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• New Mexico students awarded scholarships for pursuing healthcare careers

  27-06-2023 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A number of students from the Santa Fe Indian School's Health Careers Program have been awarded scholarships from The MolinaCares Accord and Molina Healthcare. After completing a semester-long internship program, 19 students were recognized and awarded $1,000 each in scholarships.The internship program was put on by community organizations such as the New Mexico Caregivers Coalition, the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Community Health Representative Program, the Alzhei
  
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• New Mexico Environment Department reaches settlement over radioactive materials storage at WIPP

  27-06-2023 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's Environment Department has reached an agreement with parties who opposed the renewal of a 10-year permit to store radioactive waste underground in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility already has tens of thousands of containers of waste, but debate around the continued use of the facility has been heated.“Communities in New Mexico and around the U.S. benefit from the clean-up of legacy waste and its dispo
  
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• Plan a trip to these New Mexico 'hidden gem' museums

  27-06-2023 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is full of natural wonders and amazing views. We also have a ton of unique spots and museums to venture out and see for yourself. From toy trains to aliens to the telephone, New Mexico has a museum for just about anything.American International Rattlesnake MuseumIn Old Town Albuquerque lies a museum definitely not for the faint of heart. The Rattlesnake Museum & Gift Shop offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to get up close and personal with real,
  
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• Nicolas Coster, known for roles in 'All My Children,' 'Santa Barbara' dies: reports

  27-06-2023 22:16 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Nicolas Coster, well known for his roles on soap operas "All My Children" and "Santa Barbara," has died, according to a post on his Facebook page. He was 89.Coster died at a Florida hospital, the Monday night post read. Coster's daughter Dinneen Coster, confirmed her father's death, according to People and The Hollywood Reporter."Please remember him as a great artist. He was an actor’s actor! I will always be inspired by him and know how lucky I am to have such a great father!!
  
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• How to keep your pets comfortable and safe on the 4th of July

  27-06-2023 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Fourth of July is often celebrated with fireworks; however, this can make the holiday especially hard for pets. With people coming in and out of parties and noises going off all around, many pets may panic and run away from home. Camp Bow Wow has provided some helpful tips for pet owners to combat this stress-inducing celebration.Fourth of July Safety Tips – Camp Bow Wow
  Avoid crowded events, unfamiliar locations, and noisy fireworks displaysPut your
  
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• Tiny Texas town waits decades for clean water, sewage system

  27-06-2023 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  VINTON, Texas (Border Report) – Fifteen-hundred residents of an overwhelmingly Hispanic community in Far West Texas now have access to clean drinking water thanks to state and federal grants.Vinton Mayor Rachel Quintana and other dignitaries on Tuesday celebrated the completion of a water distribution system several years in the making. It eliminates exposure to arsenic and bacteria that plagued the system it replaced.A wastewater collection system is now in the works to connect to undergr
  
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• Cash App glitch: Some users report double charges

  27-06-2023 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) — The popular mobile payment application Cash App notified users Tuesday that a technical issue caused customers to get charged double the amount of their transaction.Around 12:30 p.m. ET the company tweeted that they had fixed the problem and "will refund any amount that was incorrectly charged by the end of the day."In an earlier status report post, Cash App support said it was "aware of an issue causing duplicate Cash Card transactions, which is making some customers see a negativ
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue responds to fire Tuesday morning

  27-06-2023 20:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue extinguished a fire near 8th St. and I-40 Tuesday morning. The commercial building fire was fully involved when fire crews arrived.Story continues below:Community: The truth about “T or C”‘s name… and also its consequencesNew Mexico: Flood protection coming to the Middle Rio GrandeCrime: Dispute over seat led to fatal shooting at Albuquerque movie theater, police sayAlbuquerque: Albuquerque is above the a
  
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• Starbucks planning 'clearer' store guidelines after clash over Pride displays

