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• Lobo football wraps up spring practice

  28-04-2024 03:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was only 15 practices, but UNM Head Football Coach Bronco Mendenhall said the last month has felt like three years. While the recruiting grind will continue, practice will come to a halt for a few months as the Lobos concluded spring ball on Saturday.Even though it has only been a short amount of time under the new coaching regime, the consensus around the program is that the culture has already completely changed. From on the fieldwork to the attitude th
  
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• City of Albuquerque settles lawsuit and makes improvements to 'dangerous' intersection

  11-05-2024 06:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars after being sued over a 'dangerous' intersection. But it's also led the city to make safety improvements they say are already making a difference.
  According to court documents, in March 2019, Corey Hall got into a crash at 98th and Volcano, causing a permanent brain injury. John Sloan represented Hall in a lawsuit against the city and other parties claiming the intersection became more da
  
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• NMSP: Radioactive camera lost near Eunice

  11-05-2024 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police say a radioactive camera with a 35-foot cable and crank was lost near Eunice on a closed road on Thursday. The camera could be very dangerous if it is improperly used. New Mexico AG calls out controversial judge’s recent decisionThere is a $5,000 reward for its return, no questions asked. If found, people are asked to contact National Inspection Services at (833)-610-1134 or (979) 739-3855. They can also be contacted at www.nisndt.com.
  
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• VIDEO: Police arrest Albuquerque man accused of causing fatal crash while drunk

  11-05-2024 06:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a deadly scene on Coors near Blake on a Wednesday night in late February. One driver was killed, and the other who walked away, was slurring his speech, and avoiding eye contact with deputies.Deputy: "Where were you coming from?"
  Driver: "Just picking up my brother after work, I think."
  Deputy: "Picking what?"
  Driver: "Picking up my brother after work."That driver was Jesus Gonzalez Moreno and witnesses told deputies that he was driving at high speed
  
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• Pengelly, Spenrath power New Mexico in win over the Nevada Wolfpack

  11-05-2024 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first game of a crucial Mountain West series between New Mexico and Nevada went to the Lobos Friday night 16-0. UNM got a stellar performance on the hill from junior pitcher Dayne Pengelly. Pengelly threw 7 shutout innings, striking out 12 batters and only giving up 4 hits.
  He had run support from Reed Spenrath. He changed the look of what was a scoreless game when he came up to bat in the bottom of the fourth inning with loaded bases. Spenrath hit a gra
  
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• Albuquerque elementary school teacher honored by McDonald's

  11-05-2024 05:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque elementary school teacher was recognized for her role in the community for Teacher Appreciation Week. Michelle Maynez, a 3rd grade dual language teacher at Dolores Gonzales Elementary, became the fifth educator to be awarded by McDonald's. Barrett House residents in Albuquerque get free makeover before Mother’s DayShe was nominated by her students who say she is a wonderful teacher and love the way she teaches class and what she gives ba
  
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• ABQ man charged with decades-old rape cases changes plea mid-trial to no contest

  11-05-2024 04:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A high-profile trial that was supposed to last two weeks came to an abrupt stop this afternoon, as the man charged with a series of cold-case rapes changed his plea.Judge: "Mr. Duran, we have halted proceeding because I have been advised that you want to exercise your constitutional right to change your plea from not guilty to no contest to all of the charges in the second amended indictment- is that correct?"
  Edward Duran: "Yes."Story continues below
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• US dedicates $60 million to saving water along the Rio Grande as flows shrink and demands grow

  11-05-2024 03:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. government is dedicating $60 million over the next few years to projects along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico and West Texas to make the river more resilient in the face of climate change and growing demands.The funding announced Friday by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland marks the first disbursement from the Inflation Reduction Act for a basin outside of the Colorado River system. While pressures on the Colorado River have dominat
  
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• Barrett House residents in Albuquerque get free makeover before Mother's Day

  11-05-2024 03:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a helping hand for some of the metro area's most vulnerable women on Friday as two businesses offered their services for free to help women at a metro-area shelter get a fresh new look before Mother's Day.  Story continues below
  News: Family speaks after woman shot in the neck at Albuquerque graduation ceremonyEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico May 10-16Entertainment: How Airbnb and Disney teamed up to create a replica ‘Up&rsq
  
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• Cimarron High School students build sculpture out of old horseshoes

  11-05-2024 01:59 via krqe.com
  
  CIMARRON, N.M. (KRQE) – Students at Cimarron High School put their welding skills to work on a cool project by creating a life-sized elk sculpture out of old horseshoes. To make it, the students first drew out a silhouette of an elk on the shop's floor, then bent, cut, and welded more than 330 horseshoes together. They also used will pipe to create realistic-looking antlers. What’s happening around New Mexico May 10-16The final product stands 8.5 feet tall and is about nine feet
  
