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• Woman accused of abusing dog at Rio Rancho dog groomers gets charges dropped

  07-01-2025 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman accused of abusing a dog she was grooming and taking supplies from her workplace in Rio Rancho had her charges dropped.Shelia Baca was seen on surveillance video hitting a dog at Pet Paradise in July. "It's not an easy job. I did slap that dog. But it's not like I was abusing him; I was making him act right," Baca told police. Her admission was recorded on police body camera video.Story continues below
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• 11 migrants found locked in U-Haul in rural New Mexico

  07-01-2025 23:37 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- One person is facing human smuggling charges after 11 migrants were found padlocked in the back of a U-Haul box truck shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday, Jan. 7.The migrants were found in the rented truck at about 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 31 in Hurley, New Mexico, the spokesman said. Eleven were in the back of the truck and another migrant was up front as a passenger. All 12 are being processed under Title 8
  
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• Northern Illinois to join Mountain West as football-only member

  07-01-2025 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another football program is set to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on Tuesday that Northern Illinois (NIU) will join the league as a football-only addition on July 1, 2026.NIU comes to the Mountain West from the MAC. Over the last 15 seasons, the Huskies have racked up five conference championships and 11 winning seasons. During that span, NIU ranks in the top 30 nationally for wins by an FBS program.With the addition of NIU, the Mountain We
  
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• Clovis police chief announces his retirement

  07-01-2025 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – After two years on the job, Clovis Police Department Roy Rice has announced his retirement. Chief Rice joined the department in 2019 and served as the police chief since February 2022. His last day will be February 28. Three New Mexico pueblos receive millions in broadband grantsPrior to his role as chief, rice served in various law enforcement positions in Texas.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to driving drunk, causing serious injury in Albuquerque crash

  07-01-2025 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who slammed into a public service aide truck, seriously injuring a person during a drunk driving crash, took a plea deal. Nathaniel Lucero crashed into the service aid truck while it was responding to another crash near the Lead-Coal exit on I-25 in May 2024 causing one of the police services aides to get a head injury. Two men arrested, facing felony charges in AlbuquerqueThe truck was hit so hard that it rammed an Albuquerque Police Department car. O
  
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• UNMH offering free flu shots at Lobo women's basketball game on Wednesday

  07-01-2025 22:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Those attending Wednesday night's Lobo women's basketball game can get a free flu shot. University of New Mexico Hospital staff will be giving vaccines an hour and a half before tip-off when doors open at 5:30 p.m. They will be available to everyone five years and older. City of Albuquerque real Christmas tree recycling ending soonFans can find the staff around the main entrance of The Pit in the northeast corner. The shots will be offered until halftime.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to string of stabbings in Albuquerque

  07-01-2025 22:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man accused of stabbing 11 people on Super Bowl Sunday two years ago pled guilty to his charges on Tuesday. Tobias Gutierrez rode his bike down Central Ave. and stabbed multiple people on February 13, 2022. No one died in the attacks. 11 injured in stabbing spree along Central Ave., suspect ID’dHis trial was set to begin on Tuesday when he stopped the proceedings and pled guilty to five counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He's facing a
  
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• Man accused of Albuquerque murder will stay behind bars until trial

  07-01-2025 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Javier Irigoyen, one of the two men accused of shooting and killing a man just days before Christmas, will remain behind bars through his trial. Police said he drove Francisco Garcia-Franco to Dallas and Menaul on December 23 before Garcia-Franco got out of the truck and fired at a car killing Steven Keliiaa. Surveillance video showed Irigoyen taking off in the truck with Garcia-Franco running away on foot.BCSO searching for man accused of robbing gas statio
  
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• These will be the most competitive housing markets in 2025, Zillow report predicts

  07-01-2025 22:11 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — While the national housing supply recently reached a four-year high, buying a home in some U.S. cities may be especially difficult in 2025, a new Zillow report suggests.To make its predictions, Zillow reviewed multiple factors — including how quickly homes have been selling, and its own forecast for home value growth — in the 50 most populated cities nationwide.Overall, Zillow's analysis determined cities primarily on the East Coast could have the hottest housing ma
  
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• Traffic has gotten way worse in these US cities, report finds

