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• Canada changes rules for residents traveling to United States

  26-03-2025 17:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Canada has updated its rules for citizens traveling to the United States amid concerns surrounding some of President Donald Trump’s policies. Starting April 11, Canadians who will be in the United States for more than 30 days will have to register with United States authorities. If they don’t, it could result in “penalties, fines and misdemeanors,” according to the advisory. This rule was previously unenforced, the Vancouver Sun reports.&nbs
  
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• APD investigates fatal crash involving motorcyclist

  31-03-2025 00:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is currently investigating a fatal crash involving a vehicle and a motorcycle Sunday. The crash happened in the area of Wyoming and Comanche. 1 dead, 1 injured in Coors and Sequoia crashPolice say the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Bernco holds pet adoption event at Winrock PetSmart

  31-03-2025 00:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Duke City residents looking to find their "fur-ever" friend had their chance Sunday during Bernalillo County's Animal Services Adoption event. It was hosted by PetSmart at the Winrock Town Center.Officials say that with the large influx of animals currently in their care, they are looking for as much help as possible. They say adoption is not the only way to do that. Sandia Peak Tram shuts down for annual maintenance"We are always looking for foster people,
  
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• Sandia Peak Tram shuts down for annual maintenance

  31-03-2025 00:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of Albuquerque's most popular tourist attractions will be shut down for more than a week. The Sandia Peak Tram will be undergoing its annual maintenance starting Monday. Sandia National Labs working with Albuquerque police to fight crimeOfficials say the work will finish on April 10. The tram is then expected to reopen on April 11 with its regular operating hours.
  
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• Xcel Energy warns of power shutoffs this week

  31-03-2025 00:29 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Xcel Energy says they are monitoring severe weather in Texas and New Mexico this week. The company says that with high winds and low humidity in the forecast, there could be an elevated risk for wildfires. New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryThey say some customers may experience a power shutoff for public safety this Tuesday. The company says it will provide further information as they continue to watch
  
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• Abandoned building fire at Central and Coors under investigation

  30-03-2025 23:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A building near Central and Coors was damaged by a fire early Sunday morning. According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR), crews were sent to the multifamily dwelling just before 9:00 a.m. and were able to control the fire in just under half an hour. AFR investigate fire, vandalism at Republican Party of New Mexico HQAFR says the building was abandoned. Several areas sustained heavy fire, smoke, and water damage, but no injuries were reported. AFR says they a
  
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• AFR investigate fire, vandalism at Republican Party of New Mexico HQ

  30-03-2025 23:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR) is investigating a fire at the Republican Party of New Mexico's headquarters on Sunday. According to AFR, crews were sent to the building near Jefferson and San Francisco just before 6:00 a.m.Crews were able to contain the fire within five minutes, with the building suffering damage at the front entrance, along with smoke damage throughout the inside. Spray paint comparing ICE to the Ku Klux Klan was also found on the building.
  
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• Tommy's Travel Forecast: Severe weather set to impact millions of people

  30-03-2025 22:38 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A severe weather outbreak is underway, as millions of people are expected to see the potential for damaging wind, large hail, and large tornadoes.
  The Storm Prediction Center has issued an elevated risk for severe weather for multiple days across the next week. April is set to start off stormy, as well as icy & snowy for some.This forecast covers the period from March 23 to March 30.On Sunday, a huge swath of the country is under a level 3/5 risk for severe weather, ranging
  
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• 'They certainly have room for’ Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore, Interior Secretary says

  30-03-2025 22:37 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he “certainly” believes that there’s enough room on Mount Rushmore for President Donald Trump’s face. Burgum joined Trump’s daughter-in-law and new Fox News host Lara Trump for an interview that aired on her show “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday.His appearance came just days after Trump signed an executive order that gave Burgum the power to determine if public monuments, memorials, or statues r
  
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• See a missing police officer post? It's likely part of a nationwide scam, authorities say

  30-03-2025 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Have you seen a post on Facebook recently asking you to be on the lookout for a missing police officer? Chances are, you're actually seeing a scam post, authorities say.The post includes a photo of a female police officer, apparently named Katie Cunningham, 28, "who went missing yesterday morning." It goes on to claim her daughter was found in her car, but the 5'9", 163-pound officer had not been located. In the midst of her purported disappearance, the post says "a
  
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• How much do you need to earn to file taxes?

