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• Pair charged with human trafficking in Albuquerque now facing federal charges

  03-02-2025 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Attorney's Office announced it has indicted 25-year-old Roderick Bill Norsweather and 21-year-old Tajahnae Johnson on federal human trafficking charges. The two are accused of taking two girls, ages 14 and 15, across state lines to engage in prostitution.Man accused of attacking Albuquerque Waffle House employees to stay in jailNorseweather and Johnson were arrested in Albuquerque last month and charged with human trafficking.They are now charged fe
  
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• 4 teen suspects in deadly attempted robbery in Albuquerque to stay in jail

  03-02-2025 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Four of the other teens accused of being involved in a botched robbery that led to a deadly shooting will remain behind bars. Police say Janiyah Pino, Levi Salas, Jathan Gutierrez, and Elijah Gutierrez, along with three others, robbed a couple last week at an apartment complex off Tramway Blvd. Police say one of the suspects shot a woman, she is expected to be ok. They say the husband then shot and killed one of the suspects who was 14 years old.Bernalillo C
  
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• Two measles cases identified near New Mexico's southeast border

  03-02-2025 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two measles cases have been identified in Gaines County, Texas, on New Mexico's southeast border near Lovington and Hobbs. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the proximity of the cases "raises concern of exposure for area residents traveling across state lines."New Mexicans are encouraged to confirm their shot records and stay up-to-date on essential vaccinations. Symptoms of measles appear seven to 21 days after exposure and include fever, cough, ru
  
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• Man accused of attacking Albuquerque Waffle House employees to stay in jail

  03-02-2025 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man facing several charges after getting in a fight at the Albuquerque Waffle House will remain behind bars. According to court documents, last month Yokeen Lunford got into a fight with employees at the Waffle House on Yale Blvd. after claiming he was not given change.Video: Why police accuse former Santa Fe city employee of larcenyVideo showed the fight turning violent when Lunford was accused of attacking the employees with a broom. Lunford left the res
  
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• Salvage crews remove large portion of commercial jet from river after deadly air collision near DC

  03-02-2025 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Salvage crews have removed a large portion of a commercial jet from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Monday, five days after a midair collision last week that killed 67 people.Authorities have said the operation to remove the plane will take several days and they will then work to remove the military helicopter involved in the crash.The crash between the American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter over Washington D.C. on Wednesday
  
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• Santa Fe Public Library to host 2025 Black History Month events

  03-02-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Santa Fe is celebrating Black History Month with a series of educational events. All throughout February, the Santa Fe Public Library will be hosting events open to all community members.From "Kids' History of Hiphop with Oriana Lee" to "The Pre-Civil War Complicated Lives of People of African Descent," each event will explore and honor Black culture and history, looking at how the past has contributed to the New Mexico known today.Santa Fe Public L
  
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• Multiple Canadian provinces pull US-made booze over Trump tariffs

  03-02-2025 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Multiple Canadian provinces are responding to President Trump’s tariffs with plans to remove American alcohol from store shelves.Trump on Saturday signed off on 25 percent tariffs on Canada, with 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy imports.
  He also initially targeted Mexico with 25 percent tariffs and China with 10 percent ones. Those on Mexico have been delayed one month, but the tariffs on Canada and China are set to take effect on Tuesday.Canadian Prime Minister
  
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• Firearms seized, multiple arrested in multi-agency operation

  03-02-2025 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two of New Mexico's most wanted fugitives were arrested on January 28 in a multi-agency operation, according to the New Mexico Corrections Department.Story continues below
  Weather: Record winter warmth possible around New MexicoEntertainment: City Council set to discuss future for long-awaited United stadiumCrime: One injured in Grants NMSP officer-involved shooting
  Michael Garcia, 46, and Eric Edwards, 36, were arrested in Bernalillo County during the operation. O
  
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• EPA tells 1,000 employees they could be fired 'immediately'

