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N.M. deficit estimated at $660 million – 6:39pm MDT
When New Mexico lawmakers convene in Santa Fe this weekend for a special session, they will face a revenue shortfall that's about $220 million larger than was projected just two months ago. (By Dan Boyd)
Governor Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Fallen Soldier – 6:14pm MDT
Flags will be flown at half-staff from Friday through sundown Saturday in memory of Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth W. Westbrook (By Jim McElroy)
Governor Seeks New Mexicans' Support for `National Call for Photos' – 5:15pm MDT
Richardson challenges New Mexicans to help collect photos of names listed on National Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

Carlsbad City Council Votes To Buy Cemetery – 3:54pm MDT
Community members turn out in force for council meeting to consider purchase of Sunset Gardens Memorial Park (By Jim McElroy)
Three Adult Swine Flu Deaths Reported – 3:40pm MDT
Three adult New Mexicans died from swine flu during the past week and people with flu symptoms accounted for 16 percent of visits to health care providers this week, the New Mexico Department of Health reported today. (By Olivier Uyttebrouck)

Avoid I-40 Near Carlisle – 2:56pm MDT
APD is encouraging drivers to avoid eastbound I-40 near Carlisle during rush hour. (By Lloyd Jojola)
U.S. Army Field Band's Concert Band, Soldiers' Chorus on Tour – 2:10pm MDT
Performances scheduled in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, El Paso and Carlsbad (By Jim McElroy)
'Nation's Report Card' Scores Released – 1:45pm MDT
New Mexico ranks near the bottom among states, but shows progess over the past decade (By Hailey Heinz)

Portales Couple Indicted on Child Abuse Charge – 1:35pm MDT
Couple accused of depriving 10-year girl of food (By Jim McElroy)
Valencia County Deputies Going After I-25 Speeders – 12:49pm MDT
Sheriff's Department running traffic-safety operation on dangerous stretch of I-25 south of Albuquerque
Navajo Nation Getting $5.27 Million in Federal Stimulus Money – 12:04pm MDT
Funding is for use on the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline (By Jim McElroy)
N.M. Agriculture Official Joining Obama Administration – 11:44am MDT
Edward Avalos appointed by president as an undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Agriculture
EPA Awards $291,769 to Acoma Pueblo – 11:18am MDT
Pueblo will use the money for its water pollution control program (By Jim McElroy)
Morning Roundup – 10:11am MDT
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I-40/San Mateo-Carlisle Project Update – 10:00am MDT
The interstate reconstruction project in this area is in its final stages, the state Department of Transportation reports, and much of work being done now is weather or temperature sensitive, which is resulting in some daytime traffic lane closures. (By Lloyd Jojola)

9:30am – Two Arrested in Shooting of Clovis Man
19-year-old, unnamed juvenile charged in connection with Monday incident. (By Bruce Daniels)

9:00am – NMSU Provost Offered Montana State's Top Job
Waded Cruzado-Salas served as interim president at NMSU for a year.
8:30am – Bloomfield Names Interim Superintendent
Board takes no action on Supt. Randy Allison, who has been on leave since August. (By Bruce Daniels)
8:00am – Los Chavez Hit-and-Run Victim ID'd
23-year-old Washington state resident was struck and killed on Oct. 2.
7:45am – Roadside Fight Leads to Meth Bust
Suspects in three different vehicles arrested on I-40 west of Santa Rosa. (By Bruce Daniels)

7:15am – Decapitated Woman Marks Disturbing Turn in Juarez Violence
As of last week, 100 girls and women had been killed this year in border city.
7:05am – Grand Jury Convenes in Luna County
Twelve jurors, three alternates seated Tuesday in county's first grand jury. (By Bruce Daniels)
6:50am – Curry County Jail Begins Random Shakedowns
A cell phone, medication and a questionable substance turn up in early Tuesday check.
6:20am – D.C. Sniper's Ex-Wife Talks in Las Cruces
Mildred Muhammad speaks of her experience as a survivor of domestic abuse. (By Bruce Daniels)
6:05am – Second Body Found in Farmington in a Week
Police say 39-year-old man showed no signs of obvious injury or foul play.
5:45am – Murder Trial Begins in Alamogordo
Former airman accused of fatally stabbing man over suspected affair. (By Bruce Daniels)

