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• Fire outside of recycling facility emits black smoke in Bernalillo County

  06-08-2023 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- A fire has started outside of a plastic recycling facility. It's emitting black smoke south of Albuquerque.
  Bernalillo County Fire Rescue (BCFR) said a fire started outside of the facility in the 5300 block of Hawking Drive around 2:38 p.m. The building was evacuated. World’s largest chile roaster visits Isotopes ParkBCFR and Albuquerque Fire Rescue are on the scene.
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• Fire near recycling facility emits black smoke in Bernalillo County

  06-08-2023 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- A fire has started outside of a plastic recycling facility. It's emitting black smoke south of Albuquerque.
  Bernalillo County Fire Rescue (BCFR) said a fire started outside of the facility in the 5300 block of Hawking Drive around 2:38 p.m. The building was evacuated. World’s largest chile roaster visits Isotopes ParkBCFR and Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) are on the scene.
  AFR said the fire involves "structures, product, and vehicles" and warned the p
  
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• Fire at recycling facility prompts health alert in Bernalillo County

  06-08-2023 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- A fire has started outside of a plastic recycling facility. It's emitting black smoke south of Albuquerque.
  Bernalillo County Fire Rescue (BCFR) said a fire started outside of the facility in the 5300 block of Hawking Drive around 2:38 p.m. The building was evacuated. World’s largest chile roaster visits Isotopes ParkBCFR and Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) are on the scene.
  AFR said the fire involves "structures, product, and vehicles" and warned the p
  
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• Fire at plastic facility prompts health alert in Bernalillo County

  06-08-2023 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- A fire has started outside of a plastic recycling facility. It's emitting black smoke south of Albuquerque.
  Bernalillo County Fire Rescue (BCFR) said a fire started outside of the facility in the 5300 block of Hawking Drive around 2:38 p.m. The building was evacuated.BCFR and Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) are on the scene.
  AFR said the fire involves "structures, product, and vehicles" and warned the public to stay away from Bobby Foster Road and University
  
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• Fire displaces 2 residents in SW Albuquerque

  06-08-2023 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue said two people were displaced after a fire. It happened in the early morning in southwest Albuquerque.
  Nine units responded to a home on Santa Fe Avenue just off 8th Street around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Officials said the fire was under control within 20 minutes at the single-story home.
  Story continues below:New Mexico: Most common New Mexican chile that can be found during the roasting seasonCrime: Woman who killed two in drunk driving
  
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• Lightning-caused fire starts burning in Jicarilla Ranger District

  06-08-2023 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A fire has started burning in the Carson National Forest. Fire crews have been deployed.
  America Mesa Fire
  Start Date: August 5, 2023Location: Jicarilla Ranger District near Forest Road 310E, about 16 miles southwest of Dulce, NMContainment: 0%Size: Estimated 400 acresStructures Threatened: Natural gas infrastructure, Jicarilla Apache National structuresStructures Burned: UnknownEvacuations: NACause: Lightning strikeTotal Personnel: Thre
  
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• Two youths bit by rattlesnakes on same day in Sunland Park

  06-08-2023 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KTSM) -- Two youths in Sunland Park, New Mexico, were bitten by rattlesnakes on Thursday, August 3, and sent to the hospital in two separate incidents.
  The Sunland Park Fire Department responded to the first call after midnight to a home in Sunland Park where a 17-year-old girl had reached for a baby rattlesnake and was bit on her hand.
  The second call came after 8 a.m. where a 11-year-old boy also reached for a rattlesnake and was bit on the hand.World’s largest
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office investigates homicide in South Valley

  06-08-2023 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- Local authorities are investigating a homicide. It happened Saturday evening.
  Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) posted on social media about the investigation. They said detectives were looking into a homicide that happened near Rencher Ave SE.Limited information has been released, but this article will be updated once more details are revealed.
  
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• These are Yelp's 15 favorite mom and pop restaurants in the U.S.

  06-08-2023 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Want to support local businesses across the U.S.? It's not always easy to find mom and pop-type restaurants in an online search — and it's not easy to figure out which ones are any good. Recently, Entrepreneur and Yelp partnered to find the top 15 mom and pop restaurants in the U.S. from among hundreds.To formulate the list, Yelp ranked independently owned and operated businesses with no more than 4 locations based on volume and ratings of reviews. Businesses needed to be
  
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• New Mexico officer helps save newborn's life after car birth

  06-08-2023 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  DEMING, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico State Police officer's quick thinking helped save a newborn. The heroic rescue happened just feet from a hospital.
  Officer Perez was on patrol in Deming when he got a call from a frantic woman who had just given birth inside her car.He arrived at a local hospital where a car was parked outside an emergency room. A woman delivered her baby in her car, but the newborn was not crying. Officer Perez quickly jumped into action. Albuquerque family gifted h
  
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• A look at the 2023 Mac and Cheese Festival in Balloon Fiesta Park

