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• 39,000 John Deere mowers recalled — here's why

  04-01-2025 21:39 via krqe.com
  
  (WHTM) — Kawasaki Motors USA has recalled 39,000 of their John Deere mowers with Kawasaki engines due to fire and burn hazards. To date, Kawasaki has received five reports of fire and 26 reports of melting and/or smoking.Recalled John Deere ZTrak Zero Turn Mower
  According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), about 39,000 John Deere ZTrak™ Zero Turn Mowers with Kawasaki Engines have been recalled because the voltage regulator inside the mower's engine can fail while
  
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• Nigerian duo found guilty of defrauding Albuquerque resident of $560K

  06-01-2025 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)—Two Nigerian nationals were found guilty of defrauding $560,000 from an Albuquerque resident, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.Story continues below
  Trending: Criticisms mount over proposed Albuquerque housing billNews: Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of crashing into policeBusiness: Marble Brewery announces new owners
  According to court documents and evidence presented at the four-day trial, Olutayo Sunday Ogunlaja, 39,
  
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• Trump pitches 'merged' US, Canada after Trudeau resignation announcement

  06-01-2025 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump pitched the idea of a “merged” United States and Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation, noting there would be no tariffs if the two countries were one.“If Canada merged with the U.S., there would no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them,” Trump posted to his Truth Social site. “T
  
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• Pence: 'Admirable' that Harris certified Trump's win after losing election

  06-01-2025 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence, who had to be evacuated four years ago Monday as rioters stormed the Capitol, welcomed "the return of order and civility" as Congress moved to certify President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 victory."The peaceful transfer of power is the hallmark of our democracy and today, members of both parties in the House and Senate along with the vice president certified the election of our new president and vice president without controversy or objection," Pence
  
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• McDonald's launching 'McValue' menu on Tuesday: What's on it?

  06-01-2025 21:19 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – On Tuesday, McDonald’s will launch a new “McValue platform” which aims to give patrons “even more ways to enjoy the food they love, for less," according to McDonald's.The McValue menu, first announced in November, will comprise of nationwide, local and app-based offers. As such, some offers — the local and app-based offers — may only be available to customers in certain regions or at certain franchise locations. Chick-fil-A’s waffle fri
  
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• Stray dog shot in the face gets a new lease on life in Denver

  06-01-2025 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) - For months, a white Australian shepherd could be seen frequenting the streets of Denver. The stray concerned residents enough for them to reach out to Denver Animal Protection, which had little success in capturing the slippery canine.Concern grew when people began to notice the dog appeared to have been shot in the face. A community came together to finally bring the dog, later named Solo Vino, to the Denver Animal Shelter so he could get the help he needed.Solo's owners describ
  
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• Winter storm and widespread snow chances this week

  06-01-2025 20:55 via krqe.com
  
  Temperatures continue to cool off across the state in preparation for potential snowfall.
  A strong low pressure system is dipping into Arizona today. This low will draw up moisture across New Mexico beginning tonight and into tomorrow. A strong cold front will also move through New Mexico tonight and into tomorrow. This front will be dropping temperatures statewide. By Thursday, the low pressure will move eastward into New Mexico.
  A combination of the moisture and cooler temperatures will result
  
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• City of Albuquerque shares housing voucher success story

  06-01-2025 20:12 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque's Health, Housing and Homeless Division released a video profiling a success story from their housing voucher program.14 arrested following Santa Fe SWAT standoffRicky and Ronnie Besse say they were homeless for ten years, but two years ago the brothers received a notice to leave their camp. They say that's when they went to the Good Shepherd Center and applied for city-funded housing vouchers. "So I told Ronnie, you know all they can do is say n
  
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• From a brush with death to the boxing ring. Abraham Perez's story of recovery

  06-01-2025 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some of the biggest names making waves in sports have connections to our humble state of New Mexico.  Each week catch KRQE Sports Director Van Tate as he sits down with athletes, coaches, and upcoming stars with ties to New Mexico - spotlighting their achievements, what's going on in their lives, and what's next in their careers.
  On this episode IBA Flyweight World Champion, WBC Youth Champion, and Golden Gloves 2019 Champion, Abraham Perez, talks about recovering
  
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• Trump critic named new Washington archbishop

