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• Photos: Jimmy Carter, from the White House to building houses

  29-12-2024 23:20 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, died Sunday after he began receiving home hospice care in February 2023. He was 100 years old.Carter, the longest-living American president, had undergone a series of short hospital stays in the months leading up to hospice care, The Carter Center previously confirmed. He had "decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention.”Ultimately, he "died
  
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• Louisiana officials, FBI provide update on New Orleans attack investigation

  02-01-2025 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) and the FBI field office in Orleans are set to provide an update Thursday morning on the investigation into the New Year's Day terror attack that left 15 dead and dozens of others injured.The briefing comes a day after a driver, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar from Texas, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The incident is being investigated as a terrorist attack after an Islamic State flag was found in the ve
  
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• Borrowers cheer Biden's record-setting student loan forgiveness, but left bitter with the system

  02-01-2025 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Joe Biden will leave office with the legacy of approving the greatest amount of student debt relief of any president, changing the lives of millions of Americans.  Many of these borrowers waited for years for the forgiveness while paying down their loans, in some cases sacrificing major life events such as buying a home due to their debt.  While grateful to see their loan balance disappear, borrowers who received forgiveness under Biden lament a system they say is holding
  
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• Sugar Bowl security to equal Super Bowl: New Orleans police

  02-01-2025 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The New Orleans Police Department revealed Thursday that the annual Sugar Bowl will feature heightened security after a man drove directly into a crowd on Bourbon Street earlier this week, leaving 15 dead.“We are going to have absolutely hundreds of officers and staff lining our streets," New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said Thursday morning in an interview on NBC's "TODAY."“We are staffing up at the same level if not more so than we were prepared for
  
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• Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC

  02-01-2025 16:36 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) – More people experienced gastrointestinal illnesses while aboard a cruise ship in 2024 than in any other year since 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The CDC reported that there were 16 outbreaks of stomach illnesses aboard cruise ships last year, which affected 1,894 passengers and 245 crew members. The data shows that there were also 16 outbreaks of stomach bugs in 2012.Stomach illnesses plunged, however, during the COVID-19 pan
  
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• What is the Turo car rental app used in New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks?

  02-01-2025 16:31 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Two deadly attacks on New Year's Day involved vehicles rented through Turo, a peer-to-peer car rental app.In New Orleans, suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, allegedly used a rented Ford pickup truck to drive through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 15 people and injuring 30 others.
  Later that day in Las Vegas, an unidentified driver allegedly detonated an explosive-laden Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump International Hotel, killing one and injuring seven others. Investigation is
  
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• Trump to hold DC rally day before inauguration

  02-01-2025 16:29 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump will hold a rally in Washington the day before he is set to be inaugurated for a second term.The president-elect will hold what is being dubbed a "victory rally" at Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, according to an announcement from his inauguration committee sent out Wednesday.President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)Trump is expected to speak, as are others, though a list of additional speakers
  
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• What is the Islamic State group, and what attacks has it inspired?

  02-01-2025 16:27 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says it recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year's partygoers in New Orleans' French Quarter Wednesday, killing 15 people.The investigation is expected to look in part at any support or inspiration that driver Shamsud-Din Jabbar may have drawn from that violent Middle East-based group, or from any of at least 19 affiliated groups around the world.President J
  
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• 10 people shot outside New York City nightclub on New Year's Day: NYPD

  02-01-2025 14:45 via krqe.com
  
  QUEENS, N.Y. (WPIX) – At least 10 people were shot outside a Queens nightclub on New Year's Day, according to the New York City Police Department.The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. at Amazura, located on 144th Place in Jamaica, Queens, police said. Detectives told Nexstar's WPIX that a private event was being held in an upstairs area of the club, which was at capacity with 90 people.Another 15 people were waiting in line outside when three or four men walked toward the club and fired
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: New laws, Drone arrest, Warmer weather, New year arrests, BernCo animal care

  02-01-2025 14:37 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  How Ski Santa Fe is managing with low snowfallUsed Christmas trees are a snack for Albuquerque rescue llamasNew drone program helps Santa Fe County Fire Department rescue lost hikerCrime Stoppers requesting help locating Dallas Street murder suspectsUNM Women’s Basketball wins second straight conference gameIslamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says
  Thursday's Five Facts[1] What New Mexico laws go into effect
  
