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• Pilot at Texas Air Force base dies after ejection incident: 'This is a devastating loss'

  15-05-2024 20:17 via krqe.com
  
  WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — An Air Force instructor at a Texas military base has died after he was ejected from an aircraft during ground operations on Monday.Officials at the Sheppard Air Force Base said the instructor pilot succumbed to his injuries Tuesday after being rushed to the hospital following the accident.He was identified as Captain John Robertson of the 80th Operations Support Squadron.“This is a devastating loss for Captain Robertson’s family and loved ones, and f
  
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• FBI figures show drop in violent crime

  10-06-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Violent crime dropped considerably in the first months of 2024 compared to the same time last year, according to statistics released Monday by the FBI.Crime reporting for the first quarter of the year showed a 15 percent drop in violent crime overall, including a 13 percent drop in aggravated assault.Serious violent crime like murder and rape both decreased by about 26 percent.The figures were a victory for the Biden administration, which sought to highlight the dip as the GOP focu
  
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• Dept. of Labor: Two Albuquerque seafood restaurants withheld employee tips, wages

  10-06-2024 22:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $253,000 from two Albuquerque seafood restaurants for illegally withholding part of workers' tips and wages.The department said the Crackin' Crab locations on Pan American Freeway NE and Louisiana Boulevard NE broke federal law when they kept parts of tips that should have gone to 19 employees. The franchise restaurant also violated the overtime provisions by paying time and one-half the regular rate of pay after 80 hou
  
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• State Supreme Court rules regulators can change rates proposed by rural co-ops

  10-06-2024 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled state regulators do have the power to set electric rates different from what a rural co-op proposes. The ruling centers on a New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to reject a Socorro Electric Cooperative proposal for a $1.25 million rate increase and instead set a different rate structure. The co-op argued that the PRC can only approve or deny rate proposals but not decide the rate themselves. New Mexico Supreme Cou
  
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• Rio Rancho man accused of trying to kill his adult son

  10-06-2024 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho man is facing an attempted murder charge after police say he tried to kill his adult son. Police say they received reports of a man, later identified as Vincent Buscema, yelling and shooting a gun into a home in an area west of the Rio Rancho Event Center. Albuquerque man pleads guilty to pointing rifle at carsThe homeowners were injured from the shooting while two kids inside the home were not harmed. According to police, one of the homeown
  
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• Red Hot Chili Peppers hangout with Bernalillo County Animal Care Service staff and dogs

  10-06-2024 22:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Dogs and staff from the Bernalillo County Animal Care Service had a special visit with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Isleta Amphitheater.The iconic rock group invited five dogs that are up for adoption, two staff members, and a few volunteers from the shelter backstage before their concert on Friday night. The county said the band, known for their animal advocacy, wanted to use their fame to raise awareness of homeless animals in the community.Tik To
  
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• College students from around the world to compete in Spaceport America Cup

  10-06-2024 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – More than 6,000 college students from around the world will soon be putting their rockets to the test here in New Mexico for the 2024 Spaceport America Cup. Federal agencies facing lawsuit for illegal cattle grazing in New Mexico preserveAccording to the cup's website, more than 150 teams from six continents will be participating this year. The competition is scheduled to start June 17 at the Las Cruces Convention Center and will move to Spaceport Ameri
  
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• Scattered showers and storms continue through Monday night

  10-06-2024 21:35 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Light to heavy, widespread rain showers are spinning around a low pressure system in New Mexico. We will see scattered rain showers in central, northern, east-central and west-central New Mexico. Skies will dry out a bit after noon, but isolated storms will develop and spin around the state, bringing more storm chances to central, northern and eastern New Mexico.Forecast Continues Below
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• Apple to launch new AI features, partner with ChatGPT

  10-06-2024 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Apple will offer new artificial intelligence (AI) features for users across products in its upcoming software updates, both through its own new native "Apple Intelligence" and a partnership that will incorporate ChatGPT into devices.Apple Intelligence aims to give users an AI system that is personalized to their needs, the company announced Monday at its developer's conference.
  Apple’s announcement of Apple Intelligence, combined with updates coming to its AI voice assistant
  
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• 'Serious violation of human rights': Pizza chain owner in Massachusetts convicted of forced labor

  10-06-2024 21:00 via krqe.com
  
  BOSTON (NEXSTAR/WWLP) – The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain was convicted on charges of forced labor after authorities said he threatened his workers with physical harm and deportation in order to keep some of them working 14-plus hours per day for as many as seven days per week.Stavros Papantoniadis, the owner of Stash's Pizza, was convicted Friday, June 7, 2024, of forced labor charges following a nine-day jury trial. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, File)
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• 'Immersive' phone calls are the future of communication, Nokia says. But what are they?

