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• Bernalillo County holding public meeting to discuss future of state fairgrounds

  19-02-2025 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County will host a public meeting next week to discuss the future of the state fairgrounds. Back in December, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham suggested moving Expo New Mexico from Albuquerque's International District and redeveloping the existing property to ease the ongoing housing crisis.Albuquerque officials provide update on 2026 Route 66 centennial celebrationThe upcoming county meeting will provide details on the master plan process and the
  
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• NMSU student-run restaurant reopening with new name and menu

  19-02-2025 23:17 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University's student-run restaurant is reopening with a new name, look, and a revamped menu. Formerly known as the "100 West Cafe", the newly branded Westside Bistro will open next Friday in Gerald Thomas Hall.Animal Humane New Mexico takes in 20 dogs from Las VegasThe rebrand is led by students in NMSU's School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management. It aims to attract more diners with a flexible à la carte menu with a casual bi
  
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• Asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Odds for impact increase once again

  19-02-2025 23:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but the chance of an actual impact is still quite slim.NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) first discovered the asteroid, named 2024 YR4, in December 2024, according to a blog post from the agency. The following month, the object was found to have an impact probability of more than 1% — a threshold that necessitates "forma
  
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• Trump administration identifies hundreds of energy projects that could be fast-tracked

  19-02-2025 23:07 via krqe.com
  
  The Trump administration has identified hundreds of “emergency” energy projects whose approvals could be fast-tracked.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has updated its website to put hundreds of new projects on its emergency docket under President Trump’s energy emergency declaration.Among those on the list are approval for the construction of a tunnel that would allow a segment of the controversial Line 5 pipeline to run through Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac.The Cor
  
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• Academy announces more Oscar presenters: Here's who they are

  19-02-2025 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- More names have been added to the lineup of presenters for the 97th Academy Awards.On Wednesday morning, it was announced that Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey, Goldie Hawn, Ben Stiller, Ana de Armas, Sterling K. Brown, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp and Connie Nielsen will take to the Oscar stage presenters.Conan O’Brien will host 2025 OscarsThe new additions will join Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Elle Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Scarlett Johansson, John Lithgow, Amy Poehler, June
  
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• New York rep. says Trump has committed 'dozens of impeachable offenses' so far

  19-02-2025 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who served as lead counsel in President Trump’s first impeachment, said on Wednesday he thinks the president has committed “dozens of impeachable offenses” since taking office one month ago.“Donald Trump has, in his first month, probably committed dozens of impeachable offenses,” Goldman said in an interview with Scripps News, when asked whether he thinks any of Trump’s actions have risen to the level of an impeach
  
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• Man who admitted to shooting Black teen at wrong door dies before sentencing

  19-02-2025 23:01 via krqe.com
  
  Video above: Coverage of Andrew Lester taking a plea deal on Feb. 14, 2025, before his trial was set to begin.KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Andrew Lester, a man who pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault after he shot Ralph Yarl, an unarmed teenage boy in Kansas City in 2023, has died, according to a Clay County prosecutor.Lester was 86 years old when he died, but at the time of the shooting, he was 84.Ralph Yarl’s mother speaks out after trial avoided in son’s shooting
  
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• Ski Santa Fe employee shot on the way to work, sheriff's office says

  19-02-2025 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Ski Santa Fe employee was shot on his way to work Wednesday morning, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.Story continues below
  Albuquerque: ABQ city councilor calls for update on investigation into APD chief’s crashCrime: Day 3 of trial for men accused in fatal shooting of 11-year-old outside Isotopes ParkEntertainment: ‘Absolutely fascinating:’ Doctor on FOX’s ‘Extracted’ details new survival show
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• Man convicted of killing Alamogordo police officer pleads guilty in federal case

  19-02-2025 22:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The man who murdered an Alamogordo police officer has pled guilty in federal court to possessing a modified shotgun used in the crime. In July 2023, Dominic De La O shot and killed Alamogordo police officer Anthony Ferguson during a traffic stop.Albuquerque man sentenced for 2023 fatal shootingDe La O used a sawed-off shotgun in the crime. Under federal law, the gun needed to be registered since the barrel was less than 16 inches and the overall length less than 2
  
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• Albuquerque man sentenced for 2023 fatal shooting

