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• Albuquerque Police: Shooting kills 1, injures 2

  14-05-2023 22:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One person has died, police said. The death is considered a homicide.
  According to Albuquerque Police Department (APD), their Homicide Unit responded to a shooting at 8516 Central Avenue SE.
  Story continues below:Crime: Decorated Albuquerque balloon pilot gets trailer stolen, wants balloon backAlbuquerque: Mosquito season ramps up, Albuquerque urges preps to keep bites at bayNew Mexico: Newborn found dead in hospital trash, Artesia woman chargedCommunit
  
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• APD credits pay raise and retention effort to an increase in officers

  14-05-2023 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – According to the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), their recruiting and retaining efforts are paying off.In a news conference Saturday, APD and city leaders laid out their recruitment and retention efforts. While APD said they were losing officers in the past due to retirement and resignation, they mentioned pay raises, announced in March, are helping keep officers on staff and bringing more officers in. Which New Mexico brewery is the best according
  
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• Michigan boy uses slingshot to save sister from abduction, police say

  14-05-2023 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALPENA, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan girl was able to escape an attempted kidnapping when her brother used a slingshot to strike the would-be attacker, authorities said this week.Mlive.com reports that the Michigan State Police arrested the accused assailant in the city of Alpena on Wednesday.The 17-year-old's name has not been released though he has been charged as an adult with one count of attempted kidnapping/child enticement, one count of attempted assault to do great bodily harm less
  
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• Los Lunas sinkhole closes down Main Street bridge

  14-05-2023 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A sinkhole has caused a bridge closure in Los Lunas. It's on Main Street.Around 10 p.m. Saturday night, crews came out to the scene to assess the area. Because it was night, they decided to close the bridge. It remained closed all night and into Sunday. Is it illegal to collect rainwater in New Mexico?"There's culverts nearby that undermined the roadway, and for that reason, it caused some areas to erode, and that's when we started to realize that we had to ge
  
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• Crews work to fix Los Lunas Main Street bridge after sinkhole causes weekend closure

  14-05-2023 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A overnight sinkhole in Los Lunas caused a bridge closure on Main Street and left two people stuck after they fell into it.Around 10 p.m. Saturday night, crews came out to the scene to assess the area. They decided to close the bridge, which remained closed all night and into Sunday. While the bridge is now open, officials add it will be a while until things return to normal.According to Valencia County Fire officials, on Saturday evening two people were walki
  
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• Warmest states in America

  14-05-2023 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - According to the Environmental Protection Agency, surface temperatures have increased in all 48 contiguous U.S. states each decade since the turn of the 20th century. Since the late 1990s, these increases have become both more severe and more consistent. The surface temperature has increased every single year in the 21st century thus far.The surge measured within the continental U.S. is consistent with what the rest of the world has experienced, and the past decade has seen extr
  
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• Which states collect the most in tax dollars

  14-05-2023 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  (STACKER) - The amount a state collects in tax revenue is a big factor in its residents' quality of living. Taxes fund all kinds of essential public resources, including infrastructure, public schools, and health care coverage. Given how many essential facilities and programs taxes fund, it may come as no surprise that all 50 states, excluding Washington D.C., collected a combined total of $323 billion in taxes in the third quarter of 2022.The amount each state receives in tax revenue can vary w
  
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• Here's how much apartment space $1,500 buys in the top US cities: report

  14-05-2023 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX/NEXSTAR) — Despite a recent slowdown in growth, rent costs across the U.S. are well above pre-pandemic levels – so where can you get the most space for your money?An annual analysis from Rentcafe, a nationwide listing service that helps find apartments or houses for renters and buyers, looked at how much square footage you can get, on average, for $1,500 in the 100 largest U.S. cities.The most square footage for $1,500Wichita, Kansas ranks number one when it comes to g
  
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• A brief history of debt ceiling crises and the political chaos they've unleashed

  14-05-2023 15:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - There have been numerous fiscal crises in the United States where Congress has either failed to pass a budget on time or there were doubts that the federal debt ceiling would be raised, which could cause the U.S. to default on its debt.These two kinds of crises can sometimes play out at the same time. A federal budget was not adopted in time, for example, and there were threats of not increasing the debt ceiling.I worked as the deputy director of the Congressional Budge
  
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• What's a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains

  14-05-2023 14:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments out of cotton and wool. But as the Industrial Revolution gathered momentum, steam-powered mills threatened the livelihood of thousands of artisanal textile workers.Faced with an industrialized future that threatened their jobs and their professional identity
  
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• These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

  14-05-2023 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  (THE CONVERSATION) - For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise it and how it gets to consumers. These measures are large, complex and expensive: The next farm bill is projected to cost taxpayers US$1.5 trillion over 10 years.Modern farm bills address many things besides food, from rural broadband access to biofuels and even help for small towns to buy police cars. These measures bring out
  
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• Isolated rain chances for Mother's Day

