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• Albuquerque's Senior Affairs Department hosts veterans memorial garden celebration

  08-11-2023 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In observance of Veterans Day, the Department of Senior Affairs hosted the 11th annual Veterans Memorial Garden celebration on Wednesday. The event was created in collaboration with the El Camino Real Garden Club to honor local veterans and their families for their service. Two of New Mexico’s largest distributors of free food are in need of donations, volunteersThe celebration included a presentation of colors by the American Legion honor guard follow
  
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• State Police arrest Albuquerque man accused of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl

  08-11-2023 23:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police arrested a 32-year-old man who was suspected of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl on Tuesday.During a search warrant of Rene Rolando Lobos' apartment at 2901 Euclid Ave. NE in Albuquerque, agents found approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills, two handguns, two rifles, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition and body armor. Las Cruces Police officer faces federal civil rights lawsuit for killing a man in 2022Lobo was armed at the time
  
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• Two New Mexico veterans receive free cars from Progressive

  08-11-2023 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 100 veterans, including two in New Mexico, received a free car thanks to Progress. The first car recipient was Emma Rich from Holloman Air Force Base in Alamogordo.
  Marcello Polar received the second vehicle. He was born in Peru and is serving at Kirtland Air Force Base. "This is life-changing. We'll no longer be struggling. Walking under the rain and the snow and the cold weather. Like when it's really early or when I get out of work late. This will help me not to
  
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• Las Cruces Police officer faces federal civil rights lawsuit for killing a man in 2022

  08-11-2023 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The family of a man who was shot and killed by a Las Cruces Police officer has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the officer in federal court.Presley Eze, 36, was shot in the back of the head by Officer Brad Lunsford during an altercation with police over allegations of a stolen can of beer at a Las Cruces gas station on Aug. 2, 2022. The lawsuit claims Lunsford did not warn Eze that he was going to use deadly force and states Lunsford's decision to shoot
  
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• Free stargazing event at the Museum of Space History

  08-11-2023 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – For those who are interested in learning more about space or for those who just want to take in some beautiful sights, there will be a free star party in Alamogordo. The Museum of Space History's Astronomy League is hosting a star gazing event on Saturday, November 11.The star party will begin at 5 p.m. and will be held in the upper parking lot of the observatory complex. The museum will be providing telescopes for attendees to use, with live monitors going for ch
  
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• APS hosting esports expo on November 18

  08-11-2023 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools is hosting an event to highlight the benefits of competitive video games. The district will host an esports expo on November 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Berna Facio Professional Development Center on Louisiana. Albuquerque Public Schools open survey for new superintendent searchStudents will show off their skills in games like Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers, and Mario Kart. APS says esports bolsters students' quick decisi
  
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• New Mexico AG, Doña Ana County DA decline to charge officer who killed Las Cruces woman

  08-11-2023 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Office of the Attorney General's Office and theDoña Ana County District Attorney declined to pursue criminal charges against a Las Cruces Police Department officer for the shooting death of 75-year-old Amelia Baca in April 2022.The situation began when Baca's daughter called 911, saying her mother suffered from dementia and was threatening the family with a knife. Family members had locked themselves in rooms, and others, including
  
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• New Mexico hoping for $250 million for solar projects

  08-11-2023 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is asking the federal government for $250 million in order to bring solar energy to low-income residents. The state is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the money through the "Solar for All" project.The Solar for All project is a $7 billion federal funding opportunity that allows states and tribal governments to compete for funding. The idea is to bring solar power to low-income and disadvantaged communities that are in a goo
  
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• Have a $2 bill? It could be worth thousands

  08-11-2023 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It might be time to check those $2 bills you have lying around the house because some of them could be worth thousands.First printed in 1862, the $2 bill is difficult to find, mostly because they're hardly used. There have been several editions of the $2 bill, with the most recent version designed in 1963, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.Some versions of the $2 bill have a portrait of America’s first secretary of the treasury while others feature one of
  
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• Carlsbad woman released with monitor after mistrial in grandson's death

  08-11-2023 22:21 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Kelli Smith, accused of letting her grandson overdose on fentanyl, was released from custody after the judge in her case declared a mistrial. Smith's trial was supposed to begin on Monday but Judge David Finger could not seat a jury from the selected pool of candidates which prompted a mistrial. Video: Artesia police sort out fatal shooting turned police shooting involving suspectSmith is charged with child abuse resulting in death after her 12-year-old grandso
  
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• LEGO convention coming to Expo New Mexico in 2024

