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• Bernco Animal Welfare asking for $1 million in capital outlay

  24-01-2025 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Animal Welfare Division is asking for $1 million to help care for the influx of animals they've had coming into their care for the last year. Officials say the Animal Care and Resource Center has seen an 83% increase in the animals coming into their care. Report: New Mexico has nearly $6B in outstanding capital outlay balancesTheir request will be happening at the next county legislative session. "This facility is designed to hous
  
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• Martin Heinrich will not run for governor

  24-01-2025 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A prominent New Mexico Democrat has ruled out a run for the governor's office in the next election cycle. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich revealed on Friday that he will not launch a gubernatorial campaign and will instead remain on Capitol Hill.
  Heinrich secured his third term in the senate last November, and some have speculated he would run for governor. Current New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is in her second term, and cannot seek a third.
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• Secret Service says it visited Chicago elementary school, not ICE

  24-01-2025 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Chicago Public Schools officials said in a press conference Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up at an elementary school in the city but were denied entry. But later on Friday, the Secret Service said it visited the school, not ICE.The principal of Hamline Elementary School said Friday morning that multiple ICE agents came to the school but were not allowed in by administrators. ICE and local police officials did not provide any details o
  
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• Chicago officials say ICE denied entry at elementary school

  24-01-2025 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Chicago Public Schools officials said in a press conference Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up at an elementary school in the city but were denied entry.  The principal of Hamline Elementary School said on Friday morning that multiple ICE agents came to the school but were not allowed in by administrators.  The federal agency and local police officials did not give any details on the incident. “This was not an U.S. Immig
  
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• Oregon couple who posed as firefighters during L.A. wildfires charged, face potential jail time

  24-01-2025 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — The Oregon couple accused of trying to sneak into a Palisades Fire evacuation zone while impersonating firefighters are facing charges and potential jail time, according to prosecutors.Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were each arraigned on Wednesday on one misdemeanor charge each, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who announced the charges on Friday. They were charged with fraudulent impersonation of a specific fire personnel, unauthorized ac
  
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• SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for Super Bowl LIX halftime show

  24-01-2025 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Kendrick Lamar is bringing at least one guest to the Big Easy for this year's Super Bowl halftime show.Apple Music released a teaser trailer on Thursday showing the Compton native on the gridiron, assessing the field before the big game while he's talking to someone on the phone. From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s top awards moviesAs he tells the person on the phone that he's considering adding a guest, singer SZA runs up fro
  
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• Frank's Famous Chicken and Waffles celebrates Black culture and music

  24-01-2025 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  At Frank's Famous Chicken and Waffles, Black culture is also served. "Oh, they see a picture of Muhammad Ali down there. They see a picture of dolomite down there. They're like, who is that? Who is that? But they know it, but they don't know it. You know what I mean? So, you know, these are all my heroes. These are all my people that I grew up with and that I loved as a child, even now, to this day," said Frank Willis, owner. "I just try to educate where I see if there's a need or just put the t
  
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• Construction to start at Paseo Del Norte and Tramway intersection

  24-01-2025 22:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A major intersection in northeast Albuquerque is getting upgraded starting Monday. Alamogordo closes bridge due to structural concernsThe New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), in partnership with Star Paving, will begin work on Paseo Del Norte Road and Tramway Boulevard NE. Crews will be installing a new traffic signal and pedestrian access ramps. Modifications to some turn movements from Paseo Del Norte Road to Tramway Boulevard and from Tramway
  
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• Mescalero officials concerned after ICE agent confronts tribal member

  24-01-2025 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Concerns are swirling in a southern New Mexico tribal community over federal immigration agents confronting its members. Mescalero Apache President Thora Walsh-Padilla said they confirmed one report of an ICE agent approaching a tribal member in Ruidoso, speaking to her in Spanish, and asking for a passport. The president said the woman showed the agent her driver's license and tribal ID card and the agent ended his questioning.Albuquerque mayor reaffirms c
  
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• How New Mexico public schools are responding to federal immigration policy changes

