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• Will my student loans be forgiven?

  24-08-2022 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Biden administration has announced its plan to cancel some of America's $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt, fulfilling a campaign promise after months of anticipation. Up to 43 million borrowers are expected to receive relief, according to estimates from the White House.
  Roughly 20 million borrowers are expected to see their entire remaining student loan balance erased.
  Plans for "targeted student debt cancellation," revealed Wednesday, are intended to help "borrowe
  
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• Another windmaker with rain & snow

  20-02-2026 12:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) - Cold morning temperatures are once present as much gustier winds are now forming from a squall line consisting of showers of mostly snow, blowing snow, possible lightning strikes, low-elevation rain, and some dust, extending from the San Juan Mountains through West New Mexico. Air temperatures in the north are starting off mostly [...]
  
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• Snow, strong winds move back into New Mexico Friday

  20-02-2026 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  One more storm system will move through New Mexico Friday, bringing another round of strong winds and snow to parts of the state. Calmer weather returns for the weekend with warmer temperatures. Thursday has been quieter across the state, although westerly winds remain breezy to locally windy with gusts between 25 and 45 mph. A [...]
  
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• St. Pius teacher fired after being accused of getting into a 'physical altercation' with student

  20-02-2026 05:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque teacher is out of a job, accused of threatening and then grabbing a student during a physical altercation. That teacher is now facing a battery charge. On December 12, 2025, Albuquerque police received a call at St. Pius X School about a fight between a student and a teacher. When officers [...]
  
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• Boys basketball coach Clifton Davidson is out at Bosque School

  20-02-2026 05:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Clifton Davidson is out as boys basketball coach at Bosque School. The school parted ways with Davidson due to concerns from parents. Those concerns were undisclosed. Davidson told KRQE Sports that he disagrees wholeheartedly with the decision made by the school. He said it could have been handled better. Davidson said he [...]
  
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• Man injures deputy with knife before fatal officer-involved shooting in Doña Ana County

  20-02-2026 05:35 via krqe.com
  
  DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. (KTSM) — The man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting after a residence fire on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Doña Ana County, had refused to leave the burning property before he got out with a knife, injuring a deputy on scene. Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart announced in a news conference [...]
  
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• New Mexico's legislative session ends; a look at what passed and what failed

  20-02-2026 05:27 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 30-day legislative session has concluded, leaving a handful of bills awaiting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's signature. While several key priorities were addressed, others did not advance. In a final push, lawmakers successfully passed the state budget, a comprehensive tax package, and medical malpractice reform; however, some bills related to crime [...]
  
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• New Mexico high school senior among best gymnasts in America

  20-02-2026 05:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico has a storied history of male gymnasts competing for Team USA and advancing as far as the Olympics. Now, another young gymnast from Albuquerque is on his own path to potentially do the same. Nartey Brady, a senior at Albuquerque Academy, began competing in gymnastics when he was three years [...]
  
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• San Juan County to challenge racino relocation

  20-02-2026 05:11 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – San Juan County is challenging the plan to move a racino from Farmington to Clovis. Earlier this month, the New Mexico Gaming Commission approved a request to relocate Sunray Park and Casino's license. The San Juan County Commission is now seeking a judicial review of that decision, saying they did [...]
  
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• APD: Teen charged in connection to 2025 Old Town murder was arrested

  20-02-2026 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The last teen charged with the murder of a man during an attempted robbery in Albuquerque is in custody. Police said that last May, Johnathan Gurrola, his cousin Brayan, and Heriberto Hernandez were going to buy alcohol from Luis Ortiz in a parking lot at Rio Grande Blvd. and Aspen Ave. Witnesses [...]
  
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• VIDEO: Albuquerque man flees police and later tries to tell them they have the wrong person

  20-02-2026 04:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man ran out of a stolen truck and tried to trick Bernalillo County Sheriff deputies by claiming that they had the wrong guy. It started when Bernalillo County Sheriff deputies were called out to a home in southwest Albuquerque in April 2025. A woman told police that her ex-boyfriend was [...]
  
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• Albuquerque Film & Music Experience explains why they cancelled 2026 festival

  20-02-2026 03:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More than a decade into its existence, a big festival celebrating film and music is putting its annual event on pause. What started with backing from the late Robert Redford, a longtime festival celebrating the Duke City's film and music excellence, said this year will be different. “We decided that we [...]
  
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• Southeast Albuquerque neighborhoods push for changes near Gateway Center

  20-02-2026 03:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tensions continue to run high in southeast Albuquerque, where neighbors say crime and quality-of-life issues are getting worse around the Gateway Center. “We are very much wanting things to improve because things have gotten pretty bad. I have to say that,” said Janet Simon, president of the Parkland Hills Neighborhood Association.  Simon [...]
  
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• Legislative session comes to an end with multiple bills headed to the Governor's desk

  20-02-2026 02:44 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Lawmakers and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham are celebrating the end of what they're calling a productive 30-day session, while also highlighting what didn't make it through. This session was dominated by changes to healthcare law, universal childcare funding, and crime bills. "Thank you for being here today as we conclude what I [...]
  