  08-11-2023 21:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nobody better be walking around barefoot at the fairgrounds this January because a LEGO convention is coming to town. The New Mexico Brick Convention is coming to Expo New Mexico on January 20 and 21, 2024.Professional LEGO artists will be in attendance from around the U.S. to display their creations and meet fans. The cast of the LEGO Masters TV show will also be on hand for a meet and greet. November is full of events at Expo New MexicoA portion of the pro
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools open survey for new superintendent search

  08-11-2023 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The school district is looking for the next superintendent to replace long-time leader Scott Elder. Now, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is asking for community feedback in an online survey.The survey is meant to tie in with two upcoming community events. The first will be on November 13 at West Mesa High School. The second will be at Manzano High School on November 16. More info about the community events can be found at this link. Three new members joinin
  
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• Colorado funeral home owner, wife, arrested on charges linked to the handling of at least 190 bodies

  08-11-2023 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.Jon and Carie Hallford were jailed in Oklahoma on $2 million bond on suspicion of four felonies — abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery — after their arrest in Wagoner, east of Tul
  
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• Three new members joining APS Board of Education

  08-11-2023 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After the November 7 election, there will be some new faces guiding school policy across Albuquerque. Voters chose three new people to serve on the Albuquerque Public School Board of Education, so what are their views?Three districts were up for grabs in the latest election. Those districts represent students attending Volcano Vista, Cibola High, Highland High, Atrisco Heritage, Rio Grande High and a range of elementary and middle schools. New Mexico la
  
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• When will Frosty and Rudolf air on TV in 2023? View CBS's lineup of classics and specials

  08-11-2023 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  (KRQE) — Are you ready for the most wonderful time of the year? CBS has a lineup of holiday classics, and specials this year. While, unlike recent years, there aren't new movies, there are still plenty to enjoy. So mark your calendars for Frosty, Rudolph, and more beloved characters. View KRQE's TV Schedule
  Thursday, November 23
  Thanksgiving Day Parade - 7 a.m.Friday, November 24, 2023
  The Greatest At Home Videos hosted by Cedric The Entertainer - 7 p.m.Cedric the Entertainer and his team
  
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• Will the US get giant pandas back?

  08-11-2023 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (The Hill) — The National Zoo’s three giant pandas departed Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning, marking the beginning of their trip back to China and an end, at least for now, to 50 years of “panda diplomacy” with Beijing.Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian and their cub Xioa Qi Ji were loaded into crates Wednesday morning by zoo and FedEx staff, and then brought to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia. The pandas will be transported on th
  
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• Man accused of squatting arrested after threatening realtor

  08-11-2023 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Xavier Smith was arrested after being accused of squatting at a house on the market in Albuquerque and threatening a realtor who is listing the property. Albuquerque Isotopes announce 2024 home game scheduleAccording to a criminal complaint, 26-year-old Smith threatened a realtor and a friend after they confronted him for reportedly squatting at the property on the 500 block of Vassar SE. Police say Smith broke into the unoccupied house through a dog do
  
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• Albuquerque Isotopes announce 2024 home game schedule

  08-11-2023 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you didn't get out to the field as much as you had hoped in 2023, don't fret. There will be plenty of Isotopes games in 2024.
  The 2024 season will kick off with a home game versus El Paso on Friday, March 29. From then on, the season will be packed with 75 home games. Albuquerque Isotopes under new ownershipThere will be more than 10 day games in the 2024 season. That includes seven on Sundays and five mid-week games.There will be an Easter Sunday co
  
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• Former Super Bowl champion Matt Ulrich dies

  08-11-2023 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay announced former player Matt Ulrich has died at 41.Ulrich was a former offensive lineman who was on the team's Super Bowl championship team during the 2006 season.Indianapolis Colts offensive guard Dylan Gandy, left, and offensive guard Matt Ulrich are pictured in Jan. 2007 at the team's hotel in Florida ahead of Super Bowl XLI. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  In Irsay's statement on X (formerly Twitter), he said:
  I am heartbroken to hear
  
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• Man sentenced for 2021 chase with New Mexico State Police

  08-11-2023 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Juan Ramirez was sentenced for a chase with New Mexico State Police in 2021. Ramirez pleaded guilty to aggravated fleeing.
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• Mike Papa Brown MSA scholarship accepting applications

  08-11-2023 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The coach Mike Papa Brown MSA Scholarship is a nonprofit that was started two years ago when he was fighting multiple system atrophy. Papa Brown was a New Mexico sports hall of fame basketball coach.Story continues below
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  Albuquerque: Albuquerque restaurant set to close after more than three decades in businessLocal: In-N-Out Burger a
  