  07-01-2025 22:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – You're not imagining it. Traffic congestion worsened last year in just about every American city studied by navigation and GPS company TomTom.Residents of 90 large and mid-sized cities, from Tampa, Florida, to Portland, Oregon, were stuck in traffic more often and for longer in 2024 than they were the year prior.
  Things grew terribly worse in Providence, Rhode Island, last year, with a massive 54% more time spent in traffic than in 2023. The sudden closure of the Washington Bri
  
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• Payments go out in $100M Verizon settlement, but people are disappointed

  07-01-2025 22:07 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Payments have finally started going out in the $100 million class action lawsuit Verizon agreed to settle, but the deposits are falling short of people's expectations.The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged Verizon customers were hit with an administrative charge as part of a “deceptive scheme.” Verizon denied all wrongdoing, but agreed to the payout.Affected users were told they would get up to $100 each. But now that the Venmo, Zelle, PayPal and bank deposits hav
  
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• 2025 metro basketball tournament brackets

  07-01-2025 22:07 via krqe.com
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 2025 APS Metro Basketball Championships will take place this week at various Albuquerque public schools. In total, 34 teams between boys and girls will compete throughout the week and champions will be crowned on Saturday.Metro-Boys-Basketball-Metro-Boys-Basketball-Bracket-2025-1DownloadMetro-GIRLS-Basketball-Metro-Girls-Basketball-2025Download
  
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• Bernalillo County adds online tools for business registration, health permits

  07-01-2025 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County added new online features for registering businesses and obtaining health protection permits.Story continues below
  Podcast: Albuquerque Mayor Talks Crime, Homelessness, Goals for 2025Crime: Former Bernalillo County deputy sentenced for tipping off drug dealer to 2021 raidBusiness: New owners talk about what’s next for South Valley batting cage
  The BernCo Accela Citizen Access website (BernCo ACA) now includes the following optio
  
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• Docs: Moccia placed on paid administrative leave as NMSU welcomes interim athletic director

  07-01-2025 21:06 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Newly released documents from New Mexico State University shed light on the university president's decision to fire athletic director Mario Moccia. KRQE News 13 obtained a three-page termination letter from NMSU President Valerio Ferme to Moccia. In the letter, Ferme said Moccia would be placed on paid administrative leave for one month."This letter will serve as notice of termination of your employment as the NMSU Director of Athletics for cause, effective F
  
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• Snow continues across New Mexico

  07-01-2025 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  Snowfall continues to be seen across Northern New Mexico this afternoon. Later this evening the snow will shift southward.
  A low pressure system over Baja California continues to funnel moisture into New Mexico. However, it is not enough moisture to result in heavy snowfall. Instead New Mexico can expect light widespread snowfall today through Friday morning.
  Earlier today, snowfall was seen across parts of northern New Mexico. Measurable amounts were seen in Raton, Capulin, Angel Fire, and many
  
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• Trump won't commit to not using military to get Panama Canal

  07-01-2025 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday refused to commit to not using the U.S. military to gain control of the Panama Canal, after vowing last month to take over the operation of the key passageway.Trump was questioned during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago about his recent targeting of the canal as well as Greenland for possible American expansion and if he would say he would not use the military to gain control of it.“I’m not going to commit to that. It might be tha
  
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• Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

  07-01-2025 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, has died. He was 86.Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group's most enduring song, “Puff the Magic Dragon,” died Tuesday in New York, publicist Ken Sunshine said. Yarrow had bladder cancer for the past four years.Folk trio Peter, Paul
  
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• New labels to help identify devices less at risk of hacking

  07-01-2025 19:05 via krqe.com
  
  Video above: How to report a scam to the Better Business BureauWASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is rolling out a consumer labeling system designed to help Americans pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking.Under the voluntary program, called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Initiative, manufacturers can affix the label on their products if they meet federal cybersecurity standards. The types of devices that can seek to carry the label include baby monitors, home securit
  
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• Trump: 'All hell will break out' if Hamas hostages not released by inauguration

  07-01-2025 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump repeated his warnings that all hell will break loose in the Middle East if hostages kidnapped from Israel and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are not released before his inauguration on Jan. 20. "It will not be good for Hamas, and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone," Trump said during a press conference at his residence in Florida, Mar-A-Lago. "All hell will break out. I don't have to say anymore, but that's what it is." President-elect Donald T
  
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• Husband of former 'TODAY' anchor dies, show announces

