Albuquerque news

• APD investigating homicide at Chelsea Village Apartments

  15-08-2020 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a stabbing death in northeast Albuquerque Friday night. APD says officers were called out to the Chelsea Village Apartments around 7 p.m. in reference to a domestic dispute.
  APD says when officers arrived they found a male and female who both appeared to have stab wounds. Police say they were taken to the hospital where the female died from her injuries and the male is listed in critical condition.
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• Hotter temperatures continue through the weekend

  19-05-2024 01:54 via krqe.com
  
  A very warm and even hot weekend is under way across the state. Today, temperatures climbed well above average for this time of year. Sunday will be the hottest day though as temperatures will be some of the warmest so far this year. Parts of southeast New Mexico are expected to make it into the triple-digits starting Sunday, with the Albuquerque Metro inching close to 90°. The downside is winds start picking up Sunday afternoon, gusting to as high as 40 mph.Windier weather is on the way nex
  
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• Rio Rancho police hold K9 competition

  19-05-2024 01:00 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Rio Rancho Police hosted their first-ever K-9 service dog competition at Rio Rancho High School on Saturday. Law enforcement from around the state became with their dog partners to compete in agility, detection, and apprehension challenges. Albuquerque mayor, police chief speak on APD’s compliance with DOJ reformIn all, around 22 dogs from around the estate were entered in the competition. "This has been a long time coming, this is one of the projects t
  
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• New Paradise Hills Little League Park opens

  19-05-2024 00:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Paradise Hills Little League Park in northwest Albuquerque is officially ready for players to take the field. Saturday morning, Bernalillo County and Paradise Hills Littel League celebrated the completion of a months-long renovation project with a special first pitch. West Albuquerque park gets dedicated pickleball courtsThe renovations included new pathways, an improved parking lot, fencing, and a new seating area. They also planted new trees and made room
  
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• UNM medical students assist in free skin cancer screenings

  19-05-2024 00:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With summer right around the corner and the powerful sun here in the state, New Mexicans were encouraged to receive free skin cancer screenings earlier on Saturday. Several funds and dermatology organizations hosted the event, offering the screenings on a first-come, first-served basis. NMDOH offering online diabetes screeningNo appointments were necessary, and UNM medical students even assisted in the screenings by giving attendees information about the ris
  
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• Albuquerque Islamic Center hosts health fair

  19-05-2024 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Islamic center in Albuquerque offered free health resources to different communities on Saturday. The Islamic Center held its first health and wellness fair, offering free blood glucose testings, blood screenings, and even a chance for people to donate blood. These wildly viral hand sanitizers are actually worth the hypeOrganizers say they wanted to offer resources to under-served communities like refugees or immigrants. "It's important because people don
  
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• Volunteers clean up bosque Saturday

  19-05-2024 00:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Volunteers walked around the Bosque area Saturday, looking to clean up the area of trash. Officials say they normally fill two trailers worth of trash during the annual event.Items found ranged from plastic and fast food wrappers to blankets and old clothing from homeless encampments. Volunteers say just a few hours of service has made a big difference in the area's appearance. City of Albuquerque addresses growing concerns over bosque thinning project"I kno
  
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• 5K run celebrates imaging and radiology professionals

  18-05-2024 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The American Society of Radiological Technologists hit the pavement to bring awareness to the "invisible" heroes of healthcare. The inaugural run took off Saturday morning in southeast Albuquerque with a 5K and a kids K.Organizers of the event say medical imaging and radiation therapy is the third-largest health profession in the world. They say these unseen heroes play a vital role in the medical field. The event provides a way for professionals to get to k
  
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• Phase 1 of Manzano pickleball complex renovations complete

  18-05-2024 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is celebrating the completion of phase one of a pickleball expansion at a popular city park. The Manzano Mesa Pickleball Complex Project focused on re-surfacing 18 existing courts and adding 15 new courts. New 3-business concept along Route 66 combines food, drinks, and pickleballThis includes a championship court, lights, shade, and restrooms were also added, but crews are still putting the finishing touches on the bathrooms. The com
  
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• APD investigating Central and Louisiana homcide

  18-05-2024 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a fatal shooting in southeast Albuquerque Saturday morning. Officers responded to reports of shots fired just before 11:00 a.m. near Central and Louisiana. Suspect in 2023 Albuquerque shooting death arrestedOne person was taken to the hospital where he later died. The investigation is ongoing. KRQE will release new information when it becomes available.
  
