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• One of ABQ Ride’s bus apps goes down Tuesday morning

  23-05-2023 23:20
  
  (Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal)Anyone who relies on ABQ ride's bus app to see when their Albuquerque transit bus is arriving may have had nothing but malfunction notices Tuesday morning. That's because, yes, the app was down. The outage continued late into the day Tuesday.But that app, ABQRIDE, is out of date, according to transit spokesperson Megan Holcomb. Holcomb recommends riders use the Transit App instead. The Transit app, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Googl
  
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• Zia Pueblo wins national competition to claim best tasting water in the nation

  23-05-2023 22:35
  
  From left to right: Anthony Toribio, Patrick Shije and Marlen Pino represented Zia Pueblo at the 24th Annual Rural Water Rally in Washington D.C. (Courtesy of NM Rural Water Association)Residents of Zia Pueblo have a unique bragging right — the best tasting water in the country.The Pueblo is the first tribal organization to take gold in the Annual Great American Water Taste Test, which took place at the 24th Rural Water Rally in Washington D.C. in mid-May, according to a news release.Zia
  
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• Migrant rush thinned out before Title 42’s end

  23-05-2023 22:02
  
  Title 42, the health decree allowing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials to quickly expel asylum seekers on the southern U.S. border, expired on May 11. Under this policy, a person crossing illegally into the U.S. could be expelled multiple times without a fine or long-term banishment.Title 42 was replaced by Title 8, which is the longstanding U.S. border policy that deports, not expels people who cross illegally. Unlike Title 42, crossing illegally under Title 8 has consequences
  
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• Find out when Bryson Tiller will make a stop in Albuquerque

  23-05-2023 21:26
  
  Bryson Tiller’s latest tour will make a stop on June 20, at Revel ABQ. (Courtesy of Ethan Karlin)Bryson Tiller's "Back and I'm Better Tour" is so popular it added seven more dates — Albuquerque is on the list.The R&B star is slated to make a stop at Revel ABQ on June 20.Tickets for the newly added dates will be available starting with Live Nation presale on Wednesday, May 24. The general on sale will begin 10 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at ticketmaster.com.Tiller sets include mega hi
  
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• Don Schrader says he didn’t authorize GoFundMe site after hit-and-run

  23-05-2023 20:19
  
  Don Schrader says he did not authorize this Go Fund Me site.As news spread around the city that Don Schrader — an iconic local legend — was injured in a hit-and-run crash last week, people began asking how to help.Someone even set up a GoFundMe page to solicit donations to "help in getting him up and roaming our city again." By late morning the page, which bore a photoshopped image of Schrader clad in his classic jean shorts and straw hat striding over the city, had already raised $
  
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• Don Schrader says he didn’t authorize Go Fund Me site after hit-and-run

  23-05-2023 20:19
  
  Don Schrader says he did not authorize this Go Fund Me site.As news spreads about Don Schrader, an iconic Albuquerque pedestrian, being injured in a hit-and-run last week, many people have been asking how to help.Someone even set up a Go Fund Me page to solicit donations to "help in getting him up and roaming our city again." It has already raised $740.But 77-year-old Schrader told the Journal Tuesday morning that he did not authorize the site and does not know the man who organized it."That is
  
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• Jobs in New Mexico: Unemployment rate unchanged, but jobs added in April

  23-05-2023 19:43
  
   (Robert F. Bukaty, AP File) New Mexico's unemployment remained unchanged in April but preliminary unemployment numbers suggest the state added nearly 3,000 workers over the prior month.The unemployment rate last month was 3.5%, the same as it was in March and January, according to the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. In February, the rate had jumped slightly to 3.6% before decreasing slightly over the next two months.But early data shows that the number of people employe
  
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• Farmington Strong: Here’s how to help families affected by deadly shooting

