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• Fire guts portable at Ventana Ranch Elementary

  26-11-2016 22:50
  
  A portable building at a West Side school was declared a total loss after a Saturday morning fire, according to the Albuquerque Fire Department. Firefighters went to Ventana Ranch Elementary School at 6801 Ventana Village NW around 9:30 a.m. after a woman at a nearby dog park reported smoke, an AFD news release stated. “Units […]
  
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• Snow, strong wind in forecast for much of New Mexico

  26-11-2016 22:38
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Winter weather conditions are forecast across much of New Mexico this weekend. The National Weather Service says an upper level trough will cross the state overnight, with accumulating snow and strong wind expected Saturday night and Sunday morning. Forecasters say mountains of northern New Mexico will get up to several inches of […]
  
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• Firefighters respond to small fire at SF bookstore

  26-11-2016 22:16
  
  Multiple fire department units responded when flames came from the chimney of Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe around 1:15 p.m. today. The small fire resulted in an evacuation, disrupting a children’s book presentation at the store on Galisteo and Water streets.
  
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• Former classmates of ‘alt-right’ leader set up refugee fund

  26-11-2016 20:37
  
  DALLAS — Alumni of a private boys’ school in Dallas have set up an online fundraising campaign for a nonprofit that helps refugees and asylum-seekers, in repudiation of the ideas espoused by their “alt-right” leader classmate. The Dallas Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/2fzgta5) that members of the St. Mark’s School of Texas Class of 1997 hope […]
  
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• Updated: Police identify driver in death of Colorado Patrol trooper

  26-11-2016 20:16
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A driver accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper who was investigating a traffic crash on Interstate 25 has been charged and released from jail, authorities said Saturday as the community mourned the 11-year veteran of the force. Investigators said Noe Gamez-Ruiz of Denver was charged with careless […]
  
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• Updated: Pipeline protesters vow to stay camped on federal land

  26-11-2016 20:16
  
  CANNON BALL, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters will not follow a government directive to leave the federal land where hundreds have camped for months, organizers said Saturday, despite state officials encouraging them to do so. Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault and other protest organizers confidently explained that they’ll stay at the […]
  
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• Police identify driver in death of Colorado Patrol trooper

  26-11-2016 20:16
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Authorities say a driver accused of hitting and killing a Colorado State Patrol trooper has been charged and released from jail. Investigators said Saturday that 41-year-old Noe Gamez-Ruiz, of Denver, was charged with a traffic offense and careless driving resulting in the death of Trooper Cody Donahue. The 11-year veteran of […]
  
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• Water rights deal pits New Mexico villagers against oilman

  26-11-2016 20:15
  
  PECOS, N.M. — A battle is brewing between residents of a northern New Mexico village and a Texas oil and gas executive who owns a ranch along the Pecos River. At issue is a pending water rights transfer that some Pecos residents believe will affect a centuries-old acequia that diverts water for agricultural use. Once […]
  
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• UNM football: scouting the Lobos

  26-11-2016 18:30
  
  The Lobos likely will be without leading rusher Tyrone Owens (foot) and starting nose guard William Udeh (knee) tonight. They surely will be missed, but UNM is fortunate to have depth at both positions. At running back, senior Teriyon Gipson and junior Richard McQuarley would absorb most of Owens’ carries. Junior Daryl Chestnut and sophomore […]
  
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• UNM football: Scouting the Cowboys

  26-11-2016 18:21
  
  Last year in Laramie, the UNM defense sold out against the rush and held Wyoming star running back Brian Hill to just 49 yards on 17 carries. The Lobos jumped in front 28-7 and held on to win 38-28. Tonight, the added element of quarterback Josh Allen’s playmaking ability changes the equation. “Probably the most […]
  
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• Updated: Authorities investigate multiple overnight fire, suspect in custody

