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• Shooting kills 1 in SE Albuquerque, police report

  06-10-2024 22:28
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One person has died after a shooting on Sunday, the Albuquerque Police Department said in a release.APD reported the shooting took place in the 1000 block of Madeira SE, which is near Kathryn Ave.
  Just before 12 p.m., a 911 call reported a man had been shot. After arriving, first responders found the man and tried to save him. The man died.
  Details are limited, but if more information is released, it'll be added to this article.
  
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• Christopher Ciccone, brother of Madonna, dies

  06-10-2024 21:31
  
  (WJW) – Multiple news outlets are reporting the death of Christopher Ciccone, the younger brother of singer and entertainer Madonna. He was 63.Ciccone, who had cancer, died Friday in Michigan, his representative Brad Taylor told The Associated Press Sunday. In a statement to CBS News, Ciccone's rep said his husband of eight years, Ray Thacker, was with him.Last month, Joan Ciccone, the stepmother of Madonna and Christopher, died due to cancer, TMZ reports.MIAMI - JANUARY 27:Christopher Cic
  
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• See the 10 most – and least – valuable college majors: study

  06-10-2024 21:30
  
  Related video: See the 2025 ‘best value colleges’ in America(NEXSTAR) – A new study from financial publisher Bankrate found that STEM college majors dominate the ranking of valuable fields of study – but money isn't the only consideration.Outside of choosing a school, figuring out one's major may be the most nerve-wracking decision for many first-year college students. While it's not the only factor, post-graduate financial success and job prospects can't be ignored, espe
  
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• Here's what Spirit Halloween seeks in an 'ideal' retail location

  06-10-2024 20:35
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Spirit Halloween made headlines earlier this week after being lampooned in a sketch on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live,” during which the retailer was mocked for allegedly seeking out “dead end towns” and “abandoned Kmarts” to operate from, and then “bouncing” as soon as Halloween is over.On Monday, Spirit Halloween fired back on X, in the form of a meme which accused “SNL” of being an “irrelevant sho
  
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• VIDEO: Plane catches fire while making hard landing in Nevada

  06-10-2024 20:13
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Flames and smoke were seen coming from a plane that made a hard landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon.Frontier Flight 1326 landed in Las Vegas around 3:40 p.m. after "the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency," a spokesperson for Frontier Airlines confirmed to CBS News.Flames and smoke were seen coming from a plane that made a hard landing at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy of @T
  
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• 4 dead after home explosion in Ohio

  06-10-2024 19:50
  
  ELLSWORTH, Ohio (WKBN) — Four people are dead after a Saturday morning home explosion in Ellsworth, Ohio. Multiple nearby homes were also damaged in the blast.Dispatch and fire officials received calls around 7:15 a.m. for reports of an explosion on Huxley Road in Ellsworth Township, roughly 40 miles east of Akron.Multiple area fire departments responded to the scene, as well as the state fire marshal, the county coroner, and a cadaver dog."The initial call was for a reported structure fir
  
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• Daylight saving time: Does your state want to stop changing the clocks?

  06-10-2024 19:43
  
  (NEXSTAR) — The end of daylight saving time is fast approaching, and for some across the country, there’s hope that this will be the last time we change the clocks. Whatever side of the “lock the clock” argument you stand on, we have some unfortunate news for you: November 3 is most likely not the last time you’ll have to adjust your clock by an hour. State and federal lawmakers have tried to put a permanent end to daylight saving time but with little prog
  
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• Why you'll no longer see 'Wind Chill Warnings' this winter

  06-10-2024 19:41
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO-TV) -- Starting this year, the weather alerts used to express the danger of cold air will change.
  The terms "Wind Chill Watch" and "Wind Chill Warning" will not be used anymore, the National Weather Service said. Starting with the 2024-2025 winter season, the agency will be replaced with different ways to describe dangerous cold conditions.
  Cold weather spells that pose serious risks can now trigger three possible advisories: a Cold Weather Advisory, an Extreme Cold Watch,
  
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• Tropical Storm Milton expected to become hurricane on Sunday: NHC

  06-10-2024 19:02
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Milton is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday, and a major hurricane by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center.In an 11 a.m. update, the NHC said their NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft “finds a stronger Milton.” It has current maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is moving east at 5 mph.Tampa prepares for more severe weather this weekend
  The storm is located roughly 835 miles west-southwest of Tampa.Milton is forecasted to re
  
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• Milton becomes hurricane in Gulf of Mexico: NHC

