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• What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains

  23-03-2025 21:41 via krqe.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Windstorms can seem like they come out of nowhere, hitting with a sudden blast. They might be hundreds of miles long, stretching over several states, or just in your neighborhood.But they all have one thing in common: a change in air pressure.Just like air rushing out of your car tire when the valve is open, air in the atmosphere is forced from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.The stronger the difference in pressure, the stronger the winds that will ultim
  
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• Isolated storms, spotty sprinkles possible Thursday afternoon across New Mexico

  27-03-2025 00:55 via krqe.com
  
  Isolated thunderstorms and spotty sprinkles will pop up across New Mexico Thursday. Drier and breezier weather returns starting Friday.Yet another warm day all across New Mexico Wednesday with high temperatures even warmer than what we've seen the last couple of days for some across the state. A few spotty showers have popped up this afternoon, especially over the northern mountains, in west-central New Mexico and down over Otero County where there have even been a few thunderstorms. These showe
  
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• New law giving bicyclists more freedom through intersections begins soon in New Mexico

  27-03-2025 00:06 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – There's a new law in New Mexico that gives bicyclists more freedom when it comes to navigating intersections. Under current law, when a bicyclist comes to a stop sign, they must completely stop, but starting soon, they will be able to ride through as long as no cars are in sight.Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to re
  
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• Have you seen this vehicle? Bicyclist injured during hit-and-run in Española

  26-03-2025 23:54 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) — The Española Police Department is looking for the driver who struck a bicyclist during a hit-and-run on Tuesday. If you see the white or silver Jeep SUV below, you're asked to call the dispatch center at 505-753-5555.(Photo provided by Española Police Department)The hit-and-run happened on Fairview Lane between Walgreens Pharmacy and the Southwest Cannabis shop at about 5:50 p.m. Police say a woman was lying in the road, bleeding from her h
  
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• Laser technology helps discover previously unknown road at Chaco Culture National Historical Park

  26-03-2025 23:28 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New technology is proving to be a game changer at historic sites like Chaco Canyon, where researchers recently found a new, previously undiscovered road, which could reveal more about those living there hundreds of years ago.Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to review plans to redevelop old country club golf course
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• VIDEO: Stolen vehicle driver totals APD vehicle in crash with officer

  26-03-2025 23:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Police Department sergeant is lucky to be alive after getting hit by a felon running a red light in a stolen car. The sergeant was responding to a call when his unit was hit at the intersection of Wyoming Blvd. and Copper Ave.Albuquerque man sentenced for rape of 10-year-old in 1992According to APD, Andrew Sandoval was the driver of the stolen car. He has a lengthy criminal history and was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation fo
  
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• 1 injured after shooting in northeast Albuquerque

  26-03-2025 22:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Police are investigating a shooting in northeast Albuquerque. Details are limited, but the Albuquerque Police Department said officers found one person with a gunshot wound near Louisiana Blvd. and Lomas Blvd.Albuquerque man sentenced for rape of 10-year-old in 1992That victim is in critical condition. No word yet on a suspect.
  
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• Roswell Animal Services facility to re-open Friday following deep cleaning for canine distemper

  26-03-2025 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) — The Roswell Animal Services facility announced on Wednesday it will re-open on Friday after being deep cleaned. The organization says canine distemper was brought into the facility at 705 East McGaffey St. by one or more dogs from outside. Organizers address lodging concerns for National Championship Air Races in RoswellFull operations, including carrying out adoptions, accepting animals, and sending animal control officers to service calls, are expected to resu
  
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• Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years

  26-03-2025 22:52 via krqe.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A painting hanging in a French family's living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.
  An auctioneer doing inventory on the family property in Touraine discovered it was an original artwork by Eugène Delacroix, a French Romantic painter who died in 1863.
  The family obtained the oil-on-canvas artwork, titled "Études de lions couchés" (study of reclining lions), at a sale after Delacroix's death. According to auctio
  
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• Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastics into body, study finds

  26-03-2025 22:49 via krqe.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – A recent study found that chewing gum can release up to thousands of microplastics per piece and potentially be ingested, according to researchers.Lisa Lowe and Jamie Leonard, both graduate students at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Sanjay Mohanty, an engineering professor at UCLA, shared the findings at the American Chemical Society's 2025 Meeting and Expo in San Diego this week.“Our goal is not to alarm anybody,” Mohanty said in an ACS&
  
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• 'Avengers: Doomsday' cast includes Hemsworth's Thor, Fantastic Four and original X-Men

