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• Officials break ground on pipeline to bring fresh water to To'hajiilee

  15-05-2024 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  TOHAJIILEE, N.M. (KRQE) – Construction has begun to bring Navajo Nation water to To'hajiilee. The groundbreaking for the 7.5-mile pipeline connecting To'hajilee to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility's system was held on Wednesday.Valles Caldera backcountry route reopens for 2024Right now, the reservation has six community water wells with only one functioning but the new pipeline will now help bring fresh water owned by the Navajo Nation to the community. "It is the reali
  
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• Heat continues to build through Thursday

  12-06-2024 06:29 via krqe.com
  
  Hotter and drier weather continues to move into New Mexico through Thursday. Near record and record high temperatures are possible Thursday afternoon.
  Scattered showers and storms developed again Tuesday afternoon across parts of New Mexico. A few of these storms are still going tonight. Temperatures were much hotter across the state today too, with highs warming as much as 20° compared to Monday afternoon. Overnight lows will stay warm once again to start the day Wednesday. A few isolated s
  
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• Attorney speaks after former BCSO deputy's DWI case is dropped

  12-06-2024 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputy was pulled over for DWI, her case was dropped by the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office. And her attorney says it was the right move.The attorney for Adrienne Seay says he is happy the DA's office has dropped the case. He maintains his client is still a good cop and the arrest was not warranted. “In this case that occurred, but I think there was just some unique circumstances that occurred in
  
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• Bernalillo County Commissioners select top 3 candidates for county manager

  12-06-2024 05:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County Commissioners narrowed their search for the next count manager. The top three candidates were selected during Tuesday night's meeting. Those candidates are:
  Cindy ChavezMarco GonzalesJoseph Lessard
  Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners met in a closed meeting to discuss the five candidates the County Manager Search Committee presented last week. Discussion continued during the administrative meeting and the top three candidates were unanimous
  
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• Dog found with pounds of matted fur wins makeover contest for Española Humane

  12-06-2024 04:23 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – The rescue dog who came into a northern New Mexico animal shelter with five pounds of matter fue won a major payday for those who saved him. Giuseppe, who now goes by Joey, was rescued last year in Rio Arriba County. His fur was matted from head to toe and Española Humane says he was in horrific pain. New Mexico State Parks to offer free admission on FridayAfter an incredible makeover, Joey ended up as one of ten contestants in the national D
  
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• New MDC warden introduced at Bernalillo County Commission meeting

  12-06-2024 03:37 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Current Bernalillo County Manager Julie Morgas Baca formally introduced the new warden for the state's biggest jail. Warden Steven Kai Smith was announced as the new warden at the end of April. Vandals cause major damage to former Bank of the West tower in AlbuquerqueWarden Smith is replacing former Metropolitan Detention Center Warden Jason Jones who resigned in December. Warden Smith has 24 years of corrections experience in Florida. His first day at
  
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• Vandals cause major damage to former Bank of the West tower in Albuquerque

  12-06-2024 01:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  It's a big blow for the iconic former Bank of the West tower on east Central. Someone broke in over the weekend, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage by tossing things from the top of the building and even triggering the fire sprinklers.Story continues below
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• Lobo coach to lead Team USA at junior golf world cup

  12-06-2024 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After leading the UNM men's golf team to the NCAA national tournament in his first season as head coach, Jake Harrington is now resuming a different kind of coaching role. Harrington will coach Team USA at the 2024 Toyota junior golf world cup outside of Nagoya, Japan June 18-21.This will be Harrington's second time coaching the event after leading Team USA in 2013. That year, the American team featured the current No. 1 golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffle
  
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• Albuquerque man in the ICU after seemingly random attack at fast-food restaurant

  12-06-2024 01:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a disturbing story about an Albuquerque man who remains in a coma. After he was brutally attacked for no apparent reason. It happened at a fast-food restaurant and has left his family searching for answers."Who did this to our dad?" asked Jasmine Roberts, daughter of Tim Roberts.Questions continue for the Roberts family after a seemingly random attack on their father, Tim Roberts, left him in critical condition. "My dad is still in ICU, my dad is
  
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• Pride decorations stolen from Albuquerque home

  12-06-2024 01:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man is warning others after video captured a group of people stealing decorations right from his front yard that were meant to celebrate pride month. "I was scared I was hurt, I felt violated," said the victim who wants to stay anonymous out of fear of retaliation. Story continues below
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• Hyperspace Challenge utilizes the world of art to help tell complex stories of space