  10-06-2024 20:59 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The CEO of Nokia, the Finland-based telecommunications giant, claims to have just participated in the world’s first “immersive” voice and audio call — a milestone the company is calling “the biggest leap forward in the live voice calling experience since the introduction of monophonic telephony.”The call — made between Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark and Stefan Lindström, Finland’s Ambassador for Digitalization and New Technologies
  
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• Albuquerque man pleads guilty to pointing rifle at cars

  10-06-2024 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –A man who was accused of pointing a rifle at cars as they passed a busy intersection in 2021 has plead guilty. Ashton Butler pled guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
  In June of 2021, Butler pointed a rifle at drivers on the corner of Louisiana and San Antonio.
  As part of the agreement, Butler is entering the Veterans Treatment Court Program. He will be sentenced once he completes the program.
  
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• Man pleads guilty in 2023 Albuquerque fatal shooting case

  10-06-2024 20:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man has admitted to shooting and killing someone at a Motel 6 on Coors and Iliff in 2023. Jose Fitzpatrick shot Damon Howardat the motel.
  Howard's body was found on the second floor. Fitzpatrick was arrested a few days later after a six-hour standoff in southwest Albuquerque.
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• St. John's College offering free summer lecture series in Santa Fe

  10-06-2024 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The St. John’s College Graduate Institute is inviting the public to attend a free summer lecture series. Five lectures will be offered through July. Is New Mexico on track to meet its environmental goals?The lectures, as described by St. John's College are:
  July 1: (4:15 p.m.),Dr. Daniel Breyer, Professor of Philosophy, Illinois State University, “Cross-Cultural Philosophy as a Great Conversation”“In this talk, I’ll explore th
  
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• New Mexico Supreme Court confirms murder conviction despite defendant's concerns on judge's actions

  10-06-2024 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the first-degree murder conviction of an Alamogordo man who killed another man who he found with his "on-again, off-again girlfriend." Christopher Huble appealed his conviction, claiming that the trial judge wrongly denied a requested jury instruction on what is necessary under the law for a justifiable killing in self-defense, according to a news release from the court.State Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. Thomson wro
  
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• PHOTOS: Five-bedroom cabin in Angel Fire listed for $9 million

  10-06-2024 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  *Editor’s note: This article reflects the state of the listing at the publish date; the following property may have sold or changed in value since then.ANGEL FIRE, N.M. (KRQE) – An approximately 10,000-square-foot home in Angel Fire has been listed for $9 million. The property includes a 1,200-square-foot guest house, a spring-fed pond, access to fishing in the nearby Hidden Lake, elk permits, and more. PHOTOS: 1930s Catholic school for sale in Ranchos de TaosCourtesy of Lisa Su
  
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• Albuquerque man sentenced for stealing 2 firearms during robbery

  10-06-2024 19:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man has been sentenced for an armed robbery crime. Court documents said the incident took place in April 2022.Dawayne Yates, 53, came into a Big 5 Sporting Goods store on San Mateo and asked to see a rifle. His identity was confirmed, and a Ruger Mini-14 rifle was handed to him. Yates reportedly pulled out a handgun and requested another rifle. The employee, out of fear, gave Yates a 12-gauge shotgun.Documents claimed Yates took both firearms
  
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• New light-based art installations coming to downtown Albuquerque

  10-06-2024 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A project that aims to bring light-based artwork to areas in and around downtown Albuquerque is returning this year. "City Brights II" will showcase light-based art at 10 sites in the downtown area, including around Lomas Boulevard, Broadway Boulevard, 12th Street, and Coal Avenue.The city is currently looking for artists to participate in the project and will provide them funding in the amounts of up to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000. "We decided to do a
  
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• New art-based light installations coming to downtown Albuquerque

  10-06-2024 19:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A project that aims to bring light-based artwork to areas in and around downtown Albuquerque is returning this year. "City Brights II" will showcase light-based art at 10 sites in the downtown area, including around Lomas Boulevard, Broadway Boulevard, 12th Street, and Coal Avenue.The city is currently looking for artists to participate in the project and will provide them funding in the amounts of up to $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000. "We decided to do a
  
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• Albuquerque Garden Center holds flower show