  14-05-2023 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue through the weekend. More rain chances are in store every day next week.A wet weather pattern has started Saturday. Another round of scattered showers and storms will develop across western and northern New Mexico Sunday afternoon. These storms could produce locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Rain and storms will end late Sunday night. This kind of weather pattern will continue through much of next week.Forecast Continues Below
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• Lovelace NICU nurse shares highs and lows of the job for National Nurses Week

  14-05-2023 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Nurses don't always get the credit they deserve. To honor National Nurses Week, we are highlighting one nurse from Los Lunas who has dedicated decades to the job.Stacy Throne has been in nursing since 1995. Back then, you weren't able to pick a specialty."You had to go into long-term care nursing or medical surgery," said Throne. Highest-rated campgrounds in Albuquerque, according to YelpEventually, Throne's heart leaned towards pediatric care, but it wasn't m
  
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• Baseball, softball champions crowned on Saturday

  14-05-2023 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2022-23 high school athletic season officially came to a close on Saturday as champions were crowned in baseball and softball.BaseballThe 5A championship game featured the top ranked Rio Rancho Rams and 6th seeded Centennial Hawks. LSU commit Steven "Monster" Milam was able to provide a spark for the Hawks early as the team was able to score four runs in the first inning, but the Rams would respond with four of their own. From that point on, Rio Rancho w
  
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• Española Humane ships kittens out of state to find their 'fur-ever' homes

  14-05-2023 05:05 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly a dozen kittens in Northern New Mexico have found their new home out of state, but it’s how they got there that has people talking.Eleven kittens from Española Humane made their way to the Golden State last week where they will find their new home. Is it illegal to collect rainwater in New Mexico?“We've been flying a lot of dogs and puppies recently and this is the first time we've ever flown cats so we're calling it the Pl
  
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• New Mexico dancers hit stage to raise money for National Dance Institute

  14-05-2023 05:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Students with the National Dance Institute (NDI) New Mexico performed Saturday night. The show raised money for the organization.Around 400 dancers hit the stage for the institute's largest annual fundraiser, which is called 'Got Jazz.' The program featured the many different decades of jazz and the legends who've defined the genre. Albuquerque group cleans up children’s graves in honor of Mother’s DayThe annual fundraiser raises more than a quar
  
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• State track and field meet: 5A, 4A results

  14-05-2023 04:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2023 track and field state championships concluded on Saturday for classes 1A-3A. Team standings are listed below while individual results can be found here.5A Boys
  Cleveland - 91La Cueva - 53Organ Mountain - 40Rio Rancho - 37Clovis - 34
  5A Girls
  La Cueva - 76Alamogordo - 65.5Hobbs - 64Rio Rancho - 43Las Cruces - 28
  4A Boys
  Los Alamos - 91Albuquerque Academy - 73Artesia - 48Kirtland Central - 33.5Moriarty - 31
  4A Girls
  Los Alamos - 176.5Albuquerque Acade
  
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• 2 juveniles in Santa Fe charged with hoax school shooting threats

  14-05-2023 02:19 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe police have charged two juveniles for making an active shooter threat hoax back in April.Officers were sent to multiple schools in Santa Fe on April 21 because of a threat of an active shooter. BCSO: Man charged for pointing rifle at couple in Bosque, harming K-9Police said they interviewed several students and learned that the threat was a hoax made up of two juveniles. Those juveniles were interviewed earlier this month and then charged.
  
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• BCSO: Man charged for pointing rifle at couple in Bosque, harming K-9

  14-05-2023 02:02 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- A man is facing charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at people at the Alameda Open Space and attacked a police K-9. Albuquerque dessert shop burglarized in broad daylightAccording to a police report, just before 10 Friday morning, Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the Alameda Open Space after a couple said a man, later identified as Michael Sutherland, had pointed a rifle at them while they were biking.An air unit was able to spot Sutherla
  
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• Rain chances continue across New Mexico

  14-05-2023 01:51 via krqe.com
  
  Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue through the weekend. More rain chances are in store everyday next week.A messy weather pattern has begun Saturday with a broad area of rain in far eastern New Mexico and scattered storms along and west of I-25. Some of the storms across the western half of the state will continue to drift east this evening, bringing storm chances to the Rio Grande Valley this evening and overnight. Storms will be possible in the Albuquerque metro around 9 PM.
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• Albuquerque group cleans up children's graves in honor of Mother's Day

  14-05-2023 01:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Volunteers gathered on Saturday to clean up memorials. They participated in a servicing event at the Sunset Memorial Park's baby section ahead of Mother's Day.Hope Mommie's Albuquerque Chapter offers support for mothers who have lost their children from pregnancy up to 2 years old.The event drew in about 20 people, including four from the chapter itself, that spruced up the area which the organization said is packed on Mother's Day. Is it illegal to collect
  
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• ABQ Munchies Festival visits Downtown

  14-05-2023 01:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, local recreational marijuana shops came together to celebrate the second Annual ABQ Munchies Festival.This year's event was held Downtown near 6th and Central and was free for the public to attend. It featured music and entertainment as well as spaces for vendors to sell their merchandise and food.Story continues below:Crime: Decorated Albuquerque balloon pilot gets trailer stolen, wants balloon backAlbuquerque: Mosquito season ramps up, Albuque
  
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