  24-01-2025 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some public school districts in New Mexico have issued guidance in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order rescinding federal protections that prohibited U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests at or near schools.Story continues below
  Legislature: Bill would require NM university board of regents members to get ethics and financial trainingCrime: FBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance CountyNew
  
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• Albuquerque mayor reaffirms city's immigrant-friendly status

  24-01-2025 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller re-affirmed the city's committee to its immigrant-friendly status. The mayor said many in the community have expressed fears and concerns over President Donald Trump's recent actions on immigration, including his promised mass deportations.Teen sentenced for murder at 2022 Albuquerque house partyMayor Keller said city law prevents city employees, including police, from asking about immigration status. He said Albuquerque Police De
  
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• UNM indoor track and field season kicks off with MLK invitational

  24-01-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. invitational indoor track and field meet is taking place inside the Albuquerque Convention Center this weekend. It is the home opener for the reigning Mountain West champion Lobos.Now in his second season as head coach, Darren Gauson said that this meet will set the tone for the indoor season. It is important to get his runners acclimated once again as his standard has already been set."It's out goal to be extremely comp
  
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• Lobo basketball hits the road for UNLV

  24-01-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobo men's basketball team has not won at UNLV since 2018. UNM looks to change that on Saturday.The Mountain West leading Lobos will play a tough UNLV team that has wins against Utah State and San Diego State. The Rebels have shown the ability to consistently knock off top teams, but have also regularly fallen to underdogs, such as Wyoming earlier this week. Coach Pitino says his Lobos will be ready for whatever UNLV team shows up on Saturday."I think we
  
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• Full team effort leading to Lobo women's basketball success

  24-01-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a two-game road trip, the Lobo women's basketball team returns to the Pit on Saturday. The Lobos will host Fresno State.Currently, UNM sits in second place in the Mountain West with a 6-1 conference record. The Lobos have been racking up the wins thanks to a "full team effort" according to head coach Mike Bradbury.The Lobos lead the conference in total rebounding despite not having a single player in the top five individually, and the team has the seco
  
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• Trump cuts Dr. Fauci's security detail

  24-01-2025 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump on Friday defended the removal of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail, suggesting former government officials should not get indefinite security, even as Fauci and others whose protections have been cut this week have faced threats.“When you work for government, at some point your security detail comes off. And you know, you can’t have them forever. So, I think it’s very standard,” Trump told reporters in North Carolina.Asked if he would
  
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• Trump cites voter ID, water flow as conditions for LA wildfire aid

  24-01-2025 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump on Friday said he wanted to see two actions taken in California before he offered federal support for Los Angeles as it grapples with wildfires."I want to see two things in Los Angeles. Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote, and I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state," Trump told reporters in North Carolina, where he was touring hurricane recovery efforts. "Those are the two things. After
  
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• Marilyn Manson won't face domestic violence and sexual assault charges, DA says

  24-01-2025 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office will not pursue domestic violence and sexual assault charges against rockstar, Marilyn Manson.DA Nathan Hochman made the announcement on Friday. It wraps up "a comprehensive four-year investigation" into allegations against Manson, which involved prosecutors from the Sex Crimes Division of the District Attorney’s Office, along with detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department."We have determined that
  
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• Target latest company to roll back DEI programs

  24-01-2025 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Target has announced it is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest corporation to do so following President Donald Trump’s election.In a memo sent to employees on Friday by Kiera Fernandez, Target’s chief community impact and equity officer, the retailer announced it would end its three-year DEI goals as well as its Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) initiatives. The company had already planned to end the REACH initiativ
  
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• Mississippi bill would pay bounty hunters to catch undocumented immigrants

  24-01-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A Mississippi District Attorney proposed new legislation on Wednesday to pay bounty hunters a reward for helping to deport undocumented immigrants.DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton announced his support for House Bill 1484, authored by state Rep. Justin Keen (R), which would create the Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program.“We’ve seen firsthand the danger posed by bad actors and violent criminals who enter this country illegally, like the innocent l
  
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• 'Explosion of sales': Hat with pro-Canada message goes viral amid Trump's '51st state' talk, creators say

