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• KRQE Newsfeed: Human trafficking, Fire response, Widespread snow, Traffic lights, Endangered species

  09-01-2025 14:35 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  Sandia National Labs reports record-breaking economic impact in 2024Rail Runner adding additional service during legislative sessionNew U-Haul data shows drop in number of people moving to New MexicoAPD adding police service aides to bike patrolsAlbuquerque leaders discuss funding requests for upcoming legislative sessionAFR reports decrease in ‘significant working structure fires’Thousands of homes burn in Los Angeles wildfiresScientists drill nearly 2 miles d
  
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• POLL: When do you start putting away holiday decorations?

  09-01-2025 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's time to say goodbye to the season of twinkling lights and stockings on the mantle. KRQE asked viewers via social media when they start to put away their holiday decorations.The most popular time to start cleaning up after the holidays is at the start of the new year. Over 64% of viewers polled waited until the beginning of January to take down their decorations, with over 25% starting right after New Year's Day. A lot of viewers, however, tend to wait until Th
  
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• Albuquerque Fire Rescue releases 2024 total call volume numbers

  09-01-2025 23:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue said they put out more outdoor fires in 2024 than in years past, thanks to new equipment.AFR crews responded to 4,000 more outside fire calls last year compared to 2023. They said these numbers help them figure out where their resources need to be.“Brush fires is where we probably saw our biggest significant increase, which also impacted overall call volume. We are at about 6,500 outside fires in 2023. In 2024, we are up around 10,30
  
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• Michigan woman gets jail after boy brought pink gun to school

  09-01-2025 23:36 via krqe.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A woman who illegally possessed a pink handgun that a child took to a Grand Rapids elementary school in a backpack has been sentenced to a year in jail.Chelsea Berkley cried when the sentence was announced Thursday, telling the judge she would lose her home."That firearm was unsecured," Kent County Circuit Court Judge Scott Noto said. "There could have been tragic consequences as a result of that."Story continues below
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• Big Game Bound: Wild picks for wild card round

  09-01-2025 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – WGN’s Jarrett Payton picks three toss-up games each week on “Big Game Bound”.BGB host Chris Hagan and the “Son of Sweetness” discuss Chargers-Texans, Commanders-Buccaneers, and Vikings-Rams for this weekend’s wild card round.J.P. finished the regular season with a 36-21 record.
  
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• Aerial video shows before and after views of Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

  09-01-2025 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – The scope of damage caused by the Palisades Fire is even more apparent when seen from above.Nexstar's KTLA got its first clear aerial look at the destruction Thursday morning and used satellite technology to share before and after views of Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood devastated by the blaze. You can see those images in the video report above.
  After two days of ground images showing some of the "thousands" of structures that have burned in the massive fire, the smok
  
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• Michelle Obama 'sends her thoughts and prayers' while absent from Carter's funeral

  09-01-2025 23:05 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Michelle Obama wasn't among the mourners attending former President Carter's funeral service in Washington, but she says she's thinking of and praying for "everyone who loved and learned" from the late commander in chief.The former first lady was notably not among the former first family members gathered at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Carter, the 39th president, died last month at age 100.  Jimmy Carter’s funeral bring
  
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• LA Mayor Bass stonewalls reporter for 90 seconds at airport

  09-01-2025 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Video taken on an airport jetway shows Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly ignoring questions from a reporter about her response to the wildfires ripping through the area this week.SkyNews reporter David Blevins on Wednesday published video of Bass during which he peppered her with questions about her response to the blazes, her trip to Africa during the crisis and comments from critics who say she has mishandled the catastrophe."Do you owe citizens an apology for being ab
  
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• Man arrested in Albuquerque prostitution incident released until trial

  09-01-2025 22:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man accused of promoting prostitution in Albuquerque is being released from custody.The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21-year-old Jeremiah Draper on Saturday in a targeted operation addressing concerns of human trafficking and prostitution. According to court documents, a deputy saw two “nearly nude” females get out of a vehicle with a Florida license plate near Chama and Central NE.
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• Open enrollment for BeWell coming to a close in New Mexico

  09-01-2025 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Open enrollment for BeWell, New Mexico’s Health Insurance Marketplace, is coming to a close soon.
  Residents who do not have coverage through Medicaid, Medicare, or employer-sponsored
  insurance, can shop and enroll in a plan. Open enrollment will close at midnight on Jan. 15.Story continues below
  Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico?Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfiresNational: Jimmy Carter honored wi
  