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• New Mexico AG calls out controversial judge's recent decision

  11-05-2024 01:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state's top prosecutor is accusing a New Mexico judge of breaking the law and stomping on crime victim's rights. It comes after that judge suddenly dismissed years of probation from the sentence of a teacher who admitted to molesting a teenager.
  Attorney General Raúl Torrez is calling on the New Mexico Supreme Court to get involved in what he claims is a violation of state law and a disregard of victim's rights by a southern New Mexico district cour
  
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• UNM and hospital residents continue pay negotiations

  11-05-2024 01:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Residents at the University of New Mexico Hospital are raising new questions about how much they're getting paid while an increase in compensation passed the legislature earlier this year. However, that funding has yet to hit residents’ paychecks. “Especially with the rising cost of living the last few years, our salary does not go as far as it used to,” said UNMH Pathology Resident, Dr. Alisha Berry. Story continues below
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• 'Seriously underwater' mortgages rise across US

  11-05-2024 01:28 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Around 1 in 37 homes are now worth much less than their remaining mortgage balance, according to new data released Thursday.
  Nationally, the share of "seriously underwater" mortgages — meaning homes with an outstanding loan at least 25% more than the market value — rose from 2.6% to 2.7% in the first quarter, per real estate data firm ATTOM.However, that share still remains well below the pre-pandemic level when one in 15 homes (6.6%) fell into that category.In a
  
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• Solar storm 2024: What should you do to prepare?

  11-05-2024 01:11 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – It's been almost 20 years since we've seen a geomagnetic storm as strong as the one heading our way this weekend. Power operators and other groups that maintain critical infrastructure are preparing for what might happen when the coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, hit Earth. But is there anything you should be doing?A G4-level solar storm, such as the one expected to hit as soon as Friday evening, can cause issues with the power grid, radio communications and the accuracy of GPS.
  
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• Florida school seeks donations to replace fencing after 29 student show animals killed

  11-05-2024 01:08 via krqe.com
  
  LAKE WALES, Fla. (WFLA) — When Jennifer Williams got to her Lake Wales, Florida, school Thursday morning, it was not a pretty sight. The agriculture instructor and Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisor said what she saw looked like "a massacre."“There were just dead rabbits everywhere, dead chickens everywhere," said the Bok Academy North teacher. "It was unreal." What’s in a name: Gender-neutral baby names are on the riseEarlier that morning, three dogs dug a hole under a fe
  
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• BCSO releases security video connected to man's violent kidnapping and murder

  11-05-2024 01:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Nearly six months after the brutal kidnapping and murder of an Albuquerque man, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office detectives are releasing new video tied to the case that they hope can spark new leads. Deputies say John "Tre" Gabaldon Jr. was abducted in this area back in November. Detectives are looking for two cars spotted on video, that they hope someone will recognize. "He was found to have sustained significant bodily trauma and suffering fro
  
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• What lizards are in your Albuquerque backyard?

  11-05-2024 01:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Even though there are headaches that might come with the hotter weather (weeds, allergies) some cool things are happening in your front and back yards as well. This is the time of year when you're likely to see one of the 47 species of lizards that call New Mexico home.According to Philip Mayhew, a reptile zoologist at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo, there are about seven species of lizards that can be found in and around Albuquerque. The most common include th
  
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• Construction at Echo Amphitheater to begin on Monday

  11-05-2024 00:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More improvements are coming to Echo Amphitheater. The U.S. Forest Service says work at the site, north of Abiquiu Lake, will include the water station, electric hookups, road resurfacing, and new fire ring and picnic tables. New Mexico sets aside $25M to help hire firefighters and EMTsThe campground, picnic table, and trail will shut down on Monday and construction will last six months. The changes come after a contractor replaced two old restrooms last year.
  
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• New Mexico sets aside $25M to help hire firefighters and EMTs

  11-05-2024 00:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state has set aside $25 million to help fire departments add firefighters and EMTs to their ranks. The Department of Finance and Administration says the grants will offset the cost of new salaries, creating opportunities for volunteer firefighters in smaller communities to possibly transition to paid positions. CYFD in search of ways to keep kids from sleeping in state office buildingsThe application period runs from May 15 to June 15. The DFA is ho
  
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• Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue to acquire first electric fire truck in the state

  10-05-2024 23:40 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue (BCFR)received funding from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to get its first electric fire truck.
  NMED awarded BCFR $417,718 in grant funding to partially reimburse $1,829,973 in project costs to replace a 1991 Engine Model Year diesel-fueled Class 8, Pierce Dash fire engine, with a Pierce Volterra battery electric fire engine that does not produce any tailpipe emissions."We look
  
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• Two New Mexico restaurants rank as Yelp's 'Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024'

