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• Teen to stay in juvenile detention until he turns 21 for 2023 Albuquerque murder

  04-02-2025 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another teen who pled guilty to a drug robbery turned murder will remain locked up until he turns 21. Lorenzo Lovato was 14 years old in July 2023 when police say he, Luis Diaz, and Micalas McClendon Jr. shot and killed Alana Gamboa near Kathryn Ave. and Columbia Dr. Investigators used social media conversations, witness information, and surveillance video to link the suspects to the crime.Albuquerque teen sentenced in fatal 2022 gas station shootingDuring a
  
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• Albuquerque Animal Welfare offering free animal caregiver training

  04-02-2025 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Animal Welfare Department in Albuquerque is looking for some more caregivers for their dogs and cats and now they're offering free training to volunteers. Their orphan kitten and puppy caregiver classes start in March.New Mexico Courts sending bilingual postcards to notify people of jury dutyVolunteers will learn how to provide care to underweight and young animals as well as proper foster care protocol. To apply for the class, send an email to AWDVounte
  
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• New Mexico Health Care Authority marks 50 years of child support program

  04-02-2025 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Health Care Authority is celebrating a half-century of its child support program and they're inviting the community out to learn more. Five events are happening over the next 30 days starting with a Public Health Day celebration at the capitol building Wednesday at noon.
  All events will highlight the services provided, including establishing parentage, court-ordered financial and medical support, and other services.The events include:10th Annual
  
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• Will Trump's federal hiring freeze affect IRS tax returns?

  04-02-2025 22:14 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order enacting a hiring freeze for federal employees.The memorandum is set to expire in 90 days for every department and agency besides the Internal Revenue Service. On its website, the IRS wrote that this means those with job offers with a start date after Feb. 8, 2025, will be revoked.With the tax filing season starting last month and lasting until April 15, the IRS expects 140 million individual
  
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• Remains of all 67 victims the deadly plane and chopper collision now recovered

  04-02-2025 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday.The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a news release.“Our hearts are with the victims’ families as they navigate this tragic loss,” they said in a joint release from the city and federal agencies invo
  
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• Remains of all 67 victims in deadly DC plane and chopper collision now recovered

  04-02-2025 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The remains of all 67 victims of last week's midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday.The chief medical examiner is still trying to positively identify one set of remains, officials said in a news release.“Our hearts are with the victims’ families as they navigate this tragic loss,” they said in a joint release from the city and federal agencies invo
  
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• Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be 'permanently' resettled outside war-torn territory

  04-02-2025 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “the Gaza thing has never worked” as he and top advisers made the case that a three-to-five-year timeline for reconstruction of the war-torn territory, as laid out in a temporary truce agreement, is not viable.Trump renewed his call to Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House on Tuesday saying “you can't live in Gaza right now, you
  
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• Trump envoy calls Gaza rebuilding timeline in Israel-Hamas truce 'preposterous'

  04-02-2025 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said Tuesday that a three to five year timeline for reconstruction of Gaza, as set out in a temporary truce agreement, is not a viable post-war plan for the battle-torn territory.The renewed call by the Trump administration on Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians comes as Trump is set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House later Tuesday.“To me, it is unfair to explain to Palesti
  
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• Should the Monday after the Super Bowl be a national holiday?

  04-02-2025 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- We are only a few days away from an exciting championship rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and our hometown Kansas City Chiefs. However, as some are making their party preparations, others are preparing for the day after the big game.For years, fans of the National Football League have called for the day after the Super Bowl -- or the Super Bowl itself -- to be considered a national holiday. President Donald Trump to attend Super Bowl LIX in New OrleansFrom all-day par
  
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• Airport employees accused of leaking video from deadly DC plane, chopper collision

  04-02-2025 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WDCW) – Two airport employees have been charged after they allegedly made an unauthorized copy of records belonging to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority a week after the deadly crash near Reagan National Airport involving a military helicopter and an American Airlines flight.The accessed data, according to multiple reports, was a video of the mid-air collision, though authorities have not said how the video was accessed or released.MWAA said that Mohamed
  
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• McDonald's Shamrock Shake season is back, featuring an iconic character

