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Valencia County Voters Will Decide on Tax for Jail Improvements – 6:20pm MDT
County Commission approves all-mail election for vote forced by citizens group's petition signatures (By Jim McElroy)
Man Gets Probation for Running Over, Killing Brother – 5:23pm MDT
Judge suspends prison sentence after family members ask that Jarales man not be sent to prison
School Bus Carrying 32 Crashes – 4:13pm MDT
No Injuries Reported; Police looking for truck   (By T.J. Wilham)
Locksley Ruling Expected Tuesday, ESPN Says – 4:06pm MDT
Athletics director Paul Krebs said Sunday wide receivers coach J.B. Gerald has been placed officially on administrative leave, and he expects UNM's human resources department to making a ruling on head football coach Mike Locksley concerning the altercation soon.
Prescribed Burn Planned in Lincoln National Forest – 3:47pm MDT
Burn scheduled for next week in Sacramento Ranger District north of High Rolls (By Jim McElroy)
Berry Resigns House Seat – 2:43pm MDT
Albuquerque Mayor-Elect Richard Berry resigns his state House seat before the Legislature's special session begins Saturday.   (By Sean Olson)
Detectives Seeking Information in South Valley Dogfighting Investigation – 1:57pm MDT
Reward being offered in effort to generate tips to help detectives working the case (By Jim McElroy)
Albuquerque Tea Party Plans Health Care Town Hall – 1:30pm MDT
Forum is scheduled for Oct. 21 at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque
WNMU Has Record Enrollment – 1:03pm MDT
Enrollment increases 16 percent this year to more than 3,200 students (By Jim McElroy)
Hera Target Missile Firing Tentatively Scheduled for Tuesday – 12:39pm MDT
Missile firing from the old depot at Fort Wingate to White Sands Missile Range would require some safety roadblocks
Aztec Boy Accidentally Hangs Himself – 11:59am MDT
Authorities say the 9-year-old boy was playing with a friend (By Jim McElroy)
Traffic Stop Leads to Arrests, Seizure of Pot – 11:35am MDT
State Police arrest two people and confiscate 132 pounds of marijuana in southwestern New Mexico
Morning Roundup – 10:19am MDT
News from around New Mexico: (By Jim McElroy)
Six of Seven Escapees Caught – 7:53am MDT
Authorities have recaptured six of the seven men who escaped from a Las Cruces halfway house. (By Nancy Tipton)
Oil and Gas Industries Feeling the Pinch – 6:48am MDT
Oil and gas companies are making major cutbacks due to low gas prices and the onset of an expected winter slowdown in drilling.
Beautiful Fall Day on Tap – 6:33am MDT
Highs in 70s expected, cooling toward mid-week (By Nancy Tipton)

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Closing the Gap
There's a serious gap between Latinos' successes in school compared to their Anglo peers. The difference is what educators call the "achievement gap." Though the Journal has reported on the problem for decades, on Sunday we will launch an ongoing series on the gap geared toward unraveling its causes and looking at possible solutions. ...

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Arizona Sweat Lodge Where 2 Died Lacked Permit read more (new 6:58 PM MDT)

New Mexico Teen Arrested After Girl's Death in Colorado read more (new 5:42 PM MDT)

Not Guilty Plea in Killing of New Mexico Woman in Hawaii read more (new 5:39 PM MDT)

First Arizona Commercial Wind Power Project Unveiled read more (new 4:36 PM MDT)

Chinese Migrants Nabbed at Arizona Border read more (new 3:59 PM MDT)

Lockheed Martin Launches Test Vehicle in N.M. read more (new 3:14 PM MDT)

N.M. School Goes From Worst to Among Best in 3 Years read more (new 2:16 PM MDT)

Two Arrested in Gallup Stabbing Death read more (new 10:18 AM MDT)

N.M. Homeland Security Department Accredited read more (new 10:16 AM MDT)

Candidates Clamor for Job That's Been a Dead End read more (new 10:14 AM MDT)

Weather Forecast:  . . . Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening.     Albuquerque | New Mexico National Weather Service Radar Road Conditions | ABQ Pollen see weather in your neighborhood Weather Station Map

Kendra's Therapy Decision Reversed
By Joline Gutierrez Krueger/ Journal Staff Writer
  You can hear the weakness, the frustration, the fear in Kendra Lucero Claeson's voice, her determination dulled by too much pain, too much waiting and too little air through lungs that are stiffening into stone with each passing day.

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