  10-06-2024 18:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Council of Albuquerque Garden Clubs is holding a Flower Show and Tea. This year's theme is the "Golden Age of Jazz" and there will be four different divisions for participants to take part in -- horticulture, design, youth and education.
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• Albuquerque Coin Club: The history behind antique car coins

  10-06-2024 16:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In the late 1960s oil companies competed for customers more actively than they have in recent years. Several station chains offered collectable items and prizes for customers when they filled up such as antique car coins.
  Phil Vitale and Terry Mulcahy from the Albuquerque Coin Club talked more about antique car coins.
  According to Vitale and Mulcahy, the aluminum coins were given to customers when they filled their tanks. There were two series of 25 coi
  
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• Video: E-bike riders torment crowd with fireworks in Southern California

  10-06-2024 14:57 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) - A group of E-bike riders near California's Hermosa Beach Pier had nighttime revelers scrambling after launching illegal fireworks in the crowded entertainment district over the weekend.According to authorities at the Hermosa Beach Police Department, the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Arroyo warning, Taos development, Storms continue, Illegal cattle grazing, Cars and Coffee event

  10-06-2024 14:32 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top StoriesCrews to begin work on Rio Bravo Boulevard near Second StreetMillions fund observatory plans for UNM-TaosNew marker in Clovis honors families of those who served and gave allCity of Albuquerque holds annual 50+ pickleball tournamentChopper the Rhino moving out of ABQ BioParkTwo ABQ BioPark animals celebrate their June birthdaysYears in the making: Winrock Park holds grand opening
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• Showers and thunderstorms move across New Mexico Monday

  10-06-2024 14:31 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Monday morning is a wet one across the northern two-thirds of New Mexico. Areas south of NM 380 are dry with mostly sunny skies. North of NM 380, light to heavy, widespread rain showers are spinning around a low pressure system. We will see scattered rain showers in central, northern, east-central and west-central New Mexico throughout the morning and midday. Skies will dry out a bit after noon, but isolated storms will develop and spin around the state, bring
  
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• APD investigates fatal shooting in southeast Albuquerque

  10-06-2024 13:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a fatal shooting in southeast Albuquerque. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, officers responded on Sunday shortly after 10 p.m. to reports of a shooting near Central Ave. and Wyoming Blvd.
  Police say they located man with a gunshot wound and attempted life-saving measures. The man was taken to the hospital were he died. Homicide detectives are investigating the scene.
  
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• Federal agencies facing lawsuit for illegal cattle grazing in New Mexico preserve

  10-06-2024 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A group of non-profits is suing the federal government, claiming they're not protecting the habitat of endangered species in New Mexico.
  The group said illegal cattle grazing in the Valles Caldera National Preserve is out of hand, and government agencies need to step in. "You've been telling us and telling us you're going to do something about these cows, we need you to show us,” said Arizona & New Mexico Director Cyndi Tuell with Western Waters
  
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• Protests sparked by development proposal on 331 acres north of Taos

  10-06-2024 06:05 via krqe.com
  
  TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a project that has Taos County divided: a proposed large sub-division development that would sit on hundreds of acres of ranch land just north of Taos."We just think it's ludacris; it's ridiculously out of scale," said Ken Kobakoff, a resident of Taos who opposes the project. "If it were approved, it would stand as a precedent, and we believe it would open the floodgates for much, much more development.""They don't like the idea we're building a small communit
  
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• New marker in Clovis honors families of those who served and gave all

  10-06-2024 05:15 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – A new memorial in Clovis honors families with loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice.The city commission recently approved a Gold Star Families Memorial Marker in the city's Veterans' Park.The marker honors families who have had a loved one pass away while defending the country. The marker was installed with a dedication ceremony taking place Saturday.
  
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• Albuquerque Junior Police Academy accepting participants

  10-06-2024 05:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is accepting applications for its Junior Police Academy.The academy is open to kids between ages 14 and 17. APD said the goal is to provide youth with an honest inside look into the police academy with classroom lectures, hands-on activities, and more. Chopper the Rhino moving out of ABQ BioParkThe junior academy will start on June 24 at 8 a.m. and will run until June 28. See application information here.
  
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• New Mexico man sentenced for assaulting guard, violating release conditions after manslaughter case

  10-06-2024 02:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico man has been sentenced for an assault. Officials said he also violated his supervised release conditions.Court documents claimed Zachariah Nez, 25, of Sanostee, was serving supervised release for a voluntary manslaughter crime when he was arrested for violating his conditions. When he was detained, he reportedly punched a Cibola County jail guard.He was sentenced to 19 months in prison. Additionally, he will have to serve another supervised releas
  
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