livingston Street. Later that day, Carlsbad Windland Firefighters helped county crews put out a 25-acre fire on Queens Highway. Then, in the evening, fire teams responded to another house fire on Jackson Street. Bernalillo County unveils new center for recovery aidA
  
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• Blake's murder suspect will be held until trial

  20-03-2023 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man accused of shooting a father in a Blake's Lotaburger parking lot last week will be held behind bars until trial. According to a criminal complaint, Christopher Rodriguez was with his girlfriend, Brittany Sena, while she was exchanging custody of her daughter with the little girl's father. Couple charged in Blake’s fatal shooting appears in courtPolice say the two men got into a fight and Rodriguez shot and killed Tristan Isaacs. Monday, a judge
  
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• Bernalillo County unveils new center for recovery aid

  20-03-2023 22:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Monday, Mar. 20, the Bernalillo County Department of Behavior Health Services unveiled its new Adan Carriaga living room center at the CARE campus in the international district. The CARE campus was created to help people get sober and to provide them with recovery housing.The new living room center will be used to give clients a comfortable place to seek help and receive advice from people who understand the recovery process. "It's part of the continuum o
  
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• Temporary siphon fix brings water to Corrales farmers

  20-03-2023 21:46 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) says it has a temporary fix in place after a siphon broke in 2022. On Monday, Mar. 13, the MRGCD successfully tested its electric pumping solution for the Corrales Siphon.The district covered a hole in the pipeline in May 2022 and shut it down during the irrigation season. This pause, along with low rainfall and low river levels, caused problems for farmers in the area. The district installed diesel pumps after
  
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• Anti-trans rant at San Francisco Cheesecake Factory caught on video

  20-03-2023 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - A transgender woman enjoying her meal at The Cheesecake Factory in San Francisco's Union Square was faced with an anti-trans rant from a fellow diner, and she caught it all on a TikTok livestream.
  Lilly Contino is a full-time content creator living in San Francisco. She was dining at the Union Square Cheesecake Factory on Geary Street on March 9 when she began livestreaming to her TikTok followers.
  "Everything was pretty normal until a woman with a walker entered the resta
  
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• The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding

  20-03-2023 21:03 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.
  They've breached dikes and removed dams to create wetland habitat for Chinook salmon, the orcas' most important food. They’ve limited commercial fishing to try to ensure prey for the whales. They've made boats slow down and keep far
  
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• What is 'Alien Abduction Day'?

  20-03-2023 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – March 20 marks 'Alien Abduction Day.' No place has a better claim to UFOs and aliens than New Mexico. Raffi Andonian, Historian discussed the history of when people first saw any alien activity. New ‘out-of-this-world’ event coming to Roswell this springIn 1639 America's first record abduction was in Massachusett Bay Colony. John Winthrop the governor's leader of the colony at that time experienced an encounter along with three other men. Accordi
  
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• Police: Colorado Dentist used rush order cyanide to poison wife

  20-03-2023 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Investigators say a Colorado dentist intent on killing his wife put poison in her protein shakes before finally succeeding with a rush order dose of potassium cyanide powder he said he needed to perform surgery. As Angela Craig languished in the hospital with doctors unable to figure out what was wrong with her, police also allege James Craig was meeting with a woman he planned to start a new life with, according to court documents.Craig, 45, was arrested on suspicion of firs
  
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• Florida students spend spring break helping asylum-seekers in Mexican border towns

  20-03-2023 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- It's a far cry from what many college students do during spring break, but a group of Florida college students spent their time off passing out hygiene kits and supplies and praying with asylum-seekers in two Mexican border cities.The seven students attend Southeastern University, a Christian college east of Tampa, and they told Border Report they felt called by God to spend this week in mission service.At a church in McAllen, where they slept in spare classroom
  
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• Brother of slain Gulf Cartel boss sentenced for role in multi-state cocaine ring

  20-03-2023 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The South Texas brother of a former Gulf Cartel boss on Monday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a cocaine ring that Department of Justice officials say spanned multiple states.Lee Roy Villarreal, 39, of Rio Grande City, Texas, must serve 180 months followed by five years supervised release for his involvement in a large-scale cocaine distribution network, U.S. Attorney Alamdar Hamdani announced.DPS surveillance photos show smugglers hauling drugs into Sou
  
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• Lawmakers prepare to grill TikTok CEO amid calls to ban the app

  20-03-2023 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — TikTok's CEO is about to be in the hot seat on Capitol Hill.
  At a highly anticipated hearing this week, lawmakers will get the chance to grill him as they weigh legislation to ban the app altogether.On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing focused on the popular app. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to answer questions about that hearing.Lawmakers are expected to address concerns about what data the Chinese-owned app collects, who
  
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• Rap legends Ice Cube, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to perform in Rio Rancho