  19-02-2025 22:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who shot and killed his friend more than a year ago will spend less than five years behind bars. In November 2023, Noah Rodriguez and the victim Darien Earl, fought at a home on the westside over a woman. Car break-ins impacting legislators in Santa FeRodriguez claimed Earl started punching and choking him and threatening him with a knife leading to Rodriguez shooting and killing Earl. Detectives determined a knife was placed in Earl's hand after
  
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• Student-run coffee shop helping APS students prepare for workforce

  19-02-2025 21:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Outcomes Coffee is a training ground for Albuquerque Public School students preparing for the workforce.
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  Albuquerque: ABQ city councilor calls for update on investigation into APD chief’s crashCrime: Day 3 of trial for men accused in fatal shooting of 11-year-old outside Isotopes ParkEntertainment: ‘Absolutely fascinating:’ Doctor on FOX’s ‘Extracted’ details new survival show
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• Bought Zicam products? You could get money back in class action settlement

  19-02-2025 21:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – If you purchased Zicam-brand cold and flu products before October, you could get some money back thanks to a class action lawsuit. Zicam’s manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. has agreed to a $6 million settlement in a case that alleges Zicam’s advertising was misleading, despite denying any wrongdoing, according to the settlement website. The class action suit, filed in California in 2022, alleges Zicam products are not effective at shortening or re
  
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• California fire captain stabbed, killed in her home

  19-02-2025 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  RAMONA, Calif. (KSWB/KUSI) — A Cal Fire captain was fatally stabbed at her home in Ramona, California, Monday in what San Diego County Sheriff's Department officials are investigating as a suspected homicide.According to the sheriff's department, deputies were dispatched to the residence on Rancho Villa Road around 8:58 p.m. upon receiving a radio call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in the area.Once at the scene, deputies found the woman — later identified as Fire Captain
  
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• State lawmakers demand end of mass firings of New Mexicans

  19-02-2025 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – All five members of New Mexico's Congressional Delegation are issuing a letter to President Donald Trump demanding an end to what they say is an unlawful mass firings of New Mexicans.
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• Have there been more plane crashes this year?

  19-02-2025 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) — A jet crashing in Toronto on Monday and a deadly midair collision near an Arizona airport on Wednesday are the latest in a string of aviation-related incidents and collisions in the last couple of months.Two small planes collided near Marana Regional Airport, an “uncontrolled field” without an air traffic control (ATC) tower just outside of Tucson, Wednesday morning, killing two people. Authorities have released limited details but confirmed there were two people in eac
  
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• RFK Jr. eyes childhood vaccine schedule review, says 'nothing off limits' in HHS meeting

  19-02-2025 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - A new presidential commission will scrutinize the childhood vaccine schedule as a potential cause of the country’s chronic disease epidemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told HHS staff during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.“Nothing is going to be off limits,” Kennedy added of his push to "Make America Healthy Again," according to a video viewed by The Hill.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after being sworn in as Health and Human Ser
  
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• Family of DC plane crash victim files $250M claims against FAA, Army

  19-02-2025 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  (WTNH) — The family of a man who was killed on Jan. 29 when a U.S. military helicopter and an American Airlines flight collided near Washington, D.C., has filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army.The claims were filed Tuesday on behalf of the widow and children of Casey Crafton, 40, of Salem, Connecticut. Crafton, who left behind his wife Rachel and three young sons, was a passenger on the American Airlines flight. He was returning from Wichita
  
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• Arctic air in East New Mexico to depart with drier air

  19-02-2025 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Arctic cold temperatures as low as around zero degrees with dangerous wind chills occasionally below -10 degrees moved into East New Mexico earlier with mostly below-freezing air temperatures across the entire region as despite light snow with patchy freezing fog in the far-Northeast Highlands, everywhere else has cleared out from clouds for now with drier air with mostly lighter northeasterly winds.Record cold temperatures for a few areas out east this morning is leadi
  
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• Aircrafts collide in midair near Arizona airport; 2 reported dead

  19-02-2025 20:27 via krqe.com
  
  MARANA, Ariz. (NEXSTAR) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a deadly aircraft collision near the Marana Regional Airport in Marana, Arizona.Police in Marana first confirmed news of the deadly incident just before 12 p.m. MST on Wednesday. They had initially reported "at least" one fatality, but two people were later confirmed to be dead, the Associated Press reported."Details are limited at this time," the depart
  
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• New dog park coming to Juan Tabo Hills Park

  19-02-2025 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new dog park will soon be added to Juan Tabo Hills Park.Bernalillo County Animal Care Services seeks volunteers for spay and neuter clinicsThe city's parks and recreation department says construction is underway at the park near of Juan Tabo and Monachos. The city says there will be large and small dog play areas. They say the plan is to open the dog park this spring.
  
