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• High winds, blowing dust returns Tuesday

  17-03-2025 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  Another round of high winds will move through New Mexico Tuesday afternoon. Blowing dust and a high fire danger will return too with wind gusts up to 70 mph.
  Windier weather has returned to start the week. Southwest winds are gusting over 40 mph at times across parts of New Mexico. That has helped to bring in warmer weather today too, with temperatures in the 60s, 70s, and 80s for many. Winds will settle down overnight ahead of a very windy day Tuesday.
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• APD investigating Unser deadly hit and run

  17-03-2025 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are looking for information about a car involved in a deadly hit-and-run Sunday night in northwest Albuquerque. APD says a white truck, most likely a 2015 to 2019 GMC or a Chevy, was traveling southbound on Unser near I-40 when it hit a pedestrian in the center lane of traffic. Albuquerque police investigating hit and run crash that injured pedestrianThe driver took off. According to police, the truck should have extensive damage to the dr
  
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• Fifth candidate announces plans to run for Albuquerque mayor

  17-03-2025 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A fifth candidate is jumping into the race to be Albuquerque's next mayor. Daniel Chavez announced his candidacy Monday morning. Chavez is the president of Parking Company of America which is a managing company of several parking lots in the city. Man accused of shooting Oklahoma police officer taken into custody in New MexicoThe other mayoral candidates are: former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White, retired firefighter Eddie Varela, former Sandova
  
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• NMDOT aesthetic survey now open to community

  17-03-2025 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation is asking for the public's help making state roadways more pleasing. Residents can now take a survey to share how they think the department can honor New Mexico's multicultural traditions, celebrate our natural landscapes, and enhance the travel experience for residents and visitors. NMDOT conducting inspections on Big I bridgesNMDOT says the new initiative will help define our state's visual identity for future generatio
  
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• New Mexico man accused of threatening border officials

  17-03-2025 21:44 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA TERESA, N.M. (KRQE) – A Santa Teresa man is facing federal charges for threatening border officials. Andrew Segura, 28, is accused of calling a Border Patrol agent a "traitor" and saying he would hit him during an altercation at a travel stop on February 11.Murder case against Otero County deputy moves forwardFederal prosecutors said he then threatened two other Customs and Border Protection employees at a post office a week later and got into a fight with one of them. Witn
  
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• A new chapter: Albuquerque's Special Collections Library turns 100

  17-03-2025 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's Special Collections Library in the historic Huning Highlands neighborhood building is turning 100 this week, and to celebrate the milestone, library staff are hosting a public event to replicate the original grand opening."We're going to have a jazz band playing, just like they did in 1925. We are going to be distributing a postcard that is a replica of a postcard handed out at the grand opening. We're going to serve the punch, and we
  
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• Deadline nears for big game draw application in New Mexico

  17-03-2025 21:31 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The application deadline for the 2025-2026 Big Game Draw is fast approaching. Hunters can submit their application online, by calling the New Mexico Game and Fish Department's info center, or through walk-ins.Inmate work crew finds gun along Interstate 40 in Cibola CountyThe info center will continue its extended hours on Monday and Tuesday until 6 p.m. The application deadline is this Wednesday at 5 p.m. For more information on how to apply, click this link.
  
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• Man accused of shooting Oklahoma police officer taken into custody in New Mexico

  17-03-2025 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  GRANTS, N.M. (KRQE) – A man accused of shooting a police officer in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, was taken into custody in New Mexico Monday.Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded Billy Wayne Williams' car parked outside a Walmart, Grants Police said. As law enforcement went to confront him, Williams shot himself and was taken to Cibola General Hospital and later transferred to an Albuquerque hospital, according to police.Story continues below
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• UNM Health offering skin cancer screenings in Taos

