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• New Mexico libraries celebrate National Library Week

  07-04-2025 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As people continue to move toward electronics to get information, many people are taking time this week to celebrate the use of libraries. The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs is celebrating National Library Week, which runs Sunday through Saturday. Albuquerque, Bernalillo County library celebrating 50th yearThe state library system supports more than 100 public library systems and public libraries, as well as 23 public tribal libraries throughout New Mexi
  
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• Teen accused of fentanyl possession to stay in custody

  16-04-2025 22:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A teen accused of having more than 25,000 fentanyl pills will remain in custody. Last week, the Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office and Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested the 16-year-old and Luis Flores. City of Albuquerque seeks dismissal from lawsuit related to jail overcrowdingInvestigators said they chased the pair, leading to Flores crashing the vehicle they were in. They said the teen took off on foot with a backpack filled w
  
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• Man wanted out of Albuquerque on assault, kidnapping charges

  16-04-2025 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the community's help with finding a man who is wanted out of Albuquerque on charges including criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated assault.According to Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers, Mace Markham is considered armed and dangerous.Mace Markham. (Crime Stoppers)Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers anonymously at (505) 843-7867. You can also text ABQCS to 738477 o
  
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• New Mexico PED debuts re-envisioned high school math pathways

  16-04-2025 22:18 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico high school students will soon have new math classes they can enroll in.The re-envisioned high school math pathways were developed in response to HB 171, passed by the Legislature in 2024.The bill aims to better align high school education with the diverse needs of students and the evolving demands of the workforce and higher education institutions.Story continues below
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• Is Zoom down? Thousands report issues accessing software

  16-04-2025 21:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Zoom users reported issues accessing virtual meetings Wednesday, with the site confirming shortly after noon it was investigating the issue.A spike in reported issues started just after 11:25 a.m. PDT, according to Down Detector, and surpassed 44,000 as of a half hour later.As of 11:55 a.m. PDT Zoom's official website showed a "bad gateway" error for some users. Where does your neighborhood rank among the 2025 ‘Best Places to Live’?Zoom wrote on its ser
  
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• One dead in multi-boat crash during Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama

  16-04-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT/WHNT) — An angler competing in a Major League Fishing tournament in Alabama was involved in a fatal boat crash Wednesday morning, authorities have confirmed.
  The crash happened on Lewis Smith Lake, a reservoir in the northern portion of the state, at around 7 a.m., according to the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency.Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick confirmed one person is dead.Major League Fishing confirmed to Nexstar's WHNT that the "serious boat
  
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• $100M Walgreens settlement: How to file a claim before Thursday deadline

  16-04-2025 21:40 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Time is running out for some Walgreens shoppers to file for their part of a proposed class action settlement that accuses the pharmacy chain of overcharging for generic drugs.The April 17 filing deadline applies to all class members of the $100 million settlement, except those who requested information about their drug purchases on or before April 12, 2024, according to the settlement site. Those Walgreens shoppers will have until June 16, 2025, to file a claim, the court ruled
  
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• Conservation group names Mississippi River 'most endangered,' cites proposed FEMA cuts

  16-04-2025 21:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — A conservation group on Wednesday named the Mississippi River the “most endangered river of 2025,” citing threats to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which plays a key role in federal flood management.American Rivers, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, said the Mississippi River in recent years has faced “increasingly frequent and severe floods” that have damaged homes and businesses and worsened the health of the river, wh
  
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• New Mexico awards $100K in grant funding to quantum technology company

  16-04-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science & Technology, has awarded its first-ever Quantum Award. A total of $100,000 in competitive non-dilutive grant funding will go to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc.
  The Colorado-based company will use the state funds to establish a presence in New Mexico, hiring and further developing Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology in collaboration with the Center for Integ
  
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• 'Just doing my job': First photographer from OKC bombing speaks on experience 30 years later

  16-04-2025 21:23 via krqe.com
  
  CONTENT WARNING: The video in the above player contains graphic video taken from the scene of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. The video depicts destruction and injuries suffered by victims that some viewers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised before viewing.From behind the lens of a news camera, Barry Levy witnessed the aftermath of the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. History. Thirty years later, he is an integral part of the creative services team at KFDX, but that day i
  
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• State parks around New Mexico celebrate Earth Day

