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• Carpool violator busted in California with 'next level' dummy

  27-04-2024 17:00 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Using a dummy to drive in the carpool lane is an old trick that law enforcement is well aware of, but that didn’t stop a motorist in Southern California from trying it anyway. “We’ve gotta give it to them, the appearance is next level modeling but at the end of the day… plastic is plastic,” the California Highway Patrol posted on Instagram along with a picture of the mannequin. A motorist driving in the carpool lane was caught using a manne
  
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• 25 firefighting terms to know when a wildfire begins

  09-05-2024 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Fire season is now a year-round reality in many areas of New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Forestry Division.When a wildfire starts and fire crews respond, oftentimes wildfire briefings by officials may include terms that the average person may not know. To help better understand wildfire response terminology, KRQE News 13 selected 25 terms you may hear from firefighters if a wildfire begins in your area. Fire Evacuations: What you need to knowBlackline
  
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• First human brain implant malfunctioned, Neuralink says

  09-05-2024 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – The first Neuralink implant in a human malfunctioned after several threads recording neural activity retracted from the brain, the Elon Musk-owned startup revealed Wednesday. The threads retracted in the weeks following the surgery in late January that placed the Neuralink hardware in 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh’s brain, the company said in a blog post. This reduced the number of effective electrodes and the ability of Arbaugh, a quadriplegic, to control a
  
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• Research team, including from UNM, suggest evidence of atmosphere on rocky planet

  09-05-2024 20:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A team of researchers, including from the University of New Mexico, recently published their findings that hypothesize for the first time there may be evidence a rocky planet contains an atmosphere.
  The exoplanet 55 Cancri e, which is 41 light years away from earth, orbits a start similar to the sun. The exoplanet orbits so close to the star, making it uninhabitable. The exoplanet is so close to the star the gravitational pull does not allow it to rotate, so
  
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• Moisture returns for much of New Mexico this weekend

  09-05-2024 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  A backdoor cold front has moved through the state this morning, bringing some breezy winds across the RGV. As we head into the later afternoon and evening hours, some light rain chances along with very light snow accumulations are possible across the Northern Mountains.Stronger east winds will develop in the Albuquerque Metro Thursday night through Friday morning, with up to 60 mph wind gusts possible. This surge of east winds will also bring in increasing moisture across the state, setting the
  
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• In race for the New Mexico legislature, Democratic candidates outspending Republicans

  09-05-2024 20:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 170 candidates are spending to try to win elections to the New Mexico legislature. There are still months to go, but so far, Democratic candidates are outspending Republicans.So far, legislative candidates have reported spending more than $1.2 million campaigning for the 2024 primary election and general election. Over $744,000 of that was spending by Democratic candidates, according to records from the New Mexico Secretary of State.Story Continues Be
  
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• Security guard sentenced to probation for attacking unarmed customer

  09-05-2024 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Martin Sandoval was working as a security guard at Walgreens when he attacked an unarmed customer who then had a seizure. Thursday, Sandoval was sentenced to 18 months of probation.1 injured after shooting at the Albuquerque Convention CenterSandoval pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in April. In October 2023 Sandoval was working at the Walgreens near Central and Eubank when he told two people outside of the store to leave. They told
  
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• These cars and trucks are thieves' biggest targets, national data shows

  09-05-2024 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thieves have switched up the vehicles they're targeting most – and a social media trend may be to blame.The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) recalculated its list of most frequently stolen cars with new data from 2023. In years past, full-size pickup trucks tended to top the list, but that's no longer the case.
  The classic American pickup truck has been dethroned by a company sedan when it comes to which vehicle is most frequently stolen. In 2023, the Hyundai E
  
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• What Mother's Day events are going on in Albuquerque for 2024?

  09-05-2024 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Mother's Day is coming up on Sunday, May 12, and if you haven't made plans yet, don't fret. There are still many options for things to do in Albuquerque to celebrate moms this holiday. Did you know you can get seeds for free at Albuquerque libraries?Things To Do This Mother's Day in Albuquerque
  Downtown Growers' MarketFresh produce, live music, food, and shopping in downtown Albuquerque.Free to attend.Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to noon.Corrales Growers' M
  
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• New ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum’ expected to be released in 2026

  09-05-2024 19:27 via krqe.com
  
  Andy Serkis is going back to Middle-earth to play Gollum in two new “Lord of the Rings” films.Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy said Thursday that Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning team behind the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” trilogies, will produce and Serkis will direct. How Airbnb and Disney teamed up to create a replica ‘Up’ house in New Mexico&
  
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• Pictures of Hope exhibition opening at the Albuquerque Museum

