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• New $1 billion solar plant to be built in Mesa del Sol

  10-08-2023 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new $1 billion solar cell and panel manufacturing center is set to be built in Mesa del Sol. The 1.9 million-foot-square-foot complex from Maxeon Solar Technologies will be the first commercial-scale solar cell manufacturer in the country.Story continues below:New Mexico: Two popular New Mexico businesses team up in Santa FeCrime: ABQ teen facing charges in 19-year-old’s murder to stay in custody before trialAlbuquerque: Plans for San Antonio Oxbow B
  
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• BLM wants public input on Rio Grande del Norte National Monument near Questa

  10-08-2023 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A rugged landscape dotted with volcanic rocks and petroglyphs is under review by federal land managers. Río Grande del Norte National Monument is set to receive a resource management plan, but first, the public can weigh in on issues that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) needs to consider.The land was designated as a national monument in 2013. Then-President Barack Obama noted the "extraordinary landscape of extreme beauty and daunting harshness" that inc
  
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• New Mexico man pleads guilty to deadly shooting on Navajo Nation

  10-08-2023 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – A 29-year-old man from Smith Lake pled guilty in federal court to second-degree murder, Alexander M.M. Uballez United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico announced Thursday. Albuquerque man facing charges after first date goes badJosiah Alan Smith shot and killed the victim, identified as John Doe, at a home near Church Rock, on the Navajo Nation on May 17, 2021, according to court documents. Smith, who had arrived at the home earlier in the day, alle
  
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• New El Malpais film to premiere at monument

  10-08-2023 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – A new movie about the El Malpais National Monument is set to be shown later this month. A showing of "El Malpais, Land of Frozen Fire," will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August, 26 at the El Malpais Visitor Center.The film talks about the geology and unique landscape of the monument. It's 15 minutes and will replay every half hour. Bandelier National Monument Visitor Center temporarily closedThe filming is a collaboration between El Malpais and the Zuni Y
  
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• Eight new cases of West Nile virus confirmed in New Mexico

  10-08-2023 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Eight new cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in New Mexico, the New Mexico Department of Health announced Thursday. The new cases bring the total count to 10 for the year. New Mexico sees first human West Nile virus infections of 2023The new infections were confirmed in residents in Bernalillo, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance, and Valencia Counties. Among these cases, two individuals are currently in the hospital, five have been discharged p
  
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• Federal official visits Albuquerque to discuss junk fees and medical debt

  10-08-2023 22:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Washington's top official on protecting consumers is putting the focus on cracking down on so-called "junk fees" in New Mexico. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra held a private roundtable Thursday with a handful of Albuquerque groups aimed at helping low-income families. Medical debt was one of the big focuses.Sandia National Laboratories donated hundreds of computers to schoolsThe CFPB said around 18% of New Mexicans have some
  
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• 'King of the Hill' voice actor Johnny Hardwick dead: reports

  10-08-2023 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  (WGHP) — A man known for his voice has died, TMZ is reporting.
  On Thursday, TMZ reported that voice actor and comedian Johnny Hardwick, known best for his role as the chain-smoking conspiracy theorist Dale Gribble on the long-running animated show "King of the Hill," has died.
  He was found dead in his Texas home after a welfare check, according to the report. Hardwick's death was confirmed by the medical examiner's office in Texas, USA Today says.Story continues below:New Mexico: Two popul
  
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• Albuquerque man facing federal drug and firearms charges to be held until trial

  10-08-2023 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The man charged with federal firearms and drug-trafficking charges will stay behind bars until trial. Elliot Peralta was arrested five months ago after the FBI asked for the public's assistance in finding him. They had searched his home and found two firearms, more than a thousand grams of meth, and 105 grams of fentanyl but Peralta escaped. Albuquerque man won’t serve jail time for violating probation for drug chargesHe was in court Tuesday where
  
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• Sandia National Laboratories donated hundreds of computers to schools

  10-08-2023 22:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandia National Laboratories donated hundreds of computers to schools in New Mexico through its annual K-12 Computer Donation Program.Story continues below:New Mexico: Two popular New Mexico businesses team up in Santa FeCrime: ABQ teen facing charges in 19-year-old’s murder to stay in custody before trialAlbuquerque: Plans for San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs come to lightCommunity: Donate to KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids Online or during our Phone Banks!
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• Credit card debt among Americans hits $1 trillion

  10-08-2023 22:32 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Credit card debt among Americans just reached a new record high of $1 trillion as a new report shows an uptick in people making emergency withdrawals from their retirement accounts. The new data comes from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which said total U.S. credit card debt hit $1 trillion in the most recent quarter. Bankrate Analyst Ted Rossman says this shows a jump in Americans' reliance on credit cards. "We're definitely seeing more people carryi
  