  17-03-2025 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Summer is more than two months away but the University of New Mexico Health is reminding people of the importance of checking for skin cancer. On Saturday, UNM Health will be conducting free skin cancer screenings in Taos at two different locations.Victim’s finger amputated after being bit multiple times by man in New MexicoThe first will be at the Schreiber Family Medicine (630 Paso del Pueblo Sur, Ste 125, Taos) from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The second
  
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• No, the US won't be returning the Statue of Liberty to France

  17-03-2025 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France.So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the monument that was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago.As a member of the European Parliament and co-president of a small left-wing party in France, Raphaël Glucksmann cannot claim to speak for all of his compatriots.The Statue of Liberty is seen from the Staten Island Ferry, Monday, Sept. 9,
  
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• Conan O'Brien to return as Oscars host in 2026

  17-03-2025 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Conan O'Brien will return as host of the Oscars.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that the Emmy Award-winning television host, writer, producer and comedian will host the ceremony in 2026.“The only reason I’m hosting the Oscars next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” O’Brien jokingly said in a statement.Photos: The 2025 Oscars Red Carpet in Los Angeles“Conan delivered an unforgettable perfo
  
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• Tax season: How to file a tax extension

  17-03-2025 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Most taxpayers have about a month left to file taxes for income made in 2024, but some may be able to request an extension.The Internal Revenue Service requires anyone who needs an extension beyond the April 15 deadline to file an extension by that same date.If you don't think you can submit your tax return in time, you must request an extension from the IRS by April 15, also known as Tax Day, to avoid any penalties. What do you need to file your taxes?You would still need t
  
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• National Guard members killed in cartel ambush

  17-03-2025 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Five soldiers are dead and two injured by gunfire following a series of attacks by armed civilians late Sunday along the Jalisco-Michoacan border in western Mexico.Hijacking of vehicles that were set on fire along highways preceded the attacks. Local news reports attribute the violence to members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. Videos shared online by Mexican news outlets show masked men firing automatic weapons at unseen targets from behind
  
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• Another windy week ahead around New Mexico

  17-03-2025 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Temperatures rise across the the state this afternoon. However, our next spring storm is on the horizon.A high pressure system has moved over New Mexico this afternoon. The result is a rapidly warming afternoon. The entire state is trending much warmer today then yesterday. Ruidoso has already reach 20 degrees warmer today than yesterday. The rest of the state is trending anywhere from 5-15 degrees warmer today than yesterday.Forecast Continues Below
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• Another windy week

  17-03-2025 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures rise across the the state this afternoon. However, our next spring storm is on the horizon.A high pressure system has moved over New Mexico this afternoon. The result is a rapidly warming afternoon. The entire state is trending much warmer today then yesterday.Ruidoso has already reach 20 degrees warmer today than yesterday. The rest of the state is trending anywhere from 5-15 degrees warmer today than yesterday.
  The spring storm will move in tonight and cross the state tomorrow. Th
  
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• Albuquerque police ask public for help identifying shooting suspects

  17-03-2025 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are asking the public for help identifying three suspects believed to be involved in a shooting near a Smith's grocery store at Carlisle and Constitution in February.
  One victim was injured in the shooting on February 17. Anyone with information on the suspects is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (505) 843-7867 or online at p3tips.com/531.
  
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• Victim's finger amputated after being bit multiple times by man in New Mexico

  17-03-2025 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An unidentified man had to get one of his fingers amputated and another one partially amputated after he was bitten multiple times by a Zuni Pueblo man, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.Darold Zuniefeathers, 28, and the victim had been hanging out with friends between Dec. 16, 2021, and Dec. 17, 2021, when they decided to buy more cigarettes before the gas station closed, according to court documents.Investigators said Zuniefeathers&n
  
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• 18 percent rate economy as 'excellent' or 'good': Poll

  17-03-2025 18:14 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Eighteen percent of Americans give a positive rating to the current state of the economy, according to a survey released Sunday.In the NBC News poll, 1 percent of respondents say they would rate the current state of the economy as “excellent,” and 17 percent say they would rate the economy as “good.”Meanwhile, 43 percent say the current state of the economy is “poor,” and 39 percent say it’s “only fair.”The numbers fall short of
  