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UPDATED: Coroner Says N.M. Woman Found Dead on Waikiki Beach Drowned read more (new 6:59 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Senator Sponsors Plan To Clean Up Old Mines read more (new 6:55 PM MDT)

Navajo Nation Mourns Passing of Code Talker read more (new 6:52 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Ex-Demo Boss Tops Lieutenant Governor Fundraising read more (new 4:44 PM MDT)

UPDATED: Lt. Gov. Denish Raises $1 Million for Governor's Race read more (new 10:57 AM MDT)

Coal Train Topples From Tracks in Belen read more (new 10:53 AM MDT)

ENMU Sending Care Packages to U.S. Troops read more (new 10:51 AM MDT)

Retreat Leader Speaks Out Over Sweat Lodge Deaths read more (new 10:47 AM MDT)

Delays Costly to El Paso Federal Building Contractor read more (new 10:43 AM MDT)

Rio Rancho Residents Bag 18 Tons of Trash read more (new 8:49 AM MDT)

N.M. Receives $1.9 Million Grant To Help Veterans read more (new 8:48 AM MDT)

Spaceport Signs Electric Agreement read more (new 8:46 AM MDT)

Weather Forecast:  . . . Mostly clear. Lows in the mid to upper 40s. Northwest 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

Locksley Suspended [+] Click to view Full Size Roberto E. Rosales/Journal UNM athletics director Paul Krebs, left, suspended football coach Mike Locksley for 10 days. Krebs said Locksley's altercation with an assistant damaged the school's reputation. Krebs Changes Mind, Penalizes Lobo Coach Involved in Altercation By Greg Archuleta/ Journal Staff Writer University of New Mexico officials hope a 10-day, unpaid suspension of coach Mike Locksley will quiet critics and allow the embattled football program to move past what athletics director Paul Krebs called a "black eye" for the university. N.M.'s Senators Praise Panel's OK By Michael Coleman / Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Bingaman voted for it, and Sen. Tom Udall wants to change it, but both New Mexico Democrats said Tuesday that a health care overhaul bill that cleared a key Senate committee marks a significant step forward in the congressional debate.

Vaccine Supplies Limited in N.M. By Olivier Uyttebrouck/ Journal Staff Writer Large-Scale Clinics May Begin in Late November. Berry Names His Top Picks By Dan McKay/ Journal Staff Writer Mayor-Elect Taps Experience For Public Safety Head, CAO. State Worker Probed for Child Porn By Phil Parker/ Journal Northern Bureau CYFD Official Is Placed On Administrative Leave. 'Historic' N.M. project would improve energy flow across U.S. By Heather Clark/ Associated Press Officials announced an ambitious project in New Mexico on Tuesday that would allow energy to flow more freely across the nation's three massive power grids, breaking down significant barriers to ramping up alternative energy in the United States. Richardson Rejects Budget Proposals By Dan Boyd/ Journal Capitol Bureau Legislators Told To Try Again. DNA Tests Link 1980s Killings By Rozanna M. Martinez/ Journal Staff Writer Women Attacked Within 5 Months. Commissioners Pick Berry's Replacement By Dan McKay/ Journal Staff Writer Jim White, a retired Air Force officer, won appointment Tuesday to the state House of Representatives to replace Richard Berry. Lost Blackberry 'Snitches' on Suspect By T.J. Wilham/ Journal Staff Writer Police say cell phone has pictures of convicted felon holding guns.

'The Ecology of National Security'
By John Fleck/ Journal Staff Writer
  The Tigris and Euphrates rivers have "national security problem" written all over them. Rising in Turkey, they cross two tense national borders, traveling through Syria before they reach Iraq. Once there, the rivers provide the bulk of Iraq's water supply. But before their water reaches Iraq, half of it is diverted upstream by Turkey and Syria for their own uses.

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