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Trial in Child Abuse Case Will Be Moved From Las Cruces – 6:28pm MST
District Attorney says trial for man accused in death of his infant daughter likely will be moved to Albuquerque (By Jim McElroy)
Quorum of Curry County Commissioners Attend Lunch – 5:17pm MST
Commissioners contend lunch with head of Eastern Plains Council of Governments did not violate state open meetings law
Health Officials Report Seven More Swine Flu Deaths in N.M. – 3:52pm MST
Latest deaths raise total number of H1N1-related deaths in the state to 36 (By Jim McElroy)
Las Cruces Man Charged With Attacking a Police Officer – 3:25pm MST
Alleged paint-huffer accused of kneeing and trying to bite the officer after he had been arrested and taken to the police station

Latest Reports from APD – 3:16pm MST

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San Juan County Will Build Police Station in Huerfano – 1:16pm MST
Navajo Nation will provide the officers to staff the station (By Jim McElroy)
New Mexico Getting $1.25M Federal `Green Jobs' Grant – 12:38pm MST
U.S. Department of Labor has awarded grant funded by stimulus money to N.M. Department of Workforce Solutions

Governor's Task Force Meets Thursday in Albuquerque – 12:08pm MST
Task force is studying tax proposals that could be used to increase revenue help balance the state budget (By Jim McElroy)
Investigators Trying To Determine Cause of House Fire in Albuquerque – 11:36am MST
House in Downtown Albuquerque reportedly being used for storage was destroyed in overnight blaze
Sandia Gets Battery Research Money – 10:02am MST
Sandia Labs will get $4.2 million in stimulus act money for its battery research program, Department of Energy officials announced today. (By John Fleck)
9:45am – David Iglesias One of Esquire's 'Best and Brightest'
Fired New Mexico U.S. attorney back in Gitmo prosecuting accused terrorists. (By Bruce Daniels)
9:20am – No Discipline for Dona Ana Co. Official After DUI Arrest
Chief deputy county clerk will face two misdemeanor charges after Friday arrest.
8:40am – Magazine Names Rio Rancho Best Place To Raise Kids in N.M.
Santa Fe, Roswell runners-up in BusinessWeek's state-by-state ranking. (By Bruce Daniels)
8:10am – Tiguas Join New Mexico Pueblos
After centuries apart, Tiguas of Ysleta del Sur in Texas join All Indian Pueblo Council.
7:45am – Murder Trial Under Way in Gallup
Man accused of kidnapping, murdering 16-year-old girl in September 2005. (By Bruce Daniels)

7:15am – Capitan Man Who Faked His Death Is Sentenced
Bryon Shane Carpenter gets nine years, two suspended, in 2006 Edgewood death.
6:45am – Sarah Palin Book Tour To Hit Roswell Dec. 1
Controversial former GOP veep candidate promoting 'Going Rogue' in smaller cities. (By Bruce Daniels)
6:25am – La Mesa Man Charged With DWI, Child Abuse
Man arrested for allegedly going 80 mph in 55-mph zone with three kids in car.
6:05am – Farmington School Apologizes for Missing-Wallet Search
Up to 20 Piedra Vista students pat-searched by teacher, school resource officer. (By Bruce Daniels)
5:45am – Convicted Killer's Teen Daughters Slain in Juarez
Girls, 14 and 15, were children of former bus driver imprisoned for killing women.
Man Who Claimed to be God Arrested – Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:20 MDT
Man arrested after allegedly making woman bow to him then threatening to kill her (By Rozanna M. Martinez )

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Roswell Man Pleads No Contest in Brutal Murder read more (new 10:22 AM MST)

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Ethics Survey Results Prove Too Hot for Public Regulation Commission
By Thomas J. Cole/ Journal Staff Writer
  Say what you want about the state Public Regulation Commission, but the folks there are good with a Magic Marker. The commission on Tuesday released copies of the ethics surveys recently completed anonymously by employees, but it blacked out portions of more than three dozen of the surveys.

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