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Oops! N.M.'s Santa Fe High Not in Top Schools Report – 5:19pm MDT
Newsweek made mistake in listing; Should have been Santa Fe High in Florida (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Joint Operation Nets 66 Arrests in San Juan County – 4:12pm MDT
U.S. Marshal Service, other agencies execute outstanding arrest warrants
Bingaman, Udall Both Met With Sotomayor Today – 3:39pm MDT
Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall - both Democrats - had meetings with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor today.   (By Michael Coleman)
AFD Says El Sarape Fire Ruled Arson – 3:04pm MDT
Investigators found incendiary device in restaurant's back storage area where fire started (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Federal scientists say climate change in southwest "well underway" – 2:51pm MDT
Human-caused climate change is "well underway" in the southwestern United States, with rapidly rising temperatures and dwindling water supplies, according to a sweeping new federal report unveiled today. (By John Fleck)

Fire At Osuna & Edith – 2:31pm MDT
The Fire Department is responding to a fire at Osuna and Edith. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
Las Cruces Changes Red-Light Ordinance – 1:31pm MDT
Fines capped at $100 as required by new state law (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Hot Air Balloons Will Fly Over Bloomfield This Weekend – 1:09pm MDT
Three-day San Juan River Balloon Rally begins Friday
World's First Slam Poet Laureate Crowned – 12:59pm MDT
After two preliminary rounds, twelve finalists battled over the weekend in the Slam Poet Laureate competition at the KiMo theater. After, as the Daily Lobo called it, "a beautiful, artistic and profound presentation of poetry," Albuquerque's Danny Solis (pictured) became the first ever Slam Poet Laureate (SPL) and the first official Albuquerque poet laureate. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
Socorro Man Faces More Than 200 Charges in Forgery Case – 12:29pm MDT
Clifford could face up to 450 years in prison if convicted on all counts (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
New Mexico AG to get Mafia training – 11:56am MDT
What do Italy's notorious mafiosos have to do with New Mexico law enforcement efforts? (By Dan Boyd / NM Politics Blog)
Errol J. Chavez Eyes Run for state Land Commissioner – 11:35am MDT
Republican is retired after 31 years with federal DEA (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Las Cruces Police Investigating Sexual Assault Seek Public's Help – 11:16am MDT
Crime Stoppers offering $1,000 reward for information regarding incident at Burn Lake
Morning Roundup – 10:13am MDT
Top stories from around New Mexico: (By Jim McElroy / ABQnewsSeeker )
Send Us Your ABQ Photos – 10:09am MDT
Make your snapshot the photo of the day! (By Charlie Eisenhood)
9:50am – Sex Offender Caught Living With Children
Roosevelt County man living with girlfriend and her 3 kids arrested for probation violation. (By Bruce Daniels)
9:10am – UTEP Grad Is New Head of AMA
Texas cardiologist Dr. James Rohack worries about lack of choice in Obama's public-insurance option.
8:30am – Ex-LANL Guard Charged With Pimping Wife on Craigslist
Woman advertised as 'Lustful Latina' arrested in ABQ sting, allegedly implicates her husband. (By Bruce Daniels)
8:05am – Defense Says Boyfriend Killed Defendant's Mother
Trial begins in S.F. for 45-year-old Nambé woman accused of stabbing mother 20 times.
7:40am – Wrestling Champ-Turned-Cage Fighter Indicted
Fists of three-time state champ Tyler East, 18, called 'deadly weapon' in alleged attack. (By Bruce Daniels)
7:15am – 70 Animals Put Down After Cibola Co. Seizure
Cibola County woman facing 15 counts of extreme animal cruelty following raid.
6:45am – Curry Jail Escapee Gets 9-Plus Years
Clovis man was one of eight who fled county lockup last August. (By Bruce Daniels)
6:25am – Holloman AFB Confirms H1N1 Flu Case
Air Force officials say Swine Flu case is mild and risk of infection is minimal.

