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• New Mexico governor calls on public to demand legislative action on crime

  04-01-2025 06:04 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham is once again demanding action from lawmakers to do more to fight crime in the state. This time, she's running ads, hoping it will get the public to also put pressure on them.Story continues below
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• Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont

  21-01-2025 17:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed in northern Vermont on Monday afternoon, the FBI said in a statement later that evening.The shooting took place on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vt., roughly 20 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border, according to The Associated Press.The FBI is investigating the incident as “an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with a fatal shooting,” according to the FBI Albany statement.The statement indicated that, along wi
  
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• Roundhouse Roundup: New Mexico's 2025 Legislative Session begins Tuesday

  21-01-2025 16:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) –  New Mexico’s 2025 legislative session begins today. Lawmakers will gather for a 60-day session. This session looks to be packed with discussions ranging from improving education to solving the housing crisis. KRQE News 13 will stream Tuesday's State of the State which is slated to start at 12 p.m.New Mexico lawmakers pushing education and housing bills this legislative sessionSo far, both Democrats and Republicans have expressed their
  
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• Trump attending prayer service at National Cathedral

  21-01-2025 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — After being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump will mark his first full day in office with a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday morning.Leaders from nearly a dozen different religions will be on hand for the service, which has been a post-inaugural tradition since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office.The service will begin at 11 a.m. ET, though due to safety concerns, it will be closed to the public."In this special service, th
  
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• LIVE: Trump attends prayer service at National Cathedral

  21-01-2025 16:35 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — After being sworn in on Monday, President Donald Trump marked his first full day in office with a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday morning.Leaders from nearly a dozen different religions were on hand for the service, which has been a post-inaugural tradition since former President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office."In this special service, the Cathedral will gather with our interfaith and ecumenical partners to offer prayers of thanksgiving for ou
  
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• Musk on salute blowback: 'Frankly, they need better dirty tricks'

  21-01-2025 16:34 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Elon Musk responded to criticism of his gesture during a post-inauguration speech on Monday, saying those comparing it to a Nazi salute were deploying "dirty tricks."“Frankly, they need better dirty tricks,” Musk wrote on X, responding to a post describing the “salute hoax” as “just another part of the ‘dirty tricks campaign.’”“The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired,” Musk added, with a sleeping emoticon.
  
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• Why Biden pardoned Mark Milley ahead of Trump taking office

  21-01-2025 16:33 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Joe Biden's pre-emptive pardon for retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give the retired military official a shield against any action that President Donald Trump might take against him amid their highly public feud.Biden also issued pre-emptive pardons Monday to Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; some of Biden's family members, and members of the House committee t
  
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• Trump fires 4 presidential appointees, including his former Iran envoy

  21-01-2025 16:32 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald announced the firing of four high-profile presidential appointees just after midnight Tuesday, including a top envoy to Iran during his first term and retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump tapped as Joint Chiefs chairman in 2018.Trump wrote on Truth Social that fired celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés from the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, Milley from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, former special env
  
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• Elon Musk already has a White House email address

  21-01-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - On President Trump's first day in office, Elon Musk already had a coveted White House email address. A source tells The Hill that Musk, the billionaire who will head up the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had an email that was already available as part of the Executive Office of the President's internal search function. The source also showed The Hill a screenshot that showed Musk's new email address with the EOP suffix, which stands for executive office of the
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Record cold for some, Legislative session, CYFD lawsuit, Restaurant break-in, Conducting a test

  21-01-2025 14:18 via krqe.com
  
  Tuesday's Top Stories
  Man accused of killing suspected excavator thief in the South ValleyAlbuquerque hosting job fair for youth seeking summer jobsRoswell agriculture industry recovering after October floodingAPD: One in custody after shooting at officers during traffic stopRepaving work begins on Lomas Blvd. in AlbuquerqueProposed bill seeks to allow toxicologists, lab analysts to testify via video call in NM
  Tuesday's Five Facts[1] Coldest in years for some before slow warm-up – With ve
  
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• Highs, Lows, & Leadership Changes For Lobo Athletics

  21-01-2025 14:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – From an impressive turn-around to losing its head football coach, and now legal challenges amid the basketball team - there have been significant highs and lows for the University of New Mexico's Lobo Athletic Department over the last few months. This week Chris and Gabby sit down with KRQE Sports gurus Van Tate and Jared Chester to drill into the season of Lobo sports.
  How will the new Athletic Director, Fernando Lovo, fare under the circumstances? What's
  
