Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 Headlines

(KRQE NEWS 13) - An Albuquerque police officer is in the hospital and the guard dog who took bite out of his leg is dead after being shot during a drug raid Monday.

As of 3:52 p.m. - Proposed changes to the state medical-marijuana program are up for review at a public hearings scheduled for Sept. 29 and 30.

As of 3:18 p.m. - Food and Drug Administration investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning.

As of 3:15 p.m. - Separate field days for peanut growers and specialists are planned in eastern New Mexico and western Texas where growers annually produce 123 million pounds of peanuts with an estimated value of $37 million.

As of 2:41 p.m. - Damning allegations that Pakistan players took money to fix matches and play poorly could be great for the sport if they can be proved. That's because match-fixing, shady people and shady money in cricket are boils that have long needed lancing.

As of 2:34 p.m. - A retired lawyer living in Santa Fe pleaded guilty Monday to receiving child pornography , the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

As of 2:22 p.m. - Just before midnight Sunday night, police encountered a woman who had allegedly stabbed a man after he got into an argument with her boyfriend.

As of 1:54 p.m. -  Mexico's federal police agency has fired nearly 10 percent of its force this year for failing lie detector tests or other checks designed to detect possible corruption, officials said Monday.

As of 1:27 p.m. -  A woman who killed her husband and later her boyfriend by poisoning them with antifreeze has died in an Atlanta prison.

As of 1:24 p.m. - An emotional reunion took place in Farmington as the family of a little girl who nearly died last month finally got to meet the Farmington Police Officer who saved her life.

As of 1:19 p.m. - In this Webcast: Kristen Van Dyke's forecast. A stabbing has people asking more questions. A fatal hit-and-run has police looking for the driver.

As of 12:56 p.m. - Because of worries about Agent Orange, many Vietnam veterans are getting compensation for diabetes, according to Department of Veterans Affairs records.

As of 12:28 p.m. - There is good news at the gas pump, as Americans get ready to fill their cars, RVs and boats for the Labor Day weekend.

As of 11:56 a.m. - President Barack Obama says Congress should make passing a long-languishing aid package to small business its first order of business when it gets back from summer vacation.

As of 11:50 a.m. - After police arrested Socorro Ortiz, 58, on Saturday for allegedly drunk driving, officers found that Ortiz had a few prior drunk driving convictions.

As of 11:35 a.m. - BP PLC says high seas on the Gulf of Mexico have delayed operations to raise the piece of equipment from the seabed that failed to prevent the massive oil spill.

As of 9:34 a.m. - Americans spent last month at the fastest pace in four months, helped by a jump in demand for automobiles.

As of 8:54 a.m. - Hurricane Earl lashed northern Leeward Islands with heavy rain and strong winds Monday after strengthening into a Category 2 storm.

As of 8:48 a.m. - Just before midnight Sunday night, police encountered a woman who had allegedly stabbed her attacker in her home. There is a press conference at 1:30 p.m on Monday explaining the incident.

As of 8:28 a.m. - Highlighted here are 20 talked-about red carpet looks from the Emmys. What do you think? Cast your vote in KRQE's interactive poll here...

As of 8:08 a.m. - On a trip to Washington, former Houston Astros ace Roger Clemens will be in a courtroom, not in Congress. His defiant stance is expected to remain the same, even if his statement is much shorter.

As of 7:56 a.m. - A newspaper in northern New Mexico has been awarded a grant from the Knight FOI Fund to press litigation against a state college for disregarding basic requirements of the open records law.

As of 7:42 a.m. - Flags are to be at half-staff in New Mexico on Monday and Tuesday in honor of a soldier from Albuquerque who died in Afghanistan last week.

As of 7:34 a.m. - Juvenile justice programs across New Mexico are getting $250,000 in federal economic stimulus money to help them cope with a budget squeeze.

As of 7:24 a.m. - Five years after Hurricane Katrina's wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast residents Sunday that he would not abandon their cause.