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• APS focuses on clearing threats, checking in with those making them

  17-09-2024 01:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With a growing number of threats of school violence, Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is launching a new team. It'll consist of police and social workers who investigate threats and look to help the students making them.Just over a month into the new school year, APS faced a major challenge last week, responding to several social media posts that threatened school shootings. String of break-ins leaves 4th Street plaza businesses on edgeBCSO and APS inve
  
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• UNM kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with lowrider show

  19-09-2024 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual display of lowriders. The Department of Chicana & Chicano Studies hosted the Lobos y Lowriders event on UNM's main campus near the student union.Albuquerque homeowner wakes up to a raccoon intruderIn addition to getting a close-up look at the flashy, tricked-out wheels, students got to enjoy music and a local food truck.
  
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• 1 dead following shooting in southeast Albuquerque

  19-09-2024 04:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating the death of a man in southeast Albuquerque. Officers were called out about a shooting on Wednesday evening. They said the man was found dead inside a vehicle on Grove Street. near Zuni Rd. and Pennsylvania St.
  This is a developing story, KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• New Mexico Attorney General calls for tougher penalties for school threats

  19-09-2024 04:12 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – School started just last month and there has already been a spike in lockdowns over students making threats. The state's top law enforcement officer is now calling on lawmakers to increase penalties. "The increasing frequency that it's happening here in New Mexico hopefully will encourage lawmakers to sort of reassess the decision that exists under current law to treat threats of mass violence somehow differently," said New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torre
  
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• State's Legislative Finance Committee discusses oil and gas regulation

  19-09-2024 03:58 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state's Legislative Finance Committee convened with leaders of various departments to discuss regulation and oversight of the oil and gas industry. The main point of concern was pollution.One shelter, three employees: only homeless shelter in Española asking for state helpThe New Mexico Environment Department identified over 300 oil plumes they call methane "super emitters." "There will be immediate causality for these operators once notified to
  
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• MDC officer accused of raping inmate

  19-09-2024 03:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Metropolitan Detention Center correctional officer is accused of raping an inmate and attempting to bring contraband into the detention center. Chevonne Culbreath was arrested on Tuesday after an inmate told police that she sexually assaulted him last month.25-year-old man killed in South Valley, BCSO saysThe officer told investigators that the inmate was blackmailing her over a piece of candy she gave him that he wasn't allowed to have. She admitted to ha
  
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• Albuquerque homeowner wakes up to a raccoon intruder

  19-09-2024 03:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An Albuquerque woman woke up to an intruder this past weekend. Lucky for her, it was a four-legged creature.  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 offers community a ‘taste&rsqu
  
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• Officials present new updated designs for I-25 Gibson Interchange Reconstruction Project

  19-09-2024 02:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With highway construction projects underway throughout Albuquerque, the city is taking steps to start another one. A major interchange in the southeast area has unveiled its latest design for a project more than a decade in the making.  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&
  
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• One shelter, three employees: only homeless shelter in Española asking for state help

  19-09-2024 02:38 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) –  It's the first, and only, homeless shelter in Española; and it only has three people on staff. Facing a growing unhoused population, those who run the facility are turning to state lawmakers for help staying afloat.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 a
  
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• Gov. Lujan Grisham responds to Texas placing razor wire facing New Mexico

  19-09-2024 01:17 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday responded to the Texas National Guard installing razor wire along the Rio Grande facing New Mexico.KRQE's sister station, KTSM, captured video showing troops putting up concertina wire and fencing on the riverbank in the El Paso, Texas, area Tuesday afternoon. The expansion came three days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on X that the state would triple its razor wire border barriers to "deny illegal entr
  
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• Dry weather continues through Thursday

  19-09-2024 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  Quieter weather has returned to New Mexico Wednesday. Storm chances return to parts of the state starting Friday.It is a much quieter day across New Mexico Wednesday afternoon as drier air moves in with a light southwest breeze. Quiet weather will continue overnight with another night of cool temperatures, although it won't be as chilly as what we woke up to today. An even warmer day is on the way Thursday. A spot shower or two is possible in eastern New Mexico Thursday, but most of the state wi
  
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• VIDEO: Customer orders in Navajo, surprised when worker understands her

  19-09-2024 00:50 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – When a Navajo woman went through a drive-through in New Mexico and ordered in her native language, she was surprised with the worker's response. Now, the video has gone viral and she hopes it will help keep her native language alive.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 Vo
  
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• Oklahoma judge in Kansas murder case consolidates defendant preliminary hearings

  19-09-2024 00:34 via krqe.com
  
  TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas County Associate District Judge, A. Clark Jett ruled on Wednesday that all five defendants' preliminary hearings will be consolidated together.As was previously reported on MyHighPlains.com, 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley of Hugoton, Kan., were reported missing in March. The Texas County Sheriff’s Department said the women were traveling to pick up children for a visit but never arrived at their destination.
  
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• Coffee lover? These are the best coffee cities in the US

  19-09-2024 00:34 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON/NEXSTAR) -- Everyone's had that Monday morning moment where the only trick to starting their week is a hot cup (or sometimes a cold cup) of delicious, fresh-brewed coffee.The trick though is finding where to find that perfect cup-o-joe.
  WalletHub took it upon itself to answer this very question and ranked the "Best Coffee Cities in America" based on their findings from the 100 largest cities in the U.S. Where does Albuquerque rank among best cities for coffee?Using factors su
  
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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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