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• A chilly Halloween evening in store

  31-10-2023 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures will be chilly this evening for Trick-or-Treaters. A warming trend will continue for the rest of the week with temperatures back around average by the end of the week.
  Happy Halloween! High temperatures have begun a warming trend Tuesday afternoon all across New Mexico after the entire state dropped below freezing to begin the day. Now, most of the state has climbed back into the 40s and 50s this afternoon. If you are planning on heading out this evening for Halloween, you'll probab
  
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• Effort to stop future mining across parts of northern New Mexico watershed gains momentum

  31-10-2023 23:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There's growing momentum behind an effort to stop future mining across some of northern New Mexico. Three of the state's federal lawmakers are eyeing new protections for a critical watershed along the Pecos River.Story continues below
  Local: New Mexico Congressman unveils bills to tackle immigration, border issuesAlbuquerque: Annual Trick-or-Treat event held at Coronado MallNew Mexico: Xcel planning to add needed power capacity in New MexicoCommunity: New state tou
  
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• TBS will air 'Best of Chandler' marathon to honor late 'Friends' star Matthew Perry

  31-10-2023 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) — In honor of the death of actor Matthew Perry over the weekend, TBS has announced plans to play Chandler-centric "Friends" episodes back to back.
  Chandler Bing, who Perry played for all 10 seasons of the show's run from 1994 to 2004, was known as the funny one. The beloved character would deliver lines like, "I say more dumb things before 9 a.m. than most people say all day." ‘Friends’ cast reacts to Matthew Perry’s death: ‘We are all so utterly devastated&rs
  
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• Fast food joint on Central has enough with ongoing crime after latest break-in

  31-10-2023 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –A fast food joint on Central has had enough after thieves broke in again. Monday morning management at the Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers got a call that has become more and more common. "I was kinda annoyed by it honestly because it just keeps happening," said a manager, who chose to remain anonymous.Story continues below
  Local: New Mexico Congressman unveils bills to tackle immigration, border issuesAlbuquerque: Annual Trick-or-Treat event held at
  
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• New Mexico attorney general going after landowners over water access

  31-10-2023 22:39 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The State of New Mexico is taking property owners to court after those landowners allegedly blocked access to public water, a violation of the state's constitution.For some time, there's been debate over just how much fencing private landowners can put up around public waters that flow over their private land. The state's constitution says the state's surface water belongs to the public, and the New Mexico Supreme Court decided that landowners have to allow the
  
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• What role does a forensic artist play in an FBI investigation?

  31-10-2023 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – They are a crucial part of a police or FBI investigation – the forensic artist or visual information specialist. Their work can identify a missing person or a suspect in a murder case. But how does one go about becoming a forensic artist, and what does the job entail?Suzanne Brown is the Supervisory Visual Information Specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and says there are four separate disciplines that a forensic artist can use in an investiga
  
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• Supreme Court weighs whether government officials can block people on social media

  31-10-2023 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The Supreme Court is diving into the controversial debate over whether public officials should be allowed to block constituents on their social media accounts.On Tuesday, the justices heard two different cases exploring the free speech clash between public officials and critical commenters. The cases center on lawsuits filed by people who were blocked by government officials after posting numerous critical comments on their social media pages. Georgetown La
  
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• Homeless shelter in Gallup given $50K but more donations needed

  31-10-2023 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lexington Hotel in Gallup has received tens of thousands of dollars in funding but advocates say more is needed to keep the shelter open. The shelter helps people suffering from substance abuse and facing homelessness.Study reveals Santa Fe Fire Department needs more ambulancesWith colder weather, organizers fear more than 30 residents will soon not have a warm place to stay. Advocates say they need $150,000 to stay open through the end of the year. Even afte
  
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• State withdraws from detention hearing against Roswell murder suspect

