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abqjournal.com | Justin Garcia |Nakayla MCCLELLAND
Before calling the sidewalks of Albuquerque home, Trina Hunter was a manager at Wendy’s while volunteering at St. Martin's Hospitality Center on the side and raising a teenager. Four years after escaping domestic abuse, Hunter said she has felt the effects of homelessness in various ways — mental illness, slipping hygiene and constant relocating. But the 40-year-old said she wakes up every day with hopes of something better on the horizon.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
May 27—The Albuquerque Biological Park isn't just a place to see baby penguins at the zoo and blooming flowers at the botanic garden. During the summer, both become a home for musicians to perform their latest hits. Bree Ortiz, the city's community events manager, said the summer music series gives families a reason to get out and enjoy live music performances outdoors.
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1 week ago | 
abqjournal.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
They're ready to go into the wild blue yonder. Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) is hosting a free Air Fiesta show on Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1, for the first time in six years. The base is inviting the public to watch as planes take to the skies in displays of skill. As Air Fiesta director, Lt. Col. Andrew Freitag has focused on organizing the air show and has been preparing for the big weekend since November 2023.
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1 week ago | 
abqjournal.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
The Albuquerque Biological Park isn't just a place to see baby penguins at the zoo and blooming flowers at the botanic garden. During the summer, both become a home for musicians to perform their latest hits. Bree Ortiz, the city’s community events manager, said the summer music series gives families a reason to get out and enjoy live music performances outdoors.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
May 27—Kirtland Air Force Base has announced that Me'like Etienne was the airman found dead near Lion's Beach Campground at Elephant Butte Lake on Monday. Etienne, 22, drowned the evening May 24, Kirtland said in a news release. Alcohol was not involved in the incident. Etienne is survived by his wife, parents and sister. He had been married for two weeks before his death and recently received recognition from the deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command, Maj. Gen.
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1 week ago | 
abqjournal.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
Kirtland Air Force Base has announced that Me'like Etienne was the airman found dead near Lion's Beach Campground at Elephant Butte Lake on Monday. Etienne, 22, drowned the evening May 24, Kirtland said in a news release. Alcohol was not involved in the incident. Etienne is survived by his wife, parents and sister. He had been married for two weeks before his death and recently received recognition from the deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command, Maj. Gen.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
May 26—The Camp Fire that started Sunday afternoon in Lincoln County has burned 720 acres and prompted an evacuation in Fort Stanton and its surrounding camping grounds. As of Monday evening, the fire has been 4% contained, although officials "expect that number to go up as the day progresses," said Laura Rabon, a spokeswoman with the incident management team. The fire entered a former World War II internment camp, according to an advisory from the Fort Stanton Historical Site.
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1 week ago | 
abqjournal.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
The Camp Fire that started Sunday afternoon in Lincoln County has burned 720 acres and prompted an evacuation in Fort Stanton and its surrounding camping grounds. As of Monday evening, the fire has been 4% contained, although officials "expect that number to go up as the day progresses," said Laura Rabon, a spokeswoman with the incident management team. The fire entered a former World War II internment camp, according to an advisory from the Fort Stanton Historical Site.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
May 23—More than 50 bicyclists stood quietly in formation Wednesday evening near Winrock Town Center. Helmets and reflective vests lined the pavement, and cyclists donned red and black armbands — symbols representing those they've known who were injured or killed by motorists while commuting. The cyclists joined others worldwide participating in the 23rd annual Ride of Silence.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Nakayla MCCLELLAND
May 22—Two stolen works of art were returned to the University of New Mexico's Harwood Museum of Art in Taos on Monday, after four decades and an FBI investigation. "I'm just thrilled to have them back at the Harwood," said Juniper Leherissey, executive director of the Harwood Museum. In March 1985, Victor Higgins' "Aspens" and Joseph Henry Sharp's "Oklahoma Cheyenne" — also known as "Indian Boy in Full Dress" — were stolen from Harwood when it was a public library.
