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• Los Lunas mother faces criminal charges for not returning school iPads

  05-10-2022 04:08 via krqe.com
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) – A mother is facing charges for not returning her children's two iPads to their schools. They were issued to the family during the pandemic when schools were forced to close.  "This is likely not a unique situation to Los Lunas schools, but districts across the state, but now that we are back to in-person learning, we need to hold our families accountable," says Sidney Olivas, the Los Lunas Schools Communications Specialist. The Los Lunas Schools Dist
  
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• Clovis Walmart to reopen on Friday

  25-04-2024 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The Clovis Walmart will reopen on Friday months after a fire damaged the building. The Clovis Police Department believes Jimmy Guillen started the fire after a video showed him with multiple propane canisters near the gardening area. Guillenis is facing charges of arson, aggravated burglary, and being a felon with a destructive device. Enjoy indigenous food and poetry at the Tiny Grocer ABQHis state charges have been dismissed so his federal case can move forward
  
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• ABQ Ride sells bus to CNM Ingenuity for CDL training

  25-04-2024 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is working to fill open ABQ RIDE positions by collaborating with the CNM Ingenuity Commercial Driver's License program.The City of Albuquerque sold one of its buses to CNM so students seeking a CDL Class B license can train on it. "We've had a shortage of employees here at ABQ RIDE for both of our driver staff and our vehicle maintenance staff. So this was just one way for us to try and reach out and help to develop a w
  
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• MVD kiosks available at 5 Albuquerque grocery stores

  25-04-2024 23:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Albuquerque's fifth self-serve MVD kiosk is up and running ready to help customers with vehicle registration needs. A $3.95 feed is added to the service which goes to the third party company setting up and managing the kiosks. Albuquerque crews upgrading downtown lightingSeveral services, usually only available at MVD offices, can be done while you grocery shop. "The kiosk allows them to renew registration, print stickers, update MVD's records. They can pay c
  
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• Kim Kardashian joins Kamala Harris for roundtable on criminal justice

  25-04-2024 23:08 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Kim Kardashian joined Vice President Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable on criminal justice reform that highlighted President Biden's use of pardon power.A White House official said Kardashian, a reality television star who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in recent years, attended the discussion alongside Harris, pardon recipients and Steve Benjamin, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.Kardashian worked c
  
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• DeSantis: Florida 'will not comply' with new Biden Title IX rules

  25-04-2024 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Thursday his state “will not comply” with recently unveiled changes to Title IX by the Biden administration.“Florida rejects [President Biden’s] attempt to rewrite Title IX,” DeSantis said in a video posted to the social platform X. “We will not comply, and we will fight back.”“We are not gonna let Joe Biden try to inject men into women's activities,” DeSantis continued. “We are not
  
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• MLB pitcher forced to change glove over 'distracting' American flag patch

  25-04-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch.Manager Craig Counsell went to insert Little with one out in the seventh inning. But as the 6-foot-8 left-hander went through the usual check by umpires for pitchers coming into the game, he was told he had to swap out his glove.“The issue was the American flag was on his glove,” Counsell said.
  
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• Biden cracks down on power plants’ climate emissions, pollution

  25-04-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  The Biden administration on Thursday cracked down on planet-warming emissions and other pollution from power plants, aiming to make these power sources more environmentally friendly.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday it had finalized a suite of rules that aim to cut the plants’ pollution. One such rule, which regulates greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal and new gas plants, will require them to install technology that prevents 90 percent of their c
  
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• Bison moved from Yellowstone to Taos Pueblo

  25-04-2024 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to boost bison populations in New Mexico, 10 bison from Yellowstone National Park are now at the Taos Pueblo, joining an existing herd of 100 bison.The bison were moved as part of the U.S. Department of the Interior's Grasslands Keystone Initiative, a federal effort to utilize indigenous knowledge to protect North America's central grasslands. The InterTribal Buffalo Council handled the move. New Mexico border issues could be sticking point in upc
  
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• Albuquerque teen carjacking suspect will remain in jail

  25-04-2024 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teen will stay behind bars after police say he carjacked a driver and led police on a chase that injured a pedestrian. Police say 17-year-old Dominic Sena tried to carjack a woman at gunpoint near Phil Chacon Park. When that failed, police say he carjacked another driver at gunpoint. NM man accused of trying to light his home on fire with kids inside will stay in jailA police chase ended near San Mateo and Indian School. During the PIT maneuve
  
