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Pecos Water Settlement Final – 6:00pm MDT
One of New Mexico's most significant water rights conflicts, on the Pecos River, has been settled, state officials announced Friday evening. (By John Fleck)
Visitor Center Closing at Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park – 5:35pm MDT
Center scheduled for $855,000 renovation and expansion project (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Man Arrested In Connection With Tennessee Homicide – 4:30pm MDT
Mexican national awaiting extradition   (By Maggie Ybarra)

Judge Delays Decision on Film Locations – 4:20pm MDT
A Los Ranchos couple sued after the village told them they couldn't allow film production on their property because it violated village ordinance.
Inmate Charged In Sexual Assault – 3:58pm MDT
Female inmate has been accused of sexually assaulting another inmate   (By Maggie Ybarra)
Memorial Service for Tingwall in Santa Fe on Monday – 3:46pm MDT
Governor orders flags flown at half-staff until sundown Wednesday (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )

I-25 Closed Near Bernardo – 3:08pm MDT
Propane being transferred from tanker truck that rolled into another truck
New Mexico Getting Federal Money To Help Unemployed – 1:30pm MDT
$3.16 million includes money for career training (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
State Environment Secretary Says Septic Tanks Cause Problems – 12:46pm MDT
Curry says septic tanks top cause of groundwater contamination in state
Raton School Board Upholds Firing of Teacher – 12:13pm MDT
High school teacher allegedly involved in physical altercation with student (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
City Launches Stimulus Tracker Website – 11:50am MDT
Mayor Martin Chavez just launched the new "Albuquerque Recovery" website, which makes the city's federal stimulus money allocation available to the public. You can see how much money has been awarded to Albuquerque and how that money is being spent on the site's recovery tracker. (By Charlie Eisenhood)

Governor Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for Alamogordo Soldier – 11:26am MDT
Army Spc. Christopher M. Kurth killed in Iraq this month (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Salute Our Troops Motorcycle Rally This Weekend – 10:54am MDT
Event expected to draw 1,500 to 2,000 motorcyles to Farmington
NMSU Dean of College of Arts and Sciences Leaving – 10:32am MDT
Pamela Jansma: Leaving in late July for personal reasons (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Early Morning Fire Hits Restaurant – 7:42am MDT

East Central restaurant destroyed. See more pictures.

  (By Adolphe Pierre-Louis)
Glorieta Battlefield Opens this Weekend – 7:36am MDT
Area often called Gettysburg of the West (By Nancy Tipton )
Santa Fe has Air Service Again – 7:29am MDT
American Eagle is offering daily, direct flights
Fugitives of the Week
Pair charged with identity theft, fraud, forgery   (By Hailey Heinz)

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Biologists Return Endangered Falcons to New Mexico read more (new 7:09 PM MDT)

New Mexico Mountains Where Two Died Are Dangerous for Pilots read more (new 6:48 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Utah Man Indicted in Artifact Theft Probe Found Dead read more (new 6:29 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Feds Investigating New Mexico Copter Crash that Killed Two read more (new 6:07 PM MDT)

Tecton To Cap Well in Galisteo Basin Near Santa Fe read more (new 5:44 PM MDT)

Feds Try To Block Evidence Release in Posada Case read more (new 5:12 PM MDT)

Arizona Patrol Car Halts Pilot's Successful Takeoff read more (new 5:04 PM MDT)

Man Donates $1 Million for Bike Paths read more (new 3:55 PM MDT)

Arizona Inmate Death Leads to Ban on Outdoor Cells read more (new 2:31 PM MDT)

Nation's Largest Solar Plant To Be Built in New Mexico read more (new 1:10 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Two Grass Fires Continue To Burn in Southern N.M. read more (new 11:41 AM MDT)

N.M. Pilot Killed; Chopper May Have Hit Power Lines Before Crash read more (new 10:43 AM MDT)

New Mexico Tribe Gets Funding for Biomass Project read more (new 10:16 AM MDT)

Weather Forecast:  . . . Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.     Albuquerque | New Mexico National Weather Service Radar Road Conditions | ABQ Pollen see weather in your neighborhood Weather Station Map

Jail Union Bosses Face Allegations By T.J. Wilham/ Journal Staff Writer President, ex-VP say excessive force charges are without merit. The top union leaders for Metropolitan Detention Center correctional officers have been accused of using excessive force against inmates. OMI Confirms Homicide in Mesa Deaths By Jeff Proctor/ Journal Staff Writer Autopsies in for 2 victims; causes of deaths not listed. Ex-Clinton Aide Hires Caldera for Think Tank By Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Former University of New Mexico President Louis Caldera, who resigned as director of the White House Military Office last month following an Air Force One photo fiasco, has landed a new job. N.M. Aryan Brotherhood Murder Trial Begins By Rozanna M. Martinez/ Journal Staff Writer Henry George's death was set in motion in 2002 after he had an affair with a fellow New Mexico Aryan Brotherhood member, according to opening statements Thursday in U.S. District Court. State Historian To Lead Hispanic Center Journal Staff Report Director Digitized History of N.M. Rael-Galvez is Created N.M. History Project. Pipeline Solutions Proposed for Downs' Site By Ashley Bergen/ Mountain View Telegraph The Houston-based owner of a carbon dioxide pipeline in Moriarty has proposed several ideas aimed at allowing the The Downs of Albuquerque to move to the city, a company spokeswoman said. Rainbow Gathering Will Be in N.M. This Summer By Charles D. Brunt / Journal Staff Writer Santa Fe National Forest officials and Cuba merchants are bracing for an influx of thousands of devotees during the 2009 Annual Rainbow Gathering of Living Light to be held July 1-7, possibly near Cuba.

Bodies Recovered [+] Click to view Full Size Jim Thompson/Journal Hundreds of police officers accompany the bodies of State Police Sgt. Andrew Tingwall and Megumi Yamamoto as they are taken to the Office of the Medical Investigator on Thursday. Tingwall was the pilot of the helicopter that crashed Tuesday night after finding Yamamoto, who got lost while hiking above the Santa Fe ski area. Searchers Find Two Killed in Copter Crash By Raam Wong And Phil Parker/ Journal Northern Bureau SANTA FE - As pilot Andrew Tingwall lifted his State Police helicopter off a snowy mountaintop Tuesday night, he could see the twinkling, orange lights of Santa Fe. Bodies Recovered Video Sgt. Recalls 'Supertough' Comrade Student Called 'Lively, Sweet' by Maggie Ybarra Search presses on for copter pilot, hiker; one rescued. Missing Officer 'Happy When He's in the Air'

4 DWIs, Another Round Of Freedom
By Joline Gutierrez Krueger/ Journal Staff Writer
  It was pretty easy to figure out which one among the jailbirds in bright citrus-colored scrubs and shiny shackles was Sean Slade, he with the sun-streaked hair, umber tan, designer glasses and a look that said, "I'm a celebrity; get me out of here." He's a celebrity only in the high-society notoriety sense, famous only among his many well-connected friends and those who have watched him repeatedly race through the justice system like a pimped-out Harley.

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