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• Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

  30-03-2025 21:14 via krqe.com
  
  MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — The smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmar's second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried.The 7.7 magnitude quake hit midday Friday with an epicenter near Mandalay, bringing down scores of buildings and damaging other infrastructure like the city’s ai
  
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• KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids holding April phone bank

  03-04-2025 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –Making a difference in the lives of students one pair of shoes at a time is the mission of the KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids initiative. Shoes for Kids is the largest KRQE Cares initiative, which helps children in Title I schools receive a new pair of shoes. KRQE Cares is holding a phone bank fundraiser for its Shoes For Kids initiative on Thursday, April 3, from 4 – 7 p.m. To help support Shoes for Kids you can
  
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• New Mexico United, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC reschedule match

  03-04-2025 18:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The match between New Mexico United and Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on April 5 has been rescheduled due to the potential for inclement weather. New Mexico United 2025 ScheduleThe teams will now face off on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. MT.United will next play at home against North Carolina FC on April 12.
  
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• POLL: What are New Mexicans planting in their gardens this year?

  03-04-2025 18:49 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Spring has finally sprung. As morning frost comes to an end, peak planting season for many gardens is right around the corner. Whether you're an experienced gardener or a beginner, there are plenty of options when it comes to the type of plant that you decide to grow. From fruits and vegetables to flowers, KRQE asked viewers via social media what they were planning to grow in their gardens this year.
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• DA's Office: 4 suspects in Las Cruces mass shooting indicted

  03-04-2025 18:15 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - A grand jury has returned indictments for all four defendants accused in the Young Park shooting in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County District Attorney Fernando R. Macias announced on Wednesday, April 2, in a news release.The DA's Office said that following grand jury deliberations, the defendants: Tomas Rivas, 20, Nathan Rivas, 17, Gustavo Puga Dominguez, 17, and a 15-year-old -- whom we will not identify because of his age -- have been formally indicted on charges of f
  
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• Pup beaten in car has broken bones, human bite mark

  03-04-2025 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) - A puppy beaten outside a Memphis restaurant last month is now in the care of Tails of Hope Dog Rescue, recovering from several injuries.The brutal beating of the eight-month-old pup named Brixleigh was captured on camera and shared online. The video showed a man repeatedly hitting a dog in the backseat of a car and the dog crying out in pain.A day after the video surfaced, the dog was surrendered to police, and a warrant was issued for Justin Johnson, 34, for aggravated a
  
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• White House defends not including Russia, North Korea on tariffs

  03-04-2025 18:02 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The White House on Thursday defended its decision to not include Russia, North Korea, Cuba or Belarus in the latest round of tariffs, which targeted dozens of global trading partners that were labeled the “worst offenders” when it came to trade barriers.A White House official told The Hill in a statement that the four nations “are not subject to the Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order because they are already facing extremely high tariffs, and our previously imposed
  
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• What's happening at Expo New Mexico in April?

  03-04-2025 17:59 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – April is here and that means a number of different events are happening at Expo New Mexico throughout the month. Expo New Mexico General Manager Dan Mourning spoke on the events happening in April.
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• Albuquerque Isotopes implementing closed captioning option at games

  03-04-2025 17:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Isotopes announced that it will provide closed captioning of in-house announcements made by the public address announcer and emcee during games at Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park.Story continues below
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• Police investigate two deadly overnight shootings in Southwest Albuquerque

  03-04-2025 17:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating two separate deadly shootings from late night Wednesday to early morning Thursday. One happened near 801 Barelas Road S.W. and the other in the 10000 block of Antler Tool Road S.W, according to APD.Police responded to Barelas a bit before 11 p.m. to find someone dead with a gunshot wound. The individual has not been identified. Detectives are investigating. Officers were made aware of the shooting through gu
  
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• Tariffs hit tiny coral islands in the South Pacific and Arctic outposts

  03-04-2025 17:16 via krqe.com
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.The American president rattled markets, manufacturers and more Wednesday announcing a baseline of 10% tariffs on imports into the United States — and far higher on goods fr
  