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• Winds ramp up today as storm arrives

  25-04-2024 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  After a relatively quiet and warm start to the week, winds are starting to whip up across the state. Gusts will be 40-60+ statewide through the afternoon and early evening, leading to areas of blowing dust. Fire danger is high today as well, with Red Flag Warnings in effect through this evening. Winds will remain breezy overnight, and remain a bit gusty into Friday.
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• Detective takes stand in trial against former APD officer

  25-04-2024 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The trial against a former Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officer accused of dragging a disabled man out of Target on Coors continued Thursday. New Mexico law enforcement increased electronic searches for second year in a rowKenneth Skeens is being accused of using excessive force against Matthew McManus while he was at the self checkout trying to buy a bike. The state argues Skeens use force to pull McManus out of the Target without lawful authori
  
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• Mother who triggered Amber Alert taken into custody

  25-04-2024 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Angelique Sanchez, the mother who triggered an Amber Alert when she abducted and fled with her son 10-year-old Carlos Hernandez, has been located and taken into custody.
  New Mexico State Police say Sanchez was located and arrested near 5th and Belrose in Albuquerque on Wednesday, April 24. Carlos Hernandez was with her at the time of her arrest and the Amber Alert was cancelled. Police say the boy is safe.Albuquerque nonprofit that neuters stray cats hopes t
  
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• Enjoy indigenous food and poetry at the Tiny Grocer ABQ

  25-04-2024 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Indigenous food and poetry is taking over the Tiny Grocer ABQ in Old Town April 26 and 27.Three Diné artists will have artwork displayed in McKinley County CourthouseGuests will be able enjoy plates and samples from over 15 Indigenous chefs from around the southwest and hear live indigenous poetry reading. There will also be a ticketed nine-course dinner Thursday, April 25 featuring James Beard nominated chefs. For more information on the event,
  
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• New Mexico law enforcement increased electronic searches for second year in a row

  25-04-2024 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As law enforcement agencies work to keep crime at bay, they are relying on modern investigation methods, including cell phone searches. Last year, New Mexico law enforcement obtained 2.7 billion electronic communication records in the course of their investigations, data shows.State law requires law enforcement agencies to report their electronic search and data collection efforts. The New Mexico Attorney General then publishes that data in annual reports. T
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court gives students chance to hear live oral arguments

  25-04-2024 19:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Rule of Law Program is a live civics educational program for middle school, high school and college students.Three Diné artists will have artwork displayed in McKinley County CourthouseIn the program the New Mexico Supreme Court holds an oral argument that students listen to. After the argument students will have a Q&A session with the justices and will have a chance to ask attorneys questions. This year the oral arguments will be held at Smit
  
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• Three Diné artists will have artwork displayed in McKinley County Courthouse

  25-04-2024 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  MCKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Three Diné artists from McKinley County are working on separate art pieces that will be installed at the McKinley County Courthouse in downtown Gallup.Sculptor Tim Washburn is creating a wood-carved sculpture entitled “Eagle Dancer,” which will be mounted on a stone-sculpted base. The work will be placed in the center of the rotunda’s two-story windows and is in honor of the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial, an important, long-runn
  
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• Search ongoing for Santa Fe man suspected of using homemade raft on Colorado River in Grand Canyon 

  25-04-2024 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The National Park Service is searching for a man from Santa Fe, New Mexico, who went missing at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.The NPS said a champagne 2001 Toyota Tacoma belonging to Thomas L. Robison, 58, was found abandoned at Lees Ferry, within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, on April 21. Officials believe Robison may have attempted to travel down the Colorado River with his Welsh corgi on a self-made wooden raft. NMSP: Santa Fe Police inv
  
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• Protests erupt at colleges across the country

  25-04-2024 16:00 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Clashes between police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators are intensifying.The protests on college campuses are now getting the attention of some top lawmakers on Capitol Hill.House Speaker Mike Johnson received a mixed reaction Wednesday at Columbia University where he condemned the ongoing student protests against the war in Gaza. He was drowned out by boos."Enjoy your free speech,” Johnson said.During Johnson’s speech Wednesday, he called on the school's pres
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is overturned in New York

  25-04-2024 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: OMA complaints, Prom performance, Cooler and windy, Lifeguard program, Street Cat Hub