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• City of Albuquerque launching downtown scavenger hunt

  09-01-2025 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is launching a city-wide scavenger hunt to highlight the recently updated turquoise wayfinding directional maps. Those who participate will have a change to win prizes.Story continues below
  Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico?Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfiresNational: Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial
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• New Mexico raises Medicaid rates for three different programs

  09-01-2025 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Health Care Authority (HCA) received federal approval to increase Medicaid rates for services provided to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provider rates in the following three different programs will increase in mid-January.Story continues below
  Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico?Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfiresNational: Jimmy Carter honored with stat
  
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• Jean Smart calls on TV networks to not air award shows, instead donate to Los Angeles wildfire relief

  09-01-2025 21:47 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Jean Smart is urging TV networks to refrain from airing glitzy awards shows amid the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area and to donate money to relief efforts instead."ATTENTION! With ALL due respect, during Hollywood's season of celebration, I hope any of the networks televising the upcoming awards will seriously consider NOT televising them," the actor, who on Sunday won a Golden Globe for her performance in "Hacks," wrote in a Thursday Instagram post.The netw
  
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• US warns of risk from most of world’s online pharmacies

  09-01-2025 21:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The office of the U.S. Trade Representative warned that there’s a risk of ineffective or dangerous drugs from online pharmacies that are being illegally run.In a report released Wednesday, the office singled out 19 countries that raised concerns about the possible movement of counterfeit or pirated drugs,“Counterfeiting and piracy is a shared global concern, harming people not just in the United States but also other countries,” Ambassador Katherine Tai said in a
  
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• Jamie Lee Curtis donates $1M to LA wildfire relief efforts: We are 'banding together to save each other'

  09-01-2025 21:16 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Jamie Lee Curtis says her family is donating $1 million to relief efforts amid the wildfires in California that have devastated the Los Angeles area."As the fire still rages on and [the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Los Angeles Fire Department] and all the available first responders and agencies involved in fighting fire and saving lives are still hard at work and neighbors and friends are banding together to save each other, my husband and
  
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• How to donate to LA wildfire relief

  09-01-2025 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - A swarm of winter wildfires ravaged America's most heavily-populated county to start 2025, scorching cars, banks, bungalows and multi-million dollar mansions.Donate to Red Cross wildfire relief efforts
  Destructive wind gusts slowed late in the week, offering fire crews a moment to gain the upper hand, for now. The forecast shows no rain and a potential return of dangerous wind conditions, meaning the threat to Southern California is ongoing and critical.
  “Damage assessments are
  
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• Snow wraps up tonight around New Mexico

  09-01-2025 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Snowfall continues across New Mexico this afternoon. Wind chill has the state feeling bitterly cold temperatures.The afternoon sees the final round of snow from this winter storm. The low pressure system is over the bootheel of New Mexico. Semi-widespread snowfall is already being seen. At noon. the snowfall is predominantly west of I-25. As we move throughout the afternoon, this snowfall will move towards the southeast.
  This snowfall is trending on the lighter sid
  
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• Snow wraps up tonight

  09-01-2025 20:39 via krqe.com
  
  Snowfall continues across New Mexico this afternoon. Wind chill has the state feeling bitterly cold temperatures.
  The afternoon sees the final round of snow from this winter storm. The low pressure system is over the bootheel of New Mexico. Semi-widespread snowfall is already being seen. At noon. the snowfall is predominantly west of I-25. As we move throughout the afternoon, this snowfall will move towards the southeast.
  This snowfall is trending on the lighter side. Dustings were seen in Albuq
  
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• New Mexico firefighters depart to California to assist with wildfires

  09-01-2025 20:38 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Firefighters in New Mexico packed up their gear Thursday morning and are headed out west, to help with the wildfires devastating California.Story continues below
  Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico?Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfiresNational: Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial
  Some firefighters have experience fighting fires in California. "A lot of times with these
  
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• Albuquerque police arrest 19-year-old accused in double murder

  09-01-2025 19:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a 19-year-old accused in a June 2024 double murder.ABQ BioPark aids conservation efforts for endangered freshwater speciesNathaniel Laws is accused of shooting and killing Abdullah Abbas, 20, and Abbas' girlfriend, Kylee Silva, 18, during a deal to buy guns and drugs. Police say Abbas used the social media app, Telegram, to sell drugs and guns. They say Abbas and Laws arranged to meet on June 4, 2024 in northea
  
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• What should you pack in a go bag?

