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ABQ Civic Tech Day seeks innovation through open data
The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The University of New Mexico will be the local host for a National Day of Civic Hacking event on Saturday, June 1. The event, ABQ Civic Tech Day, is designed for programmers to work together to develop local apps, or ideas for their own projects, during hackathon sessions. Two of ...
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UNM revokes fraternitys charter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon's violations came from an April 1 "alleged non-registered party" that included the use of alcohol, the consumption of alcohol by minors and "alleged sexual assault," according to a UNM news release. Most of the violations were based on "potential harm" to people or property, outlined in sections 2.1, 2.11 and 2.15 of the university's ...
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Cops look for suspect in shooting
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police are asking the public for help in finding those responsible for shooting a top executive from UNM Cancer Center. Justin Shroer was shot as he was jogging in the Summit Park neighborhood last week. Shroer recovered and is OK but police are looking for leads in the case. At this time it is unknown of the executive was the shooters target or if he was ...
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Midday Webcast May 24 2013
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Elizabeth Alvarez with your afternoon headlines and John Smith with the ...
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Cops feds hunt latest bank robber
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police and FBI agents are looking for a bank robber. They say a man wearing a bandana and baseball cap held up the Bank of the West on Carlisle Boulevard NE near Constitution Avenue on Thursday. The hat the guy was wearing was black with a light-colored bill. He had a red bandana around his neck and a black jersey with the word ...
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ABQ Haze Smoke Humidity Pollution
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Hazy skies over Albuquerque have caused some conflicting messages from city and forestry officials. Albuquerque city officials are blaming the haze on wildfire smoke, but forest officials say its humidity. The KRQE News 13 Weather Team along with the National Weather Service say its more likely a combination of both but are leaning towards humidity. According to the NWS ...
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Church stabbings suspect enters plea
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The man accused of stabbing three people at an Albuquerque church appeared in court Friday to enter a plea to multiple charges. Lawrence Capener pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and four counts of aggravated battery with bodily harm. Police arrested Capener after they say he stabbed the choir director several times at St. Jude Thaddeus Roman Catholic ...
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Holiday weekend brings out travelers
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Get ready as summer travel season kicks off in a big way this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. More than 2.5 million people in the mountain region, which is where New Mexico falls in, are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend. AAA predicts folks will travel 50 miles or more from home. While auto travel overall across the country is up slightly, air travel is ...
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Arias jury foreman Decision gut-wrenching
A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and ...
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Donations piling up for homeless Okla. pets
With a significant number of pets now homeless because of the Oklahoma tornado, New Mexicans have begun donating items to local animal hospitals and ...
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Netting put up at Anasazi construction site
The downtown Anasazi construction site now features orange netting after residents raised concerns about items falling from the scaffolding and onto the ...
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500 trees to be planted in Las Cruces parks this summer
LAS CRUCES - The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department will partner with Groundwork Doña Ana, a local non-profit, to plant trees from the parks nursery into local parks and public grounds this summer. GWDA received a Youth Conservation Corps grant that will fund the "Green Team" youth crews. The Green Team will perform labor for excavating the planting pits, ...
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Top of the List tribal casinos meeting and convention facilities
Looking to fit everybody you know into one room? Expo New Mexico can accommodate 9,600 people in its largest meeting space. If thats not enough, the total capacity is 50,000, making it No. 1 on The List of top meeting and convention facilities. Check out the statewide results this week in the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. The print edition of The List includes total square ...
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Unknown haze hanging over the state
If you’ve looked outside today, you probably noticed the haze. The cause of it remains a mystery. Dan Ware from the state’s forestry service tells KOB Eyewitness News 4 the haze is from a combination of humidity and dust particles. Ware said he spoke to the National Weather Service and was told the humidity levels in the area jumped 50 percent overnight. The haze was expected to ...
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In this weeks issue Jumping into action
Its impossible not to smile when you see Photo Editor Randy Siners cover image for the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. Its impossible not to smile when you see Photo Editor Randy Siners cover image for the May 24 print edition of Albuquerque Business First. The photo is of NDI New Mexico, our Education category winner in the Nonprofit of the Year awards. In the image, seven ...
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Downtown Las Cruces apartment complex to break ground in June
LAS CRUCES - The partners for a downtown apartment complex, The Lofts at Alameda, plan to have ground-breaking ceremony on June 14, John Hummer, one of the partners, reports. The $2.8 million dollar development will be located next to the Las Cruces Sun-News, near the corner of Court Avenue and Alameda Boulevard. The Lofts at Alameda will have 38 apartments, and possibly a coffee shop or some ...
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News Headlines NM Style 52413
ALBUQUERQUE(KASA) - KRQE News 13 Anchor Elizabeth Alvarez has the morning news ...
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Father arrested for leaving kids alone
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque man is accused of leaving his two young children at home alone for two hours. A UPS driver called police after spotting a 3-year-old boy wandering around a neighborhood near Pennsylvania and Indian School around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Police were able to figure out where the boy lived and went to the home and found the doors wide open. Inside the home was a ...
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2 held after Pakistan-UK flight diverted
Police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom was diverted to Stansted Airport, outside of ...
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Transgender teen fuels social media debate
With reactions pouring in from all over the state, KOAT's Facebook page was flooded with comments following a story about a transgender teen boycotting his own ...
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APD beefs up Bosque patrol
"One careless act can change the landscape for decades to come," said Medina. "The Bosque is a beautiful part of the city and we want to be able to patrol it the best way we ...
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What’s with the haze over Albuquerque
Albuquerque residents woke up to hazy skies Friday morning, but First Alert meteorologist Eric Green said it's nothing to worry about and shouldn't last ...
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Ammunition ordinance up for vote in Santa Fe
Santa Fe City Councilor Patti Bushee says the mass shootings in Tuscon, Aurora, Sandy Hook and at Virginia Tech all have one thing in common: the killers used high-capacity ...
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Drones could make fighting wildfires safer
Though air attack is a necessary risk. New Mexico State Forestry spokesman Dan Ware said pilots fly close to wildfires in order to direct crews on the ground. "Air attack flies above the fire, observing the fire behavior and direction of the fire," Ware said. This season, if the wildfires get big enough, unmanned aircraft, or drones, could be ones mapping the path of the flames. ...
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Fewer people dialing DWI to report drunken drivers
State police attribute the drop to there being fewer drunken drivers on the roads, but some Target 7 spoke to say it could be because the program isn't well publicized, and people prefer calling ...
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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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