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• New Mexico student accused of posting threatening message against school

  28-09-2024 05:12 via krqe.com
  
  FARMINGTON, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico high school student is facing charges after police claimed he made a social media threat against his school.According to Farmington police, a 15-year-old student at Piedra Vista High School posted a picture to social media holding a firearm and included a threatening message.
  The student was arrested and is now facing charges of interference with the education process and unlawful possession of a gun by a person under 19.Story continues below
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• Friday Night Football 2024 - Week 6

  28-09-2024 07:42 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Plenty of teams from around the state were off on bye for week six, but there was still tons of action on September 27. Here is a look at scores and highlights from week 6 of Friday Night Football.La Cueva: 48 — West Mesa: 14Las Cruces: 55 — Organ Mountain: 7Game of the Week
  Santa Fe and Eldorado met as new district opponents, each looking for a first district win of the season. The Eagles came out on top 22-16."I think we played good defense and made p
  
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• Built Tough Team 2024 – Week 6

  28-09-2024 06:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four schools go head-to-head in a match-up to determine who was the toughest on the field that week. The winning school will be featured on New Mexico Friday Night Football and named a New Mexico Ford Dealers Built Tough Team. Spread the word – whoever gets the most votes gets bragging rights on being the Built Tough Team for the week! You have a chance to vote hourly each week, beginning Friday at 11 p.m. during the New Mexico F
  
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• Near-record heat continues into October

  28-09-2024 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  A record setting hot end to the week across parts of New Mexico. This warm and mostly dry weather continues through early October.It has been an unseasonably hot afternoon across most of New Mexico with high temperatures breaking or nearing records. Albuquerque climbed to 92° today, not only breaking a record high, but also marking the hottest temperatures ever recorded this late in the year. Santa Fe, Farmington, Gallup, and Deming have also broken record high temperatures today. Spotty sho
  
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• Albuquerque Police Department links 2 men to 2018 murder

  28-09-2024 06:23 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police have arrested two men for a murder that happened more than six years ago.In March of 2018, officers were called to an area near Coors north of I-40 after witnesses said they heard two gunshots and a car with Mexico license plates leave the area.Police believe Kevin Geier and Toure Britt shot a man after they had gone along as backup with another friend who wanted to confront a man for dating his girlfriend. However, police alleged the two
  
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• New Mexico DOJ pressures the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters

  28-09-2024 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's been a long-debated topic pinning private landowners against people using New Mexico's rivers recreationally.
  Friday morning, New Mexico's Department of Justice (DOJ) and two outdoor organizations pressured the state to crack down on illegal fencing on public waters."These are extremely dangerous to the public,” said Sherry Barrett with New Mexico Paddlers Coalition. Watershed improvement plan raises concerns about arroyo landscape in Northeast HeightsFe
  
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• APD identifies 18-year-old as suspect in fatal hit-and-run

  28-09-2024 06:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police (APD) are looking for a man who admitted to hitting and killing a woman with his car in southeast Albuquerque.Earlier this month, APD responded to a hit-and-run call on San Pablo Street and Trumbull Avenue.According to the police report, a couple was walking down the street, when a man heard a car approaching at a fast speed. He was able to jump out of the way, but Melissa Powers was hit by the car. She died on the scene. Watershed im
  
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• CABQ leaders move to incentivize developers to create housing in unused commercial buildings, hotels

  28-09-2024 06:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In an effort to bring more housing to the city, and revitalize old unused buildings, Albuquerque city leaders are looking to help developers by reducing red tape and offering cash incentives."We have thousands of units that we have to build to really be on par with the need and demand out there for housing," said CABQ Metro Redevelopment Agency Director Terry Brunner.In their latest request, the city said they want developers to create project proposals that
  
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• Rio Rancho community shares what they think should be allowed in schools

  28-09-2024 05:59 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a contentious week for Rio Rancho public schools this week as ideologies clashed about what should be allowed in classrooms.Several speakers gave public comments during the meeting with some advocating to bring "safe space" signage for LGBTQIA+ students. This comes as teachers at Cleveland High School received an email last year saying that all pride flags must be removed from any of the school's signage. New Mexico court system in need of interpreters
  
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• Albuquerque Sign Language Academy celebrates inclusivity recognition

  28-09-2024 04:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Special Olympics is honoring Albuquerque Sign Language Academy (ASLA).
  Special Olympics is awarding ASLA with a national recognition, honoring their sense of collaboration, engagement, and respect for all students and staff.ASLA students have excelled at Special Olympics Unified sports where students, with and without disabilities, train and compete as teammates.Next Saturday, teams will be competing in a cornhole tournament in Albuquerque.
  
