News 2008-07-10 Andanh.com

Major flooding reported in Sierra County
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N. M. (KRQE) - Flooding in Sierra County has closed two state highways and pushed water into businesses, the National Weather Service is reporting.

Butte boasts bountiful holiday crowds
ELEPHANT BUTTE, N. M. (KRQE) - High gas prices may have helped rather than hurt crowd numbers at Elephant Butte Lake State Park where more people showed up for Fourth of July weekend this year than last.

Company to suspend ExpressJet, Delta Connection flights
HOUSTON (KRQE) - ExpressJet says it's suspending some of its operations, including its scheduled operations under its own name.

Publisher hypes family magazine, disappears with ad money
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A publisher who claimed to have big plans for a family magazine quickly cashed advertisers' checks and disappeared, according to business owners who bought into the project.

Stocks fall in late trading
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 4:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks staged a late session swoon. Investors remain nervous about the outlook for financial firms ahead of quarterly earnings...

Crude settles up 1 cent
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 3:13 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Crude oil futures prices little changed on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The near-month contract for the benchmark grade rose 1...

Northwest Airlines to cut 2,500 jobs
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 2:23 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Northwest Airlines is cutting jobs because of high oil prices. The carrier says it will eliminate 2,500 management and front-line...

Low-priced clothing seller files for bankruptcy
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 2:13 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Retailer Steve & Barry's has filed for bankruptcy. The seller of low-priced clothing is the latest retailer to fall victim to the...

Two held in restaurant killing
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Police are questioning two people in the death of a Chinese restaurant employee gunned down Wednesday afternoon by a robber who made off with the tip jar.

Murder suspect kills himself
LOS LUNAS, N. M. (KRQE) - Fernando Ramirez, suspected of killing a man and seriously wounding a woman outside a casino Tuesday night, has shot and killed himself while being chased by officers, according to the New Mexico State Police.

Santa Fe bank robber sentenced
SANTA FE (KRQE) - A man who said he robbed a Santa Fe bank to pay off a drug debt was sentence to seven years in federal prison today.

Four questioned in restaurant killing
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police acting on a tip are holding four people for questioning in the killing of a restaurant employee during an armed robbery this afternoon.

Drug traffickers, parts peddlers drive vehicle-theft numbers
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Dodge Ram pickup has replaced the Ford F-150 as the top target of New Mexico car thieves in 2007, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau which reports Albuquerque is one of the worst cities in the country vehicle thefts.

Suspect named in Isleta parking lot shooting
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. (KRQE) - State police have released the name and photo of a man suspected in a fatal shooting Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Isleta Casino and Resort.

Police: Woman made up story, causing SWAT standoff
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A 42-year-old woman faces a charge of filing a false police report after a SWAT standoff this morning shut down a major intersection and a large apartment complex.

Attorney says police arrested client under false pretext
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - What an Albuquerque attorney said was supposed to be a civil meeting with police ended up as a standoff for something completely different.

Man accused of going out with friend, leaving daughters, 2 and 3, alone
SANTA FE (KRQE) - A 26-year-old man faces criminal charges after Santa Fe County deputies say he left his 2- and 3-year-old daughters home alone so he could go out with a friend.

CYFD: No excuse to leave children home alone
SANTA FE (KRQE) - The state Children, Youth and Families Department says too many parents are leaving their kids home alone, and said no excuse is a good one.

Hydrologist: Monsoons kind of on schedule
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A hydrologist with the National Weather Service says New Mexico's monsoons are "kind of on schedule."

Witness in 1940s-50s Los Alamos spy case dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Ruth Greenglass, whose testimony in a sensational Cold War espionage trial helped send her sister-in-law Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair, has died.

Carlsbad denies air service contract extension
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Carlsbad city councilors have denied a three-year contract extension to New Mexico Airlines, which flies to the southeastern New Mexico city under the federal essential air service program.

Officials fear radar gap leaves town unprotected
HAGERMAN, N.M. (KRQE-KBIM) - A storm last week destroyed barns, uprooted poles and hurled debris for thousands of feet, and has the town trying to figure out how to make sure residents get enough warning of incoming storms.

California pol says gas prizes could help fuel lottery
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 1:43 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California state senator hopes to pump up the lottery's coffers by expanding prize offerings to include free gas.

House OKs homeless veterans bill amid veto threat
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 12:43 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a veto threat, the House has approved a homeless veterans housing bill.

Hospital accreditation group going after bullies
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 12:23 AM ET CHICAGO (AP) - The organization that accredits most of the country's hospitals is cracking down on staff bullies.

Bronx Zoo cable car passengers safe after repairs
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 11:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - The cable car system at the Bronx Zoo has been repaired and the dozens of sightseers stranded for hours over the animals' exhibits...

