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• Bidens remember 'dear friend' Jimmy Carter as 'man of great character and courage'

  30-12-2024 01:50 via krqe.com
  
  President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden remembered former President Carter, who died on Sunday, as a "dear friend" who "saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe.""Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what's extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well," President Biden said in a statement on Sunday afternoon
  
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• 123 people become U.S. citizens in Albuquerque

  17-01-2025 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a naturalization ceremony in Albuquerque on Friday, New Mexico now has more than a hundred new U.S. citizens. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed 123 new citizens at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jennifer M. Rozzoni delivered opening remarks and administered the oath of allegiance. Bernalillo County commissioners approve changes to casitas zoning"While today is your final step in your jou
  
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• Busta Rhymes turns himself in after fight with man in NYC, police say

  17-01-2025 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Rapper Busta Rhymes turned himself in at a Brooklyn police precinct on Tuesday after being accused of assault, police said. Trevor Tanhiem Smith, Jr., 52, also known as Busta Rhymes, is accused of punching a man in the face during a fight last week, police said. The assault was reported to police on Jan. 10, according to the NYPD. The baby names going ‘extinct’ in 2025, according to BabyCenterThe victim was transported to Woodhull Hospital for trea
  
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• Law students at UNM sworn in for criminal case practice in Metro Court

  17-01-2025 23:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Law students at the University of New Mexico were sworn in on Friday and they'll be getting training on real cases. The university's clinical law school program is returning to Metro Court.Man pleads guilty to federal charges for killing New Mexico State Police officerStudents will be practicing on misdemeanor criminal cases. Licensed attorneys will be keeping an eye on them. This is the first time the program has been back since the pandemic.
  
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• Woman shot by NMSP in 2014 receives $1.8M in settlement

  17-01-2025 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman who sued New Mexico State Police after being shot in a case of mistaken identity will get more than a million dollars in her settlement. In 2014, NMSP were trying to serve an arrest warrant on Kayenta Jackson at an apartment complex near I-25 and San Mateo Blvd. but instead made contact with Roxanne Torres.Rio Rancho man accused of firing gun hundreds of times in the air indicted on chargesAccording to court documents, Torres claimed she didn't know
  
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• Alcohol-related deaths decreased in New Mexico in 2023

  17-01-2025 22:56 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Alcohol-related deaths in New Mexico decreased in 2023 for the second consecutive year, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. In 2023, NMDOH reported 1,896 alcohol-related deaths, down from 2,067 in 2022 and 2,274 at peak in 2021. New Mexico has historically had the highest alcohol-related deaths in the nation, with the most recent national data (2021) showing its rate was more than twice the national average.Story continues below
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• The baby names going 'extinct' in 2025, according to BabyCenter

  17-01-2025 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Much like the doomed flightless dodo, baby names like “Emory,” “Jamie” or “Remy” are quickly being stamped out by the same humans who once found them so uniquely remarkable.These names — and more — are among the entries on BabyCenter’s latest list of 2025’s “Baby Names at Risk of Going Extinct,” as based on data submitted by registered users of the parenting resource website.“Hundreds of thousands of
  
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• New Mexico State Police investigating fatal shooting in Peñasco

  17-01-2025 22:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a shooting in northern New Mexico that left one man dead. According to NMSP, Taos County deputies responded to a domestic violence incident in Peñasco. Law enforcement said a man was trying to set a home on fire with three family members inside.Rio Rancho man accused of firing gun hundreds of times in the air indicted on chargesNMSP said agents learned that the man, identified as 32-year-old Jeremy Garcia, got i
  
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• Man pleads guilty to federal charges for killing New Mexico State Police officer

  17-01-2025 22:14 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to charges for shooting and killing New Mexico State Police Officer Justin Hare in March 2024.Jaremy Smith of Marion, South Carolina, was charged with carjacking resulting in death, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, kidnapping resulting in death, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and possession of a stolen firearm. A sixth count, interstate transportation of a st
  
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• Walgreens offering vaccines next Thursday at the Roundhouse

  17-01-2025 22:13 via krqe.com
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Walgreens is providing vaccines for Roundhouse staff, legislators and community members. Next Thursday, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Care Van will be at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe starting at 10 a.m.Man charged with threatening Farmington district court judgePeople can get flu and COVID-19 vaccines at no cost. The event will end at 1 p.m.
  