  24-01-2025 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – An entrepreneurial couple in Canada told Nexstar that they’re barely keeping up with orders after debuting a hat featuring a pro-Canada message.The hats, which were designed to mimic the look of MAGA hats worn by Trump supporters, simply read, “Canada Is Not for Sale.”Liam Mooney and Emma Cochrane (Liam Mooney)Liam Mooney and Emma Cochrane explained on CBC News this week that they got the idea for the hats after seeing Ontario Premier Doug Ford as a guest on a
  
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• Spirit Airlines updates dress code, tattoo policy for passengers

  24-01-2025 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Passengers flying on Spirit Airlines can now be removed from a flight if a tattoo or other "body art" is deemed "lewd, obscene, or offensive," according to the company's latest contract of carriage.The newest version of Spirit's contract of carriage, updated on Wednesday, also includes new language concerning its definition of "inadequately clothed" passengers, which now encompasses travelers wearing "see-through clothing" or showing "exposed breasts, buttocks, or othe
  
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• Temperatures warming and snow on the way

  24-01-2025 20:46 via krqe.com
  
  After a cold start to the morning, temperatures are warming up across New Mexico.
  A low pressure has settled itself over central California. The change in pressure has resulted in change in the upper level wind patterns across New Mexico. Overnight the upper level flow of the jet stream changed from northerly flow to westerly flow. Throughout this afternoon the flow will continue to shift towards the southwest. The new direction of flow is bringing warmer air into the state. The result will be w
  
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• Teen sentenced for murder at 2022 Albuquerque house party

  24-01-2025 20:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the teens involved in a deadly shooting at a house party in 2022 was sentenced to 24 years behind bars on Friday.
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  Legislature: Bill would require NM university board of regents members to get ethics and financial trainingCrime: FBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance CountyNews: Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman speaks on actions taken by President Trump on immigration
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• Homeowners in Palisades Fire area angered by bank's decision

  24-01-2025 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With the devastating Palisades Fire still smoldering in California, Lisa Pelton and some of her neighbors in Mandeville Canyon received an unpleasant notice from their bank: Their home equity lines of credit were being slashed.“I was appalled,” Pelton told Nexstar's KTLA on Thursday. “I thought it was unconscionable what they did. They sent this letter out four days after the fire started to everyone in a certain ZIP code.” Wildfires latest: At
  
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• Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico helping families affected by cancer

  24-01-2025 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico (CCFNM) helps children and families deal with day-to-day needs of fighting cancer. The goal of the organization is to ensure families' basic needs are met while fighting cancer.
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  Legislature: Bill would require NM university board of regents members to get ethics and financial trainingCrime: FBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance CountyNews: Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam
  
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• US Army soldier facing federal sex crime charges involving a minor in New Mexico

  24-01-2025 18:48 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  A U.S. Army soldier is facing multiple federal sex crime charges involving a minor in New Mexico.Story continues below
  Legislature: Bill would require NM university board of regents members to get ethics and financial trainingCrime: FBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance CountyNews: Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman speaks on actions taken by President Trump on immigration
  According to a federal indictment, Victor Barnett
  
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• Woman finds police-issued rifle, bulletproof vests in Hertz rental

  24-01-2025 18:40 via krqe.com
  
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia woman was shocked after she opened the trunk of her rental car to find a police-issued assault rifle and bulletproof vests inside.The woman, a Williamsburg resident, rented the 2022 black Honda HRV on Jan. 10. When she opened the hatchback four days later, she was stunned by what she found.A video that has now gone viral shows the moment she opened the trunk of her Hertz rental car to find Williamsburg police-issued bulletproof vests, equipment and a l
  
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• 80 Guatemalan migrants deported from Biggs Army Airfield

  24-01-2025 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Department of Defense along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 80 Guatemalan migrants on Friday morning, Jan. 24, from Biggs Army Airfield, United States Representative for the 23rd District of Texas Tony Gonzales said in a post on X.Gonzales said the 23rd District of Texas has been "ground zero for the border crisis and will be ground zero for DEPORTATION operations. In 4 days President Trump has done more to protect our country than B
  
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• Trump ‘very surprised’ by Murkowski, Collins votes against Hegseth

