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• City of Las Vegas sees slight increase in water production, continues to limit water usage

  26-06-2024 19:51 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Las Vegas said it has seen a slight increase in water production on Wednesday, however, it is still not enough. The city is still asking residents to limit water usage after heavy rains hit the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire burn scar and washed soot and debris into the city’s water supply. The state responds to the water need in Las Vegas following floodingThe city's normal consuption is 1.5-1.7 million gallons per day. on Tuesday, the c
  
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• Prickly Pear Festival returns for 6th annual event

  29-09-2024 04:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This weekend, an event highlighted the versatility of a native New Mexico plant.Coming back for the sixth year, the New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival was held at the Gutierrez Hubbell House, offering music, food, crafts, and more.On Saturday, local foodies gave demonstrations on cooking, and even offered a "how-to" on making prickly pear cocktails and mocktails, showing off all the ways the sweet cactus can be used. New Mexico prickly pear farmers say 2024 ha
  
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• 3 injured after crash at 2nd St, Mountain Rd

  29-09-2024 04:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash on 2nd Street is being investigated by the Albuquerque Police Department.According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue, the crash happened at the intersection of 2nd Street and Mountain Road in northwest Albuquerque.
  Officials said two cars were involved, and three people were injured. One was transported to the hospital, and another person had to be rescued from a vehicle.APD is investigating the cause of the crash.
  
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• Anti-transgender laws increase youth suicide attempts, study says

  29-09-2024 03:31 via krqe.com
  
  Content Warning: This article discusses suicide. Please return to the homepage if you are not comfortable with the topic. If you are in distress and need someone to talk to, please call 988, text HELLO to 741741, or visit the crisis hotline's website.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A "first-of-its kind" study, published Thursday in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, shows a link between anti-transgender laws and suicide attempts by 13-24 year-olds, according to suicide prevention nonprofit The Trevor Pro
  
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• Nearly one-third of Americans have some iron deficiency

  29-09-2024 03:27 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Twenty-nine percent of Americans don’t have enough iron in their bodies, or the iron isn’t doing what it’s supposed to in their bodies, according to a new study.The study of more than 8,000 adults conducted by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that 14% have absolute iron deficiency, and 15% have functional iron deficiency.Absolute iron deficiency, also known as overt iron deficiency, refers to a severe reduction or complete absence of iron s
  
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• Meet and greet held for Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad actors at local store

  29-09-2024 02:19 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Fans of two of Albuquerque's hit TV shows braved the heat as they waited in long lines to meet the actors who played "Tuco Salamanca" and "Attorney Howard Hamlin."The Breaking Bad Store located in Old Town hosted the meet and greet. During the event, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad fans were able to walk away with signatures and photos from Patrick Fabian and Raymond Cruz. New Mexico DOJ pressures the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public w
  
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• Hot and dry weather continues across New Mexico

  29-09-2024 01:52 via krqe.com
  
  It was a hot day across the state once again with records being broken across parts of western New Mexico. A few showers continue to move through the northern mountains as well as across the Gila National Wilderness. Overnight, these showers will continue to dissipate with mostly clear skies and mild low temperatures.Another round of record heat is expected Monday afternoon, central and western parts of New Mexico are especially going to feel it. Highs will climb back into the 90s Monday afterno
  
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• Dental medicine training center coming to Albuquerque

  29-09-2024 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexicans interested in the dental industry will soon have easier access to training.Earlier this week, the New York-based Touro College of Dental Medicine broke ground on New Mexico's first undergraduate clinical training facility located on the Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute Campus. Corrales celebrates autumn with annual harvest festivalThe 70,000-square-foot facility will include both educational and clinical space and will house more than 100 un
  
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• Corrales celebrates autumn with annual harvest festival

  29-09-2024 00:41 via krqe.com
  
  CORRALES, N.M. (KRQE) – Fall is in the air in Corrales this weekend for their annual harvest festival, which started in 1985 to celebrate all the village has to offer.Hayrides were offered at the very first event, and over the years, that hasn't changed.Event-goers could take the rides to different vendors, farms, and restaurants throughout the village. Chimayo Chile becoming rarer as fewer farmers stick with tradition"This is kind of an open house for the whole Village of Corrales be
  
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• APD: Passenger in critical condition after vehicle crashes, rolls

