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• YouTube live streamers locate body near site of Kentucky interstate shooting

  18-09-2024 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON, Ky. (WDKY) — A body has been found near where Kentucky authorities spent days searching for a suspected gunman accused of injuring several people traveling on an interstate.Wednesday evening, Kentucky State Police said on X that troopers located a body near Exit 49 on I-75, just outside of the small town of London, and were working with authorities to confirm the identity of the body.The body appears to have been found by a group from Hatfield McCoy Museum Adventures who were track
  
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• Body found near site of Kentucky highway shooting believed to be suspect: authorities

  18-09-2024 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON, Ky. (WDKY) — The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on a Kentucky interstate highway has been found, according to authorities.Col. Phillip “PJ” Burnett said that the body found Wednesday is believed to be Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Kentucky.Burnett said accessories found with the body have led them to conclude it is him. Who is Joseph Couch? Alleged I-75 shooter warned he was going to ‘kill a lot of people’Kentucky State Police said
  
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• The Nature Conservancy plans to plant 5,000 seedlings on Hermit's Peak Calf Canyon burn scar

  18-09-2024 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  The Nature Conservancy is working to help those affected by the Hermit's Peak Calf Canyon Fire. The conservancy is inviting community members to help them plant 5,000 drought-resilient seedlings on the burn scar this weekend. FEMA extends home repair, rebuilding workshops in RuidosoThe Hermit's Peak Calf Canyon Fire scorched more than 340,000 thousand acres between April and June of 2022 in the Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains and in San Miguel, Mora, and Taos counties.The conservancy is aski
  
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• 23andMe board quits over plans to take DNA testing company private

  18-09-2024 23:33 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — All seven independent directors of 23andMe’s board resigned on Tuesday, citing disagreements over the chief executive’s plan to take the company private.  The departures leave just one sitting member of the board, its chair, Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetics-testing company in 2006 and serves as its chief executive officer.Wojcicki submitted a proposal in late July to take the company private, after earlier expressing interest in acquiring the company
  
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• Second judge refuses to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

  18-09-2024 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence" that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses.U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling after prosecutors and defense lawyers presented strenuous arguments for and against a $50 million bail package that would allow Combs to be released to home detention w
  
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• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to remain in jail after second judge denies bail

  18-09-2024 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail.U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter ruled that Combs' plan — which included a $50 million bail offer, GPS monitoring and strict limitations on visitors — was “insufficient” to ensure the safety of
  
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• Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new sex crime charge in New York

  18-09-2024 23:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.A new indictment charged the jailed ex-movie mogul with committing a criminal sex act, accusing him of forcing oral sex on a woman at some point between April 29, 2006, and May 6 of that year.Weinstein has long maintained that he never engaged in any sexual activity that wasn't consensual.No details about the accuser involved in the
  
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• Two Santa Fe schools receive grants for outdoor gardens

  18-09-2024 23:15 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is helping two Santa Fe schools improve their gardens and outdoor learning spaces. Salazar and Chaparral elementary schools were each awarded $10,000 in grant funds to enhance and expand their garden areas.APS’s ‘Paper’ tutoring program enters second yearSalazar Elementary School said it will expand its existing garden which will serve as a living classroom for students to learn about growing fresh pr
  
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• FEMA extends home repair, rebuilding workshops in Ruidoso

  18-09-2024 23:14 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) –As many community members look to repair or rebuild their homes following the damage caused by the South Fork and Salt fires, FEMA has extended its workshops on how to do so.The fires and subsequent flooding burned thousands of acres and destroyed 1,400 structures in the community back in June. State awards $70 million in loans for Ruidoso fire recoveryFEMA has teamed with Albertson’s Market at 721 Mechem Dr. in Ruidoso to provide free information
  
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• New Mexico Fall Foliage Forecast 2024: When to see peak colors

  18-09-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – With the first official day of fall coming up, New Mexicans may start to see some fall colors. What can New Mexicans expect this year?
  "We are starting to see some pops of color in the trees in the northern and western mountains of New Mexico, along with the Sacramento Mountains," Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud said. "However, these colors are actually arriving as much as a week earlier than last year."This earlier onset could be a result of the hot summer
  
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• State awards $70 million in loans for Ruidoso fire recovery

  18-09-2024 22:42 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – The state has awarded millions of dollars in loans to Ruidoso and Lincoln County as they recover from this summer's wildfires. The South Fork and Salt Fires burned thousands of acres and destroyed 1,400 structures in the mountain community back in June. What kinds of natural disasters happen in New Mexico?Lawmakers met in a special session to set aside relief funds with $70 million in zero-interest loans to repair the infrastructure. That includes $20.5 mil
  
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• What kinds of natural disasters happen in New Mexico?