  23-05-2023 18:56
  
  The San Juan Medical Foundation has organized a fund to aid the families of the shooting victims of last week's tragedy when an 18-year-old walked down a neighborhood street shooting randomly before he was shot and killed by Farmington Police."All of the funds collected are charitable and will provide direct financial assistance to those who were impacted by this tragedy," the group said on its Facebook page.Donations can be made directly online, by sending donations to P.O. Box 110 Farmington,
  
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• Illinois AG probe: Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged

  23-05-2023 18:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois' attorney general released the results of a sweeping investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Tuesday, saying investigators found that 451 clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children since 1950 -- far more than the 103 individuals the church had named when the state review began in 2018.
  At a news conference announcing his office's findings, Attorney General Kwame Raoul credited accusers for making the review possible. He said state investig
  
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• Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds

  23-05-2023 18:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) -- An Illinois attorney general's office investigation released Tuesday found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children in the state over a nearly 70-year period, which was more than four times the 103 individuals the church named when the state began its review in 2018.
  Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois between 1950 and 2019, though he acknowledged that the sta
  
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• Catholic clergy sexual abuse of kids was far more common than church acknowledged, Illinois AG finds

  23-05-2023 18:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) -- An Illinois attorney general's office investigation released Tuesday found that 451 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 2,000 children in the state over a nearly 70-year period, which was more than four times the 103 individuals the church named when the state began its review in 2018.
  Attorney General Kwame Raoul said at a news conference that investigators found that Catholic clergy abused 1,997 children in Illinois between 1950 and 2019."It is my hope that this report will
  
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• DA’s office: No charges to be filed against NMSU players, administrators after shooting that left UNM student dead

  23-05-2023 17:48
  
  NMSU men's basketball head coach Greg Heiar speaks with New Mexico State Police following the November shooting. (NMSP lapel footage)No charges will be filed against any current or former New Mexico State University basketball players or administrators in connection with a deadly shooting on the University of New Mexico's campus last year.The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office announced this week that they have closed the case.Last November, former Aggie player Mike Peake shot and kil
  
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• Albuquerque school reports about $100,000 worth of vandalism

  23-05-2023 15:47
  
  The Albuquerque Bilingual Academy experienced a break-in that resulted in damages across the school. The damages are estimated to be $100,000, Journal partner KOAT-TV reports.The school shared video of the people they think caused the damage. They said Sunday afternoon, people broke into the building and destroyed equipment, musical instruments, and spread paint.The fire alarms were also set off before the suspects left the scene. Kyle Hunt, the director of operations at the school, said it's be
  
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• GOS Capital reports more ‘PropTech’ investment

  23-05-2023 15:19
  
   When Goodman Realty Group's new 207-unit apartment complex at Winrock Town Center in Uptown opens in early 2026, it will sport new technology to seamlessly convert the building into a rotating mix of overnight, short-term and long-term rental units.That technology — created by the East Coast company Placemakr — allows multifamily developments to simultaneously operate as flexible-use hospitality establishments alongside long-term apartment leases. The technology can help develo
  
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• Prince Harry’s effort to pay for British police protection fails in court

  23-05-2023 14:38
  
  LONDON (AP) -- A London judge ruled Tuesday against Prince Harry in his efforts to pay for police protection when he visits Britain.
  A High Court judge rejected the Duke of Sussex's assertion that the British government exceeded its authority when it denied him the right to hire police to provide security in the U.K.The British government stopped providing security after Harry and his wife, Meghan, quit their royal duties and moved to California in 2020. A lawyer for the government argued in co
  
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• Court rules against Prince Harry’s offer to personally pay for police protection in UK

  23-05-2023 14:38
  
  LONDON (AP) -- A London judge rejected Prince Harry's bid to pay for his own police protection Tuesday, denying the royal's request to challenge the U.K. government in court.
  The British government stopped providing security after Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, and his wife, the former actress Meghan Markle, quit their royal duties and moved to California in 2020. It then rejected his offer to pay for protection when he visits home.
  A lawyer for the government argued in court that
  
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• Wish you could tweak that text? WhatsApp is letting users edit messages

  23-05-2023 14:37
  
  LONDON (AP) -- Wish you could reword that snarky text message you just sent?
  WhatsApp is allowing users to do just that, for up to 15 minutes after they send a message. The popular chat app announced in a blog post Monday that users can correct misspellings, add more details or otherwise change what they have sent to friends, family and coworkers.
  The ability to edit messages has started rolling out to people worldwide and will be available to all users in coming weeks, according to the company
  
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• Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?

