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Cabin of horrors fell victim to Trigo Fire

TORREÓN, N. M. (KRQE) - A crime scene seared with the memories of murder and starving children is now ashes, a casualty of the Trigo Fire surging through the Manzano Mountains.

Back to the pokey for Sob Story bandit

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A career criminal once known as the Sob Story bandit is back behind bars only 17 days after getting out of the state pen.

Jail inmate policy gets quick fix after paralegals beaten

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Metropolitan Detention Center officials are reviewing safety policies after an inmate allegedly attacked two female staff members from the Public Defender's Office beating both of them in unconsciousness.

Police academy graduates 31

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Thirty-one cadets survived the rigors of the Albuquerque Police Department training academy and graduated today.

Security guard, food service worker allegedly fight at Catholic school

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque Public Schools food service employee is in trouble with the law after allegedly getting into a fight with a security guard at a downtown Catholic school.

Suspected fuel thief arraigned on other charges

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A man police are trying to connect to thefts totaling thousands of gallons of diesel fuel was arraigned today on other charges.

NMSU president sole finalist for LSU chancellor spot

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - New Mexico State University president Michael Martin is the sole finalist for the chancellor's job at a Louisiana university.

Clerk acquitted in Papst crash pleads guilty to DWI

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A former convenience store clerk has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge three months after she was cleared of allegations that she sold beer to a drunken man who later was involved in a fatal traffic crash.

Man recovering after parking lot shooting

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The victim of a shooting in a motel parking lot this morning is expected to recover.

Mom fleeing with kids caught in Torrance County

CLINES CORNERS, N. M. (KRQE) - The nationwide search for a mother accused of kidnapping her three kids, one of them an ill baby, from a California hospital came to a screeching halt at a New Mexico rest area Thursday morning.

Cockroach commandos battle sewer critters

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - They're creepy, they're crawly, and it seems cockroaches are everywhere these days including on video posted to a popular national Web site.

Breaking code may reveal sex-ring clients

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Detectives who broke up what they described as a major prostitution ring are now trying to break the code they believe will reveal who was paying hundreds and thousands of dollars for illicit commercial sex.

Female attorneys trapped with inmate beaten unconscious

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Two female attorneys caught between security doors were beaten into unconsciousness by an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center early Thursday morning, according to sheriff's investigators.

Santa Fe reports attempted child snatching

SANTA FE (KRQE) - Santa Fe police are looking for the man who tried to kidnap a 16-year-girl off a city street on Tuesday.

NMSU president tapped to lead LSU

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - New Mexico State University president Michael Martin is the sole finalist for the chancellor's job at a Louisiana university.

Cops: Boy claims it was kill or be killed

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The families of a man gunned down Wednesday and the boy accused of pulling the trigger were both ejected from court today as the boy made his first appearance before a judge.

Highland principal, counselors on leave after senior's suicide

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The principal and two counselors at Highland High School have been placed on leave following the suicide of a senior who wasn't allowed to graduate with his class, KRQE News 13 has learned.

One in custody after car found in arroyo

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A man has been taken into custody after a car was found in an arroyo at Indian School Rd NE and University Blvd NE early Thursday afternoon. The vehicle was connected to an hit and

UPDATED: Official: Man hit by train had head on track

An apparently suicidal man was struck and killed by a Rail Runner Express commuter train in the North Valley Wednesday evening. The man has been identified as 50-year-old George M. Gurule.

Subject of Calif. Amber Alert found safe in N.M.

TORRANCE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - A child missing from a California hospital, the subject of an Amber Alert there, has been found safe in New Mexico.

UPDATED: Police reopen school after bomb threat

LOS LUNAS, N.M. (KRQE) - A noontime lockdown at a Los Lunas elementary school has been lifted after police finished searching the school.

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Spokeswoman: Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with seizure

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 1:53 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - A spokeswoman says Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been hospitalized in Boston after suffering a seizure.

Sen. Kennedy hospitalized with symptoms of stroke

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 12:43 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - A spokeswoman for Edward M. Kennedy says the Massachusetts senator is in the hospital for evaluation after becoming ill at his Hyannis...

Calif. Democrat trumpets updated GI Bill

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 12:33 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic congressman is calling on Republicans to join in the effort to help veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

2 rail cars overturn in La., residents evacuated

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 12:13 PM ET LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Six rail cars have derailed in southern Louisiana, with two cars leaking hydrochloric acid and forcing police to evacuate...

U.S. envoy dismisses tour of Myanmar as 'show'

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 2:03 PM ET YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The top U.S. envoy in Myanmar is dismissing a junta-led tour of areas hit hardest by this month's cyclone as "a show" designed...

Bush: "absolutely committed" to deal for Palestinian state

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 12:13 PM ET SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - President Bush is trying to reassure Palestinians wary of his commitment to their side in the Mideast peace dispute.

Kidnapped Pakistan diplomat returns home

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 11:33 AM ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan is back home three months after being kidnapped on the main highway through...

Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 10:23 AM ET BEICHUAN, China (AP) - Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims are leaving some of the hardest hit areas because of flooding concerns.

High-level Lebanese talks in Qatar

Associated Press - May 17, 2008 10:13 AM ET BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Leaders of Lebanon's government and members of the Hezbollah-led opposition are engaged in the highest-level talks so far in...