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• Tularosa Duck Race raises funds for young local artists

  22-04-2025 19:23 via krqe.com
  
  TULAROSA, N.M. (KRQE) — A village by the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico is holding an aquatic community event early next month. The proceeds will go towards helping young local artists.
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  The third annual Tularosa Duck Race is scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd from 12 p.m.
  
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• 25 years later: Efforts continue to restore the forest after devastating fire in Los Alamos

  10-05-2025 01:47 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Decades after a prescribed burn ripped through the Los Alamos mountainside, reshaping the landscape for generations, the forest has struggled to recover. While it will take decades, a conservationist group is helping to restore the area faster. 25 years later: A look back at the Cerro Grande FireTwenty-five years after it was put out, the effect of the Cerro Grande Fire remains. "Some of the largest burned areas were two miles wide and seven miles long in the
  
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• Will late spring snow provide enough moisture for New Mexico farmers?

  10-05-2025 01:46 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A rare abundance of snowfall in May is helping, as farmers expect yet another tough year for irrigation. "It definitely is a pleasant surprise this time of year," said Anne Marken, river operations manager for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.That surprise comes in the form of snow; something the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District welcomes amid lesser spring runoff this year. Earlier this week, Red River, Taos, and Ski Santa Fe a
  
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• Warmer, drier weather moves in for the weekend

  10-05-2025 00:58 via krqe.com
  
  Drier and warmer weather will move in for the weekend all across New Mexico. Windy weather returns though early next week.
  Showers and thunderstorms are again bringing rain to parts of New Mexico Friday afternoon. Storms are moving south through northern New Mexico, while spotty showers and storms are moving through southeast New Mexico. Temperatures are also warmer all across the state today. Skies will clear out overnight as drier weather continues to move in.
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• BCSO considers charging parents of kids caught with gun

  10-05-2025 00:56 via krqe.com
  
  BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Chilling video shows the dramatic moments deputies faced confronting two kids under ten with a loaded gun. The two boys in the video are seven and nine years old, and Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen credited their drone program for helping stop what could have been a deadly shooting. Instead of being charged with a crime, deputies said they're working to link the family with behavioral health services.Story continues below
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• Albuquerque middle schoolers build high-altitude balloons

  09-05-2025 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — With help from Sandia National Laboratory volunteers, local middle schoolers are getting to be scientists. On Friday, students from Cleveland, Truman, and Bosque middle schools gathered at Balloon Fiesta Park to launch high-altitude balloons built by themselves.Story continues below
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• What kind of bug is that? A way to identify plant insects in Albuquerque

  09-05-2025 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — If you find a mystery bug on your plant, there's a way here in Albuquerque to figure out what it is. The Bernalillo County Extension Office offers a bug identification program specifically for insects found on plants.
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• Former Albuquerque Public Schools janitor sentenced on child pornography charges

  09-05-2025 22:48 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Albuqeurque Public Schools janitor who shared child pornography and boasted to an undercover agent about abusing infants is headed to federal prison. Thomas Abeyta was arrested after someone he was chatting with on an incest-related website turned out to be an FBI agent.He was later charged with possession and distribution of child sex abuse material after investigators learned he shared thousands of files online depicting abuse. This week, Abeyta w
  
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• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka taken into custody by homeland security at NJ ICE facility

  09-05-2025 22:24 via krqe.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (WPIX) – The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was taken into custody by homeland security at an ICE facility on Friday afternoon, according to Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey."The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon," reads a post Habba shared to social media.Newark Mayor Ras Barak
  
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• Mexico's head of public safety says 3 out of 4 guns seized came from US

  09-05-2025 22:03 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Mexico's head of public safety said of the more than 10,000 guns seized from October of last year through April, 75 percent came from the U.S.Omar García Harfuch made those comments earlier this week during the daily presidential briefing in Mexico City, adding that since 2019, the Mexican government has been asking U.S. officials to put a stop to the "transfer of weapons that nourish organized crime in Mexico.""It's worth mentioning that about 75 percent of w
  
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• Trump administration has deported 38,000 Mexicans

