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• Clovis police look for suspect after vehicle crashes into home

  08-09-2024 05:39 via krqe.com
  
  CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – Clovis police are looking for a suspect accused of crashing into a home.Police claimed just after 3 a.m. Friday morning, a homeowner called to say a vehicle crashed into their home in the 900 block of Comer Drive.Story continues below
  Crime: Attempted copper thief does $30K worth of damage to ABQ healthcare facilitiesEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico September 6-12Community: Who won the 2024 New Mexico State Fair Unique Foods Contest?Balloon Fiesta
  
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• New Mexico State Police: 3-year-old hit by vehicle, dies

  16-09-2024 22:43 via krqe.com
  
  SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police reported a boy died while camping with his family. It happened on Saturday around 5 p.m.According to NMSP, dogs belonging to the group ran onto New Mexico Road 63. A vehicle heading north stopped for the dogs and drove away when they were taken off the road. Albuquerque man sentenced for role in shooting of a womanHowever, a 3-year-old boy had been standing by the vehicle, and the driver claimed they didn't see the child before
  
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• APS's 'Paper' tutoring program enters second year

  16-09-2024 22:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public School (APS) students from third grade up in need of some extra help now have access to a tutor available 24 hours, seven days a week. The Paper tutoring program is in its second year and is a partnership between APS and the Paper Company, who have tutors for more than 200 subjects. Sheriff’s Office: Threats against Albuquerque public schools ‘not credible’The tutors provide one-on-one live chat sessions. Students can als
  
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• 'Right thing to do': Man sacrifices truck to save unconscious driver on highway

  16-09-2024 22:32 via krqe.com
  
  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — A good Samaritan rescued a woman by stopping her out-of-control vehicle in a suburb of Denver on Friday, Sept. 6.The commute turned into a scary situation for drivers on westbound 6th Avenue in Lakewood, where Ryan Myrick stepped in to help resolve the situation.
  “Just after Sheridan, I saw a vehicle that swerved in front of me," Myrick told Nexstar's KDVR. "They swerved all the way over and hit the median, the dividing median. Then bounced up and over and th
  
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• New Mexico Halloween and fall events for 2024

  16-09-2024 22:10 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The air's getting colder and the hankering for something spooky is growing. Here's a partial list of Halloween and fall events as well as haunted houses.McCall's Pumpkin Patch/Haunted FarmThe Moriarty staple kicks off its fall festivities on the first weekend of October, with tickets available now for their daytime and nighttime attractions. Children two and under do not need a ticket to the pumpkin patch.Morgue & Krypt Horror Fest 2024This event promises three
  
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• Sights and sounds of the 2024 New Mexico State Fair

  16-09-2024 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Fair brings some of the best food, animals, and all-around entertainment to the Duke City from throughout the Land of Enchantment. If you didn't get a chance to go to the 2024 State Fair, here is a look into this year's festivities: 114 participants ride down Central Ave for 2024 New Mexico State Fair Parade PHOTOS: Guide to hidden gems of the New Mexico State Fair Speakeasy to debut at the 2024 New Mexico State Fair
  
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• Lubbock massage parlor bust: Suspects now facing 15 federal charges

  16-09-2024 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas -- Shaoping Wen, 64, and Xu Wang, 41, a mother and son duo who ran massage parlors in Lubbock and Eastern New Mexico that were caught offering sexual services, are now facing new federal charges.Wen and Wang were initially only charged with conspiracy to use interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises. They are now facing 15 charges, including money laundering and use of interstate travel to engage in prostitution.
  EverythingLubbock.com previously reported there were a to
  
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• New Mexico cabinet secretaries hosting resources event in Ruidoso

  16-09-2024 21:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Residents in Ruidoso and surrounding areas will have a chance to attend the Cabinet in Your Community event on Saturday, September 21. The event includes a State Services Expo from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. and a community town hall from 1 - 4 p.m.Story continues below
  Community: Photographer captures northern lights in New MexicoTrending: Dog attack leaves Albuquerque neighborhood on edgeCrime: Albuquerque mom seeks justice for son killed at 2021 house partyEvents:
  
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• Heavy rain to start the week, state dries out around Wednesday