  27-06-2023 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Starbucks is planning to roll out “clearer” guidelines for stores on its decoration policies amid a clash with the company’s union over Pride-themed displays this month. Sara Trilling, the executive vice president and president of Starbucks North America, emphasized in a memo to all U.S. partners on Monday that it has not made any changes to its policies on “our inclusive store environments, our company culture, and the benefits we offer our partners.&rd
  
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• Woman accused of tasing Dollar General employee

  27-06-2023 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a woman accused of tasing a Dollar General employee.Courtesy: Bernalillo County Sheriff's OfficeCourtesy: Bernalillo County Sheriff's OfficeCourtesy: Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
  BCSO says June 21, around 9:30 a.m. deputies were called to the Dollar General at 1811 Coors Blvd SW for a female shoplifter who tased an employee in the face. Authorities say the woman then fled in a newer-model black
  
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• Ford planning to lay off hundreds of workers

  27-06-2023 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Ford Motor Co. is planning to cut at least 1,000 employees in North America, largely from its engineering department. A company spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the company began informing some salaried employees that their jobs will be cut in the following weeks. The spokesperson also told the media outlet that managers informed employees that layoffs were coming in meetings on Monday, asking the affected teams to work from home for the rest
  
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• You may need to start bringing your ID to Costco, even if you aren't buying alcohol

  27-06-2023 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Costco is known for checking your membership card at the door, but now the big box store might also ask you to prove you are really you.
  Costco said its membership policy has not changed, but more non-member shoppers are using cards that they didn't pay for.
  "Our membership policy states that our membership cards are not transferable and since expanding our self-service checkout, we’ve noticed that non-member shoppers have been using membership cards that do not
  
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• New Mexico to get federal grant to help put more electric buses on the road

  27-06-2023 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Public transportation across the county is getting a clean-up, and New Mexico is set to get more than $25 million for cleaner buses from a federal program.“We’re witnessing a major and long-overdue moment of opportunity to roll out cleaner buses on our roads. Transit agencies across the country are eager for funding to clean up their fleets, as we’ve seen from the high demand for these grants,” Eric Willadsen, campaign representative wi
  
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• Author of 'Idol Fantasy' series releases new book in July

  27-06-2023 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local award-winning author of the 'Idol Fantasy' book series Sonja Dewing is releasing her final book of the series on July 14.Minute Clinic provides recommendations for summer/sun careA locally written four-part book series follows two different characters Leslie Kicklighter and Aj Bluehorse trying to save a group of tourists that have been stranded in the Amazon by an Inca God. In book two, AJ has inherited magic powers and is solving a mystery on the re
  
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• Jimmie Johnson's in-laws, nephew reportedly killed in apparent murder-suicide

  27-06-2023 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  (WGHP) — A NASCAR star's family has been killed in what appears to be a murder-suicide in Oklahoma.
  According to TMZ, Jimmie Johnson's mother- and father-in-law, 68-year-old Terry and 69-year-old Jack Janway, and his 11-year-old nephew, Dalton, died in a fatal shooting on Monday, and law enforcement sources are investigating it as a murder-suicide. Death of Texas airport worker ‘ingested’ into plane engine ruled a suicide
  A police report obtained by Nexstar's KFOR says a 911 di
  
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• Where does Albuquerque rank for its 4th of July celebrations?

  27-06-2023 19:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Fourth of July is quickly approaching. If you are wondering where to celebrate, WalletHub recently released its ranking of 2023's Best and Worst Places for 4th of July Celebrations, and Albuquerque placed in spot No. 30 out of 100.The study ranked 100 large U.S. cities based on 18 key indicators. The factors in consideration ranged from holiday cost and duration of fireworks shows to weather forecasts.According to WalletHub, the best place to celebrate t
  
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• Fan throws mom's ashes at Pink onstage: 'I don't know how I feel about this'