  03-02-2025 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- More than 1,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were notified last week that they may be subject to immediate firing, according to an email obtained by The Hill.The email, sent Wednesday by EPA mission support official Kimberly Patrick, notifies impacted employees that they are “likely on a probationary/trial period.”“As a probationary/trial period employee, the agency has the right to immediately terminate you,” the email says.Nicole
  
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• Recall for broccoli sold at Walmart in 20 states upgraded to highest risk level: FDA

  03-02-2025 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded its classification of a broccoli recall initially reported in late December, labeling it as “Class I” — the agency’s most serious recall category.Braga Fresh, of Salinas, California, had initially issued an “advisory” for a specific lot of Marketside Broccoli Florets in late December, after Health and Human Services workers discovered Listeria monocytogenes in “multiple samples” from a
  
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• A warm start to February

  03-02-2025 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  Despite January coming in as colder than average for most, February has flipped the script.
  A large area of high pressure is present over New Mexico this afternoon and will be present through the end of the week. This high pressure system is associated with upper level ridging. This upper level flow is resulting in southwesterly flow over New Mexico. This upper air pattern is drawing in much warmer air into New Mexico.
  Today record breaking temperatures are possible across nearly the entire stat
  
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• UNM researchers release study showing higher levels of microplastics in human brain

  03-02-2025 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers at the University of New Mexico released recent findings, showing much higher levels of microplastics inside of human brains than previously thought.Story continues below
  Weather: Record winter warmth possible around New MexicoEntertainment: City Council set to discuss future for long-awaited United stadiumCrime: One injured in Grants NMSP officer-involved shooting
  Along with finding more plastic in our brains, they are also finding much smaller
  
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• Rio Rancho man accused of firing hundreds of rounds pleads not guilty

  03-02-2025 20:04 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Eric Brusstar, accused of firing hundreds of shots into the air from his home in Rio Rancho, made his first appearance in court Monday morning.
  Story continues below
  Weather: Record winter warmth possible around New MexicoEntertainment: City Council set to discuss future for long-awaited United stadiumCrime: One injured in Grants NMSP officer-involved shooting
  Brusstar pleaded not guilty to several charges, including aggravated assault on a peace officer with
  
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• Driver tells police he fell asleep in car, woke up inside Waffle House

  03-02-2025 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A driver told police he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and woke up inside a Waffle House in northeast Memphis.Police responded to the incident at around 11 p.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, officers saw a red Buick Enclave sitting in the lot after the car apparently had crashed into the restaurant, then backed out. Waffle House’s 1955 menu offered this ritzy dish for just $1.50The vehicle had driven over a curb and between two posts before striking the Waffle
  
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• Who gets more disaster aid? Republican states. Here's the breakdown

  03-02-2025 18:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency Management Agency help for disasters since 2011.But disaster aid — for decades a mostly bipartisan issue — is suddenly a political hot button after Hurricane Helene last year and this year’s California wildfires. President Donald Trump and a conservative think tank have floated the possibility of shifting disaster response to the states, i
  
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• Dozens of Education Department staffers on leave amid Trump's DEI purge

  03-02-2025 18:29 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Dozens of employees with the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave on Friday, allegedly after attending a diversity training course encouraged by then-Secretary Betsy DeVos during the first Trump administration.The letters sent out Friday said employees were getting placed on leave due to President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) order and guidance from the Office of Personnel Management, which has told agencies to to rid themse
  
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• Balloon museum hosts STEAM night to kick off 20th anniversary

  03-02-2025 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Balloon Museum is inviting the community to get a closer look at the science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics behind ballooning in honor of its 20th anniversary.
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  Weather: Record winter warmth possible around New MexicoEntertainment: City Council set to discuss future for long-awaited United stadiumCrime: One injured in Grants NMSP officer-involved shooting
  The museum opened its doors for a STEAM night o
  
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• Grammys correspondent apologizes for interrupting Babyface to speak to Chappell Roan: 'I really apologize'