  20-03-2023 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Some of the most iconic names in rap music history are now slated for a big show in Rio Rancho next month. Headlining the "420 West Show," Ice Cube will be joined by Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony and others, performing at the Rio Rancho Events Center on April 20. What concerts are coming to New Mexico in 2023?The expected concert is a return to Rio Rancho for Ice Cube, best known as a founding member of N.W.A. and a solo career that spawned hits like "It Was a Good Da
  
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• PNM hosting Los Lunas event for customers with past-due electric bills

  20-03-2023 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – PNM is looking to help customers pay their overdue electricity bills on Friday, March 24. The event is free and will be held at the Los Lunas Transportation Center.The event will be Friday, March 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 101 Courthouse Road, Los Lunas, NM 87031. To be eligible for financial assistance, you must fall within these income guidelines:Household SizeMax Monthly Income1$1,6692$2,2893$2,8794$3,4695$4,0596$4,6497$5,239 Los Alamos team eme
  
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• It’s the first day of spring: Here’s what that really means

  20-03-2023 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Spring has sprung!Monday marked the spring equinox — at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere.But what does that actually mean?WHAT IS THE SPRING EQUINOX?As the Earth travels around the sun, it does so at an angle.For most of the year, the Earth’s axis is tilted either toward or away from the sun. That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet.During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and i
  
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• APD identifies three victims in weekend homicides

  20-03-2023 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has released the names of three victims, following a deadly weekend in Albuquerque. Currently, police are investigating four homicides that happened in a span of 24 hours.  Violent weekend leaves four people dead in AlbuquerqueSaturday afternoon police found John Taylor, shot to death in a parking lot near Alameda and Corrales. Then early in the morning on Sunday, police responded to a shooting near Central and Tramway
  
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• 'Star Wars' actor Paul Grant dead at 56: reports

  20-03-2023 18:51 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Actor Paul Grant has died after collapsing outside a London train station, his family confirmed to British news outlets Monday. He was 56 years old.
  Grant's acting credits include parts in two of the biggest series in movie history, "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter." He played an Ewok in "Return of the Jedi" and a goblin in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
  Grant was found by emergency crews Thursday afternoon and taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced brain de
  
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• Los Alamos team emerges victorious at New Mexico Regional Science Bowl

  20-03-2023 18:37 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – This year, 14 high school teams from around the state competed to show off their science smarts. But in the fast-paced quiz game, only one emerged as victor with an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.The National Science Bowl is a Jeopardy-type quiz, where students around the U.S. answer science and math questions. They're tested on a range of knowledge, such as space science, biology, earth science, physics, etc. Historic La Fonda Hotel embarks on new
  
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• Daughter of American woman kidnapped in Mexico receives ransom call

  20-03-2023 18:37 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — It has been 39 days since Maria Del Carmen Lopez was kidnapped from her home in Pueblo Nuevo, Mexico. Her family is yet to receive any updates from the FBI on the status of the investigation.
  "It's been a roller coaster for the last 39 days. It definitely seems like we're actually living inside of a nightmare,” said Zonia, Maria's daughter.Ohio State student found dead while on spring break in MexicoZonia was alerted by family members in Mexico about her mother's kidna
  
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• Putin says he welcomes Chinese leader's plan for settling 'acute crisis in Ukraine'

  20-03-2023 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow for a three-day visit on Monday and signaled that he is open to working with China to resolve the Russian invasion of Ukraine.The Associated Press reported that Putin welcomed Xi's plan for "settlement of the acute crisis in Ukraine."Xi arrived in Moscow on Monday in his first trip to the country since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, a visit that the West sees as Beijing doubling down on its support for Russia. The m
  
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• U.S. Marshals offer reward for Roswell fugitive

  20-03-2023 18:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Marshals Service District of New Mexico is requesting help from the public to find a fugitive charged with multiple felonies in New Mexico. Samantha Dennae Shull, 34, is charged with homicide, armed robbery, tampering with evidence, and conspiracy. $1,000 reward for Santa Fe murder suspectU.S. Marshals are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to her capture. They say they have multiple leads throughout southeastern New Mexico where Shull
  
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• Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas

  20-03-2023 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — People have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.They've breached dikes and removed dams to create wetland habitat for Chinook salmon, the orcas' most important food. They’ve limited commercial fishing to try to ensure prey for the whales. They've made boats slow down and keep fart
  
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• REAL ID fair offers help to New Mexicans

  20-03-2023 17:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Second Judicial District Court (SJDC) Pro Bono Committee and New Mexico Legal Aid Volunteer Attorney Program will be helping anyone in need of obtaining or renewing a REAL ID driver's license. The fair will be held Saturday, March 25 at the Bernalillo County Westside Community Center, located at 1250 Isleta Blvd., SW. The no-fee legal fair will also run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Story continues below:Community: ‘Bear huggers’ wanted with New Mex
  