  09-05-2025 22:02 via krqe.com
  
  EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Ten "welcome centers" in northern border states have served 14,300 Mexicans expelled from the United States since Jan. 20, Mexico’s interior minister said on Friday.That's a little more than a third of the 38,065 Mexican nationals deported during President Donald Trump’s second term in office, Rosa Icela Rodriguez said.Mexico ‘not in full control of its water,’ ex IBWC commissioner says
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• WATCH: Dog saves another dog who was having seizure, Connecticut couple says

  09-05-2025 21:59 via krqe.com
  
  MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – A Connecticut couple says one of their dogs is only alive because of the actions of their other dog.In surveillance video Sarah McCardle posted on Facebook, it may look like her two dogs are playing, but what is happening with the smaller dog, Yogi, is very serious.“I came home to him being blue in the face and having a really hard time walking and breathing,” McCardle said. The richest town in every stateShe checked a camera she had installed for the do
  
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• This Teacher Appreciation Week, educators are feeling threatened in new ways

  09-05-2025 21:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Teacher Appreciation Week this year is taking place under a shadow of uncertainty for those navigating political waters while trying to ensure students get the education they need.K-12 schools are navigating book bans and running into state laws barring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and transgender athletes.College professors are watching as billions of dollars in research funding gets frozen. And, increasingly, children and parents are being called on to report teache
  
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• Vanderwagen man pleads guilty to assault after firing shots at victim's RV

  09-05-2025 21:45 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A Vanderwagen man has pled guilty to assault and federal firearms charges after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico says he fired shots at a man, then threatened him during an argument. Perris Jeremiah Arthur, 36, is facing a minimum of seven years to life in prison, with up to five years of supervised release. Santa Ana officer arrested for aggravated DWI, officials sayCourt records show on May 1, 2023, Arthur started a confrontation a
  
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• Judge rules 18-year-old accused of shooting man near downtown Albuquerque to remain in custody

  09-05-2025 20:42 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque 18-year-old accused in a shooting near downtown Albuquerque will remain behind bars until trial. Isaiah Martinez appeared in court Friday for a detention hearing.
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• Albuquerque man accused of setting barn on fire, killing 14 dogs released until trial

  09-05-2025 20:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man facing more than a dozen charges after police say he set a barn on fire, killing fourteen dogs, will be released while awaiting trial. Maximilliano Martinez appeared in court Friday morning for a detention hearing.
  Police say Martinez was fighting with his significant other, who was staying with a couple in southwest Albuquerque. They say on April 17, the barn behind the house was set on fire with 16 dogs inside, 14 of the dogs were killed
  
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• Which US airlines fared worst in J.D. Power's customer satisfaction survey?

  09-05-2025 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) — The results of a 2025 study from J.D. Power show that airlines are seeing an overall improvement in customer satisfaction.Overall satisfaction among travelers on North American airlines during a 12-month period (March 2024 to May 2025) was actually up six points over 2024, according to J.D. Power. But it wasn't consistent across the board: The survey results showed that passengers who flew economy and basic economy were the most satisfied, driving an eight-point increase, whi
  
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• Santa Ana officer arrested for aggravated DWI, officials say

  09-05-2025 19:43 via krqe.com
  
  RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A former Rio Rancho Police Department Police Officer, who is a current Santa Ana Police Department Officer, was arrested for aggravated DWI Thursday night. Rio Rancho City Council delays vote on development after contentious meetingOfficials say RRPD responded around 11 p.m. to the area of Leon Grande Ct. and Villa Verde Ave. Officers saw a truck leaving the area as they arrived on scene and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was identified as Kristofe
  
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• Popejoy Hall partners to give Veterans the experience of live theater

  09-05-2025 19:07 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Popejoy Hall is partnering with the New Mexico VA Healthcare System to launch the Broadway for Veterans program.Story continues below
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  The program is designed to give Veterans an opportu
  
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• Police across US issue warnings about 'senior assassin' game: What is it?

