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• EPA bans most uses of cancer-causing chemical used as paint stripper

  01-05-2024 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday banned most uses of a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. Long-term exposure to the chemical, methylene chloride, can cause cancers of the liver, lung, breast, brain, blood and central nervous system.It has also caused at least 88 deaths from short-term exposure since 1980, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).It has been used in a variety of ways, including in adhesives, automotive products and paint and coating remov
  
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• Lobo basketball finalizing neutral site game against UCLA

  01-06-2024 03:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More non-conference games on the 2024-2025 Lobo men's basketball schedule are falling in place. As reported by CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, the Lobos and Bruins will meet on November 8 in Las Vegas.
  In addition to the UCLA game, the Lobos will also travel to St. John's on November 17 and Palm Springs, CA, for the Acrisure Classic in late November. UNM will host Grambling State, VCU, and NMSU as part of its home non-conference schedule
  
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• NM United to charter flight for fans, team to US Open Cup

  01-06-2024 03:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As New Mexico United is set to play LAFC in the quarterfinal round of the US Open Cup, the club announced that is it chartering a flight for fans, players, and coaches to Los Angeles. In the $250 package, there is roundtrip airfare from Albuquerque to Los Angeles, a ticket to the match at BMO Stadium, and a New Mexico United swag bag with exclusive items.The membership package will go on sale on Wednesday, June 5 at 12 p.m. MST. The flight will leave on Tues
  
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• ABQ Parking Division makes policy changes after investigation from inspector general

  01-06-2024 02:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's Parking Division is cleaning up some of its policies after dozens of complaints accused some workers of breaking the rules. Some of those claims questioned whether employees writing tickets are letting certain drivers off the hook.
  Albuquerque's Office of Inspector General (OIG) received more than 30 separate allegations against the Parking Division. While many of those allegations were not substantiated, the Parking Division is making some cha
  
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• Early numbers show nearly 90,000 New Mexicans have voted

  01-06-2024 02:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The latest data from the Secretary of State's Office shows nearly 90,000 New Mexicans have already cast ballots in the upcoming primary election with 70% in person.Albuquerque Community Safety Department headquarters is now openDemocrats have cast the most so far with more than 55,000. More than 34,000 Republicans have voted.
  Saturday, June 1, is the last day to vote early. Election day is on Tuesday.
  
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• Albuquerque Community Safety Department headquarters is now open

  01-06-2024 02:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a new life for what used to be a problem property in southeast Albuquerque. The city has finally opened the doors on the first-of-its-kind headquarters, dealing with homelessness, addiction, and mental health issues.  The city's unarmed social workers with the Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS) Department now have a permanent home on San Mateo near Kathryn. It's in an area that's struggled with behavioral health issues.  City purchas
  
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• Albuquerque featured on list of cities with mail carrier dog bite incidents

  01-06-2024 01:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Postal Service released its ranking of which cities has the most dog bites against mail carriers. Albuquerque is in the top 20.
  USPS said there were 5,800 reported dog attacks on its workers last year. Los Angeles came in the top spot with 65. Houston, Chicago, Saint Louis, and Cleveland round out the top five.
  Albuquerque tied with San Antonio and Sacramento, placing at #16, with 26 attacks. Next week is their annual National Dog Bite Awareness Cam
  
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• 'Summer of Nonviolence' gives local kids a safe break from school

  01-06-2024 01:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS) is partnering with Bernalillo County to help kids stay out of trouble while they're not in school.The "Summer of Nonviolence" initiative encourages kids to take a pledge to avoid dangerous activity and offers fun, safe alternatives like sports, library programs, outdoor movie screenings, and educational workshops. City purchases hotel on San Mateo for transitional youth housingACS said the local youth can fall into vices du
  
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• Severe storms return Saturday afternoon to eastern New Mexico

  01-06-2024 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  Another round of severe storms are likely Saturday afternoon in eastern New Mexico. Drier and even hotter weather returns next week.
  Strong to severe storms are once again moving through eastern New Mexico Friday afternoon. These storms will continue eastward before moving out of New Mexico by 10 PM. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and locally heavy rainfall will be the biggest threats with any storms that grow to become severe. We have one more day of strong to severe storms in the eastern half
  
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• City purchases hotel on San Mateo for transitional youth housing

