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• Officials searching for missing Silver City firefighter

  24-09-2024 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – A firefighter in Silver City has gone missing.The local firefighters' union said probationary firefighter Jamal Green failed to show up for a scheduled shift on Sunday.Gren was last seen at the Swan St. Snappy at 9:39 p.m. on Saturday.If you know where he is, call Silver City Police.
  
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• Albuquerue city employee accused of assaulting man

  24-09-2024 04:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque city employee is behind bars accused of beating up a man in front of Frontier restaurant on Central Ave. in June. Police arrested 36-year-old Alfred Flores on Friday. A woman told police that she was leaving the restaurant with her husband when two people tried to steal her purse. An altercation broke out and that is when police say Flores came out and started to fight the husband.
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• Albuquerque city employee accused of aggravated battery

  24-09-2024 04:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque city employee is behind bars accused of beating up a man in front of Frontier restaurant on Central Ave. in June. Police arrested 36-year-old Alfred Flores on Friday. A woman told police that she was leaving the restaurant with her husband when two people tried to steal her purse. An altercation broke out and that is when police say Flores came out and started to fight the husband.Officials: Albuquerque speed cameras effective in slowing
  
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• Officials: Albuquerque speed cameras effective in slowing drivers down

  24-09-2024 03:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two years into the speed camera experience and nearly a quarter-of-a-million tickets later, the City of Albuquerque said the data proves those cameras are making safer city streets. Two years later, there's a good chance by now you've seen at least one of Albuquerque's 20 speed cameras. Story continues below
  Community: New Mexico friends celebrate 60 years of friendship at high school reunionCrime: Multiple hospitalized after five-vehicle crash in
  
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• Albuquerque father donates art in memory of son who was killed

  24-09-2024 02:41 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque father who lost his son to gun violence is hoping to comfort other families experiencing tragedy through his art. "I'm donating these paintings to the city cause I'm grateful for what they have done for me, myself, and my situation," said Ryan Saavedra, father of Ryan Saavedra Jr. Story continues below
  Community: New Mexico friends celebrate 60 years of friendship at high school reunionCrime: Multiple hospitalized after five-vehicle crash
  
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• Shooter who killed 10 at King Soopers in Colorado found guilty on all counts

  24-09-2024 01:14 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — The man who fatally shot 10 people in 2021 at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado has been found guilty of all counts, including first-degree murder.Sentencing is happening now and is being streamed live in the player above. Surviving victims and family members will be addressing the court.Jurors were deciding if Ahmad Alissa should be convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity. His attorneys did not dispute that he was the shooter, but argued he couldn
  
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• King Soopers shooter found guilty on all counts, sentenced to life in prison

  24-09-2024 01:14 via krqe.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — The man who fatally shot 10 people in 2021 at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder has been found guilty on all counts, including first-degree murder.Ahmad Alissa was given 10 consecutive life sentences for the murders, with additional consecutive years for other charges. The sentencing hearing was held hours after the verdict on Monday.Jurors were deciding if Alissa should be convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity. His attorneys did not dispute that he was th
  
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• APD tracks DWI suspect to UNMH parking lot

  24-09-2024 01:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new video from police shows just how desperately one person wanted to escape a high-speed chase.Albuquerque Police Department (APD) reported a silver BMW fled from a traffic stop east on Central just before midnight Sunday night. They said the vehicle ran red lights, had no license plates, and incorrectly passed other drivers.
  At one point, the APD helicopter spotted a woman jumping out of a passenger seat as the car sped off again. She jumps up and takes
  
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• Warm and dry week across New Mexico

  24-09-2024 00:54 via krqe.com
  
  It will be a painfully quiet week of weather across most of New Mexico. Little to no rain is in the forecast with warmer than average high temperatures.
  It was a cool start to the day across New Mexico for the first full day of fall (which officially began Sunday morning). With the dry air in place across the state though, temperatures have warmed up quickly in the 70s and 80s across the state, along with southern Colorado. A couple isolated showers and storms have popped up in the northern moun
  
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• Video shows 21-year-old fleeing from APD in his 'girlfriend's' car

  24-09-2024 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 21-year-old is facing several charges after fleeing from police over the weekend.Albuquerque Police Department (APD) said early Sunday morning an officer spotted a vehicle without a registration plate on Central near Downtown. They said the driver, Brian Rosales, fled from the officer. One of the ‘rudest’ cities in America is in New Mexico, according to a 2024 surveyThe helicopter tracked the car, which was traveling, at one point, 140 miles pe
  
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• New Mexico's governor participates in National Climate Week

  24-09-2024 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is in New York on Monday with a busy schedule participating in National Climate Week. Lujan Grisham is attending a panel by the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of 24 governors, of which she is the co-chair.Report: Taxpayer dollars meant for New Mexico hospitals goes unspentShe is also giving a keynote address on aging at the Clinton Global Initiative. The governor is scheduled to return to New Mexico on Tuesday or Wednesday.
  
