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• APD close down Candelaria due to suspicious package

  23-01-2021 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Reports of a suspicious package closed part of Candelaria Road on Saturday morning.Albuquerque police shut down traffic on Candelaria between Moon and Parsifal around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday. Police were reportedly investigating a package found near the Covenant Presbyterian Church. Candelaria was reopened just before 11 a.m.
  Update - Candelaria is open @abqfire— APD Traffic (@ABQTraffic) January 23, 2021
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• Albuquerque teen pleads guilty to murder in 2022 gas station shooting

  04-06-2024 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Estevan Lucero, one of the teens involved in a deadly 2022 shooting at a Maverik Gas Station in Albuquerque, pleaded guilty to first degree murder Tuesday morning.
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• Doña Ana County expands efforts to divert people with mental health issues from jail

  04-06-2024 20:37 via krqe.com
  
  DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The magistrate court in Doña Ana County is launching a new initiative to help individuals facing misdemeanor charges get mental health help rather than jail time.“The goal is to empower people to lead safer and more productive lives by connecting them to behavioral health treatment and community services for food, housing and other needs,” New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Briana H. Zamora said in a press release. “Doi
  
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• Summer-like heat sticks around through the week

  04-06-2024 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures climb once again today, back above average across the state wit h some areas surpassing 100°. Cloud coverage sticks around through the evening before slowly moving out of the state overnight. A weak cold front will move into eastern NM on Wednesday, cooling temperatures by only a few degrees. This will bring moisture into the state, and there will be a chance of a few isolated showers and thunderstorms in the northern, central and south-central mountains during the afternoon and
  
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• Albuquerque Police: Overnight hit and run leaves one person in critical condition

  04-06-2024 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating an overnight hit and run. Officers responded just after midnight to a call of a hit and run involving a pedestrian near Central and San Pedro. Environmental group sues Air Force over New Mexico, Arizona flight recordsPolice say the level of injury to the pedestrian and other information they learned while investigating led to a violent crimes unit callout, who is now investigating the incident. Police say th
  
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• Edgewood celebrating its 25th anniversary with a summer of events

  04-06-2024 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  EDGEWOOD, N.M. (KRQE) –  The Town of Edgewood is celebrating its 25th anniversary as an incorporated municipality this summer. The celebrate the occasion, the town has events planned all summer. Former MLB player Ian Desmond returning to Albuquerque for Home Run Derby XThe events range from live concerts to street fests to rodeos. To start the summer of celebration, the town is hosting a 'Kick Off Carnival. The carnival runs from June 6 - 9 at Venus Park and will include the trad
  
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• Coming soon: Pat Sajak's final spin on 'Wheel of Fortune'

  04-06-2024 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) – It’s the end of an era. After 41 years, Pat Sajak’s final “Wheel of Fortune” is set to air this week.Sajak announced his retirement last year, saying "the time has come" and that hosting the show has "been a wonderful ride."Sajak began hosting "Wheel" in 1981 after serving as a meteorologist at KNBC in Los Angeles. A year later, Vanna White joined the show, and the pair quickly became mainstays in living rooms across the U.S. ‘Wheel of Fortune’:
  
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• Where keeping cool could cost the most this summer: new report

  04-06-2024 19:05 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — While average heating costs were projected to drop over the winter, Americans aren't likely to be as lucky when it comes to cooling costs this summer. Instead, new predictions say the financial burden of staying cool could reach its highest level in a decade.
  Between June and September, the average cost of home cooling will be $719, up nearly 8% over last year, according to projections from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and the Center for Energy,
  
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• Environmental group sues Air Force over New Mexico, Arizona flight records

  04-06-2024 18:32 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An environmental group is accusing the U.S. Air Force of withholding public records related to proposed flights. Those flights would harm life on the ground, the Center for Biological Diversity claims.“These deafening flights pose a serious threat to the people and animals who call these remote wildlands home,” Trisha Sharma, a legal fellow at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a press release. “Jets thundering overhead create healt
  
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• After guilty verdict, Trump will appear on ballot in the last presidential primaries

  04-06-2024 17:33 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s name will appear on the ballot Tuesday for the first time since his historic conviction on felony crimes as a handful of states hold the last Republican presidential primary contests of 2024.The former president will be on the ballot in Republican contests in Montana, New Jersey and New Mexico. President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, will compete in primaries in the same states, plus the primary i
  