  24-01-2025 17:10 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he wasn't expecting Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) to vote against his controversial nominee for secretary of Defense, Army veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.“I was very surprised that Collins and Murkowski would do that,” Trump said.The president also nodded to the yes vote from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to advance Hegseth's nomination, saying he is “always a no vote. Was M
  
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• US Coast Guard starts using 'Gulf of America'

  24-01-2025 17:09 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) started using the term “Gulf of America” to refer to the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, one day after President Trump signed an executive order setting in motion the process to change its official name.The USCG announced on Tuesday it would deploy additional assets to several locations, including to “the maritime border between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of America.”The statement marked one of the first official uses of the term &ldq
  
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• Trump world descends on bishop who pleaded for 'mercy'

  24-01-2025 17:07 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump and Republicans this week slammed a plea for "mercy" by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde during a Tuesday morning prayer service, calling it unjustified and inappropriate. But she is unfazed by their denunciations.With Trump seated in the first pew of Washington National Cathedral, alongside first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance, Budde asked the new administration to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scar
  
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• ICE agents raid NJ seafood store, detain US military veteran

  24-01-2025 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (WPIX) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a New Jersey seafood store on Thursday, according to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.The store owner told Nexstar's WPIX that a U.S. military veteran was among the people detained. Trump postpones nationwide immigration enforcement sweepStore owner Luis Janota said 10 or 12 ICE agents entered the retail area after receiving complaints, and were looking for documentation. They did not ask for anyone specific, he said.&ldqu
  
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• Mississippi state lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act' with fines for masturbation

  24-01-2025 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A Democratic Mississippi state senator introduced legislation this week that makes it unlawful for men to masturbate "without the intent to fertilize an embryo," with the lawmaker criticizing anti-abortion measures that only "focus on the woman’s role."The bill, dubbed the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act,” was introduced by state Sen. Bradford Blackmon on Monday. For those convicted of violating the law, financial penalties will be imposed and will gradually
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Police shooting, DA statement, Warmer and calm, Funding request, Bowl impact

  24-01-2025 14:46 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top Stories
  What’s happening around New Mexico January 24-30Albuquerque begins week-long count of the number of homeless in the cityAlbuquerque mayor signs off on downtown vacant buildings ordinanceFBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance CountyNM Supreme Court clears way for discrimination lawsuit against APSAlbuquerque teen named as finalist in Regeneron Science Talent SearchNorth Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South
  
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• What's happening around New Mexico January 24-30

  24-01-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from January 24-30.Albuquerque
  January 24 Meet the Museum – Join the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History for a fabulous afternoon with remarkable exhibits featuring historic artifacts that offer a glimpse into the past. Free admission begins at 2 p.m. and ends at 7.January 24-25 The Show – Albuquerque's longest-running comedy show happens every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.Januar
  
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• Suspect killed, officer injured during shooting in northeast Albuquerque

  24-01-2025 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Police Department officer was injured and a suspect was killed in a shooting early Friday morning at an apartment complex near Montgomery Blvd. and Carlisle Blvd.
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• Temperatures warming before an incoming winter storm

  24-01-2025 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It was another very cold start to the day across New Mexico this morning. However, temperatures will be warming up through the afternoon.Over the past few days New Mexico has seen record breaking low temperatures. This cold air was being brought into the state by strong northerly flow of the jet stream. This flow was caused by a high pressure system centered over central California. The associated ridging brought in the northerly flow across the entire state.
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• Temperatures warming and an incoming winter storm

  24-01-2025 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  It was another very cold start to the day across New Mexico this morning. However, temperatures will be warming up through the afternoon.
  Over the past few days New Mexico has seen record breaking low temperatures. This cold air was being brought into the state by strong northerly flow of the jet stream. This flow was caused by a high pressure system centered over central California. The associated ridging brought in the northerly flow across the entire state.
  Today, this high pressure system ha
  
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• Temperatures start a warming trend Friday afternoon

