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• After flash flood damages, lanes on I-40 should reopen by the end of the week

  15-08-2023 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A week after a flash flood cracked open and washed out part of Albuquerque's I-40 arroyo, NMDOT said it's close to fixing all the damage.NMDOT has been working day and night, even through the weekend, to repair the washout which undercut not just the arroyo but some of the driving lanes."I've lived in New Mexico and just to see the channel overflowing like that was quite crazy," said Kimberly Gallegos with NMDOT. Excessive heat might have played a role in re
  
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• New amendment allows buses to idle while heat advisory is in effect

  15-08-2023 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Due to the excessive heat in New Mexico, an emergency amendment has been made to the New Mexico Administrative Code; it allows school buses to idle while students load and unload.New Mexico State Police: No major injuries in Roswell school bus crashPrior to this amendment, students and bus drivers had to withstand high temperatures during non-driving wait times as the state law initially prohibited buses from running the engine unless students were already on board
  
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• New Mexico State Police: No major injuries in Roswell school bus crash

  15-08-2023 22:29 via krqe.com
  
  CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – On Tuesday, August 15, at around 7:30 a.m. a Roswell Independent School District bus crashed near U.S. 285 and Darby Road. The New Mexico State Police say the school bus was carrying around 34 children, and luckily, no one left the scene with major injuries.According to police, the bus was going east on Darby Road, came to a stop at an intersection, and then turned onto U.S. 285. When the bus turned, it crossed into the path of a pickup truck that was traveling
  
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• Maui police chief pleads for patience, recalls pain of victim IDs after deadly Vegas mass shooting

  15-08-2023 22:29 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maui Police Chief John Pelletier repeatedly urges “patience, prayers and perseverance” as teams painstakingly search the ashes in the seaside community of Lahaina for the remains of scores of victims from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than 100 years.
  It's the kind of message he has used before, in the aftermath of another American tragedy: the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 dead and hundreds injured.Pelletier was a Las Vegas police captain when
  
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• Rio Rancho Public Schools launches new bus status page for parents

  15-08-2023 22:07 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Public Schools has created a web page where parents can see "up-to-date information" regarding the status of their child's bus.Story continues below:New Mexico: Proposed crematorium on Santa Fe’s south side draws pushbackVideo: VIDEO: Jockey found with electric prod at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & CasinoAlbuquerque: Albuquerque Police Dept. recovers vehicles possibly connected to 5-year-old’s deathPodcast: Bernalillo County’s ne
  
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• Red & Green VegFest is back

  15-08-2023 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local organization that focuses on healthy eating is putting on its annual 'Red & Green Veg Fest' in Albuquerque. The festival is a way to celebrate a vegan lifestyle while promoting sustainable living and community engagement.The festival aims to inspire positive change. The event will feature speakers, cooking demonstrations and a variety of vendors offering vegan products and services. The Red & Green Veg Fest will be Saturday, August 19 from 10
  
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• Red & Green VegFest Albuquerque celebrates vegan lifestyle

  15-08-2023 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Sprouting Compassion focuses on healthy eating and is putting on its annual Red & Green Veg Fest Albuquerque event. The festival is a way to celebrate a vegan lifestyle while promoting sustainable living and community engagement.The festival also aims to inspire positive change. The event will feature speakers, cooking demonstrations, and a variety of vendors offering vegan products and services. The Red & Green Veg Fest Albuquerque will be Saturday,
  
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• Upcoming games at the Isotopes Park

  15-08-2023 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the baseball season winds down, the Albuquerque Isotopes still have 18 home games left in the season.Animal Humane New Mexico awarded $10K from Petco LoveFriday, August 18Raglan t-shirt giveaway, presented by Rio Grande Credit Union (first 3,000 fans 16 & older)
  Blake’s Lotaburger Kids Fun Run (weather permitting)Saturday, August 19First pitches by two World War II veterans
  Post-Game Fireworks, presented by New Mexico Mutual (weather permitting)
  