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• Watch live: AG Merrick Garland testifies on DOJ oversight

  04-06-2024 17:32 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before Congress on Tuesday about Department of Justice oversight.Garland pushed back against lawmakers who have vowed to hold him in contempt, casting the effort as “only the most recent in a long line of attacks” on the Justice Department."I will not be intimidated, and the Justice Department will not be intimidated," Garland said. "We will continue to do our jobs free from political influence and we wil
  
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• Santa Fe releases FY2023 city audit

  04-06-2024 17:23 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Santa Fe has published the fiscal year 2023 audit. City officials say the report shows progress regarding management of the city's finances."Today I’m pleased to celebrate three kinds of good news. First, the City is caught up on its audits. Second, as far as our financial statements are concerned, we received a clean audit, the best type of opinion you can get. And third, our number of findings continues to decrease. Each of these would be go
  
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• Apps that steal bank info among 90+ malicious downloads in Google Play store: study

  04-06-2024 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Have an Android device? It might be time for a wellness check.Security experts at Zscaler announced recently that they have found more than 90 malicious apps in the Google Play store. All told, the apps have been installed more than 5.5 million times, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz."User security is a top priority for Google Play," according to a Google spokesperson who told Nexstar that all of the identified malicious apps have since been removed.Story continues below
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Price increase, Heat deaths, Hotter day, Trail app, Asking for help

  04-06-2024 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  What to watch out for in New Mexico’s 2024 primary electionAlbuquerque City Council decides how to spend funds from sale of dog parkVideo shows man arrested for 6th DWI, explaining why he was following a strangerAlbuquerque City Council rejects proposal to alter immigrant-friendly policyVideo: Man claims he’s a Texas officer during Eddy County traffic stopConstruction coming to Louisiana Blvd and Indian School Road in AlbuquerqueBiden to sign executive order on
  
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• Summer-like heat around New Mexico through the week

  04-06-2024 14:55 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday morning is mild and partly sunny. Clouds are moving south/southeast across the state, and the sky will stay partly sunny all day. Temperatures will warm right back into the 80s, 90s and 100s this afternoon, with more near-record heat in the southeast plains. Winds will be breezier during the afternoon, with gusts up to 35 mph around the east slopes of the mountains. A few showers will be possible in the northern mountains this afternoon and evening.
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• Live: Biden order would allow temporary border closures to migrants

  04-06-2024 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is expected to speak on an executive order Tuesday that would limit the flow of migrant illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.The executive order will allow his administration to close the border between legal ports of entry, meaning border agents could turn away asylum seekers, if crossings surpass a certain number per day. The expected threshold has been frequently exceed, including this past April.The anticipated order comes
  
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• Biden to sign executive order on border limiting migrant inflows

  04-06-2024 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that would limit the flow of migrant illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.Biden is weighing granting himself the power to deport immigrants in the country illegally once crossings surpass a certain number per day, a threshold that’s frequently exceeded, including this past April.The anticipated order comes as Biden faces mounting criticism from both parties over th
  
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• Biden order would allow temporary border closures to migrants

  04-06-2024 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is expected to speak on an executive order Tuesday that would limit the flow of migrant illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.The executive order will allow his administration to close the border between legal ports of entry, meaning border agents could turn away asylum seekers, if crossings surpass a certain number per day. The expected threshold has been frequently exceed, including this past April.The anticipated order comes
  
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• Biden action will allow temporary border closures to migrants

  04-06-2024 14:07 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is expected to speak on an executive action Tuesday that would limit the flow of migrant illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.The executive action will allow his administration to close the border between legal ports of entry, meaning border agents could turn away asylum seekers, if crossings surpass a certain number per day. The expected threshold has been frequently exceed, including this past April.The anticipated action co
  
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• What to watch out for in New Mexico's 2024 primary election

  04-06-2024 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first chapter of the 2024 election is here with New Mexicans taking part in the primary election on Tuesday, June 4. This time around, while Republicans are looking a few intraparty contests, there are far more contested races inside the Democratic party.
  This week on the New Mexico News Podcast, UNM Political Science Professor and KRQE Political Analyst, Gabe Sanchez, joins Chris and Gabby to discuss the implications of this year’s primaries, and
  
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• First heat wave of the year is here

