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Infamous liqueur uncorked

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - It's a drink that's legendary for driving people mad, and now after nearly 100 years, the green fairy is out of the bottle again. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 16, 2008)

Officers' ticket debate recorded

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The traffic ticket slapped on the APD speed van by a Bernalillo County deputy led to a jaw-to-jaw confrontation between the lawmen preserved on audio tape by the deputy's belt recorder. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 16, 2008)

Forest fire razed crime cabin

TORREÓN, N. M. (KRQE) - A crime scene seared with the memories of murder and starving children is now ashes, a casualty of the Trigo Fire surging through the Manzano Mountains. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 16, 2008)

Career crook popped again

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A career criminal once known as the Sob Story bandit is back behind bars only 17 days after getting out of the state pen. (KRQE News 13 at 4:30 p.m. May 16, 2008)

New officers join APD, AFD

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Thirty-one cadets survived the rigors of the Albuquerque Police Department training academy and graduated today. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 16, 2008)

Jail beating prompts review

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Metropolitan Detention Center officials are reviewing safety policies after an inmate allegedly attacked two female staff members from the Public Defender's Office beating both of them in unconsciousness. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 16, 2008)

Food worker accused of fighting with security guard

An Albuquerque Public Schools food delivery worker is accused of getting into a fight with a security guard at a Catholic school after police say the guard told him to stop cursing. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 16, 2008)

Suspected fuel thief charged with possession of stolen vehicle

A man suspected of stealing fuel from gas stations and parked vehicles was arraigned today on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and drug posession. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 16, 2008)

Web Extra: Bernalillo Co. seeks deputies

Lt. Scott Baird talks about the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department's recruitment drive. (Web Extra, May 16, 2008)

One injured in morning shooting

An early-morning shooting in the parking lot of a northeast Albuquerque motel sent one man to the hospital. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 16, 2008)

City battling sewer roaches

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - They're creepy, they're crawly, and it seems cockroaches are everywhere these days including on video posted to a national Web site. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 15, 2008)

Cops find mom on the lam

CLINES CORNERS, N. M. (KRQE) - The nationwide search for a mother accused of kidnapping her three kids--one of them an ill baby--from a California hospital came to a screeching halt at a New Mexico rest area Thursday morning. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 15, 2008)

Sex-ring suspects in court

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Detectives who broke up what they described as a major prostitution ring are now trying to break the code they believe will reveal who was paying hundreds and thousands of dollars for illicit commercial sex. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 15, 2008)

Inmate charged in attorney beatings

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Two female attorneys caught between security doors were beaten into unconsciousness by an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center early Thursday morning, according to sheriff's investigators. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 15, 2008)

Child grabbed on Santa Fe street

SANTA FE (KRQE) - A man sought for attempting to kidnap a 16-year-old girl in Santa Fe is similar in description to the man wanted in recent attempted child snatchings in Valencia County. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 15, 2008)

Boy charged with killing man

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The families of a man gunned down Wednesday and the boy accused of pulling the trigger were both ejected from court today as the boy made his first appearance before a judge. (KRQE News 13 at 4:30 p. m. May 15, 2008)

3 on leave after student suicide

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The principal and two counselors at Albuquerque's Highland High School have been placed on leave following the suicide of a senior who wasn't allowed to graduate with his class, KRQE News 13 has learned. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p. m. May 15, 2008)

Police nab two more in alleged prostitution ring

A total of three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged prostitution ring that police say operated out of a store claiming to sell security systems. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 15, 2008)

Fire blamed on electrical short

Behind the Superdelegate

Who are the Democratic Party's superdelegates and why do they play such a big role in selecting the nominee? Fox's Bob Buckley explains. (News 13 on Fox 2, May 14, 2008)

Two N.M. officers to be honored in national memorial

Two New Mexico police officers killed in 2007 in the line of duty will be honored this week in Washington, D.C. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 15, 2008)

Man, wife uninjured after fire destroys their home

A fire destroyed an Albuquerque couple's home this morning, but the homeowner says he's glad he, his wife and their three dogs are safe. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 15, 2008)

