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• Artificial dyes to be phased out of US food supply, RFK Jr. announces

  22-04-2025 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Tuesday said they would phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation's food supply, potentially triggering an ingredients overhaul for scores of brightly hued products on American store shelves.The federal Food and Drug Administration will take steps to eliminate the synthetic dyes by the end of 2026, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a news conference. The agency will establish a standard and timeline for industry to sw
  
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• Winds pick up through the weekend

  17-05-2025 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  Winds will pick up through the weekend across New Mexico. The strongest winds will be Sunday and Monday when areas of blowing dust and a high fire danger will develop.It was a calmer day across New Mexico Friday afternoon, but winds were still gusting over 30 mph in a few parts of the state. Temperatures were warmer across the entire state as well today with highs back up to around average again for the middle of May. Breezier winds will return to the state again Saturday afternoon with gusts as
  
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• City of Albuquerque purchases old Unser family home, seeks input on what to do with it

  17-05-2025 06:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a piece of history along Route 66 that the city just couldn't pass up. The property on Central Ave. and Unser Blvd. might not look like much at first, but it houses Albuquerque's history. "The Central and Unser property is, was the former home of Bobby Unser, who was, you know, part of the Unser racing family, legends of Albuquerque," said Shelle Sanchez, Director of the City of Albuquerque's Arts and Culture Department.Story continues below
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• Road to Navajo Lake reopens

  17-05-2025 04:09 via krqe.com
  
  SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Just in time for recreation season, New Mexico Highway 539 over Navajo Dam has officially reopened. The road, located about 45 miles east of Farmington, had been closed for the last eight months for exploratory drilling.Docks rebuilt and upgraded at Navajo Lake Marina after storm damageOfficials said road closures are expected to resume later this year after peak season at the lake ends.
  
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• High school baseball, softball - Friday scores, highlights

  17-05-2025 03:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – High school baseball and softball teams looked to punch their ticket to the state championship game on Friday. Some champions were also decided in smaller classifications. Here is a look at scores and highlights. Scores will be updated as games finish. 2025 Baseball and Softball state tournament brackets5ABaseball
  #2 Rio Rancho - 5#6 Sandia - 9#5 Eldorado -
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  Softball
  #1 Centennial - 4#2 La Cueva - 0
  -Consolation bracket
  #2 La Cueva - 18#10 Las
  
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• Gallup-McKinley school board ends contract with virtual classroom company

  17-05-2025 03:42 via krqe.com
  
  GALLUP, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a tense board meeting in Gallup Friday afternoon with parents sharing frustration over the cancellation of a virtual classroom program. Friday, the Gallup-McKinley Schools Board of Education voted to end their contract with the company Stride Inc. Stride Inc. provides online schooling for 4,000 kids around the state. New Albuquerque Public Schools program lets freshman choose career pathThe district said that the company is failing to meet requirements out
  
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• Investigation continues into man accused of arson at Tesla showroom and RPNM HQ

  17-05-2025 03:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Investigators want to look at cell phone data they believe will link a man to a pair of arsons at a metro area Tesla dealership and the state's Republican Party of New Mexico headquarters. Jamison Wagner is charged with setting fires at the Tesla showroom on February 9 and at the GOP office on March 30. Albuquerque man charged federally for arson attacks at Tesla, Republican Party of New Mexico headquartersFederal investigators used surveillance video, socia
  
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• Boots in the Park officials speak on safety measures for this weekend's event

  17-05-2025 03:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –After winds toppled concert equipment at an Albuquerque park last year, one of New Mexico's biggest concert series is back and even bigger during what's expected to be another windy weekend.  Boots in The Park returns with headliners Cody Johnson and Luke CombsA 50-mile-per-hour microburst blew over a speaker tower last year, but this time, organizers said they're taking extra precautions to keep problems from popping up. "Even if you came last year, it'
  
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• City of Albuquerque event celebrates National Water Safety Day

  17-05-2025 02:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is hosting an event in celebration of National Water Safety Day. On Sunday, May 18, at Eisenhower Pool, the event will promote water safety awareness from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Albuquerque police relaunching community safety meetings in Nob HillThere will be free swimming, interactive safety presentations, and kids' activities. Families can also pick up Ditch the Ditches swim passes. There will be a special parent-tot group swim les
  
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• Albuquerque police relaunching community safety meetings in Nob Hill

  17-05-2025 00:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is relaunching a safety program in Nob Hill. The department said it has seen success with the Downtown Public Safety ECHO and is expanding the program to Nob Hill. The Nob Hill Public Safety ECHO will see APD meet with community members in the coming months.The meeting schedule is as follows:
  May 21: De-escalation TrainingJune 18: Juvenile ViolenceJuly 23: Burglary and Home Invasion PreventionAugust 6: School Safety
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• Windy weather returns this weekend across New Mexico