  07-01-2025 19:03 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Richard Cohen, husband of former "TODAY" show anchor Meredith Vieira, has died, the show revealed on Tuesday.
  Cohen, 76, died on Christmas Eve. He had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his 20s and had also been diagnosed with cancer twice, "TODAY" explained. A cause of death was not shared.ictured: (l-r) Richard Cohen and Meredith Vieira during an interview on November 9, 2012 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)Multiple sclerosis
  
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• Rapper Trae tha Truth reunited with daughter after abduction

  07-01-2025 19:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The monthslong search for a Houston rapper's missing daughter ended New Year's Day when 6-year-old Truth was found safe near the Mexican border in California.Trae tha Truth reunited with his daughter after she disappeared in August during what was supposed to be a weekend visit with her mother, who did not have sole custody. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and U.S. marshals, had been searching for the child."None of this would have happened without God,"
  
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• Trump muses about renaming Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America'

  07-01-2025 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump on Tuesday told reporters he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America as he bemoaned that Mexico was taking advantage of the United States on trade and immigration."We’re going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," Trump said. "What a beautiful name. And it’s appropriate. It’s appropriate. And Mexico has to stop allowing millions of people to pour into our country."Trump made the co
  
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• Man accused of setting woman on fire on Brooklyn subway pleads not guilty

  07-01-2025 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WPIX) – The man accused of setting a woman on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn has pleaded not guilty during his arraignment on Tuesday.Sebastian Zapeta, 33, had waived the right to his first court appearance last month. He was previously indicted by a grand jury on four counts of murder and arson.The court hearing lasted under five minutes. Zapeta stood up, his eyes facing the floor, as a Spanish interpreter whispered into his ear. His next court date is set for
  
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• National Day of Mourning: What is it, and how will it impact you?

  07-01-2025 18:54 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — You can skip your trip to the mailbox and your check-in on the stock market on Thursday: Various services nationwide will be paused in honor of the National Day of Mourning established for President Jimmy Carter.Carter, 100, died "peacefully" at his Georgia home on Dec. 29.To pay tribute to the longest-living American president, and in accordance with federal law, President Joe Biden previously declared Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.How long will flags fly at half
  
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• Meta ending fact-checking program: Zuckerberg

  07-01-2025 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Social media giant Meta announced a series of changes to its content moderation policies Tuesday, including the elimination of its fact-checking program, in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said was an effort to embrace free speech."We're going to get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies and restoring free expression on our platforms," Zuckerberg said in a video posted Tuesday morning."More specifically, here's what we're going to do. First, we're
  
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• Girl Scouts discontinuing 2 cookie varieties after 2025 season

  07-01-2025 18:05 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Girl Scouts of the USA have announced plans to discontinue two of their “beloved” cookie offerings after the current cookie season, which kicked off Tuesday.The organization revealed the news in a press release issued that morning.“The 2025 cookie lineup is jam-packed with the full spread of highly sought after cookie flavors, including Thin Mints®, Samoas®/Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter Patties®/Tagalongs® and more,” reads the p
  
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• NMDOH: Overdose deaths declined in New Mexico in 2023

  07-01-2025 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico health officials announced on Tuesday that overdose deaths declined in the state in 2023.In 2022, New Mexico had 997 overdose deaths. That number fell to 948 overdose deaths in 2023. In 2021, the New Mexico Department of Health reported 1,029 deaths. “These decreases are welcome news, but there is still much more to do to reduce the problem of substance misuse in New Mexico,” said NMDOH Interim Secretary Gina DeBlassie in a new
  
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• Jimmy Carter to be honored in Washington, where he was 'an outsider'

  07-01-2025 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday.Carter’s remains, which have been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday, will leave the Atlanta campus Tuesday morning, accompanied by his children and extended family. Special Air Mission 39 will depart Dobbins Air Reserve Base north of Atl
  
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• Car abandoned on Colorado ski run; Driver blames GPS

  07-01-2025 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A driver got a prime (but illegal) parking spot on the slopes Sunday night when their GPS led them right onto a ski run at Keystone Resort in Colorado.
  The driver was navigating to an employee housing complex at Keystone when the GPS route directed them to turn onto the Schoolmarm ski run, Summit County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Mike Schilling said.A car sits abandoned at the base of the Schoolmarm ski run at Keystone Resort after a driver's GPS led them right onto t
  
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• Who will replace Justin Trudeau?