APD speed van gets ticket

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A county deputy cited a city officer for parking a traffic-enforcement van parked on a sidewalk Wednesday touching off a high-level row between the departments. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Train kills man on tracks

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An apparently suicidal man was struck and killed by a Rail Runner Express commuter train in the North Valley Wednesday evening. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Resident survives house blast

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque woman survived an explosion that wrecked her home and rocked her northeast neighborhood Wednesday evening. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Classroom aides seek raise

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Taxpayers got a chance to tell the Albuquerque Public Schools district how to spend the public's money with classroom aides among those speaking up Wednesday night. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Violent crime scars survivors

TOMÉ, N. M. (KRQE) - Four years ago Katrina Marquez Garcia was gunned down by her estranged husband who expected her to die as he turned the gun on himself. Despite the odds Katrina became a survivor of violent crime living with the physical and emotional pain it causes. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Drug bust nets father, son

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A father and son have been arrested for allegedly manufacturing drugs and selling them on the University of New Mexico campus. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Neighbors were wary of raided business

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - When police swarmed a North Valley business alleged to be a front for a prostitution ring, some neighbors said they already had a good idea about what was going on. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Web Extra: life after a traumatic crime - full interview

TOMÉ, N. M. (KRQE) - On Jan. 14th, 2004 Katrina Marquez Garcia was gunned down by her estranged husband Miguel inside their Tomé home. He then turned the gun on himself. It was the end of 13 years of torture by an abusive husband, but it didn't end as Miguel had planned. Against all odds Katrina survived to tell her story.

Burn area preps for floods

TORREÓN, N. M. (KRQE) - Sandbags are a hot item in Torrance County where the forecast includes the possibility of flooding rains hitting the mountainside burned out by the Trigo Fire. (KRQE News 13 at 5::30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Woman killed after divorce hearing

ALAMOGORDO (KRQE-KBIM) - An Alamogordo woman has been charged with stabbing her daughter-in-law to death after a divorce hearing. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Major prostitution ring alleged

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police and federal Secret Service agents have taken down what is being described as a massive prostitution operation being run from a North Valley storefront. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 14, 2008)

North Valley incident remains a mystery

Police are still not saying anything after local and federal officials surrounded a North Valley business on Tuesday. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 14, 2008)

Man pleads guilty to federal domestic violence charges

A man police say crossed state lines after beating his ex-fiancée pleaded guilty today to a federal domestic violence charge. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 14, 2008)

Raindrops fall on metro

It was a dark and stormy night, yet apparently not stormy enough to drop more than 0.02 inches on the Albuquerque Internaional Sunport. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 14, 2008)

Man accused of stealing soldier's identity

An Albuquerque man is accused of stealing the identity of a soldier, and their names differ only by their middle names. (KRQE News 13 at 10, May 11, 2008)

Clinton takes W. Va.

CNN's Joel Brown has the latest from the campaign trail.

Gold rise stampedes sellers

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - There is a gold rush going on, but instead of digging in the ground, New Mexicans are digging in their jewelry boxes to find what's become very valuable these days. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Tracker eliminates murder suspect

SANTA FE (KRQE) - A convicted sex offender required to wear an ankle bracelet can thank the monitoring device for eliminating him as a suspect in a brutal murder. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Cops mum on SWAT raid

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Something big and unexplained went down Tuesday night as APD officers, federal agents, the SWAT team and even the SWAT team tank descended on a North Valley business. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Trailer rigged for fuel thefts

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - More details were released today on how a suspected gas thief was able to steal fuel without being caught. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Vandal hits contraceptive clinic

RIO RANCHO, N. M. (KRQE) - The FBI is now on the case of a graffiti vandal seen on security video spray painting strong words on the windows of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Rio Rancho. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Mid-schoolers hurt in Roswell bus crash

ROSWELL, N. M. (KRQE-KBIM) - A Roswell school bus and a pickup truck collided this afternoon sending seven kids to the hospital. (KBIM News 10 at 5:30 p.m. May 13, 2008)