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• Albuquerque Isotopes August promotions include bobblehead, t-shirt

  15-08-2023 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the baseball season winds down, the Albuquerque Isotopes still have 18 home games left in the season. Below is a list of their upcoming August promotions.Animal Humane New Mexico awarded $10K from Petco LoveFriday, August 18Raglan t-shirt giveaway, presented by Rio Grande Credit Union (first 3,000 fans 16 & older)
  Blake’s Lotaburger Kids Fun Run (weather permitting)Saturday, August 19First pitches by two World War II veterans
  Post-Game Fireworks
  
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• Events happening this fall at the Nuclear Museum

  15-08-2023 21:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Nuclear Museum's 'Science on Tap' series is held monthly. People can grab a beer from bombs away brewery and enjoy a relaxed presentation by scientists, researchers, physicians, and engineers.Jemez Historic Site to host Pueblo Independence Day 2023The next Science on Tap is Friday, September 15. This event will feature renowned physician, Dr. Robert Kuske, who pioneered a new breast cancer treatment that reduced treatment time and caused less damage
  
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• Mountain flash flooding threat Tuesday

  15-08-2023 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  Showers and thunderstorms have developed midday in the northern mountains and Sacramento mountains. Clouds and sprinkles have pushed into the Gila from the south. Flash flooding is expected Tuesday, due to a slow storm moving through this evening, that could cause storms to hover in place, and bring heavy rainfall accumulation to the mountain terrain.Forecast Continues Below
  Podcast: Bernalillo County’s new court program aimed at stopping drug overdosesNew Mexico: New Mexico Gas Company as
  
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• Researchers get $2.5 million to examine streams in New Mexico and beyond

  15-08-2023 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A research project spearheaded by the University of New Mexico (UNM) is looking to create a better understanding of the headwaters of some key rivers in the state and beyond. Now, the project has federal funding to support the work.Researchers will use a $2.5 million grant to examine the headwaters of five watersheds. They'll look at the Upper Santa Fe River in New Mexico and river systems in Nevada, Alabama, Arkansas, and New Hampshire as well. BLM wants public in
  
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• Albuquerque Police new Open Space Unit

  15-08-2023 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department announced the new Open Space Unit. That unit will be dedicated to protecting and maintaining open spaces in Albuquerque. Albuquerque teacher experiences expedition offered by National Geographic SocietyThe new unit will be trained on new equipment, like 4-wheelers and fan boats. They say the position will be focused on more than just criminal activity. "I knew that we could hire individuals who were more focused and able to
  
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• ABQ Police Dept. wants to bring new type of officer to Open Space Unit

  15-08-2023 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nine months after the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) disbanded its Open Space Unit, it's back with some changes. Officials noted they want a new type of officer patrolling open spaces to focus on conservation as well as curbing crime.
  "Today, we have more open space per acre, per capita, than any other city in America. It's one of the things we are awesome at," said CABQ Mayor Tim Keller, "For us, the question is, how do we protect our open space going
  
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• Non-profit sues city of Albuquerque over speed enforcement records

  15-08-2023 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is facing a lawsuit over the availability of records from its automated speed enforcement program. The lawsuit comes from the Southwest Public Policy Institute, they say it stems from a public records request made to the city.Story continues below:New Mexico: Proposed crematorium on Santa Fe’s south side draws pushbackVideo: VIDEO: Jockey found with electric prod at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & CasinoAlbuquerque: Albuquerque P
  
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• 'It's a monster!' Teen catches 108-pound catfish on the Missouri River

  15-08-2023 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  SPANISH LAKE, Mo. (KTVI) – Joshua Jones Jr. is taking it all in after a recent midnight miracle on the Missouri River.
  Inspired by a contest, and with support from his father, Joshua made a once-in-a-lifetime catch around midnight Wednesday, reeling in a 108-pound catfish from the river near the St. Louis suburb of Spanish Lake.Joshua had actually dozed off when the catch happened, exhausted after a long night of fishing.“I was sleeping when the fish got on, so it kind of woke me up,
  