  29-09-2024 00:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Officials are investigating an early morning crash in southwest Albuquerque that left one person seriously injured.Police alleged they responded to the area of Second Street South of Avenida Dolores Huerta around 3:30, where a Dodge Avenger was driving northbound when it hit a parked truck. New Mexico DOJ pressures the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public watersThe Avenger rolled over the parked vehicle until it came to a stop. The driver fled th
  
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• SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are stuck in space until next year

  29-09-2024 00:09 via krqe.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.The capsule rocketed into orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth empty earlier this month because of safety concerns. The switch in rides left it to NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov to retrieve But
  
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• Who will win? New Mexico mayors make bet on Rio Grande Rivalry

  28-09-2024 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Rio Grande Rivalry is on Saturday, and the mayors of the respective cities have their own personal pride on the line - thanks to a friendly bet.Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez said whoever is the mayor of the losing city will have to adorn the winning team by wearing their gear.“Mayor Enriquez better have his cherry and silver ready to go because this team is brimming with talent, it’s hardworking, and it’s led
  
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• High-speed train project chugs ahead as $3 billion in Nevada funding gets OK

  28-09-2024 23:12 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The high-speed train between Las Vegas and Southern California took a big step forward this week when $3 billion in funding got an important signature.The Federal Railroad Administration signed off on the Brightline West agreement on Thursday, sending the money to the Nevada Department of Transportation. A spokesman said Friday that keeps Brightline on pace to begin construction in early 2025.Initial estimates indicate the high-speed train project will cost $12 billion.
  
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• Vance faces biggest moment of political career with debate

  28-09-2024 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) is headed into the biggest test of his political career so far with next week’s vice-presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). The first-term senator, looked at as a possible standard-bearer for the future of the MAGA movement, heads to the debate stage amid poor favorability numbers and ongoing scrutiny over his controversial statements and stances. The stakes are high for both rival running mates, who will
  
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• Rare twin colts born unexpectedly at Colorado horse rescue

  28-09-2024 22:00 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A Mustang rescue nonprofit that saves horses from being rounded up and auctioned had two unexpected members join their group of rescues.At Banditas Wild Horse Promise, founders Amanda DeNeice and Cindy Harrison discovered quite the surprise when they approached their pasture last week. The 32 horses they rescued had suddenly become 34.When DeNiece and Harrison rescued one of their mustangs, Resurrection, or Res for short, at their property in Larimer County, Colorado, they
  
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• 1 dead after stabbing in SE, APD reports

  28-09-2024 21:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Authorities reported a stabbing in southeast Albuquerque.
  Albuquerque Police Department said there was a stabbing at 1403 High Street SE. A person was in critical condition and left their home. The person died from their injuries.
  Homicide detectives are investigating.
  
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• There will soon be 1 Kmart left in the States — but it's not like the stores you remember

  28-09-2024 19:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Attention, Kmart shoppers: A Kmart location in Bridgehampton, New York, will be closing its doors in the coming weeks, effectively leaving only one remaining Kmart location — a downsized store in Florida — as the last in the continental United States.Those stores are two of the six Kmart locations left in total: Transformco, the company that owns Kmart, currently operates three other Kmart locations in the U.S. Virgin Islands (two in St. Thomas, one in St. Croix) an
  
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• Being a bridesmaid is so expensive, many Americans want to avoid it: study

  28-09-2024 19:40 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — As wedding costs continue to rise, nearly half of Americans are hoping to dodge invitations to join bridal parties this year, according to a new study.The financial services company Empower surveyed 1,160 American adults over the summer and found that 48% hope they aren't asked to be part of a bridal or groomsman party in 2024 due to the associated expenses.
  The Knot, a wedding planning website, estimates the average cost of being a bridesmaid is about $1,900 when factoring
  
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• Social Security COLA raise: How much will recipients get in 2025?

  28-09-2024 19:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Social Security Administration is less than two weeks away from announcing its cost of living adjustment (COLA), the percent increase in recipients' payments designed to offset inflation.According to the latest estimates, the COLA forecast is expected to be about 2.5%, but we'll have to wait for the Oct. 10 announcement to know for sure.The estimate comes from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) and is based on a decline in consumer price inflation from 2.9% in July to 2.5% i
  
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• A 'new star' was expected to appear this month: Where is it?

