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How safe is that bridge youre driving over
Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...
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Crews search for injured hiker in Sandia Mountains
The Albuquerque Fire Department said the hiker has sustained serious injuries. Rescue personnel have not reached the hiker yet. Authorities said there are other hikers with the injured ...
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Crews reach injured hiker
Posted at: 05/24/2013 3:50 PM | Updated at: 05/24/2013 4:21 PM By: KOB.com Staff New Mexico State Police tell KOB Eyewitness News 4 that its Search and Rescue crew has reached the reported injured hiker in the Elena Gallegos area. KOB 4 is told the injured hiker has been stabilized and is being hiked out. The Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Department are ...
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APD officer involved in deadly crash to be terminated
The City of Albuquerque tells KOB Eyewitness News 4 that the Albuquerque Police Officer involved in a deadly crash earlier this year will no longer be an employee of the city by the day's end. Sgt. Adam Casaus is accused of causing a crash that killed a young Air National Guard member in ...
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Hiker reported injured high in Sandias
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams are responding to the west side of the Sandia Mountains after a hiker in his 80s was reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. A spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man is believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The canyon, named for the crash of an airliner there in 1955, is ...
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City fires cop charged in fatal crash
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police Sgt. Adam Casaus will be out of a job by the end of the day, a spokesperson for the mayor's office has confirmed. Casaus is awaiting trial after being charged with vehicular homicide in the February crash that killed Ashley Browder, 21. The firing comes after an internal investigation, details of which have not been released. Prosecutors allege ...
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Las Cruces police arrest man who allegedly pulled gun on teen
LAS CRUCES - A man suspected of pulling a gun on a 17-year-old boy and demanding personal property has been arrested for the attempted armed robbery. Bobby Ray Perea, 21, of the 2100 block of Lester Avenue, is charged with one count each of attempting to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intention child abuse. Las Cruces Police learned that the 17-year-old boy ...
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Watch Live Who will be the next NMSU president
Five candidates are vying for the New Mexico State University presidency, and the regents will announce their pick at 4 p.m. Monday at the NMSU Corbett Center Auditorium. Watch the meeting online at http://panopto.nmsu.edu/pressearch. The candidates are David Ashley, Guy Bailey, Garrey Carruthers, Daniel Howard and Elsa Murano. Here's a quick look at the candidates and their notable moments ...
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Rescue teams head to hiker injured in Sandias
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams are responding to the west side of the Sandia Mountains after a hiker in his 80s was reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. A spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man is believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The canyon, named for the crash of an airliner there in 1955, is ...
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Hiker rescued after fall in Sandias
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Search-and-rescue teams on the west side of the Sandia Mountains have brought out a hiker in his 80s reported to be injured in a fall in a rugged canyon. The rescue was completed by about 5 pm. Earlier a spokesman for New Mexico Search and Rescue said the man was believed to have suffered a head injury about 2 p.m. in the upper part of TWA Canyon. The man's ages is ...
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Teacher arrested after groping student police say
On Wednesday, the female student entered Ortega's room to help him record final grades and clean up the classroom. According to the criminal complaint, Ortega began 'touching' her" all the while telling the girl "she can't tell anyone what he is doing right now" and "what I am doing now cannot leave this ...
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5 men honored for helping stop attack at Albuquerque church
ALBUQUERQUE - Five men have been honored by the city of Albuquerque for helping stop an assailant during a stabbing attack at a Catholic church. The men were recognized Friday for their efforts last month in holding down a 24-year-old man who authorities say stabbed three people at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church at the end of Mass. A grand jury indicted Lawrence Capener this month on ...
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Funeral held for 8-year-old tornado victim
Some 300 mourners crowded inside Eagle Heights Baptist Church here Friday to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through nearby Moore, ...
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UNM yanks SAE fraternity charter
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epislon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension ...
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Lawyers spar over audio recording in triple murder trial in Las Cruces District Court
LAS CRUCES - An audio recording of an apparent phone conversation between Eugene "Gino" Ferri and his mother after he had been arrested for a triple murder in 2010 was a bone of contention just before parties at trial broke for lunch Friday in 3rd Judicial District Court here.The trial is in its fifth day.As attorneys discussed the matter with District Judge Fernando Macias. ...
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Splash into summer Las Cruces pools open
aquatics website. LAS CRUCES - A summer rite of passage for many Las Crucens begins Saturday, as public outdoor swimming pools operated by the city of Las Cruces open. Here is the breakdown for pool operations this summer. The Las Cruces Regional Aquatic Center, 1401 E. Hadley Ave., and East Mesa Bataan Memorial Pool, 6141 Reynolds Drive, will be open for the Memorial Day holiday. Also, the ...
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Las Cruces police issue 201 citations during traffic operations on...
LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Police issued 201 citations this week during three traffic operations along Bataan Memorial West. The three traffic operations were conducted near Del Rey Boulevard. The operations were held in two-hour increments beginning at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m. on Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The vast majority of the citations issued were for speeding. In the six total ...
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Event to honor Dan Sosa Jr. a Las Cruces native and longtime state...
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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W.K. Kellogg Foundation names Alvin H. Warren as NM program officer
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Friday named Alvin H. Warren as its new officer for New Mexico programs. Warren, a New Mexico native and a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo, will work out of the foundations Downtown office. Before joining the foundation, he was cabinet secretary of Indian ...
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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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Partys over UNM tells troubled frat
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Underage drinking and a reported sexual assault have cost the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity its charter, the University of New Mexico announced Friday. The office of the dean of students revoked the charter for violations of the UNM Student Code of Conduct, according to the announcement. SAE already had been under an emergency suspension after an April 1 party where ...
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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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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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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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