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• Rain and snow moves through New Mexico Saturday

  19-04-2025 00:53 via krqe.com
  
  Rain and snow moves through New Mexico Saturday. Warmer and drier weather returns Sunday.High winds Friday afternoon are again bringing in dust storm conditions across southern New Mexico, with wind gusts up to 55 mph. Meanwhile, rain and snow has been moving into west-central, northwest, and northern New Mexico this afternoon. That's where temperatures are much cooler today, sitting in the 30s in Gallup, while southeast New Mexico is up into the 80s.
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• APD recovers truck, mobile kitchen stolen from Urban Hot Dog

  07-05-2025 17:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A mobile kitchen trailer and pickup truck that was stolen from Urban Hot Dog was recovered by APD.Police said they recovered the Dodge Ram pickup Tuesday night. The truck was initially stolen on April 30 or May 1 from a storage space in northeast Albuquerque. Polie said thieves abandoned the mobile kitchen trailer, which was later recovered, and kept the pickup.Story continues below
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• 'Yellowstone' baked beans sold in 23 states recalled

  07-05-2025 17:19 via krqe.com
  
  (WKBN) – Thousands of cases of baked beans sold in nearly two dozen states are being recalled over an undeclared ingredient, according to a recall announcement published by the Food and Drug Administration.Vietti Food Group of Nashville, Tennessee, is recalling 4,515 cases of its brown sugar molasses baked beans sold under the "Yellowstone" brand, after the hit television series, due to the presence of undeclared soy. WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy protection to eliminate debt burdenT
  
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• Disney announces location of 7th theme park, says it will be the most 'advanced and interactive' of all

  07-05-2025 16:42 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday announced plans to add another theme park to its Experiences portfolio — its seventh in total.The new resort is being planned for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, on Yas Island. The island, which has an area of about 10 square miles, is already home to several theme parks including Ferrari World and Warner Bros. World.“This is a thrilling moment for our company as we announce plans to build an exciting Disney theme park res
  
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• Manchin slams West Virginia move to ban ranked-choice voting

  07-05-2025 16:37 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who served as a centrist Democrat for most of his career before becoming an independent last spring, denounced his state’s move to ban ranked-choice voting despite the system never being used there. Manchin wrote in a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday that elections in West Virginia are “heading in the wrong direction” given the ranked-choice voting ban from March and a move from a state legislator to potenti
  
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• Conclave voters urged to set aside personal interests and choose a pope who prizes unity

  07-05-2025 16:34 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — With all the pomp, drama and solemnity that the Catholic Church can muster, 133 cardinals began the centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis, celebrating a morning Mass on Wednesday before opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000-year history.The dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, presided over the service, urging the voters to set aside all personal interests and find a pope who
  
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• Which New Mexico cities land on list of best cities for basketball fans?

  07-05-2025 16:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – WalletHub released it recent report of best and worst cities for basketball fans. According to the WalletHub report, basketball is the second most popular sport in the U.S., only behind football. The study compared over 290 of the largest cities across 21 different metrics. These metrics include ticket prices, stadium accessibility, team performance, fan engagement and more. What to know about the New Mexico Pro Hockey ClubNew Mexico had two cities rank near the bo
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Federal investigation, Lingering rain, Teens arrested, Broadcasting cuts, Park project

  07-05-2025 15:02 via krqe.com
  
  Wednesday's Top Stories
  Free rides on the New Mexico justice train‘Largest fentanyl bust ever’: DEA recovers millions of pills in AlbuquerqueAPD investigating fatal stabbing in northwest AlbuquerqueReport: New Mexico tree deaths doubled in 2024Construction at intersection begins ahead of Rio Bravo Bridge replacementWhat to know about the New Mexico Pro Hockey ClubMost travelers must have a REAL ID now to fly in US, or face extra screening
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• Lingering fog & showers but slowly warming up

  07-05-2025 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Rain activity with high-elevation snow is moving across far-Northeast New Mexico. While westerly winds out west are slowly drifting the leftover precipitation to the east out in front of the last push of moisture moving through the Four Corners with another low pressure system, southeasterly upper-level winds are pushing a few of the individual storms to the northwest. Meanwhile, easterly winds are still bringing in plenty of surface moisture with fog in the high elevat
  
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• Lingering fog & showers around New Mexico but temperatures slowly warming

  07-05-2025 14:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Rain activity with high-elevation snow is moving across far-Northeast New Mexico. While westerly winds are slowly drifting the leftover precipitation to the east in front of the last push of moisture moving through the Four Corners with another low pressure system, southeasterly upper-level winds are pushing a few of the individual storms to the northwest. Meanwhile, easterly winds are still bringing in plenty of surface moisture with fog in the high elevations, as well
  
