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Albuquerque police oversight system reformed eyed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico's largest city under a federal investigation over police excessive force cases will hold town hall meetings on overhauling its police oversight ...
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WHOA Wild horses at risk for slaughter
PLACITAS, N.M. (KRQE) - Horse advocates fear New Mexico's wild horses could end up in New Mexico's new horse slaughterhouse. The Valley Meat Company near ...
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City wants messy bus stop fixed
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Sitting on Bridge Boulevard just west of the river could be the worst bus stop in the metro area. There's no bench, no shade but that's far from the biggest problem. A metal pipe juts out over the sidewalk, sticking out from a scattered pile of building parts from the neighboring apartment complex. Take a wrong step near the sign and you risk sliding down a small ...
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Former governor says recovery wont be quick
Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers told New Mexico legislators that he doesnt see the state returning to its pre-recession employment levels before 2019. Former Gov. Garrey Carruthers told New Mexico legislators that he doesnt see the state returning to its pre-recession employment levels before 2019. Carruthers, who was recently selected as president of New Mexico State University, discussed the ...
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Other states join New Mexico in granting drivers licenses to...
SANTA FE - Gone are the days when New Mexico and Washington were the only states to issue driver's licenses to immigrants in the country illegally.Last week, the governors of Oregon and Maryland signed bills that will allow state residents without proof of immigration status to obtain driver's licenses. Illinois authorized a driver's license law for illegal immigrants earlier this ...
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Okla. Medical examiner expecting more bodies
The vicious tornado that tore across central Oklahoma on Monday has killed at least 51 people -- with about 40 more bodies expected to arrive at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner's office, Amy Elliott of the coroner's office said. The official death toll will gradually rise as the bodies are ...
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Big jump in HIV among Navajo in New Mexico
A Navajo reservation near Gallup, N.M., had a 20 percent increase in HIV diagnoses in 2012 from 2011, a doctor says. Dr. Jonathan Iralu, an infectious disease specialist who runs an HIV clinic in Gallup, said he compiled the report for the federal Indian Health Service because he used to treat a small number of Navajo men with human immunodeficiency virus each year. However, the 47 new cases ...
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Crews could head to Okla. as early as Tuesday
Posted at: 05/20/2013 11:39 PM | Updated at: 05/20/2013 11:41 PM By: Maria Guerrero, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Dozens of American Red Cross volunteers across New Mexico will find out as early as Tuesday morning if they will be heading to Oklahoma to help in the recovery efforts. Meanwhile, people with loved ones in the tornado-ravaged state are desperate to know if their loved ones are ...
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Traffic ticket insurance scam or safeguard
Posted at: 05/20/2013 11:26 PM | Updated at: 05/20/2013 11:31 PM By: Jill Galus, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Health insurance, life insurance, and car insurance are among types of protection most people would not go without. But what about traffic ticket protection, with a promise that you will never have to pay out-of-pocket for a traffic fine again. For the past few weeks, KOB Eyewitness ...
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Martinez popular across party lines
Posted at: 05/20/2013 10:56 PM By: Gadi Schwartz, KOB Eyewitness News 4 Governor Martinez has some surprising support outside of her party. KOB Eyewitness News conducted a survey in collaboration with Survey USA and found 66 percent of New Mexicans are happy with the job she is doing. She fairs well with both men, 62 percent approval, and women, 70 percent approval. But not everyone ...
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NMSU study on red light cameras shows mixed results
University of New Mexico study on red-light enforcement cameras in Albuquerque. LAS CRUCES - Four years after traffic enforcement cameras were installed at some of the busiest intersection in town, debate still rages as to whether they have improved safety or merely acted as a revenue generator for the city, as some alleged from the start.And, a $30,000 study being conducted by New Mexico State ...
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Garlic Vitamin B Las Cruces readers share their strategies for dodging mosquitoes
LAS CRUCES - Health officials offer their common-sense advice to avoid mosquito bites. Remove standing water around your house. Wear DEET-based repellent. Stay inside in the morning or evening. After all, West Nile virus is nothing to ignore, already infecting five people in Doña Ana County, and a 12 others statewide. It's much worse in Texas. Sun-News readers have their own, ...
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State supressed $11 million fraud case
SANTA FE (KRQE) - A New Mexico cabinet secretary lied twice about why a fraud investigation into a luxury homebuilder was dropped in 2011, then admitted he hadnt reviewed all the evidence before re-opening the investigation earlier this month. And New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Superintendent J. Dee Dennis, Jr., said he only re-opened the investigation after News 13s Larry Barker began ...
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N.M. child ADHD rates lower than natl average
Posted at: 05/20/2013 8:48 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4 A new study by the CDC found that Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder rates among children three to 17 are higher than recent ...
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Help from New Mexicans already on the way to Okla.
New Mexicans have already sprung into action and are providing aid to victims of the Oklahoma hurricane. The Red Cross may deploy volunteers to the area as early as tomorrow morning. For those looking for family members Regional CEO, Rahim Balsara said there is help on the web. "There is a website that is called Safe and Well," he Balsara said. "That when people who are ...
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Albuquerque voters still confident in APD
Two thirds of Albuquerque voters report they have some degree of confidence in the Albuquerque Police Department. Below are the results of a survey conducted by Survey USA, a research ...
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Woman who killed cyclist in court again
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Police say an Albuquerque woman who hit and killed a bicyclist three years ago is still making bad decisions behind the wheel. Miranda Pacheco, 28, was in court Monday accused of driving recklessly and driving drunk. The family of the man Pacheco killed ...
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Event to honor Dan Sosa Jr. a Las Cruces native and longtime state Supreme Court justice
Dan Sosa Jr., retired New Mexico Supreme Court chief justice, will be recognized in a May 31 event in Albuquerque. Proceeds from the event will help fund a biography of his life as a trailblazing Hispanic leader in the ...
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Albuquerques suburbs are among the poorest in the country
The suburbs were once considered a more desirable place to live, but numbers released today show it's now a popular place for poverty. And Albuquerque's suburbs are among the poorest in the ...
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A church is left in dark after theft
Police said Sheppard of the Hills Lutheran Church is the second church to be targeted by thieves in less than a month. This church's reverend said it's a shame they were ripped ...
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Bargain thrift store catches on fire overnight
"It's very smoky but there doesn't appear to be any fire damage to any of the merchandise or and of the donations in the back, which is really miraculous, even the books," said Jill ...
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Police search for answers in jogger shooting
Was it random or was an Albuquerque jogger targeted when he was shot? KOB Eyewitness News 4 learned Justin Schroer only moved to Albuquerque a week ago to work at the UNM Cancer Center. Police said he was shot Friday near UNM. Police told KOB they will be interviewing Schroer tomorrow at UNM Hospital where he’s still recovering. Their main concern is whether or not someone ...
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Arson fails to hide Las Vegas murder
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) - Firefighters quelling a blaze in Las Vegas Friday found the remains of a murder victim inside a charred apartment. Investigators are calling the fire a failed attempt to cover up the killing of Angel Arroyo, 32. Now Jos Montoya, 31, and Gary Esquibel, 30, are in custody after law officers tracked them to metro Albuquerque. "This is so unexpected," said neighbor ...
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State medical examiners office 37 killed in Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to rise
May 20 Oklahoman staff tornadoes/storms gallery View photos of the May 20, 2013, tornado and severe weather damage 41 ...
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Evening Webcast May 20 2013
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Dick Knipfing and Mark Ronchetti with your evening headlines and ...
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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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