  06-08-2023 20:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) -- The Mac and Cheese Festival returned to Albuquerque. The 21+ event was at Balloon Fiesta Park on Saturday.Local restaurants were able to serve up samplings of their mac and cheese, with a contest to see who has the top classic dish.The event also has live music by Animated Jukebox and DJ Cut. Turning up the heat: How New Mexico chile crops reacted to record hot temperaturesEvery ticket purchased included a souvenir glass, unlimited samples of mac and cheese,
  
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• World's largest chile roaster visits Isotopes Park

  06-08-2023 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) -- Chile roasting season is upon us! With that, the world's largest chile roaster visited Albuquerque.
  At the Isotopes Stadium, the world's largest chile roaster was set up. The company Young Guns Hatch Valley Chile brought the machine all the way from Hatch, New Mexico.New Mexico film industry wages reach record high"It's a family legacy for me. My great, great granddad was the first to market Hatch chile peppers in 1917, and I'm fifth generation in the compan
  
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• Waffle House's 1955 menu offered this ritzy dish for just $1.50

  06-08-2023 17:08 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The very first Waffle House didn’t have smothered or covered hash browns on its original menu, but at least you could get a ritzy steakhouse-style dinner for well under two bucks. Trader Joe’s addresses ‘conspiratorial theories’ about its small parking lotsIn 1955, Waffle House founders Joe Rogers and Tom Forkner opened their first restaurant in Avondale Estates, Georgia, with the goal of providing customers with “quality food at a great value,&rdq
  
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• Matthew "Diamond Boy" Griego wins WBA-NABA title

  06-08-2023 07:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another fight, and another win for Albuquerque's Matthew Griego. "Diamond Boy" now holds a professional record of 14-0 (10 KO) and claimed his first major belt with a win over former world champion Merlito Sabillo on Saturday night.The Diamond Boy was able to make quick work of Sabillo and was clearly faster and stronger from the opening bell. After a dominating first round, Griego sealed the win with a second round TKO to claim the WBA-NABA flyweight title.
  
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• More record heat possible Sunday

  06-08-2023 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  More record-high temperatures are possible Sunday afternoon. A cold front will drop temperatures slightly across eastern New Mexico.
  Record heat has returned to parts of New Mexico Saturday. A few storms have tried developing across the Sacramento Mountains, but quickly fizzle out. A couple severe storms moved through far northeast New Mexico, but have moved out tonight. These storms will send a backdoor cold front across eastern New Mexico Saturday night into Sunday morning. This will leave tem
  
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• Registration opens soon for Santa Fe after school program

  06-08-2023 04:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Now that school is back in session, it's time to register your kids for the after school program.The City of Santa Fe Recreation Division's after school program begins on August 21 and goes until May of next year.Story continues below:New Mexico: Most common New Mexican chile that can be found during the roasting seasonCrime: Woman who killed two in drunk driving crash outside Bernalillo sentenced to 9 yearsAlbuquerque: Albuquerque increasing capacity at Gatewa
  
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• Bernalillo County hosts worm composting workshop

  06-08-2023 03:10 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- Bernalillo County is working with residents to improve their gardens.On Saturday, the county held a composting workshop at the Gutierrez-Hubbell Open Space to teach residents how to compost their food scraps with worms.The worms break down the scraps and excrete the nutrients which master gardeners call "Black Gold." Albuquerque family gifted handicap-equipped van after fire destroys previous vehicleEducators said this process is faster than other methods o
  
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• Documents: Albuquerque man tried selling stolen Golf Mart clubs to employee

  06-08-2023 02:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is charged in connection to a break-in at a golf shop in the metro.According to a criminal complaint, police investigated a break-in at the Golf Mart on Wyoming Boulevard in late June.
  An employee told police he received a text from a man, identified as Timothy Dang, trying to sell golf clubs. Serial numbers from the clubs he was accused of trying to sell matched ones stolen from the business. List of haunted places in New MexicoPolice bel
  
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• Santa Fe man charged with shoplifting in Albuquerque

  06-08-2023 02:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man is charged after police claimed he shoplifted from a Target in Albuquerque. He was also accused of pulling out a taser on security.Criminal complaints alleged Matt Gonzales walked into Target on Coors and shoplifted beauty and dental supplies. Albuquerque family gifted handicap-equipped van after fire destroys previous vehicleSecurity attempted to stop him and a woman from walking out. That's when Gonzales reportedly pulled a stun gun out and threate
  
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• Albuquerque family gifted handicap-equipped van after fire destroys previous vehicle

  06-08-2023 01:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque family who lost their only form of transportation after someone burned their van is getting a life-changing surprise.In July, someone burned down Todiscos' van outside their home. Now, the family is receiving help after people in the community came together to get them some new wheels.“It's got a handicap ramp, so now the floor is low enough that I can roll my wife into the van in her wheelchair and buckle her in safely and take her where we
  
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• Heat continues into Sunday

  06-08-2023 01:51 via krqe.com
  
  More record high temperatures are possible Sunday afternoon. A cold front will drop temperatures slightly across eastern New Mexico.
  Record heat has returned to parts of New Mexico Saturday. A few storms have tried developing across the Sacramento Mountains, but quickly fizzle out. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Union County where a couple storms have developed. These storms will send a backdoor cold front across eastern New Mexico Saturday night into Sunday morning. This will leav
  
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