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• APD to release details of officer-involved shooting that left suspect dead and officer wounded

  19-02-2025 19:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is set to hold a news conference on February 19, at 3:30 p.m. APD will release details of an officer-involved shooting in January that left an officer wounded and a suspect dead.KRQE News 13 will livestream the news conference on this pageStory continues below
  Crime: Trial continues for men accused in fatal shooting of 11yo outside Isotopes ParkDWI Scandal: DWI Advocate Reacts To Corruption SchemeSports Office: From pla
  
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• Roswell Police search for man accused of sexually assaulting young girl

  19-02-2025 19:14 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The Roswell Police Department is asking for the public’s help in providing information to find a man wanted for sexually assaulting a young girl.An arrest warrant was issued for Jeremy Moore, 26, of Roswell. Police said Moore may have been involved in other sexual crimes.Story continues below
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• Bernalillo County Animal Care Services seeks volunteers for spay and neuter clinics

  19-02-2025 18:50 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Animal Care Services is looking for volunteers to help with its spay and neuter clinics.The clinics will take place on Feb. 21, 22, and 23 and Bernalillo County Animal Care Services is seeking up to 88 volunteers.Story continues below
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• Suspects charged in connection to burglaries of several pro athletes

  19-02-2025 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Seven Chilean nationals face federal charges related to the burglaries of several high-profile athletes' homes.The indictment was unsealed in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday. The suspects have been identified as 24-year-old Pablo Zuniga Cartes, 20-year-old Ignacio Zuniga Cartes, 27-year-old Bastian Jimenez Freraut, 22-year-old Jordan Quiroga Sanchez, 23-year-old Bastian Orellano Morales, 24-year-old Alexander Huiaguil Chavez and 38-year-old Sergio Ortega Cabello.All th
  
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• 'Absolutely fascinating:' Doctor on FOX's 'Extracted' details new survival show

  19-02-2025 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Putting the fate of a contestant in the hands of their family, FOX's new survivalist competition show, "Extracted," is changing the game. The show places 12 untrained competitors in the unforgiving Canadian wilderness, while their family members stay locked down and in control of their moves, watching it all from a 24/7 live feed.Albuquerque's own Doctor Jon Femling, the head of medical services for the show, came onto FOX New Mexico to speak more on th
  
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• Tens of millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims

  19-02-2025 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments.Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on social media and in press briefings that people who are 100, 200 and even 300 years old are improperly getting benefits — a “HUGE problem,” Musk wrote, as his Department of Government Efficiency 
  
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• NYU College Republicans president resigns after saying Barron Trump 'sort of an oddity'

  19-02-2025 18:00 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The president of New York University’s College Republicans chapter resigned after she said in a media interview that Barron Trump was “sort of an oddity on campus.” College Republicans of America posted on X Monday that Kaya Walker resigned after controversy broke out due to an interview she did with Vanity Fair where she said President Trump’s son was “sort of like an oddity on campus.” “He goes to class, he goes home,” she
  
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• KFC relocating its US headquarters out of Kentucky. Where is it moving?

  19-02-2025 17:43 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company.
  The food chain now known as KFC — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders — will be based in Plano, Texas, and about 100 KFC corporate employees will be relocated in the next six months, said Yum Brands, which owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.The relocation of KFC's corporate U.S. headquarters from Loui
  
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• Department of Education contract cuts spur 'chaos and confusion'

  19-02-2025 17:34 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - More than a billion dollars of government contracts at the Department of Education have been cut, a move the Trump administration argues will get rid of “woke” wasteful spending as others sound the alarm on educational research and learning outcomes for students. Most of the cuts happened to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which focuses on research and how schools can operate and teach kids better. In addition, on Monday, the department announced $600 mil
  
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• Suspect takes the stand in trial of deadly shooting outside Isotopes Park

  19-02-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wednesday marked day three for the trial of two men accused of shooting and killing an 11-year-old and injuring his cousin outside Isotopes Park in 2023. One of the suspects police said who is connected to the shooting testified against two men currently on trial for the incident.Investigators said Nathen Garley, Jose Romero, and Daniel Gomez were driving in a Dodge Durango when shots were fired from their vehicle and hit Froylan Villegas and his cousin
  