  12-06-2024 01:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Telling the complex stories of space can be difficult and the business accelerator, Hyperspace Challenge is utilizing the world of art to share part of the story and how they are commissioning the work might surprise you.
  An image is worth a thousands words, but in the case of project SOS, its worth thousands of objects orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth. Kelly Stafford is senior program manager at Hyperspace Challenge, a business accelerator founded in
  
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• Space-grade solar manufacturer, Rocket Labs, expanding in Albuquerque

  12-06-2024 00:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city's Economic Development Department says 100 manufacturing jobs are coming to Albuquerque with the expansion of Rocket Labs, a company that manufactures solar cells for spacecraft and satellites.“This investment demonstrates that Albuquerque is a prime location for developing cutting-edge technology,” Economic Development Director Max Gruner said in a press release. “We have state-of-the-art research facilities, educational instituti
  
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• Hotter and drier weather continues to move into New Mexico

  12-06-2024 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  Hotter and drier weather continues to move into New Mexico through Thursday. Near record and record high temperatures are possible Thursday afternoon.
  Scattered showers and storms have developed again Tuesday afternoon across the northern mountains. These storms are drifting to the east/southeast. Spotty showers and are also developing across the western mountains and the Sacramento Mountains, but some of the rain from these showers are likely evaporating before reaching the ground. Temperatures
  
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• Albuquerque neighborhood concerned over new drug recovery center

  12-06-2024 00:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A non-profit focused on helping people recover from drug addiction has a new location. It's looking to open in the heart of the city and it's making a group of Albuquerque neighbors worried about who might be passing by their homes.
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  Podcast: UNM Hospital promises medical upgrades with new ‘Critical Care Tower’Food: Dept. of Labor: Two Albuquerque seafood restaurants withheld employee tips, wagesNews: Albuquerque Police offic
  
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• Albuquerque city councilor wants to change rules for advertisements on buses

  12-06-2024 00:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque City Councilors made some big changes to its rules on advertisements on buses last year and now a councilor wants to rework those rules again. Last summer, the council voted to remove wraps from ABQ Ride buses in an effort to give them a uniform appearance. In December, they banned ads on paratransit vehicles like Sun Vans. New multigenerational center opens in historic Albuquerque neighborhoodCouncilor Dan Champine is now sponsoring a resolution
  
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• Joey Chestnut won't compete in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest

  11-06-2024 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — Reigning hot dog champion Joey Chestnut will not compete in this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest due in part to a plant-based competitor, officials have confirmed.Major League Eating "bent over backward to accommodate" Chestnut and keep him in the 2024 competition, including allowing him to compete in another hot dog eating contest on Labor Day, George Shea of Major League Eating told Nexstar's WPIX on Tuesday. But when Chestnut took on a new brand deal with
  
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• Jimmy Carter no longer awake every day, grandson says

  11-06-2024 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Former President Carter is "experiencing the world as best he can," while he is no longer awake every day in hospice care, his grandson revealed late last week in an interview.
  Jason Carter, the oldest of the Carter grandchildren, opened up in an interview with Southern Living magazine about his grandfather's condition as he approaches his 16th month in hospice care in Plains, Ga.“After 77 years of marriage… I just think none of us really understand what it’
  
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• There’s a new dominant COVID variant — but are the symptoms any different?

  11-06-2024 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It took just a few weeks for a new COVID variant to rank as the most prominent in the U.S., unseating its fellow ‘FLiRT’ spin-off of the once-dominant Omicron variant.The latest projections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show KP.3, a sublineage of the JN.1 lineage of the Omicron variant, may comprise 25% of the COVID tests sequenced in the country. Close behind is KP.2, which may make up about 22% of COVID cases.CDC estimates for late May, the m
  
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• New Mexico lawmakers frustrated as they debate oil and gas setbacks

  11-06-2024 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is the nation's second-largest oil producer, but some are concerned about the environmental and health impacts from drilling near urban areas. So, lawmakers are considering requiring separation or "setbacks" between drilling operations and protected areas.The idea is not new. Last year, the State Land Office banned the lease of state land for drilling within one mile of schools. And some local municipalities have their own setback rules, but New
  
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• Albuquerque police arrest two men suspected of shooting from a vehicle

