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Kids avoid injury during police chase

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:14:33 GMT

Albuquerque police say a man driving a stolen pick-up put the lives of children and an officer in danger.

Transgender teen to submit petition

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:53:41 GMT

Supporters of a Saint Pius transgender teen, who was born a girl but wants to graduate as a boy, will turn in a petition Sunday to push the school to let the student wear a black gown.

I-40 closure prompts new traffic plan

Kayla Ayres — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:50:32 GMT

State Department of Transportation officials say they have met with public safety departments about how to handle highway closures during the next major snowstorm.

Numbers drawn for record PowerBall

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:35:39 GMT

The numbers drawn Saturday for the $600 million PowerBall jackpot could make someone or several someones fabulously wealthy or fuel the continued frenzy of ticket buying and media coverage.

Evening Webcast: May 18, 2013

Crystal Gutierrez — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:12:08 GMT

Crystal Gutierrez and Chris Gilson with your evening headlines and weather.

Dad charged over boy's broken arm

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:00 GMT

An Albuquerque father is facing serious charges after a school nurse discovered his son had a broken arm.

Story rejected in alleged DWI crash

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:14 GMT

A man tried to pin the blame on a neighbor to get out of DWI charges, but police say he couldn't talk his way out of the mess he left behind.

Poker dispute ends in stabbing: APD

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:47:10 GMT

Albuquerque police say an argument over a poker game led to a man being stabbed.

Top APS student's 5.0 GPA is best ever

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:32:00 GMT

A Manzano high school grad isn't just valedictorian of her class. She's the valedictorian of all of Albuquerque Public Schools.

Armed robbers hit marijuana dispensary

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:06:54 GMT

Santa Fe sheriff's deputies are looking for three thieves who pulled a medical marijuana holdup Friday morning.

DA clears officers in two APD shootings

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:15 GMT

The District Attorney's Office has cleared two Albuquerque cops in two different police shootings.

Plane crash kills former Aztec mayor

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:28:08 GMT

A plane crash at the Aztec Municipal Airport Saturday morning killed Michael "Mike" Arnold, the former mayor of the city and current manager of the airport.

N.M. reports hopeful job numbers

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:52:21 GMT

More people are getting back to work as job reports show gains in 39 states.

Bar patrons say someone drugged them

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:28 GMT

Albuquerque police report a surge in people saying they may have been drugged at bars and then sexually assaulted.

Chino Fire 70 percent contained

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:53:55 GMT

Firefighters working to suppress the Chino Fire burning near the Colorado border report flames have charred about 19 acres since lightning sparked the blaze late Thursday.

Evening Webcast: May 17, 2013

Dick Knipfing — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT

Dick Knipfing and Mark Ronchetti with your evening headlines and weather.

'Arroyo Molester' receives max sentence

Kayla Ayres — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:17:50 GMT

The man known as the 'Arroyo Molester' received the maximum sentence in court Friday for the 2003 rape of a young boy.

Kids release school-raised trout

Kim Vallez — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:57:02 GMT

Some New Mexico kids are getting a hands-on approach to wildlife conservation.

Run for the Wall honors POWs, KIAs

Kim Vallez — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:02 GMT

Hundreds of bikers rumbled through the Duke City Friday as part of a cross-country Run for the Wall ride.

N.M. civilian dies in Afghan blast

Kim Vallez — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:53:55 GMT

Family members have confirmed a New Mexican working as a military contractor was among 15 people killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on Thursday.

Teen's killer sees sentence being cut

Kim Vallez — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:22:41 GMT

An Albuquerque man who killed a Valley High School student six years ago is suddenly looking at a much shorter prison sentence.

Child-abduction suspect faces judge

Kim Vallez — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:47 GMT

The man accused of kidnapping a little girl in Albuquerque made his first court appearance Friday.

Wildfire burning near Colorado line

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:09:44 GMT

A fire likely caused by lightning is burning in the Carson National Forest near the Colorado border.

Cancer Center exec shot while jogging

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:11 GMT

Albuquerque police are investigating what appears to be a drive-by shooting aimed at a home that instead pumped a bullet into a University of New Mexico official who was jogging.

'Arroyo Molester' to be sentenced

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:42 GMT

The man dubbed the Arroyo Molester faces up to 41 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday afternoon for assaulting a boy near a school.

Woman arraigned in husband's death

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:16 GMT

A woman accused of killing her husband appeared in court Friday morning for her arraignment.

Newtown parents promote school safety

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:10 GMT

The parents of Emilie Parker, one of those killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, came by KRQE News 13 Friday to talk about school safety.

Plane forced down on mesa road

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:23 GMT

A small plane landing on a road near Albuquerque is not something you see every day.

Midday Webcast: May 17, 2013

Elizabeth Alvarez — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:33 GMT

Elizabeth Alvarez with your afternoon headlines and John Smith with the weather.

Deputy OK after crash

Matt Mauro — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:12 GMT

A Bernalillo County Sheriff’s deputy was involved in a crash late Thursday night. The deputy and driver in the other vehicle are said to be OK.