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• Day 3 of trial for men accused in fatal shooting of 11-year-old outside Isotopes Park

  19-02-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  **Editor’s note: The live stream may show graphic content for some.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Wednesday will be day three for the trial of two men accused of shooting and killing an 11-year-old and injuring his cousin outside Isotopes Park in 2023. Tuesday was an emotional day in court in which the victim's mother told the jury what happened that night. In September of 2023, Maria Villegas was leaving an Isotopes game with her sons and niece when their truck was shot u
  
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• Trump signs order to expand White House control of independent agencies

  19-02-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aiming to expand the White House’s authority over various independent regulatory agencies, a move likely to prompt legal challenges.Trump issued an order titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies” that would require independent agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit proposed regulations
  
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• Trump says 'inflation is back': 'I had nothing to do with it'

  19-02-2025 16:28 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump is seeking to distance himself from a rise in inflation, arguing that the uptick had "nothing to do" with his return to the Oval Office.Trump instead placed the blame on former President Joe Biden in an interview Tuesday, decrying what he characterized as reckless spending during the previous administration.“Inflation is back. No, think of it. Inflation's back," the president told Fox News's Sean Hannity during an interview alongside tech billionaire El
  
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• Medical oxygen in short supply in many parts of world: Research

  19-02-2025 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A new article published this week in The Lancet medical journal found that more than half of the world's population lacks access to safe and affordable medical oxygen services, and most people outside of high-income countries go without adequate oxygen services for their medical conditions.As the Lancet Global Health Commission noted in its report on medical oxygen security, about 374 million people need medical oxygen every year, with roughly 9 million people needing long-term oxy
  
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• USDA working to rescind terminations for fired officials working on bird flu efforts

  19-02-2025 16:25 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it was working to take back the termination notices sent over the weekend to several employees who aid in the federal response efforts to the bird flu (HPAI).“Although several positions supporting HPAI were notified of their terminations over the weekend, we are working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters,” the USDA said in a statement to NewsNation.“USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Servic
  
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• Asylum-seekers: 'The American dream is over'

  19-02-2025 16:22 via krqe.com
  
  JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Fabiola Guzman washes clothes over a communal sink at a Juarez shelter and ponders what’s next after President Donald Trump shut down asylum options for her family.The Venezuelan mom, her husband and kindergarten-aged son were on their way to the border when the Trump administration declared a national immigration emergency and canceled appointments on the CBP One app.DHS urges undocumented immigrants to leave or they’ll ‘never return&rsqu
  
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• New Mexico Immigration Safety Act moves forward in Roundhouse

  19-02-2025 16:02 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill in New Mexico aimed at preventing people form being detained as part of federal mass deportation efforts is making its way through the Roundhouse.
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  If passed, House Bill 9 would prohibit state funded agencies, local government
  
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• New Mexico wireless tower bill moves forward in Roundhouse

  19-02-2025 15:49 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A bill in New Mexico that would allow state agencies to install wireless towers on their properties is moving forward in the Roundhouse.Story continues below
  Crime: Trial continues for men accused in fatal shooting of 11yo outside Isotopes ParkDWI Scandal: DWI Advocate Reacts To Corruption SchemeSports Office: From player to businessman with NBA veteran Kenny Thomas
  The state's broadband office says Senate Bill 164 would ensure cellular access in state parks, h
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Chief investigation, Trial continues, Colder to milder, Water woes, Route 66

  19-02-2025 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top Stories
  Bernalillo County DA’s Office dismisses 22 DWI cases involving NMSP officerCar break-ins impacting legislators in Santa FeNM lawmakers propose creating grocery commission to lower food pricesFarmington couple charged with child abuseAlbuquerque man fails to appear in court for sentencingAPS high school seniors make history by earning State Bilingualism-Literacy SealFather-son duo survives night in Utah wilderness after finding ‘miracle’ backpack
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• Albuquerque city councilor calls for update on investigation into APD chief's crash

  19-02-2025 14:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque city councilor is putting pressure on the New Mexico Law Enforcement Certification Board to give an update on its investigation into APD Chief Harold Medina.Story continues below
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  Last August, City Councilor Louie Sanchez filed a complai
  
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• Verus commitment to equality supports Women in STEM