  06-01-2025 19:46 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, a critic of President-elect Trump, was named the new archbishop of Washington on Monday.Pope Francis named McElroy, who is the bishop of San Diego, to replace Cardinal Wilton Gregory in Washington, D.C., Catholic Standard reported. McElroy, a San Francisco native, is known as a progressive in the Catholic Church and his diocese of San Diego includes California’s border with Mexico.Pope Francis holds a news conference aboard the papal plane on his fl
  
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• Federal report: New Mexico sees 20% increase in homelessness

  06-01-2025 19:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new report released by the federal government showed that the number of people experiencing homelessness on a single night in New Mexico reached an all-time high in 2024.The point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness took place on one day in January and is part of the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report to Congress. It provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, i
  
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• Albuquerque police arrest carjacking, shooting suspect

  06-01-2025 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police arrested 26-year-old Zayed Mohammad after being accused in a carjacking and named a suspect in a recent shooting.Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of crashing into policeMohammad, a smoke shop employee, was questioned by detectives about a recent shooting in an alley behind the smoke shop near Central and Wyoming. APD says Mohammad was arrested following the interview with detectives.
  
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• Flight cancellations pile up as major winter storm hits East Coast

  06-01-2025 17:16 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Flight cancellations and delays are stacking up as a major winter storm makes its way across the East Coast.As of shortly after 10 a.m. EST, there were 1,525 flight cancellations and 1,931 flight delays within, into or out of the United States on Monday.Those flight cancellations hit the D.C. area particularly hard.At Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 60 percent of all outgoing flights were canceled, totaling 239 cancellations. At Baltimore/Washington International T
  
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• Feeling sick? Here's what you might have

  06-01-2025 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Mild sicknesses tend to spike during the winter months, but this season, public health experts are warning of a possible "quad-demic."The unofficial term "quad-demic" encompasses four infectious diseases: influenza, COVID-19, RSV, and norovirus."We know that in certain areas of the country, they may have more activity of these viruses than others," Dr. Dana Hawkinson, the medical director of infection prevention and control at The University of Kansas Health System, told New
  
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• Canadian PM Justin Trudeau resigns

  06-01-2025 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday in the face of rising discontent over his leadership and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing turmoil within his government.Trudeau said “internal battles” mean that he "cannot be the best option” in the next election. He plans to stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party is chosen.An official familiar with the matter said
  
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• Canadian PM Justin Trudeau plans to resign, official says

  06-01-2025 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to announce his resignation Monday, an official said, in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing turmoil within his government.The official said that Trudeau will stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party is chosen. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak ahead of an of
  
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• 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' winner The Vivienne dies at 32

  06-01-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A drag performer and actor who appeared on several iterations of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” passed away over the weekend, their manager announced on social media.James Lee Williams, who performed under the drag name The Vivienne, was 32 years old, the BBC and The New York Times reported.Williams’ manager did not announce a cause of death. Filmmaker and husband to Aubrey Plaza, Jeff Baena, dies by suicide: report“It is with immense sadness that we let you
  
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• What are the Meta glasses the New Orleans attacker used to scout the French Quarter?

  06-01-2025 16:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing 14, had previously scouted the French Quarter and recorded video with his Meta smart glasses, the FBI said.On Oct. 31, Shamsud-Din Jabbar recorded video with the glasses as he cycled through the French Quarter and plotted the attack, said Lyonel Myrthil, FBI special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office. Jabbar also wore the glasses, which are capable of
  
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• The 'no-budget' budget: A simplified way to track money

  06-01-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Budgeting is not a one-size-fits-all thing. One method may work for one person while another method works better for you.Most budgeting methods require tracking expenses like a hawk, keeping up with each dollar spent. That might not work for those who get overwhelmed by numbers.If budgets haven't worked for you in the past, consider the "no-budget" budget.What is the 'no-budget' budget?Also called the anti-budget, it is an intuitive saving method. You take your net monthly i
  
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• Congress gears up for snowy certification of Trump's election win

  06-01-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Congress is gearing up for a snowy certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s election win on Monday, as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vows to plow ahead with the vote despite a snowstorm set to hit Washington, D.C.The House and Senate are scheduled to convene in a joint session at 1 p.m. on Monday to certify Trump’s victory, a process that is mandated by the Constitution and federal law. On Monday, however, the nation’s capital is bracing for as many as 10 in
  
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• Congress certifies Trump's election win despite weather threat

  06-01-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s election win on Monday as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) plowed ahead with the vote despite a snowstorm set to hit Washington, D.C.The House and Senate convened in a joint session on Monday to certify Trump’s victory, a process mandated by the Constitution and federal law. On Monday, however, the nation’s capital was bracing for as many as 10 inches of snow.Johnson, however, said the operation would go on “whet
  