  04-06-2024 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  A heat wave begins this week across New Mexico. A brief, monsoon-like weather pattern develops into the weekend.
  The heat continues this week, with high temperatures climbing up to around 90° and 100° across New Mexico Monday afternoon. Roswell tied a record high temperature today of 104°. Unfortunately, it is only going to get hotter Tuesday afternoon. High temperatures on Tuesday will be 1° to 5° warmer, despite an increase in high level clouds across the state and breezier
  
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• Mediterranean diet could help women live longer: study

  04-06-2024 06:16 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Women who follow a Mediterranean diet are likely to live longer, a new study suggests.Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed medical data from more than 25,000 U.S. women for up to 25 years, starting from when they were 56 years old on average.
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• Albuquerque City Council rejects proposal to alter immigrant-friendly policy

  04-06-2024 06:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cheers went up in the Albuquerque City Council chamber as councilors rejected a controversial move to dial back parts of the city's immigrant-friendly policy. The policy prevents the city from helping federal officers enforce immigration laws. Albuquerque City Council decides how to spend funds from sale of dog parkThe bill, introduced by Councilors Brook Bassan and Renee Grout, would have created an exception if an immigrant is charged with a violent f
  
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• City of Albuquerque using new app to show provide information about parks and trails

  04-06-2024 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the weather warming up, many people will be hitting the trails and visiting parks in the City of Albuquerque. Now, with the help of a new app, the city is helping people get the most from its open spaces.Story continues below
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• City of Albuquerque using new app to provide information about parks and trails

  04-06-2024 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With the weather warming up, many people will be hitting the trails and visiting parks in the City of Albuquerque. Now, with the help of a new app, the city is helping people get the most from its open spaces.Story continues below
  Crime: Suspected member of Albuquerque retail crime ring charged with racketeeringEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico May 31-June 6Don't Miss: Nonprofit and military team build home for family of Navajo WWII veteran
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• State regulators approve 65% cost increase to Presbyterian's ambulance service

  04-06-2024 05:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of the largest ambulance providers in New Mexico got the green light to increase how much they charge for service- meaning some patients will have to pay more for on-the-spot medical attention."Our staff economists worked directly with Albuquerque Ambulance staff to come to a resolution that was reasonable," said Kacy Dunn, Ambulance and Railroad Bureau Chief for New Mexico's Public Regulation Commission.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque City Council decides how to spend funds from sale of dog park

  04-06-2024 05:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Council has decided where funds from the sale of Coronado Dog Park in northwest Albuquerque will go. The city said they will use the money to add new amenities in the area, like a new dog park a few blocks away, as part of the Wells Park Neighborhood Trees and Beautification Project. Construction coming to Louisiana Blvd and Indian School Road in AlbuquerqueTwo months ago, city councilors declared the park not essential and put the lot up fo
  
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• Former MLB player Ian Desmond returns to Albuquerque for Home Run Derby X

  04-06-2024 05:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ian Desmond remembers his last trip to Albuquerque. Back then, Desmond was a member of the Colorado Rockies doing a rehab assignment. He will return on August 23 to play in MLB's Home Run Derby X. It's a three-on-three event featuring some former heavy hitters.
  Desmond, a two-time all-star, will come to Albuquerque with MLB legends Manny Ramirez and Johnny Gomes. Desmond believes Derby X is an event that will keep growing. "It's an awesome event," said Desmo
  
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• Former MLB player Ian Desmond returning to Albuquerque for Home Run Derby X

  04-06-2024 05:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ian Desmond remembers his last trip to Albuquerque. Back then, Desmond was a member of the Colorado Rockies doing a rehab assignment. He will return on August 23 to play in MLB's Home Run Derby X. It's a three-on-three event featuring some former heavy hitters.
  Desmond, a two-time all-star, will come to Albuquerque with MLB legends Manny Ramirez and Johnny Gomes. Desmond believes Derby X is an event that will keep growing. "It's an awesome event," said Desmo
  
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• Lobo men's basketball to play in the Acrisure Classic

  04-06-2024 04:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – UNM men's basketball is part of the field of participants to play in the Acrisure Classic on November 28 and 29 in Palm Springs, California. The Lobos will play Arizona State on Thanksgiving Day at Acrisure Arena. St. Mary's and USC will play the first game of the day which is set for a 7 pm mountain start time. UNM and ASU are scheduled to play at 9:30 pm. The games will be broadcast on TNT.
  The winners from Thursday will meet in the championship game on Fr
  
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