  19-02-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  If you ask someone what they think some of Verus Research's commitments are, they might mention satellite systems, nuclear science, or military technology. Still, there is another commitment that is just as important to revolutionary small businesses: equality. This week, NM Living’s Logan Rader and Monica Wicke sit down with Jennifer Sloane-Warren, Technical Advisor and Research Physicist for the Directed Energy Test & Evaluation portfolio, and Tiffany Berntsen, Nuclear Systems Integr
  
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• Storm departs with a colder start before warm-up

  19-02-2025 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Arctic cold temperatures as low as around zero degrees with dangerous wind chills occasionally below -10 degrees have moved into East New Mexico with mostly below-freezing air temperatures across the entire region as despite light snow with patchy freezing fog in the Northeast Highlands, everywhere else has mostly cleared out from clouds with drier air with mostly lighter northeasterly winds.Record cold temperatures for a few areas out east this morning will lead to one
  
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• Storm departs with a colder start before temperatures warm up

  19-02-2025 13:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Arctic cold temperatures as low as around zero degrees with dangerous wind chills occasionally below -10 degrees have moved into East New Mexico with mostly below-freezing air temperatures across the entire region as despite light snow with patchy freezing fog in the Northeast Highlands, everywhere else has mostly cleared out from clouds with drier air with mostly lighter northeasterly winds.Forecast Continues Below
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• Bitterly cold air continues across eastern New Mexico

  19-02-2025 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  Bitterly cold air continues across eastern New Mexico with below-freezing wind chills. Spring-like temperatures return to all of New Mexico by early next week.Arctic air has been moving into eastern New Mexico over the last 24 hours, keeping places like Clayton and Tucumcari below freezing all day. This cold air will continue to settle into the eastern half of the state tonight, with wind chills falling into the teens and single digits. Wind chills will even get into the teens below-zero in Clay
  
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• Car break-ins impacting legislators in Santa Fe

  19-02-2025 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lawmakers from all over the state come together each year for the legislative session in Santa Fe, working to pass bills from education to crime. However, as they do that, a handful of legislators fell victim to crime themselves with their cars being broken into."About the third week of the session, my car was broken into," said Sen. Larry Scott (R-Hobbs). "Two days later they got into the vehicle again."Story continues below
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• Farmington couple charged with child abuse

  19-02-2025 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – Tuesday night, a Farmington couple is behind bars after locking their child in a chicken coop for months. Starting in September, detectives received a complaint from Child Protective Services regarding concerns for a child's welfare. The 15-year-old told CPS she had been locked in a chicken coop for extended periods of time and exposed to extreme weather conditions. Second suspect identified in 2024 break-in at Albuquerque car dealershipAccording to court doc
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue honors 42 recently promoted firefighters

  19-02-2025 05:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Some Albuquerque Fire Rescue crew members are moving up the ranks. On Tuesday, the city and AFR recognized 42 firefighters who were recently promoted and celebrated their achievement with a badge-pinning ceremony. New Mexico lawmakers propose creating grocery commission to lower food pricesCity officials also did a special recognition for a civilian and firefighter for their heroic efforts at the Duke City Marathon last year where a man went into sudden card
  
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• Rio Rancho's Vause Named Gatorade National Player of the Year

  19-02-2025 05:23 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Just five days ago Rio Rancho senior, Charlie Vause was named the 2024-25 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Cross Country Player of the Year. Fast forward to Tuesday afternoon, Vause was surprised at Rio Rancho High School by friends, family, coaches, and teammates, with the news that he was named the winner of this year's Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Player of the Year award."I was just amazed. I really didn't think it was real. I thought I was coming up to h
  
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• South Dakota man accused of stabbing woman in Santa Fe

  19-02-2025 04:57 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A South Dakota man, accused of stabbing a woman at a Santa Fe hotel has been released from jail. Dennis Wheeler,69, is facing a felony charge of aggravated battery. Second suspect identified in 2024 break-in at Albuquerque car dealershipHe's suspected of stabbing a woman in the hand at the Eldorado Hotel and Spa in Santa Fe over the weekend. On Tuesday, he was released from the Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility.
  
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• Lobo men's basketball is not worried about getting ranked, want to finish what they started

  19-02-2025 04:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – They are off to their best Mountain West Conference start ever through 15 games. Richard Pitino's UNM Lobos are on top of the league at 14-1 and would like to finish what they started. Their journey continues on the road Wednesday at Boise State. The Lobos beat the Broncos 84-65 back in January, but Pitino believes his team will get a stiffer challenge in the second meeting.
  The Broncos had their four-game winning streak snapped on the road at San Diego
  
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