  07-01-2025 16:45 via krqe.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country.Now Trudeau's Liberal Party must find a new leader while dealing with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threats to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods and with Canada's election just months away.Trudeau said Monday he plans to stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen.He could not reco
  
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• CFPB finalizes rule barring medical debt from credit reports

  07-01-2025 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being included on credit reports, potentially freeing up billions in credit.The finalized rule will prevent medical bills from being included on credit reports used by lenders and will prohibit lenders from using medical information in their decision-making.The CFPB estimated this rule will remove $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports for roughly 15 million American
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck settle divorce, seek judge's approval of settlement

  07-01-2025 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have settled their divorce and are asking a judge to finalize their breakup.Lopez filed documents Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court that show the former couple settled their divorce through mediation in September, about a month after she filed for divorce.Ben Affleck, left, and Jennifer Lopez attend the premiere of "The Last Duel" on Oct. 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)While most of the financia
  
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• Biden creating two national monuments in California

  07-01-2025 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  President Biden is creating two new national monuments in California, the White House announced Tuesday.Biden will officially designate the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument — protecting a combined 848,000 acres of particular significance to tribes. They are likely one of the last, if not the final, conservation action completed by the Biden administration before President-elect Trump takes office. According to the White House, Bid
  
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• Watch live: Trump delivers first remarks as certified election winner

  07-01-2025 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President-elect Donald Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday morning focused on his economic agenda from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.The speech marks his first public comments since Congress officially certified his 2024 election victory on Monday.In recent days, the president-elect has been vocal about his desire to push his agenda through with just one "big" bill. However, he has also shown a willingness to support a two-bill reconciliation package.His speech also comes a day
  
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• Three New Mexico pueblos receive millions in broadband grants

  07-01-2025 15:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Three New Mexico Pueblos are receiving funding from the federal government to support high speed internet access.
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  Trending: Criticisms mount over proposed Albuquerque housing billNews: Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of crashing into policeBusiness: Marble Brewery announces new owners
  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded $22.6 million to three tribal communities. $18.6 millio
  
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• City of Albuquerque looking for Homeless Coordinating Council volunteers

  07-01-2025 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is looking for volunteers to join subcommittees for the Homeless Coordinating Council (HCC). The city says the HCC is seeking members for five subcommittees.Story continues below
  Trending: Criticisms mount over proposed Albuquerque housing billNews: Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of crashing into policeBusiness: Marble Brewery announces new owners
  The subcommittees include data sharing and system barrie
  
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• 2 found dead in compartment of JetBlue plane at Florida airport

  07-01-2025 14:38 via krqe.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline announced.The two people were found dead during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection on Monday, according to JetBlue.The flight had traveled from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.Story continues below
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Police shooting, Stopping severance, Winter weather, Homelessness report, Change in leadership

  07-01-2025 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  Albuquerque Mayor Talks Crime, Homelessness, Goals for 2025New owners talk about what’s next for South Valley batting cageU-Haul stolen in Albuquerque with Nine Inch Nails memorabilia insideBCSO searching for man accused of robbing gas station on Isleta Blvd.Two men arrested, facing felony charges in AlbuquerqueRoswell police searching for person of interest in murder investigationWho will replace Justin Trudeau?
  Tuesday's Five Facts[1] One dead after police shooting
  
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• Snow forming around New Mexico; colder and windier weather

  07-01-2025 14:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Snow is developing in the Enchanted Circle, the San Juan Mountains, and parts of the Northeast Highlands with cold across all of New Mexico with nearly all below the freezing mark with more clouds, higher humidity, as well as stronger easterly winds starting to form. Moisture with the developing low pressure system to the west will continue to meet up with the even colder air ahead to produce more-widespread snow and eventually, dangerous wind chills.To start across the
  
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• Albuquerque Mayor Talks Crime, Homelessness, Goals for 2025

  07-01-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – From crime, homelessness, economic investments, and a new presidential administration - there are several potential changes in the pipeline for 2025. This week, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller joins Chris and Gabby to discuss some major events from 2024 and what's ahead for the new year.
  Keller is officially in the final year of his second term and will run for a third term. What's his thinking behind another mayoral term? And what should Albuquerque be focused
  
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• Widespread snowfall, much colder air moves in with a winter storm