  23-05-2023 14:37
  
  The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for children and teens -- and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now."With young people's social media use "near universal" but its true impact on mental health not fully understood, Dr. Vivek Murthy is asking tech companies to share data and increase transparency with researchers and the public and prioritize users' health and safety whe
  
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• 8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general

  23-05-2023 14:37
  
  Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, is calling for "immediate action" by tech companies and lawmakers to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media.But after years of middling and insufficient action by both social media platforms and policymakers, parents and young people still bear most of the burden in navigating the fast-changing, often harmful world of secretive algorithms, addictive apps and extreme and inappropriate content found on platforms such as Instagram,
  
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• UK police face questions over road deaths of 2 teens that sparked Cardiff riot

  23-05-2023 14:36
  
  LONDON (AP) -- Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and set cars and trash bins ablaze in Cardiff in local unrest that erupted after two teenagers died in a road crash, officials said Tuesday.
  Police said they were supporting the bereaved families and arresting the rioters -- but faced questions about whether officers' actions contributed to the fatal crash. Two teenage boys, ages 15 and 16, died in a crash involving an electronic bicycle in the Ely district of the Welsh capital on M
  
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• Cars set on fire in Cardiff as UK police face ‘large scale disorder’ after road crash

  23-05-2023 14:36
  
  LONDON (AP) -- Several dozen youths pelted police with objects and set cars and trash bins ablaze in Cardiff in local unrest that erupted after two teenagers died in a road accident, officials said Tuesday.
  Police said "large scale disorder" broke out after officers were called to the scene of a crash in the Ely district of the Welsh capital on Monday evening.
  "First and foremost our thoughts are with families of the two boys who have died following the collision in Ely and with those affected
  
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• Family of Colorado man killed by police during mental health crisis gets $19 million settlement

  23-05-2023 14:35
  
  DENVER (AP) -- The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff's deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from government state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained, under a settlement announced Tuesday.
  The shooting of Christian Glass after his SUV became stuck in the mountain town of Silver Plume last year drew national attention and prompted calls to reform how authorities respond to people with mental health problems.
  As part of
  
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• Albuquerque icon Don Schrader hospitalized after hit-and-run

  23-05-2023 14:00
  Don Schrader, at his home in April 2011. Schrader, who is 77, is recovering after being hit by a car. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Albuquerque Journal)For decades Don Schrader has walked everywhere.Citing the fact that it's better for his health and "far better for our very sick Mother Earth" the iconic 77-year-old says it's been 44 years since he owned a car and 22 since he's ridden in one.Then, last Tuesday — clad in his trademark cut-off jean shorts and wheeling his hand cart — Schrad
  
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• Russia still fending off alleged Ukrainian incursion, reports more drone attacks

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The Russian military and security forces were continuing on Tuesday to fend off an alleged incursion by Ukrainian saboteurs first reported the day before in a Russian border region, according to a Russian official.Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, said the military and security forces continued to sweep the area around the town of Graivoron, where the alleged attack on Monday took place.Gladkov urged residents of the area who e
  
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• Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for second day, reports more drone attacks

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian troops and security forces fought for a second day Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but which Kyiv portrayed as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans.
  Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukraine border, said forces continued to sweep the rural area around the town of Graivoron, where the alleged attack on Monday took place. Twelve civilians were wounded in the attac
  
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• Russia fights alleged incursion from Ukraine for 2nd day, reports more drone attacks

