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SEVEN NEWS. THE BABY’S DEAD. KILL THE KID. HE PUT IT IN THE BAG. YES. AND WHAT BAG? WHY DID YOU SAY ANYTHING TO US? BECAUSE THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT HEARD ORAL ARGUMENTS TODAY IN THE CASE OF ALEXI ...

A rare type of sea turtle is on the road to recover at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center in Jekyll Island, Georgia. But this reptile is the offspring of a surprising parent duo: a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle ...

Travelers are increasingly mindful of their responsibility in preserving and protecting the people, the environment, and the ...

Is it safe to visit Guerrero, a Mexican state that the U.S. has given a "do not travel" advisory? It depends on where you go.

Yuji, a 6-week-old patas monkey in Mexico, wakes up every day clinging to a stuffed dog. More than a toy, this plush ...

For decades, there’s been a quasi-clandestine accord about expanding oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for ...

RATON, N.M. – Raton opened its first baby box at Raton Fire Rescue, adding to 15 baby boxes total in New Mexico. The city announced the new box on Clark Avenue on Monday. The box gives parents a safe ...

RATON, N.M. (KRQE) – A new secure infant surrender option is now available in Raton with the installation of a Safe Haven Baby Box. The box is located at Raton Fire Rescue, 127 Clark Ave., and is the ...

Among the show’s most fundamental changes was that Leonardo was no longer the leader. Instead, a somewhat more dim-witted Raphael took charge simply because he was the biggest. (In Rise, Raph is a ...

OUR OTHER TOOLS AT THE KOAT APP NOR ESTE SEVEN THIS AFTERNOON. ALEXIS AVILA, THE WOMAN WHO THREW HER NEWBORN BABY IN A DUMPSTER, IS ASKING FOR A COURT TO REDUCE HER SENTENCE. THIS HAPPENED BACK IN ...

A baby box turtle named Michelle is missing from the Conestee Nature Preserve in Greenville. The rescue turtle was reportedly taken from its carrier by a visitor on April 3. Staff members say the ...