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• List: Places to get a pumpkin spice latte in Albuquerque

  15-08-2023 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With fall just around the corner, many are anxiously awaiting the return of pumpkin-spice lattes. Whether you love the sweet drinks or hate them, they will be hitting Albuquerque shops soon – with some even here already.Below are the fall menu release dates for some coffee shops around Albuquerque: Where are the best coffee shops in Albuquerque?O'Bean's Coffee Cafe & CruiserYear-round pumpkin spice latteNapoli CoffeeYear-round "Pumpkin Patch"
  
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• University of New Mexico Hospital adds new helipad to speed access to services

  15-08-2023 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) is eager to help critical patients with expanded helipad options. The hospital will add a helipad to the Critical Care Tower (CCT) facility. The helipad will provide an access point for patients flown in from across New Mexico. Albuquerque FBI: Online scam reports on the rise in 2023 and how to avoid them“The new helipad on the CCT will greatly improve patient outcomes because it will reduce time and in
  
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• Man accused of posing as doctor to sell fake COVID-19 cure arrested after 3-year manhunt

  15-08-2023 20:06 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Utah authorities say that a three-year manhunt has ended after they arrested a man accused of posing as a doctor on charges of selling a fake COVID-19 cure. In a news release on Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Utah said that authorities were able to spot Gordon Hunter Pedersen during surveillance last month. According to court documents, authorities handed down an arrest warrant on Pedersen after he failed to appear on an indictment in federal court. P
  
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• LIVE: APD gives update on July 20 officer-involved shooting

  15-08-2023 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) will be holding a press conference Tuesday at 3 p.m. to provide further information on an officer-involved shooting that happened on July 20. News 13 will stream the press conference live on this page. APD sends letter about safety, security to Walgreens after recent incidentsOn July 20, officers were attempting to arrest 20-year-old Emmanuel Galaviz Campos at the Copper Ridge Apartments on Tramway. Police say he had a
  
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• APD to hold press conference on July officer-involved shooting

  15-08-2023 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) will be holding a press conference Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. to provide further information on an officer-involved shooting that happened on July 20. News 13 will stream the press conference live on this page. APD sends letter about safety, security to Walgreens after recent incidentsOn July 20, officers were attempting to arrest a man with an active arrest warrant in Santa Fe at the Copper Ridge Apartments on Tramway. Poli
  
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• APD gives update on July 20 officer-involved shooting

  15-08-2023 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) will be holding a press conference Tuesday at 3 p.m. to provide further information on an officer-involved shooting that happened on July 20. News 13 will stream the press conference live on this page. APD sends letter about safety, security to Walgreens after recent incidentsOn July 20, officers were attempting to arrest 20-year-old Emmanuel Galaviz Campos at the Copper Ridge Apartments on Tramway. Police say he had a
  
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• What happens to airline passengers when a plane loses cabin pressure?

  15-08-2023 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The crew of a recent American Airlines flight was forced to make an immediate controlled descent following a “possible pressurization issue” on Thursday, dropping the plane’s altitude by nearly 20,000 feet in a span of minutes.The plane ultimately landed safely at its intended destination in Gainesville, Florida, but not before causing concern among passengers, one of whom shared photos of himself and fellow travelers wearing the oxygen masks that fell from th
  
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• Albuquerque man gets 10 year sentence for drug trafficking

  15-08-2023 19:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is sentenced to ten years in prison for drug trafficking. Rafael Columbie was convicted of conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams and more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin.
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• Apple to start paying out claims in $500M iPhone slowdown lawsuit: reports

  15-08-2023 19:25 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – iPhone users who have long complained their phones get slower after a software update may finally be getting paid for their troubles.Apple will soon start paying out between $310 million and $500 million it agreed to pay to settle claims the company intentionally slowed down old iPhones' performance with a new iOS update. How much the company ultimately pays out will depend on the number of approved claims.The good news is about 3 million people who filed claims in the class ac
  