  09-01-2025 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.The tragic LA wildfires are a reminder to have a go-bag planFueled by powerful winds and dry conditions from a long and ongoing drought, a set of deadly and dangerous wildfires has erupted in Southern California, killing at least five people and destroying hundreds of homes and other buildings. As of Thursday, more than 100,000 people had been evacuated, with over 100,000 more in the fire’s da
  
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• Eaton Fire victim dies holding a hose, defending home

  09-01-2025 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) -- One of the five confirmed fatalities from the destructive Eaton Fire was identified on Wednesday morning when his family found his body on the side of the road by their home – with a garden hose still in his hand.According to his loved ones, 66-year-old Victor Shaw died trying to defend the home that had been in his family for nearly 55 years.As of Wednesday night, Shaw’s body was still on his family’s property as conditions were not yet safe enough for the coroner&rs
  
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• TSA reveals 10 most 'unusual' finds at checkpoints in 2024

  09-01-2025 18:08 via krqe.com
  
  (WAVY/NEXSTAR) – A Lego set stuffed with gun parts and a sunglasses case filled with snakes were among some of the top "catches” that officers with the Transportation Security Administration made in 2024, according to the agency.This week, the TSA released a video detailing the “Top 10 Best Catches” of the last year, highlighting some of the strangest or craftily concealed contraband that passengers have tried to sneak through checkpoints.“You won’t believe wh
  
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• Trump says Newsom should resign as Los Angeles wildfires rage

  09-01-2025 17:50 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump has cast blame on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for the raging wildfires in the Los Angeles region, most recently calling for him to resign.“One of the best and most beautiful parts of the United States of America is burning down to the ground,” Trump posted to Truth Social late Wednesday evening. “It’s ashes, and Gavin Newscum should resign. This is all his fault!!!”The president-elect's criticism of Newsom has sparked a politi
  
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• 4 in 10 companies planning job cuts due to AI: Survey

  09-01-2025 17:14 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Companies across the U.S., at least four in 10, are likely to cut jobs as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, new research shows.A survey in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) latest "Future of Jobs Report," found that because of the “increasing capability and prevalence” of AI, 41 percent of employers surveyed said they will "shrink" their workforce within the next five years if the technology is able to replicate the work.“As we enter 2025, the land
  
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• La Niña has officially started: What happens next?

  09-01-2025 17:04 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that La Niña has officially started. A detailed analysis found La Niña began in December 2024 with a weak La Niña favored during the rest of this winter.La Niña is the cool phase of ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) that is marked by sea-surface water temperatures 0.5ºC below the climatological average in a key area of the eastern Pacific.Those water temperatures reached that key metr
  
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• Photos capture wildfires ravaging Southern California

  09-01-2025 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  Major wildfires around Los Angeles raged on Thursday as firefighters struggled to put out blazes three days after they began with strong winds ripped through the mountains and foothills.Story continues below
  Weather: How long will the snow last in New Mexico?Community: Albuquerque Fire Rescue crews heading out to fight California wildfiresNational: Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral in DC before Georgia burial
  Ongoing flamesA cyclist pedals past a burning structure on Lake Avenue, Wednesday
  
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• How to safely evacuate during a wildfire

  09-01-2025 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and common sense.Creating a wildfire action plan, packing a “go bag” and maintaining basic situational awareness during evacuations can make a big difference when escaping a disaster, Jesse Torres, a battalion chief for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, saidBut the most important tip? Don't wait around for an evacua
  
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• Los Angeles wildfires leave hundreds of thousands without power

  09-01-2025 16:39 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Hundreds of thousands in Los Angeles are estimated to be without power on Thursday as the historic fires continued to devastate the city.Kathleen Dunleavy, with Southern California Edison, indicated that as many as 340,000 residents were without power as of 4 a.m. Thursday. A figure provided by PowerOutages.us, which tracks nationwide outages, put that figure closer to 420,000 on Thursday morning.An outage map provided by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) showe
  
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• How did the wildfires in Los Angeles start?

  09-01-2025 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The Los Angeles wildfires are being fueled by what the National Weather Service said could be the strongest Santa Ana windstorm in over a decade.Cal Fire reports the actual cause of the fires is still under investigation.What to know about thousands of evacuations and homes burned in Los Angeles area firesThe death toll from the wildfires has risen to five, and more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders, according to officials.
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