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I-40 crash claims animal rescuer, puppy

Bill Diven — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:25:50 GMT

An animal-rescue volunteer and the adopted puppy she was helping relay to its new owner died Saturday when freezing fog iced over Interstate 40 in Tucumcari.

House OKs educator pension changes

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:04:23 GMT

The House has approved a proposal to help shore up the finances of a pension program for public school employees and higher education workers.

Feds: Firefighter set up big drug deals

Nancy Laflin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:18:36 GMT

Steve Chavez should never have been hired as a firefighter given his background check and admission he sold marijuana for easy money, Albuquerque's fire chief said Friday in announcing the suspected major drug broker had been fired.

Evening News Webcast: February 11, 2012

Tim Maestas — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:49:15 GMT

Tim Maestas with the evening headlines and Ian Schwartz with the weather forecast.

N.M. joins assault on 'Citizens United'

Bill Diven — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:42:45 GMT

Both the New Mexico House and Senate have joined the chorus deriding the Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to unlimited and often undisclosed contributions from corporations and unions.

County challenges governor on election

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:06:02 GMT

Officials in Lea County are questioning whether Gov. Susana Martinez was wrong when she ordered them to hold an election for sheriff this year.

Meth training boosts responder safety

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:53:46 GMT

Agents back by firefighters busted a meth house Friday morning in Roswell, but it wasn't real. It was part of a week-long program to train law enforcement how to handle meth labs in a realistic setting.

Mother posts reward in road-rage attack

Amanda Goodman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:15:53 GMT

An Albuquerque mother is offering a cash reward to find a driver she says went berserk on her and her son.

Driver's record: 8 DWIs, 0 convictions

Alex Tomlin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:02 GMT

She's an Albuquerque woman who's been arrested eight times as a suspected drunken driving, but she's walked on the charges every time.

Court tosses House redistricting map

Katie Kim — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:37:12 GMT

The state's highest court sided with the Democratic-controlled Legislature Friday in the battle for new House districts.

Traffic bust tied to meth, burglaries

Crystal Gutierrez — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:22:53 GMT

Santa Fe Police said a traffic stop turned into a huge bust after detectives found stolen property, including identifications, and chemicals to make methamphetamine

Evening Webcast: Feb. 10, 2012

Dianne Anderson — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:06:16 GMT

The top headlines with Dianne Anderson and weather with Mark Ronchetti.

Firefighter linked to cartel dismissed

Dick Knipfing — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:04:06 GMT

The Albuquerque firefighter arrested for his alleged role in a drug ring linked to a Mexican cartel was fired Friday.

N.M. players swing back to wood bats

Ian Schwartz — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:24:45 GMT

Baseball season is underway for high schools across the state, but fans accustomed to the ping of the metal bat will instead hear an old sound: the crack of ball on wood.

Inside look: Remotely piloted warbirds

Gabrielle Burkhart — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:53:38 GMT

The Air Force training underway in southern New Mexico is helping keep U.S. forces safe across the world.

Feds: Abq. firm's lies netted millions

Alex Goldsmith — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:02:35 GMT

A federal indictment filed this week alleges the owner of an Albuquerque-based company and his son-in-law claimed the firm was owned by a disabled veteran to get preference on nearly $11 million in cemetery contracts.

Human trafficker draws prison time

Dianne Anderson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:37:01 GMT

A man who lured a North Carolina girl to Albuquerque and forced her into prostitution is headed for prison.

Toxic chemical stench not a meth lab

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:54:18 GMT

The discovery of what police thought was an apparent meth lab Friday afternoon exposed two Santa Fe officers to dangerous chemicals and resulted in evacuations in a downtown neighborhood.

Midday Webcast: Feb.10, 2012

Deanna Sauceda — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:24:51 GMT

John Smith and Deanna Sauceda with your afternoon weather and headlines.

Court overturns House redistricting

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:12:19 GMT

The state Supreme Court has overturned a plan for new districts for the state House of Representatives and ordered a judge to draw a new map.

Beat cops now enforcing court warrants

Ian Schwartz — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:11:25 GMT

Bad guys and gals better watch out. Albuquerque police officers have new orders and new approach to nab anyone with a warrant.

Police find UNMH stabbing suspect

Bill Diven — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:23:48 GMT

A boyfriend-girlfriend dispute in the UNM Hospital parking garage ended with the woman on the run after stabbing the man in the arm, according to police.

3 arrested in Las Cruces killing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:33 GMT

Las Cruces police say two men and one woman have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday at a smoke shop.

Forest officials prepare for wildfires

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:01:48 GMT

New Mexico forestry officials are looking at the skies and hoping for more rain but at the same time they're preparing for what may be a terrible wildfire season.

Pay cap increase OK'd for Co. officials

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:34:53 GMT

Elected county officials, including sheriffs and commissioners, could receive pay increases of up to 15 percent next year under a proposal that has passed the House.

Delegation sponsors bill on CCM

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:22:19 GMT

New Mexico's congressional delegation is sponsoring legislation to increase research and education efforts related to Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM), a relatively unknown illness that is more common among New Mexico Hispanics than any other group.

Bill nixed for ending murder time limit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:17:57 GMT

A proposal by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez to eliminate time limits for prosecuting homicides has stalled in a Senate committee and is likely dead for the session.

House OKs change in pension plan

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:28 GMT

New Mexico legislators will have to contribute more into their pension plans under a bill passed Thursday by the House, but the proposal's sponsor says the Legislature needs to scale back its retirement benefits.

Fire out at ABQ apartment complex

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:40 GMT

No injuries are reported after an early morning apartment fire in east Albuquerque.

ACLU files lawsuit over monument

Amanda Goodman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:39:41 GMT

The ACLU of New Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Bloomfield over the Ten Commandments monument on display on the lawn of city hall.