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• Zooey Deschanel engaged to 'Property Brothers' star Jonathan Scott

  15-08-2023 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Actress Zooey Deschanel and "Property Brothers" star Jonathan Scott are engaged.
  Scott popped the question to the "New Girl" star over the weekend during a family trip to Scotland. PEOPLE magazine reports that Deschanel's two children were also involved in the special moment.
  Jonathan Scott and Zooey Deschanel (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)In an Instagram post announcing the big news, the couple wrote, "Forever starts now."
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• 'Question mark' spotted by in deep space by Webb Space Telescope; what is it?

  15-08-2023 18:12 via krqe.com
  
  SPACE (KXAN) -- A new photo from the James Webb Space Telescope is leading to a giant question: What in the cosmos formed a giant "?" in space?The photo was released by the European Space Agency on July 26th. This week, people online noticed what appeared to be "question mark" in the image.
  A recent image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope shows what appears to be a "question mark" in deep space. (Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, J. DePasquale (STScI), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)The original image shows two s
  
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• Fake Florida veterinarian accused of performing deadly surgery on pregnant dog, deputies say

  15-08-2023 18:10 via krqe.com
  
  COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man posing as a veterinarian was arrested after deputies said he performed surgery on a pregnant dog that later died.Detectives said they were alerted after a 6-year-old Chihuahua named Sugar died following an illicit surgery performed by 61-year-old Osvaldo Sanchez.Deputies said Sugar's owners contacted Sanchez because the 6-pound dog appeared to be having difficulty delivering her puppies. Sanchez had been previously introduced to the couple as a v
  
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• Wendy's adding new breakfast item to menu

  15-08-2023 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  (WXIN) - Fans of Wendy’s Breakfast will soon have some new options for the morning.The fast-food chain will launch a pair of English muffin breakfast sandwiches next week.The new offerings include a “one-of-a-kind savory buttery spread.” They’re topped with a fresh-cracked egg, melted cheese and your choice of Applewood smoked bacon or a grilled sausage patty.(Photo via The Wendy's Company)The new English muffins hit restaurants nationwide starting Aug. 22 during breakfas
  
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• New Mexico community colleges rank as some of the best

  15-08-2023 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – WalletHub recently released its ranking of "2023's Best and Worst Community Colleges." Two New Mexico community colleges ranked in the top 15: Santa Fe Community College and Central New Mexico Community College.The study ranked over 600 community colleges throughout the United States to determine which are the best. The Santa Fe school came in at spot No. 12 and CNM came in at spot No. 13. Where are the best coffee shops in Albuquerque?According to WalletHub, the b
  
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• Baby alligator found in softball dugout at Florida school

  15-08-2023 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A baby alligator was found in a softball dugout at a school in Polk County, Florida, on Friday.The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the gator was found in one of the dugouts at Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School."Today was the first day of school at Fort Meade Middle/Senior High School, and look who showed up to try out for the softball team," the sheriff's office posted on Facebook. These are the raptors in your Albuquerque neighborhoodSchool Resource Deputy
  
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• Chaos cooking is in. What is it?

  15-08-2023 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Creatively use up your leftovers with this exciting cooking trendIf fusion food is starting to feel run-of-the-mill, wait until you meet its offspring, chaos cooking. This trend, like fusion food, has fun with food, but it’s about more than simply flouting the established cooking rules. Chaos cooking is an invitation to think creatively and cook confidently. Not only will it help you clean out your fridge, b
  
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• Looking for Pumpkin Spice? Find it now at this coffee chain

  15-08-2023 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) – The first day of fall isn't until Sept. 23, but already, pumpkin spice lovers are on the hunt for their favorite coffee flavor pick-me-up.Starbucks and Dunkin' are perhaps the most popular chain coffee places to promote the beloved flavor each year. But, according to online menus at both Starbucks and Dunkin', Pumpkin Spice season isn't here yet.There is, though, one growing coffee chain that is already in the spirit. What is bed rotting?Pumpkin Spice fans can currently get their f
  
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• Westbound Rio Bravo closed at I-25 due to semi rollover

  15-08-2023 15:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – All westbound Rio Bravo is closed at the southbound I-25 off ramp due to a semi rollover, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office. Albuquerque teacher experiences expedition offered by National Geographic SocietyBCSO says the driver sustained minor injuries in the crash. Westbound Rio Bravo at the southbound I-25 off ramp will remain closed while authorities are on scene.
  