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• Maui Fires: How to find missing, how to help, what you need to know

  10-08-2023 22:29 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON2) -- With much of historic Lahaina town either burned to the ground or severely damaged, the impacts keep changing as recovery efforts continue.The latest fatality count is 36, according to Maui County.People are searching for loved ones and the world wants to know how to help.‘We will need to rebuild a large part of Maui’: Gov. Green
  How to find lost or separated loved onesThe American Red Cross is acting as the clearinghouse to reunite families. Family members can ca
  
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• FBI: Data breaches and extortion were top internet crimes in New Mexico last year

  10-08-2023 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans lost more than $34 million to internet scams in 2022, according to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Over a thousand people fell victim.The numbers represent a massive increase from the previous year. In 2021, New Mexicans lost nearly $13 million. Now, that number has increased by more than 150%. What caused record heat in Albuquerque in July 2023?In 2022, New Mexicans lost the most money to business email compromises, the data sho
  
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• Lil Tay says she and her brother are 'safe and alive': report

  10-08-2023 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) — The Internet was set ablaze after a statement was posted to Lil Tay's official Instagram account on Wednesday that claimed the young influencer had passed away.
  According to the note, it was penned by Tay's family and it stated that she and her brother had tragically died.
  It was apparently a hoax.Tay has told TMZ that both she and her brother are alive.
  "I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive, but I’m completely heartbroken, and struggling to even
  
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• IRS can't find millions of sensitive tax records: watchdog

  10-08-2023 21:01 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cannot locate thousands of microfilm cartridges containing millions of sensitive individual and business tax account records, according to a watchdog report.The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said in a report released Tuesday that the IRS cannot account for microfilm cartridges — which contain backups of tax records as required under federal law — from fiscal 2010 that were originally stored at a processing
  
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• Albuquerque man facing charges after first date goes bad

  10-08-2023 20:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Erick Castillo-Lozano, 24, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police responded to the area of Menaul and San Mateo Wednesday for reports of a man forcing a woman to the ground at gunpoint.
  According to a criminal complaint, Castillo-Lozano pulled into a parking lot, where a female victim hopped out of his car and hid behind a parked car, asking the person inside the car for help. Lozano then forced the woman back into his
  
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• Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Donald Trump in his 2020 election conspiracy case

  10-08-2023 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  Prosecutors with special counsel Jack Smith's team asked a judge on Thursday to set a Jan. 2 trial date for former President Donald Trump in the case charging him with plotting to overturn his 2020 election loss.
  If U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan agrees with prosecutors' proposal, the case against the early front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential primary would open right before the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, which was fueled by Trump's false claims ab
  
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• Urban heat islands: Map shows the hottest neighborhoods in US cities

  10-08-2023 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Does it feel like a totally different climate when you go across town? It may be the urban heat island effect.
  The way a city is designed can make hot weather feel even worse. The temperature on your block is influenced by everything from the number of trees on the street to the color of the pavement. When trees and vegetation (which absorb heat) are replaced by buildings and roads (which can radiate heat), it feels hotter.
  "The heat island effect can result in significant
  
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• Albuquerque Involved celebrates 10th anniversary Service Event

  10-08-2023 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Involved servespeople who want to connect with the community, but struggle to find the time or place. This month marks their 10th anniversary and they are celebrating with a community event.Law-La-Palooza Legal Fair offers free in-person consultationsThey will kick off the day at Montgomery Park, 5301 Ponderosa Avenue Northeast Albuquerque, NM 87110, on Saturday, August 12 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. where they will partner with Locker 505, the St
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue gets new deputy chiefs

  10-08-2023 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) staff have been promoted to deputy chief by Mayor Tim Keller and Fire Chief Emily Jaramillo. The two new deputy chiefs will fill vacancies left after several retirements."Deputy Chief Sotelo and Deputy Chief Marrufo bring experience, innovation, dedication, and commitment to AFR's staff required to serve the department and the community in the roles of human resources, logistics, and finance," Fire Chief Jaramillo said
  
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• 10th Annual New Mexico Law Enforcement Memorial Ride coming soon

  10-08-2023 20:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The 10th Annual New Mexico Law Enforcement Memorial Ride is happening August 19 at 7:00 a.m.This is a fundraising cycling eventpays tribute to nearly 200 officers who have died in the line of duty.These are the raptors in your Albuquerque neighborhoodThe ride begins in downtown Albuquerque and will travel north 64 miles to the NM State Law Enforcement Offices memorial in Santa Fe, New Mexico.This year the members have agreed to designate the ride as 'The Sacr
  
