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• Poll: Where is the best place to go hiking in New Mexico?

  21-02-2025 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With an unusually warm end to the winter season on the horizon, it's time to lace up those hiking boots again. Whether you're equipped for a casual stroll or a testy trek to the summit, there's no shortage of stunning scenery in the Land of Enchantment. KRQE asked viewers via social media where they like to hike most.South Piedra Lisa TrailThe South Piedra Lisa Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back trail near Albuquerque with a roughly 1,272-foot elevation gain. Th
  
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• NM Supreme Court threatens to disbar attorney at the center of the DWI Unit scandal

  21-02-2025 23:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has already suspended the attorney at the center of the DWI dismissal scandal from practicing law and now they're threatening to disbar him permanently. Thomas Clear III took a plea deal in federal court earlier this month, admitting he was the ringleader in the scheme where police took bribes to get DWI cases dismissed.Related Coverage:
  New Mexico State Police Chief addresses federal probe of DWI Sgt.
  DWI Advocate Reacts To Corruption
  
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• Warrant issued for man accused of fleeing from APD

  21-02-2025 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are looking for a second suspect believed to be behind the wheel when a passenger fired shots at an officer, according to court documents.Police obtained an arrest warrant for Andrew Winfield, who investigators believe drove the car while Joeray Newson fired several rounds toward an officer's vehicle.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque police search for 2nd suspect in chase, shooting

  21-02-2025 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are looking for a second suspect believed to be behind the wheel when a passenger fired shots at an officer. The incident last month started with a traffic stop near San Mateo Blvd. and Zuni Rd.City of Albuquerque shuts down another problem motel on East CentralThe car took off but an officer spotted it and gave chase. Police said the passenger, Joeray Newson, opened fire hitting the officer's cruiser. The officer was not hurt, and Newson
  
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• Bernalillo County holding meetings on water conservation plans

  21-02-2025 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Community members will soon have a say in the future of Bernalillo County's water conservation efforts. The county is hosting three open houses to gather feedback from residents who own private wells or receive water services from systems other than the water authority. The input will help the county update its current five-year water conservation plan.Albuquerque, Bernalillo County library celebrating 50th yearThe meetings will be held from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. at
  
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• Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance since arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO's death

  21-02-2025 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search was in court Friday for the first time since his December arraignment on state murder and terror charges.Luigi Mangione, 26, has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism, in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. The executive was ambushed and shot on a si
  
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• Federal trial date changed for woman accused of stealing millions from APS

  21-02-2025 22:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former state lawmaker accused of swindling millions out of Albuquerque Public Schools had her trial moved again in federal court. Last year, Sheryl Williams Stapleton pled not guilty to 35 charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States and multiple counts of bribery and money laundering.City of Albuquerque shuts down another problem motel on East CentralProsecutors say she allocated federal funds intended for APS programs to a company oper
  
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• Actress Hunter Schafer says she was issued a male passport

  21-02-2025 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Hunter Schafer, one of Hollywood’s most visible transgender stars, said she was issued a U.S. passport with a male gender marker after her original passport, which listed her gender as female, was stolen. Schafer, whose acting credits include HBO’s “Euphoria" and Amazon’s upcoming “Blade Runner 2099,” said Friday in a video on her TikTok Story that her passport was changed in compliance with one of President Trump’s executive orde
  
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• US Marshals Service deputizes Musk's security team: Reports

  21-02-2025 21:52 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The U.S. Marshals Service has deputized some of tech billionaire Elon Musk's private security detail, giving them specific rights and protections of federal law enforcement agents, multiple outlets reported Friday.Concerns for Musk's safety have ramped up in recent weeks as the Tesla CEO faces mounting scrutiny over carrying out President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts at various federal agencies.DOGE's work has led to mass layoffs of federal workers, clo
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Los Angeles DA to give update in Menendez brothers' resentencing case

  21-02-2025 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles district attorney will give an update Friday on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers who are seeking release after their 1996 conviction for the murder of their wealthy parents at their Beverly Hills home.Editor's note: A livestream of the update will be added to the top of this story at 1 p.m. PDT.District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who took office in December, has yet to say whether he supports the proposed resentencing for the brothers, which wil
  