AP count finds decline in civilian and Iraqi security casualties
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 5:23 PM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - An Associated Press count finds the number of Iraqi civilians and security personnel killed in June was down 66% from the same month a...

Israel's separation barrier unchanged
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 4:13 PM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel has failed to move sections of its West Bank separation barrier despite several Supreme Court rulings ordering they...

Results of summit disputed
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 4:13 PM ET TOYAKO, Japan (AP) - President Bush is hailing the G-8 summit leaders' move to unite behind a strategy for global climate change as "significant...

Ex-hostage Betancourt in 'bubble of happiness'
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 3:13 PM ET PARIS (AP) - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she's been in a "bubble of happiness" since being rescued from more than six years of captivity in...

Six dead in attack blamed on al-Qaida
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 1:43 PM ET ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - Turkish officials and witnesses say suspected al-Qaida militants surprised a police officer near a U.S.

Lopez, Beltre lead Mariners to win
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 1:03 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Jose Lopez hit a three-run double, Adrian Beltre drove in two runs and the Seattle Mariners ended a 3-game slide with a 6-4...

Lowe, Dodgers beat Braves 2-1
Associated Press - July 10, 2008 12:33 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Derek Lowe took a perfect game into the seventh inning, Matt Kemp homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Braves 2-1...

Hamilton's HR in 9th lifts Texas over Angels
Associated Press - July 9, 2008 11:33 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Los Angeles Angels...

Car-truck crash kills woman
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An 82-year-old woman died this afternoon when she apparently pulled into the path of a water-delivery truck, Albuquerque police reported. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. July 9, 2008)

Vehicle thieves like Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The Dodge Ram pickup has replaced the Ford F-150 as the top target of New Mexico car thieves in 2007, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau which reports Albuquerque is one of the worst cities in the country vehicle thefts. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. July 9, 2008)

4 held in fatal robbery
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police acting on a tip are holding four people for questioning in the killing of a restaurant employee during an armed robbery this afternoon. (KRQE News 13 7:20 p.m. July 9, 2008)

Restaurant robbery turns deadly
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An armed robbery at a Chinese restaurant this afternoon left an employee dead and a suspect on the run. (KRQE News 13 at 4 p.m. July 9, 2008)

Man dies after parking lot shooting
One person is dead and another in critical condition after a shooting late Tuesday night at a parking lot outside the Isleta Casino and Resort just south of Albuquerque. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, July 9, 2008)

Police: Untrue claim prompted standoff
An Albuquerque woman is behind bars after police say she called 911, claiming her boyfriend was holding a gun to her head, a claim they say was false. (KRQE News 13 at Noon, July 9, 2008)

Hagerman residents say radar skips town
Residents of the town of Hagerman say weather radars often can't see what's happening near the town, leaving the area without an early-warning system. (KBIM News 10 at 5:30, July 8, 2008)

Arrest draws attorney's ire
As news cameras rolled, an Albuquerque attorney faced off with state Department of Public Safety officers about his client's arrest warrant. (KRQE News 13 at 10, July 8, 2008)

More and more kids left home alone
As a Santa Fe County man faces charges for allegedly leaving his 2- and 3-year-old daughters home alone, the state Children, Youth and Families Department says it's seen more and more young kids left without supervision. (KRQE News 13 at 10, July 8, 2008)

Standoff ends; woman arrested
Albuquerque police this morning responded to a domestic violence call, prompting a brief SWAT standoff at a northeast Albuquerque apartment complex. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, July 9, 2008)

Two shot; road rage suspected
A statewide manhunt is under way for two people wanted in connection with a shooting late Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Isleta Casino south of Albuquerque. (KRQE News 13 In the Morning, July 9, 2008)

Publisher, ad money disappear
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A publisher who claimed to have big plans for a New Mexico-based family magazine quickly cashed advertisers' checks and has now disappeared, according to business owners who bought into the project. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. July 8, 2008)

Parents evicted, adult kids blamed
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - Albuquerque police and code-enforcement officers are blaming the bad behavior of an adult son and his son for the eviction of an elderly couple from their home on Tuesday. (KRQE News 13 at 10 p.m. July 8, 2008)

Butte crowd posts big numbers
ELEPHANT BUTTE, N. M. (KRQE) - High gas prices may have helped rather than hurt crowd numbers at Elephant Butte Lake State Park where more people showed up for Fourth of July weekend this year than last. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. July 8, 2008)

City gets trolley report
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A consultant delivered the final report today on what it would take to run trolley cars up and down Central Avenue from Old Town to beyond Nob Hill. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. July 8, 2008)

No bond cut for DWI suspect
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The 14-year-old Albuquerque boy hit by an alleged drunk driver Saturday will have to undergo brain surgery, his mother told KRQE News 13. (KRQE News 13 at 5:30 p.m. July 8, 2008)

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