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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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North American Sports Group introduces the Sportsfest kickoff
The first annual Albuquerque Sportsfest will be held June 8-9 at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There will be live music, fireworks and food trucks. All soccer athletes participating in Sportsfest will have the opportunity to qualify for the Kick It 3v3 Regional Championships and/or the Disney 3v3 Championships. This is the first annual Albuquerque Sportsfest, while Hoop It ...
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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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Shadow of the Vampire [DVD]
Shadow of the Vampire is a darkly humorous reimagination of what went on behind the lights and cameras during the filming of F.W. Murnau's legendary silent horror film, Nosferatu, which was made in 1922 during the height of German expressionism. Murnau's film was almost lost because it was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Stoker's widow at one poin ... ...
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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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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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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
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Wrest Point Hotel & Casino, Hobart, Australia
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