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• Passing clouds, but dry & warmer weather

  02-01-2025 14:21 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Colder air to start has spread southward with mostly clear skies, mostly light winds, with drier air allowing for more radiational cooling than yesterday in the valley floors south of I-10, but elsewhere is starting off not only milder, but also, drier and breezier, courtesy of a ridge of high pressure to the south which is steering in some clouds region-wide with light snow in the San Juan Mountains, that will briefly warm things back up for at least the next couple of
  
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• Used Christmas trees are a snack for Albuquerque rescue llamas

  02-01-2025 13:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Used Christmas trees feed dozens of llamas. A local nonprofit director has a unique way to help those looking to recycle a Christmas tree and it also benefits some local rescue llamas. "The finer, the thinner the needle, the more it seems they prefer those," says Lynda Liptak, director at Llamas del Sol.  Now that Christmas has come and gone, one nonprofit is reaping the benefits as over 50 Christmas trees are now in the hands of Llamas del So
  
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• Near-record warmth returns by Friday

  02-01-2025 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A warming trend starts Thursday that could break record-high temperatures in parts of New Mexico Friday. Winds increase this weekend as a storm scrapes the state.It is a quiet start to the New Year across New Mexico with slightly cooler temperatures compared to New Year's Eve. Skies are mostly sunny with some gusty winds in northern New Mexico. A warming trend starts Thursday afternoon. By Friday afternoon, record-high temperatures are possible in a few locations a
  
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• UNM Women's Basketball wins second straight conference game

  02-01-2025 06:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The UNM Women's Basketball team improved to 2-0 in Mountain West Conference play after a 70-62 victory over Nevada on Wednesday afternoon inside the Pit. For a second consecutive game, the Lobos grinded out a victory, with solid offensive play highlighting the win."For the second game in a row, we played with some grit. We played you know, it wasn't always pretty, but we hung in there and we fought the whole way, and that was the biggest takeaway. You know,
  
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• VIDEO: SFPD drone program helps catch suspected car thief in minutes

  02-01-2025 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man is in custody after Santa Fe police say he stole a truck and ran from police. Thanks to the help of the department's drone program, he was arrested within minutes of police receiving the call."Santa Fe Police, let me see your hands," said a Santa Police Officer while pursuing the suspect down a Santa Fe alley.It took police only 15 minutes to arrest Santa Fe native, Rigoberto Rodriguez after police say he stole a 1994 Chevrolet truck on the morning of Dec
  
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• How Ski Santa Fe is managing with low snowfall

  02-01-2025 06:00 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The big November snowstorm led to record-breaking snowfall and an early start to ski season across New Mexico, but after nearly two months the snowfall has been sparse. Places like Ski Santa Fe said they were one of the locations that benefitted from the snow. “We were slated to open on Thanksgiving and we were able to open about a week early, which was pretty exciting...We had the best opening day we've ever had and I think that was due to the snow
  
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• APD issue 369 citations, 4 DWIs on New Year's Eve

  02-01-2025 03:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a busy New Year's Eve for Albuquerque police, who are now sharing just how many people they arrested. The metro traffic division was patrolling for impaired drivers. Albuquerque police looking for truck involved in pedestrian hit and run crashOfficers were prepared for the influx of calls that usually come in during the city's New Year's celebrations. "We receive a lot of fireworks calls or shots fired calls, a lot of driving while intoxicated or figh
  
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• Islamic State-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage, Biden says

  02-01-2025 01:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• New drone program helps Santa Fe County Fire Department rescue lost hiker

  02-01-2025 01:30 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new drone program out of the Santa Fe County Fire Department (SFCFD) helped cut down time rescuing a lost hiker this week, joining a long list of local emergency personnel working to advance their response toolbox."We started researching this a number of years ago actually as we saw emerging technology coming out," said Santa Fe County Fire Chief, Jacob Black.SFCFD is now a year into its testing phase on drones. "The handful of us that are able to do thi
  
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• Driver expressed desire to kill before ramming New Orleans revelers, Biden says; 15 dead in attack

  02-01-2025 01:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be an improvised explos
  
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• Storrie Lake Polar Plunge rings in new year near Las Vegas

  02-01-2025 00:52 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – It was a chilly start to the year for some folks up near Las Vegas. The Storrie Lake Polar Plunge took place Wednesday afternoon. Santa Rosa Lake State Park welcoming boaters; water restored to Storrie Lake State ParkThe water temperatures were reportedly down in the mid-30s. About 150 people participated in the annual event.
  
