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• Free domestic well water testing at Corrales Harvest Fest

  06-09-2024 19:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department and New Mexico Department of Health are partnering to offer free domestic well water testing at the Corrales Harvest Fest on Saturday, September 28.Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant attends ZozobraThe water testing will be available from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is free to the first 100 people or while supplies last. Anyone who wishes to get their water tested must bring their own water sample. "This water fair provides resident
  
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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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• 3-vehicle crash sends 1 to hospital, APD reports

  16-09-2024 04:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One person was also transported to the hospital on Sunday after a crash in northeast Albuquerque.According to the Albuquerque Police Department, three vehicles were involved in a crash at Comanche and Tramway. 1 dead after shooting in NW Albuquerque, APD saysAt least one person was transported to the hospital with police said they were in critical condition.The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.
  
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• NMDOT plans meeting to talk about I-25 Gibson Interchange Reconstruction Project

  16-09-2024 04:01 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) officials are holding a meeting on Tuesday, September 17. It'll be about the I-25 Gibson Interchange Reconstruction Project.NMDOT is going to present its plans and host a question-and-answer session afterward. It's an open house format, and the "project team" will be there to answer questions.The project will focus on updating the infrastructure by improving safety and efficiency for travelers of all sorts. Ho
  
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• FBI investigating after shots fired near Trump

  16-09-2024 02:54 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Former president Donald Trump says he's safe as the FBI investigates an apparent assassination attempt at his golf club in Florida.Law enforcement shared photos of what they found on the scene at former president Donald Trump's golf club in Florida.The Secret Service says agents saw a man pointing a rifle toward the course where Trump was playing a few hundred yards away.“Probably between three and 500 yards, but with a rifle in the scope like that. That's not a long
  
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• 1 dead after shooting in NW Albuquerque, APD says

  16-09-2024 01:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are investigating a homicide on Sunday.According to APD, homicide detectives were called to 3140 Coors Boulevard NW for a shooting. One person was found at the scene; they had died.One person is in custody.If more details are released, this article will be updated.
  
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• TyRunnosaurus Family Fun Run comes to NM Museum of Natural History and Science

  16-09-2024 01:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Sunday, the Museum of Natural History and Science held its TyRunnosaurus Family Fun Run.The event offered families a chance to do a 1K or 5K run or walk, in which everybody could participate. Funds raised will support the work the museum does to help educate children around the state. Albuquerque’s Open Space Division celebrates 40 years"The funds that come for this event help support the programs the we run in the museum and [for] when we take our
  
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• UNM ARTSSPLASH 2024 plans announced

  16-09-2024 01:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A special University of New Mexico event celebrating the fine arts on campus is coming back for its third year.ARTSSPLASH 2024 is set for later this month to raise awareness about the various art programs within the college. UNM brings oversea students to New Mexico for week-long business projectUNM said there will be live performances from the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Department of Music.There will also be booths, prizes, food trucks, and the
  
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• Closure coming to road near Bridge Boulevard

  16-09-2024 01:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County is warning drivers of another traffic pattern change on Bridge Boulevard this week.The county said, starting Tuesday, La Vega Drive at Bridge will close for about two weeks to allow underground utilities to be installed.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: W
  
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• Suspect identified in 2nd apparent Trump assassination attempt: AP sources

  16-09-2024 01:06 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was the target Sunday of “what appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the FBI said, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well.U.S. Secret Service agents, who were posted a few holes up from where Trump was playing, noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that
  
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• Trump Florida shooting suspect: What we know

  16-09-2024 01:03 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A man who allegedly pointed an AK-47-style rifle through the fence at Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach Sunday where the former president was golfing nearby has been taken into custody, authorities say.The man, identified to NewsNation by a law enforcement source as Ryan Wesley Routh, is described as a white male in his mid-60s. He is believed to be the suspect who was crouched in bushes near the golf club perimeter, armed with an AK-47-style weapon equipped with
  
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• Harris 'glad' Trump is safe after gunshots reported, says 'violence has no place in America'

  15-09-2024 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- Vice President Kalama Harris says she has been briefed after gunshots were reportedly fired near a Florida golf club were former President Donald Trump had been golfing on Sunday.
  In a statement posted to X, Harris wrote, "I have been briefed on reports of gunshots fired near former President Trump and his property in Florida, and I am glad he is safe. Violence has no place in America."President Joe Biden has also reportedly been briefed on the incident.
  Trump's campaign said Sunday
  
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• The new USPS mail trucks are coming: Why do they look like that?

  15-09-2024 21:33 via krqe.com
  
  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous.“You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said.Odd appearance aside, the first handful of Next Generation Delivery Vehicles that rolled onto postal routes in August in Athens, Georgia, are getting r
  
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• How long do you have to stay home with COVID in 2024?