  16-09-2024 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  Rain continues across New Mexico today. The heaviest rainfall will be in the Northern Mountains.
  New Mexico is seeing another day of heavy rainfall. The showers and storms started this morning and will last well into tonight. The heaviest rainfall is expected in the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains. Due to the anticipated rainfall, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Burn Scar Area. This watch will be in effect until late in the evening of S
  
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• Albuquerque man sentenced for role in shooting of a woman

  16-09-2024 20:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Cesar Contreras-Diaz was sentenced to nine years behind bars Monday for an incident where a woman was shot in the face while driving near Central and Juan Tabo in Albuquerque.Story continues below
  Community: Photographer captures northern lights in New MexicoTrending: Dog attack leaves Albuquerque neighborhood on edgeCrime: Albuquerque mom seeks justice for son killed at 2021 house partyEvents: What’s happening around New Mexico September 13-
  
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• RFK Jr. confirms he is under investigation for 'collecting a whale specimen'

  16-09-2024 19:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed over the weekend that he is under investigation for “collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago.”“Right after I endorsed President Trump, I received a letter from the 'National Marine Fisheries Institute' saying that they were investigating me for collecting a whale specimen 20 years ago," Kennedy said Saturday at an Arizona campaign event for former President Trump in a clip published by
  
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• Partial lunar eclipse, supermoon will happen at same time Tuesday night

  16-09-2024 18:37 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one.The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North America and South America Tuesday night and in Africa and Europe Wednesday morning.A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow that darkens a sliver of the moon and appears to take a bite out of it.Since the moon will inch closer to Earth than usual, it'll appear a bit larger in the sky.
  
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• Man accused of trying to kill Trump wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate him

  16-09-2024 18:06 via krqe.com
  
  KAAAWA, Hawaii (AP) — Ryan Wesley Routh portrayed himself online as a man who built housing for homeless people in Hawaii, tried to recruit fighters for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, and described his support and then disdain for Donald Trump — even urging Iran to kill him.“You are free to assassinate Trump,” Routh wrote of Iran in an apparently self-published book in 2023, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” which described the former
  
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• Josh Shapiro on JD Vance's Springfield claims: He 'should be ashamed of himself'

  16-09-2024 18:01 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) slammed Ohio Sen. JD Vance (R) on Sunday for his amplification of an untrue claim of Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.“There is a causal connection between the BS that JD Vance and Donald Trump spew, and the safety and security of the American people,” Shapiro said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” following a heated interview between Vance and anchor Dana Bash in which they discussed the Springfield claim.
  
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• Musk deletes Harris assassination 'joke'

  16-09-2024 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Elon Musk drew criticism Sunday after he wrote that “no one is even trying” to assassinate Vice President Harris in a now-deleted post on the social platform X following what the FBI called a second apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump earlier in the day.Hours after the alleged assassination attempt in West Palm Beach, Fla., Musk quoted an X post reading, “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?” and added his own commentary, writing, “A
  
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• Trump thanks law enforcement for 'incredible job' after assassination attempt

  16-09-2024 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump thanked law enforcement late Sunday for what he called an “incredible job” after another apparent assassination attempt.“I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes - It was certainly an interesting day!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his Office of brave and dedicated Patriots, and, all of Law Enforcement,
  
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• 8-year-old girl found driving to Target in Ohio: Police

  16-09-2024 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  BEDFORD, Ohio (WJW) - Police in Ohio reported they found an 8-year-old girl shopping at a Target store after she took a car and drove there on busy roads.On Sunday morning, Bedford police took a call for a missing child. As they began to investigate, police also took a call “concerning a small child driving east on Rockside Road.” 1 dead after shooting in NW Albuquerque, APD saysOfficers eventually found the car in the parking lot of a Target store in Bainbridge, Ohio. Police then fo
  
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• Widespread storms & even cooler

  16-09-2024 15:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Monsoon showers with rumbles of thunder are moving through across many areas of the region with even some wet snow showers in The San Juan Mountains. Precipitation is falling, including in Albuquerque, but also as far south as Hidalgo County, as far north as Durango, and nearly as far east as Santa Rosa. Some lightning strikes are firing off near Quemado and in The Four Corners where the atmosphere is more unstable as a few storms may become severe today while The North
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Post policy, Charges dropped, Stormy and muggy, Asking for input, VIP treatment