  04-02-2025 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) — McDonald's is bringing back another McDonaldland character to help kick off the return of Shamrock Shake season.The company announced Tuesday that Grimace will reunite with his Irish uncle, Uncle O’Grimacey, after stumbling upon his family’s original recipe for the shake. The McDonald’s Shamrock Shake is back: What you never knew about the green-tinged treatMcDonald’s created the character in 1975 to promote the Shamrock Shake, but he hasn’t been seen
  
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• Earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini: What we know

  04-02-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Multiple earthquakes are rattling Santorini, a volcanic island in Greece, prompting authorities to dispatch rescuers with tents, a sniffer dog and drones, and to shut schools on four islands.Last week, scientists said they noticed increased volcanic activity in Santorini's caldera, or flooded crater, but say the current earthquakes are unrelated.Residents have been warned to avoid indoor gatherings, check escape routes, stay away from cliffs and to drai
  
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• Last chance for curbside debris removal in Chaves County

  04-02-2025 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The final round of curbside debris removal in Chaves County is quickly approaching. Residents can place flood debris for pickup starting on Friday through February 28.New Mexico Courts sending bilingual postcards to notify people of jury dutyDebris removal was available following last year's flooding. Through the program, more than 25,000 cubic yards of debris have been picked up. Residents do not need to schedule an appointment but are asked to sort their debr
  
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• Trump to sign executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

  04-02-2025 21:46 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, the latest in a string of executive actions from the new administration to take aim at LGBTQ rights. The order, which Trump is expected to sign Wednesday afternoon, coincides with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, which is recognized annually in February to celebrate the accomplishments of female athletes. The
  
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• Tiger Woods says his mother, 'a force of nature,' has died

  04-02-2025 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) — Kultida Woods, the Thai-born mother of Tiger Woods who instilled his dominant spirit and encouraged him to wear a red shirt on Sunday as his power color, died Tuesday.Woods announced the death of his 78-year-old mother in a social media post. He did not disclose a cause or other details. She was at his indoor TMRW Golf League match last week in South Florida, where she lived.He described her as a “force of nature” who was his biggest supporter from the time she drov
  
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• Warm temperatures persist across New Mexico

  04-02-2025 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  This afternoon brings another round of record breaking temperatures to New Mexico. This warmer weather will be sticking around through the end of the week.
  Yesterday saw many cities and towns across New Mexico shatter old records. In partnership with the record breaking temperatures, Albuquerque saw its first 70 degree day of the year. A whole month ahead of average. The incredibly warm temperatures are the result of a wide region of high pressure to the south of New Mexico.
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• Albuquerque teen sentenced in fatal 2022 gas station shooting

  04-02-2025 20:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A teenager who pleaded guilty to murdering a mother in front of her 7-year-old child was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday. Investigators say in 2022, Adam Sedillo and two other males opened fire on an SUV at a gas station near Interstate 25 and Comanche Road, firing approximately 30 rounds and killing Kayla Montaño.Story continues below
  Crime: 4 teen suspects in deadly attempted robbery in Albuquerque to stay in jailWeird: Española ma
  
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• Grubhub says data breach impacts some customers, drivers

  04-02-2025 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Food delivery service Grubhub says a "security incident" allowed "unauthorized access" to the contact information for an unknown number of customers and drivers.The breach involved a third-party service provider, the company said Monday, explaining that an investigation was recently launched after "unusual activity" was detected. The third-party contractor was reportedly providing services for Grubhub's Support Team."We immediately terminated the account’s access and remo
  
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• Zuni woman sentenced to prison for deadly kidnapping in New Mexico

  04-02-2025 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Zuni woman was sentenced to federal prison for her involvement in a 2019 kidnapping that resulted in the victim's death, according to the Department of Justice.Between July 1 and July 16, 2019, Kendra Panteah, 37, locked a man in the trunk of his own vehicle. She then brought the vehicle and victim to her co-defendant, Gilbert John Jr., and drove around the Navajo Nation for over 24 hours with the victim locked in the trunk before stopping at Bass Lake. When
  
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• Why it's good for NASA that an asteroid carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

  04-02-2025 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side untouched by that impact and containing older rocks in original condition.U.S. and British scientists used photos and data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance O
  
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• What is a sovereign wealth fund, and which countries have them?

  04-02-2025 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. to start developing an American sovereign wealth fund and said it could be used to profit from TikTok.Trump's new order begins the process of creating a sovereign wealth fund, which is aimed at generating more money for the government by investing in assets like stocks, bonds and real estate."We're going to stand this thing up within the next 12 months. We're going to monetize the asset side of the U.S.
  