  30-03-2025 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — If your annual income is less than $5,000, you typically don't need to file a tax return. However, there are several factors to determine if you need to file a return, including filing status, age, and the type of income earned.Typically, if your income is less than the standard deduction for your filing status, filing a return isn’t required.Even if you don’t meet the filing threshold, tax experts recommend filing a return if you have other sources of income. Fo
  
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• Kite reportedly made contact with United flight near Reagan National Airport: airline

  30-03-2025 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (WDCW) — A kite reportedly made contact with a United Airlines flight Saturday as the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport (DCA), the airline said.In a statement to Nexstar's WDCW, United Airlines said it is aware of reports that a kite struck United Flight 654, which departed from Houston for Washington, D.C.However, the airline added that "the aircraft landed safely, customers deplaned normally, and upon inspection, there was no damage to the aircraft."The Metropo
  
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• What are the torpedo-shaped bats the Yankees used to hit 9 homers?

  30-03-2025 22:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday.Using a strikingly different model in which wood is moved lower down the barrel after the label and shapes the end a little like a bowling pin, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Austin Wells, Anthony Volpe, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in New York’s 20-9 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers.“That’s just trying to
  
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• Utah woman receives 100 cancer treatments, living far beyond doctors' expectations

  30-03-2025 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — When she first got her cancer diagnosis years ago, 84-year-old Dukhi Hong couldn’t have imagined coming this far. “It feels like a dream,” Dukhi said in Korean, while reminiscing about the past six years she’s spent coming to the cancer center.
  The doctor said that with her diagnosis, patients have six to nine months left to live. However, on Friday, Dukhi exceeded all expectations: She came to Utah Cancer Specialists to receive her 100th dos
  
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• Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term

  30-03-2025 21:45 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029.“There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC News.He also said, “It is far too early to think about it.”The 22nd Am
  
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• Does flirting with 'sticky eyes' work? Here's what a dating expert has to say

  30-03-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Single and looking to mingle? It might be time to try the “sticky eyes” technique.The “sticky eyes” method has been touted on TikTok as a trick to gauge interest and create interest in a potential romantic partner. It’s been around for almost as long as flirting has existed, according to dating expert and matchmaker Devyn Simone — but it didn’t always have such a slick nickname.“It’s funny, it didn’t have a name before
  
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• Trump 'very angry' at Putin's remarks on Zelensky

  30-03-2025 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  Video above: Coverage of Trump, Putin high stakes phone call on March 18, 2025.(The Hill) — President Donald Trump said he is “very angry, pissed off” at remarks Russian President Vladimir Putin made Friday about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, suggesting he is not a legitimate leader.The president threatened to slap a new tariff on Russia if it is at fault for stalling an end "to bloodshed."“If I feel, if we're in the midst of a negotiation, you could say that I wa
  
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• Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

  30-03-2025 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried.The 7.7 magnitude quake hit midday Friday with an epicenter near Mandalay, bringing down scores of buildings and damaging other infrastructure like the city’s ai
  
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• Planning to visit these national parks? You may need to make a reservation to get in

  30-03-2025 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — The busiest months for America’s national parks are fast approaching, and while some may be disrupted by staffing shortages this summer, officials are still hoping to see you at the parks. Before you visit some, however, you may need to make a reservation. While more than 300 national parks are free to visit at any time, others utilize timed entry and reservation methods to combat crowds, preserve the natural beauty, and guarantee you get a parking spot (sometim
  
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• The Cheesecake Factory's original menu was 1 page, and it was missing this popular staple

  30-03-2025 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The very first Cheesecake Factory opened in Beverly Hills with a one-page menu, front and back. But boy, did they cram a lot into that one page.While not nearly as extensive as the novella-sized menu provided to today’s Cheesecake Factory guests, the original 1978 menu included all-day breakfast dishes, hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, entrees, soups, salads, beverages, and milkshakes. And, of course, there was a section dedicated to pastries, ice cream sundaes, and the
  
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• US at risk of losing health designation it's had for 25 years

  30-03-2025 20:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Measles was officially declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000. If things keep going the way they've been going in 2025, that designation could soon change.
  "Measles elimination status" is achieved in a country or region when there hasn't been sustained transmission of the virus for a period of 12 months or longer, explained Dr. William Moss, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and director of the school's International Va
  
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• What could Trump's promised 'Liberation Day' of tariffs mean for you?