Stepped-up security follows attempted abduction reports

Valencia County officials have stepped up security around several schools after three girls reported a man had tried to abduct them. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 13, 2008)

Alleged chop shop leads to diesel theft suspect

Police who were investigating a suspected chop shop say they found something more: a trailer allegedly used to steal diesel fuel from gas stations and parked vehicles. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 13, 2008)

Little standing following Chinese earthquake

As rescue teams and camera crews reach remote central China, the tragic scope of Monday's earthquake is coming into focus. Thousands are dead, thousands more are missing, and in many areas, very little is left standing. CBS's Charlie D'Agata has the latest.

Body found in park near substation

A body was found in a park near an Albuquerque police substation as the sun rose this morning. (7:25 a.m., May 13, 2008)

Co-worker giving gift of life

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A co-worker may give you a hand every once in a while, but what about a kidney? (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 12, 2008)

Raid may solve gas thefts

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police who busted a suspected chop shop Monday may have solved the mystery of how thousands of gallons of fuel disappeared from wide-open gas stations without anyone seeing what was going on. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 12, 2008)

Cop camera captures crash

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - It's never a good idea to back into someone else's car especially if you're a well-known criminal parked in front of a New Mexico State Police officer whose dash camera is rolling. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 12, 2008)

Teen hook-ups baffling parents

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - For teens the term "hooking up" typically describes a sexual encounter, but they stay vague about what they do and how far they go leaving most parents clueless. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 12, 2008)

3rd child abduction attempted

LOS LUNAS, N. M. (KRQE) -The man who ripped off a little girl's shirt as he tried to abduct her last week apparently has gone after another child. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 12, 2008)

Rio ripe for raft racing

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - After 13 years the raft race down the Rio Grande is back.

Products shrink; prices don't

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - While the price of commodities from gas to groceries keeps going up, some producers who seem to be holding the line are actually reducing the sizes of what they sell. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 12, 2008)

Van driver sentenced in death

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The driver of a Rio Rancho nursing home van whose rough ride killed one of the people in her care will not spend any more time in jail. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 12, 2008)

DWI suspected in 1-25 crash

SANTA FE (KRQE) - Five people including a suspected drunken driver survived a head-on crash Sunday in the same stretch of Interstate 25 where a similar collision killed five people in 2006. (KRQE News 13 at 4:30 p.m. May 12, 2008)

More than 8,500 killed in earthquake

More than 8,500 people are dead and thousands more injured following an earthquake in central China. CBS's Charlie D'Agata reports. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 12, 2008)

Man acquitted of helping accused deputy-killer arrested again

Nestor Vargas faces a new set of charges after state police say he failed a field sobriety test and had heroin and an open can of beer in his vehicle. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 12, 2008)

Thousands killed in earthquake

Thousands of people are dead following Monday's earthquake, according to China's state-run media. The powerful 7.8-magnitude quake struck in the Sichuan province and was felt hundreds of miles away. CNN's Jaime Florcruz reports from Beijing.

Day special for soldiers' mom

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Linda Adams of Rio Rancho enjoyed a very special Mother's Day today; both of her sons came home from Iraq. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 11, 2008)

PNM offers conservation incentives

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - With the price of power rising PNM is trying to reduce both costs and consumption through a voluntary program to turn off refrigerated-air units. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 11, 2008)

Prepare for forest fires

TIJERAS, N. M. (KRQE) - The Trigo Fire has many East Mountain residents on edge prompting the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department to invite homeowners to a session on fire safety and emergency preparedness. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 10, 2008)

Cult posts online defense

CLAYTON, N. M. (KRQE) - The leader of a New Mexico cult who calls himself the Messiah is out of jail and back online with his followers praising his name and proclaiming his innocence. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 10, 2008)

DA hands off Brennan case

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - There may be no hotter potato in the world of court cases than having an ex-chief judge as a criminal defendant, which is why the local district attorney has bowed out of the case against John Brennan. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 9, 2008)

