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• Who will win? New Mexico mayors make bet on Rio Grande Rivalry

  28-09-2024 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Rio Grande Rivalry is on Saturday, and the mayors of the respective cities have their own personal pride on the line - thanks to a friendly bet.Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez said whoever is the mayor of the losing city will have to adorn the winning team by wearing their gear.“Mayor Enriquez better have his cherry and silver ready to go because this team is brimming with talent, it’s hardworking, and it’s led
  
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• High-speed train project chugs ahead as $3 billion in Nevada funding gets OK

  28-09-2024 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The high-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern California took a big step forward this week when $3 billion in funding got an important signature.The Federal Railroad Administration signed off on the Brightline West agreement on Thursday, sending the money to the Nevada Department of Transportation. A spokesman said Friday that keeps Brightline on pace to begin construction in early 2025.Initial estimates indicate the high-speed train project will cost $12 billion.
  
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• Vance faces biggest moment of political career with debate

  28-09-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) is headed into the biggest test of his political career so far with next week’s vice-presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). The first-term senator, looked at as a possible standard-bearer for the future of the MAGA movement, heads to the debate stage amid poor favorability numbers and ongoing scrutiny over his controversial statements and stances. The stakes are high for both rival running mates, who will
  
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• Rare twin colts born unexpectedly at Colorado horse rescue

  28-09-2024 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A Mustang rescue nonprofit that saves horses from being rounded up and auctioned had two unexpected members join their group of rescues.At Banditas Wild Horse Promise, founders Amanda DeNeice and Cindy Harrison discovered quite the surprise when they approached their pasture last week. The 32 horses they rescued had suddenly become 34.When DeNiece and Harrison rescued one of their mustangs, Resurrection, or Res for short, at their property in Larimer County, Colorado, they
  
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• 1 dead after stabbing in SE, APD reports

  28-09-2024 21:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities reported a stabbing in southeast Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque Police Department said there was a stabbing at 1403 High Street SE. A person was in critical condition and left their home. The person died from their injuries.
  Homicide detectives are investigating.
  
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• There will soon be 1 Kmart left in the States — but it's not like the stores you remember

  28-09-2024 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Attention, Kmart shoppers: A Kmart location in Bridgehampton, New York, will be closing its doors in the coming weeks, effectively leaving only one remaining Kmart location — a downsized store in Florida — as the last in the continental United States.Those stores are two of the six Kmart locations left in total: Transformco, the company that owns Kmart, currently operates three other Kmart locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands (two in St. Thomas, one in St. Croix) an
  
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• Being a bridesmaid is so expensive, many Americans want to avoid it: study

  28-09-2024 19:40 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — As wedding costs continue to rise, nearly half of Americans are hoping to dodge invitations to join bridal parties this year, according to a new study.The financial services company Empower surveyed 1,160 American adults over the summer and found that 48% hope they aren't asked to be part of a bridal or groomsman party in 2024 due to the associated expenses.
  The Knot, a wedding planning website, estimates the average cost of being a bridesmaid is about $1,900 when factoring
  
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• Social Security COLA raise: How much will recipients get in 2025?

  28-09-2024 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the percent increase in recipients' payments designed to offset inflation.According to the latest estimates, the COLA forecast is expected to be about 2.5%, but we'll have to wait for the Oct. 10 announcement to know for sure.The estimate comes from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) and is based on a decline in consumer price inflation from 2.9% in July to 2.5% i
  
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• A 'new star' was expected to appear this month: Where is it?