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• NM residents getting free day-use access to State Parks

  02-01-2025 00:39 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Parks are rolling out new fee and boating regulations. State residents will get free day-use access from October all the way through April.Story continues below
  Community: Valencia County non-profit unveils trailer to boost spay and neuter servicesPodcast: New Mexico’s big 2024 news headlines & what’s ahead in 2025Politics: What New Mexico laws go into effect in 2025?Sports: Lawsuit filed against Pitino, UNM over alleged alterca
  
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• Bernalillo County Animal Care entering 2025 on a high note

  02-01-2025 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Over the weekend, Bernalillo County Animal Care saw over 30 strays enter their shelter. While that number may seem high, the shelter says that number is actually lower than their daily average. So, how are they making that happen?"A lot of outreach, we have a lot of animals in foster care. We asked the community for help and they stepped up and helped us," said Engagement and Outreach Manager Tiffany Chamblee.Story continues below
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• New Bernco civil division judge appointed in Metropolitan Court

  02-01-2025 00:21 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County's Metropolitan Court has a new presiding Civil Division Judge. Effective Wednesday, Judge Jason M. Jaramillo is taking over the role after the recent retirement of Judge Frank A. Sedillo. Suspect accused of shooting Albuquerque security guard appears in courtJudge Jaramillo has served in the court's civil division since 2019 when he was appointed to the bench by GovernorMichelle Lujan Grisham. He is also native to Albuquerque, having gradua
  
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• First Albuquerque baby born in 2025 a surprise to parents

  01-01-2025 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A visit to Lovelace Hospital for the flu turned into much more for one Albuquerque mother who ended up giving birth to the first baby born in 2025 in the city. It was a New Year's Eve Albuquerque couple Diana Galindo and Antonio Valadez did not expect. "It was a surprise. Her due date was January 16, and she came early," said Galindo.
  Galindo initially came to Lovelace to monitor some flu symptoms when before getting discharged, doctors wanted to see if her
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 23:51 via krqe.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.
  The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday in the city's famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone.
  Investigators found multiple improvise
  
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• FBI says it thwarted apparent plot against AIPAC

  01-01-2025 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) — The FBI thwarted an apparent plot to harm employees at a Florida office of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), according to court documents filed Monday. Law enforcement arrested Forrest Kendall Pemberton after he allegedly traveled to Plantation, Fla., in search of AIPAC’s office with several firearms, including an AR-15 rifle. Pemberton told police he went to the site, a former AIPAC office, to “scout” out the location befor
  
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• 1 dead, 7 injured in Tesla fire, explosion at Las Vegas Trump International Hotel on New Year's Day

  01-01-2025 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- One person is dead and seven others are injured following the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the main entrance to the Las Vegas Trump International Hotel Wednesday morning.The new year was barely eight hours old when Clark County firefighters and Las Vegas Metropolitan police responded to the explosion and fire around 8:40 a.m. in the 2000 block of Fashion Show Drive, across from Fashion Show Mall and just west of the Las Vegas Strip.Jocelyne Wildenstein, Swiss socialite
  
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• 1 dead, 7 injured in Tesla fire, explosion at Las Vegas Trump International Hotel in 'intentional' act

  01-01-2025 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- One person is dead and seven others are injured following the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the main entrance to the Las Vegas Trump International Hotel on Wednesday morning.The act was intentional, police said, adding the back of the car contained gas canisters and fireworks. Video shows the vehicle parked next to the hotel's front doors as it explodes into flames.The car was rented in Colorado Springs, Colorado, through Turo, a carsharing company, sources told 8 News N
  
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• Crime Stoppers requesting help locating Dallas Street murder suspects

  01-01-2025 22:50 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police are looking for two suspects in connection to a murder last week on the east side. Investigators believe Francisco Garcia-Franco and Javier Irigoyen shot and killed Steven Keliiaa near the intersection of Dallas and Menaul. Albuquerque police seek information on pair accused in deadly stabbingIf anyone has information on their whereabouts, they are asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 505-843-STOP. Police are advising the public to use
  
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