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• Los Angeles DA gives update in Menendez brothers' resentencing case

  21-02-2025 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles district attorney said Friday he hasn't yet made a decision on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be resentenced in their 1996 conviction for the murder of their wealthy parents at their Beverly Hills home.The proposed resentencing for the brothers will be taken up at a March hearing and would make them immediately eligible for parole. District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who took office in December, said at a news conference he'll share an update on his
  
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• Far-right French leader cancels CPAC speech, citing Bannon's 'gesture alluding to Nazi ideology'

  21-02-2025 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The leader of a far-right political party in France said he would not address as planned the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) after Steve Bannon, a close ally to President Trump, appeared to give a Nazi salute at the forum on Thursday."I had been invited … to make a speech on the links between the United States and France, as well as the recent electoral dynamic of patriot parties in Europe," Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally, said in a s
  
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• 83 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's Jan. 6 pardons: Poll

  21-02-2025 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - A majority of Americans are displeased with President Trump over his decision to pardon nearly all of those charged for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to a new poll.The Washington Post/Ipsos survey, released Thursday, found that 83 percent of respondents were opposed to Trump’s offer of clemency for violent criminal offenders. Roughly 55 percent said the same about pardons for rioters convicted of nonviolent crimes. Another 14 percent had the
  
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• Three shot and killed at Louisville motor vehicle office, police say

  21-02-2025 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police say three people were shot and killed at a motor vehicle office in Louisville on Friday.Louisville Metro Police Department Maj. Donald Boeckman told reporters officers were called to the office around noon and found one person dead and two others wounded. The two wounded were taken to the hospital where they died.He said there's no ongoing threat to the public.The shooting happened at a state Driver Licensing Office on the southern outskirts of Louisville.Boec
  
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• 7 injured in explosion at Hawaii resort

  21-02-2025 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  KAANAPALI, Hawaii (KHON) – Seven people were injured, some critically, after an explosion at a Hawaii beachside resort Thursday evening.The Maui Fire Department and Maui Police Department responded to the incident around 6:15 p.m. at a condominium on Kaanapali Beach in west Maui.Officials confirmed the incident happened near the pool area of The Whalers condominium.
  "Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion may have involved liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which supplies common
  
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• Santa Fe Public Schools Superintendent resigns following misconduct allegations

  21-02-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Hilario Chavez Friday. This comes after recent misconduct allegations made against Chavez by a former Assistant Principal, Amanda Chavez.Story continues below
  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
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• New Mexico State University opening "Corn Mother" museum exhibit

  21-02-2025 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State University Museum is set to unveil its new exhibit next week. Corn Mother: Her Story in the Southwest will have its grand opening on February 27, in Kent Hall.Story continues below
  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
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• Albuquerque, Bernalillo County library celebrating 50th year

  21-02-2025 20:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The main branch of the Albuquerque, Bernalillo County Public Library is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
  The library first opened in February, 1975. Library officials say it's not just the books that have travel
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue gives sneak peak at new truck

  21-02-2025 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue is giving a sneak peak at its new engine that will soon be added to the fleet.
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  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
  AFR says the new Type 3 Engine is on the ground and currently being prepped for service. The new brush truck
  
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• Gordon Ramsay says customers are stealing from his new restaurant, but they're not taking food or money

  21-02-2025 19:48 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Diners at Gordon Ramsay’s newest London restaurant just can’t keep their hands off his knick-knacks.Ramsay, 58, during the taping of an upcoming talk-show appearance on “The Jonathan Ross Show,” has reportedly revealed that customers at his Lucky Cat restaurant are stealing the cat figurines that decorate the inside of the eatery, The Guardian and the BBC reported.The celebrity chef told Ross that 477 of the cat figurines — which are inspired by th
  
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• Alleged ICE harassment of tribal members in New Mexico concerns lawmakers

  21-02-2025 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affair committee and several Democratic colleagues are concerned Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are conducting unlawful searches and interrogations of tribal members.Some of those trespasses that have allegedly taken place in southern New Mexico have sown “fear and panic” among tribal citizens on and off reservation lands, the lawmakers believe. Part of that is because of the current administrat
  
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• UNM students, faculty appear in dating violence awareness panel