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• Michael Jordan's son, Marcus, arrested after allegedly fleeing Florida police: reports

  04-02-2025 18:31 via krqe.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WGN) — The son of former Chicago Bulls star and NBA legend Michael Jordan was arrested near Orlando, Florida, on DUI and drug charges, according to multiple reports.Marcus Jordan, 34, was booked on charges of DUI with property damage, possession of cocaine, and resisting an officer after he allegedly fled a traffic stop, according to local outlet WESH.Citing court documents, TMZ reports Michael Jordan's second-eldest son had driven off from a traffic stop early Tuesday
  
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• New Mexico Courts sending bilingual postcards to notify people of jury duty

  04-02-2025 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – If you are selected for jury duty in New Mexico, you will be getting a different kind of notification in the mail.Starting next week, the Judiciary will begin mailing postcards to notify people when they have been ordered to jury duty by one of New Mexico’s district or magistrate courts or the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court.Story continues below
  Crime: 4 teen suspects in deadly attempted robbery in Albuquerque to stay in jailWeird: Españ
  
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• President Donald Trump to attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans

  04-02-2025 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Many A-list stars are often seen at large sporting events, donning their favorite team's gear and making headlines across the media. But there are very few athletic events that can compare to the magnitude of the Super Bowl.
  From Taylor Swift to Bradley Cooper to Beyonce, the list of celebrities and public figures spans a variety of industries and levels of stardom. However, this list is expanding to new heights this weekend with another big name: President Donald Trump.Is Pr
  
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• New Mexico Navajo man sentenced to prison in child exploitation case

  04-02-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – A Navajo New Mexico man was sentenced to federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor through text messages and social media, according to the Department of Justice.According to court documents, between Feb. 1, 2021, and April 1, 2021, Dustin Rockmen, 33, sent text and Facebook messages to a minor under the age of 18 to persuade her to have sex with him.Story continues below
  Crime: 4 teen suspects in deadly attempted robbery in Albuquerque to stay in jail
  
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• Major League Baseball fires ump amid gambling probe

  04-02-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - Major League Baseball has fired an umpire as part of an investigation into sports gambling.Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired after it was revealed he shared betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball, according to ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers and later confirmed by the league.
  While he shared the accounts with a friend, the league says it has not found evidence that Hoberg himself bet on games or "manipulated" any he officiated.Hoberg became the subject of an investigation in spring 202
  
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• Trump oil tariffs expected to raise price at the pump

  04-02-2025 17:03 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump’s tariff on Canadian oil is expected to raise prices at the pump for U.S. consumers, if it takes effect as planned after a 30-day delay.Analysts told The Hill that the 10 percent tariff set to be imposed under an executive order Trump signed over the weekend would lead to a pricing bump, though it ​would not be evenly distributed. According to Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, consumers in the Midwest, Rockies and New England w
  
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• El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans: Rubio

  04-02-2025 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality, including violent American criminals now imprisoned in the United States.President Nayib Bukele “has agreed to the most unprecedented, extraordinary, extraordinary migratory agreement anywhere in the world,” Rubio said after meeting with Bukele at his lakeside country house outside San Salvador for s
  
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• Waffle House adding surcharge for every egg ordered

  04-02-2025 16:59 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Waffle House restaurants across the nation will be adding a 50-cent surcharge to every egg ordered amid soaring prices due to inflation and the bird flu epidemic.The surcharge took effect Monday, according to a Waffle House memo shared with Nexstar.“The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (Bird Flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” the memo reads. “Consumers and restaurants are being forced to make difficult decisions. Effective February 3, Wa
  
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• New Mexico State Bar Foundation hosts free legal webinar for elderly, caretakers

  04-02-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Bar Foundation’s Legal Resources for the Elderly Program (LREP) will be hosting a free virtual legal webinar on Feb. 11.The webinar aims to provide the elderly or their caretakers with the tools and resources they need to plan for the future. Attendees will learn about powers of attorney, advance health care directives, probate, non-probate transfers, including transfers on death deeds, and institutional Medicaid.Story continues belo
  
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• 5 things to know about Trump's plan to create a sovereign wealth fund

