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• Albuquerque man pleads guilty to secretly filming children

  07-11-2015 23:21
  
  A man charged with illegally filming children in the restroom at his Albuquerque office two years ago is pleading guilty. Craig Highfill pleaded guilty Friday to one count of sexual exploitation of children by manufacture, KOB-TV reported. Highfill must also register as a sex offender. Under the plea agreement, he faces a maximum sentence of […]
  
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• Former NMMI cadet arrested for child porn in California

  07-11-2015 23:17
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. — A former cadet at the New Mexico Military Institute is behind held in California to face child pornography charges back in New Mexico. The Roswell Daily Record reported Saturday that 20-year-old Joshua Adam Williams was arrested this week in Lakeside, California on charges of distribution of child pornography, possession of child pornography […]
  
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• Second doctor pleads guilty in Colorado painkiller case

  07-11-2015 21:24
  
  MONTROSE, Colo. — A former Western Slope doctor has made a plea deal with prosecutors over charges that he and another physician overprescribed painkillers to patients, four of whom died of overdoses. Sam Jahani pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to violate controlled substances laws, health care fraud and money laundering. In return, prosecutors dropped dozens […]
  
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• Updated: UNM football: Lobos-Utah State

  07-11-2015 21:13
  
  Utah State has won the coin toss and will receive. And, here we go. … Good afternoon from University Stadium, where the New Mexico Lobos (4-4 overall, 2-2 in Mountain West Conference play) and the Utah State Aggies (5-3, 4-1) will tee it up in about 25 minutes. It’s a sunny but chilly day, with […]
  
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• Updated: Lobos win in upset; UNM football: Lobos-Utah State LIVE BLOG

  07-11-2015 21:13
  
  Final score: New Mexico 14, Utah State 13. The Aggies miss a 41-yard field goal in the final minutes, and the Lobos win it. They improve to 5-4 on the year, 3-2 in Mountain West Conference play. Utah State is 5-4, 4-2. Lobos 14, Aggies 13: After a 45-yard interception return, the UNM defense holds […]
  
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• Hopi boys extend cross-country winning streak

  07-11-2015 20:21
  
  PHOENIX — The boys’ cross-country team at Hopi High School has run away with another win, maintaining the longest streak of consecutive victories in the nation. The Arizona Interscholastic Association says the Hopi Bruins scored 59 points to defeat Many Farms and Pinon for the Division IV title at Saturday’s state cross-country championships. No high […]
  
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• 250 drivers cited for DUI over Halloween weekend

  07-11-2015 19:03
  
  DENVER — Transportation officials say 250 drivers in Colorado were ticked for driving under the influence over the Halloween weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation says the tickets were issued during heightened patrol that included sobriety checkpoints between Oct. 30 and Nov. 2. During Halloween weekend last year, 329 drivers were arrested on DUI charges. […]
  
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• Heavy October rains damaged hundreds of Texas homes

  07-11-2015 16:41
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Authorities say heavy October rains damaged hundreds of homes extending from the Austin area down into South Texas. Travis County emergency officials said in a statement that more than 330 properties were damaged in flooding last week. About 160 homes sustained damage considered major while inspectors say nearly 160 others saw minor […]
  
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• Veterans Day a time to give back

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  It used to be called Armistice Day; now it is called Veterans Day. It began after World War I, but n ...
  
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• UNM’s chase for bowl bid continues: ‘We know we can do this’

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Ultimately, the games weren't close. The New Mexico Lobos lost to Tulsa by 19 points, to Nevada by 1 ...
  
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• To redo or not to redo? Analyze market to find out

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Q: I'm getting my 1960s house ready to sell and I'm thinking of doing some updates. The kitchen and...
  
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• Rust hospital has big plans for the future

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  The field of medical care is changing and Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho will change ...
  
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• RR parks and recreation leader dies

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  The man who had a lot to do with parks and recreation in the City of Vision has passed away.
  
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• Program to mentor struggling teachers announced

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  BELEN–From time to time, everybody needs a little help.That's the philosophy ...
  
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• Obama rejects Keystone pipeline

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  NM Democrats back move; Pearce says jobs will be lost
  
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• Mormon church rules aimed at gay members

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  SALT LAKE CITY–Mormon church officials have issued a rule change that says members in same ...
  
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• Loving Thunder: Where horses help with healing

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  At one end of Loving Thunder Therapeutic Riding's "sensory" trail, an American flag flies high above ...
  
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• Kill aphids on long-needled pine trees with a dormant oil

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Q: While I was out disconnecting the hoses and getting things cleaned up for the winter, I noticed l ...
  
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• Homeless vet hopes for ‘planned serendipity’

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Truck he was living out of was stolen after house was lost
  
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• Fundraising success takes family out to the ballpark

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  2-year-old cancer patient gets to throw ceremonial first pitch at Cubs game
  
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• Events will provide health insurance help

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Open enrollment for health insurance started Nov. 1, and the Sandoval County Community Health Progra ...
  
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• Detention officers again plead for better pay

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Sandoval County Detention Center officers made another plea for better pay at Thursday's county comm ...
  