  16-04-2025 21:07 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State parks around New Mexico are hosting Earth Day events throughout the month of April. This year's theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," highlighted renewable energy importance and working toward a sustainable future.
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• Suspected serial child rapist arrested by Albuquerque police

  16-04-2025 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting multiple child victims nearly ten years ago. Jesus Soriano-Govea, 66, allegedly assaulted victims from his wife's daycare business. NMSP makes 3 more arrests during Central Ave. operationPolice say they were contacted by a victim who reported she had been sexually abused by her babysitter's husband nearly ten years prior. Detectives learned the victim was being babysat by a
  
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• Warmer, drier, windier, then wet & cool

  16-04-2025 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some pockets of chilly rain activity were moving east with a few lightning strikes, as well as wet snowflakes, that were mixing in with the clouds north of the Metro, as despite still above-normal temperatures in the Rio Grande Valley to southern communities of New Mexico with many starting off in the 50s to the low 60s, around-freezing temperatures were occurring in the Northern Mountains, with mostly calmer winds for now.
  Southwesterly winds are just beginning to pick
  
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• Warmer, drier and windier before wet & cool weather

  16-04-2025 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some pockets of chilly rain activity were moving east with a few lightning strikes, as well as wet snowflakes, that were mixing in with the clouds north of the Metro, as despite still above-normal temperatures in the Rio Grande Valley to southern communities of New Mexico with many starting off in the 50s to the low 60s, around-freezing temperatures were occurring in the Northern Mountains, with mostly calmer winds for now.Forecast Continues Below
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• "The Great Gatsby Ballet" one-night performance at Popejoy Hall

  16-04-2025 20:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Ballet Company and the New Mexico Philharmonic are working together to present, "The Great Gatsby Ballet." This presentation offers a new and creative take on the classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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  Podcast: What Will Voters Do With $1.5 Million?Entertainment: These movies were filmed in Las Cruces. Have you seen them?Crime: ABQ man charged federally for arson attacks at Tesla, Republican Party headquartersWeird: Peacock
  
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• City of Albuquerque seeks dismissal from lawsuit related to jail overcrowding

  16-04-2025 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque filed a motion in federal court asking to be dismissed from a decades-old case related to jail overcrowding.Jimmie McClendon filed the lawsuit in 1995 on behalf of a group of inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center. McClendon was arrested on a non-violent misdemeanor and was jailed for several days. The suit alleged McClendon, who was suffering from medical issues, faced poor conditions because the MDC was overcrowded by more tha
  
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• Third Thursday event returns to the Albuquerque Museum

  16-04-2025 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Third Thursday at the Albuquerque Museum is back on April 17, from 5 - 8:30 p.m. April is JAM or Jazz Appreciation Month and guests will have a chance to check out some live jazz music.Story continues below
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• Poll: Should students be allowed to have their phones in classrooms?

  16-04-2025 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico schools will soon become phone-free. Senate Bill 11 requires each school district in the state to implement a policy for the use of phones by students. It also sets aside $10 million to reimburse schools for phone storage equipment, like phone lockers or magnetically locked phone pouches like the ones already in Taos schools. With plenty of community members both supporting and opposing phone-free schools, KRQE asked viewers via social media if
  
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• Army gains control of federal land along New Mexico border to bolster security

  16-04-2025 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Approximately 109,651 acres of federal land in New Mexico along the Mexico border will be transferred to the Department of the Army to support U.S. Border Patrol operations in securing the border, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced Tuesday.The land will be transferred to the Army for a period of three years. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of the Interior, this land transfer will allow the Army to construct and maintain border secu
  
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• Thousands of users report problems with Spotify music streaming app

  16-04-2025 18:22 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Thousands of users reported outages across Spotify on Wednesday morning.The music streaming service confirmed the outage in a social media post at 8:45 a.m. EDT, stating, "We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!" A driver’s test for autonomous vehicles? A leading expert says US should have oneSpotify later released more details, stating, “We’re aware of the outage and working to resolve it as soon as possible. The rep
  
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• 'Casanova Killer,' convicted of murder in Florida and California, set to be executed

  16-04-2025 18:20 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed the death warrant for Glen Rogers, a man convicted of murder in Florida and California, including the murder of a woman in a Tampa hotel room 30 years ago.In addition to his convictions, Rogers, also known as the Casanova Killer or Cross Country Killer, is suspected of several murders across the U.S.Rogers claimed to be responsible for the 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, according to a 2012 documentary.
  