  04-02-2025 16:34 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump is taking steps to overhaul the way the U.S. government invests its money and change the nature of America’s financial presence abroad.The president signed an executive order Monday that kicked off the process of creating a sovereign wealth fund with the goal of generating more revenue for the government.Trump also suggested the fund could be used to purchase TikTok — the popular video-sharing app subject to a ban if it is not spun off from ByteDa
  
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• Trump wants rare earth elements from Ukraine in exchange for military aid

  04-02-2025 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump indicated Monday he wants a deal for rare earth elements and other items from Ukraine in exchange for continued military aid in the nation’s war against Russia. “We're handing them money hand over fist. We're giving them equipment,” Trump said Monday. “We're looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they're going to secure what we're giving them with their rare earth and other things,” he told reporters in the Oval Office. 
  
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• China hits US with retaliatory tariffs

  04-02-2025 16:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - China hit the U.S. back with retaliatory tariffs across the board over President Trump’s enforcement of tariffs on Chinese goods that went into effect on Tuesday. China’s Ministry of Finance announced the countermeasures, imposing a 15 percent tariff on liquefied natural gas and coal. China also said it would slap a 10 percent tariff on crude oil, pickup trucks, agricultural machinery and large-displacement cars. The tariffs are set to take effect next week on
  
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• Purges at FBI, DOJ trigger 'battle' for career staff

  04-02-2025 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Trump administration has removed dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials and is eyeing firing perhaps thousands more in an unprecedented purge that may just be getting started.Trump critics feared he would use the two agencies to carry out retribution against his perceived political enemies.Some of the first actions from the new leadership at the FBI and DOJ have targeted those who worked on President Donald Trump’s two criminal prosecutions 
  
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• 5 takeaways on Musk, Trump war with USAID

  04-02-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump and billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have moved to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which spent some $30 billion last year on humanitarian, development and security aid to more than 100 countries.Musk said Trump agreed with him that USAID should be shut down after the president said his administration will get the “lunatics” out of the agency before a decision is made about its future.Trump then made Secretar
  
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• Cancer Foundation for New Mexico to host annual Sweetheart Auction fundraiser in Santa Fe

  04-02-2025 16:12 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico is a nonprofit organization that focuses on supporting cancer patients and their families, providing travel assistance, lodging, support programs, and more to those in northern New Mexico. Fundraising is essential for the Cancer Foundation to continue providing its much-needed work, ensuring that patients can receive necessary treatment and support, regardless of financial constraints. To bolster its work, the foundatio
  
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• Cannabis regulation bill passes with a unanimous vote, moves on to next House committee

  04-02-2025 15:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A bill that would increase regulations in the state's cannabis industry is moving forward in the Roundhouse. House Bill 10 passed the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee with a unanimous vote and will now move on to the House Judiciary Committee. Three behavioral health bills move on to the Senate Finance CommitteeThe bill aims to establish an enforcement bureau within the state's Cannabis Control Division (CCD that would investigate potential cr
  
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• Three behavioral health bills move on to the Senate Finance Committee

  04-02-2025 15:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After passing through the first committee with bipartisan support, three bills aimed at improving behavioral health care are advancing through the roundhouse Tuesday morning. The bills will now move on to the Senate Finance Committee.Senate Bill 1 seeks to create a billion-dollar trust fund for behavioral health initiatives in New Mexico. Under that proposal, the New Mexico Health Care Authority would distribute funds annually to cover treatment for mental health i
  
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• Two broadband proposals aim to connect rural New Mexico locations to the Internet

  04-02-2025 15:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion is set to go before lawmakers with two proposals that aim to connect rural locations to the Internet. Both proposals will be heard Tuesday morning by the Senate Finance Committee.One of the proposals is a $70 million budget request; the state office says that money would be used to connect nearly 100,000 New Mexicans and offer vouchers and monthly subsidies to low-income households.Story continues below
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Stadium approval, Fairgrounds plan, Record warmth, Park reacquired, Raise a day

  04-02-2025 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  4 teen suspects in deadly attempted robbery in Albuquerque to stay in jailMore DWI cases dropped in Bernalillo County as corruption investigation expandsDistrict judge rules New Mexico schools are not required to follow 180 day ruleWhat’s Behind The Dip In Fentanyl Overdose Deaths?VIDEO: Española mayor drops shopping carts in a city hall parking spot causing controversyTwo measles cases identified near New Mexico’s southeast border
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• What's Behind The Dip In Fentanyl Overdose Deaths?