  09-05-2024 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Pictures of Hope is a nonprofit that's mission is to change the lives of children and young adults experiencing homelessness by teaching them how to use a camera. Local organization New Day partnered with Pictures of Hope to give young people cameras to showcase their hopes and dreams through photography.  University of New Mexico Hospital nurse adopts NICU babyThursday, May 9 the photos from those young adults will featured in an exhibition a
  
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• TikTok to start labeling AI-generated content that may otherwise 'confuse or mislead viewers,' company says

  09-05-2024 17:22 via krqe.com
  
  (AP) – TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it's uploaded from outside its own platform.TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform.“AI enables incredible creative opportunities, but can confuse or mislead viewers if they don’t know content was AI-generated,” the company said in a prepared statement Thursday. “Labeling helps make that context clear — whi
  
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• Las Cruces man pleads for help evacuating family from Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war

  09-05-2024 17:21 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)-- As the Israel-Hamas war continues to rage in the Middle East hundreds of thousands of miles away, Mohammed Eltanany is pleading for help as he tries to get his family out of Gaza.Eltanany is a doctor in the Borderland. He left Gaza before the war broke out in October, but his younger brother and family were not able to, and they are stuck.
  "Whenever I get a chance to talk to them, I hear stories about people dying everywhere. They are just falling on the streets, and ther
  
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• Texas ranch owner missing dozens of ostriches after extreme flooding

  09-05-2024 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  VALLEY MILLS, Texas (KWKT) – The flooding in Texas over the weekend has ruffled some feathers, and one ranch is seeking to find dozens of missing ostriches.The Superior Ostrich Company in Valley Mills is looking for many of its birds that got loose."I've always had a finger in the ranching operation here all my life and I've seen several floods, but this was one of the granddaddy of all floods," said Reg Lindberg, Superior Ostrich Company founder.Story continues below
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• Ohio man pleads guilty to dumping contaminated wastewater into river, killing more than 40,000 fish

  09-05-2024 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (WJW) – An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to killing more than 40,000 fish after admitting to dumping hazardous substances into the Scioto River.Mark Shepherd, 72, pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping about 7,000 gallons of wastewater containing pollutants and hazardous substances into the waterway near Kenton on April 17, 2021, the United States Department of Justice wrote in a news release.Shepherd, from Kenton, was accused of "negligently" flooding the ri
  
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• Questions about Trump's hush money criminal trial, answered

  09-05-2024 17:18 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Hill's reporters covering former President Trump's hush money criminal case answered questions about the ongoing trial in New York.Trump is standing trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records connected to hush money deals negotiated during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump pleaded not guilty and has denied any wrongdoing.Former President Trump, left, and Stormy Daniels. (Curtis Means-Pool, Getty; Mary Altaffer, Associated Press)Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee discussed ev
  
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• What exactly is a tornado emergency?

  09-05-2024 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — The first-ever tornado emergency in Michigan was issued Tuesday, one of many called across the country in recent weeks as severe weather tears through states in the Plains and Midwest. As massive storms barrel East, homes and property have been destroyed and thousands of people have gone without power.The National Weather Service called an emergency for areas of Michigan on Tuesday evening amid forecasts of a damaging tornado and hail. At the time, other spots in M
  
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• Albuquerque Family Advocacy Center gets a big donation from Victoria's Secret

  09-05-2024 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a nearly quarter-million-dollar donation of crucial supplies that's expected to be a lifeline for New Mexico women who've faced the trauma of sexual assault. Albuquerque's Family Advocacy Center is celebrating a major donation from Victoria's Secret. "We look for those donations all the time. Out of all clothing donations or food donations socks and underwear's are always the last donations we will receive," said Bev McMillan, Family Advocacy
  
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• Former Eddy County residents arrested in Mexico

  09-05-2024 16:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two former Eddy County residents were arrested in Mexico. David Haynes and Johnny Crowley both had arrest warrants and were found hiding in Jaurez, Mexico. Albuquerque police cracking down on crime at city bus stopsOfficials say Haynes is accused of drug trafficking crimes from March of 2023. Authorities accuse Haynes of having about 17,000 fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute at his home in Carlsbad. Law enforcement learned that Haynes went to Mexic
  
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• Disney+, Hulu, Max team up for streaming mega bundle

  09-05-2024 15:10 via krqe.com
  
  (WXIN) - Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up for a new streaming bundle to include Disney+, Hulu and Max.According to the announcement on the Walt Disney Company’s website, the services will be offered together this summer, providing an “unprecedented selection of content” from ABC, CNN, DC, Discovery, Disney, Food Network, FX, HBO, HGTV, Hulu, Marvel, Pixar, Searchlight, Warner Bros. and many more.People will be able to get the bundle from any of the three platfor
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Downtown shooting, Bus stop operation, Showers up north, Pool problems, Nurse adoption