  26-11-2016 17:07
  
  The FBI, the Albuquerque Police Department and the Albuquerque Fire Department are investigating after multiple overnight incidents, including two fires in NE Albuquerque. Early Saturday morning firefighters arrived at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Coronado Mall and the Old Navy in the Pavilion shopping center near San Mateo and Interstate 40 where they found […]
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Department responds to multiple overnight fires

  26-11-2016 17:07
  
  The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating a fire after responding to the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Coronado Mall early Saturday morning. Firefighters arrived at the bookstore shortly before 2 a.m. where they found “smoke and flames coming from the side of the building,” according to Diane Burns, AFD spokeswoman. No one was inside […]
  
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• Confrontation with Santa Fe deputies ends in suicide

  26-11-2016 16:24
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says an armed man has taken his own life after being confronted by law enforcement in the Rancho Viejo area on the southern outskirts of Santa Fe. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Rios said an armed man took his life in an open […]
  
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• Updated: Loons and lager, ducks on draft: Birders, brewers form flock

  26-11-2016 13:43
  
  In the worlds of birders and craft beer lovers, the new paradigm is to enjoy an ale along with the…
  
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• Loons and lager, ducks on draft: Birders, brewers form flock

  26-11-2016 13:43
  
  In the worlds of birders and craft beer lovers, the new paradigm is to enjoy an ale along with the…
  
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• Think small when shopping on Small Business Saturday

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  Torild Kristiansen is not a big shopper.Nor is the Albuquerque woman particularly in t ...
  
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• NM native, Tuskegee Airman dies, age 97

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  LAS CRUCES–One of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who supported the Allied victory in World War...
  
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• Muslim shopper wearing a hijab harassed by woman at grocery

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  Smith's store staffers, bystanders intervene
  
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• City releases letter that claims sex harassment

  26-11-2016 08:05
  
  An attorney for four women who worked in the Albuquerque Police Department's records unit sent a let ...
  
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• Support locals: Shop Small Saturday

  26-11-2016 08:02
  
  After Rodger McKown retired from a career as a writer and editor in 2007, the former El Paso Times s ...
  
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• Breaking: Cuba’s Fidel Castro, who defied US for 50 years, dies at 90

  26-11-2016 06:56
  
  HAVANA — Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died at 10:29 […]
  
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• Lobo women “outcoached, outplayed” in tourney defeat

  26-11-2016 06:49
  
  Three pretty effective quarters, one absolute dud. The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team spent most of Friday evening trying desperately to overcome a two-point second quarter in its first-round game Thanksgiving tournament game against Tulsa. It never quite happened. A crucial charge call on UNM’s Laneah Bryan and a dagger 3-pointer by Tulsa’s […]
  
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• NMSP: Two hikers, ages 17 and 19, lost in Sandias

  26-11-2016 06:35
  
  A Search and Rescue team and the Albuquerque Police Department are working to find two hikers, ages 17 and 19, lost in the Sandia Mountains, according to officials from the New Mexico State Police. Sgt. Elizabeth Armijo said around 7:30 p.m. a search and rescue was activated near the Sandia Crest area. “The SAR coordinator […]
  
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• Aggie football tries to extend momentum in home finale

  26-11-2016 04:10
  
  The New Mexico State Aggies had no problems scoring against one of the Sun Belt Conference’s worst defenses. On Saturday, they’ll try their luck against one of the league’s best. NMSU (3-7, 2-4 Sun Belt) closes out what’s been a successful home schedule against Appalachian State (8-3, 6-1). NMSU will celebrate senior day and try […]
  
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• Lobo football can share division title with win over Wyoming

  26-11-2016 04:05
  
  The 2016 New Mexico Lobos have done quite a nice job of sending folks poring through the football record books. The last time they’d won five straight games: 2004. The last time they’d had seven or more wins in back-to-back seasons: 2003-04. The last time they’d had consecutive bowl appearances: 2006-07. The Lobos are bowl-eligible […]
  
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• Women’s basketball: New Mexico State routs Highlands