  21-02-2025 19:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and University of New Mew Mexico students and faculty are helping to bring awareness to dating violence.
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  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
  The State Bar of New Mexico held a panel earlier this week
  
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• Sunport announces nonstop daily flights between Albuquerque and D.C. area

  21-02-2025 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new daily nonstop route from Albuquerque to the Washington, D.C. area is set to launch at the Albuquerque International Sunport.Story continues below
  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
  United Airlines's nonstop route between the Duke City and Dulles International Airport
  
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• Man involved in 2019 Albuquerque crash that killed father teaching teen to drive still on the run

  21-02-2025 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Marshals Service and Albuquerque Crime Stoppers are asking the public to help locate a man who is wanted for killing a father who was teaching his daughter how to drive in April 2019.Story continues below
  Crime: Parents charged months after baby’s remains found buried in Eddy CountyAlbuquerque: Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forwardEntertainment: When can you get Girl Scout Cookies in New Mexico?
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• Sick of winter? Spring weather predictions released by NOAA

  21-02-2025 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you're one of the millions of Americans thawing out after a week of Arctic air and deep freezes, spring weather and sunshine can't come soon enough. On Thursday, national forecasters gave us a sneak peek at the warmer season to come.
  The seasonal outlook, put together by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, gives a broad overview of the temperature and precipitation patterns we can expect to see around the country between March and May.
  It's good news for some folks sick of the
  
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• One-armed basketball player makes history with basket

  21-02-2025 18:04 via krqe.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — When her high school basketball coach cut her from the team senior year, Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel refused to let that rejection, or the fact she was born with one arm, end her dream of playing the game that her childhood idol LeBron James made her fall in love with 15 years ago.That determination led the 22-year-old guard at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to become the first NCAA Division III women’s basketball player with one arm to score in a
  
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• Forestry Division contractors restore damages from South Fork, Salt fires

  21-02-2025 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – Acres of forests and watersheds are being restored following last summer's South Fork and Salt fires. The repairs are being done by contractors hired by the New Mexico Forestry Division.The work includes removing hazardous trees and erecting erosion control barriers, aiming to reduce risks from dead or dying trees and future flooding due to scorched soil and terrain in the area. Funding for the restoration is funded by a $10 million allocation the Energy, Minera
  
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• Jury reaches verdict in trial for two men accused of deadly shooting outside Isotopes Park

  21-02-2025 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  **Editor’s note: The live stream may contain graphic content and profanity that some may find disturbing.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jury found two men guilty of first-degree murder (depraved mind) for a shooting outside Isotopes Park that left 11-year-old Froylan Villegas dead and his cousin Tatiana Villegas paralyzed in September 2023.Nathen Garley and Jose Romero were also found guilty of several other charges in the joint trial. The jury spent about two-and-a-half
  
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• Jury finds two men guilty in deadly shooting outside Isotopes Park

  21-02-2025 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  **Editor’s note: This story may contain graphic content that some may find disturbing.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A jury found two men guilty of first-degree murder (depraved mind) for a shooting outside Isotopes Park that left 11-year-old Froylan Villegas dead and his cousin Tatiana Villegas paralyzed in September 2023.Nathen Garley and Jose Romero were also found guilty of several other charges in the joint trial. The jury spent about two-and-a-half hours in deliberat
  
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• Day 5 of trial for two men accused of deadly shooting outside Isotopes Park in 2023

  21-02-2025 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Friday is day five of the trial for Nathen Garley and Jose Romeo, who are accused of a shooting outside Isotopes Park that left an 11-year-old dead and his cousin injured in September 2023.State prosecutors rested their case Thursday. So far, the defense has not called any witnesses to the stand in the trial but still could do so Friday. State’s witness testimony wraps up in trial for two men accused of killing 11-year-oldOn Thursday, jurors heard
  
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• Yankees amend decades-old facial hair policy to allow 'well-groomed beards'

  21-02-2025 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The New York Yankees have amended a decades-old policy that forbade players from having beards.Yankees Managing General Partner Hal Steinbrenner released a statement Friday morning stating that players are now allowed to have "well-groomed beards" when they appear on the field.“In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees — spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and groomin
  
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• 'Loss of confidence': Navy relieves commanding officer of USS Harry S. Truman after accident