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• White House fountain gets green makeover for St. Patrick's Day

  17-03-2025 17:53 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The White House is going green — dyeing the fountain on the North Lawn an emerald hue to mark St. Patrick's Day. The swap to a bright green color in the water of the fountain at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. could be seen on Monday during the annual holiday aimed at celebrating Irish culture. Trump to attend Kennedy Center board meeting after takeover
  Giving the fountain a greenified new look is one of the few traditions that President Donald Trump carried over in his firs
  
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• Republicans unveil bill relocating NASA headquarters to Florida

  17-03-2025 17:49 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Republican Florida Sens. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody introduced a bill Friday proposing the NASA headquarters, currently in Washington, be moved to Florida.Titled Consolidating Aerospace Programs Efficiently at Canaveral Act, referred to as the CAPE Canaveral Act, the legislation would relocate the NASA headquarters to Florida’s Space Coast in Brevard County. The region houses the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.Scott's office called Florida "a
  
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• Harvard expanding free tuition in diversity push

  17-03-2025 17:48 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Harvard University announced Monday it will be expanding free tuition to more students, a move adopted by other schools since the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action could no longer be used in college admissions. Harvard said students from families making less than $200,000 a year will not be charged for tuition, expanding on a previous decision to make the school completely free, covering tuition, housing and other costs, for those coming from families making less than $100
  
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• Inmate work crew finds gun along Interstate 40 in Cibola County

  17-03-2025 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Four inmates from the Western New Mexico Correctional Facility work crew found a loaded gun on Interstate 40 near mile marker 91 in Cibola County Thursday.Story continues below
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• Brown University doctor deported despite judge's order

  17-03-2025 16:10 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- An assistant professor from Brown University’s medical school with a valid visa was deported from the U.S. despite a judge’s order that she was not to be removed.  U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an appointee of President Barack Obama, is set to hold a hearing Monday after Rasha Alawieh was deported back to Lebanon. The deportation came after Sorokin said Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist, was to stay. Alawieh was detained on Thursday after returni
  
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• Trump: Biden Jan. 6 panel pardons, others 'void' because Autopen allegedly used

  17-03-2025 16:09 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump in a social media post said he believes former President Biden’s last-minute pardons are “void” because he signed them with an autopen.“The ‘pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect Committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Trump said early Monday on Truth Social.Just before the inauguratio
  
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• How much does it cost to have a baby in 2025?

  17-03-2025 16:07 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — If it's hard to believe you're paying more than $6 for a dozen eggs, imagine the price tag for child-related expenses, such as a car seat or stroller.Baby-related expenses now cost parents more than $20,000 in the first year alone, and that doesn't include birth, according to BabyCenter, a digital parenting resource company that helps support expecting and new parents.The site also has a first-year baby cost calculator tool, which parents can use to estimate the cost of comm
  
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• What to know about the child tax credit before filing your taxes

  17-03-2025 16:06 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Most taxpayers will need to file their returns by April 15. Parents and guardians can take advantage of one or more child-related credits to get a tax break.Here's how to claim the child tax credit.Who can claim a child tax credit?Parents and guardians who make less than $200,000 a year ($400,000 if filing jointly) with a qualifying child may claim the child tax credit, according to the Internal Revenue Service.A qualifying child has a Social Security number and is a U.S. ci
  
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• More opting to skip the buzz during St. Patrick's Day

  17-03-2025 15:57 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Tommy McCarthy’s Irish bar just outside Boston’s city limits pours more Guinness than almost anywhere in the U.S., yet come this St. Patrick's Day, the longtime owner of The Burren is stocking up on plenty of nonalcoholic options too.“It’s come a long way since we first opened,” McCarthy said, who started slinging pints at the beloved establishment in 1996 after moving to the Boston area from West Clare, Ireland.There is perhaps no other hol
  