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• 'Shockwaves of emotions' after 4 L.A. Sheriff's Department employees die of suicide in 24-hour span

  08-11-2023 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  Warning: This article discusses suicide.LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — After the suicide deaths of one retired and three current members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in a 24-hour period, officials released a statement Tuesday saying the department “is beyond saddened to learn of the deaths.”  While the sheriff’s department did not identify the employees or say the deaths were self-inflicted, the Los Angeles Times cites numerous sources who agreed to tal
  
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• FDA approves new version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for weight loss

  08-11-2023 19:10 via krqe.com
  
  A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly's Zepbound, or tirzepatide. The drug helped dieters lose about a quarter of their body weight, or 60 pounds (27 kilograms), in a recent study.Zepbound is the latest diabetes drug approved for weight loss, joining Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, a high-dose version of its diabetes treatment Ozempic.
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• Rails Along the Rio Grande Train Show returns for eighth year

  08-11-2023 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The eighth annual Rails Along the Rio Grande Train Show is coming to Sid Cutter Pilot's Pavilion at Balloon Fiesta Park on November 11 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and November 12 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Northern New Mexico College assistant basketball coach competes in ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’The show will feature vendors from seven different states, giving modelers access to trains, cars, supplies and all things modeling. The show will have six model t
  
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• 'Legend of Zelda' live-action movie in the works, Nintendo announces

  08-11-2023 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Nintendo is planning to develop a live-action movie based on its "The Legend of Zelda" video game franchise, creator and game developer Shigeru Miyamoto announced Tuesday.The video game designer announced the news on X (formerly Twitter) from the official Nintendo account. The CW to become exclusive broadcast home of WWE NXT“This is Miyamoto. I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now with Avi Arad-san, who has produced many mega-hi
  
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• Northern New Mexico College assistant basketball coach competes in 'Squid Game: The Challenge'

  08-11-2023 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Northern New Mexico College Men’s and Women’s Assistant Basketball Coach Tj Stukes competed in Netflix's “Squid Game: The Challenge” reality show.Stukes is no stranger to the spotlight. He played more than 1,300 games as a pro for the Harlem Wizards for 12 years. He also was a contestant on “The Cube,” appeared in “Hustle,” “Valentine’s Date,” “Chicago PD,” and in com
  
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• 2023 Veterans Day prompts some closures around New Mexico

  08-11-2023 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Veterans Day is Saturday, November 11. Some New Mexico cities have posted closures for that day or on the Friday before the holiday.AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque's animal shelters, city offices, community and child development centers, libraries, and senior meal sites will be closed on Veterans Day.The city's Solid Waste Management Department will collect trash, recycling, and large items on their regular scheduled days.Customers who are regularly serviced on Frida
  
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• Minor earthquakes felt in southern New Mexico

  08-11-2023 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Several small earthquakes hit northwest of Pecos, Texas early Wednesday morning. Residents in southern New Mexico felt some ofthe shaking.The United States Geological Survey counts eight small earthquakes just south of New Mexico's southern border. The quakes range from magnitude 2.5 to magnitude 5.3. Are there earthquakes in New Mexico?More than 500 people from New Mexico and Texas say they felt the earthquakes. Locals as far north as Clovis and as far we
  
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• Disney guests poop while waiting in line for rides, ex-employees say

  08-11-2023 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Some Disney Parks fans have seemingly taken the saying “when you gotta go, you gotta go” to the extreme.A Disney Parks urban legend, claiming that parks guests poop while standing in line for rides, is apparently true, SF Gate reported.Two former Disneyland custodial team workers, known as cast members, wrote about the unsavory topic in their 2015 book “Cleaning the Kingdom: Insider Tales of Keeping Walt’s Dream Spotless.”In the chapter “Disgusting Th
  
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• Las Vegas hotel workers union reaches tentative deal with Caesars, but threat of strike still looms

  08-11-2023 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The labor union representing tens of thousands of Las Vegas hospitality workers announced early Wednesday that it had reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars Entertainment, a major breakthrough that could help avert an unprecedented strike at more than a dozen hotel-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.The announcement came after several months of tense negotiations and just days before the Culinary Workers Union's deadline for a strike. The union said in a post on X,
  
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• Shooting in northeast Albuquerque leaves one person in critical condition

  08-11-2023 15:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person in critical condition Wednesday morning.
  Police say officers were called to the area o f Chico Rd. and Wisconsin St. around 4 a.m. Wednesday to reports of a shooting. APD says officers arrived on scene and found one person suffering from injuries. That person was taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition. No other details are available.
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Voter turnout, Trailer theft, Mild and breezy, Cafe closing, In-N-Out coming