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• Mountain storms Tuesday, flash flooding threat for northern New Mexico

  15-08-2023 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  High pressure is building over northern New Mexico early this morning. This is drawing in drier air across eastern and southern New Mexico. Isolated mountain storms along and west of the Central Mountain Chain are expected, but not nearly as widespread as yesterday. The heaviest rainfall will be across the Northern Mountains with slow moving storms potentially creating the risk for burn scar flash flooding.Temperatures will be a couple degrees warmer today compared to yesterday, but still season
  
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• Roads to close for SWAIA'S 101st Indian Market

  15-08-2023 15:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – An area of Santa Fe will experience closures due to the 2023 Indian Market. The city said those areas will be closed from August 17 to 20.According to the City of Santa Fe, the SWAIA'S 101st Indian Market will take place on the Santa Fe Plaza and surrounding locations. The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic:
  Santa Fe PlazaE. San Francisco St. from Don Gaspar to Cathedral Pl.Cathedral Pl. from E. Palace Ave to E. Water St.Old Santa Fe Tr. from W
  
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• Texas sues Planned Parenthood, wants millions of dollars repaid

  15-08-2023 14:47 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements — and pay far more in fines on top of that — in a lawsuit that appears to be the first of its kind brought by a state against the largest abortion provider in the U.S.A hearing was set for Tuesday in front of U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who earlier this year put access to the most common method of abortion in the U.S. in limbo with a ruling that i
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Cars found, Letter to Walgreens, Storm chances, Preserving history, Unique expedition

  15-08-2023 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  Bernalillo County’s new court program aimed at stopping drug overdosesHow hard is winter going to hit New Mexico?Teen takes plea deal for luring Aggie basketball player to UNM campus before shootingABQ woman pleads not guilty in 2-year-old brother’s overdoseJockey found with electric prod at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & CasinoProposed crematorium on Santa Fe’s south side draws pushbackNew Mexico Supreme Court clarifies traffic stop rulesTrump and 18 alli
  
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• Trump and 18 allies charged in Georgia election meddling as former president faces 4th criminal case

  15-08-2023 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, with prosecutors using a statute normally associated with mobsters to accuse the former president, lawyers and other aides of a “criminal enterprise” to keep him in power.The nearly 100-page indictment details dozens of acts by Trump or his allies to undo his defeat, including beseeching Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to
  
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• Albuquerque teacher experiences expedition offered by National Geographic Society

  15-08-2023 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Public School teacher is back in the Duke City after being selected to take part in a unique expedition to Norway offered by the National Geographic Society. Chris Speck is a biology teacher at Garfield STEM School. He created a program giving students the opportunity to analyze DNA.Proposed crematorium on Santa Fe’s south side draws pushbackThis year, Speck was chosen for the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship. Speck said he was one of h
  
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• WATCH: Congressman berates officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo

  15-08-2023 14:21 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month.In body camera video, the former White House physician can be seen approaching a group of people surrounding a 15-year-old girl who authorities have said was having seizures. The two-term Republican congressman later has what looks like an argument
  
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• Metropolitan Court's new program aimed at stopping drug overdoses

  15-08-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Opioids and Fentanyl are impacting people in ways like we’ve never seen before. In a new initiative to stop overdoses “upon first contact with the criminal justice system,” Metropolitan Court in Bernalillo County just announced the Overdose Prevention Treatment and Intervention - or “OPT-in” court.
  This week on the New Mexico News Podcast, Chris McKee and Gabrielle Burkhart host Judge Claire McDaniel and Behavioral Health Divis
  