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• Trump says he was 'being a little bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Ukraine war in 24 hours

  17-03-2025 15:53 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President Trump said on Sunday he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he pledged to end the war between Ukraine and Russia in 24 hours.In a Sunday broadcast of “Full Measure,” Trump was pressed on his campaign promise to end the war in less than a day.“Well, I was being a little bit sarcastic when I said that,” Trump responded. “What I really mean is I’d like to get it settled, and I think I’ll be successful.”During the
  
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• How to help victims of tornadoes, storms across the US

  17-03-2025 15:51 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - A vicious combination of storm conditions left a path of destruction across multiple states this weekend, killing dozens and upending the lives of many more.
  The dynamic storm pattern that began Friday earned an unusual “high risk” designation from weather forecasters. By Sunday evening, fatalities had been reported in Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Donate now to Red Cross storm relief efforts
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• New capacity, seating and entertainment changes in store for Zozobra 2025

  17-03-2025 15:08 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe Kiwanis Club is gearing up for the 101st Burning of Zozobra in August with a series of new changes, including limiting the number of guests and adding more seating."We've decided to impose a self-occupancy restriction of 50,000 for this year. So we're lopping off 15,000. We think that's going to make things a lot better for folks because it's going to be a lot roomier," said Zozobra Event Chairman Raymond G. Sandoval, explaining that
  
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• Student loan forgiveness program for New Mexico health care workers

  17-03-2025 14:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Applications are now open for a student loan forgiveness program for New Mexico health care workers.
  Story continues below
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• Warmer air before next windy system

  17-03-2025 13:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Dry weather is in place across the region despite some high-elevation light snow in the San Juan Mountains as blowing snow in the North Mountains with blowing dust will accompany the higher fire threat tomorrow with the next storm system as temperatures will drop after a milder day today, as despite the northern to western majority of the New Mexico starting off around or below the freezing mark, it's relatively mild for some areas in the East Highlands with westerly wi
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Hemp regulation, Requesting new trial, Warmer and breezy, BioPark spring break, Science bowl

  17-03-2025 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top Stories
  Fans react to UNM Men’s basketball reaching NCAA tournament once againICE detains 48 migrants across 3 New Mexico citiesABQ BioPark penguin competing in ‘March of the Penguins’Collectors flock to New Mexico Card & Collectible showProtestors gather at UNM for release of Khalil MahmoudRio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival comes to Expo New MexicoMan awarded $50 million after suffering burns from Starbucks tea
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• Building a culture: New Mexico United Head Coach Dennis Sanchez talks goals for upcoming season

  17-03-2025 13:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United has named Dennis Sanchez as the fourth head coach in club history. This week, Sanchez sat down with KRQE Sport Director, Van Tate, ahead of the 2025 USL Championship season. A finalist for USL Championship Coach of the Year and former Head Coach of the Las Vegas Lights FC, fresh from a trip to the USL Championship Western Conference Final in 2024, talks about what it was like his first year as a head coach, transitioning to Albuquerque
  
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• Fans react to UNM Men's basketball reaching NCAA tournament once again

  17-03-2025 05:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of Lobo fans crowded into the Pit today to support their team as they found out who they will play in the first round of the NCAA tournament. "I'm really happy 'cause we obviously worked really hard for this, and we obviously made it last year," said Cam, a young Lobo Men's Basketball fan."We're feeling good about the Lobos hopes this year with winning the Mountain West Conference regular season championship," said Andrew Mcauley, another Lobo
  
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• ICE detains 48 migrants across 3 New Mexico cities

  17-03-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported on Wednesday that 48 migrants have been detained following a week-long ICE operation in three New Mexico cities. These arrests have advocacy groups concerned for the safety of mixed-status families.Twenty of those arrested have "criminal charges or convictions for a serious criminal offense," such as homicide, drug trafficking, or DWI. The aftermath of these arrests has sent a chill down the spines of mixed-status c
  