  18-09-2024 21:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is well known for its many days of sunshine, but in a desert climate, severe weather can hit rapidly. If you live in or visit New Mexico here are the types of severe weather to be prepared for: KRQE's Weather ForecastsThunderstorms and Flash FloodsOne of the most prevalent types of hazardous weather in New Mexico is the thunderstorm. All New Mexico counties experience intense thunderstorms that produce strong winds, large hail, heavy rain, and even deadl
  
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• NASA's 'Hidden Figures' to receive Congressional Gold Medals

  18-09-2024 21:46 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to host an event Wednesday recognizing several women who contributed to the space race.
  Administrator Bill Nelson will represent NASA at the ceremony, which will honor several NASA mathematicians who helped land the first astronauts on the moon in 1969 under the agency's Apollo Program.The women are often referred to as the "Hidden Figures" of the space race, and were the subject of both a book and film of the same name.The push to honor them was fir
  
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• NASA's 'Hidden Figures' receive Congressional Gold Medals

  18-09-2024 21:46 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - House Speaker Mike Johnson hosted an event Wednesday recognizing several women who contributed to the space race.The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the families of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson and Christine Darden at the U.S. Capitol. Darden watched the ceremony from her Connecticut home.The women are often referred to as the "Hidden Figures" of the space race, and were the subject of both a book and film of the same name.A medal was also
  
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• Big Lots: 47 more stores across 19 states, now including New Mexico, to close

  18-09-2024 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Nearly 50 additional Big Lots stores are set to close as the company navigates through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filings.The Ohio-based company announced earlier this month that it planned to sell assets and business operations to a private equity firm amid the bankruptcy filing.
  As part of the process, Big Lots said it plans to close roughly 250 stores by mid-January. That’s on top of the nearly 300 stores that are already on track to close in the coming month
  
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• 25-year-old man killed in South Valley, BCSO says

  18-09-2024 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A 25-year-old man was found dead with at least one gunshot wound in the South Valley on Monday, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.Story continues below
  Investigation: APD lieutenant named in DWI scandal accused of abusing child in 2016Traffic: I-25 construction zone in Albuquerque sees 22 crashes in 34 daysNews: Two guns found in student’s possession at Volcano Vista High SchoolCommunity: Albuquerque International Sunport
  
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• New Mexico airport ranked in 2024 JD Power satisfaction survey

  18-09-2024 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP/KRQE) – Roughly a billion passengers make their way through airports across the United States each year — but some of them are having a better experience than others.
  The results of J.D. Power and Associates' "North American Airport Satisfaction Study" were released this week, revealing the top-rated airports in the U.S. and Canada (but no other North American countries) in terms of passenger experience. Seven criteria were considered: "ease of travel through airport; leve
  
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• Property tax mill rate to decrease in Bernalillo County

  18-09-2024 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County announced the property tax mill rate is set to decrease for 2024. The mill rate is the number used in conjunction with the assessed value of a property.Story continues below
  Investigation: APD lieutenant named in DWI scandal accused of abusing child in 2016Traffic: I-25 construction zone in Albuquerque sees 22 crashes in 34 daysNews: Two guns found in student’s possession at Volcano Vista High SchoolCommunity: Albuquerque Internationa
  
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• Where does Albuquerque rank among best cities for coffee?

  18-09-2024 20:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Having a cup of coffee has become something many people do almost every day and it comes in a variety of styles, temperatures and with seemingly limitless combinations of things you can add to your coffee. A study from the National Coffee Association says 67% of Americans drink coffee every day. People enjoy brewing their own coffee, others enjoy heading to a local coffee shop, but where is the best place for coffee? WalletHub released its recent study that
  
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• 2-year-old in Michigan walked out of house after bedtime, killed in car crash

  18-09-2024 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) -- A 2-year-old in Michigan, who wandered out of the house after bedtime Friday night, was hit by a car and killed.
  Troopers were dispatched to the crash scene in Allen Township at about 8:20 p.m. Friday night, Michigan State Police said. When they arrived on the scene, they found the two-year-old girl lying in the street.The girl was taken to a nearby hospital where she died from injuries sustained in the crash, State Police said.Story continues below
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• Police in NYC seeking suspects accused of stealing, crashing subway train