  27-06-2023 19:37 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) — Pop star Pink is the latest singer to have a fan throw an object on stage during her performance.
  Over the weekend, Pink headlined the British Summer Time Hyde Park Festival.During her performance of"Just Like a Pill," a fan tossed a baggie with a note that indicated the contents inside were of the person's dead mother.
  A video of the interaction was posted to Twitter, with the caption that read "Someone gave their mother's ashes to Pink. I need y'all to have boundaries, like girl
  
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• New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame announces its 2022 inductees

  27-06-2023 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame has released the names of its newest inductees. This year, five new members will be awarded and entered in as the class of 2022.The inductees heading to the Hall of Fame are Jennifer Goble Poyer, Cheryl Johnson, Ty Murray, Cindy Roybal, and Danny Villanueva. The honorees will be celebrated at the hall's 2023 banquet on Saturday, August 19. Some charges dropped in case against former UNM athletic directorThe 2023 banquet will be th
  
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• Mescalero man faces up to ten years behind bars for assault

  27-06-2023 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Dennett Chee, of Mescalero, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to assault. Chee faces up to ten years at sentencing, a date for the sentencing has not been set.City of Albuquerque to open largest playground slides in the stateAccording to court documents Chee assaulted the victim, identified as John Doe and caused serious bodily injury to John Doe. The assault took place on the Mescalero Apache reservation. Chee is being held in custody until sentencing.
  
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• New Mexico expands in-person social service hours in Union, Harding Counties

  27-06-2023 19:15 via krqe.com
  
  UNION COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is looking to better connect with seniors in rural counties. The state's Aging and Long-Term Services Department and Human Services Department (HSD) are partnering to open in-person offices.HSD staff will now be available to answer questions and help community members in person at two locations. What would happen if a meteorite hit New Mexico?The Roy Senior Center (381 Fair St., Roy, NM) will be open the last Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.
  
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• Ryan Seacrest named new host of 'Wheel of Fortune'

  27-06-2023 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Ryan Seacrest has been appointed as the next host of "Wheel of Fortune."The "American Idol" host made the news official in a lengthy statement on Twitter on Tuesday morning.
  "I am truly humbled to be stepping into the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak. I can say, along with the rest of America, that it's been a privilege and pure joy to watch Pat and Vanna on our television screens for an unprecedented 40 years, making us smile every night and feel right at home with them," Seacrest
  
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• Tourist filmed vandalizing Rome's Colosseum; officials vow to find, punish person responsible

  27-06-2023 18:38 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Officials in Italy have vowed to find and punish a tourist who was recently filmed defacing a wall of the Colosseum in Rome.A tourist from California was visiting the site Friday when he saw the man carving a message reading "Ivan+Haley 23” into the stone.“I was pretty upset," said Ryan Lutz, who spoke with Nexstar's KTLA.Lutz is currently on a two-month tour of Europe. He said he visited the Colosseum after becoming "entranced" by depictions of ancient Rome in movies
  
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• EV startup Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy

  27-06-2023 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Lordstown Motors, a U.S.-based electric vehicle startup that launched with huge fanfare and financial backing five years ago, has filed for bankruptcy. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court in an attempt to find a potential buyer, and said it remained confident that a future owner could take its Endurance truck and “multiple EV variants and take the product to the next level.” Lordstown bl
  
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• New Mexico man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer

  27-06-2023 18:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Jeremy Dennis, of Mescalero, New Mexico, has pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer. Dennis faces up to eight years in prison when he is sentenced, a sentencing date has not yet been set.New Mexico man ordered to pay over $1 million in Kirtland Air Force Base fraud caseOn December 25, 2022 Dennis assaulted a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Officer, according to court documents. According to the documents the officer was performing a welfare check on Den
  
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• New Mexico man ordered to pay over $1 million in Kirtland Air Force Base fraud case

  27-06-2023 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 77-year-old man from Moriarty was ordered to pay more than $1.2 million after as federal jury convicted him of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Milton Boutte was involved in a fraud scheme at Kirtland Air Force Base.In 2004, Boutte was directing the Big Crow Program, which originally played a role in airborne electronics warfare development and then provided services to various government agencies, according to t
  