  06-10-2024 19:02
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As forecasted, Milton has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said in its 2. p.m. ET update on Sunday.Milton has sustained winds of 80 mph and is moving east at 6 mph, according to the NHC. That's up from 65 mph during the NHC's 11 a.m. ET update.Tampa prepares for more severe weather this weekendAs of early Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Milton is located roughly 815 miles west-southwest of Tampa.“Milton is forecast to rapidly in
  
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• Hurricane Milton growing stronger as it approaches Florida: NHC

  06-10-2024 19:02
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — As forecasted, Milton has become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center has announced.Milton has sustained winds of 85 mph and is moving east at 7 mph, according to the NHC. That's up from 80 mph during the NHC's 2 p.m. ET update.Tampa prepares for more severe weather this weekendAs of 5 p.m. ET Sunday, Hurricane Milton is located nearly 805 miles west-southwest of Tampa.The NHC warned earlier in the day that Milton is expected to become "a ma
  
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• Can you stop calls and texts from political campaigns?

  06-10-2024 18:45
  
  DENVER (KDVR) – If you have received a political text or call in recent weeks, you may be wondering how to make it stop, or what you can do to prevent them in the future.One thing that you may have heard of is the "National Do Not Call Registry," which is an opt-in list created and run by the federal government. Registered telemarketers are legally not allowed to contact anyone on this list for sales purposes, and can face heavy fines for ignoring it.There is one notable exception: politic
  
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• PHOTOS: Day 2 of 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

  06-10-2024 18:19
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Thousands of people gathered at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque Sunday morning for the 52nd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Balloon Fiesta 2024: What you need to knowBalloonists and spectators were greeted with a drone show before the green flag was raised and mass ascension began. Hundreds of pilots were able to take off, and Sunday saw the appearance of some new special-shape balloons.KRQE News 13 complied photos of the Day 2
  
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• APD: Victim found dead with gunshot wound

  06-10-2024 17:25
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One person is dead after a shooting, the Albuquerque Police Department said.
  According to APD, officers were called to the 6700 block of Cochiti Road SE around 10 p.m. on Saturday. A man was found with a gunshot wound in the area. He had died.
  Homicide detectives are looking into the incident.
  
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• WATCH: Green Flag flies on Day 2 of Balloon Fiesta

  06-10-2024 14:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The green flag is officially up on day two of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Mass Ascension is scheduled to start at 7:00 a.m. A sign of the times: Balloon Fiesta mixes tradition with high-tech dronesSunday's schedule of events is as follows:
  5:45 a.m. – Drone Light Show6:00 a.m. – Dawn Patrol Show6:30 a.m. – Krispy Kreme Morning Glow7:00 a.m. – Mass Ascension7:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. – Fiesta de Los Globitos8:00
  
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• Green Flag flies on Day 2 of Balloon Fiesta

  06-10-2024 14:00
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The green flag is officially up on day two of the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Mass Ascension is scheduled to start at 7:00 a.m. A sign of the times: Balloon Fiesta mixes tradition with high-tech dronesSunday's schedule of events is as follows:
  5:45 a.m. – Drone Light Show6:00 a.m. – Dawn Patrol Show6:30 a.m. – Krispy Kreme Morning Glow7:00 a.m. – Mass Ascension7:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. – Fiesta de Los Globitos8:00
  
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• Mild and calm start

  06-10-2024 13:20
  Winds are light this morning, out of the north-northeast, pushing the balloons into the city. Winds aloft are also be out of the northeast. Temperatures are a couple degrees cooler this morning.
  As we head through this evening a backdoor cold front will move through, and that could bring a slightly breezy east canyon wind into the Metro in the late afternoon and evening hours, which could bring a slight breeze to the evening activities.Winds look like they will stay light each and every morning
  
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• Albuquerque man behind bars after suspected shoplifting incidents dating back to 2023

  06-10-2024 06:07
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Jason Hurd, a man with a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2015 in Albuquerque, is behind bars this weekend. He's accused of stealing merchandise from a big-name chain store from December of 2023 to May of 2024. ABQ BioPark announces death of locally-loved snakeCourt documents alleged Hurd was documented stealing 14 different times from the Target on Paseo Del Norte and the location at Uptown. Employees informed police about the suspected illegal
  
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• Trial date set for man accused in deadly ambush of New Mexico State Police officer

