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• Missouri pastor gets deportation notice for sponsored son from Haiti

  01-04-2025 18:33 via krqe.com
  
  LAWSON, Mo. (WDAF) — The sponsored son of a Missouri pastor has been informed by the government that he will be deported before the end of the month.
  Last week, the Department of Homeland Security decided to terminate certain parole programs for 'aliens' who are nationals of certain countries, including Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.The specific parole program granting Missouri resident Wendy (Wendsy) Desrivieres two years in the U.S., starting April 2024, is now set to expire in on
  
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• Bataan Memorial Building added to National Register of Historic Places

  04-04-2025 15:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's former state capitol is being nationally recognized for its role in American history. The state's Department of Cultural Affairs says the Bataan Memorial Building in Santa Fe is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
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• Which airports had the most delays and cancellations in 2024?

  04-04-2025 14:22 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — One out of every five flights in the U.S. was delayed in 2024, according to federal data.The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) publishes delay and cancellation data for airports across the country. BTS uses arriving flights when reporting delayed and canceled flights. A flight is considered delayed if it arrives at the gate 15 or more minutes after the scheduled arrival time.Nationwide, more than 7.5 million flights were scheduled
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Deadly dispute, A.G. sues company, Cooler and wetter, Project falls through, Balloon Fiesta tickets

  04-04-2025 14:21 via krqe.com
  
  Friday's Top Stories
  What’s happening around New Mexico April 4-10UNM to begin construction on new police headquartersRoadrunner Food Bank helps people learn job skillsABQ church opens first ‘Safe Outdoor Space’ in International DistrictSanta Fe breaks ground on affordable housing and mixed-use developmentNM State Police building in Deming dedicated in memory of fallen officerJake Hall commits to New Mexico men’s basketball
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• What's happening around New Mexico April 4-10

  04-04-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events around New Mexico from April 4 to 10.
  Albuquerque
  April 4 ABQ Artwalk – Celebrate ABQ Artwalk’s 7-year anniversary with new venues, exhibits, performances, and much more. The event is from 5 to 9 p.m.April 4-5 The Show – Albuquerque's longest-running comedy show happens every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.April 5 Downtown Growers' Market – Visit Albuquerque's longest-running farmers' market for the
  
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• Rain, snow, and cooler temperatures move into New Mexico

  04-04-2025 13:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Widespread rain showers have developed overnight across eastern New Mexico. This rain will stick around through this afternoon and evening, with a few thunderstorms possible. By this afternoon, isolated showers and thunderstorms along with mountain snow will develop in northern, western, and central New Mexico as well.A strong cold front moves into northern New Mexico late this evening. This front will move south across New Mexico through early Saturday mornin
  
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• Rain, snow, and cooler temperatures move in through Saturday

  04-04-2025 13:11 via krqe.com
  
  Widespread rain showers have developed overnight across eastern New Mexico. This rain will stick around through this afternoon and evening, with a few thunderstorms possible. By this afternoon, isolated showers and thunderstorms along with mountain snow will develop in northern, western, and central New Mexico as well.A strong cold front moves into northern New Mexico late this evening. This front will move south across New Mexico through early Saturday morning. This will cause snow to develop a
  
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• Heavy snow moves into parts of New Mexico Friday night

  04-04-2025 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  A storm will bring widespread winter weather back to New Mexico Friday and Saturday. Heavy snow is likely in the northern mountains and parts of the state.It's was another cool day across New Mexico with high temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than Wednesday, but still well below average. A few spotty rain and snow showers moved through northwest New Mexico, but any accumulations have been very light. There has been some rain making it to the ground in e
  
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• UNM to begin construction on new university police headquarters

  04-04-2025 06:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For more than two decades, the University of New Mexico Police Department has used a dorm for their headquarters and offices- but soon, that will change. "It was never really designed to be or function as a police department," said Jeff McDonald, Security Operations Director for UNM. "It was a dorm building."Story continues below
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• Roadrunner Food Bank helps people learn job skills through training program