  11-06-2024 23:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested two men suspected of shooting from a vehicle over the weekend. According to APD, Enzo Jimenez and David Arias fired several bullets near Louisiana and Gibson. No injuries were reported related to those shots. Albuquerque man takes plea deal in May 2023 fatal shootingPolice say they also found two pistols, several magazines, and almost 200 rounds of ammunition. Jimenez is now facing four counts of shooting from a mot
  
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• Albuquerque man takes plea deal in May 2023 fatal shooting

  11-06-2024 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man admitted to shooting and killing his girlfriend last year after thinking she cheated on him. Carlos Hernandez pled no contest to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for the May 2023 shooting. New Mexico man facing federal charges for February shootingPolice say Hernandez and his girlfriend, Areli Rodriguez, got into an argument at their apartment near Louisiana and Ross leading to Hernandez shooting and kil
  
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• New multigenerational center opens in historic Albuquerque neighborhood

  11-06-2024 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new center that will offer programs for Albuquerque residents, including youth, seniors, and adults, opened in one of the city's legacy neighborhoods on Tuesday.The Department of Senior Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Santa Barbara Martineztown Multigenerational Center, located at 1825 Edith Blvd. NE. The center includes a computer lab, a classroom, and a multipurpose space that can be converted into a pickleball court. The city said the
  
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• One person shot and killed in southeast Albuquerque

  11-06-2024 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead Tuesday afternoon in southeast Albuquerque.APD says officers responded to reports of a shooting near San Pedro Dr. and Bell Ave. When officers arrived, one person was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene. APD homicide detectives are investigating the shooting. This is a developing story.
  
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• Res-Care/Equus in Socorro to pay $125,000 over discrimination claims

  11-06-2024 21:30 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – A job assistance company has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a federal employee discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought the lawsuit against the facility in Socorro.EEOC claims Res-Care/Equus failed to provide accommodations for an employee with a high-risk pregnancy and related disabilities. Res-Care/Equus also fired the individual, allegedly for attending a medical appointment, EEOC says. Is New Mexico on track t
  
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• New Mexico State Parks to offer free admission on Friday

  11-06-2024 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico residents will be able to visit New Mexico state parks for free on Friday, June 14. LIST: Summer activities offered at ski areas and mountain resorts in New MexicoThe opportunity is in recognition of National New Mexico Day. “New Mexico’s State Parks are cherished by generations of residents across our great state,” Toby Velasquez, State Parks director, said in a news release.Residents will have to show a valid New Mexico ID to get
  
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• What cities in New Mexico are good for a staycation?

  11-06-2024 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Many Americans enjoy traveling for vacation, but a 'staycation' can be just as fun. WalletHub recently released a study ranking the best and worst cities for staycations in 2024.The study ranks over 180 cities across 42 metrics including recreation, food & entertainment, and rest & relaxation. New Mexico had two cities rank on the list; Albuquerque came in at number 22 overall and Las Cruces was ranked 100. Albuquerque ranked 31 in recreation, 33 in fo
  
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• New Mexico attorney general backs effort to create nationwide AI-based child exploitation commission

  11-06-2024 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms daily life, it also transforms the way criminals break the law, including illegal child exploitation. In response, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, and attorneys general from dozens of states, are asking congress to focus on addressing the emerging use of AI in exploitation.The attorneys general are supporting a bill to create an Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission that would help find ways to impr
  
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• New Mexico man awaiting trial for deadly crash arrested for DUI

  11-06-2024 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Matthew Vargas, awaiting a trial for vehicular homicide, is being held behind bars after being arrested for drunk driving. Dept. of Labor: Two Albuquerque seafood restaurants withheld employee tips, wagesPolice say Matthew Vargas had taken Xanax that he wasn't prescribed in 2017 when he crashed into Ernest Baker's car, killing him. Vargas was previously found guilty of vehicular homicide charges and sentenced to seven and a half years in 2021. His lawyers filed an
  
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• San Juan River Balloon Rally celebrating 18 years

  11-06-2024 19:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 18th Annual San Juan River Balloon Rally runs June 14 - 16, free to the public, at the Bloomfield soccer fields.
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• Which U.S. cities are best for first-time homebuyers?

  11-06-2024 19:25 via krqe.com
  
  (SmartAsset) - First-time homebuyers who have just reached the threshold for a down payment can face steep competition from seasoned homeowners with established equity. And as the cost of living increases, some of these first-time hopefuls could be squeezed out of more expensive areas. Story continues below
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