  28-09-2024 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Earlier this year, NASA reported a star system was expected to erupt and bring a “new star” to the night sky. At the time, astronomers believed the “new star,” dubbed the Blaze Star, would appear between February and September this year. But, with just a few days left in September, stargazers still have yet to observe this once-in-a-lifetime visitor.So where is it?The Blaze Star is part of the Northern Crown, a star system roughly 3,000 light-years
  
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• Tarantulas look for love with mating season underway

  28-09-2024 19:12 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Get ready for some fur, fangs and flirting
  If you're hiking on trails in the western U.S. right now, you may run into some fuzzy critters. The end of summer is an active time for tarantula mating season in several states.Male tarantulas in areas of Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and even as east as Kansas go out in the world to find love, which comes in the form of female tarantulas who hang out in burrows. Chimayo Chile becoming rarer as fewer farmers stick with tradition
  
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• 3,600 chemicals from food packaging found in people: Research

  28-09-2024 19:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Just over 3,600 chemicals — including some known carcinogens — from food packaging, processing and storage have been found in humans, according to new research.Published in the journal Nature, the peer-reviewed research highlighted the link between food packaging and preparation and human exposure to sometimes-harmful chemicals.
  The chemicals (found in human blood, hair, breast milk and urine) include PFAs, bisphenol, metals, volatile organic compounds and phthal
  
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• Cleanup efforts begin after Helene leaves dozens dead and millions without power

  28-09-2024 18:44 via krqe.com
  
  PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers went into the weekend without any power and for some a continued threat of floods.Crews are beginning cleanup efforts on Saturday, more than 24 hours after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.According to National Hurricane Center, a disturbance is being monitored that could for
  
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• Heat continues moving forward

  28-09-2024 14:29 via krqe.com
  
  A backdoor front spilled into the Rio Grande Valley overnight, bringing a gusty east winds through the metro this morning.Despite the backdoor front today, it will only leave temperatures a couple degrees cooler today and Sunday afternoon, with high temperatures still well above normal for the end of September. A couple spotty showers and storms will again be possible in northern New Mexico this afternoon, but Sunday will be drier.Another round of record heat is expected Monday afternoon, centra
  
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• Friday Night Football 2024 - Week 6

  28-09-2024 07:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Plenty of teams from around the state were off on bye for week six, but there was still tons of action on September 27. Here is a look at scores and highlights from week 6 of Friday Night Football.La Cueva: 48 — West Mesa: 14Las Cruces: 55 — Organ Mountain: 7Game of the Week
  Santa Fe and Eldorado met as new district opponents, each looking for a first district win of the season. The Eagles came out on top 22-16."I think we played good defense and made p
  
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• Built Tough Team 2024 – Week 6

  28-09-2024 06:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in a match-up to determine who was the toughest on the field that week. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football and named a New Mexico Ford Dealers Built Tough Team. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes gets bragging rights on being the Built Tough Team for the week! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Friday at 11 p.m. during the New Mexico F
  
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• Near-record heat continues into October

  28-09-2024 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  A record setting hot end to the week across parts of New Mexico. This warm and mostly dry weather continues through early October.It has been an unseasonably hot afternoon across most of New Mexico with high temperatures breaking or nearing records. Albuquerque climbed to 92° today, not only breaking a record high, but also marking the hottest temperatures ever recorded this late in the year. Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, and Deming have also broken record high temperatures today. Spotty sho
  
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• Albuquerque Police Department links 2 men to 2018 murder

  28-09-2024 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have arrested two men for a murder that happened more than six years ago.In March of 2018, officers were called to an area near Coors north of I-40 after witnesses said they heard two gunshots and a car with Mexico license plates leave the area.Police believe Kevin Geier and Toure Britt shot a man after they had gone along as backup with another friend who wanted to confront a man for dating his girlfriend. However, police alleged the two
  
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• New Mexico DOJ pressures the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters

  28-09-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's been a long-debated topic pinning private landowners against people using New Mexico's rivers recreationally.
  Friday morning, New Mexico's Department of Justice (DOJ) and two outdoor organizations pressured the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters."These are extremely dangerous to the public,” said Sherry Barrett with New Mexico Paddlers Coalition. Watershed improvement plan raises concerns about arroyo landscape in Northeast HeightsFe
  
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• APD identifies 18-year-old as suspect in fatal hit-and-run

  28-09-2024 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police (APD) are looking for a man who admitted to hitting and killing a woman with his car in southeast Albuquerque.Earlier this month, APD responded to a hit-and-run call on San Pablo Street and Trumbull Avenue.According to the police report, a couple was walking down the street, when a man heard a car approaching at a fast speed. He was able to jump out of the way, but Melissa Powers was hit by the car. She died on the scene. Watershed im
  
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