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• US suicides hit an all-time high last year

  10-08-2023 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which posted the numbers, has not yet calculated a suicide rate for the year, but available data suggests suicides are more common in the U.S. than at any time since the dawn of World War II. New Mexico’s youth suicide rate seemingly improves, adult rate worsens“There's something
  
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• Target recalling over 2 million candles due to multiple hazards

  10-08-2023 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  (WHTM) – Target is recalling millions of candles over concerns that the jars can break while in use, leading to burns and lacerations.The recall involves 2.2 million Threshold Candles, sold exclusively at Target from February 2020 through July 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in an alert posted Thursday. Over 60 varieties of Threshold Candles are involved, including 5.5-ounce one-wick candles and the 20-ounce three-wick candles in multiple scents.Only one injur
  
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• New Mexico taxpayers no longer need code for Gross Receipts Tax

  10-08-2023 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Taxpayers will no longer be required to enter a specific code for most Gross Receipts Tax deductions. The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department says the change comes as the old system confused taxpayers with many filing deductions with wrong codes.In New Mexico, Virgin Galactic successfully completes its first tourist space flightWhen taxpayers visit tap.state.nm.us the dropdown menu will only features codes beginning with 'DO.' As of July 1, 2023, the new tax
  
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• In New Mexico, Virgin Galactic successfully completes its first tourist space flight

  10-08-2023 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The long-awaited flight to bring paying tourists all the way from the New Mexico desert to near space has finally become a reality. Thursday, August 10, Virgin Galactic announced the successful flight.“In my entire career, from the Air Force Academy to being a test pilot for NASA, nothing tops what I have just experienced at the controls of VSS Unity. Going to space today fulfilled an ambition I’ve had since I was a child," pilot Kelly
  
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• In New Mexico, Virgin Galactic successfully completes its first commercial space flight

  10-08-2023 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The long-awaited flight to bring paying tourists all the way from the New Mexico desert to near space has finally become a reality. Thursday, August 10, Virgin Galactic announced the successful flight.“In my entire career, from the Air Force Academy to being a test pilot for NASA, nothing tops what I have just experienced at the controls of VSS Unity. Going to space today fulfilled an ambition I’ve had since I was a child," pilot Kelly
  
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• Odds of a 'strong' El Niño grow again: Will you feel it locally?

  10-08-2023 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – As the months go on, El Niño grows stronger over the Pacific. On Thursday, national forecasters gave it a larger than 95% chance of lasting through early next year.
  "Given recent developments, forecasters are more confident in a 'strong' El Niño event," National Weather Service forecasters said. The odds of a historically strong El Niño are now a 2 in 3 chance.
  This El Niño is expected to continue strengthening until it reaches its peak som
  
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• New Mexico man charged in 2022 sexual abuse case

  10-08-2023 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico District Attorney, Alexander M.M. Uballez, announced Dwayne Calvert of Ohkay Owingeh has been charged with sexual abuse.Story continues below:New Mexico: Two popular New Mexico businesses team up in Santa FeCrime: ABQ teen facing charges in 19-year-old’s murder to stay in custody before trialAlbuquerque: Plans for San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs come to lightCommunity: Donate to KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids Online or during our Phone Banks!
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• Who is cutting the tails off these horses -- and why?

  10-08-2023 18:35 via krqe.com
  
  KEN CARYL, Colo. (KDVR) — Megan Morrison loves to spend time with Eleanor, her 5-year-old Holsteiner and partner in equestrian contests.
  "Just a peace, the calm that they bring," said Morrison, who participates in hunter/jumper competitions.But recently, she was shocked to find that her horse's tail had been cut. Rodeo events to benefit Tamaya’s Horse Rehabilitation ProgramThe condition of a horse’s tail can affect a rider's standing in competition, so Morrison carefully cares
  
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• Delta settlement offers refunds to some passengers affected by COVID cancelations: Do you qualify?