  31-10-2023 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The state withdrew a motion to keep Ivan Gonzalez behind bars. Gonzalez is facing a second-degree murder charge for beating his dad, Mario Gonzalez, to death. The two got into an argument and police say Ivan then beat his father who later died at the hospital. New Mexico State Police investigate two ‘suspicious’ deaths in PecosGonzalez was in court Friday for a pretrial detention hearing but the state withdrew their motion. That means, unless they re
  
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• Study reveals Santa Fe Fire Department needs more ambulances

  31-10-2023 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A recent study revealed that the Santa Fe Fire Department is in need of more ambulances. The city hired an out-of-state company to gather information from the past few years, and the results showed that the department is lacking in efficiency when it comes to available units.With the increase in the amount of calls the department is receiving, they would need two more ambulances in order to keep up. When the department has to rely on out-of-district units, the
  
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• Flu season begins in New Mexico with first cases

  31-10-2023 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health is seeing the first flu cases of the season. The department says the flu has been detected in both northern and southern New Mexico.“The geographical spread of these flu cases serves as an early indicator that we are likely to see more flu cases across the state in the upcoming weeks and months,” Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen said in a press release. “The best time possible to get your annual
  
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• Albuquerque man who injured 2 in shooting sentenced to 4 years in prison

  31-10-2023 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sean Scaggs was sentenced to four years in prison following a 2020 shooting that left one person paralyzed and another injured. Scaggs admitted to shooting into a home off Isleta in the South Valley. He hit one person in the leg and another in the spine leaving the person paralyzed from the waist down. Police seek info in Las Cruces drive-by shooting that injured sevenScaggs pled guilty to two counts of aggravated battery back in May.
  
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• Police seek info in Las Cruces drive-by shooting that injured seven

  31-10-2023 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Las Cruces police are asking for information about a shooting that injured seven people late Saturday night. One 17-year-old and six 18-year-olds were injured in the shooting; two of the victims are in critical but stable condition, according to the police. Three dead in head-on crash west of LovingtonPolice say on the night of October 28, at around 11:30 p.m., a drive-by shooting took place at a house party on Dyer Street, just a few miles from Centennial Hi
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff to address recent implications on former New Mexico law enforcement officials

  31-10-2023 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen is set to hold a news conference Tuesday at 1 p.m. This comes as former BCSO sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Police Chief Rudy Mora are implicated in an alleged illegal machine-gun distribution scheme.The news conference will be livestreamed on this pageA federal indictment was filed by the US Attorney's Office in Maryland, implicating law enforcement officials and gun dealers in multiple states. According to fed
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff addresses federal investigation into former New Mexico law enforcement officials

  31-10-2023 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen held a news conference Tuesday at 1 p.m. This comes as former BCSO sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Police Chief Rudy Mora are implicated in an alleged illegal machine-gun distribution scheme.A federal indictment was filed by the US Attorney's Office in Maryland, implicating law enforcement officials and gun dealers in multiple states. According to federal documents, they helped gun dealers obtain machine guns tha
  
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• Bernalillo County Sheriff address recent implications on former New Mexico law enforcement officials

  31-10-2023 19:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen held a news conference Tuesday at 1 p.m. This comes as former BCSO sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Police Chief Rudy Mora are implicated in an alleged illegal machine-gun distribution scheme.A federal indictment was filed by the US Attorney's Office in Maryland, implicating law enforcement officials and gun dealers in multiple states. According to federal documents, they helped gun dealers obtain machine guns tha
  
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• El Kookooee burning scheduled at South Valley Library

  31-10-2023 19:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – El Kookooee is scheduled to go up in flames Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at the South Valley Library in Albuquerque. Winter shelter opens at Gateway Center in AlbuquerqueThe event was postponed this weekend due to wind. "The Kookooee is meant to burn all your worries away and all the things that cause you stress," El Kookooee Event M.C. Andrea Dominguez said, "usually you write down anything you want to get rid of, put it in a chest and the chest gets burnt up
  
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• Three dead in head-on crash west of Lovington

  31-10-2023 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  LOVINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) are investigating a car crash that killed three people west of Lovington. The crash occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, October 27, and resulted in the deaths of 24-year-old Miguel Angel Delacruz, 74-year-old Emigdio Montano, and a passenger who has not yet been named by officials.According to police, the car driven by Delacruz was traveling the wrong way – east on a westbound lane – on U.S. Route 82 wh
  
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• Biden admin proposes new student debt relief plan: Who could qualify?