  18-09-2024 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  BRIARWOOD, Queens (WPIX) – Police in New York City are searching for two suspects accused of stealing and crashing a subway train in Queens just after midnight on Thursday.The incident took place at the Briarwood subway station in the borough's Briarwood neighborhood, the NYPD said. DOJ sues cargo ship owner, manager over Baltimore bridge collapsePolice said the suspects accessed an unoccupied train sitting in the station "and operated it, causing a collision and damage to the train."There
  
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• Adrian Wojnarowski leaving ESPN, heading to alma mater

  18-09-2024 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Adrian Wojnarowski, one of ESPN's most recognizable journalists and personalities, is leaving the network, he said on Wednesday.Wojnarowski, who has covered the NBA for the Disney-owned network for years, announced his departure on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, which he used to make a name for himself breaking news on trades and free agency deals around the league."Woj bombs," as they became known on the internet, were a staple of ESPN's NBA coverage, with Wojnaro
  
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• DOJ sues cargo ship owner, manager over Baltimore bridge collapse

  18-09-2024 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.The lawsuit filed in Maryland provides the most detailed account yet of the cascading series of failures on the Dali that l
  
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• Many Americans can now get a passport renewed online. Here's who qualifies, what to know

  18-09-2024 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays.The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
  It is not available for the renewal of children's passports, for first-time passport a
  
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• Earth will soon have a 'second moon' — at least for a little while

  18-09-2024 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) — Earth will soon have two moons, but not for long. According to a study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), the “moon” in question is a celestial body known as 2024 PT5 that is believed to be an Arjuna asteroid. Arjuna asteroids are “minor bodies moving in orbits with low eccentricity, low inclination and Earth-like period," the same researchers explained in 2013.This is not the first time a near-Earth
  
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• New Mexico stays dry today, rain returning by the weekend

  18-09-2024 20:33 via krqe.com
  
  Dry conditions return to New Mexico today. Temperatures begin to rise across the state.
  A dry air mass settled over New Mexico early this morning. This has lead to a day of no rainfall across the state. These conditions will continue through tomorrow.
  A combination of a Low Pressure to the west and a High Pressure to the east is aiding the return of moisture to New Mexico on Friday. Isolated storms in eastern New Mexico are expectedFriday afternoon.
  A cold front moves into the state on Saturday.
  
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• Economists present New Mexico's long-term revenue forecast

  18-09-2024 20:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Economists went before lawmakers on Tuesday to share long-term projects for New Mexico's revenue.Special Collections Public Library in Albuquerque listed on National Register of Historic PlacesThe oil and gas industry brought in $15.2 billion last year. Experts say the rise of electric vehicles could cause oil and gas revenue to decrease over the next 15 years, leaving investment earnings to take over as the main contributor to the state's general fund by 2040.
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• Car Seat inspection clinics held around New Mexico

  18-09-2024 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Transportation is sponsoring car seat inspection clinics on Saturday, September 21 from 9 - 11 a.m. at 11 different locations across the state.I-25 construction zone in Albuquerque sees 22 crashes in 34 daysThe event educates parents and caregivers about the importance of properly securing children in the correct car seat. Certified child passenger safety technicians will work with parents and caregivers for about 30 minutes per seat to
  
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• Special Collections Public Library in Albuquerque listed on National Register of Historic Places

  18-09-2024 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Another Albuquerque landmark has made it on the list of the National Register of Historic Places. The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Special Collections Library of the Public Library was listed on the register as of Aug. 9, 2024.
  “In Albuquerque, we celebrate our unique heritage and culture, and the Special Collections Library is an important place that keeps our history alive,” said Mayor Tim Keller in a news release. “W
  
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• Waffles recalled in multiple states due to plastic contamination

  18-09-2024 19:21 via krqe.com
  
  TOPEKA (KSNT) - Federal health officials say a Utah company is recalling thousands of boxes of waffles as they may contain foreign objects.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified the recall as "Class II" on Sept. 13 of a voluntary recall from Kodiak Cakes LLC, based out of Park City UT, for 7,300 boxes of its 40-count "Kodiak Protein-Packed Power Waffles, Buttermilk & Vanilla."
  The recall, which was initially issued in August, was initiated "due to the potential presence of soft pl
  