N. M. superdelegate backs Obama

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Previously uncommitted New Mexico superdelegate Laura Weahkee came out for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today, an endorsement that didn't surprise suspicious supporters of Hillary Clinton. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Class helps fire-victim teachers

ESTANCIA, N. M. (KRQE) - Estancia High Schools' senior class has decided to forego its senior trip to help two teachers burned out by the Trigo Fire. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Cancer patients look, feel better

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Cancer treatment can create emotional scars, but as photojournalist Ryan O'Conner discovered, there's a volunteer group at work in Albuquerque helping women patients to look good and feel better. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Home invader gets 10 years

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking two women with a chisel. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Hoarder gets city ultimatum

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Safe City Strike Force has given a man they've dealt with before five days to clean up his house or face condemnation. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Two girls report man's advances

LOS LUNAS, N. M. (KRQE) - Authorities in Valencia County are looking for a man reported to have grabbed one young girl in her yard and possibly approached another who was walking home from school. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 9, 2008)

Chávez wants ethics violators to be fired

City employees who violate ethical rules would be fired under a proposal by Mayor Martin Chávez. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 9, 2008)

N.M. soldier killed in Afghanistan

A solider from Farmington died Wednesday in Afghanistan, a victim of an improvised explosive device. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 9, 2008)

Short-staffed police, growing population slow emergency response times

Priority One emergencies like armed robberies, shootings and stabbings are getting slow responses because of short staffing at metro-area law enforcement departments and a rapidly growing population. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 9, 2008)

Treasured history carved in stone fading with time

EL MORRO, N. M. (KRQE) - Inscriptions on El Morro National Monument that have tracked mankind's passage through the state for centuries are being erased by the same thing they represent: the passage of time. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m.; May 8, 2008)

Air 1 zeroes in on fleeing suspect

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A high-speed chase through Albuquerque took dramatic turns first in a car and then on foot as a desperate suspect fled not knowing his every move was tracked and photographed from above. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 8, 2008)

Boy sentenced in gang rape

BERNALILLO, N. M. (KRQE) - A teenage boy who instigated the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl learned today that he'll be locked up longer than he thought. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 8, 2008)

Police visited religious cult before

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - New Mexico State Police have had the Strong City religious compound on their radar for years before this week's arrest of the cult's leader on charges of sexual misconduct with young girls. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 8, 2008)

Florists feeling economic pinch

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Even something as loving as Mother's Day flowers are not immune from the current ups and downs of the U. S. economy. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m.; May 8, 2008)

City pool heating goes solar

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Green in a swimming pool usually isn't a good sign, but for the city of Albuquerque it's a sign of things to come. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m.; May 8, 2008)

Parks hide diamond for birthday celebration

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - New Mexico state parks are celebrating their 75th anniversary, and they're rewarding visitors with big prizes including a 3-carat diamond bracelet hidden as part of a geocaching game. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m.; May 8, 2008)

Cult Messiah arraigned in Clayton

CLAYTON, N. M. (KRQE) - The man who claims to be the son of God stepped out of a jailhouse today and into a courthouse where he attempted to plead not guilty to sex charges involving juvenile followers. (KRQE News at 5:30; May 8, 2008)

Self-declared Messiah makes first court appearance

The leader of a self-admitted cult in Union County made his first court appearance on charges that he inappropriately touched three girls on the cult's compound. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 8, 2008)

Neighborhood evacuated after gas line breaks

The Albuquerque Fire Department evacuated homes in a West Side neighborhood after a construction crew struck a gas line. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 8, 2008)

Gas station's mistake causes double-takes for customers

Oops. A Dexter, N.M., gas station accidentally programmed the pumps to dispense gas for 39.5 cents a gallon, bringing in a line of cars and causing a major traffic jam. (KBIM News 10 at 5:30, May 7, 2008)

Police to crack down on speeders

Albuquerque police will be out in force on the city's two interstates to crack down on the lead-footed. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 8, 2008)