  31-10-2023 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — The Biden administration is moving forward with a new student loan relief plan that is narrower than its original proposal, which was struck down by the Supreme Court over the summer. The Department of Education released regulatory draft text on Monday showing the new plan for student debt forgiveness is only targeting specific groups instead of providing cancelation for all 45 million borrowers like officials originally planned last year. The administration is plann
  
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• What will Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon forest restoration look like?

  31-10-2023 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A new environmental assessment report from the U.S. Forest Service outlines what it might take to restore thousands of acres of forest land after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire. The report was recently approved, meaning restoration work can now begin.The report discusses work to be done on more than 24,000 acres of land impacted by both the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire and the 2020 Luna Fire. Without restoration work, the report says there's a risk tha
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue's tips for using portable heaters and fireplaces to stay warm

  31-10-2023 18:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Low temperatures have arrived in Albuquerque. If you are turning the heat on, the Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) has a list of things you should know to prevent fires at your home.According to the United States Fire Administration, every year, fires during the holiday season injure 2,600 people and cause more than $930 million in damage across the country.Below are AFR's safety tips to consider during the winter:Fireplaces and Wood Stoves
  Have a certified chi
  
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• Albuquerque works to reduce animal overpopulation

  31-10-2023 18:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city's Animal Welfare Department has finished a "spay and neuter blitz" with the goal of reducing an overpopulation of pets. In the span of just three days, the city spayed and neutered 200 animals.“We are thrilled to be able to provide support to help reduce the pet overpopulation problem in Albuquerque and provide positive outcomes for these pets,” Susan Ellis, the deputy director of the Animal Welfare Department, said in a press relea
  
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• Utah 13-year-old found with tetherball rope around his neck dies in apparent accident

  31-10-2023 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  SEVIER COUNTY, Utah (KTVX/KUCW) – A 13-year-old Utah boy died over the weekend after he was found with a tetherball rope wrapped around his neck.Sevier County Sheriff Nathan Curtis said what happened Saturday evening appears to have been an accident as there was “no evidence of foul play or suspicious activity.”According to the sheriff, the boy, identified by relatives as Maximus Knight, was helping clean up his family’s corn maze in Venice when they noticed he was missin
  
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• Spotify Wrapped: When is the cutoff?

  31-10-2023 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Spotify Wrapped season is upon us — it's the time of year when Spotify users worldwide prepare for their year-end wrap-up of what they listened to (and how much of it) this year. But this year, Spotify has dispelled a long-held belief by many — weighing in on when exactly the cutoff isn't.Last week, entertainment news source Pop Base sent a reminder to its followers on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Spotify would stop counting their listens on Halloween. It's be
  
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• New Mexico commission recommends paying district court judges $209,922

  31-10-2023 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico's justice system relies on judges to oversee trials around the state. But experts are telling lawmakers that New Mexico's district judges aren't getting paid enough.The Judicial Compensation Commission was created in 2005 as an independent group to make recommendations on judge pay. In their 2023 report, the commission says the state should up district court pay to over $200,000. New Mexico Senator Stuart Ingle announces retirementThe commission
  
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• New Mexico State Police investigate two 'suspicious' deaths in Pecos

  31-10-2023 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  PECOS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police is investigating a man and woman who were found dead at a home in Pecos.Thomas Bastien, 30, Renee Romero, 33, both from Pecos, were found dead at a home on North Main Street on Saturday. Jury convicts man of running over person at Coronado Park in 2020A 17-year-old called the police and said that he heard gunshots inside his home, according to NMSP. Officers arrived at the residence and found Bastien and Romero dead in the master bedroom wi
  