  25-04-2024 15:19 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  NMSP: Santa Fe Police involved in shootingDozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools sue over 180-day ruleSentence dismissed for New Mexico man who killed his fatherAthlete from New Mexico will carry the torch for the upcoming Special OlympicsNM border issues could be sticking point in upcoming special lawmaking sessionUNM launching AI-enhanced pilot program this summerColleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremon
  
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• Windy weather with some showers and cooler temperatures

  25-04-2024 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday morning is off to a cooler, clear and calm start. Sunshine is expected statewide until midday, and then more clouds and showers will build into northwest New Mexico. There will be a chance for showers and storms in the west mountains, Four Corners and northern mountains, but the rest of the state will stay dry.Forecast Continues Below
  News: Amber Alert issued for Albuquerque 10-year-oldInvestigation: Documents reveal when Albuquerque police investigated DWI unit tipBusiness: Former owne
  
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• NMDOJ investigating complaints about Bernalillo County Commission

  25-04-2024 14:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Justice is investigating claims that the Bernalillo County Commission violated meeting rules. This comes after a commission meeting when the board passed a resolution outlining a new county commissioner selection process.UNMH Lifeguard program expands fleet to help respond to more callsCommissioner Steven Michael Quezada ended up walking out of that meeting, claiming he and commissioner Walt Benson had no say in the process. The
  
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• Colleges nationwide turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near

  25-04-2024 13:39 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests.While grappling with growing protests from coast to coast, schools have the added pressure of May commencement ceremonies. At Columbia University in New York, students defiantly er
  
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• Strong winds, blowing dust, high fire danger develops Thursday afternoon

  25-04-2024 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  High winds return Thursday afternoon with gusts up to 60 mph possible. Another storm will bring more winds, but a better chance for rain on Saturday.
  It was another warm day Wednesday all across New Mexico, but cloud cover kept temperatures a few degrees cooler than the near-record warmth we had on Tuesday. The clouds will be clearing out tonight with more mild temperatures overnight. Winds will begin picking up Thursday morning as our next storm system moves into the state. By Thursday afternoo
  
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• Albuquerque nonprofit that neuters stray cats hopes to expand operation

  25-04-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a problem across Albuquerque: stray cats roaming the neighborhoods and populating. One non-profit's mission to reduce the number of unfixed cats is hoping to expand its operations and is seeking the public's help.
  For Jayne Sage, Wednesdays look like this. "We're heading to a mobile home park over at Wyoming," she said. Once there, she releases stray cats that live there after spaying and neutering them. She's been doing this work since 2001 and founded
  
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• Fauci to testify before Congress for the first time since stepping down

  25-04-2024 06:15 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to President Biden, will testify before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, making it the first time he will appear before a congressional panel since leaving government work at the end of 2022.
  Subcommittee Chair Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) announced the hearing on Wednesday. Fauci had committed to testify late last year along with agreeing to two days of interviews which took place in January.The closed-door
  
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• Dozens of New Mexico school districts and charter schools sue over 180-day rule

  25-04-2024 05:40 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – More than 50 school districts and charter schools are bringing a lawsuit against the state over a new rule requiring a 180-day school year. The state's Superintendent's Association says more are signing on.UNM launching AI-enhanced pilot program this summerThe suit claims the requirement of 180 instructional days conflicts with the state's rules allowing districts to opt for four-day school weeks. Superintendents say districts budgeted for four-day weeks will face
  
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• Giuliani, Meadows charged in Arizona ‘fake elector’ indictment

  25-04-2024 03:51 via krqe.com
  
  An Arizona grand jury handed up felony charges against Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and other prominent Trump allies for allegedly attempting to prevent the lawful transfer of power from then-President Trump to Joe Biden.Seven Trump aides were charged alongside 11 pro-Trump Arizona Republicans who signed documents purporting to be the state’s valid electors in 2020.Story continues below
  News: Amber Alert issued for Albuquerque 10-year-oldInvestigation: Documents reveal when Albuquerque poli
  
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• Westside Community Center gets upgrades ahead of South Valley Pride Day

  25-04-2024 03:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Westside Community Center in Albuquerque is finally ready for this year's South Valley Pride Day after some much-needed improvements. The center's park, near Iselta and Atrisco, has new additions including covers on their playground, new grass, and a new stage for community events.City of Albuquerque hosting annual Spring into Summer event"A whole community together is more powerful and more, kind of conducive of doing positive things. That's why we cele
  
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