  09-05-2024 15:05 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  Another APD officer placed on leave as part of DWI Unit investigationHow Airbnb and Disney teamed up to create a replica ‘Up’ house in New MexicoTwo online predators in the act amid New Mexico’s fight against Meta platformsAlbuquerque City Council allows development in neighborhood to move forwardNew Mexico United beats MLS club Real Salt LakeCity of Albuquerque looking for new operator of westside shelterCybersecurity issue disrupts operations at Ascensi
  
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• Less wind and higher rain chances through the weekend

  09-05-2024 14:57 via krqe.com
  
  The winds are staying lighter this morning, and skies are partly cloudy in northern New Mexico, while its sunny in southern New Mexico. There is a chance for a few sprinkles in the northeast highlands this morning, and a better chance for rain in the northern mountains this afternoon and evening. Light snow accumulation will be possible in the high peaks through tonight. The Metro will see sunshine until this afternoon, and then clouds will increase through the evening. Temperatures will be a bi
  
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• Boeing whistleblower says he was pressured to hide defects

  09-05-2024 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A former quality inspector at Boeing’s largest parts supplier said Wednesday that he was pressured to hide defects found in airline parts, adding to scrutiny over the company’s quality control for its 737 aircraft.Santiago Paredes worked for over a decade as an inspector at Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing's largest parts manufacturer. He told CBS News and the BBC that he wasn't surprised when missing door bolts led to an entire 737 Max door plug blowing o
  
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• How Airbnb and Disney teamed up to create a replica 'Up' house in New Mexico

  09-05-2024 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The deadline to make a request to stay at Airbnb's Up House in Abiquiu is almost here. Guests have until 12:59 a.m. MT on May 14 to enter to stay at the real-life replica of Carl and Ellie’s home from the 2009 Disney/Pixar film “Up.”Fun facts about the UP Home:The home is part of Airbnb’s Icons series, which features “extraordinary experiences” based around icons in music, film, sports, and more. The Up Home fea
  
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• New Mexico United beats MLS club Real Salt Lake

  09-05-2024 06:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United made history on Wednesday night by hosting an MLS team for the first time in club history. The black and yellow played Real Salt Sake in the round of 32 in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup and put on a show during the historic night. United grabbed a 4-2 win to advance to the round of 16. Lobo basketball announces future home-and-home seriesNew Mexico set the tone early with two quick first-half goals. Each came from Zico Bailey, the first in the
  
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• University of New Mexico Hospital nurse adopts NICU baby

  09-05-2024 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico nurse, who works with sick children, has officially adopted a child born more than four weeks premature and weighing only two pounds. In 2022, Olivia Peña was a registered nurse at the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, a mother of two, and a wife, but then she got a call asking her to take on another role.University of New Mexico students premiering over 40 short filmsPeña had fostered several children before but foster
  
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• Gusty east canyon winds will develop starting Thursday in the ABQ Metro

  09-05-2024 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  Wetter weather will develop across parts of New Mexico late this week. A strong east wind moves into Albuquerque Thursday night.
  It was still a windy day for parts of New Mexico, with the highest winds gusts along and north of I-40, but also breezier weather in the southern part of the state. Temperatures were also slightly cooler across the northern half of New Mexico. Tonight, winds are dying down even as a backdoor cold front is moving into the state from the east. This backdoor front will sp
  
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• Albuquerque police cracking down on crime at city bus stops

  09-05-2024 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A two-day operation targeting bus stops along the Central corridor led to a handgun, fentanyl, and 17 felony warrants cleared. "The warrants ranged from auto theft, possession of a controlled substance, aggravated assault," said APD's southeast area Commander Luke Languit.
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• City of Albuquerque looking for new operator of westside shelter

  09-05-2024 06:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  As the City of Albuquerque works to revitalize its Westside Emergency Housing Center, it's also on the hunt for someone to run the place after the current operator announced it won't renew its contract.
  The WEHC is in the process of a refresh. "The first dorm refresh is completed this week. The new beds are going to be built and installed next week," said Maria Wolfe, Homeless Innovations Officer for the city.
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• Police release new information in deadly Las Cruces crash

  09-05-2024 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New information has been released about a crash in Las Cruces that resulted in one death and 14 injuries last month. The 69-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer says she mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake as she pulled into a parking space in front of a Savers thrift store. Pamela Kaye Nelson, 67, was killed in the crash. Civil suit settled in shooting of Native American activist at protest of Spanish conquistador statueThe Las Cruces Fire
  
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