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• Federal legislation would dedicate $28M toward protecting endangered species

  20-10-2021 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new piece of federal legislation would dedicate millions to protecting endangered species in New Mexico. Senator Martin Heinrich introduced the Recovering America's Wildlife Act earlier this year which would help species that currently lack the necessary funding for management.
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• Bernalillo County Commissioners to discuss Alameda Drain Trail bike project funding

  24-04-2024 01:53 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE)  –  A county commissioner is worried Tuesday that funding to expand a popular bike trail could be pulled. The Alameda Drain Trail was first approved in 2016, but now a portion of the nine-mile project is at risk of losing funding. The Alameda Drain bike trail project would connect a section at El Pueblo Road to Alameda Boulevard. It would take adding paved bike lanes at the intersection near Paseo Del Norte and El Pueblo Road.  Story
  
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• VIDEO: Valencia County Commissioner seen disrespecting courthouse security staff

  24-04-2024 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Valencia County Commissioner is in hot water after video surfaces of him refusing to follow directions while attempting to go through court security.Commissioner Joseph Bizzell: You need to learn who you are talking to.Security: I don't know who I'm talking to, did you identify yourself?In November 2023, Valencia County Commissioner Joseph Bizzell walked into the county courthouse. Video shows within seconds of coming in, Commissioner Bizzell didn't pl
  
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• New Mexico representatives hold roundtable to discuss homelessness

  24-04-2024 01:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Supreme Court hears a case on homelessness, two New Mexico representatives hosted a roundtable on Tuesday to discuss how to help solve the problem. Representatives Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury hosted the roundtable in southeast Albuquerque. New Mexico preparing for Supreme Court ruling on homeless camping in public spacesThey announced $16 million in federal funding for 16 programs that provide housing assistance and services to homeless pe
  
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• Albuquerque Uptown business robbed twice at knifepoint this month

  24-04-2024 01:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Uptown shop has been robbed twice at knifepoint in the middle of the day just this month. “We moved to Uptown kind of thinking 'this is such a great opportunity of growth for us'… it is shocking that it happened,” said Co-owner of Old Barrel Tea Company, Bailey Riddle.Story continues below
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• Near record heat across New Mexico today

  24-04-2024 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures reached near-record levels across New Mexico Monday afternoon. More active weather returns later this week.
  Tuesday afternoon is one of the warmest days so far this year across New Mexico, with many areas climbing into the 80s and 90s. A weak backdoor front in northeast New Mexico is keeping temperatures a few degrees cooler there, and its trying to produce some isolated showers along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Clouds will clear out tonight with another round
  
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• Prosecutors want Trump to be held in contempt — but what does that mean?

  24-04-2024 00:36 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Tuesday morning, before former President Donald Trump's hush money trial resumed, the New York judge in his case held a hearing on the prosecution’s request that Trump be held in contempt of court and fined at least $3,000 for allegedly violating his gag order.Trump currently faces 34 felony counts for reimbursements prosecutors claim his company made to his lawyer Michael Cohen for hush money payments. Those payments were allegedly disguised in records as legal expenses.
  
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• Millions of salaried workers will be eligible for overtime pay under new Biden rule

  24-04-2024 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S.The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime eligibility seen in decades. Starting July 1, employers will be required pay overtime to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain executive, administrative and professional roles, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That cap will then rise to $58,656 by the start of 2
  
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• Crime Stoppers identifies man wanted in connection to attacking 3 people in downtown Albuquerque

  24-04-2024 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers identified a man who is wanted in connection to two separate attacks on three people in downtown Albuquerque on April 10.Crime Stoppers and Albuquerque Police are searching for Brian Eisenbeis, 43, for the attacks, one of which involved two elderly men and another of which involved a woman. Eisenbeis is described as having a shaved head, with light-colored hair and eyes.According to the arrest warrant for Eisenbeis, he r
  
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• Dolphin found dead on beach with 'multiple' gunshot wounds

  24-04-2024 00:27 via krqe.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story contains an image of a dead dolphin that may be disturbing to some; viewer's discretion is advised.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services is offering a $20,000 reward for information after a dolphin was found shot to death on a beach last month.
  The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found with "multiple bullets" in its "brain, spinal cord, and heart" on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana on March
  
