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Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall late Wednesday has forced thousands of Floridians out of their homes.

Albuquerque police Chief Harold Medina held a news conference Sunday to address "misstated facts and misinformation" about an officer-involved shooting. He didn't say what that misinformation was, but what he did say has raised more questions from the community.Police say officers were attempting to clear an encampment at the Tewa Lodge on Central Avenue last Friday when one man, who police say had three felony warrants, wasn't cooperating with officers. "They begin to search him, and the individual becomes very combative," Medina said. "We've asked our officers to de-escalate situations and to avoid the use of force, so they put this person in the car as quickly as they could to try to alleviate any further issues."Over the weekend, the APD released portions of body camera video from that day, and we can hear in the video the man telling officers he won't go back to jail and that he has a gun. Medina said while trying to de-escalate the situation, "They recognized that they hadn't conducted a full search of this individual, and they spoke to him for 45 minutes and not at one point in time did this individual say he had a firearm," Medina said. After a brief altercation between the man and the officers who were trying to get the gun from him, shots were fired, and the man was killed. Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White said officers should have conducted a full search regardless of the man being combative. "We know that the shooting could have been avoided had he been searched thoroughly, and that did not happen," White said. He said Medina's de-escalation tactic is questionable, and directing officers to avoid the use of force contradicts what Medina said happened before the man was shot."I'm confused because arresting somebody and putting them in handcuffs or detaining them is already use of force, and just because somebody becomes combative after they're put in handcuffs, that doesn't mean you wouldn't search that person as thoroughly as possible because it defies everything that law enforcement officers are taught," White said. Although the man's hands were handcuffed behind his back, White said the use of deadly force in this instance was necessary because the man had the gun and refused to give it to officers when asked several times to do so.

Cleaning up the Central Avenue Corridor has been a goal for city leaders since the summer, but some business owners fear it's too late.

Record highs over the weekend with a powerful cold front coming next week ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

This is an unexpected visit for a number of reasons: New Mexico was not on Trump's campaign schedule, we are about a week away from Election Day and since 2004, the state has leaned Democrat. Regardless, Sanderoff said his visit could potentially help out in one of the nation's most competitive races, the 2nd Congressional District race. Trump's campaign focusing heavily on border issues has a lot of support from New Mexicans, according to polling data.

"It's a great choice because it allows those people that are planning the security to really scale down some of their operations," Former Police Chief Gordon Eden said.

We see it every year: misinformation circulating on the internet, and we want to help you get the facts. "Rumors versus Reality" is a campaign that's been going on since the 2020 elections. It's the state's effort to help you separate information that's true from information that's false.

Woodmark at Uptown Senior Living Center threw a special celebration for its residents who served in the military Monday, featuring the Del Norte High School color guard presenting the flag and a bagpiper.

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would declare a national emergency to use the military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented migrants living in the United States.

Maslena Rescue Foundation is a registered 501(c) 3 nonprofit that's been taking in and caring for abused and neglected animals since 1999. Owner Jeff Morewood has brought more than 200 animals on to his 17 acres of land in Tijeras. "It's always been a dream of mine and my parents to have a little horse rescue," Morewood said. That little horse rescue has turned into a big problem, according to neighbors. Bernalillo County recently denied a permit for the sanctuary to operate on the land."Bernalillo County did everything they could and they took neighbor responses to put it in the letter, but we definitely wish we could have had an appeal," Co-owner Tori Maxey said. The county told KOAT their investigation included on-site visits. In a letter to the owners, the county cited problems such as the smell of manure. "Every time a Bernalillo county officer has come out here, we have not had any violations. We told them when we were going to get rid of it, and when they came back out, it was completely gone," Maxey