6:00am – Socorro Fight Promoter Acquitted
Curry County jury finds James Burleson not guilty in 2007 shooting death of Tucumcari man. (By Bruce Daniels)
BLOG: Don't Take Stolen Goods To Pawn Shops
Pawn shop owners take exception to stereotype.    (By T.J. Wilham )
Local Martial Arts Fighter Arrested on Child Abuse Charges
Turrell "Freak Strong" Galloway was jailed   (By Maggie Ybarra)

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Arizona Boy Accused in Killings To Remain Free read more (new 7:01 PM MDT)

Animal Kills by Federal Agency More Than Double read more (new 6:22 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Rhode Island 3rd State To Allow Medical Marijuana Sales read more (new 6:08 PM MDT)

UPDATED: State Police Helicopter Pilot Died of Exposure, Crash Injuries read more (new 6:01 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Dakotas Restrict Livestock Imports From Texas read more (new 5:39 PM MDT)

Ranchers Oppose National Animal ID System read more (new 3:59 PM MDT)

Workers To Break Ground on New Mexico Spaceport read more (new 3:22 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Water Supplies at Risk From Fires in Dead Forests read more (new 2:45 PM MDT)

Highway Funds Can Start Flowing June 20 read more (new 2:40 PM MDT)

Roswell Man Arrested in Double Murder read more (new 2:35 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Sebelius To Boost Indian Health Care read more (new 12:19 PM MDT)

Third Year of Fewer Illegal Immigrants Caught read more (new 10:46 AM MDT)

Gibson Withdraws From NBA Draft, Will Return to NMSU read more (new 9:44 AM MDT)

Las Cruces, El Paso Consider Commuter Bus read more (new 6:19 AM MDT)

Ex-Pine Ridge Tribal Councilman Sentenced in New Mexico read more (new 6:17 AM MDT)

Weather Forecast:  . . . Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight.     Albuquerque | New Mexico National Weather Service Radar Road Conditions | ABQ Pollen see weather in your neighborhood Weather Station Map

Workers Sue Over 'Wage Tax' By Dan Boyd/ Journal Capitol Bureau State Employees Protest Pension Contribution Hike. Officer's Cause of Death Changed From Suicide By T.J. Wilham/ Journal Staff Writer The state's chief medical investigator has changed a controversial ruling on the cause of death of an Albuquerque police officer from suicide to "undetermined." Maryland Probes Correra's Past By Mike Gallagher/ Journal Staff Writer Santa Fe broker asks to pull out of Baltimore slot machine deal. Mother Pleads Not Guilty By T.J. Wilham/ Journal Staff Writer Bond continued at $500,000 for woman accused in boy's death. 'Party House' Owner Faces More Charges By Jeff Proctor/ Journal Staff Writer Woman Indicted On 19 Felony Counts. The owner of a West Side "party house" where a 14-year-old was fatally shot in December was indicted Monday on 19 felony counts, including seven for child abuse. City OKs Downtown Teen Center Contract By Dan McKay/ Journal Staff Writer At least it wasn't a school night. About 70 teens and their supporters had to wait until 10:15 p.m. Monday, but they went home happy after city councilors approved a one-year contract to run a Downtown teen center.

'A great, great man' [+] Click to view Full Size Pat Vazquez-Cunningham/journal Malcolm Stephens of Albuquerque, a district captain in the New Mexico Mounted Patrol, salutes Monday as a vehicle procession for State Police Sgt. Andrew Tingwall heads toward the Santa Fe Airport, where a memorial service for Tingwall was held. Tingwall died in a helicopter crash last week while trying to rescue a lost hiker in the mountains near Santa Fe. Daughter, 10, Speaks to Hundreds of Mourners at Tingwall Service By Phil Parker/ Journal Northern Bureau SANTA FE - Friends, family and officers of every stripe filled a hangar at Santa Fe Airport on Monday to honor Sgt. Andrew Tingwall, the former New Mexico Officer of the Year who died last week in a helicopter crash as he tried to save a lost hiker. Among those who took turns speaking about Tingwall at the memorial service was his daughter, 10-year-old Alexis. Hiker's Boyfriend: I Turned and She Was Gone Report: Charter Students Fare Worse By Andrea Schoellkopf/ Journal Staff Writer Math and Reading Scores Are Lagging.

Jet power
By Toby Smith/ Journal Staff Writer
  Golf prodigy tees off in Albuquerque. Jet has five agents. Jet has a Web site. Jet is looking for sponsors. Jet is 6 years old. Miniature golf is what you might expect of someone shorter than a minute. But don't tell that to a squirt who cracks a Titleist 130 yards. Or to his father. Austin Jet - the family calls him Jet - is working on his golf game this day at the executive track of Los Altos Golf Course.

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