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• Coldest in years for some before slow warm-up

  21-01-2025 13:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Life-threatening winds chills for many, especially around the northern-mountain community areas from the San Juan Mountains to the east, are occurring with record-low air temperatures below zero degrees for many of those locations to even colder than -30 degrees for a few, while areas to the south are starting off mostly several degrees on either side of zero degrees and the teens. Extremely cold wind-chill values of below zero degrees have or are still occurring for mo
  
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• VIDEO: Man charged with fleeing police, drug trafficking after traffic stop in Albuquerque

  21-01-2025 06:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It started as a traffic stop to see if people had seen anything suspicious after a Shotspotter sent Albuquerque police numerous alerts in the area. Everything was routine until a man in the car took off on foot.Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man racks up charges after ramming police vehicle
  Seven minors got out of the car along with then-
  
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• Nob Hill restaurant reopens after holiday weekend break-in

  21-01-2025 06:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A Nob Hill restaurant was forced to close for part of the busy holiday weekend after getting burglarized. "It was really devastating because Sunday's our busiest day. It's a holiday weekend. It was critical, you know, that loss of revenue was really devastating," said Jacob Elliot, owner of Farmacy restaurant.Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD
  
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• New Mexico lawmakers vow to fight Trump's executive orders on immigration

  21-01-2025 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico lawmakers say they are ready to put up a fight after President Donald Trump signed several executive orders aimed at immigration.Trump is back in office following his inauguration on Monday. "The Golden Age of America begins right now,” said Donald J. Trump, 47th President of the United States.And he's diving right in, "Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America an
  
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• Warmer temperatures return late week

  21-01-2025 05:29 via krqe.com
  
  Very cold air is in place across the region along with some light snow across the northern mountains and eastern New Mexico. These snow showers will continue die down overnight. Temperatures overnight will drop to dangerously low values with wind chill values even lower. The entire state will be below freezing as we wake up Tuesday morning with many areas sub-zero. Wind chill values could be as low as -50° tomorrow morning.Temperatures will slowly start to warm later tomorrow afternoon in th
  
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• New Mexico CYFD settles lawsuit over failure to protect abused children

  21-01-2025 05:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two kids who were abused by their parents repeatedly between 2015 and 2018 will receive a huge payout from the state. Their guardian filed a lawsuit accusing the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department of not doing its job and putting the kids in danger. The lawsuit was settled for $4 million.Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man
  
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• New Mexico lawmaker speaks on Trump's inauguration, expected executive orders

  21-01-2025 03:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was an unorthodox Presidential Inauguration Monday. It's the second time in history a president has been sworn into office for a non-consecutive term. With his return to the Oval Office, President Donald Trump's administration vowed to hit the ground running- with a laundry list of executive orders.Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man ra
  
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• 'Like father, like daughter': Tamaiah Gary is following in Dairese's footsteps

  21-01-2025 03:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tamaiah Gary is the daughter of former UNM Men's Basketball stand out, Dairese Gary, and like her dad Tamaiah is excelling at the game of basketball. "She was here when I was playing at New Mexico, so being around a crowd and being around basketball, I knew one day when she actually figured out that she was good, she would fall in love it," said Dairese Gary.Dairese Gary currently coaches Tamaiah at ABC Prep and she has shown a lot of promise, as the 6"1 cen
  
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• Fans celebrate Lobo win over Fresno State at The Pit

  21-01-2025 02:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There was plenty of excitement as fans arrived at The Pit Monday hoping for another win this season as they faced off against Fresno State.  Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man racks up charges after ramming police vehicle
  Fans endured the cold temperatures to root on the Lobos who currently hold first place in the Mountain West
  
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• Lobo's Dent scores 20 in 95-67 blowout of Fresno State

  21-01-2025 02:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Richard Pitino's UNM Lobos men's basketball team celebrated the MLK holiday with a 95-67 home victory over Fresno State Monday. The victory gave the Lobos a season sweep of the Bulldogs. Five Lobos scored in double figures as UNM went wire to wire, starting the game on a 16-0 run and never trailing.
  Donovan Dent scored 20 points and dished out 9 assists. Mustapha Amzil scored 15 points and pulled down 7 rebounds. He was followed by Tru Washington, who scored
  
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• Repaving work begins on Lomas Blvd. in Albuquerque

  21-01-2025 02:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A major thoroughfare in Albuquerque is getting a much-needed upgrade. City crews began work on Monday to repave all six lanes of Lomas Blvd. from Juan Tabo Blvd. to Tomasita Boulevard. Curbs and gutters will also be improved.18th annual Day of the Tread raises more than $60,000 for New Mexico nonprofitsThe project is expected to last three months, weather permitting.
  