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• Rio Rancho man accused of firing gun hundreds of times in the air indicted on charges

  17-01-2025 21:56 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho man accused of firing hundreds of rounds of ammo in the air has been indicted. Police said that last month, Eric Brusstar fired more than 700 rounds from his home near NM 528 and High Resort Blvd.Man charged with threatening Farmington district court judgeOn Thursday, a grand jury indicted Brusstar on four counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a deadly weapon among other charges. A judge previously issued a temporary order a
  
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• Ramaswamy plans run for Ohio governor

  17-01-2025 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Vivek Ramaswamy, the co-chair of President-elect Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), plans to run for governor of Ohio, two sources confirmed to The Hill on Friday.The Ohio governor’s mansion will be up for grabs in 2026, as sitting Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is term-limited.  One of the sources said Ramaswamy's plan was to "get accomplishments at DOGE" and then announce his gubernatorial bid. Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are
  
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• New Jersey teacher charged with allegedly sexually assaulting former student, having his child

  17-01-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  (WPHL) -- A New Jersey teacher is facing charges after police said she is accused of sexually abusing one of her students and having a child with him.Laura Caron, 34, of Cape May Court House, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.According to the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office, Caron allegedly sexually assaulted her former student between 2016 and 2020 while the victim was living in her home and reportedly h
  
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• Wisdom of a California grandmother, 90, goes viral amid Eaton Fire tragedy

  17-01-2025 21:12 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- A nearly 90-year-old California woman who lost her home to the Eaton Fire is going viral for pragmatism and positivity in the face of so much adversity.  Ruth Judkins, an Altadena mother and grandmother, lived in her home for 48 years. While she has seen many wildfires in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, she said nothing really prepared her for the firestorm that kicked off on Jan. 7.  “We were a street of 12 houses,” Judkins told Nexstar's KTLA. &ldquo
  
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• Georgia appeals court sides with Trump in affirming dismissal of 6 state charges

  17-01-2025 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  A Georgia appeals court on Friday affirmed the dismissal of six counts in the state's 2020 election interference against President-elect Trump and his allies, upholding a trial judge's decision that the charges must be thrown out due to a lack of detail. "We find that the indictment fails to include enough detail to sufficiently apprise the defendants of what they must be prepared to meet so that they can intelligently prepare their defenses," Judge E. Trenton Brown III wrote for the three-
  
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• Will spring come early? NOAA releases weather predictions for every state

  17-01-2025 21:04 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.A new long-range forecast, released Thursday, shows broad weather predictions for February, March and April nationwide. For about half of the country, it appears spring-like weather is set to arrive early.
  A broad swath of the U.S., from Arizona all the way up to Maine, is favored to see above-average temperatures over the next three mont
  
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• Warmer & windier before cold air blast

  17-01-2025 20:25 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Snow was lightly falling in the Jemez Mountains to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the San Mateo Mountains, the Gila National Forest, and the Sierra Blanca Range, as well as light precipitation earlier from the Mimbres Valley to the southern Rio Grande Valley, with light rain exiting earlier in Southeast New Mexico. Cold air was present, but it was once again not as cold as the morning before. Temperatures for most, but not all, were below freezing, with more-persistent
  
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• Man charged with threatening Farmington district court judge

  17-01-2025 20:09 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A San Juan County man was charged with threatening a district court judge in Farmington.The judge told investigators that Francisco Cabral followed him in a SUV when he was headed to Farmington District Court, according to court documents. While driving, Cabral allegedly showed the judge, who was in another car, a picture of his son and reportedly yelled at the judge, saying he was going to kill him.Story continues below
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• Joan Plowright, Tony Award-winning British actor and widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

  17-01-2025 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, who with her late husband Laurence Olivier did much to revitalize the U.K.'s theatrical scene in the decades after World War II, has died. She was 95.In a statement Friday, her family said Plowright died the previous day at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England, surrounded by her loved ones.“She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made h
  
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• Albuquerque Coin Club talks history of dimes

  17-01-2025 19:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Numismatics, or the study of money, is something the Albuquerque Coin Club has been highlighting since 1953. Coin club member Phil Vitale came by to talk about some high-end dimes.Vitale brought in a historic selection of dimes from over the years. Some coins being work thousands of dollars. "Dimes are unique. Dimes have been in production continuously, where other coins have started and stopped," says Vitale.
  