  28-09-2024 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Earlier this year, NASA reported a star system was expected to erupt and bring a “new star” to the night sky. At the time, astronomers believed the “new star,” dubbed the Blaze Star, would appear between February and September this year. But, with just a few days left in September, stargazers still have yet to observe this once-in-a-lifetime visitor.So where is it?The Blaze Star is part of the Northern Crown, a star system roughly 3,000 light-years
  
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• Tarantulas look for love with mating season underway

  28-09-2024 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Get ready for some fur, fangs and flirting
  If you're hiking on trails in the western U.S. right now, you may run into some fuzzy critters. The end of summer is an active time for tarantula mating season in several states.Male tarantulas in areas of Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and even as east as Kansas go out in the world to find love, which comes in the form of female tarantulas who hang out in burrows. Chimayo Chile becoming rarer as fewer farmers stick with tradition
  
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• 3,600 chemicals from food packaging found in people: Research

  28-09-2024 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Just over 3,600 chemicals — including some known carcinogens — from food packaging, processing and storage have been found in humans, according to new research.Published in the journal Nature, the peer-reviewed research highlighted the link between food packaging and preparation and human exposure to sometimes-harmful chemicals.
  The chemicals (found in human blood, hair, breast milk and urine) include PFAs, bisphenol, metals, volatile organic compounds and phthal
  
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• Cleanup efforts begin after Helene leaves dozens dead and millions without power

  28-09-2024 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and for some a continued threat of floods.Crews are beginning cleanup efforts on Saturday, more than 24 hours after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.According to National Hurricane Center, a disturbance is being monitored that could for
  
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• Heat continues moving forward

  28-09-2024 14:29 via krqe.com
  
  A backdoor front spilled into the Rio Grande Valley overnight, bringing a gusty east winds through the metro this morning.Despite the backdoor front today, it will only leave temperatures a couple degrees cooler today and Sunday afternoon, with high temperatures still well above normal for the end of September. A couple spotty showers and storms will again be possible in northern New Mexico this afternoon, but Sunday will be drier.Another round of record heat is expected Monday afternoon, centra
  
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• Friday Night Football 2024 - Week 6

  28-09-2024 07:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Plenty of teams from around the state were off on bye for week six, but there was still tons of action on September 27. Here is a look at scores and highlights from week 6 of Friday Night Football.La Cueva: 48 — West Mesa: 14Las Cruces: 55 — Organ Mountain: 7Game of the Week
  Santa Fe and Eldorado met as new district opponents, each looking for a first district win of the season. The Eagles came out on top 22-16."I think we played good defense and made p
  
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• Built Tough Team 2024 – Week 6

  28-09-2024 06:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in a match-up to determine who was the toughest on the field that week. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football and named a New Mexico Ford Dealers Built Tough Team. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes gets bragging rights on being the Built Tough Team for the week! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Friday at 11 p.m. during the New Mexico F
  
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• Near-record heat continues into October

  28-09-2024 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  A record setting hot end to the week across parts of New Mexico. This warm and mostly dry weather continues through early October.It has been an unseasonably hot afternoon across most of New Mexico with high temperatures breaking or nearing records. Albuquerque climbed to 92° today, not only breaking a record high, but also marking the hottest temperatures ever recorded this late in the year. Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, and Deming have also broken record high temperatures today. Spotty sho
  
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• Albuquerque Police Department links 2 men to 2018 murder

  28-09-2024 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have arrested two men for a murder that happened more than six years ago.In March of 2018, officers were called to an area near Coors north of I-40 after witnesses said they heard two gunshots and a car with Mexico license plates leave the area.Police believe Kevin Geier and Toure Britt shot a man after they had gone along as backup with another friend who wanted to confront a man for dating his girlfriend. However, police alleged the two
  
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• New Mexico DOJ pressures the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters

  28-09-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's been a long-debated topic pinning private landowners against people using New Mexico's rivers recreationally.
  Friday morning, New Mexico's Department of Justice (DOJ) and two outdoor organizations pressured the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters."These are extremely dangerous to the public,” said Sherry Barrett with New Mexico Paddlers Coalition. Watershed improvement plan raises concerns about arroyo landscape in Northeast HeightsFe
  
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• APD identifies 18-year-old as suspect in fatal hit-and-run