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• $5 million approved for New Mexico teachers' debt relief

  27-06-2023 17:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A loan repayment program for New Mexico teachers is now taking applications. The Teacher Loan Repayment Program from the New Mexico Higher Education Department is a debt forgiveness program for teachers with outstanding student loans.According to a New Mexico Public Education Department press release, teachers licensed in the state may be eligible for up to $6,000 per year for two years toward principal debt and interest on federal loans for their teacher education
  
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• 'Titanic' actor Lew Palter dies at 94: 'Loved the craft of acting'

  27-06-2023 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA/NEXSTAR) – Lew Palter, an actor and theater coach perhaps best known for his role in the 1997 film “Titanic,” has passed away at the age of 94.Palter’s daughter confirmed the news this week in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, telling the outlet her father died at his Los Angeles home in May after a battle with lung cancer. The CalArts School of Theater, where Palter worked as an acting professor and director for over 40 years, had also announced his p
  
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• Jailers' 'negligence and misconduct' blamed in Jeffrey Epstein suicide: DOJ watchdog

  27-06-2023 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that a "combination of negligence and misconduct" enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.Inspector General Michael Horowitz cited the federal Bureau of Prisons' failure to assign Epstein a cellmate after his previous one left and problems with surveillance cameras as factors in Epstein’s death. Jeffr
  
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• What would happen if a meteorite hit New Mexico?

  27-06-2023 16:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Have you ever wondered what would happen if a hurling chunk of space rock smashed into Albuquerque? Now you can find out thanks to a simulator website."It's a scientifically solid simulation," said Geoff Skelton, a planetarium technician at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. "Most of the information is pretty ballpark of what you'd expect to actually happen." Dispute over seat led to fatal shooting at Albuquerque movie theater, police
  
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• Taco Bell partners with Paris Hilton on new advice phone line

  27-06-2023 16:08 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Taco Bell’s Volcano Menu is expected to return to menus Thursday, and to celebrate the menu’s highly anticipated return, the fast-food chain teamed up with Paris Hilton to launch the brand’s first advice phone line.Hilton, known for her 2000s-era catchphrase “That’s hot,” will run the “That’s Hot” advice phone line for a limited time. People can call 1-844-THTS-HOT toll-free to listen to pre-recorded content from Hilton until Aug. 2,
  
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• Kitten takes a wild ride underneath California woman's SUV

  27-06-2023 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – A kitten in California wasted no time cashing in one of its nine lives.A Buena Park woman was driving last week when, according to the Orange County Fire Authority, she saw the kitten sitting in the middle of the road.She stopped her SUV to move the furball out of harm’s way, but by the time she got out, it had already disappeared, so she continued on with her day.“When she stopped at her destination she heard a kitten meowing, then heard it again when she got home lat
  
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• Navajo Chef is finalist for prestigious award

  27-06-2023 15:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Justin Pioche, a Navajo Chef from Fruitland was a finalist for a James Beard Award. It’s one of the nation’s most prestigious awards in the culinary industry. New Mexico Pueblo getting educational and recreational facilityPioche was just one of five chefs in the finals for the Best Chef: Southwest category for the James Beard awards. Justin used to cook for his siblings growing up in Fruitland in the Four Corners area, but it was a high school
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Deadly dispute, Explosion lawsuit, Breezy and hot, Santa Fe teen center, Award finalist

  27-06-2023 14:58 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top StoriesTuesday's Five Facts[1] Dispute over seat led to fatal shooting at Albuquerque movie theater, police say - A man accused of shooting and killing another man inside a movie theater Sunday night now has been arrested. Police say a dispute over seats escalated to a shooting. Police say 19-year-old Enrique Padilla shot and killed 52-year-old Michael Tenorio inside the theater after an argument over reserved seats. Police say Padilla and his girlfriend confronted Tenori
  