  07-01-2025 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  A winter storm will bring widespread snowfall, high winds, and much colder air across New Mexico starting Tuesday. Snowfall accumulations will be generally light, but some travel impacts are still possible.TuesdayTemperatures are already starting to get colder across New Mexico ahead of a winter storm. Our temperatures will be even colder on Tuesday as light snow will begin in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico by Tuesday morning. The snow will slowly move south through the day, with ligh
  
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• Albuquerque City Council passes downtown vacant buildings ordinance, housing bill

  07-01-2025 06:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's the first Albuquerque City Council meeting of the year and councilors passed an ordinance cracking down on vacant buildings downtown. Property owners are now required to register their vacant buildings with the city and create a plan to keep them in good condition. If owners do not comply, the city could take legal action and fine property owners $500 a day.
  "If you have a building that's completely empty, not only is it going to attract unwanted a
  
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• Albuquerque City Council passes downtown vacant buildings ordinance

  07-01-2025 06:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's the first Albuquerque City Council meeting of the year and councilors passed an ordinance cracking down on vacant buildings downtown. Property owners are now required to register their vacant buildings with the city and create a plan to keep them in good condition. If owners do not comply, the city could take legal action, fining property owners $500 a day. "If you have a building that's completely empty, not only is it going to attract unwanted at
  
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• BCSO searching for man accused of robbing gas station on Isleta Blvd.

  07-01-2025 05:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding A man accused of robbing the Good 2 Go gas station on Isleta Blvd. on December 27, 2024. Photos of surveillance footage show the man approaching the clerk. Deputies said the man threatened to shoot the clerk if they did not give them all of the money in the register and a pack of cigarettes. Roswell police searching for person of interest in murder investigationThe man was wearing a dark-colored
  
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• Roswell police searching for person of interest in murder investigation

  07-01-2025 05:28 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Roswell police are asking for help finding a person of interest in a murder. Marco Antonio Munoz was found dead on New Year's Day just before 4 a.m. at East Chisum Street and Cahoon Ave. He had been shot multiple times. Hobbs police arrest 2 men in connection to shooting and robberyPolice are looking for 35-year-old Christopher Servantez for questioning in the investigation. He's said to be 5 foot 7 inches tall, with dark hair and brown eyes. Police are also loo
  
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• Hobbs police arrest 2 men in connection to shooting and robbery

  07-01-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Hobbs Police Department arrested a man and his accomplice for a shooting and robbery that occurred last week. Police said 28-year-old Jesus Rodriguez-Lopez shot and injured a woman near East Skelly St. and South Thorp St.Three New Mexicans facing federal charges in 2024 kidnappingThe investigation later uncovered that Rodriguez-Lopez also threatened a man at gunpoint and stole their vehicle. When police caught him, they discovered and arrested another man, 20-
  
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• Nelly Junior Joseph snags second Mountain West weekly honor this season

  07-01-2025 04:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A pair of double-double performances have brought UNM center Nelly Junior Joseph his second Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor this season. Junior Joseph averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds for the week in a pair of Lobo victories, one on the road and one at home. Junior Joseph also finished the week with his 50th career double double.
  His first game, a win on the road at Fresno State, saw him put in a 12 points and 12 rebounds perfo
  
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• Two men arrested, facing felony charges in Albuquerque

  07-01-2025 03:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested two men who are facing more than 25 felonies. APD was called out for a stolen truck after the owner found it using GPS in northeast Albuquerque. Officers found the truck on Locust Rd. but it drove away. Police used a spike strip and eventually the truck pulled into the parking lot of Albuquerque High School. 1 dead after police shooting in HobbsPolice said after the vehicle stopped, 33-year-old Cody Sena and Jared J
  
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• Two men arrested, face more than 25 felony charges in Albuquerque

  07-01-2025 03:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested two men who are facing more than 25 felonies. APD was called out for a stolen truck after the owner found it using GPS in northeast Albuquerque. Officers found the truck on Locust Rd. but it drove away. Police used a spike strip and eventually the truck pulled into the parking lot of Albuquerque High School. 1 dead after police shooting in HobbsPolice said after the vehicle stopped, 33-year-old Cody Sena and Jared J
  
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• 1 dead after police shooting in Hobbs

  07-01-2025 03:38 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police said a suspect has died after a police shooting in Hobbs. Details are extremely limited but it happened at E Marland Blvd. and S Fowler Street. SFPD: Teens involved in hours long SWAT standoffNMSP said officers are okay but the suspect died. This is a developing story, KRQE News 13 will provide more details as they become available.
  
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