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• One more round of wind and snow Friday, before calmer and warmer weather returns this weekend

  20-02-2026 02:26 via krqe.com
  
  One more storm system will move through New Mexico Friday, bringing another round of strong winds and snow to parts of the state. Calmer weather returns for the weekend with warmer temperatures. Thursday has been quieter across the state, although westerly winds remain breezy to locally windy with gusts between 25 and 45 mph. A [...]
  
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• Virginia Giuffre family on Andrew's arrest: 'Broken hearts have been lifted'

  20-02-2026 00:23 via krqe.com
  
  The family of Virginia Giuffre, who alleged that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sexually abused her after she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, wrote Thursday that "no one is above the law, not even royalty."
  
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• Judge rules Buffalo Wild Wings can keep calling boneless wings 'boneless'

  20-02-2026 00:23 via krqe.com
  
  A judge has ruled Buffalo Wild Wings is allowed to continue calling their boneless wings "boneless," even though they are "essentially chicken nuggets."
  
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• Otero County settles for millions of dollars over civil rights dispute

  20-02-2026 00:12 via krqe.com
  
  OTERO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — A New Mexico county is paying out millions of dollars over a federal lawsuit after an inmate committed suicide inside their jail. "It's a very tragic case," said Steven Robert Allen, New Mexico Prison & Jail Project. Jacob Gutierrez, 26, was booked into the Otero County Detention Center on domestic violence [...]
  
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• Controversial changes to city's zoning code once again rejected by Albuquerque city councilors

  19-02-2026 23:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After hours of debate, Albuquerque city councilors rejected controversial changes to the city's zoning code. Supporters of the failed proposals said they would have helped alleviate the city's housing crisis. During an Albuquerque City Council meeting Wednesday night that stretched until midnight, Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn tried to reinstate changes to a zoning [...]
  
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• Sandoval County Animal Shelter holds groundbreaking ceremony

  19-02-2026 23:10 via krqe.com
  
  SANDOVAL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — On Wednesday, Sandoval County held an official groundbreaking ceremony for their upcoming animal resource center. The new shelter is being built to help take pressure off of the overcrowded animal shelter in Sandoval County. The current shelter has had plans to expand for years, but the expansion was delayed due to [...]
  
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• Allergy season starts early in Albuquerque, says local environmental health scientist

  19-02-2026 22:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The windy season brings dust, pollen, and other lovely allergens. If you're finding yourself with a case of the sniffles this week, a city employee well-versed in the allergy world may be able to offer some insight. "It's been quite warm. And it has been dry. But there has been enough water [...]
  
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• Mexican authorities say no formal FBI request in Guthrie case

  19-02-2026 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  The attorney general of the Mexican state of Sonora clarified Wednesday that his office has not received a formal request from the FBI to collaborate in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. 
  
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• Large banner featuring Trump's face hung on Department of Justice

  19-02-2026 22:25 via krqe.com
  
  A large banner featuring Donald Trump's face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president's efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him.
  
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• New Mexico doesn't require an ID to vote at the polls. The 'SAVE Act' could change that

  19-02-2026 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  Months ahead of the midterm elections, Congress could pass legislation that would enact new, strict identification requirements that could impact how you vote. 
  
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• 5 takeaways from Trump’s Board of Peace launch event

  19-02-2026 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  President Trump on Thursday gathered representatives from nearly 50 countries in Washington D.C. to mark an inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace. The meeting laid out the Trump administration’s plan for the next phase of the U.S. peace plan for the Gaza Strip, but the president also touted the potential for the board to [...]
  
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• CDC vaccine advisory panel meeting postponed

  19-02-2026 22:21 via krqe.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has delayed an upcoming meeting of its highly influential vaccine advisory committee. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was scheduled to meet next week from Feb. 25-27. A source familiar with the matter told The Hill, however, that this meeting has been delayed. While some [...]
  
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• New Mexico AG orders criminal investigation surrounding Zorro Ranch be reopened

  19-02-2026 22:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has ordered that a criminal investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch be reopened. The New Mexico Department of Justice made the announcement on Thursday, saying that revelations outlined in previously sealed FBI files warrant further examination, adding that the NMDOJ has reviewed [...]
  
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• Police arrest teen for deadly shooting at southwest Albuquerque gas station

  19-02-2026 21:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 17-year-old was arrested on Thursday for shooting and killing a teen and injuring another in an Albuquerque Allsup’s parking lot, police announced. Eduardo Huerta was charged with an open count of murder, tampering with evidence, aggravated battery with great bodily harm, and shooting at or from a motor vehicle for the [...]
  
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• Strong winds, snowfall ahead for New Mexico

  19-02-2026 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  Good afternoon! We have been trending colder in Albuquerque, and the metro area, this morning due to thicker low-level clouds keeping us in the 30s. Another component to today's forecast has been the winds, like we have experienced much of this week. Wind gusts have ranged around 30-40 mph throughout the state with the highest [...]
  
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• Bernalillo County Treasurer begins rounding cash payments

  19-02-2026 20:54 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Treasurer's Office is going penniless. This comes after the coin stopped being made at the federal level in November, due to production cost concerns. The county says it will round payments made in cash to the nearest 5 cents. Transactions ending in 1, 2, 6 or 7 cents [...]
  
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