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• In an audio recording Donald Trump discusses a 'highly confidential' document with an interviewer

  27-06-2023 14:56 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — An audio recording from a meeting in which former President Donald Trump discusses a “highly confidential” document with an interviewer appears to undermine his later claim that he didn't have such documents, only magazine and newspaper clippings.The recording, from a July 2021 interview Trump gave at his Bedminster, New Jersey, resort for people working on the memoir of his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel
  
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• Strong winds, light rain and high heat around New Mexico

  27-06-2023 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Showers and thunderstorms are moving through southern Colorado and far northern New Mexico this morning. Skies are partly cloud over the Rio Grande Valley. More upper level moisture over the state will lead to afternoon storm development, with both wet and dry storms. We will only see light rain with the wet storms, and gusty winds are expected from the dry storms and virga. A couple of strong and severe storms will be possible in the northeast highlands, with dama
  
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• CCSO: Warrant execution turns into family affair, four brothers arrested

  27-06-2023 14:42 via krqe.com
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A search for a wanted sex offender led to the arrest of four brothers, officials say.
  On Friday, deputies with the Cameron County Sheriff's Office alongside the CCSO's Criminal Investigations Division and the Special Investigations Unit executed a felony arrest warrant on Aaron Mendoza, 32, for failure to register as a sex offender. 3 women accused of starving, chaining up children to take plea dealsBefore entering the house, deputies spoke with Aaron's b
  
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• Insurers pull back as US climate catastrophes intensify

  27-06-2023 14:39 via krqe.com
  
  The insurance industry is increasingly wary of the risks presented by climate and natural disasters, prompting major firms to scale back their presence in more vulnerable states.In June, Farmers Insurance announced in a company memo it will no longer write new property insurance policies in Florida, citing “catastrophe costs … at historically high levels.” Earlier in the month, AIG stopped issuing policies along the Sunshine State’s hurricane-vulnerable co
  
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• A '180° shift' in New Mexico's 2023 wildfire season

  27-06-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Remember 2022's historic wildfire season in New Mexico? 2023 has been far different. While the threat of wildfire continues for many areas, the concerns have also shifted for some New Mexico communities. Albuquerque is above the average max temperature, but far from the recordThis week on the New Mexico News Podcast, Chris McKee and Gabrielle Burkhart host experts from the U.S. Forest Service to talk about what the changing weather pattern th
  
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• Heat continues with spotty afternoon storms

  27-06-2023 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  The heatwave continues this week across New Mexico. Spotty afternoon dry thunderstorms will bring locally windy conditions.
  High temperatures are once again soaring into the 90s and triple-digits across New Mexico. Spotty showers and thunderstorms have developed across parts of the state. However, with the extremely dry air at the ground, almost all of the rain is evaporating before reaching the ground and causing locally windy conditions. The clouds kept us away from our first 100° of the y
  
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• Permanent injunction protects Elena Gallegos Open Space from future developments

  27-06-2023 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grassroots organization celebrated Monday night after their work to save an open space came to fruition. This comes after a judge signed off ensuring the open space will stay free from development for future generations.“It was a groundswell of people coming together and actually winning and just for the good of nature and people and it just feels so good,” said a nearby resident, Kathleen Oestreicher. New Mexico students recognized for creating sus
  
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• Transitional living program taking shape in northwest Albuquerque

  27-06-2023 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Things are taking shape at the corner of Montaño and Taylor Ranch, where the nonprofit organization Saranam is building 25 units of transitional housing. The project is more than $10 million, being used to expand their efforts from northeast Albuquerque to the other side of the river.
  "Our west side expansion has been a long time coming. We have been planning for this since 2015, we have been laying the ground work so that we can be successful and tha
  
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• Sports Desk: NMAA New Sportsmanship bylaw is approved

  27-06-2023 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Behavior deemed egregious will no longer be tolerated at New Mexico high school and middle school athletic events. Changes to curb that type of behavior, proposed by the New Mexico Activities Association, are moving forward.
  The NMAA member schools voted in favor of a proposed update to sportsmanship bylaws. Nearly 80 percent voted in favor of the change which makes the possibility of suspension of a team or fan from athletic activities due to egregious behavior.
  