Fugitive murder suspect nabbed

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque man on the run for three weeks after allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend was captured today in Denver. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 7, 2008))

Fire demands strap Red Cross

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The current state of the economy is affecting donations to the American Red Cross, and that in turn is hurting efforts to help victims of the Trigo Fire. (Broadcast 5:30 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Construction swindlers back in state

EDGEWOOD, N. M. (KRQE) - A notorious group of scam artists known as the Irish Travelers is back in New Mexico peddling what sound like good deals on asphalt driveways and other construction work. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Dexter lines up for cheap gas

DEXTER, N. M. (KRQE-KBIM) - Motorists looking for a fill-up found a goof-up in the Chaves County community today allowing them to buy gas at a price not seen in decades. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Caper confounds crime class

RIO RANCHO, N. M. (KRQE) - Two months ago, dozens of Rio Rancho high school students witnessed a brutal murder. But as realistic as it was, it wasn't real. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Undercover video records sick cattle

CLOVIS, N. M. (KRQE) - Undercover investigators for the Humane Society of the United States are alleging the Clovis Livestock Auction mistreated two ill cows and exposed healthy cattle to disease. (Broadcast 4:30 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Cult leader's acts not sexual, son says

CLAYTON, N. M. (KRQE) - The son of a northeast New Mexico cult leader charged with sex crimes again children has issued a video taped statement challenging the allegations. (Broadcast 4 p.m. May 7, 2008)

Web Extra: Statement from Jeff Bent, son of arrested cult leader

Jeff Bent, son of arrested cult leader Wayne Bent, also known as Michael Travesser, recorded this statement in response to questions from KRQE News 13. (Web Extra, May 7, 2008)

Monday's hailstorm keeps Roswell glass shops busy

A hailstorm Monday evening in Roswell lit up the phones at area repair shops. (KBIM News 10 at 5:30, May 6, 2008)

Web Extra: Red Cross asks for donations

Annie McCormick talks with Cindy Adams, the regional CEO of the American Red Cross, as the organization asks for help to replenish its disaster response fund. (Web Extra, May 7, 2008)

Nelson returns to federal prison after receiving suspended state sentence

Kent Nelson, the key player in a corruption case, was handed a suspended sentence today after pleading guilty to a state charge of racketeering. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 7, 2008)

Student who allegedly carried guns had talked about Va. Tech

The University of New Mexico student accused of carrying a gun onto the UNM campus had spoken about the Virginia Tech and Columbine shootings, a tipster told police. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 7, 2008)

Cattle allegedly abused at Clovis auction yard

A livestock auction in Clovis is one of four across the country where the Humane Society of the United States claims "downer" cattle were abused. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 7, 2008)

Cult members say leader betrayed

CLAYTON, N. M. (KRQE) - The self-proclaimed messiah is still in jail tonight in Clayton betrayed by one of his own just like Jesus, according to his son. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 6, 2008)

Record number of DWI cars seized

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Despite the endless effort to reduce DWI, so many repeat offenders are being caught in Albuquerque that police are seizing record numbers of cars. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 6, 2008)

UNM police bust armed student

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A call to University of New Mexico police sparked a campus-wide search for a potentially armed student today. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 6, 2008)

Gas prices boost transit ridership

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Gas prices are up and according to the city so are the numbers for people moving by mass transit. (Broadcast 5:30 p.m. May 6, 2008)

Ex-mayor Jackson jailed in Pa.

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Former Rio Rancho Mayor Kevin Jackson has been in jail in Pennsylvania since a judge sent him there last week for allegedly violating a protection-from-abuse order issue on behalf of his wife. (Broadcast 10 p.m. May 6, 2008)

2/6/08 5:30 pm: Crash kills Roswell couple

ROSWELL, N. M. - Roswell police are investigating a car crash that killed an elderly couple last night.

2/6/08 5:30 pm: Reward in Vegas dog mutilation

LAS VEGAS, N. M. - Police in Las Vegas are investigating an extreme case of animal cruelty after a resident found a mutilated dog dead and dumped next to a trash can.