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Thousands of tea party activists rip IRS at rally
Thousands of tea party activists gathered Wednesday outside the Capitol in loud protest of the Internal Revenue Service, seeking to keep the beleaguered agency's scandal afloat nearly six weeks after the news first ...
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New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the ...
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Matthew Depew Columbine survivor dies working on power lines in New Mexico
Matthew Depew, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shootings who was working for Xcel Energy in Carlsbad, N.M., died Saturday while working on power lines, according to local authorities.Depew, 30, was reportedly working to restore a power outage on State Road 360 when he was electrocuted at about 6:40 a.m., and all attempts to save his life were unsuccessful, according to a press ...
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NM meadow-jumping mouse could become endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the New Mexico meadow-jumping mouse as an endangered species under the Endangered Species ...
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Ground beef recalled over E. Coli fears
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - More than 23,000 pounds of ground beef is being recalled for E. Coli contamination. Officials fear beef coming from National Beef Packing Company, based in Liberal, Kansas may be contaminated with the bacteria. E. Coli was found during routine monitoring. The following products are subject to recall: 10 lb. packages of National Beef 80/20 Coarse Ground Chuck, package code ...
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No tapering Federal Reserve to continue stimulus
The Federal Reserve gave no indication Wednesday that it plans to scale back its purchases of bonds and other assets, as it continues its efforts to boost the U.S. ...
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Santa Fe City Council eyes gun restriction
THAT'S THE DEBATE IN SANTA FE WHEN IT COMES TO A BAN ON HIGH-CAPACITY GUN MAGAZINES. A CITY COUNCILOR SAYS IT'S A STEP TOWARD GUN SAFETY; BUT MERCHANTS DISAGREE. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LAURA THOREN HAS THE STORY - NEW AT 10. MAGAZINE PUSHED INTO GUN IT'S A FAMILIAR SOUND. GUN SOUND THAT SOME ASSOCIATE WITH SELF DEFENSE OTHERS WITH EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE. 2:56 what they allow is a ...
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Residents blame cancers on uranium site
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Residents near Milan say there's been a cluster of cancer cases, and they're blaming an abandoned uranium mill. The Albuquerque Journal reports residents in the community west of Grants say action is needed immediately. They're demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency either move the waste from the abandon mill or relocate the owners of about 75 ...
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Levi Chavez trial returns to testimony
BERNALILLO, N.M. (KRQE) - After a two-day delay testimony resumed Wednesday in the trial of a former Albuquerque police officer accused of killing his wife. The case hinges on the prosecution's belief that former cop Levi Chavez killed his wife Tera in a staged suicide in 2007 because she was threatening to turn him in for insurance fraud. On Tuesday the judge pulled the case from the brink ...
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Slain wifes father takes stand in Levi Chavez trial
BERNALILLO, N.M. -- Testimony in the murder trial against ex-Albuquerque police officer Levi Chavez continued Wednesday with his wife's father taking the stand. The jury returned after ...
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APD seeks water donations for Magdalena
THE WATER SHORTAGE IN THE VILLAGE OF MAGDALENA IS SO SEVERE.ALBUQUERQUE POLICE IS STEPPING UP TO HELP. AND THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO PITCH IN, TOO. ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER MELISSA COLORADO JOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. SHELLY, A-P-D IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO STOP BY THE PRISONER TRANSPORT CENTER AND DROP OFF BOTTLES OF WATER. THIS HAS BECOME THE ONLY SOURCE OF COOKING AND DRINKING ...
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Physicians group labels obesity a disease
The American Medical Association adopts a new policy on obesity The change diagnoses nearly one-third of Americas with a medical condition AMA decision could increase funding for future research, doctor ...
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Foiled burglar threatens security guard with knife
OF ANY CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. CAUGHT ON CAMERA -- TWO THEIVES THREATEN A SECURITY GUARD WITH A KNIFE. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE WALMART IN SANTA FE, SHOWS A MAN IN A BLACK T-SHIRT AND HIS GIRLFRIENDWALKING OUT OF THE STORE WITH ABOUT 500 DOLLARS WORTH OF ITEMS. SECURITY OFFICERS RAN AFTER THEM, CATCHING THE WOMAN. BUT THE MAN PULLED OUT A SEVEN-INCH KNIFE, AND THREATENED TO STAB THE ...
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Silver Fire may grow another 9 square miles
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Silver Fire grows to over 30000 acres
It's the largest wildfire burning in the state and fire officials expect it to grow 2,000 to 3,000 more acres Wednesday due to increased winds. Wind gusts are expected to be 35 miles per hour during the ...
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Neighbors Couple killed in Colorado wildfire waited for order to leave
DENVER -- Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from ...
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Feds again leave empty-handed in Hoffa hunt
The search in a field near Detroit for ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ended Wednesday, and as with so many past attempts to find him, authorities walked away empty-handed, the FBI ...
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Grandmother burglared by grandson asks for help
BURGLARIZED BY HER OWN GRANDSON IS LOSING PATIENCE. SHE SAYS HER GRANDSON ROBBED HER BECAUSE HE'S ADDICTED TO DRUGS; AND THE STATE ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP HIM OR OTHER ADDICTS. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER LAURA THOREN HAS THE STORY. THIS ALBUQUERQUE GRANDMOTHER LOVES HER GRANDSON MORE THAN ANYTHING. losing him is just scaring me - because I don't want to lose him SHE SAYS ...
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Body found in Lake Michigan may be missing ABQ student
Findaustinhudson.com CHICAGO -- The search for a University of Chicago student from Albuquerque took a tragic turn Wednesday after a body was pulled from Lake Michigan. The body was spotted by fishermen and reported to Chicago police around 6:30 a.m., according ...
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Santa Fe shoplifters caught on camera
SANTA FE – Santa Fe police are searching for a man accused of threatening a loss prevention officer with a knife while attempting to shoplift from Walmart. The incident happened just after 6 p.m. at the location on Herrera Drive. Surveillance video shows an unidentified man and woman bolting out of the store with a cart full of stolen items. Security guards tried to chase them ...
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Softball volunteer with criminal past defends himself
A LITTLE LEAGUE VOLUNTEER WITH A SERIOUS CRIMINAL PAST DEFENDS HIMSELF. SEVERAL PARENTS DEMANDED DAMIAN GALLEGOS TO STEP DOWN FROM THE TEAM. TONIGHT -- HE SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY TO ACTION SEVEN NEWS REPORTER MELISSA COLORADO. nats of girls throwing and catching softballs IT'S PRACTICE TIME FOR THE VIKINGS SOFTBALL TEAM. nat of 10 year old hitting ball DAMIAN GALLEGOS IS A VOLUNTEER COACH FOR ...
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NM agencies team up to give water to wildlife during drought
ALBUQUERQUE -- Two state agencies and a nonprofit organization are teaming up to help provide water to New Mexico's wildlife populations during the drought. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) has made a one-time provision of $40,000 to New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) to help the state's ranchers defray the extra cost of hauling or pumping water during the ...
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Our values won Obama says in Berlin
U.S. President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate that a senior administration official said would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear ...
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Fatal stabbing suspect on the loose
As of Wednesday morning, Albuquerque police are still searching for 33-year-old murder suspect Richard Villanueva-Cordova. Police believe ...
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Body found identified as ABQ Academy grad
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - WBBM in Chicago reports that authorities have confirmed the body found in Lake Michigan early Wednesday belongs to a missing college student from New Mexico. A fisherman spotted the body in the lake and called police. WBBM says that searchers pulled the body from Lake Michigan about 5:45 Wednesday morning. Volunteers, friends and family were out in full force searching ...
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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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