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• Here's another reason to get the shingles vaccine: It may fight dementia

  03-04-2025 17:05 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one: shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.A new study found that shingles vaccination cut older adults’ risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, is part of a growing understanding of how many factors influence brain health as we age—and what we can do about it.“I
  
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• NYC Mayor Eric Adams to run as independent in mayoral election

  03-04-2025 16:55 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, is planning to run as an independent in the 2025 mayoral election, he announced on Thursday.“When New Yorkers worry about their bills at the kitchen table or feeling safe on the subway platform, they don’t expect their political party to help,” Adams said in an announcement video. “They want leadership from a person who understands their struggle and their story. There isn’t a liberal or conservativ
  
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• US, global markets plunge after Trump tariff announcement

  03-04-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.The S&P 500 was down 3.3% in early trading, worse than the drops for other major stock markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,160 points, or 2.7%, as of 9:32 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 4.5% lower.Little was spared as fear flared
  
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• Dow drops 1,500 in worldwide sell-off following Trump's tariff shock

  03-04-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Financial markets around the world are reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe set of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market is taking the worst of it so far.The S&P 500 was down 4.3% in morning trading, more than other major stock markets, and it's on track for its worst day since COVID shattered the global economy five years ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1,538 points, or 3.6%, as of 10:55 a.m. Easter
  
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• Deadly storms slash through the South and Midwest

  03-04-2025 16:53 via krqe.com
  
  Violent storms and tornadoes tore through cities from Oklahoma to Indiana during what could be a record-setting period of deadly weather and flooding, destroying homes and sending debris nearly 5 miles (8 kilometers) into the air in one location.Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday and early Thursday from Texas to West Virginia as storms hit those and other states. Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable at
  
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• Yankees OF Brett Gardner's son died of carbon monoxide poisoning, had 'layer' on organs, officials say

  03-04-2025 16:51 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of the teenage son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica confirmed Wednesday night.Randall Zúñiga, director of the Judicial Investigation Agency, said they tested the 14-year-old Miller Gardner for carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in the blood. When carboxyhemoglobin saturation exceeds 50%, it is considered lethal. In Gardn
  
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• Girl, 7, struck, killed by falling boulder at Lake Tahoe ski resort

  03-04-2025 16:44 via krqe.com
  
  (KTLA) – A 7-year-old girl was killed by a falling boulder at a popular ski resort in Lake Tahoe over the weekend, according to multiple media reports.  The March 29 incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. at Diamond Peak Ski Resort in Incline Village, Nevada, officials with the resort said in a statement posted to their website.  A large rock on a natural slope adjacent to Diamond Peak Lodge, where the girl, identified as Adelyn “Addie” Grimes of Reno, was climbing, ca
  
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• KRQE Newsfeed: Fatal fire, Team suspended, Rain and snow, Speed cameras, Val Kilmer

  03-04-2025 14:40 via krqe.com
  
  Thursday's Top Stories
  Trial continues Thursday for former APD officer accused of false imprisonmentAlbuquerque police investigate fatal shooting at Walmart near Coors and I-40New Mexico man celebrates his 55 years of skydiving with major featBernalillo County DA speaks out on juvenile crime bills not passing in the NM LegislatureAlbuquerque settles $2.5 million lawsuit after officer shot man in mental health crisisBCSO appoints replacement for fired undersheriff
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• One person dead and two injured in structure fire in northeast Albuquerque

  03-04-2025 14:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Investigators are looking into what caused a structure fire that left two people injured and one person dead in northeast Albuquerque early Thursday morning.
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• Trial continues Thursday for former APD officer accused of false imprisonment

  03-04-2025 13:56 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The second trial for former Albuquerque Police Department Officer Kenneth Skeens is set to continue Thursday. Skeens is accused of unlawfully arresting Matthew McManus while he was attempting to purchase a bicycle at an Albuquerque Target self-checkout in August 2022. Albuquerque speed cameras are slowing drivers but less than half of tickets are paidWednesday, a recording of McManus’ statement was played for the jury. The state also cal
  