  26-11-2016 03:49
  
    LAS CRUCES  – The New Mexico State women’s basketball team squared off with New Mexico Highlands on Friday night and won the game, 94-37, with strong team play from start to finish. It was the sixth win in as many games for the Aggies against the Cowgirls. The Aggies (4-2) ran off 21 consecutive […]
  
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• First new HIV vaccine trial in years to begin

  26-11-2016 03:00
  
  VERULAM, South Africa — After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago when a test of a vaccine on 16,000 people in Thailand turned up
  
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• Election recount will take place in Wisconsin, after Stein files petition

  26-11-2016 01:52
  
  An election recount will take place soon in Wisconsin, after former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a petition Friday with the state’s Elections Commission, the first of three states where she has promised to contest the election result. The move from Stein, who raised millions since her Wednesday announcement that she would seek […]
  
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• A brand boost? Trump’s rise may jolt his empire.

  26-11-2016 01:51
  
  Days after Donald Trump’s election victory, a news agency in the former Soviet republic of Georgia reported that a long-stalled plan for a Trump-branded tower in a seaside Georgian resort town was now back on track. Likewise, the local developer of a Trump Tower planned for Buenos Aires announced last week, three days after Trump […]
  
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• Updated: New HIV vaccine trial, the first in years, to begin

  26-11-2016 01:50
  
  VERULAM, South Africa – After decades of shadowboxing with the human immunodeficiency virus, researchers were encouraged four years ago when a test of a vaccine on 16,000 people in Thailand turned up a previously unknown vulnerability in the resilient pathogen. The vaccine was only 31 percent effective and wore off over time, so it could […]
  
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• Updated: Students complained about erratic driving before bus wreck

  26-11-2016 01:47
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver’s behavior behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children. Police have charged driver Johnthony Walker with vehicular homicide after the Chattanooga crash. Federal authorities said Walker was driving off the designated bus route when he wrecked […]
  
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• Hurricane Otto leaves 4 dead in Costa Rica

  26-11-2016 01:46
  
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Four people were dead after late-season Hurricane Otto thrashed Costa Rica, President Luis Guillermo Solis said Friday. The damage from the storm was heaviest in northern Costa Rica, he said. Otto, which began as in Atlantic storm, was centered Friday over the open Pacific, after hammering the Central American isthmus […]
  
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• SFCSO investigating report of armed person

  26-11-2016 00:56
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of an armed and possibly suicidal person in the area of Rancho Viejo Boulevard and Dinosaur Trail and are asking people to avoid the area. Sheriff’s office spokesman Juan Rios said Friday afternoon that deputies have not found the person and were […]
  
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• Colorado State Patrol trooper hit, killed by vehicle on I-25

  26-11-2016 00:45
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Authorities say a Colorado State Patrol trooper was hit and killed by a vehicle as he was investigating a crash on Interstate 25 south of Castle Rock. The trooper, whose name has not been released, died at the scene Friday afternoon, and the northbound lanes of the interstate were expected to […]
  
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• Judge: Roof competent to stand trial in church shooting

  26-11-2016 00:44
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — The white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel’s decision clears the way for jury selection to restart Monday in the hate-crimes trial of 22-year-old Dylann Roof. […]
  
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• Aggie volleyball signs four recruits

  26-11-2016 00:23
  
  Head volleyball coach Mike Jordan signed four players to NLIs to play at New Mexico State in 2017.   LAS CRUCES  – New Mexico State head volleyball coach Mike Jordan announced the signing of four players to National Letters of Intent to play for the Aggies in 2017.   The signing class joins a solid […]
  
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• U.S.-led strikes have likely killed dozens of civilians

  26-11-2016 00:12
  
  IRBIL, Iraq – Air and artillery strikes by the U.S.-led coalition in the Iraqi city of Mosul appear to have killed more than 80 civilians since a major operation there began last month, a watchdog group said Friday. Airwars, a Britain-based group that tracks information from activists and other sources, said that the frequency of […]
  
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