  09-05-2025 19:04 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Police departments across the country are issuing warnings to high school students partaking in their local “senior assassin” games, some of which have resulted in serious injuries and arrests.Usually played by departing high school seniors, the game tasks students with seeking out their fellow seniors and eliminating them from play by attacking them with squirt guns or other toy weapons.“You are assigned a target and you have to go get your target out with a
  
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• Santos asks Trump for pardon, commutation, clemency, 'whatever'

  09-05-2025 19:00 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who faces more than seven years behind bars after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, revealed this week that he will be seeking clemency from President Donald Trump."I'll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me," Santos told British media personality Piers Morgan in an episode of Morgan’s YouTube show "Uncensored" on Thursday.
  "Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender
  
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• Air traffic control radar screens go black at Newark Airport for second time

  09-05-2025 18:57 via krqe.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (WPIX) - Radar screens went black at Newark Liberty International Airport for the second time on Friday morning, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Nexstar's WPIX.The outage happened around 3:55 a.m. and lasted about 90 seconds, according to the FAA.
  "There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace," th
  
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• Scenic railroad in Chama offers a new shorter, more affordable trip to Cumbres

  09-05-2025 17:15 via krqe.com
  
  CHAMA, N.M. (KRQE) — A scenic railroad in Chama is introducing a ride that's a bit shorter and more affordable. Starting May 31, "Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad" will offer two-hour trips, four mornings a week, to Cumbres, Colorado.Story continues below
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• Gen Z drinking less because they’re broke, Dutch study says

  09-05-2025 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Experts studying why Gen Z is drinking significantly less than previous generations have offered up several potential factors, including health concerns and the influence of social media.A Dutch banking company offers a much simpler reason: Gen Z is broke.Rabobank last month published an analysis that explored whether Gen Z’s lower consumption of alcohol is due to a life stage or a generational shift. Gen Z is described by Time magazine as anyone born between 1997 and
  
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• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 

  09-05-2025 16:58 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Retired Justice David Souter, who over almost two decades on the Supreme Court frustrated Republicans by migrating to the court’s liberal wing, died on Thursday, the court announced. He was 85. The court’s announcement did not list a cause of death but said Souter “died peacefully” at home in New Hampshire, where he has lived since stepping down from the court in 2009. “Justice David Souter served our Court with great distinction for nearly t
  
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• Remote workers more engaged, less likely to be thriving: Gallup

  09-05-2025 16:57 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Remote employees are the most likely to be engaged at work but are less likely to be thriving at it, according to a survey published Thursday. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report found that 31 percent of remote workers were engaged at work, marking 8 points higher than both those in a hybrid or on-site nonremote-capable setting, at 23 percent. Less than 2 in 10 of those who are only able to work on-site said they have been engaged at work. Despite registeri
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass, calls his election both a cross and a blessing

  09-05-2025 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first U.S.-born pontiff, said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass as the head of the Catholic Church.Leo spoke off-the-cuff in English in the Sistine Chapel to the cardinals who elected him to follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who put a commitment to social justice at the core of his papacy. He acknowledged the great responsibility they had placed on him
  
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• Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as details emerge of how conclave votes coalesced

  09-05-2025 16:56 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes quickly coalesced to make him history's first American pope.Freed from their conclave, cardinals began describing the days and hours leading up to the final ballot Thursday afternoon that brought Leo past the two-thirds majority needed. Many marveled that the Chicago-born Augustinian missionary Ro
  
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• Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school

  09-05-2025 16:43 via krqe.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For years, Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold due to a life-threatening kidney disease that left her temporarily incapacitated.Amid inner doubts about whether she would ever return to living a normal life, Brown's mother stepped in and offered to donate her kidney. Doctors performed Louisiana's first robotic kidney transplant, giving Brown a renewed chance at life and Nija Butler the opportunity to see her daughter thrive.Nearly
  
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• Trump proposes lowering to 80 percent tariff on China

  09-05-2025 16:38 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- President Donald Trump on Friday signaled the U.S. could lessen the tariff pressure on China — dropping the import tax rate from 145 percent to 80 percent.“80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, giving a nod to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.The proposed new tariff rate leans into the president's earlier suggestion that trade negotiations were possible with Beijing, the world's second-largest economy.Bessent is sl
  
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