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• D.A. still hasn’t received complete case file on Los Altos shooting

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Nearly six months after the Albuquerque Police Department said the man who allegedly shot and killed ...
  
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• Cleanup to close bosque trail

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  Cleanup of woody debris along the Paseo del Bosque Trail will force the closure of portions of it to ...
  
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• City OKs demolition of burned, ‘nuisance’ home

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  The fire-damaged home located at 1205 Kent Road in western Rio Rancho sits on a lot littered with ga ...
  
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• Best Buddies holds fall fundraiser

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  A new club at Cleveland High School is connecting students with disabilities to their peers– ...
  
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• Accused armed burglar indicted

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  A Rio Rancho man was indicted last week on 12 charges in connection with what court documents descri ...
  
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• ABQ-based air tanker off to Australia

  07-11-2015 08:05
  
  An airborne firefighting tanker company based at the Kirtland Air Force Base/Albuquerque Internation ...
  
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• Speak Up! Readers find Lobo coach’s attitude toward turnovers curious

  07-11-2015 05:18
  
  ■ SOUNDS LIKE Coach Neal is getting a bit “testy” answering questions about his point guard/son’s play. Better get used to it coach, it’s a long season. Good to know you’re an “expert” at that position. Of course that was how many years ago? That was then, this is now. — Mark in ABQ ■ […]
  
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• Sheriff’s office releases video, full report on incident that led to resignations of two SFPD officers

  07-11-2015 03:50
  
  SANTA FE — An unredacted police report and lapel camera video released Friday shed a bit more light on a Halloween night incident that caused a Santa Fe Police Department lieutenant and her police officer husband to abruptly resign from the force earlier this week. Lt. Andrea Dobyns, who’d been the SFPD’s public information officer, […]
  
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• APD searching for missing 14-year-old

  07-11-2015 03:05
  
  Police are searching for 14-year-old Jacob Brito who was reported missing on Oct. 26. He was last seen at Wilson Middle School on Oct. 22, according to a statement released by the Albuquerque Police Department. Brito has very curly brown hair and was last seen dressed in all black and wearing a black jacket and […]
  
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• Missing 7-year-old cared for at Juarez hospital, police say

  07-11-2015 02:14
  
  Police say a boy taken from the University of New Mexico Hospital with a catheter still in his arm received care at a Mexican hospital Thursday, but officers are still searching for the boy’s father in connection with the incident. University of New Mexico Police say 7-year-old Joshua Brown was toward the end of his […]
  
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• Paleontologists discover ‘the turkey from hell,’ a beastly raptor species

  07-11-2015 02:00
  
  Tyrannosaurus rex may have been known as the big guy around the Hell Creek Formation 66 million years ago, but a newly discovered species of raptor would have roamed the region as one of its most lethal predators.Dakotaraptor stood 6 feet tall at the hips yet moved like a springy, agile sprinter, reaching 30 to 40 mph, rivaling the modern ostrich.
  
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• Bishops oppose driver’s privilege card proposal for undocumented immigrants

  07-11-2015 01:25
  
  Roman Catholic bishops are opposed to the idea of New Mexico’s issuing driver’s privilege cards, rather than driver’s licenses, to immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally, a spokesman says. The bishops would reject legislation in the 2016 session that would create a tiered system of regular licenses and driver’s privilege cards, spokesman Allen […]
  
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• ‘Force Awakens’ screened for terminally ill ‘Star Wars’ fan

  07-11-2015 01:02
  
  A terminally ill “Star Wars” fan is one of the first to see the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Daniel Fleetwood, a 31-year-old from Spring, Texas, who is suffering from cancer, had his wish granted to see the highly anticipated new film on Thursday. His wife, Ashley Fleetwood, celebrated on her Facebook page that […]
  
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• Questions, answers about toxic West Coast crabs

  07-11-2015 00:37
  
  A poisonous substance linked to a massive algae bloom off the West Coast has led officials to halt recreational shellfishing from Washington to California and is blamed for sickening dozens of seabirds, seals, whales and other marine life. Here are some key things to know about the problem: WHAT’S GOING ON? Domoic acid, a naturally […]
  
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• US border agency staff rejects body cameras

  07-11-2015 00:35
  
  SAN DIEGO — Customs and Border Protection staff concluded after an internal review that agents and officers shouldn’t be required to wear body cameras, positioning the nation’s largest law enforcement agency as a counterweight to a growing number of police forces that use the devices to promote public trust and accountability. The yearlong review cited […]
  
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• Student’s attack at California college came without warning

  07-11-2015 00:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — There was no outward warning that a quiet 18-year-old would burst into a university classroom and slash fellow students over a dispute about a study group, investigators say. Faisal Mohammad had no previous run-ins with police and no clues in his past behavior to suggest that the freshman at University of California, […]
  
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• Dakotaraptor ruled Hell Creek Formation as lethal predator

  07-11-2015 00:21
  
  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Tyrannosaurus rex may have been known as the big guy around the Hell Creek Formation 66 million years ago, but a newly discovered species of raptor would have roamed nearby as one of the region’s most lethal predators. Dakotaraptor stood 6 feet tall at the hips yet moved like a springy, […]
  
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