  04-04-2025 06:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – You probably know Roadrunner Food Bank as a place that gives food to community members in need. But it's also a place giving people a second chance, setting them up for careers.Story continues below
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• Las Cruces consultant group sued for allegedly defrauding veterans

  04-04-2025 05:33 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KTSM) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Disabled Veterans Consultants (DVC) Inc. for allegedly defrauding veterans in Las Cruces.Story continues below
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• Jake Hall commits to New Mexico men's basketball

  04-04-2025 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)-UNM men's basketball coach Eric coach has his first commitment. Jake Hall announced Thursday that he has committed to New Mexico. The star guard, from Carlsbad high in Southern California, first committed to UC San Diego before Olen left that program to become the head coach at New Mexico. Hall decommitted after Olen's move to follow him to UNM. "I think that's the best decision for me," said Hall. "I think coach Olen has installed that belief, belief in me and I think t
  
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• Plans fall through for basketball prep school in downtown Albuquerque theater building

  04-04-2025 03:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It was supposed to become a basketball prep school, but now the plans to bring new life to the old downtown theater have fallen through. KRQE spoke with the city about what they hope will happen to the space at the gateway to downtown Albuquerque. New Mexico Open to be held at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort"Losing the theater was a pretty big loss for downtown at the time," said Albuquerque City Council District 2 Councilor Joaquin Baca. Now, there's
  
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• APD: Walmart shooting investigated as potential justifiable homicide

  04-04-2025 03:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department said a fatal shooting outside Walmart near Coors and I-40 is being investigated as a possible justifiable homicide. APD said the shooting started as a road rage incident on I-40. Man pleads guilty to gun charges in Zuni Pueblo cyclist shootingTerrance Lowe got into an argument with Angelino Gonzales, and the argument turned into a fight. That's when a fourth vehicle, driven by Lowe's brother, Kendall Lowe, arrived as well. K
  
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• Albuquerque church opens first 'Safe Outdoor Space' in International District

  04-04-2025 02:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's been a long time in the making for a Safe Outdoor Space designed to help the unhoused. The City of Albuquerque said the sanctioned homeless encampment is just a part of the solution to get people off the streets, but it didn't come without controversy. It's owned by the New Creation church in the heart of the International District, and city officials are encouraging more churches to come forward to operate these safe outdoor spaces.Story continues belo
  
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• Santa Fe breaks ground on affordable housing and mixed-use development

  04-04-2025 02:34 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Shovels hit the ground on a new multi-million dollar residential and mixed-use development in Santa Fe. The city said it's designed with creatives in mind.Story continues below
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• Winter weather moves into New Mexico Friday night

  04-04-2025 01:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –  A storm will bring widespread winter weather back to New Mexico Friday and Saturday. Heavy snow is likely in the northern mountains and parts of eastern New Mexico.It's been another cool day across New Mexico with high temperatures a couple of degrees warmer than Wednesday, but still well below average. A few spotty rain and snow showers have been moving through northwest New Mexico, but any accumulations have been very light. There has been some rain making
  
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• Man pleads guilty to gun charges in Zuni Pueblo cyclist shooting

  04-04-2025 00:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A man pleaded guilty to federal gun charges in connection with the shooting of a cyclist in the outer boundaries of the Zuni Pueblo. Devin Wade Wyaco, 34, faces no less than 10 years and up to life in prison, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico. Police investigate two deadly overnight shootings in Southwest AlbuquerqueThe guilty plea stems back to the night of Sept. 19, 2024. John Doe was riding a bicycle when Wyaco shot
  
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• MAP: What are President Trump's new tariffs in each country?