  10-05-2024 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Yelp released its ranking of the "Top 100 Barbecue Spots" for 2024, and two New Mexico spots made the list. Mad Jack's Mountaintop Barbecue in Cloudcroft ranked as No. 22, and Watson's BBQ in Tucumcari ranked as No. 24.Mad Jack's is located on James Canyon Highway and is open Thursday through Sunday, from 11 a.m. until they sell out for the day. Watson's BBQ is located on South Lake Street and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.Yelp det
  
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• Georgia man accused of northern New Mexico murder pleads not guilty

  10-05-2024 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A Georgia man accused of killing a stranger at a northern New Mexico rest stop has pled not guilty to his charges. According to police, a couple from Colorado stopped at a rest stop on I-25 in Colfax County last month to use the bathroom. Roswell teen found guilty in 2022 double murderPolice say when the wife came out, she saw their car was gone and her husband was on the ground after being stabbed to death. The car was stopped by New Mexico State Police i
  
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• Can't see the northern lights? Try using your phone camera

  10-05-2024 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Looking up at the night sky, you might not see anything special this weekend. But use your phone camera, and it could be a whole different scene.
  In a Friday media briefing on the incoming powerful solar storm, space weather experts said auroras – also called the northern lights – may be visible as far south as Alabama and Northern California Friday and Saturday nights.The further north you are, the better your chances are of seeing the colorful phenomenon. But peop
  
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• VIDEO: Car goes airborne and flips on side in southeast Albuquerque neighborhood

  10-05-2024 23:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A southeast Albuquerque woman caught the moment a car went airborne and landed on its side in a residential neighborhood. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. on Trumbull Avenue SE at Chama Street SE, according to Melissa Hernandez who was a witness.Hernandez said she was getting ready to take her son to work when she heard a loud crash. When she looked at her home security camera, she saw what happened. The video showed two vehicles driving down Trumbull Ave
  
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• Roswell teen found guilty in 2022 double murder

  10-05-2024 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – A Roswell teen was found guilty of a shooting that killed two people in 2022. Jayvin Montoya, who was 15 at the time, shot and killed 15-year-old Cameron Luna and 16-year-old Jorge Armendariz at Cahoon Park in Roswell nearly two years ago. Family speaks after woman shot in the neck at Albuquerque graduation ceremonyPolice say Montoya and another person also robbed the victims. Montoya was found guilty of murder and armed robbery among other charges. His sentenci
  
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• One of Cold Stone Creamery's ice cream flavors is at the center of a legal dispute

  10-05-2024 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Cold Stone Creamery’s pistachio-flavored ice cream is at the center of a proposed class-action lawsuit which alleges that the flavor’s description is misleading — as it contains no actual pistachio.Cold Stone’s parent company, Kahala, had previously filed a motion to dismiss, though the request was denied by a judge in the Eastern District of New York last week.“[This case] raises a deceptively complex question about the reasonable expectations of
  
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• Registration opens for Albuquerque Public Library's summer reading program

  10-05-2024 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Registration is now open for the Albuquerque Public Library's free summer reading program. The eight-week program is for all ages and encourages everyone to read throughout the summer, especially for kids who are on summer break. Local artist teams up to support local nonprofitThe program will start June 1 with family-friendly entertainment, concerts, crafts, and other activities. To register for the program, click this link.
  
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• Lane closures, delays expected on I-25 north at Avenida Cesar Chavez, NMDOT says

  10-05-2024 22:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Continuous lane and shoulder restrictions on Interstate 25 northbound at Avenida Cesar Chavez are expected to begin Friday night at 10 p.m., according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.NMDOT said that I-25 northbound will be down to one lane. The restrictions will be in place until Monday, May 13 at 5 a.m.  Minor delays expected as crews work on I-40 between Gallup and ThoreauNMDOT said weekend work is being performed for interstate br
  
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• Minor delays expected as crews work on I-40 between Gallup and Thoreau

  10-05-2024 22:09 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – Drivers on Interstate 40 between Gallup and Thoreau should expect delays and possible lane closures as the New Mexico Department of Transportation and a contractor begin mill and inlay work. Sitting Bull Falls in Lincoln National Forest closed due to staffing shortagesWork started on Friday at various locations on eastbound and westbound I-40 between mile markers 26 and 54.7. The contractor’s work hours are 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Frida
  
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• Sitting Bull Falls in Lincoln National Forest closed due to staffing shortages

  10-05-2024 21:25 via krqe.com
  
  LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A popular recreation area in the Lincoln National Forest is closed due to staffing shortages, according to a spokesperson for the forest.The Sitting Bull Falls Recreation Area in the Guadalupe Ranger District is closed at the access point until further notice. Forest officials said they are working to be fully staffed so they can reopen the area.Story continues below
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