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• These are Americans' top New Year's resolutions for 2026: Survey

  26-12-2025 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  Americans’ top New Year's resolution is to exercise more, according to a new survey. 
  
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• New Mexico mother arrested after police say her child tested positive for cocaine

  26-12-2025 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A New Mexico mother is behind bars this evening after police say her 4-year-old son tested positive for cocaine. Police say they were originally dispatched to the home of 39-year-old Crystal Hernandez because of a domestic dispute. When police arrived with a search warrant, they saw a 4-year-old sleeping on the bed [...]
  
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• City of Albuquerque mechanic accused of DWI after crashing Sun Van on I-40

  26-12-2025 22:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mechanic with the City of Albuquerque transit department, also known as ABQ Ride, is facing charges for allegedly crashing a Sun Van after he ingested cocaine. Police said Robert Candelaria was speeding when he crashed the Sun Van into a guardrail on Interstate 40 eastbound on Dec. 24. Candelaria told officers [...]
  
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• How much money will the $1.8B Powerball winner actually bring home?

  26-12-2025 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  The headline jackpot rarely reflects what a lottery winner ultimately keeps.
  
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• Fire at Grove Street in Albuquerque brought under control

  26-12-2025 22:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A structure was engulfed in flames early Friday morning in southeast Albuquerque. AFR arrived to Grove Street near Louisiana and Zuni around 4 a.m., where they say the fire was burning through the roof. Fire crews say the flames were brought under control within two hours. No injuries were reported. The cause [...]
  
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• Live blog: Lobo football takes on Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Rate Bowl

  26-12-2025 22:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  This live blog will be updated as the UNM Lobos play the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona.
  
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• Canvas Artistry Restaurant & Art Bar in downtown Albuquerque is closing

  26-12-2025 22:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Canvas Artistry Restaurant & Art Bar announced on Thursday that it will be closing its doors in the new year. The downtown Albuquerque venue, located on the third-floor balcony level of the One Central building, operates as a restaurant and bar during the day and in the evening, transforms into a nightlife spot [...]
  
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• Carlsbad Caverns National Park staff collect dragonfly larvae for scientific analysis

  26-12-2025 21:48 via krqe.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – Carlsbad Caverns National Park staff recently collected dragonfly larvae for the Dragonfly Mercury Project. The project is part of a nationwide study that works with citizen scientists and community volunteers to collect dragonfly larvae for mercury analysis. Scientists analyze the larvae to understand how much mercury is in U.S. surface waters and learn [...]
  
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• Joe Rogan slams Trump's Biden plaque at White House: 'This is so crazy'

  26-12-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  Podcast host Joe Rogan on Thursday slammed President Trump's White House plaque describing former President Biden's time in office as "so crazy," saying it sets a bad precedent.
  
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• Times Square will mark America's 250th with special July ball drop

  26-12-2025 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  The committee overseeing celebrations for America's 250th birthday next year announced Friday that the Times Square Ball in New York City will be featured in a pair of events on New Year's Eve and in July.
  
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• Senators call on Trump administration to pause hike in national park fees

  26-12-2025 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is calling on the Trump administration to pause its plan to raise national park entrance fees, calling the move "discriminatory."
  
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• 3.5 magnitude earthquake reported in southern New Mexico

  26-12-2025 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Southern New Mexico residents may have felt a little rumbling underneath their feet for Christmas. The US geological survey reported five earthquakes shook Whites City, New Mexico, on Thursday. The first quake started around 11:30 a.m., while the last one was reported around 1 p.m. Residents living in Artesia, Carlsbad, and Hobbs [...]
  
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• Imani Dia Smith, former ‘Lion King’ actress on Broadway, fatally stabbed in New Jersey

  26-12-2025 21:05 via krqe.com
  
  Smith, 26, was found with stab wounds at a residence in Edison on the morning of Dec. 21, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
  
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• Your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill. Here's what you can do about it

  26-12-2025 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  Roughly a third of the time, returns don't make their way to another consumer. Because frequently, it's not worth reselling.
  
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• Karoline Leavitt announces pregnancy

  26-12-2025 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she is pregnant with her second child on Friday, the day after Christmas. 
  
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• New speed humps installed in east Albuquerque neighborhood

  26-12-2025 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — New speed humps were installed in a local neighborhood in early December. According to the City of Albuquerque, the speed humps are located on Avenida del Sol by the Twin Parks near Morningside and Constitution. The speed humps are a project by the City of Albuquerque’s Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. “Adding speed [...]
  
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• 15th person dies months after UPS plane crash in Kentucky

  26-12-2025 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  A worker at a scrapyard near the Louisville airport has died months after the UPS plane plowed into the business.
  
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• 'Christmas miracle': Anonymous donor covers emergency room fees at Colorado animal hospital

  26-12-2025 18:55 via krqe.com
  
  Veronica Suazo has worked in animal care for a handful of years, but what she saw on Christmas morning was a first.
  
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• Lawyer for man accused in Tupac Shakur murder asks judge to toss evidence from search

  26-12-2025 17:47 via krqe.com
  
  Lawyers for the man accused of killing iconic rapper Tupac Shakur say a judge should toss out evidence against him seized in an unnecessary, unjustified nighttime search.
  