  26-03-2025 22:08 via krqe.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Hemsworth's Thor, Anthony Mackie's Captain America, Sebastian Stan's Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd's Ant-Man and Tom Hiddleston's Loki are all back in the Avengers ensemble, where they'll be joined by several of cinema's original X-Men.The five veterans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are in the cast of 2026's “Avengers: Doomsday,” Marvel announced in a series of social media videos that the company rolled out slowly on Wednesday.Pat
  
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• Ruidoso Downs Race Track makes progress towards reopening

  26-03-2025 21:53 via krqe.com
  
  RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. (KRQE) – Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino is one step closer to getting horses back on its track after being closed since 2024.The track had to close for the first time due to flooding in the South Fork fire burn scar and, as a result, race meets were moved from the Ruidoso Downs to Albuquerque.Since then, crews have been working to restore the track and adjust infrastructure to prevent flooding. "We're right now at the east end of the racetrack, and what you se
  
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• Daffodils on sale in central New Mexico to support hospice house

  26-03-2025 21:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Daffodil bouquets are hitting shelves in central New Mexico, and the proceeds from buying them are going to a good cause for the 42nd annual Daffodil Days event. Volunteers with Presbyterian Healthcare are getting over 100,000 daffodils ready for sale on Wednesday. New Mexico United set to host fourth annual fundraiser galaProceeds from flower sales go to support the Robert Wertheim Hospice House. "What we do is we take care of patients who are at end
  
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• Events to clear bench warrants will be held in Española

  26-03-2025 20:36 via krqe.com
  
  ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (KRQE) – Two safe surrender events for people with outstanding bench warrants from any magistrate court in New Mexico will be held in Española in April.Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to review plans to redevelop old country club golf course
  The events provide anyone with outstanding warrants an o
  
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• Albuquerque Isotopes offer free entry to 'Jackie Robinson Night' for students who submit art, essay projects

  26-03-2025 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — The Albuquerque Isotopes have announced the return of an art and essay project for "Jackie Robinson Night." This initiative aims to honor Jackie Robinson, the first African American man to play Major League Baseball, while giving students a chance to create a reflective piece on the baseball icon. Lobo basketball coach Richard Pitino leaves UNM for Big East jobStudents grades K-12 who turn in either an essay, poem, or piece of art on Jackie Robinson by Frida
  
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• Bernalillo County votes on update to glyphosate policy

  26-03-2025 20:24 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners approved an update to policy on glyphosate use. The update refines restrictions, and continues effort to sustainable weed-management.Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to review plans to redevelop old country club golf course
  The new resolution extends the morato
  
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• Babysitter checking for monsters finds man hiding under child's bed in Kansas: Sheriff

  26-03-2025 20:14 via krqe.com
  
  GREAT BEND, Kan. (KSNW) — A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a Kansas babysitter found him hiding under a child's bed, police said.At around 10:30 p.m. Monday, the Barton County Sheriff's Office says a babysitter at a home near Great Bend was putting the children to bed when one of them told her that a monster was under their bed.The babysitter, hoping to comfort the child by showing them there was nothing, looked under the bed and came face-to-face with a man hiding underneath, aut
  
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• Vortex Theatre presents: "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"

  26-03-2025 20:08 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Vortex Theatre is getting ready for its newest performance "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead."Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to review plans to redevelop old country club golf course
  The production follows two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' as they go about unaware of their scripted lives
  
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• Albuquerque man sentenced for rape of 10-year-old in 1992

  26-03-2025 19:52 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque man who pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal sexual penetration of a 10-year-old girl over three decades ago was sentenced in court Wednesday.Story continues below
  Investigation: DWI cases Albuquerque officers and paralegal made disappearCrime: Santa Fe Police identify man who was killed in hit-and-runDon't Miss: Rio Rancho to review plans to redevelop old country club golf course
  In 1992, Freddy Valenzuela took the vic
  
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• Warm weather and breezier days

  26-03-2025 19:39 via krqe.com
  
  Warm temperatures continue across New Mexico this afternoon. Potential rain and thunderstorms are on the way.
  The high pressure system that brough very warm temperatures over the past few days has broken down and left the state. While the high pressure may be gone the warm temperatures are not. Temperatures stay well above seasonably average this afternoon and through Friday. Then a weak cold front will move through northwestern New Mexico marginally dropping temperatures. However, while tempera
  
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• Trends show bird watching is gaining popularity with younger crowds

  26-03-2025 19:30 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Bird watching has been gaining popularity across the country, including here in New Mexico, but the people picking up the binoculars are getting younger."Historically, pre-covid, the majority of people who engaged in bird watching and wildlife watching were usually retirees, predominately white. That type of crowd. And we've really seen a shift. There's been twice as many people under the age of 30, and especially teens. There's a lot of teens getting into b
  