  08-11-2023 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top Stories
  3 new faces on Albuquerque City Council; incumbent holds on in tight raceSanta Fe voters approve tax on wealthy home buyersSandoval County voters approve bonds for major upgrades at Rio Rancho schoolsAlbuquerque voters overwhelmingly approve GO BondsTwo of New Mexico’s largest distributors of free food are in need of donations, volunteersVideo: Artesia police sort out fatal shooting turned police shooting involving suspectNew Mexico launches campaign to battle Medic
  
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• Temperatures cooling down and winds stay breezy

  08-11-2023 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday morning is clear and cool. Temperatures are ranging from the 20s in the western high terrain, to the low 60s in the southeast plains. Westerly breezes are keeping temperatures milder in eastern New Mexico. Winds will pick back up today, with 20 to 35 mph wind gusts from the west/southwest. A Pacific cold front and backdoor cold front will start to move into the state today, and temperatures will drop around 7 to 17 degrees in central, western and northern New Mexico today, compared to
  
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• Kentucky man wielding pole charged with interfering with election

  08-11-2023 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  A man was arrested at a polling location in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday for allegedly making threatening gestures towards voters, damaging a voting machine and intimidating at least one person from voting, local police said in a statement. Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officials arrested 40-year-old Jacen Cockerell at the Molly Leonard Portland Community Center polling location after responding to a report of a disorderly person at 9:17 a.m. Cockerell was charged with two c
  
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• Two of New Mexico's largest distributors of free food are in need of donations, volunteers

  08-11-2023 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two of New Mexico's largest distributors of free groceries are in need of donations to help New Mexicans put food on the table.Roadrunner Food Bank usually partners with the United States Postal Service for a fall food drive. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the United States Postal Service cannot support a food drive this November. "That nice influx of food that we would get from that activity, you know, it was up to 150 to 2,000 pounds of foo
  
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• Blazing hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year ever recorded

  08-11-2023 12:03 via krqe.com
  
  This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month — and the fifth straight month with such a mark in what will now almost certainly be the warmest year ever recorded.October was a whopping 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the previous record for the month in 2019, surprising even Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the Eu
  
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• Patrick Dempsey named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine for 2023

  08-11-2023 11:53 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — He's not just “McDreamy” anymore — Patrick Dempsey is now also People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive.Patrick Dempsey poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film "Ferrari" during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Aug. 31, 2023, in Venice, Italy. On Tuesday, Nov, 7, People magazine named Dempsey as its Sexiest Man Alive. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)The “Grey's Anatomy” star and race car driv
  
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• Colder temperatures, rain and snow chances on the way later this week

  08-11-2023 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  More record high temperatures were broken Tuesday across New Mexico. A cold front moves in Wednesday night bringing colder air and rain and snow chances.Many areas once again broke or tied record high temperatures across the state Tuesday. Winds have been gusting over 30 mph in many areas too, with gusts over 40 mph in a few spots. Those winds have died down tonight, but there will be a few spots that hang onto breezy conditions into Thursday morning. The breeze will also keep temperatures warme
  
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• Sports Desk: Lobo football searching for elusive 4th win

  08-11-2023 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The last time the Lobos won more than three games in a season was 2016. That year the Lobos had the top rushing offense in the country and capped off the year with a win in the New Mexico bowl. Since then, UNM has averaged 2.5 wins, however the team has an opportunity to reach as many as six with a win in each of the final three games."I've been here six years and I don't think I've ever won more than three games a season, which is really sad, but you never
  
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• Albuquerque restaurant set to close after more than three decades in business

  08-11-2023 06:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – You can't miss it, a giant lumberjack, watching over the International District. It stands high above the May Cafe, a Vietnamese restaurant at the corner of Central and Louisiana, that's been serving the community for 31 years.
  Liem Nguyen and his family moved to Albuquerque and took over the restaurant from his family back in October of 1992, and the rest is history. "It's fun working with the customers, and employees, and the neighborhood, people of Albuqu
  
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• Sandoval County voters approve bonds for major upgrades at Rio Rancho schools

  08-11-2023 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandoval County voters approved $80M for major upgrades at Rio Rancho schools. The money will cover a range of improvements from new building construction and roof replacements to IT infrastructure. It would also pay for a new building for Independence High School and turn the old building into a special education center. Albuquerque voters overwhelmingly approve GO BondsA capital improvements tax voters sign off on puts $5.5M a year, for the next six years,
  