  24-01-2025 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  After another cool down, temperatures will start warming again on Friday. Our next winter storm will bring snow and across New Mexico by the middle of next week.Colder air moved back into New Mexico Thursday, with high temperatures a couple degrees to 15°+ colder compared to yesterday. It's going to be yet another cold night as well, with more Cold Weather Advisories in effect. A warming trend starts Friday and will continue into early next week for parts of the state. Highs will be back to
  
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• 2024 New Mexico Bowl brings in millions of dollars for the city of Albuquerque

  24-01-2025 05:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a packed house at University Stadium the weekend after Christmas with fans attending the New Mexico Bowl which featured Texas Christian University and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque teen named as finalist in Regeneron Science Talent Search

  24-01-2025 03:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teenager is making headlines, again, this time as a finalist for the nation's most prestigious science competition. Albuquerque Academy's Akilan Sankaran is one of 40 students in America, selected as a finalist in this year's Regeneron Science Talent Search. Akilan's physics project investigates pilot-wave dynamics.Free school fair featuring over 60 options available in the Albuquerque areaKRQE News 13 has been following Sankaran's many a
  
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• NM Supreme Court clears way for discrimination lawsuit against Albuquerque Public Schools

  24-01-2025 03:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than six years after an Albuquerque Public Schools high school teacher made headlines for a racial remark in the classroom, the New Mexico Supreme Court now says a precedent-setting lawsuit against APS can move forward. The lawsuit centers around what happened to now-former student McKenzie Johnson back in 2018 when Johnson said her English teacher crossed the line.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque begins week-long count of the number of homeless in the city

  24-01-2025 03:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Volunteers were out in frigid temperatures Thursday to launch the annual count of how many people are living on the streets of Albuquerque. The New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness said it was a strong start despite the weather as they gathered hundreds of surveys in the first few hours. "This area near the International District library is usually pretty heavy in terms of finding people," said William Bowen, The New Mexico Coalition to End Home
  
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• FBI investigates two marijuana-growing operations in Torrance County

  24-01-2025 03:09 via krqe.com
  
  TORRANCE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Federal agents descended on two massive pot-growing operations in New Mexico Thursday morning. It comes months after a Larry Barker investigation revealed that the state knew about farms operating illegally outside Estancia and yanked their licenses. However, it took the feds to shut these suspected outlaw operations down.Story continues below
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• Gloster returns to NM United on new contract

  24-01-2025 01:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico United announced on Thursday that Chris Gloster will return to the club for the 2025 season. The midfielder/defender has signed a new contact that will keep him with the black and yellow.Story continues below
  Community: Pillar of Albuquerque cycling community killed in hit and runEntertainment: ABQ city councilors request funding for playscape at balloon museumCrime: Will Couy Griffin accept a pardon for his Jan. 6th conviction?
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• New Mexico Supreme Court chief justice asks legislature to fund judiciary needs

  24-01-2025 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's highest court is asking the legislature to fund some of their critical needs. During Thursday's State of the Judiciary address, Chief Justice David Thomson told lawmakers that the courts need $25 million for security upgrades, and $14 million to give employees a raise. The courts are also asking for $40 million for a new speech-to-text system in courtrooms to get more accurate transcripts. Bill would require NM university board of regents members to ge
  
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• Warmer weather returns Friday after another cold morning

  24-01-2025 00:56 via krqe.com
  
  After another cool down, temperatures will start warming again on Friday. Our next winter storm will bring snow and across New Mexico by the middle of next week.
  Colder air moved back into New Mexico Thursday, with high temperatures a couple degrees to 15°+ colder compared to yesterday. It's going to be yet another cold night as well, with more Cold Weather Advisories in effect. A warming trend starts Friday and will continue into early next week for parts of the state. Highs will be back to
  
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• New Mexico immigrant rights group inundated with calls amid Trump's executive orders

  24-01-2025 00:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – While a flurry of executive orders from the Trump Administration is up-ending the nation's immigration policy, some New Mexico immigrant rights groups say they're now dealing with an onslaught of questions about what it means for hundreds of mixed-status families.Story continues below
  Community: Pillar of Albuquerque cycling community killed in hit and runEntertainment: ABQ city councilors request funding for playscape at balloon museumCrime: Will Couy Griffin
  
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