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• How climate change is intensifying storms like Hurricane Helene

  28-09-2024 02:55 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — Climate change is making hurricanes like Hurricane Helene more intense, scientific research shows. Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night. As of Friday afternoon, the estimated death toll of the storm had climbed to more than 40 across four states. It follows roughly two and a half months after Hurricane Beryl — which peaked as a Category
  
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• Watershed improvement plan raises concerns about arroyo landscape in Northeast Heights

  28-09-2024 02:35 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is planning a big water quality project in the Northeast Heights, but some neighbors are pushing back against it worried about what the work could do to the area's natural landscape. Near Tramway and Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo County wants to upgrade how water moves through the Upper La Cueva Watershed. The project, located in the Primerose Pointe neighborhood, would bring two new detention ponds to help minimize pollution in the Rio Grande.
  
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• Jalin Holland commits to Colorado

  28-09-2024 02:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – One of New Mexico's highest-recruited high school athletes has made his college decision. In a social media post from his father, Wilson, it was revealed that Holland will continue his basketball career at the University of Colorado.After spending the first three years of his high school career at Los Lunas High School, Holland moved to Glendale, AZ, to play his final season with Dram City Christian.According to 247 Sports, Holland is ranked as the No. 126 p
  
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• ABQ man, accused of shooting another man, being held in custody

  28-09-2024 02:08 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) -- An Albuquerque man will be held in custody after deputies said he shot a man.According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, in August, Samuel Perez shot at a home near Atrisco and Mares after demanding his motorcycle back, injuring two men.Then, in September, deputies returned to the same home after another shooting with a man found dead. Taos County restarts recycling program with hopes of reducing landfill wastePerez, who was arrested in a stolen ca
  
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• NMDOT: Celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month with free bus rides in October

  28-09-2024 01:56 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) invites the public to celebrate National Pedestrian Safety Month with free bus rides throughout October.
  NMDOT's Park and Ride services will offer free bus rides to raise awareness of pedestrian safety and advocate for safer streets during National Pedestrian Safety Month, according to NMDOT.
  "We want to encourage residents to try NMDOT Park and Ride for their daily commutes," said Ricky Serna, NMDOT cabinet secret
  
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• Chimayo Chile becoming rarer as fewer farmers stick with tradition

  28-09-2024 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  CHIMAYO, N.M. (KRQE) – An iconic variety of chile, with deep roots in northern New Mexico, is getting harder and harder to come by. Those who grow it said it's still an important part of their history and culture."In order to be Chimayo Chile, it has to be from heirloom seeds and grown in Chimayo. It's the water, and it's the soil that makes it special," said Patrick Trujillo, owner of the Chimayo Trading Post in Española.What kinds of natural disasters happen in New Mexic
  
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• More butterflies in the Bosque? CABQ Open Space hopes so

  28-09-2024 01:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you've been in the Bosque near the Rio Grande Nature Center lately, you may have noticed some areas looking a little more sparse than usual. However, it's actually part of a statewide initiative to liven up habitats along the Rio Grande come spring.It's a project the city is hoping will bring butterflies to the community."Our pollinators are in need of some help," said Dustin Chavez-Davis, project coordinator, with the City of Albuquerque's Open Space Div
  
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• CABQ honors local volunteers with breakfast meal celebration

  28-09-2024 01:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city is saying 'thank you' to older residents who serve their communities.AmeriCorps Seniors hosted its volunteer appreciation breakfast on Friday morning.The Barelas Senior Center and Popejoy Hall were named the volunteer stations of the year after they put in a combined 7,000 hours of service. NMSU sees Fall 2024 enrollment increasePatrick Sena, who has given more than 800 hours of his time, was named volunteer of the year.“The impact these folks
  
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• Unseasonably warm weather continues into October

  28-09-2024 01:00 via krqe.com
  
  A record setting hot end to the week across parts of New Mexico. This warm and mostly dry weather continues through early October.
  It has been an unseasonably hot afternoon across most of New Mexico with high temperatures breaking or nearing records. Albuquerque climbed to 92° today, not only breaking a record high, but also marking the hottest temperatures ever recorded this late in the year. Santa Fe, Farmington, and Gallup have also broken record high temperatures today. Spotty showers an
  
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• Española schools, education department make agreement on sexual harassment issues