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• Lawsuit alleges ex-Fox Sports host Skip Bayless harassed hairstylist, offered her $1.5 million for sex

  06-01-2025 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him.Attorneys for Noushin Faraji, who was a hair stylist at Fox for more than a decade, are seeking unspecified damages from Bayless, Fox Sports and its parent company, Fox Corporation, according to a copy of the lawsuit filed Friday in California Superior Court in Los
  
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• Biden blocks some new offshore drilling ahead of Trump takeover

  06-01-2025 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  President Biden has blocked new offshore drilling for oil and gas in several parts of the country about two weeks before President-elect Trump takes office. Biden has announced that he’ll block new drilling off the entire East Coast, as well as California, Oregon and Washington state. The president’s move also blocks some drilling off Alaska’s coast in portions of the Northern Bering Sea and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico“Drilling off these coasts could cause irrevers
  
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• 'The Brutalist,' 'Emilia Perez' take top honors at Golden Globes

  06-01-2025 16:24 via krqe.com
  “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet’s 215-minute postwar epic, was crowned best drama film at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, putting one of 2024’s most ambitious films on course to be a major contender at the Academy Awards.“The Brutalist,” shot in VistaVision and being released with an intermission, also won best director for Corbet and best actor for Adrian Brody. The film, about a Jewish artist in the aftermath of World War II, bears many connections to one of
  
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• Santa Fe police arrest suspects accused of stealing fuel

  06-01-2025 15:27 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Police arrested two people accused of stealing thousands of dollars in diesel fuel.Santa Fe Fire Department reunited with first fire truckFriday, police responded to a Speedway gas station on Sawmill Rd. and St. Francis Dr. to a possible fuel theft. Officers found Alfredo Fonteboa-Hechavarria, who was filling up his truck. Police say Hechavarria had altered a fuel pump so the pump would dispense more fuel than it could calculate. He is also accused of
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: In trouble again, Murder charges, Storm approaching, Fuel theft arrest, Fire truck returned

  06-01-2025 15:12 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top Stories
  ‘A Walking Testimony’ journeys through New Mexico to spread awarenessCriticisms mount over proposed Albuquerque housing billColorado dog hiking business looking for NM expansion14 arrested following Santa Fe SWAT standoff‘Walter White’s’ house from ‘Breaking Bad’ now on the marketRecall issued for cold and flu medicine sold at some Costco locations
  Monday's Five Facts[1] Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of cr
  
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• 'A Walking Testimony' journeys through New Mexico to spread awareness

  06-01-2025 14:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – He's spreading awareness for mental health and recovery one step at a time. And on his journey across America, he's made a few pit stops here in the Land of Enchantment.Kyndal Ray Edwards or "A Walking Testimony" is the 31-year-old behind the movement attracting tens of thousands of followers on social media. It's day 648 of his journey with nearly 7,000 miles walked. A mission, Edwards said, fueled by his own experiences."The purpose is to spread as much positivit
  
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• Video: Driver of car strikes two police cruisers, history of crashing into police

  06-01-2025 14:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New video shows when police arrest a woman they say hit two officers vehicles while trying to flee from a traffic stop.This took place on August 23, 2024. Officers were near the Hilton hotel off of Central Ave and Broadway Blvd. They were attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a white Tesla but, that when they say, the vehicle accelerated forward. In the video, the vehicle can be seen swerving around the first police car, before striking a second vehic
  
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• Santa Fe Fire Department reunited with first fire truck

  06-01-2025 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a piece of Santa Fe history that dates back more than a century. Now, after years of trying to get it back, the Santa Fe Fire Department (SFFD) is once again reunited with their very first fire truck that was used during the early 1900's."It's a huge part of our history and we want to preserve that," said Rollin Jones, a fire fighter with SFFD. "It's going to serve as a great way for us to open discussions about this is what firefighting used to look like,
  
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• Some New Mexico snow ahead, cold, & breezy

  06-01-2025 13:38 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Winter-like temperatures have returned across all of New Mexico with nearly all below the freezing mark with some passing clouds, dry air, and light winds. Moisture with a developing low pressure system to the west will meet up with the even colder air ahead to produce widespread snow and eventually, dangerous wind chills.To start across the region from north-northeast to south-southwest, temperatures are around zero degrees, the single digits, teens, 20s, and lower 30s
  
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