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Police Believe They Found Missing Mechanic's Body – 7:00pm MST
Detectives expect to make an arrest in the case in the next 24 hours. (By Jeff Proctor)
Santa Fe Opera Gives Up On Funds – 6:58pm MST
Opera officials tell the state to find another use for the $1.3 million (By Phil Parker)
DOT Staffer Back at Work After Investigation – 6:37pm MST
DOT wouldn't disclose or comment on the findings of its internal investigation
Rio Grande High School Needs To Involve Parents – 6:22pm MST
State Education Secretary upholds Public Education Department decision on lack of involvement in school's restructuring (By Andrea Schoellkopf)
Albuquerque Man Claims $1 Million Powerball Prize – 6:13pm MST
62-year-old Eduardo Vazquez will get about $690,000 after taxes
New Adoption Center for Dogs Opening in ABQ – 4:52pm MST
Grand opening for center at the PetSmart store at 350 Eubank Blvd. NE scheduled for Feb. 13
California Woman Dies in Head-On Collision – 3:33pm MST
Crash occurred Thursday morning on Interstate 40 near Gallup
I-25 Accident Backs Up Traffic – 3:28pm MST
Far right-hand lane of I-25 southbound at Candelaria is closed

Latest Reports from APD – 3:23pm MST
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Clovis Woman Shot During Argument With Neighbor in Stable Condition – 1:35pm MST
Man accused in the shooting is facing multiple charges
State Reduces Bonding Requirement for Tyrone Mine – 12:52pm MST
State Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department says requirement has been reduced by $22 million
Cell-Phone Ban in Las Cruces Goes Into Effect Friday – 12:06pm MST
City ordinance prohibits people from using hand-held cell phones while driving
First Statewide Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections Next Week – 11:29am MST
Conference will be held Feb. 11 at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center in Albuquerque
Morning Roundup – 10:14am MST
News from around New Mexico: (By Jim McElroy)

9:15am – Isler Out as Clovis Coach ... For Now
NMAA, Clovis Municipal Schools say judge's ruling effectively ends coach's season.
8:50am – Carlsbad Man Charged With Indecent Exposure
23-year-old tells police he never showed women his genitals.

8:25am – Calif. Trucker Gets 15 Years in Triple Fatal
38-year-old father of four sentenced Wednesday for Oct. 2008 crash near Deming.
8:05am – No Charges Filed in Death of Shiprock Teen
17-year-old was run over after argument in Farmington Target parking lot on Dec. 26.
7:40am – New Mexico Airlines Cancels Carlsbad-El Paso Flights
Official says airline is adding a third flight to ABQ with a stop in Alamogordo.

7:30am – No School Today for East Mt. Students
Rest of APS schools remain on a two-hour delay.
7:20am – Family of Man Killed by Las Cruces Police Intends To Sue City
City councilor also asks AG's Office to review Jan. 17 officer-involved fatal shooting.
7:00am – Security Tight at Murder Prelim in Farmington
Gang involvement suspected in shooting death of a Grants man at a party Jan. 9.

6:15am – Questions Arise Over Slain Massacre Mastermind's ID
Mexican authorities say hit man lived in El Paso but aren't sure he's a U.S. citizen.

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The Death of Macho B
Macho B, a rare jaguar living in the United States, was captured and euthanized last year. A federal report just out blames game officials.
Search For Body
Workers haul concrete out of a garage in North Albuquerque Acres on Tuesday. Police believe the body of a local mechanic who disappeared in 2002 is buried beneath the garage. February 2, 2010. (Marla Brose/Albuquerque Journal)

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AP Southwest Reports

UPDATED: Federal Agency Denies Protections for Tiny Pika read more (new 6:47 PM MST)

UPDATED: Self-Help Guru in Court on Manslaughter Charges read more (new 6:08 PM MST)

UPDATED: Driver's Daughter Surprised To Hear of Nevada Casino Crash read more (new 6:04 PM MST)

Walker Named BIA's Southwest Region Director read more (new 6:00 PM MST)

UPDATED: Federal Courthouse in Roswell Reopens read more (new 3:41 PM MST)

UPDATED: Drug Kingpin Convicted in Colorado and Arizona Gets 17 Years read more (new 2:42 PM MST)

Mexican Drug Cartels Co-Opt Rehab Clinics for Recruits read more (new 12:24 PM MST)

State Judge Convicted in El Paso in Sex, Bribe Case read more (new 12:18 PM MST)

Chinese Buy 60 Percent of Emcore's Fiber Optics Business read more (new 10:44 AM MST)

N.M. Receives $3 Million in Youth Conservation Grants read more (new 9:56 AM MST)

LES To Create 30 Jobs in Jal read more (new 9:54 AM MST)

Weather Forecast:  . . . Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Below canyons northwest winds 10 to 15 mph late in the evening.     Albuquerque | New Mexico National Weather Service Radar Road Conditions | KOAT Closings List | ABQ Pollen see weather in your neighborhood Weather Station Map Albuquerque Traffic

Snowfall Blankets N.M. [+] Click to view Full Size Eddie Moore/Journal Snow blanketed Webber Street in the south Capitol area of Santa Fe on Wednesday, as it did much of northeastern and southwestern New Mexico. National Weather Service forecasters say the storm will move out of the state today. Snow Trouble By Charles D. Brunt/ Journal Staff Writer   A winter storm lumbering across New Mexico on Wednesday triggered dozens of crashes on snow-slickened highways and shut down parts of the interstates for hours. Local Grad Dies in Afghanistan By Rozanna M. Martinez/ Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer   A 20-year-old La Cueva High School graduate who was serving in the U.S. Army was killed Tuesday when the vehicle in which he and another soldier were riding was attacked in Afghanistan. Budget Battle Looming in SF By Dan Boyd/ Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Investigative Reporter Journal Capitol Bureau   Senate, House Not in Sync On Tax Hikes, Spending Cuts

Toyota Parts In, But Picture Still Cloudy By Rivkela Brodsky/ Journal Staff Writer   As U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood alarmed millions of Toyota owners whose vehicles have been recalled by saying they should "stop driving" their vehicles, the first pedal repair parts were arriving at Larry H. Miller American Toyota in Albuquerque. State: Correra Fees 'Suspect' By Mike Gallagher/ Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Investigative Reporter   Demand letters seek millions paid by equity firms to third parties. Ex-Wife's Story Questioned By Jeff Proctor/ Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer   Search for Body Still Under Way. Taxpayers Fund $5,200 Trip to D.C. By Dan McKay/ Journal Staff Writer   County Official: United Group Helps in Lobbying. 3-Year-Old Boy Dies of Swine Flu Journal Staff Report   A 3-year-old Otero County boy with chronic health conditions died of complications from swine flu in mid-January, the New Mexico Department of Health said Wednesday. Sandia Labs Didn't Reveal Warhead 'Issue' By John Fleck/ Copyright © 2010 Albuquerque Journal Journal Staff Writer   Sandia Labs failed to tell crews at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant about an "issue" with the W76 warhead, leaving the Pantex workers unaware of possible hazards while they worked on it, according to federal safety auditors.

The Death of Macho B
By Leslie Linthicum/ Journal Staff Writer
  Just about a year ago, one of the most photographed and chronicled wild big cats in the United States — a jaguar that roamed the Southwest — stepped into a metal trap a few miles north of the Mexican border in Arizona.

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