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• Albuquerque targets felony warrants to keep up with new ones

  27-06-2023 05:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said it is making progress in the push to clear its warrant backlog. City leaders are betting that paying out more overtime will make an even bigger difference.There are around 5,000 felony warrants in Bernalillo County right now.Since the beginning of the year, officers have served around 2,000 warrants, but the total outstanding remains about the same. This means the department is serving them about as fast as new arrest warr
  
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• 3 women accused of starving, chaining up children to take plea deals

  27-06-2023 05:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Three women accused of beating, starving, and chaining up six children, are expected to take plea deals.That's according to online court records, which show Jaime Sena, Jayme Kushman, and Lora Melancon, all plan to plead guilty to a handful of child abuse charges, in exchange for having other child abuse charges dismissed.The three Curry County women were charged after Children, Youth, and Families Department and State Police searched Sena and Kushman's Texico home
  
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• Kirtland AFB offers affordable housing program to Airmen

  27-06-2023 05:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Kirtland Air Force Base is now offering a new housing program to help active duty members find affordable housing.The base announced Monday that privatized housing has a consistent occupancy rate greater than 97%, with most units having a one to eight-month wait list. $1.3 million approved for HIV/AIDS housing assistance in New MexicoThe new program will allow the base to work with both landlords and Airmen.The program was initially set into motion before the pan
  
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• Albuquerque community discusses key issues behind International District crime

  27-06-2023 04:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Federal prosecutors are looking for ways to better help address Albuquerque crime. Their first in a series of community discussions addressed issues in the International District.At the meeting, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico Alexander M.M. Uballez met with community representatives to learn what they feel is driving issues in the area. Here's what they had to say. Albuquerque is above the average max temperature, but far from the
  
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• Man posing as Las Vegas hotel owner steals more than $1M in casino con job: police

  27-06-2023 03:40 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man is accused of posing as a Las Vegas hotel owner and convincing a casino employee to give him more than $1 million in bogus payments for fire safety equipment, according to documents obtained by Nexstar's KLAS.Erik Gutierrez, 23, is charged with theft of more than $100,000, records said.On June 17, Las Vegas Metro police said they responded to the Circa Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas for a report of a possible scam. A person from the hotel’s security offic
  
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• Family files lawsuit after man killed in explosion during a shoot-out with Socorro County Sheriff's Office

  27-06-2023 01:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It was a deadly police shooting that's hard to forget after a man was killed in an explosion two years ago ignited by gunfire. His family is now suing the Socorro County Sheriff's Office, claiming deputies started firing away before they even knew what was going on."Max, again, was there for a very simple and lawful purpose to hang out with friends," said Attorney Jacob Candelaria.On June 17, 2021, 29-year-old Max Jaramillo was killed while out with friends in rural New
  
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• New teen center close to opening in Santa Fe

  27-06-2023 01:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the City of Santa Fe's largest construction projects in over a decade is nearing an end and should be open this summer.
  "This is a project for teens that has been over ten years in the making, and we are closing in on construction," stated Santa Fe Community Services Director Maria Sanchez-Tucker, "We're really excited about our project to debut a new teen center for the City of Santa Fe." New Mexico students recognized for creating sustainable bioplastic usi
  
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• Heatwave peaks on Tuesday

  27-06-2023 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  The heatwave continues this week across New Mexico. Spotty afternoon dry thunderstorms will bring locally windy conditions.
  High temperatures are once again soaring into the 90s and triple-digits across New Mexico. Spotty showers and thunderstorms have developed across parts of the state. However, with the extremely dry air at the ground, almost all of the rain is evaporating before reaching the ground and causing locally windy conditions. The clouds kept us away from our first 100° of the y
  
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