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• CBP agents seize nearly 400 pounds of narcotics at El Paso border crossings

  31-10-2023 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted 389 pounds of drugs over the weekend. The nearly 400 pounds were from multiple unrelated busts at the El Paso port of entry.On Friday, October 27, CBP officers at the Bridge of the Americas Border Crossing found 27.07 pounds of fentanyl in the trunk of a vehicle driven by an 18-year-old male U.S. citizen. A further investigation with a canine team resulted in finding multiple bags of fentanyl in the
  
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• Winter shelter opens at Gateway Center in Albuquerque

  31-10-2023 17:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the cold weather that has moved into Albuquerque this week, the city is adding more beds to the Gateway Center, giving more people an opportunity to escape the cold.The Gateway Center, located at 5400 Gibson Blvd. SE, will have an 35 additional beds available for overnight shelter beginning Wednesday, bringing the total number of unhoused people served each night up to 85."As we prepare for the cold weather, we are making more beds available at Gateway
  
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• Taos company takes home $10K from New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division's Adventure Pitch competition

  31-10-2023 17:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD) held its second annual Adventure Pitch competition and three businesses walked away with cash prizes.Adventure Pitch, which took place in Santa Fe on Oct. 25, was composed of six finalists who took the stage for a five-minute live pitch in front of hundreds of conference attendees and a panel of investor and economic development judges.The winners of the competition are listed below:
  First place winner: Rezo Systems,
  
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• Angelo Leo is ready to throw down

  31-10-2023 17:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Angelo Leo isn't worried about ring rust. The former WBO junior featherweight champion hasn't fought since 2021. Leo will meet Nicolas Polanco in a ten-round bout for the WBA Intercontinental featherweight title on Wednesday at the Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida.
  Their fight is the co-main event. "He's fought on Shobox before so, he has a reputable record," said Leo. "This fight is for a WBA Intercontinental title. So, I'm excited about that.
  
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• UNM Lobos men's basketball prepares for final exhibition game

  31-10-2023 17:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's the final tune-up before the regular season. Richard Pitino and his UNM Lobo men's basketball team will host New Mexico Highlands on Wednesday in their final exhibition game before the regular season.
  Pitino said he saw a lot of good things in the Lobos first exhibition game against CSU Pueblo last week. Pitino liked that his team was challenged in the first quarter. "I'm always looking at upward trajectory," said Pitino. "What did we not do well that w
  
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• Vortex Theatre presents 'Hazardous Materials'

  31-10-2023 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Vortex Theatre is the oldest continuously producing black box theatre in New Mexico. The theatre is presenting 'Hazardous Materials,' running November 3 - 19.Albuquerque High School student gets perfect score on AP examHazardous Materials is a story of love and loss that shows an apartment from two different perspectives. One perspective is in 1950 when two people and begin a bond. The other perspective comes in 2015 as city agents are looking
  
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• These cities are growing the fastest, study shows

  31-10-2023 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Does it feel like there are more people in your city than a few years ago? Depending on where you live, that might actually be the case.SmartAsset, a financial tech company, has released a list of the fastest-growing cities with populations over 100,000 in the United States. That growth was based on the population difference reported by the U.S. Census between 2017 and 2022 for the 344 largest cities.Southwestern cities, many of them desert suburbs, dominated the top of the lis
  
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• On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion

  31-10-2023 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders visiting the United States this week, Bishop Ivan Rusyn has a succinct message: “Please, hear our cry.”The deputy senior bishop of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, a Protestant denomination, said that since the February 2022 Russian invasion, some of his church’s pastors have been killed, and its seminary has been attacked by missiles. In Russian-occupied area
  
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• Why are orange and black considered Halloween colors?