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• Albuquerque voters overwhelmingly approve GO Bonds

  08-11-2023 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque voters overwhelmingly approved $200M worth of general obligation bonds. The biggest piece of the pie is $50M for street and transportation improvements. There is also money going toward public safety, storm sewers, parks, and community centers. ‘It’s a lack of interest’: Bernalillo County voter turnout low on Election DayFour million dollars is up in the air after it was earmarked for the Unser Racing Museum which has since move
  
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• Santa Fe voters approve tax on wealthy home buyers

  08-11-2023 05:56 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe voters approved a tax on wealthy home buyers. For homes costing more than $1M, the measure adds a 3% excise tax on every dollar over that $1M. That money will go toward the city's affordable housing fund. Record voter turnout in Santa Fe CountyThe Santa Fe Association of Realtors lobbied against the measure.
  
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• Cuidad Soil & Water Conservation District looking for stolen trailer and truck

  08-11-2023 04:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trailer called "Rolling River" used by the Ciudad Conservation District was stolen from a gated site on Rio Grande near Candelaria. The trailer is used to teach the public about caring for the local watershed. It was slated to make an appearance at the Albuquerque Crane Festival this weekend. New Mexico launches campaign to battle Medicaid scamA truck belonging to the conservation group "Rio Grande Return" was also taken. Ciudad is asking anyone who
  
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• Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District looking for stolen trailer and truck

  08-11-2023 04:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trailer called "Rolling River" used by the Ciudad Conservation District was stolen from a gated site on Rio Grande near Candelaria. The trailer is used to teach the public about caring for the local watershed. It was slated to make an appearance at the Albuquerque Crane Festival this weekend. New Mexico launches campaign to battle Medicaid scamA truck belonging to the conservation group "Rio Grande Return" was also taken. Ciudad is asking anyone who
  
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• New Mexico launches campaign to battle Medicaid scam

  08-11-2023 04:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State officials launched a campaign aimed at protecting New Mexico's homeless and vulnerable Native American populations. The campaign is called "Don't Be Taken For a Ride" and is a joint effort between the Attorney General's office and the Human Service Department. Changes coming to ART stations are a nod to Albuquerque’s, New Mexico’s historyThey say New Mexicans, and especially Native Americans, are being lured into vehicles with the promises of drug
  
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• 'A Murder at the End of the World' review: FX-Hulu series hacks the whodunit

  08-11-2023 04:21 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Typically speaking, a murder-mystery should follow a varied trail of clues toward a logical resolution — but in FX's new thriller "A Murder at the End of the World," murder is only part of the mystery.
  The seven-episode limited series from writers of Netflix's "The OA," takes viewers on a gripping tour through genres: true crime chiller, lovelorn Western and technological thriller."A Murder" presents a "Knives Out"-style roster of wealthy and powerful characters in a remo
  
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• Gandara takes early lead in Las Cruces mayor's race

  08-11-2023 04:19 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces is about to enter into a new era in city government.Tuesday, Nov. 7, the city's voters went to the polls to select a new mayor. Incumbent Mayor Ken Miyagishima decided not to run again after serving 16 years in office.Seven candidates are vying to succeed Miyagishima. Kasandra Gandara continues to lead after the latest round of voting was released at about 8:15 p.m.Gandara has 3,444 votes or 39 percent, followed by Eric Joseph Enriquez with 2,951 votes or 33 p
  
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• Gandara continues to lead in Las Cruces mayor's race

  08-11-2023 04:19 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Las Cruces is about to enter into a new era in city government.Tuesday, Nov. 7, the city's voters went to the polls to select a new mayor. Incumbent Mayor Ken Miyagishima decided not to run again after serving 16 years in office.Seven candidates are vying to succeed Miyagishima. Kasandra Gandara continues to lead after the latest round of voting was released at about 9 p.m.Gandara has 3,597 votes or 39 percent, followed by Eric Joseph Enriquez with 3,090 votes or 33 perc
  
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• Video: Artesia police sort out fatal shooting turned police shooting involving suspect

  08-11-2023 02:29 via krqe.com
  
  ARTESIA, N.M. (KRQE) - Newly released video showed how a suspected murder and then police shooting unfolded right in the parking lot of the Artesia Police Station on October 12. It started as a domestic disturbance over the exchange of children between a mother and father. The mother had called police expressing concerns about the exchange.
  Artesia police told her to come to the police station to make sure it was peaceful. The mother's boyfriend, Acadio Lucero, accompanied her to the p
  
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