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• NMSP make arrest in Clovis child solicitation case

  18-05-2024 22:56 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police (NMSP) have arrested a Clovis man after they say he agreed to meet with an officer posing as a 14-year-old girl. State police and the Air Force Office began a child solicitation investigation earlier this week after 26-year-old Miguel Garza agreed to meet up with the undercover officer. Undercover operation nets arrests as New Mexico’s top prosecutor blames Meta for online predatorsOn May 13 around 8:00 p.m., Garza showed up at the m
  
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• Ohio man, alleged ‘drug mule’ for Diddy avoids prison

  18-05-2024 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  CLEVELAND (WJW) – A Northeast Ohio man who was accused of running drugs for music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has agreed to a plea deal to avoid prison. “Brendan Paul accepted the prosecutor’s offer to permit his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety," according to Brian Bieber, the attorney for Brendan Paul.Common diversion conditions include completing education and or counseling related to the charge, co
  
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• Crockett on Greene clash, 'going high': Not sure we can call it a low — 'She goes to hell'

  18-05-2024 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Friday night she wasn't sure she could call Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) behavior in a clash between the two during a House Oversight hearing "a low," when responding to a CNN anchor's question on whether the days of former first lady Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high," mantra are over."I don't know that we can even call this a low. I mean, she goes to hell, and then I do my best to remind her as to why she should not
  
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• Your cash has an estimated lifespan: Will you need to replace it?

  18-05-2024 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — There’s nothing like a handful of cold, hard cash. Except, our cash is not hard (minus the coins, of course) and is likely to meet its demise at some point, depending on the conditions it encounters in its lifetime. The demise of our notes is so certain that the Federal Reserve lists an estimated lifespan for almost every denomination it prints.All of our cash, from the lowly $1 to the sought-after $100, is printed in the District of Columbia and Fort Worth, Texas. I
  
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• ATV vs UTV: What's the difference?

  18-05-2024 22:15 via krqe.com
  
  Erie, Pa. (WJET/WFXP) — Warmer weather means more people are beginning to head outside, and one popular way to travel off-road is by using ATVs and UTVs. But what is the difference between an ATV and a UTV?All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV)All-terrain vehicles, better known as ATVs, quads or four-wheelers, are typically designed to seat one rider, but some have a second seat for another rider. The vehicles are compact and maneuverable, making them ideal for a variety of riders. There are many type
  
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• What are 'zombie' fires, and why are they becoming more common?

  18-05-2024 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – “Zombie fires,” much like the persistent reanimated corpses for which they’re nicknamed, are known for coming back to haunt the same regions from year to year. These fires, also called holdover fires or overwintering fires, are essentially wildfires that never fully extinguish and instead continue smoldering under the ground or snow for extended periods of time, emerging as full-on blazes when conditions allow.They typically occur in the boreal (northern) fore
  
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• Daredevil illegally walks tightrope between downtown L.A. skyscrapers

  18-05-2024 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Shocking video captured a daredevil walking a tightrope between two downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers. Oceanwide Plaza, a $1 billion mixed-use retail and luxury apartment building, has been vacant for years and has become infamously known as the graffiti towers, attracting artists and those looking to perform death-defying stunts.YouTuber Ben Schneider was the latest to attempt a stunt at the location when he walked across a slackline between the buildings, looming high above the L
  
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• VIDEO: Fight between students breaks out at Tennessee graduation

  18-05-2024 21:49 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Two Tennessee students got into a fight during graduation at Hamilton High School in Memphis Thursday night. It all happened as graduates were walking across the stage getting their diplomas, say police.According to reports, a school security officer saw one of the students walk past another student and begin throwing up gang signs. That's when the student threw a graduation binder at the victim.As the first student was being held back, the victim reportedly jumped
  
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• People who had an iPhone 7 may qualify for piece of $35 million Apple settlement

  18-05-2024 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – If you were once an owner of the iPhone 7, or its larger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus, you could qualify for a piece of the $35 million settlement Apple has agreed to pay out. The class action lawsuit stems from claims that both models of the iPhone, which Apple released in 2016, have issues with the audio integrated chip, or audio IC.
  Signs of a faulty IC chip include not being able to use the phone's loudspeaker, the microphone not working properly, an unresponsive device,
  
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• Is COVID-19 still a 'pandemic?'