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• Flights between Albuquerque, Angel Fire expected to take off before 2025

  24-09-2024 00:25 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Passenger air service between Angel Fire and Albuquerque is expected to launch before the end of the year, the Village of Angel Fire, Colfax County, and Angel Fire Resort, announced Monday.Advanced Air will offer seasonal flights between Colfax County’s Angel Fire Airport and Albuquerque International Sunport from December to March and June to September. The new partnership was approved by Colfax County leaders Monday morning. "We’re lo
  
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• Aggie announcer donating audio backlog to school

  24-09-2024 00:18 via krqe.com
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – The long-time "voice of the Aggies" is making a donation to the school before his retirement. Jack Nixon announced his retirement earlier this year after 45 years with New Mexico State University athletics. NMSU gets millions in federal grant money to boost manufacturing businessNixon says he will donate his collection of audio tapes of the games to the school. The tapes go as far back as 1976, including a game where Larry Bird came to Las Cruces, the year be
  
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• NMDOT says murals along I-25 underpass may end up staying if artist complies

  24-09-2024 00:05 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –  A pair of unauthorized murals that popped up on an Albuquerque overpass were supposed to be removed. Now, the state may allow them to stay.“This was a very extenuating circumstance,” said Public Information Officer Kimberly Gallegos for NMDOT District 3.The two murals are along the concrete walls under I-25 at Lead Avenue.On one side is a painting of large potted plants and a window. On the other, there are more potted plants and a polar be
  
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• Child sex assault suspect arrested at DWI checkpoint in Santa Fe

  23-09-2024 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A DWI checkpoint in Santa Fe caught more than drunk drivers over the weekend. Santa Fe police officers set up on Camino Carlos Rey near Calle De Oriente Norte on Saturday. That's when they encountered 23-year-old Venezuelan native Dekker Oropeza-Alvarado with a child and a passenger in his vehicle.Man wanted for Tucumcari shooting; NMSP warns to call police if he’s spottedThey learned he had an active warrant for sexual assault of a child out of Dall
  
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• Albuquerque E-bike law now in effect

  23-09-2024 23:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A hotly debated law on E-bikes in Albuquerque's trails is in effect. The law allows all classes on E-bike on all paved trails and those designated by the Parks and Recreation Department.It also caps the speed limit to 20 miles an hour unless otherwise posted. The proposal garnered a lot of attention from both E-bike opponents and supporters, but the council eventually approved it earlier this summer. E-bike advocates speak out amid proposed regulation by Alb
  
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• Watches issued for parts of Southwest Florida ahead of tropical impacts

  23-09-2024 23:27 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 on Monday.The system is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, according to the NHC's 11 p.m. update.A tropical storm watch and a storm surge watch have been issued for parts of Southwest Florida from Bonita Beach to Flamingo, according to the National Hurricane Center.
  The system is located about 100 miles southwest of Grand Cayman. It has sust
  
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• Possible major hurricane may hit Florida this week, NHC says

  23-09-2024 23:27 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Hurricane Center began issuing advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 on Monday.
  The system is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it enters the Gulf of Mexico, according to the NHC's 5 p.m. update.The system is located about 105 miles southwest of Grand Cayman. It has sustained winds of 35 mph, according to the NHC.
  "Right now this is a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms," Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Eric Stone said. "There is
  
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• Man convicted in murder of rapper PnB Rock at LA restaurant given 31 years to life in prison

  23-09-2024 23:24 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – Freddie Lee Trone, the man convicted in the murder of rap artist PnB Rock at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in 2022, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Trone was found guilty on all charges last month in connection with the Sept. 12, 2022, shooting at the Roscoe’s on Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles. The charges against Trone included felony murder, robbery and conspiracy. Story continues below
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• FBI says violent crime dropped last year

  23-09-2024 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Violent crime dropped about 3% in 2023, according to the FBI's latest data. The national report finds murder down nearly 12% from the year before. "We saw the largest ever one-year decline in homicides all across the country," Stefanie Feldman said.  APD touts decrease in shoplifting cases in certain areasStefanie Feldman with the White House's National Gun Violence Prevention Office says the report is good news. It also showed a 9% drop in rapes and a 3% drop in
  
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• Poll: Where is the best place to get your favorite fall drink?