  03-02-2025 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A Grammys correspondent for the Associated Press apologized on Sunday evening after abruptly ending a pre-show interview with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds in favor of speaking with “Pink Pony Club” artist Chappell Roan.Edmonds, a 13-time Grammy winner, was in the middle of responding to a question from AP correspondents Leslie Ambriz and Krysta Fauria when Fauria appeared to spot Roan behind Edmonds on the red carpet.“Chappell! Chappell,” Fauria said, cutt
  
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• Friends' quick actions help save 29-year-old's life after heart attack

  03-02-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Thursday, Jan. 30, was almost Daniel Mitchell's last day. The 29-year-old was playing his weekly basketball game with friends in Centennial, Colorado, when he suddenly collapsed."I noticed when I was coming back down the court to play defense … I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy. Everything hit me at one time," said Mitchell. "That's when everything went black.” Some hospitals pause gender-affirming care to evaluate Trump’s executive order
  
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• Minneapolis to pay woman who says Chauvin knelt on her back. Here's how much

  03-02-2025 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The city of Minneapolis will pay $600,000 to a woman who alleged that former policeman Derek Chauvin pinned her to the ground with his knee in January 2020, just months before he used the same maneuver on George Floyd. The city council last Thursday agreed to settle with Patty Day, a former employee of the Public Works Department, who filed a lawsuit last year claiming that officers employed excessive force and wrongfully arrested her. In her suit, Day acknowled
  
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• Oldest living former Chiefs player takes a stroll down memory lane

  03-02-2025 16:49 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jerry Cornelison, 88, is the oldest living former Chiefs player and has plenty of stories about the team’s beginning. “The best thing to me about playing professional football was the camaraderie you have. It's the people, your teammates,” Cornelison explained.
  “You'll hear the same thing now with the Chiefs; they're a family.”Cornelison, a former offensive tackle, joined the team during its first season in 1960 when they played in Texas and
  
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• Stocks sink as Trump tariffs rattle Wall Street

  03-02-2025 16:48 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The stock market opened with steep losses Monday in the wake of President Donald Trump's aggressive new tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 565 points, or 1.3 percent, after the opening bell Monday, the first day of trading since Trump's Saturday tariff announcement. The S&P 500 index was down 1.7 percent, and the Nasdaq composite was down 2.2 percent.Trump signed orders Saturday imposing tariffs of 25 percent on all Canadian
  
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• Vermont man jumps into frigid river to rescue dog: 'It felt great'

  03-02-2025 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Without hesitation, Chris MacRitchie braved the frigid waters of an icy Vermont river, wading over to a dog and pulling it to shore, where his wife wrapped it with a sweatshirt.MacRitchie's son spotted the dog as they were going through the drive-thru of a nearby Dunkin’ in Berlin on Jan. 10. When they reached the embankment of the Stevens Branch, a tributary of the Winooski River, the father of two jumped in to save the pooch."It's certainly a personal decision.
  
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• Earthquake swarm near Santorini worries Greek experts: 'Risk level has escalated'

  03-02-2025 16:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — Schools were closed and emergency crews deployed on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini on Monday after a spike in seismic activity raised concerns about a potentially powerful earthquake.Precautions were also ordered on several nearby Aegean Sea islands — all popular summer vacation destinations — after more than 200 undersea earthquakes were recorded in the area over the past three days.“We have a very intense geological phenomenon
  
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• Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy award for narrating Sunday school audiobook

  03-02-2025 16:23 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award.Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Before his passing, Carter was nominated in the audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording category at the 2025 Grammys for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” recordings from his final Sunday School lessons de
  
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• Trump kept his tariffs pledge. Is he ready for the fallout? Are Americans? What to know

  03-02-2025 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, China and Mexico.The move fulfills campaign promises but also sparked retaliatory moves that could signal an extended trade war with key trading partners and, in the case of Mexico and Canada, the closest U.S. neighbors and allies.Unlike during the 2024 campaign, when Trump billed his economic agenda as a sure-fire way to reduce the cost of living for Americans
  