  31-10-2023 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  (WHTM) – When you think of Halloween, you probably think of jack-o'-lanterns, spooky movies and trick-or-treaters. But there may be something else that comes to mind that many people associate with the holiday: the colors orange and black.But why do we consider those the colors of Halloween?
  According to Isle of Halloween, historically the Celts and the Druids celebrated a holiday called Samhain. Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter
  
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• Pennsylvania gets closer to getting rid of 1965 frozen dessert law

  31-10-2023 16:14 via krqe.com
  
  PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) - Pennsylvania is closer than ever to getting rid of a law regulating frozen desserts.The law dates back to 1965 and created strict testing requirements designed to ensure food safety. It also has very specific definitions of what constitutes a frozen dessert.Senate Bill 152 repeals the 1965 bill, which deems “frozen desserts” as “ice cream, frozen custard, French ice cream, French custard ice cream, artificially sweetened ice cream, artificially sweete
  
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• Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon recovery moving forward with forest restoration

  31-10-2023 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Forest officials have approved an environmental assessment for the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon burn area. The approval allows the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with restoration work, including removal of fuels and watershed repair.An environmental assessment paves the way for large-scale restoration of more than 24,000 acres of land impacted by the 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire and the 2020 Luna Fire. You can find the full assessment at this link. An a
  
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• Los Angeles Clippers acquire James Harden in blockbuster trade from Philadelphia 76ers 

  31-10-2023 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Things may have just gotten a whole lot scarier for the rest of the NBA this Halloween, as the LA Clippers pulled the trigger on a trade to acquire James Harden and several other players from the Philadelphia 76ers. P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev will follow Harden to Los Angeles in exchange for Marcus Morris Sr., Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., a 2028 unprotected first-round draft pick, two second-round picks, a 2029 pick swap and an additional first-roun
  
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• Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings

  31-10-2023 15:45 via krqe.com
  
  LISBON FALLS, Maine (AP) — Most survivors of the mass shootings that killed 18 people at a Maine bowling alley and a bar attempted to flee when they heard gunfire.But Josh Seal, who is deaf, couldn’t hear the gunfire — though some deaf survivors said they felt startling jolts, his wife said.
  Seal, an American Sign Language interpreter who translated Maine’s daily COVID-19 briefings during the pandemic, was mortally wounded along with three other deaf people in Lewiston, d
  
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• Albuquerque High School student gets perfect score on AP exam

  31-10-2023 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fewer than 300 high school seniors in the world have received a perfect score on their advanced placement exam. One of those students is right here in Albuquerque.Sinahi Oaxaca is the first student at Albuquerque High School to get a perfect score on her Advance Placement Spanish Language and Culture exam. Oaxaca is an Albuquerque native and has been part of the APS Bilingual Program since she was in Elementary School.Attendance at 2023 Albuquerque Inte
  
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• Why does Halloween occur on Oct. 31?

  31-10-2023 13:51 via krqe.com
  
  (WHTM) - Halloween occurs every year on Oct. 31. But why do we celebrate it on that day?
  Halloween follows many of the traditions from the ancient Gaelic festival of Samhain, which celebrates the end of the harvest season and the start of "the dark half" of the year, according to the History Channel.
  Though the festival occurred on Nov. 1, it started on the evening of Oct. 31. It was also a time of year when the season changed.
  Aside from that, it was believed to be the one time of year when hum
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Man sentenced, Fatal crash team, Chilly Halloween, Record attendance, Trick-or-treat

  31-10-2023 13:49 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  1 dead after fire at home in northeast AlbuquerqueWater authority offers tips to avoid frozen pipesJury convicts man of running over person at Coronado Park in 2020New Mexico Congressman unveils bills to tackle immigration, border issuesCan a healthcare shift at MDC help fix Albuquerque’s crime problem?Open enrollment for BeWellnm starts Nov. 1Police say armed man killed himself instead of carrying out apparent plan to attack amusement parkIsraeli ground forces attack
  
