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• Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashes in Kazakhstan leaving 32 survivors

  25-12-2024 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people may be dead.The plane was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus.Story continues below
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• Christmas Day: These retail stores are open

  25-12-2024 15:36 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Christmas Day is traditionally when stores across the nation close, but there are a few exceptions.Before you visit any store, whether it's on this list or not, definitely call ahead to ensure they're open. A look at the 2024 Good News Stories from New MexicoThese retail stores are open on Christmas Day 2024:Pharmacies open Christmas Day 2024
  CVS will be open Christmas Day with modified hours. Local hours can be found here.Walgreens will be open Christmas Day with modif
  
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• The best Christmas movies for fans of thrillers, comedies, tearjerkers and more

  25-12-2024 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – 'Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is. No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it's "It's a Wonderful Life," “Home Alone" or “Love, Actually," or even those holiday adjacent classics like “Eyes Wide Shut” and “The Godfather.”
  But perhaps you are looking to go beyond the obvious. (Sorry, “Christmas Story," “White Christ
  
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• 2024 Edition: Christmas carols sang by Albuquerque-area schools and performers

  25-12-2024 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – KRQE is celebrating the 2024 holiday season with the festive sounds of school choirs and bands from across Albuquerque.Story continues below
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• VIDEO: Grinch arrested by New Mexico State Police

  25-12-2024 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are warning people to be on the lookout for thieves this holiday. And on Tuesday, they nabbed the most notorious Christmas criminal of them all after getting reports of stolen presents.Story continues below
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• Snow and rain moves in parts of New Mexico Christmas Day

  25-12-2024 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  A storm will bring light rain and snow to parts of New Mexico on Christmas Day. Temperatures will also be cooler for the rest of the week.High temperatures across New Mexico this Christmas Eve are sitting slightly cooler than yesterday behind a weak cold front. Despite the cooler air, it's been yet another above-average day temperature-wise. This quiet weather briefly gets disrupted Christmas Day as a fast-moving storm moves into New Mexico.
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• Rio Rancho family picking up the pieces after vandals destroy memorial for teen

  25-12-2024 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho family is picking up the pieces after vandals destroyed the memorial for a teen killed in October.The family of 15-year-old Adrian Maestas cleaned up broken glass, placed new holiday decorations and luminarias at the foot of his memorial. But they said Christmas will never be the same. "He loves his family, he loved his friends, and he didn't deserve any of this at all,” said Darcy Romero, Adrian Maestas’ mother.Story continues below
  
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• Man arrested for 2022 hit-and-run death of elderly woman in Albuquerque

  25-12-2024 02:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 23-year-old suspect is in jail Tuesday night after being on the run from homicide charges for the last two years. In 2022, 71-year-old Nena Johnson was hit and killed while driving along Coors Blvd. Santa Fe police arrest man accused of attempted murderThe other driver fled the scene but investigators determined that Kalani Hodges was behind the wheel at the time. Hodges had only recently been released from prison for his connection to a deadly shooti
  
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• New Mexico United names new head coach

  25-12-2024 02:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United has found its next head coach. The club announced on Tuesday that Dennis Sanchez is the new man in charge for the black and yellow.Sanchez joins United with prior experience coaching in the USL-Championship. Most recently, Sanchez spent the 2024 season as head coach of Las Vegas Lights FC.With Las Vegas, Sanchez led the club to the the conference finals in a season where the club set internal records for wins (13), points (50) and regular s
  
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• New Mexico United named new head coach

  25-12-2024 02:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United has found its next head coach. The club announced on Tuesday that Dennis Sanchez is the new man in charge for the black and yellow.Sanchez joins United with prior experience coaching in the USL-Championship. Most recently, Sanchez spent the 2024 season as head coach of Las Vegas Lights FC.With Las Vegas, Sanchez led the club to the the conference finals in a season where the club set internal records for wins (13), points (50) and regular s
  
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• A storm brings snow and rain on Christmas Day

  25-12-2024 01:53 via krqe.com
  
  A storm will bring light rain and snow to parts of New Mexico on Christmas Day. Temperatures will also be cooler for the rest of the week.High temperatures across New Mexico this Christmas Eve are sitting slightly cooler than yesterday behind a weak cold front. Despite the cooler air, it's been yet another above-average day temperature-wise. This quiet weather briefly gets disrupted Christmas Day as a fast-moving storm moves into New Mexico.
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• Albuquerque residents prepare for 59th Luminaria Tour

  25-12-2024 00:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ready to light up Albuquerque, a beloved Christmas Eve tradition is bringing thousands to downtown Tuesday night with the start of the annual one-night Luminaria Tour. While the sun's out, sand-filled bags might not seem like much, but at night it's a transformation into twinkling displays that can light up an entire neighborhood.  Story continues below
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• Española city councilor wants to repeal ordinance that bans fortune telling

  25-12-2024 00:43 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – According to a law on the books in Española, fortune telling is illegal. Now, one city councilor wants to repeal that ordinance because he believes the law is an attack on freedom of speech. While others in the community said repealing the law would be an attack on Christian faith.“Ever since I was a little kid, I have just loved being able to see clearly into other people’s psyches and motivations,” said Lisa Pelletier, Owner of Deep
  
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• The top 10 'housing hot spots' for 2025: NAR

  25-12-2024 00:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Between high prices, limited inventory and elevated mortgage rates, it's been a tough year for the U.S. housing market but some cities are poised for a better 2025, according to a new report.The National Association of Realtors (NAR) identified 10 metro areas as "housing hot spots" for 2025 based on factors like job growth, migration trends and other key variables.Multiple midwestern metros including Grand Rapids, Michigan, Indianapolis, Indiana and Kansas City, Missouri mad
  
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• Bernalillo County animal shelter has found 16 lost or stray pets since Sunday

  25-12-2024 00:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County animal shelter has come across a large number of strays in the past few days. They said they have found 16 lost pets since Sunday.Albuquerque residents can recycle real Christmas trees starting on ThursdayA full list of all of the recovered dogs and cats on the animal shelter's website. If you just lost your pet,you can submit a Pawboost report, which is like an AMBER alert and it will notify people in the community through social
  
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