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Traveler May Have Spread Measles in 5 US Airports

By Lauren FrayerFeb 27th 2011 – 7:25AM
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AFP / Getty Images

Public health officials are scrambling to reach airline passengers and staff who may have had contact with a woman infected with measles who passed through as many as five U.S. airports last week. The New Mexico woman was on a transatlantic flight from London to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Feb....

Zen in the Pen? Taxpayer-Funded Jailhouse Yoga on Shaky Legs

By Ben MuessigFeb 18th 2011 – 8:28PM
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Is it a stretch for taxpayers to fund yoga classes for jail inmates? That's the question in New Mexico, where officials are considering budget cuts that might leave prisoners without a leg to balance on. Yoga, tae bo, tai chi and art therapy classes are on the chopping block at the Metropolitan Detention Center in...

Officials: Former Inmate Goes Shopping -- Using Jail's Checking Account

By Ben MuessigNov 18th 2010 – 7:02AM
bernco.gov

bernco.gov

(Nov. 18) -- Some people get out of jail free. Others get out of jail and rack up thousands of dollars of charges on the detention center's dime. That's what investigators say happened in New Mexico, where a recently released inmate used a check issued to him by the jail to make dozens of fraudulent purchases. Like all...

'Bone Collector' Murders Search Expands to Missouri

By David LohrAug 4th 2010 – 3:23PM
Albuquerque Police

Albuquerque Police

(Aug. 4) -- Members of a New Mexico police task force investigating the unsolved slayings of 11 females and an unborn child in Albuquerque have searched a home and businesses belonging to a Missouri man. The searches, conducted with assistance from the FBI and the Joplin, Mo., Police Department, were part of the...

Police: Domestic Dispute Behind Office Shooting Spree

By Mara GayJul 12th 2010 – 1:52PM
KRQE.com

KRQE.com

(July 12) -- At least three people are dead and four wounded after a gunman opened fire today in an office building in Albuquerque, N.M., in what police said was likely a domestic dispute. "We believe this incident to be a domestic-violence workplace situation," Albuquerque Police Chief Ray Schultz said in a press...

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New Mexico Wildfire 2012: Gila Forest Fire May Become Largest Blaze In State History

May 29th 2012 - 01:51PM

Two lightning-sparked blazes that merged in a mountainous southwestern New Mexico forest is close to becoming the largest wildfire in state history, fire officials said Tuesday.

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Webcasts Push Solar Eclipse To The Masses

May 22nd 2012 - 11:39AM

It was one of the best places in the western United States to watch the annular solar eclipse, and people drove for days just to get to this dusty stretch west of Albuquerque.

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Albuquerque Firefighters Win Mega Millions Lottery And Donate It To Colleague, Vincent Cordera, For Brain Surgery

By Dominique Mosbergen Apr 02nd 2012 - 01:50PM

A group of firefighters that won $10,000 in the Mega Millions lottery said that they will be donating part of their winnings to help save the life of one of their colleagues, KOB reports.

albuquerque News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Western Refining Makes Term Loan Debt Prepayment Source: TMCnet Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE:WNR) announced that today it made a $78.3 million prepayment on its Term Loan, bringing the total year-to-date Term Loan prepayment amount to approximately $183 million.
  • 05/31/12 Marriot to open second TownPlace Suites in Albuquerque Source: New Mexico Business Weekly - Albuquerque NM A new TownePlace Suites by Marriott will open in late June in the Interstate 25 corridor of Albuquerque.
  • 05/31/12 Track: NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship vs NCAA... Source: GoLobos.com 01/14/12 Northern Arizona Invitational (Indoor) Flagstaff, Ariz. TBA 01/20/12 Cherry & Silver Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 01/21/12 Cherry & Silver Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 01/27/12 New Mexico Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 01/28/12 New Mexico Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 02/03/12 New Mexico Classic (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 02/04/12 New Mexico Classic (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 02/10/12 Don Kirby Elite Invitational (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day Washington Husky Classic (Indoor) Seattle, Wash. 02/11/12 Washington Husky Classic (Indoor) Seattle, Wash. All Day 02/23/12 Mountain West Conference Championship (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 02/24/12 Mountain West Conference Championship (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day 02/25/12 Mountain West Conference Championship (Indoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Albuquerque, N.M. TBA 02/26/12 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Albuquerque, N.M. TBA 03/02/12 Alex Wilson Invitational (Indoor) South Bend, Ind. All Day 03/03/12 Alex Wilson Invitational (Indoor) South Bend, Ind. 03/31/12 Texas Relays (Outdoor) Austin, Texas All Day 04/06/12 Don Kirby High School & Collegiate Invitational (Outdoor) Albuquerque, N.M. All Day Stanford Invitational (Outdoor) Palo Alto, Calif.
  • 05/31/12 Savor Albuquerque Source: Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Spotlight events during Savor Albuquerque include the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, "The Seven" at the Cell Theatre, the 6th Annual Duke City Improv Festival and RoofTapas, a culinary showcase at area restaurants.
  • 05/31/12 City, county mulling fire restrictions Source: NBC - KOB 4 - Albuquerque NM On the heels of the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, local authorities are trying to prevent a man-made disaster from happening here.

Background on albuquerque

Albuquerque () is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande.

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