News 2008-05-15 Andanh.com

Speed van on sidewalk gets traffic ticket
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A county deputy cited a city officer for parking a traffic-enforcement van on a sidewalk Wednesday touching off a high-level row between the departments.

Official: Man hit by train had head on track
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An apparently suicidal man was struck and killed by a Rail Runner Express commuter train in the North Valley Wednesday evening.

Woman in next room survives as garage explodes
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque woman survived an explosion that wrecked her home and rocked her northeast neighborhood Wednesday evening.

Educational assistants want raise in tight APS budget
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Taxpayers got a chance to tell the Albuquerque Public Schools district how to spend the public's money with classroom aides among those speaking up Wednesday night.

Father, son charged in pot-production ring
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A father and son have been arrested for allegedly manufacturing drugs and selling them on the University of New Mexico campus.

Flood watch replaces fire fears
TORREÓN, N. M. (KRQE) - Sandbags are a hot item in Torrance County where the forecast includes the possibility of flooding rains hitting the mountainside burned out by the Trigo Fire.

Woman killed after divorce hearing; mother-in-law charged
ALAMOGORDO (KRQE-KBIM) - An Alamogordo woman has been charged with stabbing her daughter-in-law to death after a divorce hearing.

Shooting reported in northwest Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Police and rescue crews are responding to a possible shooting in northwest Albuquerque.

Man accused of kidnapping, beating ex-fiancée pleads guilty
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Landis Wheeler, 27, told a judge today he's ready to face punishment after pleading guilty to a federal charge stemming from a violent incident last February with his ex-fiancée.

Roswell fire victim dies in Lubbock, Texas, hospital
LUBBOCK, Texas (KRQE-KBIM) - An 81-year-old man saved from his burning home on Friday has died from his injuries.

Farmington air service victim of soaring costs
PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has announced that it is closing its Air Midwest subsidiary.

16 accused of taking $574k in fraudulent CYFD payments
SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) - A former state Children, Youth and Families Department worker and several other Silver City-area residents are accused of defrauding the state of more than $500,000.

Rain, hail wake groggy Albuquerqueans
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The first thunderstorm of the season hit the metro area early this morning, waking some residents out of their slumber, yet bringing a welcome sight to many of their eyes.

Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe
Associated Press - May 14, 2008 11:13 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - A woman accused of booking clients for a prostitution ring has pleaded guilty in the federal probe that brought down former New York...

Oil industry expects battles over polar bear listing
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:23 AM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The oil industry is bracing for courtroom battles to try to maintain its stake in the Alaskan oil fields now that the Interior...

Senate to vote on House-approved farm bill today
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:13 AM ET CAPITOL HILL (AP) - The Senate is set to vote today on a $290-billion farm bill that cleared the House yesterday by a veto-proof margin.

Record rains in Louisiana
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 12:13 AM ET SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The Shreveport, Louisiana, area will take a while to dry out after getting soaked with more than ten inches of rain since late...

Bush unwavering in support of Israel
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 4:03 AM ET JERUSALEM (AP) - President Bush is preparing to deliver a speech of unwavering U.S. support for Israel when he stands before the Israeli...

Bush to speak to Israeli parliament today
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:53 AM ET JERUSALEM (AP) - President Bush is to address the Israeli parliament today as part of his 2-day visit to Israel.

Provincial official: 15 die in Afghan suicide bomb
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:23 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A provincial official in Afghanistan says a suicide bomber wearing a burqa has killed 15 people and wounded 22 others in a...

Myanmar says military-backed constitution approved
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:23 AM ET YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar has announced that a military-backed constitution was overwhelmingly approved by voters in last week's...

Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 2:13 AM ET Corrected Version YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is organizing an emergency...

Crude lower
Associated Press - May 14, 2008 3:33 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Crude oil futures prices ended lower on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The near-month contract for the benchmark grade fell $1.58...

DuPont, Genencor form $140M ethanol venture
Associated Press - May 14, 2008 12:43 PM ET WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The DuPont chemical company is working on creating a new form of ethanol fuel that doesn't use food sources.

Lakers 111 Jazz 104 - Lakers lead series 3-2
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 2:03 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and added six rebounds and seven assists as the Los Angeles Lakers extended the stunning home success...

