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• LIVE: North Port police block entrances to park at center of Brian Laundrie search

  20-10-2021 17:54 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — There is a large police presence at Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park Wednesday morning as authorities continue to search for Gabby Petito's fiancé Brian Laundrie.
  The park reopened to the public on Tuesday after being closed for nearly a month while authorities searched for the 23-year-old fugitive.2 Florida teachers stumbled into wrong home after night of drinking; resident shot, report saysOn Wednesday, North Port police had blocked off both entrances t
  
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• Disneyland unveils new summer ticket deal

  03-05-2024 06:32 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Disneyland has introduced a new ticket deal just in time for the upcoming summer season.Beginning on May 29, parkgoers can purchase a three-day, one-park-per-day weekday ticket starting at $149 for children and $249 for adults and weekend tickets starting at $199 for children and $299 for adults.Story continues below
  Trending: Airbnb opens replica ‘Up’ house for stays in AbiquiuCrime: VIDEO: Man fatally stabs coworker at Golden PrideEvents: What concerts are coming to
  
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• Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison

  03-05-2024 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection.Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him — head first and face down — into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. Whitton later boasted in a text m
  
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• Mother speaks after South Valley school director is accused of holding box cutter blade to her son's neck

  03-05-2024 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A concerned mother is speaking out after her son, a Junior at South Valley Academy, had a blade to his neck at school. The man accused of doing it? The Executive Director of the Charter School.
  "My heart dropped, my heart dropped, I started crying, I told him, I was like, if he did this, what's next," said Claudia Morales, the student's mother.
  Morales says it happened on April 18. She received a call from the school that morning saying her son was thre
  
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• Storm chances and wind returns this weekend

  03-05-2024 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  A few isolated storms will be possible in eastern New Mexico through the weekend. High winds will return to the state starting Sunday.It's a much quieter weather day across New Mexico. High temperatures were slightly cooler thanThursday, with temperatures closer to average for this time of year. Winds were much lighter Thursday afternoon as well. Tonight, an area of low clouds and drizzle will develop across parts of northeast New Mexico through Friday morning. Clouds will clear out by Friday af
  
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• Video shows moments after inmate is accused of trying to escape transport west of Albuquerque

  03-05-2024 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - It was a scene crawling with law enforcement officers for an incident involving one of their own.
  On April 17, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a crash on the Frontage Road south of I-40, west of town. According to a criminal complaint, a corrections officer was transporting inmate, Gabriel Sanchez, when Sanchez rolled down the window and tried to make an escape. While trying to get the inmate under control, the officer hit two other cars,
  
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• BCSO: Man found dead in canal near Coors and Rio Bravo

  03-05-2024 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office says a body was found near Coors and Rio Bravo. BCSO responded around 7 p.m. where they found a male who had died in a canal. Albuquerque mom arrested after special needs son diesDetails are limited at this time. BCSO says they are investigating the victim's cause of death.
  
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• Albuquerque woman wins on Jeopardy! for the second straight night

  03-05-2024 05:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's very own Jeopardy! contestant has won for the second night in a row. Weckiai Rannila was crowned champion on Wednesday's broadcast snapping the previous winner's five-show streak. Volcano Vista High School teacher wins Golden Apple AwardOn Thursday, she won again securing $18,000 beating another competitor by just $2. You can continue to watch Rannila compete on Jeopardy! on Friday night at 6 p.m. on KRQE.
  
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• City of Albuquerque asks for residents to protect New Mexico pollinators

  03-05-2024 05:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is asking residents to protect New Mexico pollinators because, without them, humans would go hungry. The city says as many as 2,000 pollinator species live in New Mexico, including 300 butterfly species and 1,400 bee species. Moths, beetles, wasps, bats, and hummingbirds also contribute. NMDOT provides roundabout info to T or C residentsAlbuquerque is a Certified Bee City and is the first city in the southwest to be named as such. The
  
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• Albuquerque asks for residents to protect New Mexico pollinators

  03-05-2024 05:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is asking residents to protect New Mexico pollinators because, without them, humans would go hungry. The city says as many as 2,000 pollinator species live in New Mexico, including 300 butterfly species and 1,400 bee species. Moths, beetles, wasps, bats, and hummingbirds also contribute. NMDOT provides roundabout info to T or C residentsAlbuquerque is a Certified Bee City and is the first city in the southwest to be named as such. The
  
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• Volcano Vista High School teacher wins Golden Apple Award