  15-09-2024 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — As the fall and winter seasons approach, the spread of illness may be top of mind for you. Nationally, flu and RSV cases are low, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show COVID-19 cases are already elevated in most areas.But without mandates when it comes to COVID, people are getting different advice about what to do when they are sick."So, the recommendations right now are different for the community versus health care workers," said Lisa Engl
  
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• '19 Kids and Counting' star accused of fraud, posing as a contractor in new lawsuit

  15-09-2024 21:27 via krqe.com
  
  BENTON COUNTY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A former reality TV star is accused in a new lawsuit of pretending to have a contractor's license and failing to complete repairs on an Arkansas man's home.
  The lawsuit was filed in Benton County on Sept. 10 against Madison Holding LLC and Jason Duggar, who appeared on the TLC shows "19 Kids and Counting" and "Counting On."Jason Duggar is one of the sons of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, who also starred in the hit reality series centered on their large fami
  
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• Your old iPhone could be worth big bucks. Here's what to look for

  15-09-2024 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The newest iPhone models are currently available for preorder, but it’s the older ones you might really want.With Gen Xers and Millennials now beginning to feel pangs of nostalgia for the technology of their younger years, some technophiles are willing to pay big bucks for your earlier iDevices.“The rarity, scarcity, and the collectability of these pieces, it’s just becoming nostalgic with the 40-to-50-year-old group of consumers,” Bobby Eaton, of RR Auc
  
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• Map: Over 20 states have chance at seeing northern lights after solar flare

  15-09-2024 21:09 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) -- The sun, going through an active bout of Solar Cycle 25, spit out another intense flare over the weekend, bringing parts of the U.S. yet another chance at seeing the northern lights.On Saturday, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center reported an X4.5 solar flare had been detected. The agency shared video of the flare, showing the moment the sun appears to spit out some solar material.
  X-class flares are the strongest measured by space weather experts, with the largest ever recorded
  
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• TikTok ban effort to be tested before federal appeals court 

  15-09-2024 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  Bipartisan efforts to ban TikTok nationwide will be scrutinized Monday by a federal appeals court tasked with weighing whether axing the social media giant’s U.S. presence runs afoul of the First Amendment. The social media platform and a group of content creators have sued over a new law that could ban the app, placing free speech concerns front and center but also raising a handful of other issues. On Monday morning, a three-judge federal appeals court panel in the nation&rsquo
  
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• What's the best number of alarms? Sleep experts answer

  15-09-2024 19:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Do you have a snooze problem? Sneaking in a few extra minutes after the alarm goes off (again and again) may actually be cheating you from feeling rested, sleep experts say.
  "My general advice is that you set one alarm. The more alarms you have, the harder it's going to be for you to wake up in the morning," said sleep psychologist Alicia Roth with Cleveland Clinic.Setting multiple alarms or hitting snooze fragments your sleep, which can make you feel less energized once you do
  
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• Can the NFL schedule games for any night of the week?

  15-09-2024 19:47 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – While the majority of NFL games are played on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, it feels like the league is hoping to schedule more of its matchups on the days in between.Just last week, the NFL scheduled a rare Friday game at the beginning of the season — something that hasn’t happened in over half a century, according to Sports Illustrated. The NFL has also made Christmas Day games an annual tradition, with the next one falling on a Wednesday. And in 2023, league co
  
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• Walmart rolling out inclusive, accessible carts at stores in 11 states

  15-09-2024 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — New carts with a focus on accessibility and inclusivity have been rolled out at Walmart locations across multiple states, the company announced Thursday."Caroline's Carts" are shopping carts specially designed with a large seat on the back to help caregivers of adults and children who have disabilities, limited mobility, or injuries more easily make their way through the store.Caroline’s Cart occupied by 10-year-old child giving a high-five to his moth
  
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• Several people die trying to cross the English Channel from France: authorities

  15-09-2024 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  Video above: Tribute held on Sept. 4, 2024, in Calais, France for people who drowned while trying to cross the English Channel in early September.(AP) — Several people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said.A rescue operation is underway, and survivors of the tragedy have been taken to the sports hall in the northern town of Ambleteuse, according to a statement from the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais region.The inci
  
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• Why do most school buses not have seat belts?

  15-09-2024 19:36 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Students have returned to school, and back onboard those bright yellow buses with their rows and rows of high-backed seats.While they cart around your children, school buses frequently lack a safety feature that, if you were caught not wearing one, would result in a ticket: seat belts.There are cases in which a bus will have a few seats with lap belts or the over-the-shoulder option, but there’s a good chance the bus your children take to school, sporting events, and fiel
  
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• Home loans: What are the differences and which one is right for me?

  15-09-2024 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Buying a house can feel overwhelming, including finding a home loan that’s right for you and your family.Loans are separated by size and whether they’re part of a special government program, and the kind of loan you receive informs its cost and how much money you will need for a down payment. Loan types may also dictate how much you’re allowed to borrow, meaning they could be a major factor in setting a price range while you browse the market.Here’s a
  
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• APD detectives investigate shooting

  15-09-2024 17:26 via krqe.com
  
  **Editor's Note: A previous version of this article stated this was a homicide case. Police have released new information to redact this. The following version has been updated.**ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a shooting.According to APD, a person was dropped off at a hospital on Sunday morning with a gunshot wound. Officials originally reported the person died, but it turns out there was a "miscommunication."
  APD said: "There was a
  
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• 1 dead; APD homicide detectives investigate

  15-09-2024 17:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a death.According to APD, a person was dropped off at a hospital on Sunday morning with a gunshot wound. They were pronounced dead. How fast is too fast? Speed limit confusion surrounds area near Albuquerque speed cameraDetectives believe the scene of the shooting might be located near 4th and Candelaria. They are currently investigating.
  
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