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Stick with Small Fireworks in Bernalillo County – 4:56pm MDT
Don’t plan on shooting off large fireworks in Bernalillo County this summer. The county has banned the sale and use of rockets, helicopters, aerial spinners and similar devices. (By Dan McKay)
Ceremony Marks NM Spaceport Launch – 4:18pm MDT
UPHAM, N.M. (AP) - A multimillion-dollar spaceport is moving toward construction in the New Mexico desert, a big step for commercial space development and tourists who will suit up for $200,000 suborbital flights. Gov. Bill Richardson and other dignitaries staged a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday at the remote site of Spaceport America in Sierra County. (By Tim Korte / AP)
FBI: 2nd Defendant in Artifacts Case Found Dead – 3:58pm MDT
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The FBI says a second defendant indicted following an investigation into the theft and illegal trafficking of ancient artifacts from the Four Corners area has been found dead in an apparent suicide. (By Mike Stark / AP)

Sandia High Principal Placed On Leave – 3:24pm MDT
Sandia High School Principal Michael Bachicha and assistant principal Kevin Cummins were placed on paid administrative leave today, as APS looks into alleged employee misconduct. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
Isotopes Box Office To Open Early – 2:46pm MDT
Because of the reports of a Manny Ramirez appearance with the Isotopes in their 4-game series against the Nashville Sounds, the box office is opening at 8 AM tomorrow through Tuesday. The press release notes that there is still "no guarantee" that Manny will be playing, but ticket sales are "through the roof."

Lane Closures on I-40 at Various Locations Tonight – 2:00pm MDT
From 9 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. Saturday, eastbound I-40 from Carlisle to Louisiana will have the two right lanes closed. (By Lloyd Jojola)
Rail Runner Not Adding Sunday Service – 1:47pm MDT
The New Mexico Rail Runner will continue to sit dormant on Sundays, even though demand for weekend service is high. (By Charlie Eisenhood)

'Smiley' Gallegos, 3 Others Indicted – 1:30pm MDT
Former state legislator Vincent "Smiley" Gallegos, two attorneys and an accountant were charged in two separate group of indictments filed Friday by the Attorney General's office in connection with the Region III Housing Authority sc ... (By Mike Gallagher)
America's Most Wanted: Robert Sanchez Sr. – 1:22pm MDT
Dad liked to go fishing with his boys, America's Most Wanted said.     Watch KOAT's video of the vehicle being recovered. Read Jeff Proctor's coverage: "Missing Persons Case Solved?" from the Friday Journal.               (ABQJournal staff report)
New laws hit the books – 11:26am MDT
Starting today, stray animals can’t be euthanized in gas chambers, legislative conference committees are required to be open and New Mexico has an official state cowboy song. (By Dan Boyd / NM Politics Blog)

Investigation Continues at Cochiti Lake – 11:05am MDT
Police Trying to Determine Whether Richard Sanchez Drove Car Into Lake Intentionally   (By Lights and Sirens)
Former Domenici Aide to Run for State House – 11:00am MDT
Nate Gentry, an Albuquerque lawyer and former staffer for Sen. Pete Domenici, has announced his candidacy for the New Mexico House of Representatives. (By Michael Coleman)
Here Come The Healthcare Ads – 10:59am MDT
As Congress and the White House battle over health care reform in the coming months, get ready to be inundated with advertising and spin from both sides of the aisle. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
AG Sues Payday Loan Company – 10:30am MDT
Farmington firm allegedly charging "exorbitant and grossly unfair" rates   (By Nancy Tipton )
Cookie Dough Recall – 10:06am MDT
Illness reported from those who ate raw Toll House refrigerated dough

Fire No Longer Threatens Homes – 8:33am MDT
Isleta Pueblo fire burns hay (By Nancy Tipton )
Spaceport Groundbreaking Today – 6:10am MDT
Festivities continue today in TorC

Shooting Near Downtown Leaves One Dead – 5:57am MDT
Double shooting involves father and son (By Nancy Tipton )
Opera Offers New Mexicans a Deal – 5:52am MDT
Discounts offered to first-time N.M. buyers

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A Different Kind Of Discrimination Case
By Joline Gutierrez Krueger/ Journal Staff Writer
  Few people in Carlsbad knew what had happened to Jackie Akins. It's not the sort of racially grotesque thing most folks like to talk about, not the sort of thing most folks like to think happens in their town. It happens somewhere else, they like to think. Akins was a married man in his 30s when it began, a good and humble man by all accounts. He worked for the city of Carlsbad from 1992 to 2002, mostly in the maintenance department until, his attorney says, he couldn't take it anymore.

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