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian troops and security forces fought for a second day Tuesday against an alleged cross-border raid that Moscow blamed on Ukrainian military saboteurs but which Kyiv portrayed as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans.
  Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region on the Ukraine border, said forces continued to sweep the rural area around the town of Graivoron, where the alleged attack on Monday took place. Ten civilians were wounded in the attack,
  
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• Russia claims it repelled one of war’s most serious cross-border attacks

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia's military said Tuesday it quashed what appeared to be one of the most serious cross-border attacks from Ukraine since the war began, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours.
  Moscow blamed the raid that began Monday on Ukrainian military saboteurs. Kyiv portrayed it as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans. It was impossible to reconcile the two versions, to say with certainty who was behind the attack or
  
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• Russia claims it has defeated alleged incursion from Ukraine, a day after attack began

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian troops and security forces quashed Tuesday an alleged cross-border raid from Ukraine, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours, a senior Moscow official said.
  It was not possible to independently confirm claims about the armed incursion into Russian territory that began Monday. Nor was it possible to say with any certainty who was behind the attack or what its aims were.
  Disinformation has been one of the weapons of the
  
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• Russia claims it defeated incursion from Ukraine in 24-hour battle

  23-05-2023 09:52
  
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian troops and security forces quashed an alleged cross-border raid from Ukraine on Tuesday, claiming to have killed more than 70 attackers in a battle that lasted around 24 hours, a senior Moscow official said.
  Moscow blamed the raid that began Monday on Ukrainian military saboteurs. Kyiv portrayed it as an uprising against the Kremlin by Russian partisans. It was impossible to reconcile the two versions or to say with any certainty who was behind the attack or what t
  
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• Albuquerque-based wrestling organization puts on first show

  23-05-2023 09:49
  
  Workers set up a ring ahead of Duke City Championship Wrestling show May 25 inside the El Rey Theater. (Courtesy of Duke City Championship Wrestling)Professional wrestlers will enter the ring at El Rey Theater on Thursday as Duke City Championship Wrestling hosts its first wrestling match of the season.Fred Slow, promoter for the group, said this is the first Albuquerque pro-wrestling organization in operation since 2019.Slow and industry veteran and wrestler Joe Singer — stage name Hobo
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slips as debt worries hang

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is slipping Tuesday as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt.
  The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in its first trading after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy closed a meeting late Monday that they called productive but ultimately ended with no deal.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 101 points, or 0.3%, at 33,185, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slides as debt worries worsen

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are sliding Tuesday as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt.
  The S&P 500 was 1% lower after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, "We're not there yet" on a deal to prevent the U.S. government from running out of cash. That followed a meeting late Monday that he and President Joe Biden called productive but ultimately ended with no agreement.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 189 points, or 0.6%, at 33,097
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower as deal on raising debt limit remains elusive

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are slipping on Wall Street as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower early Tuesday, in the first trading after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy closed a meeting late Monday that they called productive but ended with no deal. Washington is facing a deadline as early as June 1. The stock market has remained resilient, but a worry on Wall Street is that Washington may
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street futures tick down after US debt talks fail to break impasse

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  Wall Street dipped modestly early Tuesday after talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a default.
  S&P 500 futures were off less than 0.2% before the bell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down about 0.1%.
  "The resumption of debt ceiling negotiations spurred some hopes despite distinct risks of brinksmanship and blame-shifting," Tan Boon Heng of Mizuho Bank said in a report.
  Worries about a potential U.S. debt default have added to investor unease abo
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower as debt worries hang

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street is edging lower Tuesday as the U.S. government creeps closer to the edge of a potentially disastrous default on its debt.
  The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in its first trading after President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy closed a meeting late Monday that they called productive but ultimately ended with no deal.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 12 points, or less than 0.1%, at 33,273, as of 11 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.2
  
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• Stock market today: Asian stocks slide as debt worries mount