  28-09-2024 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Española Public Schools have reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education over sexual harassment complaints.The department's Office for Civil Rights said the district failed to respond to reports of sexual assaults by employees and students. New Mexico court system in need of interpretersOne case in 2019 involved a teacher touching students.Another centered on a teacher sexually assaulting a student with disabilities in 2021. Un
  
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• WATCH: Tampa hospital uses 'AquaFence' to keep storm surge out

  28-09-2024 00:41 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special fence to keep the water out. 20 dead after catastrophic flooding in Middle TennesseeVideo taken by a TGH employee showed the waters near the hospital, sloshing outside of the AquaFence, technology that was generating buzz on social media Friday.
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• New Mexico governor traveling to Mexico

  28-09-2024 00:34 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico's governor will be traveling to Mexico City early next week.On Monday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham will be a part of a roundtable discussion on clean energy as well as a reception for the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.Story continues below
  Trending: Investigation underway into chemical storage at New Mexico Highlands University after deathNews: BCSO sheriff weighs in on drug informant tipoff caseBalloon Fiesta: Family pet takes flight in namesake special
  
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• Bernalillo County offering free arrest warrant assistance

  28-09-2024 00:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A team of public defenders will be available at the International District Library on Thursday, October, 3 to resolve arrest warrants from Bernalillo County. This event is free and will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Also on hand will be refreshments, toiletries, and essential item kits. Bernalillo County will have certified peer support workers and case managers on-site to assist clients, and transportation will be available to get them to additional commu
  
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• ICE released over 435,000 migrants with criminal convictions, data shows

  28-09-2024 00:00 via krqe.com
  
  McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency to cities around the United States. Border Report Live: Where illegal immigration is trending upICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner sent a letter Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, saying as of July 21, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the agen
  
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• Rental E-Scooters return to Albuquerque

  27-09-2024 23:55 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a four-year hiatus that started with the pandemic,
  dozens of those bright orange rental scooters from the company Spin are back on Albuquerque's streets under a new set of rules.SPIN deployed 50 scooters on Central in front of the University of New Mexico and on Avenida Ceasar Chavez in front of Lobo Village. "We're going to be in the highest density areas, so that's going to be corely downtown near the university. But, as we expand and grow when
  
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• NMSU sees Fall 2024 enrollment increase

  27-09-2024 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State University (NMSU) says its fall enrollment has increased for the third year. Early numbers show there are more than 22,700 students on campus this semester. New Mexico State University plans to build multi-million-dollar soundstageThat's just over 4% over fall 2023. NMSU also saw gains in its community colleges in Alamogordo and Grants. The university credits the increase to the lottery and opportunity scholarships, along with its online offe
  
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• Rio Rancho man sentenced for shooting, stabbing father to death in 2022

  27-09-2024 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) –  A Rio Rancho man was sentenced to six years in prison for killing his father in December 2022.Zane Skinner was 19 years old when he shot and stabbed his father, Michael Skinner, at their Rio Rancho home on North Pole Loop.
  According to the criminal complaint, Zane Skinner called the police and eventually admitted his actions. Police said he told them he went into his dad’s bedroom where he was sleeping, woke him up, and asked him if he abused
  
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• Oregon senator introduces bill to reform Supreme Court, add 6 more seats

  27-09-2024 22:23 via krqe.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden (D) introduced a bill on Thursday that would bring fundamental changes to the nation's high court, including adding six additional seats and forcing all justices to have their tax returns publicly disclosed.The senator's office said the Judicial Modernization and Transparency Act aims to "restore balance among the three branches of government, increase transparency to improve public trust in America’s courts, and modernize the courts to e
  
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• Poll: What is your seasonal comfort food?

  27-09-2024 22:16 via krqe.com
  
  It is officially fall in New Mexico, and many locals are turning to their seasonal favorites in cuisine. KRQE asked viewers on social media what their favorite fall comfort food is. This autumn, Burqueños are craving meals ranging from traditional Mexican dishes to American classics.Over a quarter of viewers polled are craving green chile stew in autumn. This New Mexico staple combines green chile, pork or beef, potatoes, and sometimes tomatoes, along with various herbs and spices, to mak
  
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• Local groups team up to provide free care for unhoused people, their pets in Albuquerque

  27-09-2024 22:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The University of New Mexico’s Street Medicine team within the UNM School of Medicine has partnered with local organizations to provide free care and resources to unhoused individuals and their pets in Albuquerque.The UNM Street Medicine team, New Mexico Veterans for Pets, also known as Vets for Pets, Albuquerque Community Services (ACS), and other local partners held a pop-up clinic for people experiencing homelessness outside the Internatio
  
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