  17-05-2025 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  Winds will pick up through the weekend across New Mexico. The strongest winds will be Sunday and Monday when areas of blowing dust and a high fire danger will develop.
  It's a calmer day across New Mexico Friday afternoon, but winds are still gusting over 30 mph in a few parts of the state. Temperatures are warmer across the entire state as well today with highs back up to around average again for the middle of May. Breezier winds will return to the state again Saturday afternoon with gusts as hi
  
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• Remains of New Mexico soldier held captive, killed in World War II identified

  17-05-2025 00:36 via krqe.com
  
  CAPITAN, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico native who was held as a prisoner of war and killed during World War II was accounted for in February, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Friday.U.S. Army Pvt. Ben F. Leslie, 31, of Capitan, New Mexico, was assigned to Battery H, 200th Coast Artillery Regiment in April 1942. The Empire of Japan in the Philippines held him captive from 1942 to 1944 when the Japanese military moved POWs to Manila for transport to Japan aboard the transpor
  
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• One of the longest-running restaurants in Albuquerque opened its doors in 1929

  16-05-2025 23:53 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — This long-standing restaurant has been serving comfort food toAlbuquerque for nearly 100 years. Lindy's Diner on the corner of Central and Fifth originally opened as Coney Island Cafe back in 1929, and since then, it's been a hotspot for Route 66 travelers and various movie/television productions. Notoriety aside, it's served as a second home to the patrons who've shared many meals behind the restaurant's doors.
  Lindy's Diner has passed through just a couple
  
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• Man accused of stabbing 8-year-old at Albuquerque restaurant to be held until trial

  16-05-2025 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man will be held behind bars after witnesses said he attacked a little girl at a southeast Albuquerque restaurant. Nicholas San Souci is facing aggravated battery and child abuse with great bodily harm charges.Teen accused of deadly Albuquerque road rage shooting will be held until trialOn April 25, San Souci was at Saggios. Witnesses said an eight-year-old girl stepped in front of him to look at a fountain and San Souci hit her in the head with a beer bot
  
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• Man accused of attacking 8-year-old at Albuquerque restaurant to be held until trial

  16-05-2025 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man will be held behind bars after witnesses said he attacked a little girl at a southeast Albuquerque restaurant. Nicholas San Souci is facing aggravated battery and child abuse with great bodily harm charges.Teen accused of deadly Albuquerque road rage shooting will be held until trialOn April 25, San Souci was at Saggios. Witnesses said an eight-year-old girl stepped in front of him to look at a fountain and San Souci hit her in the head with a beer bot
  
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• Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber will not seek third term

  16-05-2025 23:42 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber announced that he will not seek a third term.Webber was first elected in 2018 and was reelected in 2021.
  "After much thought and many heartfelt discussions with family and friends, I’ve made the decision not to run for a third term as Mayor. It’s a hard decision for me because I love this city, and I love my job as Mayor. I love the team I get to work with and I love the issues we’ve worked on tog
  
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• Las Cruces federal judges dismisses over 120 entering military zone cases

  16-05-2025 23:34 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) — At least 400 migrants were charged with violating national security regulations by entering a newly-designated militarized zone at the southern border of New Mexico. On Friday, federal judges in Las Cruces dismissed the charges in at least 120 cases, saying there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the zone was properly identified to travelers in the area. Man found with fentanyl, meth after traffic stop near Sandia Resort and CasinoThe charges of illegally
  
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• Man convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in Albuquerque street racing crash

  16-05-2025 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A jury has convicted a man on multiple charges relating to a deadly street racing crash that killed two people in 2023. Andy Doreste-Saumell is facing up to two decades in the New Mexico Corrections Department. Albuquerque woman sentenced to prison for deadly DWI crash in 2024The conviction stems back to Oct. 8, 2023, when Doreste-Saumell was racing another car on Lousiana near Dellwood WE. The other racer crashed into a third vehicle, and Jenna Hamilton was
  
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• Officials celebrate Duke City Ambassadors contributions to Albuquerque

  16-05-2025 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque officials, organizations, and community members came together Friday morning to celebrate Duke City Ambassadors for their dedication to the city. The ambassador program has been around since 2006, working to maintain the city's downtown and Nob Hill areas. UNM announces reopening date of Duck PondThe initiative also employs residents at the city's Gateway Shelter network as part of the Better Way Forward program that provides stable job opportuni
  
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• Teen accused of deadly Albuquerque road rage shooting will be held until trial

  16-05-2025 22:15 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 17-year-old charged in connection with a deadly road rage shooting back in September will be held through his trial. Nassir Williams is facing a murder charge for the shooting death of Jose Gonzales. He was in front of Judge Joseph Montaño for a pretrial detention hearing. New Mexico State Police arrest woman found with drugs, cash and a gunPolice said Gonzales was shot in the head while driving on Eubank Blvd. and Copper Ave. Judge Montaaño
  
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• 'Aggressive' bear reported near Jordan Hot Springs in New Mexico

