Wednesday, July 14, 2010

(KRQE NEWS 13) - As of 6 p.m. - A mother of six was beaten to death in front of one of her children inside their Cuba home Wednesday morning, New Mexico State Police reported. Read more ...

As of 5:31 p.m. - The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, is taking a stand against Arizona and its controversial immigration law. Read more ...

As of 4:32 p.m. - An Iranian scientist who disappeared a year ago was on his way home to Tehran on Wednesday from the United States, ending a bizarre intelligence drama that could snarl U.S. efforts to gather information on Iran's nuclear program. R ead more ...

As of 4:23 p.m. - The original court transcripts from the 1881 Coroner's Inquest into the Gunfight at the OK Corral can now be viewed online. Read more ...

As of 3:40 p.m. - American forces suffered a deadly 24 hours in Afghanistan, with eight troops killed in attacks including an audacious Taliban raid on a police compound in the key southern city of Kandahar, officials said Wednesday. Read more ...

As of 3:34 p.m. - Abortion opponents citing statements made in New Mexico are raising questions about a critical new insurance program under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.  Read more ...

As of 2:47 p.m. - A majority of federal health experts has voted to keep the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on the market despite evidence that it increases the risk of heart attack. Read more ...

As of 2:28 p.m. - A 2-year-old died after being left in a hot car for almost four hours at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Read more ...

As of 2:25 p.m. - Services are planned Friday for two long-time employees of Emcore Corp. killed in Monday's mass shooting at the Albuquerque plant. Read more ...

As of 1:48 p.m. - The U.S. has handed over 55 former members of Saddam Hussein's inner circle, including the longtime international face of the regime, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy justice minister said Wednesday. Read more ...

As of 1:43 p.m. - A Schlumberger spokesperson said it appears a valve failure on a primary holding tank caused a chemical leak at the company's Farmington plant over the weekend. Read more ...

As of 1:21 p.m. - The government said Wednesday it had not reached any conclusions about whether Toyota drivers may be to blame for their vehicles suddenly accelerating, a problem that has led to millions of recalled cars and trucks since last year. Read more ...

As of 1:16 p.m. - The city manager in Tucumcari has fired the city treasurer who filed a whistleblower suit after he was demoted. Read more ...

As of 12:56 p.m. - Midday Webcast : Kristen Van Dyke's forecast. Mother of six apparently beaten to death at home in Cuba; boyfriend sought for questioning. Driver who turned Central Avenue into demolition derby pleads no-contests to all charges including DWI.  Watch more ...

As of 12:51 a.m. - The government calls it "sealed management." China's capital has started gating and locking some of its lower-income neighborhoods overnight, with police or security checking identification papers around the clock, in a throwback to an older style of control. Read more...

As of 12:19 a.m. - Finding the best deal on a flight has become a lot more difficult, thanks to hefty baggage and service fees that consumers often don't know about until they show up at the airline counter, congressional investigators say. Read more...

As of 12:14 a.m. -  Smoke will likely be rising from the Lincoln National Forest over the next month as recent rains make possible the burning of slash piles from thinning projects.

As of 12:02 a.m. -  Kristen Van Dyke is KRQE News 13's new morning meteorologist. Check out her first forecast on our airwaves from Wednesday morning...

As of 11:47 a.m. -  Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and more hit the red carpet in Hollywood for the premiere of their new film, "Inception." View a photo slideshow of their arrival here...

As of 11:24 a.m. -  BP's work on capping the Gulf of Mexico gusher was frozen Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the busted well that could make the leak worse. Read more...

As of 11:15 a.m. -  The Cuba, New Mexico homicide victim is not being identified at this time. All police will mention is that she has lived in that trailer most of her life and is survived by her four sons and two daughters. Read more...

As of 10:41 a.m. -  Fall football camps starts for the New Mexico Lobos on August 4. Part of that camp will be spent in Ruidoso, N.M. Do you think this will help them during the football season? Vote in the poll attached to this story.

As of 10:26 a.m. -  Paul Boucher, 43, was driving on Central Avenue when he smashed into 10 cars parked on the side of the road in January. Wednesday morning, he took his plea deal after pleading no contest to his charges. He'll be sentenced in September.

As of 10:10 a.m. -  Daily patrols by the law enforcement