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• New Mexico governor takes concerns about cannabis seizures to DHS Secretary Mayorkas

  24-04-2024 00:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is getting involved in the issue of licensed cannabis distributors having their marijuana products seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at checkpoints in New Mexico.The governor brought her concerns to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last week, according to the governor's Director of Communications, Michael Coleman. "During the conversation, the governor noted that industry operators in border
  
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• New Mexico gets $156 million for solar projects

  23-04-2024 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving New Mexico $156,120,000 to fund solar projects. The goal is to bring solar energy to low-income families through the "Solar for All" initiative.“With the fires, drought and heat that New Mexico is experiencing because of the global climate crisis, there is real hope in being awarded $156 million dollars to superpower the Community Solar Program," Camilla Feibelman, the director of the Sierra Club Rio G
  
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• UnitedHealth says 'substantial proportion' of Americans' information hit by cyberattack

  23-04-2024 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February targeted the data of "a substantial proportion of people in America," UnitedHealth Group (UHG) said this week, with the company confirming it paid a ransom in an effort to protect patient information."Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files containing protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII), which could cover a substantial proportion of people in Americ
  
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• Two Gallup residents get wages paid after years in court and lawsuit against DWS

  23-04-2024 23:26 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – After claiming they weren't paid for work they did at 505 Burgers in Farmington, a Gallup couple has received a payout after a settlement agreement. But the lengthy legal battle took more than five years – and a lawsuit against the state agency tasked with helping workers.“Persistence is the keyword. We didn’t give up. We just stuck with it,” Jose "Pancho" Olivas said in a press release. Albuquerque local headed to prison after steali
  
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• NMMFA gets $2.35M for Recovery Housing Program

  23-04-2024 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than $2 million has been approved to help find housing for people recovering from substance abuse. New Mexico's Recovery Housing Program will be holding an online training lesson, for eligible service providers that have the ability to provide recovery housing. New Mexico colleges, universities get funding to address food insecurityThe training begins on April 24 at 2:00 p.m. People will need to access the training online. Qualified service providers will have
  
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• Comedian Elayne Boosler says she was arrested over handbag dispute at Dodger Stadium

  23-04-2024 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Elayne Boosler, Rolling Stone's “First Lady of Stand-Up," expressed outrage after she was arrested for refusing to leave Dodger Stadium due to a handbag that violated the stadium's bag policy.Boosler was trying to attend Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, she explained in a video posted to her YouTube on Monday, when security stopped her for her new baseball-shaped handbag. MLB players break this rule frequently — you may b
  
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• ABQ BioPark getting electric train, gray wolf refuge, new event pavilion

  23-04-2024 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Millions of dollars in improvements are under construction at the BioPark. Soon, visitors can expect a new event space at the botanic garden, a new train at the heritage farm, and a renovated alligator snapping turtle habitat, funded by gross receipt taxes (GRT).“GRT funds are allowing us to build best-in-class habitats that far exceed typical zoo animal care standards,” Lynn Tupa, BioPark Zoo manager, said in a press release. “Guests can a
  
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• FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements

  23-04-2024 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job.From fast food workers to CEOs, the FTC estimates 18 percent of the U.S. workforce is covered by noncompete agreements — around 30 million people.
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• Surgeon fired after ogling sedated patients' 'genitals of the day,' taking money from medical company

  23-04-2024 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A Harbor-UCLA Medical Center surgeon who was accused of a variety of acts of misbehavior, including some that were sexist and racist, has been fired by the hospital, according to reports.Story continues below
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• FBI monitoring for threats to Jewish Americans amid Passover, Wray says

  23-04-2024 22:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — The FBI is monitoring for threats against Jewish Americans amid the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, adding that the number was already high before Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Last week, Wray mentioned the FBI’s work in investigating anti-Jewish hate crimes while speaking at an event hosted by the Secure Community Network, the largest Jewish security organization on the continent. Story continues below
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• First 2024 primary election ballots sent to military, oversees voters