  23-09-2024 23:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – After the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22, the fall season has officially begun. With that first chill in the air often comes a craving for classic falltime flavors. KRQE asked viewers on social media where the best local spot for their favorite fall drink is.Many viewers prefer to make their favorite drinks themselves in their own kitchens, with one viewer specifying that they use "espresso beans in a French press." Other top answers include Little Bear Coffee and Cu
  
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• Tren de Aragua gang member arrested in El Paso

  23-09-2024 23:19 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A confirmed member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was arrested last week in El Paso, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Chief Jason Owens announced on his X social media account.Owens says USBP agents in El Paso arrested a confirmed member of the Venezuelan gang last Wednesday, Sept. 18. No details were offered about the arrest.USBP agents have apprehended a total of 70 members of this gang nationwide, Owens said in his Tweet.No time frame was given on those arrests."
  
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• Donald Trump ahead in 3 battleground states: Polls

  23-09-2024 23:18 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, North Carolina and Arizona, according to the latest New York Times / Siena College polls.The polling has Trump up by two points in North Carolina, four points in Georgia and five points in Arizona.President Joe Biden prevailed over Trump in Arizona and Georgia during the 2020 election, while Trump has won North Carolina both times he has run for president. It has not voted for a Democratic Par
  
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• Report: Taxpayer dollars meant for New Mexico hospitals goes unspent

  23-09-2024 23:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A lot of the money the state put aside for hospitals in New Mexico is going unspent—hundreds of millions of dollars worth. State lawmakers heard a report about how public tax dollars are being used to fund hospitals Monday morning, and the data revealed information that shocked lawmakers.Story continues below
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• Report: Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars meant for New Mexico hospitals goes unspent

  23-09-2024 23:13 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A lot of the money the state put aside for hospitals in New Mexico is going unspent—hundreds of millions of dollars worth. State lawmakers heard a report about how public tax dollars are being used to fund hospitals Monday morning, and the data revealed information that shocked lawmakers.Story continues below
  Community: New Mexico friends celebrate 60 years of friendship at high school reunionCrime: Multiple hospitalized after five-vehicle crash in Albuquerqu
  
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• Ryan Routh will remain in custody for Trump assassination attempt

  23-09-2024 23:03 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The man who investigators say tried to assassinate former president Donald Trump last weekend will stay in custody while awaiting trial.In a hand-written note, a man who Secret Service agents spotted pointing a rifle at former president Donald Trump's golf course admits, "This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I failed you."The letter even offered up a reward for someone to "finish the job."It's part of new evidence the Department of Justice released in its
  
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• Plaque dedicated to clergy sex abuse victims on display in Albuquerque

  23-09-2024 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Archdiocese of Santa Fe has dedicated a plaque in remembrance of those who have suffered clergy sex abuse. The newly installed plaque is near the entrance of the Pastoral Center on the campus of St. Pius X High School. The plaque serves as acknowledgment and remembrance of the victims, both living and dead, within the archdiocese. Trial vacated for Solomon Peña, accused of organizing shootings at politicians homes"This is a constant daily symbol,
  
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• Albuquerque middle school students resume class after smoke scare

  23-09-2024 21:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – On Monday, an Albuquerque middle school was evacuated. Staff members had reported seeing smoke.Fire crews said the fire alarm was pulled just after 9 a.m. When crews arrived, they saw a light haze near an HVAC unit that was under maintenance. Bernalillo County announces 16 neighborhood associations awarded with grantsAfter 40 minutes of trying to source the smoke, authorities said it stopped. No students or fire crew members were injured. The cause of the sm
  
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• New Mexico scientists research how nuclear blasts can protect Earth from asteroids

  23-09-2024 21:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Could nuclear explosions help protect Earth from destructive asteroids? That is what physicist Nathan Moore and a team of scientists are researching at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque."To most people, the danger from asteroids seems remote,” Moore said in a news release. “But our planet is hit by BB-sized asteroids every day. We call them shooting stars. We don’t want to wait for a large asteroid to show up and then scr
  
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• What concerts are coming to New Mexico in 2025?

  23-09-2024 21:22 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Concert dates are being announced for 2025 in New Mexico, so here's a listing of ticket and show info for everything coming to the Land of Enchantment. This post will be updated as shows are announced or canceled.Buffalo Thunder Resort
  January 10 - The Temptations
  El Rey TheaterShows TBAInn of the Mountain GodsShows TBAIsleta Amphitheater
  April 27 - Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle
  Isleta Resort & CasinoShows TBAKiMo Theatre
  January 30 - Mania: The ABBA Tribu
  
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