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• Bernalillo County's new court program aimed at stopping drug overdoses

  15-08-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Opioids and Fentanyl are impacting people in ways like we’ve never seen before. In a new initiative to stop overdoses “upon first contact with the criminal justice system,” Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Court just announced the Overdose Prevention Treatment and Intervention - or “OPT-in” court.
  This week on the New Mexico News Podcast, Chris McKee and Gabrielle Burkhart host Judge Claire McDaniel and Behavioral Health
  
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• Hawaii works to identify 99 confirmed dead after Maui wildfires as teams intensify search

  15-08-2023 13:14 via krqe.com
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii officials worked painstakingly to identify the 99 people confirmed killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui and expected to release the first names Tuesday, even as teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash.A week after a blaze tore through historic Lahaina, many who survived have started moving into hundreds of hotel rooms set aside for displaced locals.Crews using cadaver dogs have scoured about 25% of the search area, the polic
  
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• Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn't bolstered: analysis

  15-08-2023 12:20 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The average retired couple would see a $17,400 Social Security cut in 2033 if the program is allowed to continue on its current path, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).The CRFB's analysis found that politicians' promises not to touch the program would actually ensure a reduction in benefits across the board when the trust fund behind Social Security goes insolvent in a decade.That fund, the Old-Age and Survivors Ins
  
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• Parts of Roosevelt County see low water pressure amid Portales water rationing

  15-08-2023 06:33 via krqe.com
  
  PORTALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Amid hot summer temperatures, one New Mexico city has been under water restrictions. City officials are frustrated, saying not everyone is doing their part to conserve during the crisis.
  Since late June, people living in Portales have been under tough water restrictions to save water due to declining water levels in the area. Excessive heat might have played a role in recent rockfall at Chaco Canyon"Currently, now you drive through town and all the yards are yellow
  
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• UNM Women's Soccer finishes exhibition schedule with a draw and win

  15-08-2023 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) -- The UNM Women's Soccer Team completed the exhibition portion of their schedule Monday with a 1-0 victory over CSU Pueblo.
  The only goal of the game came from Lobos midfielder Natalie DeGagne. The midfielder from Seattle scored in the first half of the match.
  The Lobos' other exhibition game, played last week, ended in a 1 all draw with the UTEP Miners. The Lobos will start the regular season Thursday when they host the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. It's the firs
  
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• Isolated storm chances continue this week

  15-08-2023 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  Hit-or-miss rain chances will continue across parts of New Mexico this week as monsoon moisture stays in place. Temperatures will be climbing higher by midweek.A backdoor cold front pushed across New Mexico Sunday night through Monday morning. While it brought rain this morning to parts of the state, it has now brought some more stable air, especially across eastern New Mexico. Storms still developed this afternoon though across western and northern parts of the state, into southern Colorado. Te
  
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• Isaiah Chavez embraces role as the ultimate team player

  15-08-2023 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) -- His goal is to always help the team. Isaiah Chavez is doing so with reps on the kicking team and as a long snapper.As KRQE has shared before, the former Rio Rancho standout decided to share his long snapping skills with the Lobos in an effort to also get playing time."I feel like I can improve, definitely. Long snapping is something that I'm still trying to perfect. It comes with time, just little things that I need to work on," said Chavez.Story continues below:New M
  
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• NMMI Broncos Football hopes to return to national championship form

  15-08-2023 05:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) --They finished with a 9-3 record and were ranked seventh in the final national football poll. The New Mexico Military Institute Broncos are hoping for an even better finish this year. The team has size and speed, but they are young.
  "It's always a challenge bringing in new guys because I can say, as of right now, we got about 30 to 40 percent of the team are vets," said NMMI Head Coach Kurt Tsau'asau. "You know, the guys that been here but, you know, 60 of them are all
  
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