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• Chilly Halloween, warmer late-week around New Mexico

  31-10-2023 13:35 via krqe.com
  
  Halloween morning is frighteningly cold! Temperatures are below freezing across New Mexico. Daytime temperatures will be warmer this afternoon by one to ten degrees. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s. Sunset is at 6:13 PM, and temperatures will still be at their highest during the early evening, but temperatures will quickly drop off after sunset.Forecast Continues Below
  Local: New state tourism grant program to give $2 million to communities around New MexicoNew Mexico: Xcel planning to add need
  
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• Group seeks to clear names of all accused, convicted or executed for witchcraft in Massachusetts

  31-10-2023 13:30 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — In 1648, Margaret Jones, a midwife, became the first person in Massachusetts — the second in New England — to be executed for witchcraft, decades before the infamous Salem witch trials.Nearly four centuries later, the state and region are still working to come to grips with the scope of its witch trial legacy.The latest effort comes from a group dedicated to clearing the names of all those accused, arrested or indicted for witchcraft in Massachusetts, whether or n
  
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• Can a healthcare shift at MDC help fix Albuquerque's crime problem?

  31-10-2023 13:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - New Mexico's largest county jail has faced issues with overcrowding, understaffing, and even inmate deaths during detox over the years. Still, law enforcement officials in Albuquerque look to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) as an important place that can help "break the cycle," as the first opportunity to connect people to mental health resources and drug treatment.
  So will a new healthcare provider at MDC improve some of the facility's historical problem
  
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• Annual Trick-or-Treat event held at Coronado Mall

  31-10-2023 12:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Joy Junction is holding its annual Trick-or-Treat event on Tuesday, October 31, to benefit its cause. “Trick-or-Treat So Others May Eat” will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Coronado Center.  Halloween 2023 events in New MexicoPeople can Trick or Treat through the mall and are asked to bring canned food to to be donated to Joy Junction. All food donated must have current expiration dates. Canned goods will be accepted at the Sou
  
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• Kevin Bacon reacts to missing Pennsylvania pig Kevin Bacon

  31-10-2023 12:24 via krqe.com
  
  (WHTM) - Actor Kevin Bacon is reacting to the news that a Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, pig with whom he shares a name has been on the run for weeks.In a Threads post over the weekend, the Golden Globe-winning actor, who is also a Pennsylvania native, said "Bring Kevin Bacon home."
  According to owner Chelsea Rumbaugh, the pig Kevin Bacon escaped on Oct. 14, less than 24 hours after he arrived at his new home with the family.He's returned home several times for food but hasn't been caught despite dai
  
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• Maui police release body camera footage from deadly Lahaina wildfire

  31-10-2023 11:21 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Maui police held a news conference on Monday to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August, including video of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital.Chief John Pelletier said his department faced a deadline to release 20 hours of body camera footage in response to an open records request and wanted to provide some context for what people would see before the vide
  
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• Biden administration looks to avoid vaccine hiccups as COVID-19 treatment coverage goes commercial

  31-10-2023 11:19 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Biden administration is looking to avoid the hiccups of the rollout of new COVID-19 vaccines as it begins shifting coverage of coronavirus treatments to the private market.Private insurance companies will need to start covering treatments beginning Wednesday, but the federal government's supply will remain available for providers to order and distribute from until it runs out or expires.Distributors and health care providers may continue to order Pfizer's Paxlovid from the U.S.
  
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• Very cold temperatures return Monday night

  31-10-2023 05:26 via krqe.com
  
  Cold air will continue across New Mexico through Halloween. A slow warming trend will begin Tuesday though and continue into the upcoming weekend.
  This weekend's cold front brought widespread freezing temperatures across New Mexico Monday morning. It also brought Albuquerque its first freeze of the season this morning. Temperatures this afternoon have stayed anywhere from 15° to 30°+ cooler than average with high temperatures only climbing into the 40s for most of the state. Temperatures
  
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