Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 Headlines

(KRQE NEWS 13) - Albuquerque police obtained a search warrant late Thursday for a home at one end of a trail of bloody footprints leading to the nearby body of a woman found dead on the sidewalk.

As of 5:39 p.m. - A new online and phone system designed to allow crime victims to monitor inmates and alleged offenders , was unveiled today in the 13th Judicial District covering Sandoval, Cibola and Valencia counties.

As of 4:48 p.m. - This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either.

As of 3:52 p.m. - Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.

As of 3:38 p.m. - A teacher-coach from Hobbs Freshman High School died Thursday after his motorcycle and an SUV collided on a city street, Hobbs police reported.

As of 3:36 p.m. - The Air Force is proposing a low-altitude training area over northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

As of 3:35 p.m. - Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

As of 3:28 p.m. - In our weekly power rankings that encompass the entire state regardless of class, La Cueva holds on to the top spot.

As of 3:23 p.m. - Over 1,000 votes were cast in this week's Spirit Poll and the Farmington Scorpions have earned the right to decorate the stick this week.

As of 1:45 p.m. - Brazilian police detained a teen they say launched cell phones over a prison wa ll to waiting inmates by attaching the phones to arrows, one of which struck a guard in the back.

As of 1:37 p.m. - Midday Webcast : Kristen Van Dyke's forecast. Newspaper carrier finds woman's body on northeast Albuquerque sidewalk. Explosive device at Los Lunas firehouse clears nearby school, office.

As of 12:34 p.m. - Check out this breathtaking view and video of Hurricane Earl from the International Space Station . It's quite a storm, covering more area than the state of California.

As of 12:28 p.m. - Evacuations due to an explosive device found by a Los Lunas Fire Department employee have been lifted.

As of 12:07 p.m. - Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

As of 11:59 a.m. - The chairman of New Mexico's educational pension fund has resigned after it was disclosed he borrowed $350,000 from a man whose son shared in millions of dollars in finder's fees from investments by the fund and another state agency.

As of 11:10 a.m. - The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.

As of 10:31 a.m. - An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast , west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.

As of 9:58 a.m. - Hurricane Earl packed winds near 140 mph as it blew toward North Carolina on Thursday, putting the Eastern Seaboard up to Maine on alert for a Labor Day weekend pounding by waves, gales and rain.

As of 9:14 a.m. - Los Alamos National Laboratory has obtained federal approval to begin design of a new transuranic waste staging facility.

As of 9:06 a.m. - New Mexico Transportation Secretary Gary L.J. Giron is urging New Mexico residents to "know before you go" this holiday weekend by calling 511 for travel information .

As of 8:48 a.m. - Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it is selling itself to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.

As of 8:42 a.m. - New Mexico's annual Music in Film Summit will take place later this month at the Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe.

As of 8:36 a.m. - The bomb squad finally disrupted -  which means they safely detonated them - the pipe bombs found in Rio Rancho. Police have two male suspects in custody, a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old.

As of 8:29 a.m. - The federal government has signed off on $65 million in aid to New Mexico to help public schools avoid deep budget cuts this year.

As of 7:51 a.m. - Sandia National Laboratories plans to conduct two controlled explosive tests sometime between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Sandia’s Coyote test field on the south side of Kirtland Air Force Base.

As of 7:32 a.m. - The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.

As of 7:27 a.m. - While serving a warrant at the Arrowhead Ridge Apartments in Rio Rancho around midnight, police found two pipe bombs in the apartment.

As of 7:17 a.m. - A new Treasury Department program to give people without bank accounts faster access to their tax refunds