APD speed van gets ticket
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A county deputy cited a city officer for parking a traffic-enforcement van parked on a sidewalk Wednesday touching off a high-level row between the departments. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Train kills man on tracks
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An apparently suicidal man was struck and killed by a Rail Runner Express commuter train in the North Valley Wednesday evening. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Resident survives house blast
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An Albuquerque woman survived an explosion that wrecked her home and rocked her northeast neighborhood Wednesday evening. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Classroom aides seek raise
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Taxpayers got a chance to tell the Albuquerque Public Schools district how to spend the public's money with classroom aides among those speaking up Wednesday night. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Violent crime scars survivors
TOMÉ, N. M. (KRQE) - Four years ago Katrina Marquez Garcia was gunned down by her estranged husband who expected her to die as he turned the gun on himself. Despite the odds Katrina became a survivor of violent crime living with the physical and emotional pain it causes. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Drug bust nets father, son
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A father and son have been arrested for allegedly manufacturing drugs and selling them on the University of New Mexico campus. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Neighbors were wary of raided business
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - When police swarmed a North Valley business alleged to be a front for a prostitution ring, some neighbors said they already had a good idea about what was going on. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Web Extra: life after a traumatic crime - full interview
TOMÉ, N. M. (KRQE) - On Jan. 14th, 2004 Katrina Marquez Garcia was gunned down by her estranged husband Miguel inside their Tomé home. He then turned the gun on himself. It was the end of 13 years of torture by an abusive husband, but it didn't end as Miguel had planned. Against all odds Katrina survived to tell her story.

Burn area preps for floods
TORREÓN, N. M. (KRQE) - Sandbags are a hot item in Torrance County where the forecast includes the possibility of flooding rains hitting the mountainside burned out by the Trigo Fire. (KRQE News 13 at 5::30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Woman killed after divorce hearing
ALAMOGORDO (KRQE-KBIM) - An Alamogordo woman has been charged with stabbing her daughter-in-law to death after a divorce hearing. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Major prostitution ring alleged
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police and federal Secret Service agents have taken down what is being described as a massive prostitution operation being run from a North Valley storefront. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. May 14, 2008)

North Valley incident remains a mystery
Police are still not saying anything after local and federal officials surrounded a North Valley business on Tuesday. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 14, 2008)

Man pleads guilty to federal domestic violence charges
A man police say crossed state lines after beating his ex-fiancée pleaded guilty today to a federal domestic violence charge. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, May 14, 2008)

Raindrops fall on metro
It was a dark and stormy night, yet apparently not stormy enough to drop more than 0.02 inches on the Albuquerque Internaional Sunport. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, May 14, 2008)

Man accused of stealing soldier's identity
An Albuquerque man is accused of stealing the identity of a soldier, and their names differ only by their middle names. (KRQE News 13 at 10, May 11, 2008)

Clinton takes W. Va.
CNN's Joel Brown has the latest from the campaign trail.

Loving, Gateway Christian take titles
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Gateway Christian won its third straight Class A baseball championship today while Loving took home the Class AA trophy. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. May 14, 2008)

Golfer Sorenstam to Retire
10 major title holder Annika Sorenstam announces her retirement from the LPGA Tour at the end of the 2008 season. Sorenstam has dominated women's golf for more than a decade, winning eight Player of the Year awards on the LPGA Tour after starting on the circuit in 1994.

Overnight forecast: May 14, 2008
Chief meteorologist Mark Ronchetti's q0 p.m. weathercast. For additional details, please visit the KRQE.com Weather section.

Evening forecast: May 14, 2008
Chief meteorologist Mark Ronchetti's 5:30 p.m. weathercast. For additional details, please visit the KRQE.com Weather section.

Noon Forecast: May 14, 2008
Meteorologist Mike Hernandez's noon weather forecast. For more forecast details, visit Weather at KRQE.com.

Morning Forecast: May 14, 2008
Meteorologist Mike Hernandez's morning weather forecast. For more forecast details visit Weather at KRQE.com.

Rail Runner Train Hits, Kills Pedestrian Wed, 14 May 2008 20:47:10 MDT

Possible Prostitution Ring Busted In Albuquerque Wed, 14 May 2008 18:41:15 MDT
Police said they believe they've busted a prostitution ring in Albuquerque's North Valley.

Road Striping Delay Creates Dangerous Conditions Wed, 14 May 2008 17:44:40 MDT
An oversight in a road resurfacing project in Albuquerque leads to dangerous results.

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