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• Mountain homes in SoCal community buried after massive mudslide

  26-12-2025 17:06 via krqe.com
  
  The extent of damage caused by relentless rain and mudslides in Wrightwood came into sharper focus Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Is 'soft saving' smart — or short-sighted?

  26-12-2025 17:05 via krqe.com
  
  Soft saving is often attributed to Gen Zers who’ve watched their parents navigate strict rules around money and budgeting — and they don’t want to take that same approach.
  
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• Zelensky says he's meeting with Trump on Sunday amid peace talks

  26-12-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he will meet with President Trump in the "near future," leaving open the possibility for more peace talks between Ukraine and Russia before the end of the year.
  
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• Returning a gift? That might cost you

  26-12-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  The adage that “nothing’s free” is becoming more accurate when talking about returning merchandise.
  
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• Subsidies set to expire, Bernalillo County data breach, Weather change, UNM professor, Joy Junction holiday dinner

  26-12-2025 14:54 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top Stories Friday's Five Facts [1] New Mexico prepares for Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire - Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire next year, meaning health insurance premiums are expected to skyrocket for people across the country. But in New Mexico, state leaders said they got ahead of the expiration, passing [...]
  
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• Trending warm in New Mexico with rain, mountain snow chances this weekend

  26-12-2025 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  Mild to warm low temperatures have settled into the state of New Mexico, so far, this morning. Around 5 a.m. Albuquerque was roughly 15 degrees above normal for Friday, December 26. Today, high-level clouds are expected to increase throughout the state with temperatures warming up to be roughly 15-20 degrees above normal for afternoon highs. [...]
  
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• What's happening in New Mexico December 26-January 1? Nob Hill Chile Drop and more

  26-12-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from December 26 to January 1. Albuquerque New Mexico Albuquerque Notices 🔶When was Albuquerque’s last white Christmas? – As Christmas approaches, we’re remaining in the midst of an unseasonably warm winter. Highs of 60s make the chance of a white Christmas in Albuquerque slim to none. [...]
  
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• VIDEO: Española man accused of driving while on drugs leads police on chase

  26-12-2025 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A wild police chase led to a standoff on a state highway near Española. Police said the man behind the wheel was on drugs, driving erratically, and caused an accident. The chaotic night led to a traffic shutdown for nearly 30 minutes on Highway 285, and when it finally came [...]
  
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• Clearer on Christmas night & gradually cooling off

  26-12-2025 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Record-breaking high temperatures occurred on this Christmas Day for many across the Four Corners, the Rio Grande Valley, the East Highlands, and Southeast New Mexico with many ranging from the upper 60s to even the low 80s, but a quick-hitting storm system picked up those westerly winds as the gradual cooling trend [...]
  
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• Lobo football alumni share their excitement ahead of Rate Bowl

  26-12-2025 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico football fans are getting ready to watch the Lobos during the Rate Bowl on Friday, and some of those fans include former Lobo alumni. One of those alumni is former Lobo outside lineman William "Billy" Strother. He said there's no better feeling than being a lobo. Strother played [...]
  
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• UNM professor pushing forward research into sign language

  26-12-2025 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  A linguistics professor at UNM, is helping shape the future of sign language research, using unique teaching methods that help her students re-imagine communication.
  
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• Lobo football hands out more than 2,000 meals in Phoenix ahead of bowl game

  26-12-2025 04:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico Lobos are setting their sights on securing their fifth bowl victory on Friday at the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona. But on Thursday, they spent Christmas giving back to the community. Early Thursday morning, the team showed up at the convention center to help the Phoenix Salvation [...]
  
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• Spotty rain/snow on Christmas with cooler temps ahead

  26-12-2025 02:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Record-breaking high temperatures occurred on this Christmas Day for many across the Four Corners, the Rio Grande Valley, the East Highlands, and Southeast New Mexico with many ranging from the upper 60s to even the low 80s, but a quick-hitting storm system has picked up those westerly winds with a gradual cooling [...]
  
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• Spotty rain/snow on Christmas & cooler ahead

  26-12-2025 02:03 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Record-breaking high temperatures occurred on this Christmas Day for many across the Four Corners, the Rio Grande Valley, the East Highlands, and Southeast New Mexico with many ranging from the upper 60s to even the low 80s, but a quick-hitting storm system has picked up those westerly winds with a gradual cooling [...]
  
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• New Mexico prepares for Affordable Care Act subsidies to expire

  26-12-2025 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire next year, meaning health insurance premiums are expected to skyrocket for people across the country. But in New Mexico, state leaders said they got ahead of the expiration, passing funding to help ease the burden. "Premiums are going to be a lot more affordable [...]
  
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• No injuries reported in building fire in northeast Albuquerque

  26-12-2025 01:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue released video of a structure fire from Thursday morning. At approximately 12:25 a.m., Albuquerque Fire Rescue was dispatched to the intersection of Morningside Drive and Central Avenue. The fire was brought under control within 28 minutes, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
  
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