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• Celebration at Los Altos Park after more renovations completed

  07-05-2025 14:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The city of Albuquerque is officially opening phase two of Los Altos Park after nearly a year of construction. The city is holding a grand opening event Wednesday, May 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the park.City of Albuquerque unveils redevelopment plan for downtownThe phase two renovations included opening a new BMX pump track. The city says the new track is designed to give a state-of-the-art space for local riders and attract regional competitions. Other phase two r
  
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• Fighter jet landing on USS Harry S. Truman goes overboard, forcing pilots to eject

  07-05-2025 13:20 via krqe.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The incident Tuesday marks the latest mishap to mar the deployment of the Truman, which has been essential in the airstrike campaign by the United States against Yemen's Houthi rebels.On Tuesday, President Donald Trump and Oman's foreign minister both said a
  
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• Free rides on the New Mexico justice train

  07-05-2025 06:30 via krqe.com
  
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  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It's 3 a.m. March 3, 2024, outside the popular Old Town bar, Outpost 1706 Brewhouse. A hooded stranger is up to no good. He shatters the front door with a rock, climbs through broken glass, and burglarizes the facility. Video surveillance leads detectives to arrest 28-year-old Michael Benevides. "If there was ever an open and shut case, it would be Michael Benevides," said former State Police Chief and Outpost 1706 Brewhouse owner, Pete Kasseta
  
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• Rain chances continue for parts of New Mexico into the weekend

  07-05-2025 06:26 via krqe.com
  
  Locally heavy rain and heavy mountain snow will continue in parts of New Mexico tonight. Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue into the weekend.Heavy rain and heavy snow fell in parts of New Mexico over the last 24 hours. Over two feet of snow has fallen in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Meanwhile, over one inch of rain has fallen in eastern parts of New Mexico. A few spotty rain and mountain snow showers are sticking around parts of New Mexico tonight, including some rain moving through
  
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• KRQE Weather Academy visits Mountain View Elementary School

  07-05-2025 06:20 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Meteorologists with KRQE News 13 continue to visit schools around the metro area as part of KRQE's Weather Academy. KRQE Chief Meteorologist Grant Tosterud visited Mountain View Elementary School, where he spoke with a group of young students about New Mexico's diverse climate.
  The Weather Academy is full for this school year and is not accepting any requests for the 2024-2025 school year. However, KRQE is now accepting requests for the 2025-2026 school year
  
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• How will President Trump's executive order impact New Mexico PBS and KUNM?

  07-05-2025 06:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Having worked in public broadcasting for decades, New Mexico General Manager Franz Joachim said he's used to threats of funding cuts. But he said this time feels different."Both in tone and in quantity. It's coming at us from a lot of different angles," said Joachim.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque city councilor calls for U.S. Attorney of New Mexico to investigate use of ARPA funds

  07-05-2025 05:47 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There is a renewed push for a federal investigation into allegations that Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller misused COVID-19 federal grant money.As KRQE News 13 reported in January, a city inspector general report stated that nearly $300,000 in federal emergency relief funding meant to help childcare providers instead went to bonuses for 27 city workers.Millions in opioid settlement funding allocated by Albuquerque City CouncilAlbuquerque City Councilor Dan Lewis
  
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• 2 men charged with shooting man in Albuquerque

  07-05-2025 05:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested two 18-year-olds accused of shooting a man after a fight downtown early Sunday morning. According to APD, Matthew Akugue and Isaiah Martinez said the man gave them "dirty looks," and then an argument started. According to Martinez, the man slapped Akugue. After that, APD said they got into a vehicle, pulled up to the man at the roundabout at Central Ave. and 8th St., and Martinez shot him. APD investigating fatal st
  
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• APD investigating fatal stabbing in northwest Albuquerque

  07-05-2025 03:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing. APD said officers responded to the area of 7th St and Bellamah Ave. about a fight where they found a man who had been stabbed. He died from his injuries. FBI searching for man accused of Albuquerque bank robberyAPD has not released the identities of anyone involved. This is a developing story; KRQE News 13 will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• APD identifies victim, suspect in deadly stabbing

  07-05-2025 03:33 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department arrested a 59-year-old man for stabbing his neighbor to death during a fight Tuesday night.Clay Sanchez is charged with an open count of murder for the death of 56-year-old Andrew Mazetta.Police said a neighbor on the 1400 block of 7th St. NW said he saw Sanchez and Mazetta fighting, and when he separated the two men, he noticed Mazetta was bleeding and Sanchez had a kitchen knife in his hand.FBI searching for man accus
  