  21-02-2025 16:54 via krqe.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command," the service announced on Thursday.Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved of his duties Thursday, just over a week after the aircraft carrier was involved in a collision with a merchant vessel near Port Said, Egypt. Snowden will be replaced by Capt. Christopher Hill, the commanding officer of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in an interim
  
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• Volcano Vista basketball player reaches scoring milestone

  21-02-2025 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a special night for Volcano Vista Hawks boys basketball player Kenyon Aguino as he reached a scoring milestone Wednesday night. The Pit to host boxing card featuring fighting iconsVolcano Vista hosted Cleveland with Aguino just five points away from reaching 2,000 career points. Aguino reached the milestone early in the game and finished the game with 34 points. Volcano Vista went on to win 97-65 and cliched the district title."It feels really good yo
  
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• VA secretary: 'We're not cutting benefits'

  21-02-2025 16:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on Thursday defended the Trump administration's recent layoffs at the department, arguing that cuts have not been made to "critical health care" or other benefits.“We're not cutting critical health care, we're not cutting health care benefits. We're not cutting benefits,” Collins said Thursday evening on NewsNation's "The Hill."“In fact, we're actually making it faster in our VBA [Veterans Benefit Act], our benefit side, to
  
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• Video shows barefoot foster child with no coat left in snow, begging to go back inside

  21-02-2025 16:23 via krqe.com
  
  HASKELL, Okla. (KFOR) - A man in Haskell, Oklahoma, called 911 after hearing a child outside in the cold begging to go back inside a residence.Rhet Wike also captured video of the little girl standing outside in record-breaking freezing temperatures and wearing only pajamas.The video showed the barefoot girl standing outside a door to the home, shifting back and forth from foot to foot on the cold ground, and repeatedly saying, "I'm cold. I'm cold."Wike said he got angry when he heard the foster
  
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• Justin Trudeau appears to taunt Trump after Canada's hockey win over US

  21-02-2025 16:21 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a swipe at President Trump on Thursday, after Canada defeated the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey game.“You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” the outgoing prime minister wrote on social platform X, indirectly referencing Trump’s proposal to make Canada the 51st state. Canada's 3-2 victory came after center Connor McDavid scored during overtime to clinch the win. Hock
  
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• Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished

  21-02-2025 16:20 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A grand jury has called for an Alabama police department to be immediately abolished, calling it “more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency” following the indictment of its chief and several officers on corruption charges.Hanceville, a small Alabama city of around 3,200 located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after the grand jury recommendation. Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer sai
  
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• Bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

  21-02-2025 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also lead to tracking women and charging women who get abortions with murder.No states have allowed either, but the ideas, once off the table, have gotten attention in legislatures this month.Oklahoma lawmakers killed a bill that would have allowed murder charges after a public hearing, and North Dakota did so after a floor debate. Similar bills have been introduced before, but t
  
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• 5 takeaways from Musk's CPAC talk

  21-02-2025 16:15 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Elon Musk served as one of the main attractions at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday evening with a late-scheduled appearance that saw him wield a chainsaw and discuss a range of topics.Musk’s appearance began with a bang when Argentine President Javier Milei came out to offer the Tesla CEO the chainsaw, which Musk brandished on stage. His subsequent interview with Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt touched on everything from the Departmen
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court vacates Taos woman's conviction in murder case

  21-02-2025 15:48 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – A Taos woman who was sentenced to decades behind bars will no walk free. This comes after the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Desiree Lensegrav did not receive a fair trial.Story continues below
  Business: Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award winners include 5 New Mexico businessesCrime: New Mexico man found guilty of raping woman he met on social mediaDon't Miss: APD asks for adult and parental figures to get involved to curb juvenile crime
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Closing arguments, Couple charged, Cold then mild weather, Road funding, Mountain coaster

  21-02-2025 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top Stories
  What’s happening around New Mexico February 21-27Bill to make Monday after Super Bowl a state holiday fails in committeeBCSO searching for man accused of failing to register as a sex offenderAlbuquerque mayor vetoes city council decision to pull money from Rail TrailCity of Albuquerque shuts down another problem motel on East CentralGirl Scout cookies sales to start in New Mexico soonFederal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to continue
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• What's happening around New Mexico February 21-27