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• 3 convicted of murder in death of rapper XXXTentacion

  20-03-2023 17:46 via krqe.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Three men were found guilty Monday of the 2018 killing of star rapper XXXTentacion, who was shot outside a South Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000.Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery by a jury that deliberated a little more than seven days. They will receive mandatory life sentences at a later date.The defendants showed little emotion as each st
  
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• Amazon says it will lay off another 9,000 workers

  20-03-2023 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday that the company will be laying off another 9,000 employees, marking the second round of significant layoffs this year.
  These cuts are in addition to the 18,000 layoffs Jassy announced in January, which had started in November. Jassy said in a memo to employees on Monday that most of the cuts will affect Amazon Web Services, People Experience and Technology Solutions, advertising and Twitch, which is a video livestreaming service."For several
  
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• Is New Mexico a good state for doctors?

  20-03-2023 17:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new study by the personal finance website WalletHub looks at which states are best and worst for doctors. The site looked at two key dimensions; opportunity & competition and medical environment. So how did New Mexico stack up?Towards the bottom, unfortunately. New Mexico came in at #46 just ahead of the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. The state ranked 35th when it came to opportunity and 44 for opportunity.Source: WalletHu
  
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• Bruce Willis' family celebrates actor's birthday with moving social media posts

  20-03-2023 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- As Bruce Willis celebrated his 68th birthday Sunday, the actor’s family and loved ones, including wife Emma Heming and ex-wife, actress Demi Moore, took to social media to celebrate the icon who is suffering from frontotemporal dementia (known as FTD).  In 2022 the “Die Hard” star’s family revealed that he would be stepping away from acting following a diagnosis of aphasia. Then, in February of this year, it was announced that Willis’ condition h
  
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• 2 students hurt in Texas school shooting, suspect arrested

  20-03-2023 15:43 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Two students were injured in a shooting outside a Dallas-area high school on Monday morning and police arrested the person suspected of opening fire, officials said.The shooting began on a high school campus in the suburb of Arlington around 6:55 a.m., before many students arrived for the first day back to classes after the spring break, according to police and school district officials.One student was injured by gunfire, another was hurt by “debris from the s
  
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• Dollar Tree pauses egg sales as prices climb

  20-03-2023 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Dollar Tree has announced it will stop selling eggs in its stores, according to Reuters, as the price of everyday food continues to surge due to ongoing inflation hitting grocery shoppers. The discount retailer is a major destination for shoppers throughout the United States and Canada, many of whom often shop on a budget and rely on its cheap prices for everyday grocery products. According to Reuters, Dollar Tree anticipates restocking its egg inventory in all stores later th
  
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• Study: Workplace EV charging could cut need for more power plants

  20-03-2023 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  (Green Car Reports) -- Thorough planning of EV charging station placement, specifically with a greater emphasis on workplace charging, could cut the need for more power plants, according to a new MIT study.Published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the study uses data from New York City and Dallas to counter the narrative that an influx of electric cars will create massively higher electricity demand and necessitate more power plants. Researchers argue that smarter plannin
  
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• Buster Murdaugh denies involvement in high school classmate's 2015 death

  20-03-2023 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  Buster Murdaugh, the surviving son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh, has denied involvement in the 2015 death of a high school classmate. Buster Murdaugh in a statement to NBC News denounced the “vicious rumors” alleging his involvement in the death of Stephen Smith, who was found dead on a road not far from the Murdaugh home. “I have tried my best to ignore the vicious rumors about my involvement in Stephen Smith’s tragic death that continue to be published
  
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• Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? A physicist explains

  20-03-2023 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  Note: Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected].(THE CONVERSATION) - Why does time change when traveling close to the speed of light? – Timothy, age 11, Shoreview, MinnesotaImagine you’re in a car driving across the country watching the landscape. A tree in the distance gets closer to your car, passes right by you, then moves off again in the distance behind yo
  
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• 'We don’t want spring break': Miami Beach imposes curfew after shootings

  20-03-2023 14:25 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced a curfew on Sunday after two fatal shootings over the weekend on Ocean Drive amid an influx of spring-breakers and out-of-city visitors.
  "As I've said many times, we don't ask for spring break in our city. We don't want spring break in our city. It's too rowdy, brings too much disorder and it's simply too difficult to police," Gelber said in a video message to residents on Sunday.
  "While most may come here to enjoy the amenities of Miami Beach
  
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• Ohio State student found dead while on spring break in Mexico

  20-03-2023 14:14 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — An American college student was found dead while on spring break in Mexico, amid the State Departments' warnings to avoid the country due to violence.
  Henry Meacock was a student at Ohio State University, visiting Mexico earlier this week for spring break, according to reports.
  The university confirmed his death but exact details of when, where and how Meacock died have not been released.
  “The Ohio State community has suffered a tragic loss, and we extend our deepest c
  