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stock markets slid Wednesday as the U.S. government crept closer to a potentially disruptive default on its debt.
  Tokyo's main market index lost more than 1%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul also declined.Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index fell 1.1% after Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the House of Representatives said, "We're not there yet" on a deal. That followed a meeting Monday with President Joe Biden that ended with no agreement.
  "McCarthy's comments have thrown col
  
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• Global stocks, Wall St futures fall after more US debt talks fail to break impasse

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  BEIJING (AP) -- Global stock markets and Wall Street futures fell Tuesday after more talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a potentially jarring default.
  London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong sank. Oil prices retreated.
  Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index edged up less than 0.1% on Monday as Congress and the White House negotiated over Republican demands to cut social programs in exchange for agreeing to raise the amount the governme
  
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• Asian stocks fall after more US debt talks fail to break impasse

  23-05-2023 09:35
  
  BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after more talks in Washington on government debt ended with no deal to avoid a potentially jarring default.
  Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong sank. Oil prices rose.
  Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index edged up less than 0.1% on Monday as Congress and the White House negotiated over Republican demands to cut social programs in exchange for agreeing to raise the amount the government can borrow.
  "The resumption of debt ceiling negotiations
  
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• Editorial: Keller offers 3 plans to address some of Albuquerque’s woes

  23-05-2023 09:02
  
  After Mayor Tim Keller gave his State of the City address in 2022, then-City Council Vice President Dan Lewis said the mayor "doesn't seem to know what city he is living in" as the administration had failed on crime and homelessness in spite of big budgets.In this year's State of the City address, this past Saturday at the Rail Yards, the mayor offered three concrete actions to address gun crime, homeless encampments and panhandling that puts pedestrians and motorists in danger. All sound promis
  
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• Release of a homicide suspect prompts new Supreme Court guidance

  23-05-2023 05:20
  
  The release this year of a man awaiting trial in a fatal shooting prompted the state Supreme Court to issue new guidance Monday for judges weighing pretrial detention for accused criminal defendants found to be "dangerous."The five-justice panel found that a district court judge erred in releasing Joe Anderson pending trial given his "extensive criminal history" and poor record of complying with court orders. Anderson had already served time after being convicted in a 2010 homicide.Anderson, 41,
  
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• Lobo women’s valiant effort to reach NCAA match play falls just short

  23-05-2023 05:16
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A strong finish made a statement – University of New Mexico women's golf is a top-10 team nationally in 2023.And it was so close to perhaps even something greater.UNM's strong fourth round at Grayhawk Golf Club – 1-under on Monday – pulled the Lobos into a tie for ninth place at 11-over par for 72 holes of stroke play.The eight teams above the Lobos, who tied for ninth with Arizona at 11-over, qualify for match play beginning Tuesday. The first of thos
  
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• Sports Speak Up! On Unser Racing Museum, turquoise on Lobo and NIL

  23-05-2023 04:26
  
  SAD NEWS to hear that the Unser Racing Museum is leaving Albuquerque. The Unser family helped put our city on the map. Bobby and Al Sr. and were born in Albuquerque and spent their lives here. So many memories from them and Al, Jr. at the Indy 500. Possibly the family decided that if there was going to be controversy regarding public money being spent for a new facility that they would put an end to it by moving the museum? "Visit the Unser Racing Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska." It just doesn't ha
  
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• Prep notes: Albuquerque High and Valencia have new — but familiar — girls basketball coaches

  23-05-2023 04:06
  
  Marty Zeller, right, shown coaching the Los Lunas HIgh girls in 2019, will next coach the Valencia High girls. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)Teri Morrison was looking for a change in scenery. Marty Zeller is returning to familiar scenery.Morrison, 63, who led Sante Fe Indian School to the Class 3A state championship game this year and was coaching with the Braves in two other title-game appearances (2019, 2022), on Monday was named the new head girls coach at Albuquerque High.Zeller, 65, who wo
  
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• New Mexico’s behavioral health hospital agrees to pay $215K after allegations of abuse, neglect

