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Woman Who `Fell in Love' With 15-Year-old Boy Accused of Rape – 6:00pm MST
20-Year-Old Las Cruces woman has been indicted on four counts of felony criminal sexual penetration of the boy (By Jim McElroy)
Richardson Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Memory of Guardsman – 5:11pm MST
Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos died of cardiac arrest last month while serving in Iraq

Man Sentenced to 30 1/2 Years in Mistaken Identity Murder – 4:00pm MST
Scott Pierce was shot to death in his home in front of his wife, six days after th ... (By ABQNews Staff)
Teague to Vote Against House Health Care Bill – 3:46pm MST
Rep. Harry Teague said late Friday he will break ranks with his fellow New Mexico Democrats and oppose a landmark health care bill expected for a vote on the House floor as soon as Saturday. (By Michael Coleman)
Las Cruces Man Accused of Having Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl – 3:40pm MST
The 19-year-old man met with the girl after texting her on his cell phone via the social networking site MySpace (By Jim McElroy)

Feds Will Prosecute Man Accused of Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend – 1:54pm MST
State charges against Flora Vista man have been dismissed so federal agencies can proceed with prosecution
Governor Lowers Flags in Honor of Franchini – 1:12pm MST
Flags will be flown at half-staff for former state Supreme Court ch ... (By Jim McElroy)
Lobo soccer player suspended – 12:58pm MST
University of New Mexico junior soccer player Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely for her actions in Thursday night's match against BYU in the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference Championship in Provo, Utah. (By ABQjournal staff)
Special Ceremony Will Be Held Honoring Westbrook Brothers – 12:35pm MST
Ceremony slated before Shiprock High School football game Friday night; Country music star Jo Dee Messina will sing national anthem (By Jim McElroy)
Man Charged In Nun's Killing – 12:04pm MST
The FBI today charged Reehahlio Carroll, 18, with "unlawful killing of a human being." Navajo police earlier identified Carroll as the man arrested in connection with the murder of a 64-year-old nun killed at her convent residence in Navajo, about 30 miles northwest of Gallup. (By Olivier Uyttebrouck)
Lordsburg Priest Injured in Traffic Accident – 11:56am MST
Father Virgilio Flores airlifted to University Medical Center in Tucson (By Jim McElroy)
White Sands Missile Range Observes Moment of Silence – 11:32am MST
The moment of silence honors memory of victims in Fort Hood shooting

Third Suspect Arrested in Drive-By – 11:02am MST
17-year-old Charged With Open Count of Murder (By Jeff Proctor)
Morning Roundup – 10:12am MST
News from around New Mexico: (By Jim McElroy)

Correction – Livermore Director Makes Just $442,000 – 9:09am MST
George Miller, the director of the nation's third nuclear weapons lab, Lawrence Livermore, makes $442,000 not $442 million, as was reported earlier on this blog. The number was correct in Friday's Albuquerque Journal.
Officers Find Pot in Produce – 7:41am MST
Nevada man held after he was caught trying to smuggle more than $100,000 worth of marijuana (By Associated Press)
Weekend Weather: "Wonderful" – 6:13am MST
Not much to say about highs in the 70s other than AHHHHHHH! (By Nancy Tipton)
Gas Prices Stabilize – 6:07am MST
Prices in Albuquerque area settle at about $2.67

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Funeral Set for Questa Soldier Who Died in Iraq read more (new 10:58 AM MST)

Coal Company Gets Award for Reclamation read more (new 10:18 AM MST)

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'This Is It': No Choice But To Shoot
By JJoline Gutierrez Krueger/ Journal Staff Writer
  There was tension and pain and a fear that the bloodshed that had torn apart the Valencia County community four months ago was not over. As far as the justice system went, it was.

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