  06-10-2024 06:00
  
  HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Marion man accused in March of setting a deadly roadside ambush that claimed the life of a New Mexico State Police officer is set for trial later this month, federal court records show.Jury selection in the case of 33-year-old Jaremy Smith will begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 21 in U.S. District Court's Albuquerque division, according to an order signed Wednesday by Judge James O. Browning.Smith's trial has been delayed three times since the original June 10 date. He's acc
  
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• Former Capitol Police officer recounts Jan. 6: 'It's hard to relive'

  06-10-2024 05:57
  
  Former Capitol Hill Police Officer Winston Pingeon recalled the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters breached the Capitol in an apparent attempt to stop Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results, in an interview with ABC News.
  "It's hard to relive and talk about moments like this. I had that moment right there that I might die right here on the steps of the U.S. Capitol," ABC reported that Pingeon said.ABC News reported that Pingeon and his team had gone to the Capitol
  
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• APD: 1 injured in crash near Eubank, Montgomery

  06-10-2024 05:52
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a crash. They said it hurt one person.Details are still limited, but police said the crash happened at the Treehouse Apartments on Eubank near Montgomery on Friday.They claimed a pedestrian in the parking lot of the complex was struck by a vehicle and was in critical condition.
  
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• Two going to trial for New Mexico woman's 'torturous' death while in caretaker custody

  06-10-2024 05:48
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Trial dates for two people accused of abusing a woman with developmental disabilities, causing her death, have been set.Investigators claimed Angelita Chacon, the primary caretaker of the woman, and her girlfriend, Patricia Hurtado, drove the 38-year-old Rio Rancho woman to the Mexico border. When border agents searched the van, they found the woman unresponsive on the floor of the van.Court documents reported there were sores and bruises on her body, along with tw
  
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• First day of 2024 Balloon Fiesta met with green flag after early morning wind worries

  06-10-2024 04:31
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Saturday, Albuquerque kicked off the 52nd Annual International Balloon Fiesta. There was a slight delay, but the pilots eventually made it up into the sky.Even though the event prompts attendees to get up before the sun, many were rewarded with nearly 600 hot air balloons lifting off to the sky on Saturday. At first, winds were persistent, and a yellow flag was raised.A family was just about to head out when they were stopped. A woman approached the
  
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• ABQ BioPark announces death of locally-loved snake

  06-10-2024 04:02
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark Zoo announced an iconic resident has sadly passed away.Carl, the king cobra, has passed away from a bacterial infection.Carl came to the ABQ BioPark in 2011. The king cobra was 24 years old, and zoo officials said most only live about 20 years. Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival returns for 34th eventZoo keepers will remember Carl as spunky and full of life in his habitat with one saying he enjoyed just how active he was.Many visitors said t
  
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• Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival returns for 34th event

  06-10-2024 02:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The iconic big white tent in front of Sandia Resort and Casino is back for the Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival.The festival is celebrating its 34th year, hosting over 200 of the nation's best artists and craftsmen.Officials said this year the show coincides with Balloon Fiesta to offer shoppers a full-day, one-of-a-kind experience you can only find in New Mexico. PHOTOS: Mass Ascension on the first day of 2024 Balloon Fiesta"We have a fairly loyal follow
  
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• Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt upset No. 1 Alabama

  06-10-2024 02:06
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Diego Pavia continues to prove his doubters wrong. The former Volcano Vista and NMSU quarterback, now starting for Vanderbilt, upset No. 1 Alabama on Saturday with a 40-35 win.Pavia played a crucial role in the Commodores win. Against the Crimson Tide defense, Pavia completed 16-20 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns. He also racked up 49 yards on the ground.
  The victory marks the Commodores first-ever win against a top five opponent and first win inside
  
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• Warm and dry conditions persist

  06-10-2024 01:50
  
  On Sunday morning, winds will again be light, but will be out of the north-northeast, pushing the balloons into the city. Winds aloft will also be out of the northeast. Temperatures may be a couple degrees cooler Sunday morning. A backdoor cold front moves in Sunday afternoon, and that could bring a slightly breezy east canyon wind into the Metro in the late afternoon and evening hours, which could bring a slight breeze to the evening activities.Winds look like they will stay light each and ever
  
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• NM Tourism Dept. calls for hot air balloon emoji via petition

  06-10-2024 00:54
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Tourism Department has launched a petition. They're calling on the nonprofit that reviews and approves emojis.The department is looking to create a hot air balloon emoji, and it's been pending since 2020. Read about Balloon Fiesta here!NMTD wants balloon enthusiasts to add their names to a petition.“In a world of global communication, emojis have emerged as a way for all of us to communicate meaning and experience no matter where we are from,&r
  
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