Good News: Gas Below $4 in N.M.
By Adam Schreck/ Associated Press
Oil prices sank to their lowest point in weeks Friday as investors questioned whether crude has cooled enough to reflect a serious deterioration in demand.
Bad News: State Windfall May Shrink
By Barry Massey/ Associated Press
SANTA FE — The recent plunge of natural gas and oil prices is causing members of the Legislature to worry that the state's projected $400 million revenue windfall may be melting away like an ice cube on a hot summer day.
Traffic Deaths Down by 20%
By Lloyd Jojola/ Journal Staff Writer
State Cites DWI Awareness, Higher Prices for Gasoline. Many credit high gas prices.
Some say it's an increased awareness about safety, and the ramifications of breaking traffic and DWI laws.
Prairie Dogs Given Refuge
By Toby Smith/ Journal Staff Writer
Wildlife service offers black-tails an artificial system of burrows to revive falling numbers. You have to wonder what Conrad Hilton would say.
Agents Will Observe 100th Anniversary of FBI
By T.J. Wilham/ Journal Staff Writer
Albuquerque bureau has handled some hot cases. Calvin Guymon has always been thankful his shift didn't start a day earlier. If it had, the FBI agent would have been in a lot of trouble.
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Cops Unhappy With Offer
By Martin Salazar/ Journal Staff Writer
UNM Police Union Claims Low Wages Causing Inadequate Staffing. The University of New Mexico and its police union are at an impasse in salary negotiations, and the union is going public with concerns about what it's calling inadequate staffing.
State Approves Hunting of Lesser Prairie Chicken
By Rene Romo/ Journal Staff Writer
Bird Was Candidate For Endangered Status. The state Game Commission this week approved the first New Mexico hunt since 1995 of the lesser prairie chicken, a bird that has been a candidate for federal listing as an endangered species for a decade.
Suit Frees Up Photos of Bishop
By Colleen Heild/ Journal Staff Writer
Reporter Looked Into Possible Attack on Church Official. An out-of-court settlement has cleared the way for the release of emergency room photos of injuries suffered by former Roman Catholic bishop of Gallup Donald Pelotte in what he said was a fall at his home a year ago.
Remnants of Dolly Headed for N.M.
By John Fleck/ Journal Staff Writer
The remnants of Hurricane Dolly lined up over northern Mexico on Friday, dumping rain and churning toward southwestern New Mexico.
Animal Shelter Mismanagement Suit Dismissed
By Dan Mckay/ Journal Staff Writer
A state judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit alleging mismanagement of Albuquerque's animal shelters.
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