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• New Mexico United set to host fourth annual fundraiser gala

  26-03-2025 18:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico United is gearing up for its fourth annual gala, the Somos Unidos Foundation's largest annual fundraiser. "The Ball" will be held at Atlantic Aviation on Friday, September 26.This year's fundraiser is based on a "Casino Royale" theme, and guests can enjoy unpaid table games, like blackjack, roulette, and even New Mexico United-themed slot machines. The event will include games, prizes, player appearances, a live auction, and more, all centered aro
  
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• New Mexico man was drinking Gatorade and hand sanitizer before deadly stabbing, DOJ says

  26-03-2025 18:52 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A New Mexico man was sentenced to three years of probation for stabbing another individual during a drunken altercation, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.According to court documents, Leighton Spencer, 32, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, and two other individuals were at Spencer's home in Newcomb, drinking a mixture of Gatorade and hand sanitizer, followed by beers.Story continues below
  DWI Scandal: APD sergeant placed on leave in co
  
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• New Mexico ranked as worst state for taxpayer return on investment, study says

  26-03-2025 18:41 via krqe.com
  
  NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — A recently published study by WalletHub has ranked New Mexico as the worst state for a taxpayer's return on investment. This was determined by analyzing the quality of government services received by the residents paying local and state taxes. How to avoid identity theft during tax seasonMetrics used to rank the quality of government services include education, health, safety, economy, and infrastructure, as well as pollution. These metrics were further broken down
  
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• UNM hosting annual Health Professions Symposium

  26-03-2025 18:36 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The 9th Annual Health Professions Symposium is is coming to the UNM North Campus Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education on April 12 at 9 a.m.Story continues below
  DWI Scandal: APD sergeant placed on leave in connection to DWI Unit scandalLocal: Las Cruces community members mourn after deadly shooting at Young ParkNews Insiders: Albuquerque city councilors quash fire chief’s staffing plans
  The event gives high school and college students who
  
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• Ex-NFL player charged after 190 dogs seized from Oklahoma dog fighting venture

  26-03-2025 18:31 via krqe.com
  
  Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic content.TULSA, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — A former NFL player and Oklahoma native is facing federal charges after officials seized 190 dogs from an alleged animal fighting venture, according to court documents.LeShon Eugene Johnson is facing 20 counts of possession of a dog for use in an animal fighting venture and one count of sale, transport, and delivery of a dog for use in an animal fighting venture.An unsealed indictment in the Eastern Di
  
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• Kermit the Frog to give commencement address at University of Maryland

  26-03-2025 18:24 via krqe.com
  
  (The Hill) - Prominent political figures and lawmakers on the commencement speaker circuit are about to have some friendly, froggy competition — Kermit the Frog will deliver the address to the University of Maryland's graduates this summer.The school teased the iconic green character's participation in the May 21 commencement ceremony with a video Wednesday touting Kermit's accomplishments as an "environmental advocate, best-selling author, Peabody Award winner" and a "champion o
  
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• New Mexico legal professionals come together to offer free legal consultations

  26-03-2025 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Second Judicial District Court Pro Bono Committee and the New Mexico Legal Aid Volunteer Attorney program are teaming up to put on a free legal fair for the community on Friday, March 28, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Dennis Chavez Community Center.Story continues below
  DWI Scandal: APD sergeant placed on leave in connection to DWI Unit scandalLocal: Las Cruces community members mourn after deadly shooting at Young ParkNews Insiders: Albuquerque city
  
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• Hawaii doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during hike

  26-03-2025 17:51 via krqe.com
  
  HONOLULU (KHON) — A Hawaii anesthesiologist has been accused of attempting to kill his wife by pushing her off the trail they were hiking on and allegedly hitting her in the head with a rock multiple times.
  Gerhardt Konig, 46, was still in police custody as of Tuesday night, with attempted murder charges pending against him, according to police.
  Sources told Nexstar's KHON that Konig, from Maui, was staying in a hotel in Waikiki on vacation with his wife. The couple was hiking the Pali Puk
  
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• Canada changes rules for residents traveling to United States

  26-03-2025 17:49 via krqe.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Canada has updated its rules for citizens traveling to the United States amid concerns surrounding some of President Donald Trump’s policies. Starting April 11, Canadians who will be in the United States for more than 30 days will have to register with United States authorities. If they don’t, it could result in “penalties, fines and misdemeanors,” according to the advisory. This rule was previously unenforced, the Vancouver Sun reports.&nbs
  
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