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A portrait of first lady Martha Washington over looks a display of seeking information posters for Vernado Jones Jr., Legend Taliferro and Jacqueline Vigil during an event on &quot;Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities,&quot; in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Authorities ID suspect in killing of Albuquerque woman

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Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the oversight of the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

US attorney urges city to embrace surge in federal agents

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Attorney General William Barr speaks during an event on "Operation Legend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities," in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Albuquerque says US agents should respect its police reforms

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting where more then a dozen people were shot in the Gresham neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Donald Trump to expand surge of federal law enforcement to Chicago, Albuquerque

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2017, file photo, Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales speaks at a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M., after another one of his deputies was involved in a shooting. Gonzales said Wednesday, July 15, 2020, he is looking to partner with a company so deputies can put smartphones in their vests and record video instead of using body cameras. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File)

Trump targets Albuquerque crime with security deployments

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 8, 2019, file photo, the Santa Fe Opera awaits its summer season in Santa Fe, N.M. The Santa Fe Opera, Meow Wolf and the non-profit organization that puts on the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta are among the New Mexico businesses that received loans from the federal government as part of massive effort to support the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

Opera, balloon fest among businesses getting virus loans

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Protesters attach a chain to a statue of Spanish conquerer Juan de Oñate in Albuquerque, N.M., Monday, June 15, 2020. One man was shot during an exchange between protesters and armed members of the New Mexico Civil Guard, a civilian group trying to protect the monument. (Anthony Jackson/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Prosecutors amend charges in New Mexico protest shooting

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Demonstrators climb the statue of Don Juan de Onate in Old Town in Albuquerque, N.M., while an armed member of the New Mexico Civil Guard stands by during a protest calling for the removal of the likeness of the controversial New Mexico explorer Monday, June 15, 2020. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Protester shot during confrontation over removing statute in New Mexico

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Albuquerque proposes new agency amid calls for police reform

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, June 10, 2020, a damaged Christopher Columbus statue stands in a waterfront park near the city's traditionally Italian North End neighborhood, in Boston, USA., after the statue was found beheaded Wednesday morning. Statues of the 15th-century explorer and the Spanish conquistadors who followed him and colonized much of the Americas have not become targets for demonstrators in Spain and USA. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police and Minneapolis, USA, has sparked a re-examination of injustices and inequalities in the fabric of many societies, often symbolized in statues of historical figures have become the focus of protest around the world. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, FILE)

Activists take aim at conquistador statues in New Mexico

By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press

Albuquerque mayor signs on to Obama-led reform initiative

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Empty lanes of the 110 Arroyo Seco Parkway that leads to downtown Los Angeles is seen during the coronavirus outbreak, Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The Latest: China reports 1 new virus case, no deaths

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Albuquerque Route 66 section sees fatal pedestrian crashes

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John Rivera, a special projects supervisor of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, speaks about cold cases of missing people on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at the New Mexico Statehouse in Santa Fe, N.M. State lawmakers are racing through the final days of a 30-day Legislative session, which ends Thursday. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

NM House OKs bill to stop forcing police to erase evidence

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

New Mexico Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, talks to a staffer on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, at the Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

NM Senate OKs bill to stop forcing police to erase evidence

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

Report: Albuquerque police hired convicted felon

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Crowdfunding effort behind plan to revitalize Route 66 hotel

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In this Oct. 5, 2006 photo, KRQE-TV Chief Meteorologist Mark Ronchetti stands in front of a &quot;green screen&quot; as he gives the weathercast at the KRQE studios in Albuquerque, N.M. Ronchetti announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, that he is joining the race for U.S. Senate in New Mexico. Ronchetti is jumping in the contest for the GOP nomination after stepping down for his job as chief meteorologist for the CBS affiliate in Albuquerque. (Jaelyn deMaria/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Republican TV meteorologist joins New Mexico Senate race

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS - Associated Press

New Mexico’s largest metro area prepares for plastic bag ban

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Albuquerque breaks homicide record amid worries over crime

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