(KRQE NEWS 13) - The
mother of a man killed in New Mexico is suing the people, she claims, are responsible
for allowing the killings to happen.
As of 5:59 p.m. - Authorities say $1.3 million worth of marijuana was found in a load of cantaloupes after a motor transportation officer checked a truck parked in a no parking zone on an Interstate 40 off-ramp in eastern New Mexico near Tucumcari. Read more...
As of 5:35 p.m. - Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, cringe-eliciting pause that lasted more than 10 seconds. Read more...
As of 5:25 p.m. - A half-mile deep monitoring well is aimed at giving new information to Santa Fe’s water planners. Read more...
As of 4:50 p.m. - A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections. Read more...
As of 3:14 p.m. - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries.
As of 2:40 p.m. - BP says the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico has been removed from the company's well.
As of 1:50 p.m. - Midday Webcast : Kristen Van Dyke's forecast. Goodwill store evacuated after pistol, ammunition, marijuana and what turned out to be a practice grenade left in donation box. Fire in adjacent garage closes The Quarters, popular Albuquerque BBQ restaurant.
As of 1:35 p.m. - Just in case it wasn't clear: Weapons and drugs don't make good charitable donations.
As of 1:03 p.m. - The Rail Runner Express will be working overtime this Labor Day weekend running to and from the annual New Mexico Wine Festival in Bernalillo. More details on the N.M. Wine Festival and Rail Runner websites.
As of 12:40 p.m. - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. There was no immediate word on casualties.
As of 12:35 p.m. - Las Cruces police say a bicyclist who was seen haphazardly carrying his 2-year-old daughter as he pedaled across traffic lanes has been charged with negligent child abuse.
As of 11:36 a.m. - If it's Labor Day weekend, it must be time for the 38th annual Hatch Chile Festival on Saturday and Sunday. Schedules, chile facts and more info can be found on the official Hatch Chile Festival website.
As of 10:58 a.m. - President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of better-than-expected private sector job growth. But with the unemployment rate ticking upward nevertheless, he said he'd roll out new plans next week to spur the economy.
As of 10:50 a.m. - A wild hog in southern New Mexico has tested positive for a disease that can infect cattle and wildlife .
As of 10:19 a.m. - The new top commander in Afghanistan is talking up a weapon that has been kept in the shadows for years — special operations missions to kill or capture key insurgents — to try to convince skeptics the war can be won.
As of 10:13 a.m. - Carlsbad's Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will celebrate vultures on Saturday.
As of 9:44 a.m. - It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory.
As of 9:39 a.m. - An explosion in part of the building housing a popular southeast Albuquerque restaurant sent patrons quickly out into the streets Thursday evening and filled the structure in smoke.
As of 8:53 a.m. - An Indonesian volcano that was quiet for four centuries shot a new, powerful burst of hot ash more than 10,000 feet (three kilometers) in the air Friday, sending frightened residents fleeing to safety for the second time this week.
As of 8:24 a.m. - Hurricane Earl has turned slightly to the east and weakened somewhat, but is still expected to wallop the New England coast .
As of 8:16 a.m. - Albuquerque police late Thursday arrested an suspect described as ex-boyfriend in the death of a woman found beaten and stabbed on a northeast sidewalk earlier in the day.
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