  10-08-2023 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — If you tried flying during the pandemic, you likely encountered some sort of hiccup. Countless flights were delayed or all-out canceled, causing headaches during an already confusing time. Certain passengers — or rather, would-have-been passengers — are now eligible to receive a refund for their troubles. Delta Air Lines has agreed to a class action settlement in a lawsuit that accused them of breaching its contracts of carriage. According to the suit, Del
  
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• These are the raptors in your Albuquerque neighborhood

  10-08-2023 18:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As summer temps cool, we're about to say goodbye to quite a few migratory birds that have been making their homes in our neighborhood trees. Here's a look at the types of hawks and falcons that visit Albuquerque every year.Cooper's hawk | Photo by Larry Rimer
  According to Gail Garber, executive director at Hawks Aloft, there are a handful of different hawks and falcons that you might find around Albuquerque. "Pretty much, if it's in the city, it's gonna be a
  
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• Tax Data: New Mexico's high earners fled cities during pandemic

  10-08-2023 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – From 2020 to 2021, thousands of New Mexicans picked up their lives and moved. Now, a new analysis of tax data shows the incomes they took with them.U.S. Census Bureau data has already shown that some New Mexico counties lost residents during the pandemic. Bernalillo County, for example, lost over 2,000 people between 2020 and 2021. Tax data analyzed by the Economic Innovation Group shows that they took $87,329,000 worth of adjusted gross income with them.Story
  
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• Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

  10-08-2023 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” mined American music and folklore and helped reshape contemporary rock, died Wednesday at 80.Robertson died surrounded by family in Los Angeles “after a long illness,” publicist Ray Costa said in a statement.From their years as Bob Dylan's masterful backing group to their own stardom as embodiments of old-fashioned community and virtu
  
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• Emmys to air on MLK Day, 4 months later than first planned

  10-08-2023 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards have a new date — one that places them squarely within Hollywood's awards season, for a change.Fox announced Thursday that the Emmys will air Jan. 15 from the Peacock Theater at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. The show will air on the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.The timing means that the Emmys, which honor the best shows on television, will air weeks before the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honors film and tel
  
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• Cake at Texas supermarket goes viral with message about 109-degree heat: 'Realest thing I have read today'

  10-08-2023 17:18 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you can’t stand the heat, get over to the H-E-B bakery.The bakery display at an H-E-B supermarket in Texas has captured the attention of TikTok thanks to a cake decorated with a peculiar apology.“I’m sorry for what I said when it was 109º outside,” the message on the cake reads.(Emily Hinds) Where are the best donuts in New Mexico?Emily Hinds, who spotted the cake at an H-E-B in Hutto last week, told Nexstar that the message “perfectly sums
  
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• Gift a new pair of shoes to a kid in need by donating to KRQE Cares

  10-08-2023 17:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is no secret that our state has one of the highest ratings in child poverty. KRQE Cares' purpose is to provide shoes, food, and books to those children in great need. That's why it's crucial now more than ever that we come together to lend a helping hand to our most vulnerable population.Santa Fe Animal Shelter hosting adoption event at Sam’s ClubKRQE Cares Shoes for Kids campaign started back in 2015 with the goal of distributing new shoes to stude
  
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• Elon Musk auctioning Twitter signs, memorabilia 

  10-08-2023 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- X owner Elon Musk will be auctioning off Twitter signs and other memorabilia starting next month, including the sign hung on the outside of the company’s headquarters.The auction event is labeled “Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Assets & More!” and is slated to be held Sept. 12-14, according to the auction website. The site lists 584 things to be auctioned off, including signs of Twitter’s iconic blue bird logo,
  
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• How to catch the Perseid meteor shower as it peaks this weekend

  10-08-2023 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  (WANE) - Nature's fireworks will be flashing as they move through the sky — and you'll be able to see them without a telescope.
  This weekend (August 12-13) you'll be able to watch the peak of the Perseid meteor showers, the so-called "fireworks finale," which at times may produce roughly 90 meteors per hour, according to the EarthSky.org.Look in the northeastern sky after midnight Saturday and before dawn Sunday (WANE)Since the moon will be in its waning stage, the meteors will be more vis
  
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• NASA's Artemis II crew sees spacecraft for the first time

  10-08-2023 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (WFLA) -- NASA's Artemis program will take humans back to the moon for the first time in 50 years.
  It began with the Artemis I mission in November 2022, when NASA's powerful Space Launch System rocket launched for the first time.
  Although there was no crew onboard, manikins and sensors inside recorded what it will be like when astronauts do launch on the Artemis II mission.
  The four-astronaut crew of Artemis II saw their crew module for the first time this week.How to
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: No jail time, Biden visits, Isolated storms, More security, New experience

  10-08-2023 14:53 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  Texas man given probation for 2021 fatal Albuquerque shootingDonate to KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids online or during phone banksAPS athletic event tickets shifting to online, cashless salesIsleta Pueblo disappointed by lack of communication after Atkore firePlans for San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs come to lightBernalillo County Assessor looks to combat vacancies by raising property valuesAt least 36 killed on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii and thousands race to escapeBrazil&rsqu
  
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• Hit or miss rain to end the work week around New Mexico