  21-02-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from February 21 to 27.Albuquerque
  February 21-22 The Show – Albuquerque's longest-running comedy show happens every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.February 22 Ghost Tour of Old Town Date Night – Celebrate Valentine's Day with a discounted ghost walk through Old Town. The tour starts at 7 p.m. and costs $40 per couple.February 22 Ten82 Poker Tournament – Join a fun-filled night of Texas H
  
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• Weak storm, a cooler northwest New Mexico, then spring-like weather

  21-02-2025 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Stubbornly bitter air has migrated into parts of the Albuquerque Metro with still a few areas temperatures as low as barely above zero degrees in the East Mountains with dangerous wind chills occasionally below -10 degrees as mostly below-freezing air temperatures across the entire region are once again the big story as despite low-level clouds generally east of the Central Mountains, it's a drier morning with only some passing upper-level clouds with snow flurries movi
  
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• Weak storm, a cooler Northwest New Mexico, then Spring-like

  21-02-2025 13:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Stubbornly bitter air has migrated into parts of the Albuquerque Metro with still a few areas temperatures as low as barely above zero degrees in the East Mountains with dangerous wind chills occasionally below -10 degrees as mostly below-freezing air temperatures across the entire region are once again the big story as despite low-level clouds generally east of the Central Mountains, it's a drier morning with only some passing upper-level clouds with snow flurries movi
  
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• Billion-dollar transportation bond bill gets greenlight from first legislative committee

  21-02-2025 06:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico leaders say billions of dollars are needed to repair roads across the state, and a bill making its way through the legislature aimed at doing just that passed its first committee Thursday.Story continues below
  Business: Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award winners include 5 New Mexico businessesCrime: New Mexico man found guilty of raping woman he met on social mediaDon't Miss: APD asks for adult and parental figures to get involved to cu
  
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• BCSO searching for man accused of failing to register as a sex offender

  21-02-2025 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they said failed to register as a sex offender. Kerwin Lozoya was convicted of criminal sexual penetration and BCSO said he has not registered as a sex offender. City of Albuquerque shuts down another problem motel on East CentralAnyone with information is asked to download the tip411 app, or anonymously text a tip to 847411 with BCSO + the message, or through BCSO's website. You can al
  
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• Bill to make Monday after Super Bowl a state holiday fails in committee

  21-02-2025 05:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A bill to designate the day after Super Bowl Sunday as an official state holiday failed to get a first down in the Roundhouse on Thursday. The bill would have added Football Monday, or the second Monday in February, to the list of legal public holidays in New Mexico.Lawmakers propose bill clarifying what physical restraint New Mexico educators can useThe sponsor, Sen. Joshua Sanchez (R-Bosque), said this year alone, $22.6 million Americans called out sick afte
  
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• Lawmakers propose bill clarifying what physical restraint New Mexico educators can use

  21-02-2025 03:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – When students exude behavioral issues, teachers don't always know how to appropriately use physical restraint and seclusion tactics. Now, lawmakers are proposing a bill that gives educators clear rules and training.  Story continues below
  Business: Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award winners include 5 New Mexico businessesCrime: New Mexico man found guilty of raping woman he met on social mediaDon't Miss: APD asks for adult and parental figures to
  
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• Plans for Sandia Peak mountain coaster will not move forward

  21-02-2025 03:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was supposed to be a transformative theme park-like ride built on the top of the Sandia Mountains, but the dream of a Sandia Peak Mountain coaster has now been extinguished. "I think we can sum it up that we are not going to pursue the mountain coaster," said Gary Forrest General manager, Sandia Peak Ski Area.  Story continues below
  Business: Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award winners include 5 New Mexico businessesCrime: New
  
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• City of Albuquerque shuts down another problem motel on East Central

  21-02-2025 03:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the third time in less than six months, the city is shutting down yet another motel on Central Ave. that's turned into a crime hot spot.Story continues below
  Business: Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award winners include 5 New Mexico businessesCrime: New Mexico man found guilty of raping woman he met on social mediaDon't Miss: APD asks for adult and parental figures to get involved to curb juvenile crimeThe city said the Bow and Arrow Lodge n
  
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