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• Kansas cult leaders convicted of forcing children to work 16-hour days without pay

  18-09-2024 19:18 via krqe.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six members of a Kansas-based cult have been convicted in a scheme to house children in overcrowded, rodent-infested facilities and force them to work up to 16 hours a day without pay while subjecting them to beatings and other abuse.The defendants were either high-ranking members of the organization formerly known as the United Nation of Islam and the Value Creators, or were wives of the late founder, Royall Jenkins, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday in a
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair discusses key interest rate cut by 0.50, discusses future of Fed's inflation fight

  18-09-2024 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  Live now: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discusses the key interest rate cut decision, the economy, and monetary policy.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on b
  
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• Key interest rate expected to be cut for the first time in 4 years

  18-09-2024 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  Watch live in this story at 2:30 p.m. ET as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discusses the key interest rate decision.WASHINGTON (AP) — Having all but tamed inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to do something Wednesday it hasn’t done in more than four years: Cut its benchmark interest rate, a step that should lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses just weeks before the presidential election.And yet an unusual air of uncertainty overhangs this week's mee
  
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• Key interest rate cut by 0.50, signaling end to Fed's inflation fight

  18-09-2024 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  Watch live in this story at 2:30 p.m. ET as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell discusses the key interest rate decision.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolst
  
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• Second wave of device explosions hits Lebanon, killing at least 9

  18-09-2024 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday, reporting walkie-talkies and even solar equipment being targeted a day after hundreds of pagers blew up. At least nine people were killed and 300 were wounded, the Health Ministry said.Several blasts were heard at the funeral in Beirut for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by exploding pagers
  
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• Second wave of device explosions hits Lebanon as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

  18-09-2024 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by Hezbollah blew up, state media and officials for the militant group said. At least 14 people were killed and more than 450 wounded in the second wave, the Health Ministry said.The attacks — which were widely believed to be carried out by Israel targeting Hezbollah but have also killed c
  
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• Third Thursday event at the Albuquerque Museum

  18-09-2024 19:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The monthly Third Thursday event at the Albuquerque Museum is taking place September 19, from 5:30 – 8 p.m.Albuquerque International Sunport offers community a ‘taste’ of what’s to comeThis month's event features an experimental music performance by award-winning artists Laura Ortman and Raven Chacon. Ortman is a musician and composer who performs on violin, piano, vocals, electric guitar and keyboard. Chacon is a Pulitzer Prize
  
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• Special meadow to attract pollinators coming to the Bosque in Albuquerque

  18-09-2024 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A special meadow will soon be planted in the Rio Grande Bosque in Albuquerque to help attract pollinators such as butterflies.The city's Parks and Recreation Department/Open Space Division (OSD), Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), Institute for Applied Ecology, and Rocky Mountain Youth Corps are looking for volunteers to help plant the meadow on Saturday, Sept. 28 near Campbell Road NW and Candelaria Road NW.Story continues below
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• Trump quips he wishes Biden hadn’t called him: ‘He was so nice to me’

  18-09-2024 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former President Trump said Tuesday that both President Biden and Vice President Harris were "so nice" in their calls following an apparent assassination attempt on Trump, hinting that it made it more difficult to attack them."He was so nice to me yesterday. In one way I sort of wish the call wasn’t made because I do feel a little — He’s so nice. 'I’m so sorry about what happened and all that,'" Trump said at a campaign town hall in Michigan, recounting his c
  
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• Person with 'self-trained bomb-detecting dog' accused of falsely reporting threat at Trump rally

  18-09-2024 18:28 via krqe.com
  
  UNIONDALE, Long Island (WPIX) – Reports of explosives ahead of former President Donald Trump's rally on Long Island are unfounded, according to local authorities.
  The Nassau County Police Department told Nexstar's WPIX on Wednesday that a person was near the rally with a self-trained bomb-detecting dog. That person has been accused of falsely reporting a threat and detained for questioning.No additional details about the person or their dog were immediately available.Trump on Long Island:
  
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• Celebration of Life for Scott Appelman will be held at Balloon Fiesta Park

  18-09-2024 17:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Celebration of Life for Scott Appelman, the founder of Rainbow Ryders, will be held in Albuquerque in October.Appelman passed away in August at the age of 66. He was widely known in the hot air balloon industry and had a big hand in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, helping create the Balloon Glow and the Special Shapes Rodeo.Story continues below
  Investigation: APD lieutenant named in DWI scandal accused of abusing child in 2016Traff
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: School threats, New Mexico project, Drier and breezy, Stroke support, Ruidoso triathlon