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• Thunderstorms, snow, & colder air with New Mexico system

  03-04-2025 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer winds on the backside of Tuesday's windy system that has brought in below-normal temperatures in place with mostly dry air as despite a few light rain and snow showers in the Sierra Blanca Range with barely any precipitation in some of the Southern Mountains through the Southeast Plains, as well the Northern Mountains, more clouds are being steered into the region with the strong upper-level jet stream out in front of the upper level-low storm system nearing the
  
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• Thunderstorms, snow, & colder air coming to New Mexico

  03-04-2025 13:53 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Calmer winds on the backside of Tuesday's windy system that has brought in below-normal temperatures in place with mostly dry air as despite a few light rain and snow showers in the Sierra Blanca Range with barely any precipitation in some of the southern mountains through the southeast plains, as well the northern mountains, more clouds are being steered into the region with the strong upper-level jet stream out in front of the upper level-low storm system nearing the
  
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• Albuquerque speed cameras are slowing drivers but less than half of tickets are paid

  03-04-2025 06:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – “Look for more cameras by the end of 2025.” With 20 now in place and more coming in the future, the City of Albuquerque said its speed camera program has made a difference in driver behavior.Story continues below
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• Winter returns to parts of New Mexico later this week

  03-04-2025 06:28 via krqe.com
  
  A strong, spring storm will move into New Mexico Friday through Saturday, bringing widespread rain and snow along with cooler temperatures. It was a cooler day across New Mexico Wednesday. High temperatures were as much as 10° to nearly 30° cooler compared to Tuesday. Winds have been lighter across the northern half of the state, with a few 35 to 40 mph wind gusts in southern New Mexico. Winds are settling down tonight as temperatures will get cold again by Thursday morning. Snow al
  
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• Looking back on Val Kilmer's time in New Mexico

  03-04-2025 06:27 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The country is mourning the death of Val Kilmer on Wednesday night. The Hollywood icon was loved on the big screen, but when he took a break from Hollywood, he moved to a place he had grown up loving.Story continues below
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• New Mexico man celebrates his 55 years of skydiving with major feat

  03-04-2025 06:25 via krqe.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico man is proving age is just a number, celebrating a major milestone in his sport that's taking him to new heights.You may consider it a bucket list item, but for Richard Greenwood, it's what makes him feel alive. "I mean really, what could go wrong?" he said while gearing up to hop into a plane at the Belen Regional Airport.Story continues below
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• Bernalillo County DA speaks out on juvenile crime bills not passing in the NM Legislature

  03-04-2025 05:04 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman expressed his frustration over the lack of juvenile crime bills passed in this year's legislative session. "When we had the opportunity, we could've done something about it! And all this fell on deaf ears in the legislature so I'm a little passionate and I'm a little bit pissed off. I am. Because we have to update this," said Bregman. Man sentenced in 2024 murder of 79-year-old at New Mexico rest areaDurin
  
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• Albuquerque police investigate fatal shooting at Walmart near Coors and I-40

  03-04-2025 04:38 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department said one person is dead following a shooting at Walmart near Coors Blvd. and I-40. According to APD, officers responded to the area around 6:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting and a fight that was happening.Man sentenced in 2024 murder of 79-year-old at New Mexico rest areaOne person was shot and died. Other people were injured in a vehicle crash related to the incident. They were taken to the hospital in unknown conditi
  
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• Albuquerque settles $2.5 million lawsuit after officer shot man in mental health crisis

  03-04-2025 04:10 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The City of Albuquerque is paying out more than $2 million in a settlement to a family whose lives were forever changed when an officer shot their son, leaving him with life-altering injuries. It all started with a 911 call when the parents pleaded for help as their son was going through a mental health crisis. But it quickly got out of control when officers arrived on scene. KRQE News 13 spoke to the family's attorney, who said it changed the course of thei
  
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