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🌱 Joy Junction Feeds Hundreds + Balloon Fiesta Driver Charged

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Rachel Kilimnik, Neighbor

Good morning, Albuquerque! Happy Thanksgiving! Please know that, like most of you, I will be taking the day off to enjoy the festivities, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of the slight pause in the Albuquerque Daily, and we'll be back to our normal routine Saturday morning!

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 51 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Albuquerque today:

  1. The season of giving is underway and a local nonprofit is making sure the less fortunate are being taken care of. Joy Junction runs the largest emergency homeless shelter in the state and volunteers served hundreds of meals to the hungry. (KOAT Albuquerque)
  2. The man who drove through the Balloon Fiesta has been charged with a DWI. Police video shoe the Albuquerque driver after he plowed through a traffic closure at Balloon Fiesta. Two public service aides and a police officer directing traffic were lucky to escape the ordeal without any major injuries. The driver had no remorse. (KRQE News 13)
  3. Albuquerque police have arrested a man, Josh Butler, who is accused of a fatal road rage shooting near Old Town early last month. Butler is charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence. He has been booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center and is accused of fatally shooting Nelson Gallegos Jr. in front of the Central Grill. (KOB)

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— Rachel Kilimnik

About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.

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