  16-05-2025 21:36 via krqe.com
  
  CATRON COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) — People visiting the Jordan Hot Springs area in the Gila Wilderness are asked to leave immediately on Friday afternoon as an "aggressive, human-habituated" bear has been reported in the area. The public is being encouraged to avoid the area until further notice while the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish investigates the sighting.Story continues below
  Food: Albuquerque shop makes ‘Top 50 Donuts’ list on YelpTrending: New Mexico’s larg
  
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• NOAA's predictions for summer 2025 just got even hotter

  16-05-2025 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Get the SPF ready and prepare to crank the AC. All signs point to a hot summer ahead.
  On Thursday, the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), released their updated weather outlook for the next three months. The story is pretty much the same no matter where you live: all states are favored to see a warmer-than-average summer season.
  The only difference is just how high the odds are. The darker the shade of orange or
  
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• Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton up for auction

  16-05-2025 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — A piece of Papal history is up for sale in Chicago's south suburbs, where Pope Leo XIV's childhood home has just hit the auction block.The home, which is being described by the seller as a "Piece of Papal History," is located at 212 East 141st Place in Dolton."It's the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope in history," the listing said." Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago and raised right here in Dolton, Pope Leo XIV's journey from this
  
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• Lubbock road work leads to archeological discoveries of 'colossal creatures'

  16-05-2025 21:24 via krqe.com
  
  Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of May 15, 2025.LUBBOCK, Texas -- While conducting an environmental review for Loop 88 in Lubbock, TxDOT found what experts believe to be the tooth of a giant ground sloth.The Panhandle is home to several playas, or lakes that are remnants of water left over from the Ice Age where both humans and megafauna, large creatures that used to roam the earth, would use as a water source.
  This is why TxDOT wanted to search for any remnants of
  
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• Baby raccoon in Colorado revived with compressions

  16-05-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  *Video shows a variety of animals on a trail camera.
  DENVER (KDVR) - A baby raccoon was brought back from near death after the newborn fell from a chimney and was separated from its family in Colorado.Last Sunday, Boulder Fire-Rescue said a neonate, or a newborn, baby raccoon fell from a flue shelf in a chimney to the bottom floor fireplace in a Boulder home.Story continues below
  Food: Albuquerque shop makes ‘Top 50 Donuts’ list on YelpTrending: New Mexico’s largest electricity
  
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• Uber introducing budget-friendly option for commuters

  16-05-2025 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Uber has introduced a new budget-friendly option for commuters.Earlier this week, the company unveiled "Route Share," which allows users to share a ride with up to two other passengers along busy corridors for up to 50% less than the cost of UberX.Story continues below
  Food: Albuquerque shop makes ‘Top 50 Donuts’ list on YelpTrending: New Mexico’s largest electricity provider is raising its rate in 2025, 2026Events: What’s happening around New Mexico
  
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• 'Savage': TGI Fridays is feuding with Chili's over mozzarella sticks on social media

  16-05-2025 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  (SavorNation) – America’s casual restaurant chains aren’t nearly as laid-back about their fried cheese dishes.On Wednesday, TGI Fridays ignited a feud with Chili’s after knocking the latter’s mozzarella sticks on social media, while implying their own to be superior.“Somebody tell [chili emoji] to stay in their lane,” the social media team behind TGI Fridays wrote in a now-deleted tweet, as seen in a screengrab shared to X. “Y’all are not moz
  
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• 'Easy LOL': Ten inmates escape New Orleans jail; public warned amid search

  16-05-2025 21:21 via krqe.com
  
  Editor's note: The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office updated the total number of initial escapees to 10 after an inmate believed to be missing was found still inside the facility.NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans jail is on lockdown after multiple inmates escaped Friday morning.According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (OPSO), the inmates were discovered missing around 8:30 a.m. during a routine headcount at the Orleans Justice Center.OPSO deputies and partnering state law enforcemen
  
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• Man found with fentanyl, meth after traffic stop near Sandia Resort and Casino

  16-05-2025 20:50 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Santa Fe man is facing federal firearms and drug trafficking charges after a traffic stop on the Sandia Reservation on May 2, 2025.Top 10 Albuquerque shoplifter takes plea dealOfficials say Bureau of Indian Affairs officers initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle with a non-working headlight near Sandia Resort and Casino. After detecting the odor of marijuana and a searching the car, officers discovered suspected fentanyl pills, methamphetamine and firear
  
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• Roswell PD detective exchanges gunfire with armed man, police say

  16-05-2025 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating an overnight shooting between a Roswell Police Department detective and a man who reportedly fired shots at the detective.Roswell Police detectives were conducting a crime suppression detail when they attempted to make contact with a man later identified as 38-year-old Daniel Garcia, near South Washington Avenue and West Summit Street.Albuquerque woman sentenced to prison for deadly DWI crash in 2024Two detectives approa
  
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