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1 City Council Candidate Wonders How 7 Stops Add Up to 19 Charges
2 Fires Add Perspective to the Simple Life
3 N.M. Spoken-Word Artist Wrote Script for Movie in Production About Poet Who Flees Chimayó

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1 Investigator Finds Missing Student
2 Two New Mexico Police Chiefs Resign
3 Worker Fired After Arrest

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Former Lobo Assistants Identified in NCAA Case
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Former New Mexico assistants Lenny Rodriguez and Grady Stretz have been implicated in an academic fraud investigation, The Associated Press has learned, and both are expected to attend a NCAA infractions committee hearing Friday. The hearing is in Indianapolis, where New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs will lead a five-member university delegation that includes president David Schmidly and head coach Rocky Long. Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008 (updated 5:31 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue
Firefighters Battle Blazes in Central and Southern N.M.

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Crews were taking advantage of precipitation and cooler temperatures today to establish fire lines around a blaze that has burned an estimated 650 acres in rugged, steep terrain of the Manzano Mountains in central New Mexico. The U.S. Forest Service listed the Trigo Fire as 16 percent contained at midday today. Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008 (updated 5:28 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue

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6:13pm — Overnight freeze expected in Albuquerque Overnight temperatures are expected to dip to freezing in the Albuquerque area, so you might want to bring your tomato...(by ABQjournal staff) 1:10pm — Teen Pleads No Contest in Brutal Attack Defendant was 15 when Las Cruces bakery worker was beaten into a coma. 11:20am — Trigo Fire Reaches Mountain Crest Air resources still grounded this morning because of low clouds, snow and smoke. 8:50am — Retrial Under Way in 2005 Burning Death Patricia Sipes, 33, facing second-degree murder charge in Valencia County. 8:45am — Power Restored in Rio Rancho Lights back on at 8:28 p.m., after 2,100 customers lost power this morning. 7:55am — Posting Signs Can Double Drug Penalties Fed-up folks at Farmington middle school take advantage of N.M. law. 7:25am — Teenager's Skull Found in Veguita Socorro County deputies seek help in unraveling 10-year-old mystery. 7:15am — Mayfield Volunteer Coach Accused of Molesting Athlete 23-year-old Las Cruces man allegedly had sex with 15-year-old female student. 6:50am — No New Trial for Gallup Foster Mom Cleo Juan, 33, facing mandatory 30 years in death of 18-month-old child. 6:10am — Rabid Fox Found in Sierra County Dead animal found April 9 is the sixth confirmed case in southwestern N.M. this year. 5:10am — Spring On Hold ... Briefly Winter weather advisory up till noon for northern, northeastern, central N.M.

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Man May Be 'Friendly Robber'
By Vic Vela / Journal Staff Writer
Santa Fe police arrested a man Wednesday believed to be the so-called "friendly robber"— the knife-wielding thief who police say apologized before each of his several holdups.

Uptown Zoning Case Will Have Major Legal, Financial Implications
By Scott Sandlin / Journal Staff Writer
A contentious city zoning case is about to come full circle, nearly 14 years and $14 million after an Albuquerque City Council decision halted an Uptown development still in the permitting pipeline.

Judge Chides DA Office
By Joline Gutierrez Krueger / Journal Staff Writer
An Albuquerque judge is laying down the law to the District Attorney's Office after he says he was forced to change the bail amount in a first-degree murder case for a third time because prosecutors didn't know the case.

Rio Rancho Pulls Plug on Azulstar's Internet Service
By Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff Writer
The city of Rio Rancho has rejected wireless company Azulstar's bid to upgrade its problem-plagued network and continue providing Internet service within Rio Rancho.

Worker Fired After Arrest
By Dan Boyd and Vic Vela / Journal Staff Writers
A city of Santa Fe parking attendant who was arrested Friday in Albuquerque and is believed to be the perpetrator of a bizarre armed robbery committed last year was fired from her city job.

Lobo Football: It's Arnett's Time To Step Up
By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer
Zach Arnett is keeping his head— if not his helmet— about the lack of experience at the linebacker position during the University of New Mexico's spring football practice.

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Santa Fe's 'Green Fee' Idea Comes Under Fire
By Dan Boyd / Journal Staff Writer
The concept of a "green fee" that would be levied on grocery shoppers who use disposable paper or plastic bags has admirable intentions but could do more harm than good to working-class Santa Feans.

Taos To Propose Plastic Bag Ban
By Kathryn Holzka / For the Journal
TAOS— The details still need to be worked out, but the Taos Town Council on Tuesday came down against those ubiquitous plastic bags used by most retail stores.

PRC Slows Down Fuel Clause Request
By Jack King / Journal Staff Writer
SANTA FE— State regulators on Wednesday voted unanimously to slow down PNM's request for a $72 million "emergency" fuel adjustment clause.

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Court Upholds $1 Million in Damages to NM Artist click to continue (new 6:33 PM MDT)
Firefighters Battle Blazes in Central and Southern N.M. click to continue (new 5:29 PM MDT)
NMSU's Brian Faison Named North Dakota AD click to continue (new 3:28 PM MDT)
Dead Fox Tests Positive for Rabies in Sierra County click to continue (new 1:50 PM MDT)
Richardson Pledges Fight Against Gila River Diversion click to continue (new 1:02 PM MDT)
Land Swap Paves the Way for Sierra County Motorplex click to continue (new 12:59 PM MDT)
San Pedro Fire Evacuations Lifted click to continue (new 9:43 AM MDT)
Lawyer for UTEP Star Stefon Jackson Says No Laws Broken click to continue (new 8:31 AM MDT)
Rio Grande Wet Year Meets Silvery Minnow Requirements click to continue (new 7:41 AM MDT)
N.M. Supreme Court Upholds Candidate's Removal from Ballot click to continue (new 7:40 AM MDT)
Gila River on List of Most Endangered Rivers click to continue (new 6:25 AM MDT)
Two New Mexico Police Chiefs Resign click to continue (new 6:22 AM MDT)

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