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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 ...

  • Albuquerque government hiring again 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 ...

  • Midday Webcast May 21 2013 Midday Webcast May 21 2013

    ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Elizabeth Alvarez with your afternoon headlines and John Smith with the ...

  • Man sentenced in killing of landlord Man sentenced in killing of landlord

    TIJERAS, N.M. (KRQE) - The man who shot and killed his landlord was given a 4.5 year sentence Tuesday. Kenneth Therrell, 52, shot and killed Billy Williamson in Tijeras back in 2010. Therrell told investigators the two got into an argument. The landlord shot Therrell once in the arm and he shot the landlord nine times, killing him. He was convicted of aggravated battery and aggravated ...

  • NM Red Cross honors real heroes 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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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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  • Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister at least 24 people killed

    A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...

  • Armed robbery suspects sought in Las Cruces hold-up

    LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that helps identify the three suspects who robbed a couple at gunpoint early Tuesday morning. Las Cruces police learned that shortly after midnight a couple in their early 20s was sitting in a vehicle in the 500 block of East Organ Avenue when they were approached by three Hispanic men. Two of the ...

  • Two Las Cruces acts win New Mexico Music Awards

    LAS CRUCES - Two Las Cruces musical acts came away with awards at the 26th annual New Mexico Music Awards. The awards ceremony was held Sunday in Albuquerque.C.W. Ayon won Best Blues Song for "End of My Rope" and The Hard Road Trio - comprised of Steve Smith, Chris Sanders and Anne Luna - won Best Bluegrass/Folk Song for "Family Secrets" and Best Packaging Design for the ...

  • Chelwood Elementary School lockdown lifted

    As of 10:45 a.m., The lockdown at Chelwood Elementary School has been lifted without incident. According to APS’s website, the school was originally put into a shelter-in-place at 9:45 Tuesday morning. The lockdown went into effect as of 10:25 a.m. due to police activity in the ...

  • NM Disaster Medical Alert Team deployed to Okla.

    New Mexico’s Disaster Medical Alert Team is on its way to Oklahoma to assist in relief efforts following Monday’s tornado. The DMAT, which is based at UNM’s Center for Disaster Medicine in Albuquerque, is sending a 26-member team and will be joining a 46-member team from NM, CO and TX. The DMAT is expected to arrive in Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon. Their exact role ...

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