  01-06-2024 00:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – City leaders have revealed a location for new transitional housing for young adults.The city purchased the San Mateo Inn near Prospect and will convert it into housing for roughly 30 homeless adults from 18 to 25 years old.“Across the community of service providers and government, everyone agrees that we need to do more for young people who need help and support to get housing,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “Purchasing this property tak
  
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• Tesla recalls 125K vehicles from four models over safety issue

  01-06-2024 00:22 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Tesla has announced yet another recall, this time to fix a potentially dangerous problem affecting the seatbelts.The recall involves more than 125,000 vehicles over four different models, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The seatbelt warning system is supposed to emit a visual and audible signal when drivers don't have their seatbelt fastened properly, but in some vehicles that warning may never happen, the NHTSA said.The recall incl
  
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• Rio Rancho eatery makes Yelp's best lasagna list

  01-06-2024 00:15 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Yelp recently released a list of their top-rated lasagna spots in the United States and Canada and a Rio Rancho spot made the list. Joe's Pasta House in Rio Rancho made it to the number 20 spot in the U.S.With a Yelp rating of 4.4 stars (out of 702 reviews), Joe's Pasta House is the crown jewel of Italian fare in the city of vision. Out of the 702 reviews, 490 of them were five stars. Multiple reviewers highlighted the lasagna. "Probably the best lasagna I've
  
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• After 14 months, Tsankawi Unit at Bandelier National Monument reopens

  01-06-2024 00:01 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – After being closed for more than a year, a popular section at the Bandelier National Monument is open again.The Tsankawi Unit has completed upgrades like re-routed trails, including one that went through the San Ildefonso Pueblo and a gated parking lot. That area was shut down 14 months ago because an NMDOT project affected parking lot access.The National Park Service also worked with the Pueblo on new signs. They said it's a sacred spot that needs to
  
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• U.S. Rep. Vasquez requests $2.5M for safe drinking water in Doña Ana County

  31-05-2024 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-New Mexico, has requested $2.5 million in federal funding to renovate the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) well to deliver safe drinking water to Doña Ana County residents, according to a press release sent by Vasquez's office.CRRUA provides water service to Sunland Park and Santa Teresa.The announcement was made during a meeting held Friday, May 31 where residents, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), CRRUA and loca
  
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• Substitute teacher in Farmington accused of inappropriately touching students

  31-05-2024 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A substitute teacher is accused of inappropriately touching two students at a middle school in Farmington, according to court documents.Jose Nunez, 29, reportedly put his arm around a student's shoulder and rested his hand on her chest. A different student reported a similar encounter with Nunez to school staff. Both incidents happened in May at Hermosa Middle School, court documents stated. Eddy County Sheriff’s Office locates body of missing manN
  
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• Eddy County Sheriff's Office locates body of missing man

  31-05-2024 22:02 via krqe.com
  
  EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Eddy County Sheriff's Office located the body of a man who was reported missing in December 2023. BCSO: Teen found dead in Pajarito Mesa Deputies responded to a remote location near the intersection of Black River Village Road and Bounds Road in reference to a human body that had been discovered on May 17. The Office of the Medical Investigator performed an autopsy and was able to positively identify the person as William Kammerer, who was reported
  
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• Bernalillo County posts resumes for county manager candidates

  31-05-2024 21:55 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The county has posted the resumes of potential candidates for the next county manager. On June 5, the county commission will consider the resumes.The county is looking for someone to replace Julie Morgas Baca, who is resigning. The county manager is tasked with carrying out county business that is approved by the commission. The search process for a new manager has sparked debate among commissioners and even led to an investigation by the New Mexi
  
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• Woman dies in hit-and-run crash on I-25 in Socorro

  31-05-2024 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police is looking for a driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Socorro on Friday.Officers were dispatched to the crash on I-25 near mile marker 161 around 5:30 a.m. NMSP said the driver of a Chevrolet pickup swerved to avoid hitting a deer and crashed. The vehicle rolled over, and the driver and the passenger were able to get out.Story continues below
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• Storm chances persist across eastern New Mexico

  31-05-2024 20:30 via krqe.com
  
  More storms will develop along the central mountain chain during the early afternoon, and move eastward toward Texas by late this evening. A few storms will become severe, especially in the northeast highlands, with a chance for damaging wind, large hail and a tornado. Clouds will increase this afternoon in western, central and northwest NM. Light storms will be possible in the western high terrain and virga or evaporating rain will be possible across the Albuquerque Metro.Saturday will be very
  
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• Inaugural Hoover-Ball tournament coming to Albuquerque in June