  03-05-2024 05:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque educator has earned the prestigious Golden Apple Award. Desiree Sers, a Volcano Vista High School forensic science teacher, earned the award on Thursday. It's given to seven New Mexico teachers a year by the Golden Apple Foundation. New Mexico students engineer glove to help Parkinson’s disease patientsTeachers who demonstrate classroom excellence, professional commitment, and a desire to elevate education in the state are nominated anon
  
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• Local professional bowler returns to Albuquerque after winning PBA Major Title

  03-05-2024 05:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –DeeRonn Booker is the Pro Shop manager at Santa Ana Star Casinos Starlight Bowling Center, and the 33-year-old bowler accomplished a major feat on March 31, in Las Vegas, NV. Just a full-time-professional bowler for two seasons, Booker won this year's USBC Masters, which is one of five events considered to be major events in bowling."It was hard to explain, I mean sometimes we think in the back of our minds that this may never happen, but when it did happen I
  
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• Albuquerque mom arrested after special needs son dies

  03-05-2024 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman is behind bars after police say she starved her special needs son to death. Marcella Montelongo, 23, is in jail after Albuquerque police say she killed her 5-year-old son.Man accused of running massive Albuquerque shoplifting ring is indictedAccording to the criminal complaint, the Albuquerque Police Department was called to Montelongo's home in July where her son was unconscious and not breathing. Paramedics were not able to save the bo
  
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• Judge rules against former APD officer who said he was wrongfully fired

  03-05-2024 04:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge has ruled against a former Albuquerque Police Department accused of lying on the job who says he was wrongfully fired. APD fired spokesperson and DWI investigator Fred Duran in 2020 after he arrested a woman for drunk driving without following proper procedures, and then lied about what happened, according to the department.Judge rules that Bernalillo County DA’s Office can prosecute deputy on assault chargeDuran sued claiming the arrest was le
  
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• Albuquerque man charged with December murder

  03-05-2024 04:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque felon with an extensive criminal history has been arrested again this time on a murder charge. Raymond Davila, also known as Diablo, is charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of 44-year-old Eddie Diaz. South Valley charter school director accused of holding box cutter to student’s neckOn December 31, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office responded to a call from a neighbor who heard gunshots and sa
  
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• APD arrests teen accused of firing a shot while at Coronado Mall

  03-05-2024 04:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested 16-year-old Julian Herandez for a shooting at Coronado Mall in March. Detectives say Hernandez fired a single shot as he was leaving the food court area.South Valley charter school director accused of holding box cutter to student’s neckWitnesses told police that a group of juveniles were sitting at a table in the food court when one male juvenile grabbed a bag, yelled an obscenity, and ran to the exit. Th
  
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• Increasing encampments in the bosque leads to enforcement dispute in Valencia County

  03-05-2024 01:59 via krqe.com
  
  VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a battle between two government agencies over who is supposed to police the bosque in Valencia County. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) and the Valencia County Sheriff's Office are at an impasse while more and more homeless encampments are moving in.
  "We are sensitive to the needs and the dignity of the individuals. We don't want to impose on that, but we do have to protect the bosque," said Eric Zamora, chief operating officer for
  
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• South Valley charter school director accused of holding box cutter to student's neck

  03-05-2024 01:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The executive director of South Valley Academy charter school is accused of threatening a student with a box cutter, according to court documents.A warrant for Richard Perea, 58, of Albuquerque, on the charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault, and an open count of child abuse was filed in court on Wednesday. The incident between Perea and a 17-year-old student allegedly happened on April 18.Story continues below
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• Storm chances develop in eastern New Mexico starting Friday afternoon

  03-05-2024 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  A few isolated storms will be possible in eastern New Mexico starting Friday afternoon through the weekend. High winds will return to the state starting Sunday.It's a much quieter weather day across New Mexico. High temperatures are slightly cooler than the heat we had on Thursday, with temperatures closer to average for this time of year. Winds are much lighter Thursday afternoon as well. Overnight, an area of low clouds and drizzle may develop across parts of northeast New Mexico through Frida
  
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• Man accused of running massive Albuquerque shoplifting ring is indicted

  03-05-2024 00:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grand jury has indicted a man of masterminding a massive shoplifting ring. Deputies say Raul Garcia organized thefts of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at multiple stores across the Metro. Registered sex offender arrested for child pornography in AlbuquerqueThey say the thieves were working for Garcia and would take the stolen items to him where he then resold them. Garcia is facing several charges including organized retail crime, money lau
  