  30-03-2025 20:28 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day" — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.The details of Trump's next round of import taxes are still sketchy. Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes. However, an undeterred Trump is inviting C
  
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• Delta Air Lines drops new set of pilot trading cards: How to get yours

  30-03-2025 20:21 via krqe.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) — Trading card collectors and aviation fanatics will soon have an exclusive set of cards to begin collecting on Delta Air Lines flights this year. As part of its centennial celebrations, Delta is releasing a "centennial-themed" collection of trading cards.
  Didn't know Delta had trading cards? Many others didn't, either, until at least one TikTok user showcased his collection in 2023. REAL ID: What is it, and why do you need one in May?The airline has been producing tr
  
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• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatens special session if THC ban, bail reform not passed

  30-03-2025 20:18 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In an interview with The Texas Tribune, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced plans to force a special session of the Texas Legislature if bail reform and a THC ban, two of his top 40 priorities, don't pass.The Texas Legislature only meets for 140 days every other year. The only time they're allowed to meet outside of that window is during a special session. While the Texas constitution only gives Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session, Patrick could force his hand by
  
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• Is heart disease reversible?

  30-03-2025 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The leading cause of death in the U.S. is heart disease, but sometimes it's a silent killer. Not all who have it show symptoms until the worst - such as a heart attack - happens.What is heart disease?Heart disease encompasses multiple conditions affecting the heart. The most common type is coronary artery disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Heart disease, at times, can be symptomless until a heart attack, arrhythmia, or heart failure occurs.
  
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• Epic Discounts: Top sellers from the biggest brands

  30-03-2025 19:57 via krqe.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.Affordable top-selling products on Amazon: Quality deals you can't missEver wonder what the highest-selling products are on Amazon? For this week’s Epic Discounts, we have hand-picked some of our favorites that come at a great price.
  These are the products that sell tens of thousands of units each month. They help you solve problems, and they tend to be at a friendly price point. Epic Discounts: Week of Marc
  
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• Lobo basketball hires new head coach

  30-03-2025 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –The Lobo men's basketball program has its next head coach.New Mexico has agreed to terms with Eric Olen.The 44 year-old coach is coming off a season where he led UC San Diego to the NCAA tournament in the program's first season of eligibility. The Tritons finished the season with a 30-5 record.
  Olen has spent his entire coaching career at UC San Diego. He has been the head coach of the Tritons since 2013 and compiled a record of 240–119. Under Olen's le
  
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• Windier weather returns this week

  30-03-2025 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  Winds will be lighter today but still breezy. Temperatures will also continue to cool off, back closer to average for most of the state. There is still a fire threat in place for a large portion of the state today as well.The wind is going to be sticking around though with more breezy conditions Monday and even windier weather by Tuesday. This will bring in warmer temperatures once again along with a high fire danger, especially on Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon is when westerly winds could gust up
  
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• CABQ discusses zoning change to increase business in Menaul Redevelopment Area

  30-03-2025 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a stretch of Menaul that leaves a lot to be desired. Boarded up windows, vacant lots, and decreasing business traffic are just a few problems business owners say are impacting the area of Menaul from I-25 to just before Carlisle. Now, the city is tossing around options for how to revitalize the area."We want to see more people, not only just hanging out in the area but staying in the hotels, frequenting the businesses that are there," said Omega De
  
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• Santa Fe city councilors call for safer roads

  30-03-2025 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Three Santa Fe City Councilors are working on a package of ordinances that could reshape how dangerous driving behaviors are fined.“I think a lot of us feel helpless a little bit because our community is dangerous, and it has never been dangerous before,” said Pilar Faulkner, Santa Fe City Councilor. "We are pushing to get the highest fines in the country, which would be $500.”While careless and reckless driving are already charges drivers can
  
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