  04-02-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Fentanyl crisis has changed law enforcement's approach to tackling drugs and education. This week on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast, Carlos Briano, Spokesperson for the Drug Enforcement Agency El Paso Division covers New Mexico, joins Chris and Gabby to discuss the DEA's mission on the streets and in schools.
  What's behind the recent Fentanyl overdose death decline? How are kids learning about drugs in schools?"Our primary job is to address the dr
  
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• Spring-like winter warmth & eventually breezy

  04-02-2025 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Spring-like temperatures for all yesterday have waned down to winter-like morning temperatures once again but for only the Northern Mountains and the Northeast Highlands as for a few of those areas, temperatures are starting off more than 60 degrees colder than yesterday's record-breaking warm day! While relatively mild air is starting off across the southern three-fourths of the region, especially down the east slopes of the Sierra Blanca Range with the downsloping wes
  
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• Junior Joseph named MW Player of the Week, Dent added to Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list

  04-02-2025 06:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the third time this basketball season, UNM Lobos center Nelly Junior Joseph is the Mountain West Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Junior Joseph scored 15 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in an 82-63 Lobos win at Utah State last SaturdayFor the Aggies, the lopsided loss was their worst at home in nearly 30 years. The Lobos victory also gave them sole possession of first place in the Mountain West with a 10-1 record, 18-4 overall. "Phenomenal, I
  
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• Lawmakers speak on national immigration debate as immigration groups hold rally in Santa Fe

  04-02-2025 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Immigration is one of the biggest issues people are debating across the United States. On Monday, New Mexicans joined the national movement, demanding stronger protections for undocumented workers while the other side said it's time to send criminals, who are here illegally, back.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 Gra
  
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• Spring-like, record breaking temperatures continue this week

  04-02-2025 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  Multiple record high temperatures were broken Monday across New Mexico. Spring-like temperatures will continue all week long.It's been a very warm start to February across New Mexico with record and near-record high temperatures. Several places like Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, Roswell, and Clayton broke record high temperatures this afternoon. Clayton shattered a record high temperature today, climbing up to 82°. Most of eastern New Mexico also climbed into the 80s this aftern
  
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• Albuquerque City Council rejects updated social media policy for city employees

  04-02-2025 05:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque city councilors rejected an updated list of rules for city employees to follow when using social media. The push comes five months after the Albuquerque Police Department's Director of Communication responded inappropriately to people using APD's X page, formerly known as Twitter. The last time the social media policy was updated was in 2022, but in November, councilors asked city administrators to develop a new social media policy ensuring
  
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• KRQE Weather Academy visits Alvarado Elementary School

  04-02-2025 05:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – KRQE News 13 Meteorologist Ryan DePhillips went over to Alvarado Elementary School to teach some of their students all about the weather in the Land of Enchantment for the latest edition of the KRQE Weather Academy.
  The program is a community initiative KRQE News 13 does that gives kids throughout the metro the chance to learn from our meteorologists all about weather terminology and facts in New Mexico.
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• Animal Humane New Mexico launches 'Raise a Day' campaign

  04-02-2025 05:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Love is in the air at Animal Humane New Mexico on Monday. Animal Humane New Mexico is launching a new fundraiser called the Raise a Day campaign.With rising operating costs, the local non-profit is working to raise $25,000 this month which is their average daily cost of operation. Animal Humane helps nearly 3,000 pets every year with everything from shelter and emergency surgeries to lifesaving medicine. Local animal nonprofit holding event to help Cali
  
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• ABQ city councilors approve $30M tax incentive for New Mexico United stadium

  04-02-2025 04:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Councilors approved a multi-million dollar bond for New Mexico United's soccer stadium. The city stressed that no tax dollars will be used to build the stadium itself but the $30 million bond is to improve the parking lot, lights, and bathrooms at Balloon Fiesta Park.Bernalillo County commissioners look at creating special tax district at state fairgroundsIn the long run, the city said the stadium would provide millions of dollars for Albuqu
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court issues order for attorney Thomas Clear

  04-02-2025 03:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has issued an order for Albuquerque attorney Thomas Clear III. Under the order, Clear has to "show cause" why he should not face disciplinary action after his paralegal, Ricardo "Rick" Mendez, took a plea deal implicating Clear in the DWI dismissal scandal. So far, Clear has not been charged in connection to the scandal.
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