  28-09-2024 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police (APD) are looking for a man who admitted to hitting and killing a woman with his car in southeast Albuquerque.Earlier this month, APD responded to a hit-and-run call on San Pablo Street and Trumbull Avenue.According to the police report, a couple was walking down the street, when a man heard a car approaching at a fast speed. He was able to jump out of the way, but Melissa Powers was hit by the car. She died on the scene. Watershed im
  
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• CABQ leaders move to incentivize developers to create housing in unused commercial buildings, hotels

  28-09-2024 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to bring more housing to the city, and revitalize old unused buildings, Albuquerque city leaders are looking to help developers by reducing red tape and offering cash incentives."We have thousands of units that we have to build to really be on par with the need and demand out there for housing," said CABQ Metro Redevelopment Agency Director Terry Brunner.In their latest request, the city said they want developers to create project proposals that
  
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• Rio Rancho community shares what they think should be allowed in schools

  28-09-2024 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a contentious week for Rio Rancho public schools this week as ideologies clashed about what should be allowed in classrooms.Several speakers gave public comments during the meeting with some advocating to bring "safe space" signage for LGBTQIA+ students. This comes as teachers at Cleveland High School received an email last year saying that all pride flags must be removed from any of the school's signage. New Mexico court system in need of interpreters
  
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• New Mexico student accused of posting threatening message against school

  28-09-2024 05:12 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico high school student is facing charges after police claimed he made a social media threat against his school.According to Farmington police, a 15-year-old student at Piedra Vista High School posted a picture to social media holding a firearm and included a threatening message.
  The student was arrested and is now facing charges of interference with the education process and unlawful possession of a gun by a person under 19.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque Sign Language Academy celebrates inclusivity recognition

  28-09-2024 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Special Olympics is honoring Albuquerque Sign Language Academy (ASLA).
  Special Olympics is awarding ASLA with a national recognition, honoring their sense of collaboration, engagement, and respect for all students and staff.ASLA students have excelled at Special Olympics Unified sports where students, with and without disabilities, train and compete as teammates.Next Saturday, teams will be competing in a cornhole tournament in Albuquerque.
  
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• How climate change is intensifying storms like Hurricane Helene

  28-09-2024 02:55 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows. Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night. As of Friday afternoon, the estimated death toll of the storm had climbed to more than 40 across four states. It follows roughly two and a half months after Hurricane Beryl — which peaked as a Category
  
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• Watershed improvement plan raises concerns about arroyo landscape in Northeast Heights

  28-09-2024 02:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is planning a big water quality project in the Northeast Heights, but some neighbors are pushing back against it worried about what the work could do to the area's natural landscape. Near Tramway and Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo County wants to upgrade how water moves through the Upper La Cueva Watershed. The project, located in the Primerose Pointe neighborhood, would bring two new detention ponds to help minimize pollution in the Rio Grande.
  
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• Jalin Holland commits to Colorado

  28-09-2024 02:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of New Mexico's highest-recruited high school athletes has made his college decision. In a social media post from his father, Wilson, it was revealed that Holland will continue his basketball career at the University of Colorado.After spending the first three years of his high school career at Los Lunas High School, Holland moved to Glendale, AZ, to play his final season with Dram City Christian.According to 247 Sports, Holland is ranked as the No. 126 p
  
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• ABQ man, accused of shooting another man, being held in custody

  28-09-2024 02:08 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- An Albuquerque man will be held in custody after deputies said he shot a man.According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, in August, Samuel Perez shot at a home near Atrisco and Mares after demanding his motorcycle back, injuring two men.Then, in September, deputies returned to the same home after another shooting with a man found dead. Taos County restarts recycling program with hopes of reducing landfill wastePerez, who was arrested in a stolen ca
  
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• NMDOT: Celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month with free bus rides in October

  28-09-2024 01:56 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) invites the public to celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month with free bus rides throughout October.
  NMDOT's Park and Ride services will offer free bus rides to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and advocate for safer streets during National Pedestrian Safety Month, according to NMDOT.
  "We want to encourage residents to try NMDOT Park and Ride for their daily commutes," said Ricky Serna, NMDOT cabinet secret
  