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• Albuquerque middle school headed to National Science Bowl Championship

  17-03-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque students are making history, winning the regional Science Bowl. They are now making their way to the national stage, getting ready to take on the best of the best in the country.Question after question. Not everyone can answer them, but the students at Eisenhower Middle School are pros at it.“I read science books, fiction books, just any books, and that's really helped me in the competition,” said 7th-grader Thomas Quirk. Santa Fe Pub
  
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• ABQ city councilor joins fight against retailers selling marijuana disguised as hemp

  17-03-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A lucrative scheme is infiltrating New Mexico. That’s what a four-month-long Larry Barker investigation uncovered after finding local retailers selling disguised bootleg marijuana in packaging labeled as "hemp." A city councilor is now joining the fight.While hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis plant, they differ drastically in their chemical composition and legal status. So, when marijuana is slipped into hemp-labeled products, it's not onl
  
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• Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival comes to Expo New Mexico

  17-03-2025 04:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Manuel Lujan Jr. Exhibit Complex was transformed with over 150 artisans for the 33rd Annual Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival. Experts say the spring show ranks among the top 100 fine art shows in the country.Everything from handmade jewelry to woodwork and fine art was available to take home. Organizers say festivals like this are important as they give the creative community a chance to network. Public backlash as officials hold meeting on future of
  
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• Strong winds and fire threat returns to New Mexico this week

  17-03-2025 04:25 via krqe.com
  
  Winds start picking up again Monday as another storm system moves towards New Mexico. Monday will also be the warmest day of the week thanks to the wind. The storm will move into the state Tuesday, bringing southwest wind gusts as high as 60 mph. This will again cause areas of blowing dust Tuesday afternoon. Fire danger will increase once again throughout the week for much of central, southern, and eastern New Mexico. Spotty rain and snow showers will move through the northern half of the state.
  
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• ABQ BioPark penguin competing in 'March of the Penguins'

  17-03-2025 03:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – While college basketball teams are getting prepared for their own brackets, penguins around the country are getting ready for their own, including one at the ABQ BioPark. Ike the penguin is part of this year's March of the Penguins bracket. BioPark Zoo sees Spring Break influxHe is competing against 47 other penguins in zoos around the country, facing off in a single elimination bracket. The winner will earn a place in the Iceberg Hall of Heroes and win a cr
  
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• Xcel Energy reports most customers have power restored

  17-03-2025 02:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After wind speeds reached up to 75 miles an hour in southeast New Mexico over the past few days, Xcel Energy says they have restored power to nearly all customers affected by the windstorm. While nearly all 68,000 customers have power restored, Xcel says parts of southeastern New Mexico may need to have another public safety power shutoff this Tuesday.That is estimated to impact less than 2,000 people in New Mexico and Texas. In an interview with News 13 on Saturda
  
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• Winds and fire danger increase heading into the week

  17-03-2025 00:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Winds start picking up again Monday as another storm system moves towards New Mexico. Monday will also be the warmest day of the week, thanks to the wind. The storm will move into the state Tuesday, bringing southwest wind gusts as high as 60 mph. This will again cause areas of blowing dust Tuesday afternoon.Forecast Continues Below
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• Lobo basketball selected as 10 seed for NCAA tournament

  17-03-2025 00:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Lobo men's basketball team is back in the NCAA tournament. On Sunday it was revealed that UNM has been granted a 10 seed in the south region and will play against No. 7 Marquette. The Lobos and Golden Eagles will play in Cleveland, Ohio on Friday.New Mexico (26-7, 17-3 MW) finished the regular season as the Mountain West conference champion. This marks the 17th NCAA tournament selection for the Lobos.Marquette (23-10, 13-7 Big East) ended the regular sea
  
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