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Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...
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Top APS students 5.0 GPA is best ever
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A Manzano high school grad isn't just valedictorian of her class. She's the valedictorian of all of Albuquerque Public Schools. Katherine Cordwell has the highest grade-point average in APS history: a 5.0. Cordwell earned straight A's, took advanced-placement courses and more than 36 high school credits when she only needed 25 to graduate. Katherine will walk ...
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DA clears officers in two APD shootings
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The District Attorney's Office has cleared two Albuquerque cops in two different police shootings. In September 2010 police say Chandler Barr came at Officer Leah Kelly with a butter knife in his hand at Second Street and Central Avenue downtown. Kelly shot him twice in the stomach. On Friday the DA's office said she won't face charges. Barr is suing the city ...
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Uranium developer to close NM offices
Environmentalists, including members of the Navajo Nation, have been battling URI for the past 17 years as the company tries to develop uranium claims near the communities of Church Rock and ...
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Armed robbers hit marijuana dispensary
SANTA FE (KRQE) - Santa Fe sheriff's deputies are looking for three thieves who pulled a medical marijuana holdup Friday morning. Three men armed with guns burst into New Mexico Top Organics, a licensed distributor, and tied up the employees. They stole marijuana and an employee's car, a 2003 silver Honda CRV license plate ...
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Former mayor of Aztec dies in plane crash
A plane crash this morning has killed the former mayor of Aztec. NM DPS say a single engine plane crashed on take-off this morning around 11 a.m. at the Aztec Airport. The pilot, former Aztec mayor, Michael Arnold, 62 was the only occupant of the aircraft. He was pronounced dead at the scene. NTSB has been notified and is en route for an official investigation. Arnold was the ...
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Plane crash kills former Aztec mayor
SANTA FE (KRQE) - A plane crash at the Aztec Municipal Airport Saturday morning killed Michael "Mike" Arnold, the former mayor of the city and current manager of the airport. New Mexico State Police report Arnold, 62, was alone in the single-engine aircraft when it crashed on takeoff about 11 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene, a State Police spokesperson said. Arnold was mayor of ...
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Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd
The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...
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2 found stabbed in northwest Albuquerque
Albuquerque police are investigating a number of drug-facilitated sexual assaults, many of which happened in the downtown entertainment district ...
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N.M. reports hopeful job numbers
SANTA FE (KRQE) - More people are getting back to work as job reports show gains in 39 states. Here at home the latest word from the Department of Workforce Solutions lists New Mexico's unemployment rate as among those that dropped last month. It was 6.7 percent in April, down from 6.9 percent in March. New Mexico has gained about 7,900 jobs during the past 12 months. That's a growth ...
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Crash investigation may restrict train service for days
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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NM official Tax package saved jobs
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- The head of the New Mexico Economic Development Department says a massive tax package passed by lawmakers in the final days of the legislative session is having a positive effect on ...
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Ousted school exec gets big county job
MORA, N.M. (KRQE) - The state auditor says Roger Gonzales misspent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars meant for the classroom at Mora schools, an allegation that led the state to strip him of his school business license and the district to let him go. It didn't stop Mora County commissioners from hiring Gonzales as interim county manager at three times the pay rate of the previous ...
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PowerBall players flooding ticket lines
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The record setting PowerBall jackpot up for grabs this weekend is at $600 million and counting with New Mexicans doing their part to fatten up that jackpot. "It has been hectic," said Firas Albanna, owner of the L&M Station at Albuquerque, one of the thousands of lottery retail outlets in New Mexico. "People coming in and out, buying lottery tickets. And ...
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Navajo Prep breaks ground on new offices
The administration offices were included in the master plan but were put off for several years in favor of building dormitories and other student ...
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Bar patrons say someone drugged them
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police report a surge in people saying they may have been drugged at bars and then sexually assaulted. The reports vary. Some victims say they had one drink and can't remember anything after that or wake up somewhere and can't remember how they got there. Police think some of the victims may have been slipped date-rape drugs. While the reports link to ...
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Feds probing Connecticut train crash
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Surge in roofied drinks at downtown clubs
Albuquerque police are investigating a number of drug-facilitated sexual assaults, many of which happened in the Downtown Entertainment District ...
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DA clears Albuquerque officers in 2 shooting cases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Two Albuquerque police officers who were involved in non-fatal shootings have been cleared by the Bernalillo County district attorney's ...
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Medical students rush to shot jogger
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Three University of New Mexico medical students rendered aid to a jogger who had been shot in the stomach near North Campus Friday morning. "I heard multiple gunshots and then a man screaming, 'Oh my God, Oh my God' over and over," said Brittany Garcia. Garcia, her roommate and her roommate's boyfriend, Chris Plaman are all medical students at UNM. ...
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Couple finds stolen jewelry to no avail
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque couple who were burglarized last week said they later found some of the stolen jewelry for sale on the Internet site Craigslist. However, police told KRQE News 13 they can't do anything about it because the couple had no pictures of the jewelry and couldn't prove it was theirs. "We've heard the warning over the years," said Harold, who ...
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Chino Fire 70 percent contained
TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) - Firefighters working to suppress the Chino Fire burning near the Colorado border report flames have charred about 19 acres since lightning sparked the blaze late Thursday. As of Friday evening the fire was 70 percent contained but still burning through grass and ground cover in ponderosa pine forest, a spokesperson for the Carson National Forest. The fire is near Chino Peak ...
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Rabies confirmed in bat found in Albuquerque
The warning comes after a bat found in northeast Albuquerque tested positive for rabies. A number of children were reportedly near the bat and took photographs of it on the evening of May 11, but it's not clear if any of them touched or handled ...
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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent
Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...
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Hatch Valley High School graduation
Hatch Valley High School graduate Alex Salazar, 18, screams with joy as the commencement ceremony begins at the school's football stadium. More than 80 students graduated Friday ...
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New Mexico's ancient feud between Billy the Kid and Pat Garret continues
Billy the Kid is one of the most notorious gangsters of all time and a legend for those who lament the abuse of authority and corruption that was prevalent in the frontier lands of American during the time, while others dismiss him as nothing more than a glorified gangster. Governor Richardson’s consideration of a pardon then, is highly contentious.
With Governor Richardson giving serious consideration to pardoning Billy the Kid, arguably the most notorious of all outlaws, we thought it would be helpful to provide some context to the story of Billy the Kid, who even now continues to capture New Mexico news headlines. Read more
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