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• Judge orders Albuquerque sex offender to halfway house after probation violations

  07-05-2025 03:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A judge has ordered a convicted sex offender to a halfway house after breaking his conditions of release at least twice since being released from prison. Carl weatherman was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a minor in 2009. He was on supervised probation in 2020 when he was caught with child pornography, served 51 days, and got an additional 10 years of probation.FBI searching for man accused of Albuquerque bank robberyIn January 2024, he was caug
  
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• What to know about the New Mexico Pro Hockey Club

  07-05-2025 02:47 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Professional hockey is returning to New Mexico. The ECHL, a development league for the NHL and AHL, has awarded an expansion franchise to the city of Rio Rancho.The New Mexico Hockey Club will begin play during the 2026-2027 season. Home games will be played at the Rio Rancho Events Center. The team’s official name will be determined through a “Name the Team” contest. To suggest a name, click here.The franchise will be the first profess
  
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• Report: New Mexico tree deaths doubled in 2024

  07-05-2025 02:45 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wildfires have left communities devastated across New Mexico, but it's not just people who are affected. All that destruction takes a toll on the trees left standing. Last construction phase at intersection begins ahead of Rio Bravo Bridge replacement2024 was a rough year for New Mexico trees, with more than double the tree deaths than the year before. There were 70,000 acres of dead trees, up from 33,000 in 2023. That’s according to a report released by the New M
  
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• Last construction phase at intersection begins ahead of Rio Bravo Bridge replacement

  07-05-2025 02:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Ahead of rebuilding one of the most important bridges in the South Valley, Bernalillo County is warning drivers about a major multi-day closure at a critical intersection that's just weeks away.  Crews are prepping to rebuild the Rio Bravo Bridge over the river by the end of the year, but before that, the county will shut down the intersection for five days. A work in progress for more than a year, the county is a long way into the project it calls
  
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• Rain and snow will continue across parts of New Mexico tonight

  07-05-2025 01:54 via krqe.com
  
  Locally heavy rain and heavy mountain snow will continue in parts of New Mexico tonight. Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue into the weekend.
  Heavy rain and heavy snow has fallen in parts of New Mexico over the last 24 hours. Over two feet of snow has fallen in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Meanwhile, over one inch of rain has fallen in eastern parts of New Mexico. Scattered showers and storms continue across most of New Mexico Tuesday afternoon, switching over to snowfall above about
  
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• 'Largest fentanyl bust ever': DEA recovers millions of pills in Albuquerque

  07-05-2025 00:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) calls it the largest fentanyl bust they've ever made, and New Mexico played a major part. They seized more than two million pills in Albuquerque alone, and federal agencies say the drug ring responsible spanned five states.Story continues below
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• Ohio police find raccoon holding meth pipe to its mouth during arrest

  07-05-2025 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – Police in Ohio's Springfield Township had an interesting animal encounter this week when they crossed paths with a raccoon holding a meth pipe to its mouth during an arrest.According to a Facebook post from the department, on the evening of May 5, officers pulled over a vehicle whose owner had an active warrant and a suspended driver's license. Deadly illness spreading twice as fast in 2025, surpasses 9,000 casesThe driver, a 55-year-old Akron resident, w
  
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• A bond stronger than science: Family works in tandem at Verus Research

  07-05-2025 00:30 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Family traditions typically center around recipes, vacations, and holiday gatherings, but one Albuquerque family does things a little differently; the Aurand family's traditions involve electrical engineering, science, and machine learning. Underneath their collective brilliance lies a bond greater than anything science could explain.It is not just his work at Verus Research that has John Aurand beaming from ear to ear. "This is an unbelievable blessing. I cou
  
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• Albuquerque 'S.A.F.E at Work' initiative aims to bring awareness to domestic violence

  07-05-2025 00:29 via krqe.com
  
  Video: Our coverage on a survivor who is now empowering other women in the area.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — An initiative by the City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Police Department was announced on Tuesday. "S.A.F.E. at Work" aims to bring awareness to domestic violence.Story continues below
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• Man, dog found dead after 'bear encounter' in Florida, deputies say

  07-05-2025 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  JEROME, Fla. (WFLA) — A man and his dog were found dead in what officials are referring to as a "bear encounter" near Jerome, Florida, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office.Just after 7 a.m. on Monday, officials received a call regarding a bear encounter just south of the Big Bypress Wildlife Management Area in Jerome.According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the attack resulted in the death of a man and a dog, which occurred around 100 yards apart. FWC
  
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