  18-09-2024 15:11 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top Stories
  APD lieutenant named in DWI scandal accused of abusing child in 2016I-25 construction zone in Albuquerque sees 22 crashes in 34 daysAPD issues arrest warrant for repeat retail thief accused of $21K theft spreeAlbuquerque International Sunport offers community a ‘taste’ of what’s to comeUnited’s race for first place heats up Wednesday nightHawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again in a remote part of a national parkNorth Korea test-fired ball
  
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• Much drier & breezy weather around New Mexico

  18-09-2024 13:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Clearer skies, lighter winds, and drier air for the western three-fourths of the region has allowed for radiational cooling to take place, and despite the damp start around the Pecos River Valley, more-stable air aloft will lead to almost all areas being rain-free today. While patchy fog is possible in southeast New Mexico throughout the early morning with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s, dew-points have dropped elsewhere with near-freezing temperatures in the high
  
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• Fall-like, much drier, & breezy weather

  18-09-2024 13:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Clearer skies, lighter winds, and drier air for the western three-fourths of the region has allowed for radiational cooling to take place, and despite the damp start around The Pecos River Valley, more-stable air aloft will lead to almost all areas being rain-free today. While patchy fog is possible in Southeast New Mexico throughout the early morning with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s, dew-points have dropped elsewhere with near-freezing temperatures in the high
  
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• Fall-like, much drier, & breezy

  18-09-2024 13:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Clearer skies, lighter winds, and drier air for the western three-fourths of the region has allowed for radiational cooling to take place, and despite the damp start around The Pecos River Valley, more-stable air aloft will lead to almost all areas being rain-free today. While patchy fog is possible in Southeast New Mexico throughout the early morning with temperatures in the 60s and low 70s, dew-points have dropped elsewhere with near-freezing temperatures in the high
  
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• Cool start to Wednesday, warm and dry afternoon

  18-09-2024 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  Storms move out of New Mexico tonight with a cold front sweeping across the state. Drier weather returns through Thursday.Strong and severe storms moved across parts of New Mexico Tuesday. These storms have now mostly moved out of the state tonight as drier weather moves in and skies are clearing. It was also a windy day across parts of the state. Winds have died down tonight as cooler overnight low settle in. Parts of west-central, far northern New Mexico, and southern Colorado will see lows dr
  
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• Albuquerque International Sunport offers community a 'taste' of what's to come

  18-09-2024 06:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For many visitors to the Land of Enchantment, it's the first place they see and the last impression they get of New Mexico: the Albuquerque International Sunport. Now, the airport is trying to take flavors to new heights for people passing through—unveiling more than 15 new concessionaires which are expected to be up and running in the airport beginning this fall."What we're doing at the airport is a generational investment. It is meant to last us 40 y
  
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• Albuquerque support group celebrates one year of helping stroke survivors, families

  18-09-2024 05:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A group aimed at helping stroke victims and their families is hitting a major milestone. It all started one year ago when a family experienced this medical emergency and wanted to help others get through the trying time.Story continues below
  Podcast: A closing chapter in Albuquerque’s mysterious Muslim murdersCommunity: PHOTOS: Revamp Route 66 sign program makes progress in AlbuquerqueEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico September 13-19
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• Legal battle between New Mexico ethics commission and former candidate's group continues

  18-09-2024 05:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  As election season heats up, so does an ongoing legal battle between the New Mexico State Ethics Commission and a local organization. At the crux of the issue is whether the New Mexico Project is a political committee and should therefore have to register as one and disclose its donors.Story continues below
  Podcast: A closing chapter in Albuquerque’s mysterious Muslim murdersCommunity: PHOTOS: Revamp Route 66 sign program makes progress in AlbuquerqueEv
  
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• Suspects in federal New Mexico gun trafficking case to be held through trial

  18-09-2024 04:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Five men charged federally for selling guns through social media apps will be held through their trials. Micah Maestas, Dominic Ramirez, Daniel Garcia along with Jesus and Oscar Salmeron are all accused of using social media to advertise weapons over several months this year.Albuquerque man facing federal gun, drug chargesTheir indictment said they negotiated a sale, transported the gun to the buyer, and illegally sold it. They're also accused of selling cocaine an
  
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