  23-04-2024 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Secretary of State has sent over 700 ballots to New Mexico voters that live oversees or are in the military. That means the very first ballots of the 2024 election season are on their way.“Sending ballots to our military and overseas voters marks a critical step in the election process to ensure all qualified New Mexicans can make their voices heard, no matter where they are currently residing in the world,” Secretary of State Maggie
  
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• First 2024 primary election ballots sent to military, overseas voters

  23-04-2024 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Secretary of State has sent over 700 ballots to New Mexico voters that live overseas or are in the military. That means the very first ballots of the 2024 election season are on their way.“Sending ballots to our military and overseas voters marks a critical step in the election process to ensure all qualified New Mexicans can make their voices heard, no matter where they are currently residing in the world,” Secretary of State Maggie
  
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• The heat is on before a storm arrives later this week

  23-04-2024 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  Today is going to be the warmest day of the week for most of the state, with temperatures 5-15° above average for late April. A weak backdoor front is keeping temperatures slightly cooler across far northeastern New Mexico, which may spark up an isolated shower this afternoon but it won't be heavy or widespread. The rest of the state will be dry and calm. Above average temperatures and calm winds will stick around tomorrow before a storm arrives later this week.
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• Opening statements in trial against former Albuquerque police officer accused of excessive force

  23-04-2024 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Opening statements were heard in the trial against former Albuquerque police officer Kenneth Skeens, accused of using excessive force against a man with disabilities trying to buy a bike. Former owner of longtime Albuquerque ice cream shop reflects on sale after 19 years in businessIn 2022 Skeens is seen on lapel video approaching a man struggling at a self checkout at the Target on Coors. A few moments later the incident escalates and bodycam footage s
  
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• Former APD officer accused of dragging disabled man out of Target stands trial

  23-04-2024 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It was a video that sparked outrage from the community: a man with disabilities being dragged out of a Target on Coors in August of 2022 for taking too long to pay for a bicycle at self checkout.Video: Albuquerque Police officer charged for disabled man’s arrestNews 13 reported on the incident last year when the New Mexico Attorney General filed criminal charges against former Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Officer Kenneth Skeens.
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• New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Dept. warns community about fake demand letters

  23-04-2024 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department is warning taxpayers about fraudulent demand letters going out to property owners who are delinquent on their taxes.The letters tell the owners to call a 1-800 number by a certain date, or the state will seize their property. The letters have been sent to property owners in Valencia County and possibly elsewhere. The letters are not from the state Taxation and Revenue Department. Albuquerque local headed to prison afte
  
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• Valles Caldera offering summer outdoor programs

  23-04-2024 19:20 via krqe.com
  
  JEMEZ SPRINGS (KRQE) – As the weather warms, the Valles Caldera National Preserve is offering a range of outdoor activities for visitors. In addition to offering hiking and fishing, the site is also planning ranger-led activities.“This is our most exciting program season to date,” Park Superintendent Jorge Silva-Bañuelos said in a press release. “We hope everyone who visits the park this summer will join one of these ranger-guided programs to gain a better app
  
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• Cold case suspect dies the same day victims' remains found: West Virginia police

  23-04-2024 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A West Virginia man indicted for the murder of a 10-year-old girl missing since 2000 died Monday, according to authorities. That same day, West Virginia State Police say remains believed to belong to the girl and her mother were found at the man's home.
  Natasha "Alex" Carter, 10, and mother Susan Carter were last seen in August 2008. According to the FBI, Susan and Alex's father were in a "contentious" custody battle over their daughter. Susan allegedly told him "he wo
  
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• South Korean man gets prison time for cat-killing spree

  23-04-2024 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country's most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.The man, who is in his 20s, was convicted of violating South Korea’s animal protection law last week, the Changwon District Court in southeastern South Korea said Tuesday. The court did not identify the man.The man went on a cat-killing spree between December 2022 and September 2023 due to a deep hatre
  
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• Photos: Yearling mountain lions rescued from dam's spillway

  23-04-2024 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — Two yearling mountain lions were saved from drowning on Friday at Vallecito Reservoir in Colorado, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Southwest Regional office.The agency said Mike Canterbury, the dam tender with Pine River Irrigation District, was going to release water from the reservoir down the spillway when he saw two young mountain lions trapped by the spillway's high walls.The spillway was too tall for the yearling mountain lions to escape.The spillway was to
  
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