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• Vatican releases cause of death for Pope Francis

  21-04-2025 21:15 via krqe.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.The Vatican has since revealed that the cause of Francis’ death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure.“At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His
  
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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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• 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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• 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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• Celiac sufferers can safely kiss bread-eaters, study says

  07-05-2025 00:28 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) -- People with celiac disease can safely kiss their partners who have just ingested gluten, according to the results of a new study — though researchers recommend drinking some water first.The analysis, whose findings were presented Monday at Digestive Disease Week 2025, sought to answer a question that its authors say is frequently asked but minimally researched.“Everyone worries about whether gluten is getting into their food at a restaurant, but no one really looked at
  
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• VIDEO: Oregon motorcyclist 'deliberately' sideswiped in hit and run

  07-05-2025 00:27 via krqe.com
  
  BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) - A motorcyclist was seriously hurt early Monday morning when the driver of a blue Kia appears to have intentionally swerved into him - a crash caught on the dashcam of another motorist.The hit-run happened around 6:15 a.m. on Hwy 26 in Beaverton, Oregon. The Kia driver then sped off down the highway in actions the Beaverton police believe were intentional.The motorcyclist, a young man in his 20s, slid 250 feet on his stomach, his clothing shredded by the road, said his mo
  
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• '90s WWE wrestler accused of trying to buy child pornography in Tennessee

  07-05-2025 00:26 via krqe.com
  
  WARREN COUNTY, Tenn. (WTAJ) — A former fan favorite WWE wrestler from the 1990s has been indicted in Tennessee for attempted aggravated sexual exploitation of children.Michael Droese (Photo from District Attorney General Chris Stanford, 31st Judicial District)
  Michael Droese, better known to wrestling fans as Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, was indicted by a Warren County grand jury in May, according to a release from District Attorney General Chris Stanford, 31st Judicial District.It was alle
  
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• Loud boom, pink plume of smoke concern Florida neighbors

  07-05-2025 00:25 via krqe.com
  
  INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents of a Florida neighborhood are concerned after aloud boom shook their neighborhood, followed by a plume of pink smoke.The blast happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.Beth McMullen said cars were lining a portion of her street in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida.Suddenly, she and her fellow neighbors heard a loud boom followed by a pink plume of smoke.Story continues below
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• Missing Wisconsin woman found after disappearing 'by her own choice' more than 60 years ago

  07-05-2025 00:24 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — After more than 60 years, a missing Wisconsin woman has been found "alive and well," authorities said.The Sauk County Sheriff's Office announced the resolution of the cold case last week and said that Audrey Backeberg disappeared of her own free will.Backeberg went missing after leaving her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, on July 7, 1962, per the Wisconsin Department of Justice. She was just 20 years old, and the mother of two children, CBS News reported.
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• 'He can't breathe': Video captures Florida officers saving child choking on tomato

  07-05-2025 00:23 via krqe.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa police officer's body camera captured the terrifying moment a man carrying a child came up to him last month, screaming, "He's choking."The officer and several of his colleagues jumped into action to help the young boy as the man continued panicking, shouting that the boy was eating a tomato and now "he can't breathe."Story continues below
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• FBI searching for man accused of Albuquerque bank robbery

  07-05-2025 00:01 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The FBI is asking the public for help in finding a suspect in a bank robbery last week. Investigators said that on April 29, a man stole money from the BMO Bank near San Mateo Blvd. and Central Ave. NMSP: Suspect dead after police shooting in Truth or ConsequencesWitnesses said that he is a white male, thin, just under 6 feet tall, with light colored facial hair. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to his arrest. Anyone with
  
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• Veterans run across US carrying American flag to set world record

  06-05-2025 23:43 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Twelve military veterans are running across the country while carrying an American flag to raise awareness of veteran health and set a world record.
  Old Glory Ultra Relay kicked off on May 2 in San Diego and will end on May 18 at the future site of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington, D.C. The non-profit organization Team Red, White & Blue, which aims to encourage veterans and service members to build a healthy lifestyle, coordinated th
  
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• NMSP: Suspect dead after police shooting in Truth or Consequences

  06-05-2025 23:41 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police is investigating a fatal police shooting in Truth or Consequences. Details are limited, but the shooting involved an NMSP officer, and the suspect is dead. The officer is okay. AG Bondi announces ‘largest fentanyl bust in our nation’s history’ spanning 5 states, including New MexicoNMSP said they are investigating in two areas. One is at Chevron on N Date St. and the other is on High Winds Rd. 1.5 miles west of
  
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