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• Ship worker dies after 50-foot fall onto vessel in Houston

  19-06-2016 22:58
  
  HOUSTON — Authorities say a ship worker has died after falling about 50 feet while trying to connect a pipe to a crane on a vessel in the Houston Ship Channel. Coast Guard officials say the accident happened Saturday afternoon. Investigators say the victim apparently lost his balance. Authorities didn’t immediately release the names of […]
  
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• Security guard at Aurora pot shop killed during robbery

  19-06-2016 22:57
  
  AURORA, Colo. — Aurora police are looking for two men suspected of fatally shooting a security guard at a marijuana dispensary during an armed robbery. The Aurora Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1sN615Q ) that officers were called to the Green Heart Marijuana Dispensary on Saturday night on a report of shots fired and a robbery. When officers […]
  
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• Reusable unmanned rocket makes 4th successful Texas flight

  19-06-2016 21:42
  
  VAN HORN, Texas — The private space company run by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has completed its fourth successful unmanned rocket launch and safe landing in West Texas using the same vehicle. Officials with Blue Origin say the latest launch of New Shepard happened Sunday morning near Van Horn. The rocket landed upright, with Bezos […]
  
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• Hiker in Superstition Mountains dies from extreme heat

  19-06-2016 20:08
  
  GOLD CANYON, Ariz. — A Phoenix man hiking in the Superstition Mountains has died from exposure to extreme heat. Pinal County Sheriff’s officials say emergency responders were called around 1:30 p.m. Saturday to the Peralta Trail in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon. They say 25-year-old Anthony Quatela III and a male friend had been […]
  
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• Updated: Overnight humidity helps Dog Head Fire conditions

  19-06-2016 20:03
  
  Higher humidity overnight helped abate the activity of the Dog Head Fire — a 17,000-acre fire in the Manzanos that stands at 9 percent containment, according to a morning updated provided by the Southwest Incident Management Team. “However, we will rebound to hot, dry conditions throughout the day, with moderate to very active fire behavior […]
  
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• APD: SWAT team negotiating with suspect in NE ABQ

  19-06-2016 19:08
  
  The Albuquerque Police Department SWAT team is on scene at Lomas and Juan Tabo negotiating with a person holing up in a car. According to APD, the person is not cooperating with officers’ requests to come out of the car and the situation has been made a full SWAT callout. -This is a developing story. […]
  
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• Woman attacked by bear while running in Valles Caldera

  19-06-2016 17:29
  
  VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE, N.M. — State wildlife officials say a woman participating in a marathon race in the Valles Caldera National Preserve was attacked by a bear. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says the woman was racing Saturday afternoon when she was confronted by a female black bear. According to officers, […]
  
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• Inmates return to 3 Texas prisons evacuated due to flooding

  19-06-2016 16:39
  
  ROSHARON, Texas — About 4,000 inmates evacuated from three Texas prisons during late-May storms are back in their assigned units after floodwaters receded. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman says about 1,600 inmates were returned Saturday night to the Ramsey Unit near Rosharon (roh-SHEH’-r’n). Jason Clark says that completes the repopulation of three units […]
  
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• 2 uninjured after small plane crashes by Prescott airport

  19-06-2016 16:26
  
  PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Emergency responders say two women escaped injury after their single-engine aircraft crashed near a Prescott airport. Prescott fire officials say air traffic control at Prescott Municipal Airport received a distress report just after 8 a.m. Saturday. According to airport officials, a Beechcraft Sundowner carrying a pilot and another occupant lost power and […]
  
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• An evening at the Journal

  19-06-2016 12:27
  
  On Thursday, June 9 the Albuquerque Journal hosted a combined GAAR Affiliate Mixer and HomeStyle launch party. The event was a phenomenal success and the HomeStyle team would like to sincerely thank each of the 150+ attendees. We also want to thank St. Clair Winery for catering the event and Gold Financial Services for donating […]
  
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• About the cover: June 19, 2016

  19-06-2016 11:24
  
  11712 Beringer Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87122 $1,550,000 7500 sq. ft. 4 bedroom / 4.5 bath ERA Sellers & Buyers Real Estate Joyce McAdams (505) 898-4600   Welcome to 11712 Beringer Avenue, a spacious European-style home in the Sauvignon gated community that truly caters to the man of the house. Featuring a man cave, nine-hole […]
  