  16-09-2024 15:16 via krqe.com
  
  Monday's Top Stories
  Bernalillo County sheriff speaks to board with hopes of more technology, personnelSpeed limit confusion surrounds area near Albuquerque speed cameraNo one injured in officer-involved shooting, NMSP saysClosure coming to road near Bridge BoulevardUNM ARTSSPLASH 2024 plans announced1 dead after shooting in NW Albuquerque, APD saysTrump subject of ‘attempted assassination’ at his Florida golf club
  Monday's Five Facts[1] City councilor introducing social media accoun
  
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• Trump subject of 'attempted assassination' at his Florida golf club

  16-09-2024 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody.U.S. Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing noticed the muzzle of an AK-sty
  
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• Suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt camped outside golf course for 12 hours, records show

  16-09-2024 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial
  
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• Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours, records show

  16-09-2024 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial
  
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• Man suspected in apparent Trump assassination attempt charged with federal gun crimes

  16-09-2024 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump was charged Monday with federal gun crimes, making his first court appearance in the final weeks of a White House race already touched by violence.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Additional and more serious charges are possible as the invest
  
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• LIVE: Secret Service gives update on Trump "attempted assassination"

  16-09-2024 14:17 via krqe.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday.Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a firearm despite a prior felony conviction and possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial
  
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• Spirit Stick 2024 – Week 5

  16-09-2024 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  Four schools go head-to-head in this fierce match to determine who has the most SPIRIT. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football with their fully decked-out New Mexico Ford Dealers Spirit Stick. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes receives the Spirit Stick! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Mondays at 6 a.m. through Friday at Noon to crown that week’s winner.You can vote once per hour. Re-enter your
  
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• Bernalillo County sheriff speaks to board with hopes of more technology, personnel

  16-09-2024 06:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is preparing for significant changes in its operations as there's a possibility of new technology integrations and personnel expansions in the future.
  During a recent meeting Friday with the Sheriff's Office Advisory and Review Board, Sheriff John Allen discussed these updates and how they will impact the department and its services to the community. Walgreens settles $106 million lawsuit with NM, TX, and Fl
  
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• Albuquerque salon and Children's Cancer Fund treat cancer patients to makeovers

  16-09-2024 05:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and one local beauty bar helped give back some confidence to young cancer treatment recipients.Blo Blow Dry Bar invited 16 kids who have been diagnosed with cancer to get VIP treatment by doing their hair and makeup.The event was in collaboration with the Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico, helping children and families facing the disease with both emotional and financial support. Kaitlyn Maria crowned 2025 Ne
  
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• Charges dropped for Santa Fe man accused of shooting man with 'pepper ball' weapon

  16-09-2024 05:46 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Charges brought against a Santa Fe restaurant owner and chef have been dropped by the First Judicial District Attorney. He was accused of shooting a "pepper ball" weapon at a 61-year-old who was rummaging through a trash can near his restaurant.Back on August 22nd, Pranzo Italian Grill owner and chef, Steven Lemon, told Santa Fe police that he shot at 61-year-old Ronald Price while Price was digging through a trash can in an alley next to the restaurant near N
  
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• More widespread rain coming as temperatures cool off

  16-09-2024 05:36 via krqe.com
  
  Showers are storms are picking up across New Mexico this evening. Temperatures are cooling off across the state with the rain.
  Widespread storms returned to New Mexico earlier today. The storms are thanks to a High Pressure System over Northern California. This system allowed for subtropical moisture to be funneled into the state. These widespread storms will be sticking around on Monday.
  New Mexico can expect even heavier more widespread rainfall on Monday compared to today. Due to this, the Na
  
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• 'Reservation Dogs' actor makes powerful statement on Emmys red carpet

  16-09-2024 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- Actor D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrived on the red carpet of the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards wearing a red handprint painted over his mouth.The symbol is known as the MMIW red hand. MMIW stands for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on Sept. 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
  "A red hand over the mouth has become the symbol of a growing movement, the MMIW mov
  
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