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• Man accused of killing suspected excavator thief in the South Valley

  21-01-2025 02:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is facing a murder charge after deputies say he shot and killed a suspected heavy equipment thief. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said Miguel Varela and his brother were searching for the excavator after it was stolen Sunday morning. They found it in the South Valley near Second and Prosperity Ave., and Varela told deputies that he drove toward the truck hauling the excavator to get it to stop.Albuquerque Police Department investigates hit-and-
  
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• New Mexico lawmakers pushing education and housing bills this legislative session

  21-01-2025 02:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Tuesday marks the start of the legislative session, and many lawmakers are hoping to pass bills focused on improving education and solving the housing crisis.  Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man racks up charges after ramming police vehicle
  Both Democrats and Republicans have expressed their goals for the upcoming session. Despite an u
  
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• 18th annual Day of the Tread raises more than $60,000 for New Mexico nonprofits

  21-01-2025 01:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just how much did Albuquerque's largest cycling event bring in for New Mexico nonprofits last year? The 18th annual Day of the Tread raised just more than $61,000 for various organizations, including roughly $46,000 for Carrie Tingley Hospital. Over the years, the cycling event has raised nearly $900,000 benefiting non-profits focused on serving New Mexico's youth. Albuquerque Sign Language Academy students clean yard for day of serviceRegistration is alread
  
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• Proposed bill seeks to allow toxicologists, lab analysts to testify via video call in New Mexico

  21-01-2025 00:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Video calls in court became a common sight during COVID; now, one state lawmaker is proposing a bill making it easier for DWI toxicology experts to testify in court via video. State Representative Andrea Reeb (R-Clovis) said the bill would help the courts work through DWI cases faster.Story continues below
  National: WATCH LIVE: Trump to be sworn in as 47th presidentWeather: Coldest temperatures in years move into New MexicoCrime: APD: Man racks up charges after ram
  
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• Arctic air continues before warming trend late week

  21-01-2025 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  Very cold air is in place across the region along with some light snow across the northern mountains and eastern New Mexico. These snow showers will continue to push out of the area as we head through the later evening hours. Temperatures overnight will drop to dangerously low values with wind chill values even lower. The entire state will be below freezing as we wake up Tuesday morning with many areas sub-zero. Wind chill values could be as low as -50° tomorrow morning.
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• Roswell agriculture industry recovering after October flooding

  21-01-2025 00:04 via krqe.com
  
  CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Months after the historic flooding in Roswell, the agriculture industry there is still suffering the effects of the floods. “When you're an Ag producer and you got all this sediment that's dumped onto the field, you now have really eliminated the ability to farm that land in some instances,” said Assistant State Conservationist for Programs with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Kenneth Branch.Story continues below
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• New Mexico State University unveiling mural for National Day of Racial Healing

  20-01-2025 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE)—New Mexico State University is unveiling a new mural on Tuesday to celebrate the National Day of Racial Healing. NMSU said the "Homecoming" mural uplifts three historical watershed moments that happened near the university: the Pueblo Revolution of 1680, the Mexican Defection of 1848, and the Black migration to New Mexico in the early 1900s.Albuquerque hosting job fair for youth seeking summer jobsSchool officials said the mural celebrates the marking of these
  
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• Sandia National Laboratory to conduct controlled fire experiment on Tuesday

  20-01-2025 22:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Sandia National Laboratories will be conducting a controlled fire experiment Tuesday morning. The labs said a plume of black smoke may be visible from their Lurance Canyon burn site on Kirtland Air Force Base.Albuquerque Sign Language Academy students clean yard for day of serviceThe labs did not provide details on the test. They said it would comply with environmental regulations. The date and time of the test depend on the weather.
  
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