  31-05-2024 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Southwest Hoover-Ball is a nonprofit organization that sets out to host an annual Hoover-Ball tournament with proceeds going towards a military or first responder organization.Story continues below
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• Chance to see northern lights returns: Here's where aurora may be visible

  31-05-2024 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The chance to view the northern lights returns for several U.S. states this weekend as a solar storm blasts magnetic material toward Earth.
  The solar storm expected to hit late Friday into early Saturday is categorized as a "G2" in strength, which is much weaker than the "extreme" G5 storms observed earlier this month. Can’t see the northern lights? Try using your phone cameraBut even G2-level solar activity is enough to make northern lights visible in northern states. Th
  
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• Watch: Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day as fissure spreads

  31-05-2024 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier.The eruption Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava as its fissure grew to 3.5 kilometers (2.1 miles) in length.Lava flows from a volcano in Grindavik, Iceland, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A volcano i
  
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• Rail Runner offering free rides for students

  31-05-2024 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Students ages 17 and under will be able to ride the Rail Runner Express for free starting June 1. What’s happening around New Mexico May 31-June 6The promotion will run through July 31. "We want to give our young people in central New Mexico a way to do more and save this summer,"Dewey V. Cave, executive director of Rio Metro Regional Transit District, said in a news release. “And what better way to do that than to offer them free rides on the Rail Runn
  
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• BLM secures 3,700 acres near Rio Grande del Norte National Monument

  31-05-2024 19:21 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the acquisition of approximately 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. The bureau acquired the property six miles southwest of Taos from the Trust for Public Land with the Land and Water Conservation Fund funding.According to a BLM Taos Field Office press release, the lands received wide support from Tribal, state, and local governments, members of congress, and adjacent property ow
  
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• Bernalillo County hosting "Evening in Paradise"

  31-05-2024 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Coming on Saturday, June 1 Bernalillo County is hosting "Evening in Paradise," a Willy Wonka themed party free for the whole family to attend. The party starts at 3 p.m. at Paradise Hills Park.Story continues below
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• New Mexico and Arizona saw record number of Mexican wolf pups fostered

  31-05-2024 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the federal government works to reintroduce wolves to New Mexico and Arizona, they rely on placing foster animals into wild dens. Now, the U.S. Forest Service says they had a record number of foster wolf pups placed into dens this spring.Placing foster pups into wild dens helps support the genetic diversity of the growing wolf population in the southwest. This year, a record 27 Mexican wolf pups entered the packs, nine of which came from New Mexico b
  
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• Road closure affects traffic to upcoming Isleta Amphitheater concert

  31-05-2024 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Due to the closure of University Blvd., Bobby Foster Rd. will be the only available route for fans to get to the Brooks and Dunn Concert at Isleta Amphitheater on Saturday, June 1.What concerts are coming to New Mexico in 2024?Anyone attending the concert is encouraged to plan for traffic delays and arrive early. Isleta Amphitheater will open the parking lot at 2:30 p.m. and gates will open at 4 p.m. to help alleviate some delays. Fans who arrive early can g
  
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• New Mexico reports first measles cases since 2021

  31-05-2024 18:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the first incidence of measles since 2021. Two children from Taos County have confirmed cases, DOH says.The two children are under the age of 10 and were not vaccinated against measles, DOH says. The two children live in the same home and recently returned from international travel. Bernalillo County Commission expanding school-based health servicesThe DOH says the only known public exposure occurr
  
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• Newborn left in Hobbs baby box

  31-05-2024 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  HOBBS, N.M. (KRQE) – A newborn child was left in the baby box at Fire Station 1 in Hobbs for the second time in the past year.The baby was "found to be healthy and well cared for when found by Hobbs Fire Department personnel," according to the city. The newborn was taken to Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital and is now in the custody of the Children, Youth, and Families Department. Accused DWI drivers back on New Mexico roads after officer no-showsThe Safe Haven Baby Box is meant for
  
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• New battery technology alerts parents if a child swallows it

  31-05-2024 15:15 via krqe.com
  
  JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — Battery maker Energizer has designed a new safety system for their coin-sized lithium button batteries.In April, Energizer launched their 3-in-1 Child Shield that features three important child safety features. Most notably, the battery releases a blue dye upon interacting with moisture, such as saliva. For the first time, parents now have a visible way to determine if their children accidentally swallowed a toxic coin battery.A button cell, watch battery, or
  
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