  23-05-2023 03:09
  
  SANTA FE - The state Department of Health has reached a $215,000 settlement to resolve allegations that a man with dementia endured abuse and neglect while under care at the Behavioral Health Institute in northern New Mexico.The settlement ends a lawsuit filed two years ago by Elaine Sanchez on behalf of her husband, Eddie Albert Sanchez, who she said ended up in a coma - dehydrated and malnourished — after mistreatment at the institute in Las Vegas.The agreement is one of 145 settlements
  
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• Blue Bell releases Dr Pepper Float flavor — would you try it?

  23-05-2023 03:01
  
  (Courtesy of Blue Bell Creameries)Blue Bell Creameries has teamed up with Dr Pepper to create a Dr Pepper Float-flavored ice cream, which released in stores recently."We are excited to team up with fellow Texas-born brand, Blue Bell, to create this new delicious treat," said John Alvarado, senior vice president of Dr Pepper brand marketing, in a statement. "We can't wait to provide our fans with another refreshing way to enjoy Dr Pepper."Jimmy Lawhorn, Blue Bell vice president of sales and mark
  
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• Football: A ‘Prime cut’ has agreed to beef up the University of New Mexico offensive line

  23-05-2023 02:48
  
  Offensive tackle Travis Gray, listed at 6-foot-7, 305 pounds, announced his intentions to transfer to New Mexico on Monday via social media. He marks the Lobos' first addition since nine players transferred out during the spring portal window.An Aurora, Colorado native, Gray lettered four years at Cherokee Trail High School on his way to being rated as a composite three-star prospect and top-10 recruit out of Colorado. He committed to the University of Colorado-Boulder over offers from Maryland
  
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• Ex-La Cueva, UNM star Garver coming to Isotopes Park for rehab assignment

  23-05-2023 02:27
  
  Mitch Garver (Charlie Reidel/Associated Press)Mitch Garver is coming back to Albuquerque to jump-start his 2023 baseball season.The former La Cueva High and the University of New Mexico star is set to begin a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Round Rock Express, which happens to be facing the host Isotopes for the next six days beginning Tuesday night.The Isotopes confirmed Monday that Garver, 32, is expected in town. That's after Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said over the weekend that Garver w
  
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• Sex-trafficking victim claims Albuquerque motel ignored pleas for help, turned blind eye to abuse

  23-05-2023 02:26
  
  The Motel 6 Midtown is on University next to the Big-I.(Albuquerque Journal file photo)A Las Vegas, Nevada, woman alleges in a new federal lawsuit that she was harbored and trafficked at an Albuquerque motel whose management "overtly encouraged" the "horrific" behavior in March 2019.The woman, identified as Jane Doe and a sex trafficking survivor, contends that employees at the Midtown Motel 6 at 1701 University NE, knew or should have known that she was being repeatedly exploited by her traffi
  
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• Production of ‘Duster’ suspended in NM as union workers support writer’s strike

  23-05-2023 02:11
  
  Screen Actors Guild member Dereck Andrade, center, and other SAG members take part in a Writers Guild rally outside Warner Bros. Studios on Monday, May 22, 2023, in Burbank, California. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press)The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has made its way to New Mexico.On Monday, production of the Max series "Duster" was suspended.International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and Teamsters members in Albuquerque refused to cross the picket lines in support o
  
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• Lobo basketball adds versatile graduate transfer forward for coming season

  23-05-2023 02:09
  
  Alabama forwards Brandon Miller, left, and Noah Clowney, right, try to box outTexas A&M-Corpus Christi forward Isaac Mushila during their NCAA Tournament game in Birmingham, Ala., on March 16. Mushila on Monday announced he is transferring to UNM for the 2023-24 season.. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)When you see the 2023-24 UNM Lobos run down the ramp for the first time next season, odds are good Isaac Mushila won't be the one you'll be expecting to be the best rebounder on the court.Once the
  
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