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• Lady Gaga defends transgender community during Grammys acceptance speech: 'Trans people are not invisible'

  03-02-2025 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Lady Gaga is speaking out in support of the transgender community, saying onstage at the Grammy Awards that "trans people are not invisible.""Trans people deserve love," the 38-year-old singer said on Sunday at the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, after winning the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Bruno Mars for their song, "Die With a Smile.""The trans community deserves to be lifted up," Lady Gaga, who was born Stefani Germanotta, said to applause."Music is love,"
  
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• USAID leaders escorted out of building after blocking DOGE access to secure systems

  03-02-2025 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were placed on administrative leave after they refused to turn over classified material to teams from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).Officials spoke with The Associated Press on Sunday to say USAID members were eventually unsuccessful and DOGE teams were able to gain access to some of the agency’s classified information, including intelligence reports.John Voorhees and deputy Brian McGill
  
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• Trevor Noah talks tariffs at Grammys: 'Maple syrup is about to be $50'

  03-02-2025 16:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Tariff talk is making its way to the Grammys stage, with host Trevor Noah quipping that fans of Beyoncé won't be able to buy concert tickets because of a potential trade war ignited by President Trump."Yesterday Beyoncé announced her new tour," Noah said Sunday as he kicked off the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles."I will say though, Beyoncé, there's tariffs. We can't afford a new tour," Noah exclaimed."Maple syrup is about to be
  
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• Amo says Trump’s DEI remarks on plane crash 'beneath the office of the president'

  03-02-2025 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  Rep. Gabe Amo (D-R.I.) on Sunday criticized President Trump for tying diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices to the plane crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.Trump, at a press conference Thursday, said it was not clear whether the air traffic controllers made any mistake but also suggested diversity initiatives have weakened the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Chris Stirewalt asked Am
  
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• Lieutenant Dan Band performs at Kirtland Air Force Base

  03-02-2025 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time in over a decade, the Lieutenant Dan Band performed at Kirtland Air Force Base. World Championship Shovel Races back at Angel Fire Ski Resort after four year hiatusThe 15-person ensemble is led by Gary Sinise, known for his roles in CSI: New York and Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump. Founded in 2003, the band travels to military bases the world to perform for service members. "I got very involved back in the 80's and then in the 90's played
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Stadium next steps, Las Vegas resolution, Spring conditions, Cycling city, Shovel races

  03-02-2025 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top Stories
  Nob Hill restaurant receives grant to upgrade its iconic Route 66 patioAFR sees higher rate of small outside fire calls since last yearState wildlife center rescues injured pelican in Santa FeNMSP: 1 injured in Grants officer-involved shootingLocal animal nonprofit holding event to help California fire victimsMillions in relief expected following lawsuit against NM Dept. of Workforce SolutionsOfficials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered a
  
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• World Championship Shovel Races back at Angel Fire Ski Resort after four year hiatus

  03-02-2025 14:02 via krqe.com
  
  ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a four-year hiatus, a popular New Mexico event was back this weekend.So, if you have the courage and a need for speed, the Angel Fire shovel races are for you. Not since the pandemic have speedsters like these hit the slopes at Angel Fire Ski Resort on nothing more than a snow shovel.Story continues below
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• Making it to the finish line: Why Habtom Samuel kept running in the NCAA cross country race with only one shoe

  03-02-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – When you ask him what helped him on his road to success, the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships men's 10,000-meter track winner, Habtom Samuel will answer plainly that dedication and discipline got him there. The Eritrean long-distance runner discusses how despite falling, being injured by another runner's spiked cleat, and losing his left shoe 900 meters from the finish, and came in second.About Van Tate’s Sports OfficeDid you know some of the
  
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• Record winter warmth possible for many