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• North Korea describes latest missile launch as simulated nuclear attack on South

  20-03-2023 13:44 via krqe.com
  
  North Korea on Monday said it used a ballistic missile launch to simulate a nuclear attack on neighbor South Korea over the weekend. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the drill, according to Korean state media, as the country perceives “aggression” from enemies. It’s the latest demonstration in protest of joint military exercises from the U.S. and South Korea in the Korean Peninsula.North Korea’s drill was “carried out under the tense situation in which a
  
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• Trump accuses Manhattan DA of 'interference in a presidential election'

  20-03-2023 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  Former President Trump on Monday accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of “interference in a presidential election” as prosecutors investigate a hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels made amid Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.Trump accused Bragg of “breaking the law” by using what he called “discredited testimony” from former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who last week appeared before the grand jury in the probe, “to incr
  
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• New this week: 'Top Gun,' Lana Del Rey and 'Rabbit Hole'

  20-03-2023 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.MOVIES— The Oscar-nominated “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” was one of the high points in documentary in the past year. In it, Laura Poitras chronicles the pioneering photographer Nan Goldin, juxtaposing an intimate survey of her groundbreaking work in 1970s and 1980s New York and her contem
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Weekend homicides, Memorial held, Rainy day, Firefighter heart transplant, 'Bear hugger'

  20-03-2023 13:15 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesHistoric La Fonda Hotel embarks on new business venture: short term rentalsTake part in Santa Fe Public Library ‘Post-It Note Community Art Show’Trump’s call for protests sees muted reaction from supportersA new mural is coming to EXPO New MexicoSome Gerber infant formulas recalled over bacteria concernsThousands honor victims of Bataan Death March in White SandsNew Mexico Legislature passes sweeping tax-relief plan
  Monday's Five Facts
  [1] Violent weekend le
  
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• Rainy and snowy throughout New Mexico Monday

  20-03-2023 13:14 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It is a wet morning across New Mexico. The Metro is seeing light to heavy rain showers, and precipitation is falling as snow for areas north of Bernalillo, the Sandia/Manzano Mountains and east mountains, and the higher terrain west of Grants. There are also scattered rain and mix showers in the southeast plains, in Chaves, Eddy, Lea and Roosevelt counties. Skies will be drier for the southeast plains during the day, but rain and snow will continue in central
  
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• New Mexico Legislature passes sweeping tax-relief plan

  20-03-2023 13:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Legislature passed a $1.1 billion tax relief package Saturday at the close of its annual session as lawmakers tapped a financial windfall from oil production in efforts to break through entrenched cycles of poverty with tax refunds to working families with children, reduced tax rates and increased incentives for private industry. Legislative session closes: $1.1 billion tax package awaiting governor's signatureThe House gave final approval on a voice vote
  
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• Photos recovered from camera lost for 13 years in a Colorado river

  20-03-2023 12:43 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) -- A digital camera thought lost forever has resurfaced after 13 years in a Colorado river. Coral Amayi lost the camera while tubing on the Animas River in 2010, shortly after her best friend's wedding. "I had gotten tossed from my tube at Smelter Rapid," she said. "And I came back up, got my tube, and my camera was missing."Amayi was heartbroken, knowing many of the photos on the camera hadn't been uploaded to her computer. "I remember getting back to my boyfriend's house and
  
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• Take part in Santa Fe Public Library 'Post-It Note Community Art Show'

  20-03-2023 12:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Public Library wants residents to let out their inner artists. The library is now accepting submissions for its "Post-It Note Community Art Show," which will be on display at the main branch through April.Call for artwork: Sugar Skull Fun RunArtwork must be done on a 3-by-3 inch Post-It Note and either mailed or dropped off at any branch location. There's no limit on how many you can submit and all ages are welcome to participate.
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• McCarthy calls for no protests or violence over potential Trump arrest

  20-03-2023 12:30 via krqe.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (The Hill) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) sought to tamp down former President Donald Trump’s call for protests in response to a possible arrest of the president in connection to a Manhattan District Attorney investigation.“I don't think people should protest this stuff,” McCarthy said in a press conference at the House GOP issues retreat on Sunday when asked about Trump's statement.McCarthy suggested that Trump was calling for others to “ed
  
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• Lobo Women lose in 2nd round of WNIT, 67-56

  20-03-2023 12:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The University of New Mexico's Women's Basketball Team saw their postseason end in the 2nd round of the WNIT on Sunday, after a 67-56 loss to Washington in Seattle. It was a back-and-forth game, but the Huskies closed strong to garner the victory.
  Story continues below:Community: What’s happening around New Mexico Mar. 17 – Mar. 23Albuquerque: Local author speaks about controversial book funded by CABQHistory: Photos: Old West era saloon for sale
  
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