  18-05-2024 21:45 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – On March 11, 2020, the director-general of the World Health Organization told the world that COVID-19 "can be characterized as a pandemic." At the time, fewer than 4,500 people were thought to have died from the virus, but it was spreading quickly, appearing in new cities and countries every day.Will your last COVID vaccine work against new ‘FLiRT’ variants?Fast forward to 2024, and the virus has taken an estimated 7 million lives. It's still mutating and spark
  
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• Nearly 900K Yogi tea bags recalled for excessive pesticide residue

  18-05-2024 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  (WJW) – Nearly 900,000 Yogi tea bags have been recalled after excessive levels of pesticide residues were detected, according to details posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The parent company of Yogi, East West Tea Company, LLC, issued the recall of 54,846 16-count boxes of Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea bags (a total of 877,536) that were distributed nationwide.“Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support product is recalled because pesticide residues were detected
  
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• Hottest weather so far this year in store for the weekend

  18-05-2024 14:34 via krqe.com
  
  A very warm and even hot weekend is on the way. Today will be the quietest day this weekend as highs climb well above average for this time of year. Sunday will be the hottest day though as temperatures will be some of the warmest so far this year. Parts of southeast New Mexico are expected to make it into the triple-digits starting Sunday, with the Albuquerque Metro inching close to 90°. The downside is winds start picking up Sunday afternoon, gusting to as high as 40 mph.Windier weather is
  
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• Champions crowned in 3A, A/2A softball

  18-05-2024 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Championship softball games were played in small classifications on Friday at the Rio Rancho softball fields. West Las Vegas and Cobre battled for the 3A crown while Loving and Mesilla Valley Christian played for the A/2A title. 2024 Baseball and Softball state tournament brackets3AThe class 3A championship featured the winningest team in the classification against the current top ranked team looking for its first-ever championship. West Las Vegas came into t
  
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• Triple-digit heat in store for parts of New Mexico this weekend

  18-05-2024 06:24 via krqe.com
  
  After some much needed rain fell across parts of New Mexico Thursday, drier and warmer weather has returned today. Hotter weather is on the way this weekend.Much drier and warmer weather returned to New Mexico Friday. Temperatures this afternoon were anywhere from a couple degrees to nearly 30° warmer than Thursday. A couple isolated showers and thunderstorms tried to develop along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sacramento Mountains and over the Gila this afternoon, but these di
  
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• Video: Four teens crash stolen vehicle into Albuquerque convenience store

  18-05-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Security video shows the moment a group of young thieves crash a stolen car into a gas station and ransack the store after getting inside. "It made me sick to my stomach because these were kids," said the owner of the stolen car.Story continues below
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• State baseball tournament - Semifinal scores, highlights

  18-05-2024 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Semifinal action for the high school state baseball tournament took place on Friday. Here is a look at scores and some of the highlights. 2024 Baseball and Softball state tournament brackets5A#1 La Cueva vs #4 Organ Mountain
  La Cueva wins 7-3
  #2 Rio Rancho vs #3 Cleveland
  Cleveland wins
  4A#1 Goddard vs #5 Artesia
  Artesia wins 8-5 (9)
  #2 Grants vs #6 Albuquerque Academy
  Grants wins 6-5 (9)
  3A#5 Santa Fe Indian vs #8 West Las Vegas
  West Las Vegas wins 7-2
  #6 R
  
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• Man accused of assault at Albuquerque bowling alley gets charges dropped, now suing

  18-05-2024 06:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man who originally faced criminal charges for a fight inside a northeast Albuquerque bowling alley is off the hook. Now he says he was wrongfully accused and is suing.
  Video from the February night at Main Event just off I-25 and Montgomery shows words being exchanged, a security guard punching a man later identified as Antoine Morris, and others then jumping in.
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• Raskin says it's 'worth investigating' whether House members were drinking in hearing room

  18-05-2024 05:09 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill/KRQE) – Rep. Jaime Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, says it’s “worth investigating” whether lawmakers were drinking during Thursday’s explosive hearing, after rumors circulated that non-committee members were intoxicated.Story continues below
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• Second Judicial Court removes injunction against Albuquerque concerning homeless camps

  18-05-2024 04:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Second Judicial Court issued an order getting rid of a preliminary injunction concerning homeless encampments in Albuquerque. It comes after a recent court order barred the city from throwing out the belongings of people living on the street. Air Tanker Base for wildfire suppression revamped at Kirtland Air Force BaseAlthough the injunction is no longer in place, the city is continuing to offer shelter and resources to those experiencing homelessness. Th
  
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• UNM researchers discover largest hummingbird is actually two species

  18-05-2024 04:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers from the University of New Mexico documented the world's largest hummingbird's extreme long-distance migration for the first time and found a new species along the way. The giant hummingbird of western South America is not one species but actually two. New Mexico getting $25 million to plug orphan wells, address pollutionUNM researchers found the new species as part of an eight-year study led by Jessie Williamson. The northern population stays in
  
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