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• Back to his roots

  19-06-2016 11:14
  
  The balance between creativity and crunching numbers becomes key to success   Scott Schiabor of Scott Patrick Homes, dabbled with another field for a while, but his experience outside of the custom home construction business may have given him the insight and training to survive where others failed. Starting from the bottom Schiabor followed his […]
  
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• Reclaimed wood benefits planet, homeowners

  19-06-2016 10:41
  Salvaged doors, fences, shutters, beams and so much more can be put to new use. Repurposing salvaged wood is a popular trend in the home improvement industry. Not only can using salvaged wood give a home a one-of-a-kind look, but it’s a handy way to incorporate the three Rs of green living into your lifestyle: […]
  
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• ABQ housing market continues to improve

  19-06-2016 10:25
  
  In the first quarter of 2016, the overall Albuquerque housing market continued to experience stable gains. The number of homes sold and sales price increased, plus the number of homes for sale finally saw a bump of 2.69 percent. With 2,153 homes sold in the first quarter of 2016, the overall number of detached home […]
  
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• ‘Topes look for fun on Father’s Day

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Jeff Bianchi never quite knows when he'll be on the field at Isotopes Park.Today will...
  
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• Readers wrestle with Arizona question

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Many point out dissimilarities between states
  
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• Cedar Crest residents worry new firebreaks could cause flooding problems

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  CEDAR CREST–Residents of Snowline Road in Cedar Crest are questioning the wisdom of what t ...
  
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• APS Board member: ‘Hatemonger is attacking me’

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Albuquerque Public Schools Board member Peggy Muller-Aragón walked out her front door late Fr ...
  
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• 1944 steam locomotive almost ready to roll again

  19-06-2016 08:05
  
  Please suggest an art hedline: ...
  
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• Solomon vows to go to Games, but wife will steer clear

  19-06-2016 05:02
  
  Albuquerque track star's wife won't make the trip to Brazil for Olympics.
  
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• Continental Drift: UNM graduate hopeful for shot at another Olympic medal

  19-06-2016 04:57
  
  Jarrin Solomon tries to make it to Rio to win another medal for Trinidad and Tobago.
  
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• Lobo DeVito, Aggie Johnson named baseball All-Americans

  19-06-2016 03:13
  
  New Mexico’s Chris DeVito and Chris Johnson of New Mexico State were named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Team, chosen by coaches, it was announced Saturday. DeVito, who went to the Kansas City Royals in the eighth round of last week’s Major League Baseball first-year player draft, was named to the second team. Serving as the […]
  
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• Curry responds to wife’s tweet: ‘May have to cut off Wi-Fi’

  19-06-2016 03:04
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry delivered the best response to the swirling chatter after his wife Ayesha’s recent Twitter flap. “I may have to cut the Wi-Fi off at my house,” Curry joked Saturday on the eve of Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Ayesha Curry drew plenty of headlines after the Warriors’ Game 6 […]
  
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• Racehorse at Ruidoso euthanized after contracting equine herpes virus

  19-06-2016 01:39
  
  RUIDOSO DOWNS — A racehorse was euthanized Friday night after contracting an equine herpes virus, and the barn in which the horse was housed at Ruidoso Downs Race Track is under quarantine, track officials said Saturday. Officials with the New Mexico Livestock Board, New Mexico Racing Commission and the track are addressing the issue, including […]
  
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• Speak Up! On Father’s Day, the Orlando tragedy, the NBA

  19-06-2016 00:59
  
  ■ CONGRATULATIONS TD, on being the dumbest person to have ever been published! Your inference to the shopping proclivities of one who objects to a front page gun ad the day after 49 people are shot to death shows both mind numbing stupidity and mind blowing ignorance. I hope the person who reads you the […]
  
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• Albuquerque men arrested after fighting over dog and cat

  19-06-2016 00:30
  
  A sneaky cat and a beloved dog led to two separate fights — and two felony arrests — in recent days. In one incident, an Albuquerque man took a blade to a man who “laughed at his dog,” and, in an unrelated case, a man attacked his roommate who let a cat in the house […]
  
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