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• Chimayo Chile becoming rarer as fewer farmers stick with tradition

  28-09-2024 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  CHIMAYO, N.M. (KRQE) – An iconic variety of chile, with deep roots in northern New Mexico, is getting harder and harder to come by. Those who grow it said it's still an important part of their history and culture."In order to be Chimayo Chile, it has to be from heirloom seeds and grown in Chimayo. It's the water, and it's the soil that makes it special," said Patrick Trujillo, owner of the Chimayo Trading Post in Española.What kinds of natural disasters happen in New Mexic
  
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• More butterflies in the Bosque? CABQ Open Space hopes so

  28-09-2024 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you've been in the Bosque near the Rio Grande Nature Center lately, you may have noticed some areas looking a little more sparse than usual. However, it's actually part of a statewide initiative to liven up habitats along the Rio Grande come spring.It's a project the city is hoping will bring butterflies to the community."Our pollinators are in need of some help," said Dustin Chavez-Davis, project coordinator, with the City of Albuquerque's Open Space Div
  
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• CABQ honors local volunteers with breakfast meal celebration

  28-09-2024 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city is saying 'thank you' to older residents who serve their communities.AmeriCorps Seniors hosted its volunteer appreciation breakfast on Friday morning.The Barelas Senior Center and Popejoy Hall were named the volunteer stations of the year after they put in a combined 7,000 hours of service. NMSU sees Fall 2024 enrollment increasePatrick Sena, who has given more than 800 hours of his time, was named volunteer of the year.“The impact these folks
  
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• Unseasonably warm weather continues into October

  28-09-2024 01:00 via krqe.com
  
  A record setting hot end to the week across parts of New Mexico. This warm and mostly dry weather continues through early October.
  It has been an unseasonably hot afternoon across most of New Mexico with high temperatures breaking or nearing records. Albuquerque climbed to 92° today, not only breaking a record high, but also marking the hottest temperatures ever recorded this late in the year. Santa Fe, Farmington, and Gallup have also broken record high temperatures today. Spotty showers an
  
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• Española schools, education department make agreement on sexual harassment issues

  28-09-2024 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Española Public Schools have reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education over sexual harassment complaints.The department's Office for Civil Rights said the district failed to respond to reports of sexual assaults by employees and students. New Mexico court system in need of interpretersOne case in 2019 involved a teacher touching students.Another centered on a teacher sexually assaulting a student with disabilities in 2021. Un
  
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• WATCH: Tampa hospital uses 'AquaFence' to keep storm surge out

  28-09-2024 00:41 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special fence to keep the water out. 20 dead after catastrophic flooding in Middle TennesseeVideo taken by a TGH employee showed the waters near the hospital, sloshing outside of the AquaFence, technology that was generating buzz on social media Friday.
  "Designed to protect the vulnerable area of our ca
  
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• New Mexico governor traveling to Mexico

  28-09-2024 00:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's governor will be traveling to Mexico City early next week.On Monday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be a part of a roundtable discussion on clean energy as well as a reception for the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.Story continues below
  Trending: Investigation underway into chemical storage at New Mexico Highlands University after deathNews: BCSO sheriff weighs in on drug informant tipoff caseBalloon Fiesta: Family pet takes flight in namesake special
  
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• Bernalillo County offering free arrest warrant assistance

  28-09-2024 00:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A team of public defenders will be available at the International District Library on Thursday, October, 3 to resolve arrest warrants from Bernalillo County. This event is free and will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Also on hand will be refreshments, toiletries, and essential item kits. Bernalillo County will have certified peer support workers and case managers on-site to assist clients, and transportation will be available to get them to additional commu
  
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• ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data shows

  28-09-2024 00:00 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency to cities around the United States. Border Report Live: Where illegal immigration is trending upICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, saying as of July 21, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the agen
  
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