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  • NM youths trial delayed in dads fatal shooting

    SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) - The trial of an Albuquerque youth charged with murder in the shooting death of his father on a southwestern New Mexico hunting trip is being delayed. ...

  • 2 women in NM speed chase indicted for murder

    A pair of homeless women accused of plotting to kill an Albuquerque man following a sexual escapade because they wanted his car have been indicted. Second Judicial District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that a Bernalillo County Grand Jury indicted 18-year-old Jennifer McKee and 20-year-old Ashlee Gurule on multiple charges, including murder and kidnapping. Authorities say the body of ...

  • Firefighters extinguish fire from rooftop

    Albuquerque Fire Department units fought flames from the roof and extinguished it "within minutes," according to an AFD news release. No injuries were reported, and employees have since returned to the ...

  • OK fire chief Search almost complete

    This is an update to previous coverage below. -- MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said ...

  • Body of veteran killed in Kabul returns Body of veteran killed in Kabul returns

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The body of a U.S. Army veteran from New Mexico is coming home Tuesday following his death in Afghanistan. Robert Halsell of Hatch was among 15 people killed last week after a suicide bombing in Kabul. The 26-year-old veteran was working as a private contractor in Afghanistan when he died. His father is a former mayor of Hatch and was an Albuquerque Police Department ...


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Movie Review

La Femme Nikita

Luc Besson's "La Femme Nikita" is a clever, visually stunning French thriller about a secret government agency that transforms a nowhere-bound, murderous junkie into an efficient hitman, er, hitwoman. The Nikita of the title is a true femme fatal played with ferocious intensity and whetted sexuality by Anne Parillaud. When we first meet her, she is a strung-out druggie traveling with a band of str ... ...

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  • Parts of the Bosque to be shut down

    Given dangerous fire conditions, parts of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District will be closed beginning Wednesday and fire restrictions will be ...

  • Fire call empties part of City Hall

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Fire alarms went on and power went off in the older portion of Albuquerque City Hall Tuesday prompting an evacuation of the building. At 1:30 p.m. the Albuquerque Fire Department reported some type of object fell down a shaft and landed on an electrical conduit. That set off fire alarms and knocked out power to the building, an AFD spokesperson said. There are currently five ...

  • Albuquerque government hiring again

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The city of Albuquerque will soon be hiring more people after city councilors passed a budget plan for the next fiscal year Monday night. The budget will help hire an extra 40 people working everywhere from City Hall to the BioPark, animal shelters and elsewhere. These jobs haven't been posted yet but could be as soon as Mayor Richard J. Berry signs the budget. The city ...

  • Fire restrictions increasing for Albuquerque area

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Officials in the Albuquerque area are imposing tougher fire restrictions, and portions of the wooded area along the Middle Rio Grande to the north and south of the city are ...

  • NM Red Cross honors real heroes

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Some local officers and firefighters are being recognized Tuesday for their spirit of heroism and humanitarianism. New Mexicos American Red Cross held their 2013 Real Heroes Award Breakfast. KRQE News 13s Chief meteorologist Mark Ronchetti was there to help honor the service members. Rio Rancho Officer Antoine Smith received the law enforcement Real Hero Award for stopping ...

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