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Evening Webcast May 17 2013
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Dick Knipfing and Mark Ronchetti with your evening headlines and ...
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More New Mexicans planning in-state vacations
Posted at: 05/17/2013 6:34 PM | Updated at: 05/17/2013 6:35 PM By: Stuart Dyson, KOB Eyewitness News 4 More of us here in New Mexico are planning in-state vacations this year. A new poll shows an 11 percent spike in the number of New Mexicans planning to hit the road for vacations this year as compared to last year, and that’s a pretty big increase. 55 percent say they’ll ...
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Kidnapping suspect faces judge
David Hernandez, 31, is accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old girl and leading her mother on a high-speed chase through Albuquerque on Wednesday before turning himself in to police on ...
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Reports At least 20 injured in Conn. train collision
At least 20 people were injured Friday when two trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in Connecticut, according to CBS News, Fox News and ...
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Questa mine worker died on-site Friday
Posted at: 05/17/2013 6:13 PM By: Shaun Griswold, KOB.com A Questa mine worker died at his work site early Friday morning. The worker was found pinned in between two rail cars around 1:30 a.m. at the Chevron mine near Questa, NM. Chevron officials said this is the first death at the Northern New Mexico mine in over 30 ...
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BCSO deputy OK after late night accident
Posted at: 05/17/2013 6:02 PM | Updated at: 05/17/2013 6:38 PM By: Briana Morfin KOB.com A Bernalillo County Sheriff's deputy is recovering after being involved in a crash last night. The accident happened around 11 p.m. Thursday night at Academy and Layton. BCSO Sgt. Aaron Williamson said a woman turned in front of the deputy while he was going through an intersection. Both ...
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Manzano High graduate earns highest GPA in APS history
Manzano High School's valedictorian Katherine Cordwell earned a 5.0 grade point average, the highest GPA in Albuquerque Public School history. Cordwell will graduate with 36 high school credits and 19 college credits, tomorrow from Manzano High. She only needed 25 credits to graduate, but she earned 19 dual-enrollment credits from the University of New Mexico. She took 20 honors and ...
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Kids release school-raised trout
PECOS, N.M. (KRQE) - Some New Mexico kids are getting a hands-on approach to wildlife conservation. Seventh graders from El Dorado Community School in Eldorado have been taking part in the Trout in the Classrooms program run by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The kids released tiny rainbow trout into the Pecos River this week at the Bert Clancy Campround about 13 miles upstream from ...
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APD warns partygoers to watch their drinks following assualt reports
Albuquerque police have recently received reports of possible drug induced sexual assaults and it wants to warn people to stay vigilant when out on the town. Many of those reports have come from the downtown bar scene, APD spokesperson Tasia Martinez said. Martinez reminded the public to be aware of their surroundings, watch their drinks and never accept drinks from strangers. Police ...
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Man in court today accused of kidnapping 4-year-old girl
More details emerged about the man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old Albuquerque girl as he appeared before a judge today. David Hernandez received a $100,000 cash only bond. He is accused of abducting the girl from her North Valley apartment complex. The girl’s mother Melissa Torrez said her daughter was playing with several other children outside the apartment complex on ...
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Teens killer sees sentence being cut
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque man who killed a Valley High School student six years ago is suddenly looking at a much shorter prison sentence. Then-19-year-old Benjamin Montoya opened fire on an SUV carrying a group of teens in July 2007 near 11th Street NW and Griegos Road. Diego Delgado was killed. Montoya was later convicted of felony murder, which carries a life sentence, and voluntary ...
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Wind turbine adds interest to downtown Las Cruces landscape
LAS CRUCES - To the casual observer it was initially believed the structure erected outside of the city's Museum of Nature and Science was some kind of exhibit or sculpture.What it has turned out to be is a large wind turbine that is designed to help offset energy costs at the museum, 411 N. Main St."It's big," said Will Ticknor, administrator of the city's museum ...
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2013 Summer Arts Preview Santa Fe Opera goes Oscar Wilde Central City heads east and more Colorado opera
Planning a trip this summer? Choose your dates carefully - there are more than a few reasons to stick close to home instead. Denver reaches for new heights this season with a brilliant bill of theater, opera, dance, classical music and art. Here is Denver Post arts and entertainment critic Ray Rinaldi's summer opera ...
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Run for the Wall honors POWs KIAs
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Hundreds of bikers rumbled through the Duke City Friday as part of a cross-country Run for the Wall ride. While here they made several stops including at the New Mexico Veteran's Memorial. They started in California Wednesday and plan to be in Washington, DC, by next Saturday in advance of Memorial Day. The ride is meant to honor prisoners of war and those killed in ...
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N.M. civilian dies in Afghan blast
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Family members have confirmed a New Mexican working as a military contractor was among 15 people killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Thursday. Robert d. Halsell was raised in hatch and still has family in the state. He served in the U.S. Army for 26 years and began working for a private contractor after he retired. The blast in Kabul happened when the bomber rammed ...
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NRA pushes for recall of Colorado legislator
And now for the first time in almost two decades, the National Rifle Association is attempting to coordinate the recall of a top state legislator over his role in the passage of new gun restrictions in his state, CNN has ...
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UNM Cancer Center executive injured in drive-by shooting
Posted at: 05/17/2013 3:40 PM By: The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque police are searching for leads in a drive-by shooting that landed a UNM Cancer Center executive in the hospital. Police say Justin Schroer was jogging through a neighborhood near Constitution and Girard around 6 a.m. when he was shot once in the left side of his abdomen. The bullet passed ...
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Child-abduction suspect faces judge
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The man accused of kidnapping a little girl in Albuquerque made his first court appearance Friday. David Jesus Hernandez is the man police believe drove up to an apartment complex, offered a 4-year-old girl candy and then pulled her into his car. The girl's mother chased the kidnapper for about seven miles before crashing into his car near San Mateo Boulevard SE and ...
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Alford buyout to net UNM $625K
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The University of New Mexico says it has reached an agreement in principal with former men's basketball coach Steve Alford over his ...
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Stocks finish higher for fourth straight week
The Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all ended higher Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 finishing at record levels. For the week, the S&P 500 added 2%, the Dow rose 1.5% and the Nasdaq advanced ...
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UNM reaches buyout agreement with former coach Alford
The University of New Mexico announced Friday they've reached a buyout agreement in principle with former Lobos men's basketball coach Steve Alford. The university had contended that Alford was to pay $1 million based on the offer sheet he signed shortly before leaving UNM to coach at UCLA. Alford claimed his previous contract was still valid, which stated his buyout would be ...
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Alford to pay UNM $625K for leaving Lobos
Alford announced he was leaving the school on March 29 to coach at UCLA. Alford insisted he owed $200,000 in buyout money, while the school said he owed $1 million. Action 7 News is following this story and will update it as soon as more information is ...
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Albuquerque police investigate drive-by shooting
Police say Justin Schroer was jogging through a neighborhood near Constitution and Girard around 6 a.m. when he was shot once in the left side of his abdomen. The bullet passed through his right side. He's expected to ...
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Arroyo Molester to be sentenced
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The man dubbed the Arroyo Molester faces up to 41 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday afternoon for assaulting a boy near a school. Genaro ...
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U.S. 180 crash kills NMSU student
LAS CRUCES - A New Mexico State University engineering student died in a fatal car crash on U.S. 180 Thursday morning. Nicholas Clegg, 22, was near Deming when another driver, heading north, swerved into oncoming traffic. Clegg swerved to avoid the driver, lost control of his 2011 Toyota and hit a guard rail. He rolled several times and was ejected from the vehicle, a state police spokesman, ...
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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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