  10-08-2023 14:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Thursday morning is partly sunny and mostly dry across the state. Showers are moving through the Gila, and all rain activity will end during the morning commute. Skies will stay partly cloudy throughout New Mexico today. Showers and storms will develop in the west/southwest high terrain by mid-afternoon, moving east into the Rio Grande Valley.Forecast Continues Below
  Community: KRQE Cares phone bank taking place todayNew Mexico: 9 habitat locations proposed for end
  
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• Seniors’ medical debt soars to $54 billion in unpaid bills

  10-08-2023 14:28 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Seniors face more than $50 billion in unpaid medical bills, many of which they shouldn’t have to pay, according to a federal watchdog report.In an all-too-common scenario, medical providers charge elderly patients the full price of an expensive medical service rather than work with the insurer that is supposed to cover it. If the patient doesn’t pay, the provider sends the bill into collections, setting off a round of frightening letters, humiliating phone calls and dama
  
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• How climate change is fueling conditions driving Maui's devastating fires

  10-08-2023 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation.Experts also say climate change is increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events like what's playing out on the island of Maui, where at least 36 people have been killed and a historic tourist town was devastated. At least 36 dead on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii, county repor
  
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• Belen Schools add three new resource officers

  10-08-2023 13:54 via krqe.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – Belen Consolidated Schools is ramping up security. The school district is adding three new resource officers.
  Belen Police Chief James Harris said the department was able to fund one office, the school district was able to fund the second and between the two and the city they were able to fund the third. APS athletic event tickets shifting to online, cashless salesJust three days into the school year, Belen High School was placed on locked down afte
  
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• At least 36 dead on Maui as fires burn through Hawaii, county reports

  10-08-2023 11:45 via krqe.com
  
  WAILUKU, Hawaii (NEXSTAR) — Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years.The fire took the island by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood in Lahaina Town, which dates to the 1700s and has long been a favorite destinatio
  
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• Lobo women's soccer picked to finish 3rd in Mountain West Preseason Poll

  10-08-2023 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They won a third consecutive Mountain West regular season title last year. The University of New Mexico women's soccer team is picked to finish third this season in the latest Mountain West Women's Soccer Preseason Poll.
  Wyoming is picked to win the league, followed by San Diego State. The Lobos played an exhibition game against the UTEP Miners Wednesday and finished with a 1-all draw.
  The Lobos will host CSU Pueblo in an exhibition match Monday at 7 p.
  
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• Albuquerque man won't serve jail time for violating probation for drug charges

  10-08-2023 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who has a history of selling drugs on the streets of Albuquerque won’t be spending any time behind bars even after he violated his probation. Thomas Griffin has had two drug trafficking arrests since 2021 and pled guilty to drug trafficking and received 5 years of supervised probation. His probation was violated immediately after with a domestic violence charge. Since the victim would not cooperate with the state, it was dropped, and
  
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• Plans for San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs come to light

  10-08-2023 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - A 23-acre property, a little south of Coors and Montaño, has some of the best views in Albuquerque. It was originally slated for development with more than 60 homes, but the neighborhood said no. Instead, the city's Open Space Division bought the spot known as the San Antonio Oxbow Bluffs.Isleta Pueblo disappointed by lack of communication after Atkore fire"It's going to be a place that people can come and picnic, they can take their dogs on leash and walk,
  
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• Trace Bruckler is back from injury, ready to contribute to Lobos football

  10-08-2023 05:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Trace Bruckler burst on the scene with Lobos football as a freshman in 2020. His fast rise as a freshman hit a snag in a game on the road at LSU. Bruckler was injured only four games into the 2021 season. His tricky shoulders that always seem to pop out did so for the last time without repair. Bruckler had the labrum on both of his shoulders surgically repaired while he took a redshirt year.Lobos Football has size and speed at the receiver positionBruckler h
  
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• APS athletic event tickets shifting to online, cashless sales

  10-08-2023 05:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With high school football right around the corner, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) announced Wednesday they are moving to a cashless ticketing sales system for all athletic events.Prior to this year, all ticket sales were cash only.Starting next week, fans will have to purchase tickets online through the HomeTown Ticketing platform in order to attend APS athletic events. Here’s a list of New Mexico’s offerings for parentsThe ticketing platf
  
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• John Dodson hoping to win BKFC flyweight title in his hometown

  10-08-2023 05:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – John Dodson is having a second go at a combat career on the Bare Knuckle Fight Championship circuit. The former UFC veteran has faced two opponents and sent both to the canvas. He is hoping J.R. Ridge will be the third.
  The two fighters will face off in Albuquerque Friday at BKFC 48 for the first-ever flyweight championship in the promotion. Dodson, who came close to becoming a UFC champion in the past, would like nothing more than to win a title in his
  
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