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• Fire restrictions announced for Pecos Canyon State Park

  03-05-2024 00:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Stage II fire restrictions for Pecos Canyon State Park in San Miguel County will begin Friday, May 3 at 8 a.m., according to the New Mexico State Parks Division. "Due to dry conditions and two recent fire starts within outdoor recreation areas within Pecos Canyon, we feel it is prudent to restrict open campfires at this time,”said Toby Velasquez, State Parks Division Director, in a news release. “Fire restrictions are a proactive way to reduce the
  
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• NMDOT provides roundabout info to T or C residents

  03-05-2024 00:09 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently held an open house regarding the nearly-built Date Street Roundabouts in Truth or Consequences. The meeting was held on Tuesday, April 30 at the Hot Springs High School cafeteria. NMDOT to remove murals along I-25 underpassIn addition to NMDOT staff providing simple education on how to successfully drive through a roundabout, student-only learning sessions were held earlier in the day. Informa
  
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• New Mexicans should check bank accounts after healthcare cyberattack

  03-05-2024 00:04 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state's Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) says New Mexicans should check their bank accounts for suspicious activity. The state said New Mexicans could have been impacted by a cyberattack on Change Healthcare.The company handles roughly half of all medical claims in the U.S., OSI says. On February 21, 2024, the company was attacked and has now confirmed that consumers' personal information was accessed. Protestors block entrance to Kirtla
  
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• Judge rules that Bernalillo County DA's Office can prosecute deputy on assault charge

  02-05-2024 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office will be able to prosecute a deputy charged with aggravated assault. Michael Borrecco was off-duty when investigators say he pulled a gun on two people at a Circle K on Osuna earlier this year. Suspect wounded in Albuquerque police shooting faces 15 charges over auto theftHis attorney filed a motion to disqualify the DA's office from the case citing a conflict of interest over Bernalillo County Sheriff's O
  
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• New Mexico getting over $28 million for drinking water improvements

  02-05-2024 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed in 2021, is putting more than $28 million in federal funding towards bringing clean drinking water to New Mexicans, New Mexico's congressional officials say.“Every New Mexican deserves the right to a clean and reliable supply of safe drinking water,” U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said in a press release. “Because of the investments we passed in the Infrastructure Law, our
  
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• Comment period extended for Cibola National Forest project

  02-05-2024 23:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Scoping comments are still being accepted for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project in the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands. The proposal is to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia Ranger District, Sandoval and Bernalillo Counties, Sandia Mountains, and north of I-40.The aim of the project is to reduce the impacts of high severity fire, reducing wildfire risk to communities wi
  
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• Registered sex offender arrested for child pornography in Albuquerque

  02-05-2024 23:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who is a registered sex offender was arrested by the New Mexico Department of Justice’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Division for child pornography.Mario “Troy” Colangelo, 53, was arrested for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material of children under the age of 13. VIDEO: Man fatally stabs coworker at Golden PrideDuring the investigation, it was discovered that Colangelo, a registered sex off
  
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• Suspect wounded in Albuquerque police shooting faces 15 charges over auto theft

  02-05-2024 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The suspect wounded in a police shooting is now facing charges for auto theft. The Albuquerque Police Department says they exchanged gunfire with 35-year-old Nicholas Roach near Sandia Casino late Tuesday night. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office investigating suspicious deathCourt documents filed on Thursday show he's facing 15 charges in Sandoval County over a Hummer H3, a camper trailer, tools, and other items reported stolen last month.
  
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• The IRS is overhauling how it audits. Here's who is a target

  02-05-2024 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The IRS is changing things up. The tax agency said Thursday it will be "taking swift and aggressive action" to crack down on people and companies not paying taxes properly.
  The IRS now has the funding to take a closer look thanks to an influx of cash from the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, the agency said. "Prior to IRA, more than a decade of budget cuts prevented the IRS from keeping pace with the increasingly complicated set of tools that non-compliant taxpayers use to shel
  
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• Cinco de Mayo: Where to get discounted food, drinks in honor of the holiday

  02-05-2024 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – This coming Cinco de Mayo, we think-o you might-o want a discounted burrito or two.Ahead of Sunday’s celebrations, several popular restaurants are offering promotions on Mexican-inspired food and drink, with one even giving out T-shirts to the first customers of the day. Some of these deals extend beyond Cinco de Mayo, just in case you’re hoping to scarf down discounted dishes all weekend long.Take a look below to find a deal near you, then get ready to sink-o your
  
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