  03-02-2025 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Very mild air is starting off across the northern mountain communities through the East Highlands with temperatures in the upper 30s, 40s, and 50's out east as downsloping westerly winds, while calmer than yesterday, are providing some of the highest morning temperatures on this day in history in many of the higher elevations, while some of the valley floors to the west are dealing with temperatures below freezing with calmer conditions, ranging from the seasonably cold
  
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• Record winter warmth possible around New Mexico

  03-02-2025 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Very mild air is starting off across the northern mountain communities through the East Highlands with temperatures in the upper 30s, 40s, and 50's out east as downsloping westerly winds, while calmer than yesterday, are providing some of the highest morning temperatures on this day in history in many of the higher elevations, while some of the valley floors to the west are dealing with temperatures below freezing with calmer conditions, ranging from the seasonably cold
  
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• Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has 'agreed' USAID should be shut down

  03-02-2025 08:26 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days.Early Monday, Musk held a live session on X Spaces, previously known as Twitter Spaces, and said that he spoke in detail about USAID with the president. “He agreed we should shut it down,” Musk said.
  “It became apparent that
  
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• Nob Hill restaurant receives grant to upgrade its iconic Route 66 patio

  03-02-2025 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A popular Italian restaurant is receiving a major glow-up, thanks to the help of a city grant. M'tucci's is known for the celebration of 'la dolce vita'.
  Providing hand-crafted Italian dishes, prepared in a warm environment. In just a few months, M'Tucci's is hoping the outside of their establishment will match the ambiance found inside."Nob Hill has an amazing history and we never felt that businesses around here were really telling that story," said Howie
  
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• Spring-like weather continues to move through this week

  03-02-2025 05:36 via krqe.com
  
  Warmer weather will continue to move in through the beginning of the week. Winds will pick up through this afternoon across eastern parts of New Mexico, with wind gusts up to 45 mph possible. A couple of record-high temperatures are possible this afternoon.The warmest weather will move in Monday through Wednesday next week. Record and near-record high temperatures are likely across New Mexico with temperatures climbing into the upper 60s, 70s, and even 80s. A weak weather disturbance crossing Co
  
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• Las Vegas plaza looks to keep entertainment, arts aesthetic following city council decision

  03-02-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – Following back-to-back natural disasters that devasted Las Vegas, NM over the last few years, the city is now shifting its focus away from outdoor tourism to entertainment. "Just all the little shops, the antiques, the restaurants, we love it," said Trish Breedlove, a business owner in Las Vegas.When Trish and her husband Ed moved to Las Vegas, NM a few years ago, the town's charming plaza area filled with shops was one of the reasons the couple decided to cal
  
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• City Council set to discuss future for long awaited NM United Stadium

  03-02-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the first time this year, the city council will be talking about the next steps of the long-awaited New Mexico United Stadium. The council is set to look at the tax incentives that would be offered to New Mexico United for building their stadium at Balloon Fiesta Park. The city says it would provide millions of dollars for Albuquerque and the local economy in the long run.“The primary tenet of our vision is to bring something beautiful to the city
  
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• AFR sees higher rate of small outside fire calls since last year

  03-02-2025 01:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) has released the outside fire response numbers for one of their vehicles. This follows January's multiple instances of arctic-like temperatures in the metro.According to AFR, Brush Three, one of the main outside fire response vehicles for the department, responded to 846 small outside fire calls last month. The department says that is a significant increase from the 770 calls Brush Three responded to in January of last year. Alb
  
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• Mavericks fan Patrick Mahomes reacts to shocking Luka Dončić trade

  03-02-2025 00:13 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One of the most shocking and unexpected trades in all of professional sports history went down overnight last night, and it had one local sports star just as confused as the rest of us.
  Luka Dončić, one of the faces of the NBA and a perennial MVP candidate was swapped to the Los Angeles Lakers for star big man Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick in a three-way trade that also involved the Utah Jazz.
  Just before heading to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, Chiefs
  
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