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• 2 service members dead after vehicle crashes near NM Border Patrol station

  16-04-2025 18:16 via krqe.com
  
  (KTSM) — Two service members were killed and a third seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday morning in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, according to U.S. Northern Command on behalf of Joint Task Force-Southern Border.The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. MDT on Tuesday morning. The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office had said Tuesday that all three victims were airlifted to a hospital shortly afterward. U.S. Northern Command later confirmed the death of two of the victims.The third ser
  
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• MrBeast fans seek refunds after Las Vegas event

  16-04-2025 17:28 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A crowd of frustrated "MrBeast" fans gathered Tuesday in Las Vegas to demand refunds for a three-day experience.The Resorts World Las Vegas experience, which cost approximately $1,000, was held April 13-15 in partnership with the popular YouTuber and entrepreneur, also known as Jimmy Donaldson.The deal, which was advertised as “immersive” and “unforgettable,” has now been taken off the hotel’s website. A crowd of frustrated "MrBeast" fan
  
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• Some may have another chance to see the northern lights Wednesday

  16-04-2025 17:24 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Parts of the U.S. may get the chance to see the northern lights for a second night in a row on Wednesday — as long as the conditions are right.
  Since Sunday, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center had been tracking coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, hurled out by the sun. On Tuesday, the SWPC said a shock associated with one or both CMEs it detected had arrived.
  That helped spur a forecast giving several northern states a chance at seeing the aurora Tuesday night.The associ
  
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• Fishermen told to suffocate or behead this 'perfect invasive species'

  16-04-2025 17:08 via krqe.com
  
  (KTVI) – The Missouri Department of Conservation is warning the state's anglers — and folks living near Missouri waterways — to keep an eye out for an invasive snakehead fish not native to the United States, echoing warnings issued in other states.The northern snakehead fish, also known as Channa argus, are long, predatory fish native to Asia with a head that resembles that of a snake, according to the MDC. They prey on sportfish, as well as bugs and reptiles, and spawn more fr
  
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• Newsom says California will sue over Trump tariffs

  16-04-2025 17:07 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced plans to sue the Trump administration Wednesday, challenging President Donald Trump's authority to enact tariffs they claim will cause “immediate and irreparable harm” to the Golden State.In the lawsuit, expected to be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, they argue the president lacks the power to impose steep import taxes through the International Ec
  
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• Olympic event to be played in front of iconic movie backdrop at 2028 Games, organizers say

  16-04-2025 17:06 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – LA28 officials have unveiled an even more detailed look at the venues that will be used during the 2028 Olympics. The new info was revealed Tuesday morning after the plan was approved by the International Olympic Committee, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, or LA28, stated in a media release. 2028 Los Angeles Olympics to include multiple events in the nearby cities of Carson and Long BeachAmong the newly announced venues are Dodge
  
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• DOJ announces civil suit against Maine over transgender athletes 

  16-04-2025 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday announced a civil lawsuit against Maine’s Department of Education for violating Title IX, the federal law against sex discrimination that the Trump administration has said prohibits transgender students from participating in girls’ and women’s sports in schools. “We have exhausted every other remedy,” Bondi said Tuesday morning at a news conference in Washington. “We don’t like standing up here and
  
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• On the road with President Trump: 3 takeaways

  16-04-2025 16:19 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- It was just after 2 a.m. on Sunday, and bleary-eyed reporters aboard Air Force One were halfway through a roughly 30-minute flight from Miami to Palm Beach, Florida.That’s when members of the traveling press pool got word that President Donald Trump was going to pop by the press cabin of the plane to say hello and take a few questions. The update was both exciting and a bit surprising.After all, it was past 2 in the morning, and the plane would be landing momentarily. But it
  
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• White House removes wire spot from press pool

  16-04-2025 16:17 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – The White House is making changes to which outlets are included in the press pool covering President Trump, and doing away with the spot normally reserved for wire services covering his daily activities.A source in the West Wing confirmed the changes to The Hill on Tuesday evening and said moving forward, the press pool will be made up of the following group: one print journalist who will serve as the "print pooler" each day, one additional print journalist, a crew from one of
  
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