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Powerball drawing follows late ticket-buying rush
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki). Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, ...
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APD warns partygoers to watch their drinks following assault reports
Posted at: 05/17/2013 10:24 PM | Updated at: 05/18/2013 7:18 AM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com Detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department Sex Crimes Unit said they have seen a spike in the past months of sexual assaults downtown where the victims have no recollection of where they've been or what has happened. Detective Nelson Sanchez said police are looking into whether the ...
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Group of pit bulls kill familys pets in Santa Fe
Two pit bulls are being held at Santa Fe Animal Control, another dog is on the loose. There were two separate deadly farm animal attacks in their neighborhood. Manolo and Jessica Victor surprised their son with a Welsh pony on his fourth birthday. The family then bought a goat to keep him company. The two were kept in one pen. But all that's left today is a trail of blood. ...
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Numbers drawn for record PowerBall jackpot
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The numbers drawn Saturday for the $600 million PowerBall jackpot could make someone or several someones fabulously wealthy or fuel the continued frenzy of ticket buying and media coverage. The numbers drawn at 9 p.m. New Mexico time are: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with the PowerBall 11. News on the number of winning tickets for the top and lesser prizes and where they were sold ...
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Nearly 1300 Las Cruces seniors graduate in Saturday ceremonies
LAS CRUCES - Nearly 1,300 graduates from Las Cruces' three largest high schools walked the stage Saturday, saying good-bye to their high school days and setting their sights on what's to come. The ceremonies ran relatively smoothly, though one kind was a delayed start to Oate High School's midday ceremony because of a minor crash that tied up traffic on Interstate 25 near the Pan ...
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Former Aztec mayor Arnold killed in plane crash
A Hofstra University student who died during a confrontation between a home invasion suspect and authorities was killed by police gunfire, a Nassau County, New York, police spokeswoman said Saturday. Police fired eight shots at the intruder, who ...
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Man arrested for DWI after crashing into own fence
A man is behind bars after police said he ran straight into his own fence outside of his home. Martin Gutierrez faced a judge Saturday on an aggravated DWI charge. Court documents state Gutierrez was found in the front seat of his truck when he crashed. Police said this is his fourth DWI charge. Gutierrez is being held on a $25,000 cash-only ...
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Schizophrenic man arrested for animal cruelty
Police have charged a schizophrenic man with animal cruelty after they said he attacked the family dog. According to a criminal complaint, John Sotomayor told officers the dog, "was going to turn into a pig and attack him." Police said he also wanted to harm his stepmother because she was evil like the ...
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Father arrested for breaking sons arm and refusing to seek help
A young boy reportedly suffered with a broken arm for two days before being taken to the hospital. Deputies said Allen Wilson got mad at his son and grabbed him by the arm lifting him off the ground on Tuesday. The boy complained his arm hurt but Wilson told him he was fine. It was not until a school nurse saw his arm that the boy was taken to urgent care. It was discovered that they ...
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Man arrested for charging at officer with stolen truck
Albuquerque Police arrested a man who charged at an officer with a stolen truck. George Lajeunesse faced a judge Saturday. Court documents state Lajeunesse drove recklessly through a neighborhood while children were playing in the street. Police said he may have been drunk when they arrested him. Lajeunesse has been charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer and child ...
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Powerball mania Jackpot hits $600 million
That's all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Mo., convenience store for a chance at Saturday's record $600 million multistate Powerball ...
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Dad charged over boys broken arm
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque father is facing serious charges after a school nurse discovered his son had a broken arm. Allen Wilson faced a judge Saturday in his first court appearance on a child abuse charge. According to a criminal complaint Wilson grabbed his 7-year-old son by his left arm, yanking him off the ground and dropping him onto a couch after the boy had run outside. This ...
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Story rejected in alleged DWI crash
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A man tried to pin the blame on a neighbor to get out of DWI charges, but police say he couldn't talk his way out of the mess he left behind. Police say Martin Gutierrez was drunk when he drove into his neighbor's fence Thursday night. According to a criminal complaint the neighbor heard the loud crash and came outside to find Gutierrez behind the wheel and of ...
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Poker dispute ends in stabbing APD
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police say an argument over a poker game led to a man being stabbed. Cops say Lewis Maxwell, 35, and his cousin, Stephen Steward, 42, got into an argument over Maxwell's 14-year-old son winning a poker game during a house party on Taurus NW near Shooting Star. Steward demanded that Maxwell and his wife give him a ride home. As they were driving police say ...
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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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Carruthers begins preparations to become next NMSU president
LAS CRUCES - Garrey Carruthers' schedule is packed these days.There's meeting with New Mexico State University deans and Faculty Senate leaders, plus talking with university lawyers and student groups - and don't forget regularly gleaning insight from Interim President Manuel Pacheco, usually in 1.5-hour increments."Even though I'm here and I've been here for 10 ...
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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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Last-minute fortune seekers buy Powerball tickets
After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in ...
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Albuquerque leading the way in sustainable development
The Global Warming debate over whether humans or natural processes are to blame for rising temperatures, is far from settled. But for many environmentalists and conservation groups there is a concern that the debate may detract from the fact that something must still be done about the unsustainable way in which humans currently live.
Albuquerque is leading many cities in the United States, and even the world, in efforts to develop a sustainable development program by which future generations will not have to suffer for the industry and economic growth of the present. Read more
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