  04-04-2025 00:40 via krqe.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on imports from almost every country Wednesday.A base "reciprocal" tariff of 10% will be imposed on most countries beginning Saturday, but rates are higher for places that Trump says are the "worst" offenders when it comes to trade — including major trading partners like the European Union, China and Japan. Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump’s tariffs cause a COVID-like shock"Our countr
  
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• Tesla's first-quarter sales down 13% worldwide

  04-04-2025 00:39 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Tesla deliveries plunged 13% worldwide during the first quarter of this year, according to reports in Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.Both publications say Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his political activities are factors in the decreased demand for the electric vehicles made by his company.Sales from Tesla China, which exports to foreign markets, fell 49% in February but fared better in March after it started delivering the refreshed Model Y in China, according to th
  
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• New Mexico State Police building in Deming dedicated in memory of fallen officer

  04-04-2025 00:35 via krqe.com
  
  LUNA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Law enforcement held a special ceremony Thursday morning in southern New Mexico to dedicate a police building to an officer who gave his life in the line of duty. In 2021, New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott was helping the Department of Homeland Security with an investigation when he was shot and killed on Interstate 10 in Luna County.DA’s Office: 4 suspects in Las Cruces mass shooting indictedThe NMSP District 12 building was dedicated to
  
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• New Mexico Open to be held at Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort

  03-04-2025 23:57 via krqe.com
  
  ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KTSM) - One of the most prestigious golf championships in the Southwest, the New Mexico Open, will now be held at the Turtleback Mountain Golf & Resort in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, for 2025 through 2027, the resort announced in a news release.Photos courtesy of Turtleback Mountain Golf & ResortThe Sun Country PGA Section named the resort as the "exclusive title partner" and host of the golf championship, according to the news release."This landmark three-year part
  
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• Bernalillo County breaks ground on new 'energy-efficient' fire station

  03-04-2025 23:16 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County held a groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station 36, which is near Osuna and Edith.The energy-efficient facility will be powered in part by an on-site solar energy system and house New Mexico’s first electric fire truck. The new station will replace the aging structure on nearby Bear Canyon Road.Story continues below
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• MVD: 20% of New Mexico drivers have not obtained Real ID

  03-04-2025 23:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The clock is ticking for drivers to switch to real ID licenses. The New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division said more than 370,000, or 20% of New Mexico drivers, still have not obtained a Real ID even though New Mexico switched to them back in 2016. Those who don't switch by May 7 will no longer be able to pass through airport security or go into a federal government building.Bronze statue stolen from northwest Albuquerque parkSome states have seen a rush of drivers
  
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• Traffic alert: Crash on I-25 causes delays near Comanche

  03-04-2025 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash at I-25 near Comanche Rd. is significantly impacting traffic in the area. Details are limited, but the two left lanes are closed, impacting traffic back to I-40.This is a developing story; KRQE News 13 will provide updates when they become available.
  
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• Crash on I-25 causes delays near Comanche

  03-04-2025 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A crash at I-25 near Comanche Rd. significantly impacted traffic in the area. Details are limited, but two left lanes were closed, impacting traffic back to I-40.
  
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• Bronze statue stolen from northwest Albuquerque park

  03-04-2025 22:27 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are seeking assistance in locating a bronze statue that was taken from a northwest Albuquerque park.The brass sculpture depicts two children at play and was taken from Mariposa Park on an unknown date.Story continues below
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• What do forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood?

  03-04-2025 21:26 via krqe.com
  
  Weather forecasters sometimes warn of storms that unleash rains so unusual they are described as 100-year or even 500-year floods.Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming.What does a 100-year flood mean?Scientists use math to help people understand how unusual a severe flood is and how to compare the intensity of one flood to another.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, one statistic scientists use i
  
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• Why you won't be able to send or receive money using the Zelle app

  03-04-2025 21:20 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Zelle has officially phased out a key feature its standalone app once offered.The company announced late last year that it would be removing the ability to enroll and transact within its app. The change went into effect Tuesday, April 1.If you used Zelle's app to send or receive money, you'll now have to use your financial institution’s mobile app or go through online banking. A’ja Wilson and Nike announce the Las Vegas Aces star is getting a signature shoe
  
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• Staff working on childhood lead exposure and cancer clusters fired from CDC

  03-04-2025 21:18 via krqe.com
  
  Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those who were fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now former employee told The Hill.The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was cut, according to one person who was among the approximately 200 fired from the division.This division works on issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead
  
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