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• College students accused of online 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

  17-01-2025 19:13 via krqe.com
  
  WORCESTER, Mass. (WWLP) – Six students at Assumption University in Massachusetts appeared in court Thursday to face charges in a connection with an alleged plot to lure a man to their campus and then seize him as part of a “catch a predator” trend on social media.The students were arraigned on conspiracy and kidnapping charges, after allegedly ambushing the man upon arrival and trying to hold him against his will. The victim, a 22-year-old active-duty military service member, l
  
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• APD investigates deadly shooting outside smoke shop

  17-01-2025 18:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that happened overnight in Southeast Albuquerque.Story continues below
  Investigation: How tipster claims APD DWI corruption scheme workedCommunity: BCSO launching its ‘Drone as First Responder Program’Crime: Vehicle that fled from police in New Mexico found struck by trainDon't Miss: How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky
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• 'Doesn’t look real': SpaceX Starship explosion sends debris streaking across sky, video shows

  17-01-2025 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  BOCA CHICA, Texas (KVEO/NEXSTAR) — SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, catching the booster back at the pad but losing contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out.Elon Musk’s company said Starship ultimately broke apart, calling it a “rapid unscheduled disassembly." The spacecraft's six engines appeared to shut down one by one during ascent, with contact lost just 8 1/2 minutes into the flight. Jeff Bezo
  
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• Bruce Willis shakes hands with first responders in rare public appearance

  17-01-2025 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  *Video of previous wildfire coverage.
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Amid the devastating wildfires in Southern California, Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders.The actor's wife, Emma Heming Willis, posted a heartwarming video on Instagram on Thursday showing him shaking hands with members of the Los Angeles Police Department."Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a 'thank you for your service," she wrote in the post'
  
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• Capital One technical issue delays payments for users: What to know

  17-01-2025 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – Some Capital One users were still waiting to receive deposits and payments on Friday morning after the company experienced a processing disruption.According to Downdetector, Capital One customers reported issues with deposits and account balances beginning Thursday. As of 7 a.m. Friday, more than 2,000 people were still reporting issues, 88% of which were with deposits, Downdetector shows.  Congestion pricing underway in NYC: How it worksIn a statement emailed t
  
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• Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself

  17-01-2025 17:13 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.He did that for George H.W. Bush, his successor and vice president of eight years. Bush did the same for Bill Clinton, who left a note for Bush's son, George W. The younger Bush left behind written words for Barack Obama, who later put pen to paper for Donald Trump.Tr
  
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• Biden affirms Equal Rights Amendment is part of Constitution

  17-01-2025 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Joe Biden on Friday asserted that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, is part of the Constitution, arguing it had met the criteria to be added as the 28th amendment.Biden in a statement said that the ERA "is the law of the land" because it was passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress and three-quarters of the states have ratified it. But he stopped short of instructing the archivist to add the amendment to the Constitut
  
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• How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky

  17-01-2025 15:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets grace the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade, and most can be seen with the naked eye.These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. What to watch for in New Mexico’s night sky in 2025“They’re not in a straight line, but they’re pretty close together on one side of the sun,” said Hannah Sparkes, planetarium supervisor at the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature in Fl
  
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• WATCH: Fire at one of the world's largest battery plants forces evacuations in California

  17-01-2025 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  MOSS LANDING, Calif. (NEXSTAR) — Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate and part of Highway 1 in Northern California was closed early Friday after a major fire erupted at one of the world's largest battery storage plants.The fire started Thursday afternoon and sent up towering flames and black smoke, and about 1,500 people were instructed to leave Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area, The Mercury News reported.A view of flames and giant smoke over the sky as a fire erupt
  
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• Pepsi discontinues 'permanent' flavor, debuts a completely different one

  17-01-2025 15:17 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Pepsi is planning to debut a brand-new flavor this month, marking its first “permanent” addition to the brand’s beverage portfolio in four years.That last "permanent" flavor, meanwhile, is being phased out.The newer of the two beverages — Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream, available nationwide on Jan. 20 — is said to combine the flavors of "sweet cherry" and "creamy vanilla," according to a press release issued this week. The drink will come in both or
  
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