SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH NBA
LEGEND KOBE BRYANT.
HE SAYS BRYANT -- WHO
DIED YESTERDAY IN A
HELICOPTER CRASH
-- WAS ALWAYS
ENCOURAGING.
OTHER VICTIMS INCLUDE...
JOHN AND KERI ALTOBELLI
AND DAUGHTER ALYSSA.
BASKETBALL COACH
CHRISTINA MAUSER....
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
SARAH AND PAYTON
CHESTER... AND PILOT ARA
ZOBAYAN
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING AFTER
FINDING A MAN SHOT DEAD
IN AN APARTMENT.
A SECOND PERSON WAS
TREATED FOR A GUNSHOT
WOUND, BUT IS EXPECTED
TO
RECOVER.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT
THE SANDIA VALLEY
APARTMENTS OFF OF
BRIDGE AND 86-TH STREET
LATE LAST NIGHT.
SO FAR, NO INFORMATION
ABOUT A POSSIBLE SUSPECT
HAS BEEN
RELEASED, AND POLICE
HAVE NOT YET NAMED THE
VICTIMS.
TODAY...Windy. Mostly
cloudy. Scattered snow
showers in the
morning. Scattered rain
showers through the day.
Isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15
mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph in the
afternoon.
A STATE LAWMAKER WANTS
TO HELP HUNGRY COLLEGE
STUDENTS THIS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
STATE REP. JOANNE
FERRARY FROM LAS CRUCES
-- SAYS THERE ARE
ALREADY PROGRAMS IN
LOWER LEVEL SCHOOLS TO
FEED STUDENTS... BUT NO
OPTIONS FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS. HOUSE BILL 69
COULD EXPAND
FOOD BANKS OR EVEN WORK
WITH CAMPUS DINING TO
SAVE LEFTOVER
FOOD.
TRAFFIC ALERT...
DRIVERS CAN EXPECT
DELAYS -- AS EASTBOUND
LANES ON THE RIO BRAVO
BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED
STARTING TODAY.
THE CLOSURE -- SCHEDULED
TO LAST THREE WEEKS--
WILL EXTEND FROM ISLETA
BLVD TO POCO LOCO DRIVE.
A TEMPORARY FIX WAS DONE
IN DECEMBER FOR A PIER
THAT HOLDS UP
THE BRIDGE... AND NOW
CREWS ARE PUTTING IN A
PERMANENT
REPLACEMENT.
NEW VIDEO SHOWS POLICE
BUSTING A MAN -- THEY
SAY WAS DRIVING DRUNK IN
THE A-R-T LANES.
A-P-D SAYS 20-YEAR-OLD
JORGE GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ
WAS WEAVING IN
AND OUT OF THE BUS ROUTE
NEAR CENTRAL AND
UNIVERSITY LAST
MONTH.
POLICE SAY HE SMELLED
LIKE ALCOHOL, HAD
BLOODSHOT EYES,
AND FAILED SOBRIETY
TESTS.
HE WAS ARRESTED AND
CHARGED WITH D-W-I.
THIS MORNING --
OFFICIALS ARE STILL
LOOKING INTO AN
EARTHQUAKE FELT ABOUT 10
MILES SOUTH OF SANTA FE.
IT HAPPENED AROUND 6-30
YESTERDAY MORNING.
THE U-S GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY SAYS IT WAS A
2-POINT-9 MAGNITUDE
EARTHQUAKE.
NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES
WERE REPORTED.
STATE POLICE ARE ASKING
FOR YOUR HELP LOCATING A
MISSING NEW
MEXICO MAN.
POLICE SAY 61-YEAR-OLD
SCOTT FREEMAN WAS LAST
SEEN ON JANUARY
17-TH AT HIS SOUTHEAST
ALBUQUERQUE HOME.
HE )S BELIEVED TO BE IN
THE PECOS AREA --- AND
MAY BE IN A DARK BLUE
S-U- V.
CALL AUTHORITIES IF YOU
KNOW WHERE HE IS.
FORMER LOBO BASKETBALL
PLAYER CARLTON BRAGG IS
PLEADING (NOT GUILTY IN
HIS D-W-I CASE.
TWO WEEKS AGO -- THE
FORMER SENIOR FORWARD
WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE
STOPPED AT A D-W-I
CHECKPOINT.
HE ADMITTED TO DRINKING
-- JUST A FEW HOURS
AFTER A WIN AT THE PIT.
NEW COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW
BRAGG IS FIGHTING THE
CHARGES
AGAINST HIM --INCLUDING
AGGRAVATED D-W-I AND
POSSESSION OF
MARIJUANA.
A WATERLINE PROJECT IS
CAUSING DELAYS FOR
DRIVERS
DOWNTOWN.
THE WATER AUTHORITY IS
REPLACING DECADES-OLD
STEEL
WATER LINES WITH MORE
DURABLE P- V-C PIPE ON
GOLD BETWEEN 10TH AND
RAYNOLDS.
OFFICIALS ARE AIMING FOR
THIS TO GET DONE BY
FEBRUARY 14TH.
OLYMPIAN AND OUT-SPOKEN
ACTIVIST HOPE SOLO WILL
BE IN ALBUQUERQUE TODAY.
THE WORLD RENOWNED
SOCCER CHAMPION WILL BE
TALKING TO U-N-M
STUDENTS ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IN HER CAREER.
THE NIGHT WILL ALSO
TOUCH ON EQUAL RIGHTS
AND HER WORK FOR
EQUAL PAY IN WOMEN )S
SOCCER.
THE EVENT IS FREE AND
BEGINS TONIGHT AT 6-30
INSIDE U-N-M )S
STUDENT UNION BUILDING.
NONPROFITS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY ARE WORRIED
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
THEIR WEBSITES ENDING IN
DOT-ORG.
THE COMPANY THAT
CONTROLS THE DOT-ORG
ONLINE UNIVERSE IS
PUTTING THE REGISTRY OF
DOMAIN NAMES UP FOR
SALE.
NONPROFITS ARE WONDERING
IF THEIR FREEDOMS OF
SPEECH AND
EXPRESSION WILL BE
STRIPPED.
THE CURRENT COMPANY IS
PROMISING NO BIG
CHANGES.
TODAY...Windy. Mostly
cloudy. Scattered snow
showers in the morning.
Scattered rain showers
through the day.
Isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 50s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15
mph increasing to 20 to
30 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph in the
afternoon.
DEMONSTRATORS WILL
GATHER AT THE ROUNDU
SANTA FE IN
SUPPORT OF PRO-IMMIGRANT
LEGISLATION. CIVIL
RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARE
SUPPORTING LEGISLATION
AIMED
AT LEVELING THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR IMMIGRANT AND
WORKING FAMILIES.
THAT INCLUDES A BILL TO
FUND MORE WAGE-THEFT
INVESTIGATIONS AND
TO EXPAND A TAX CREDIT
FOR LOW- WAGE WORKERS.
THE RALLY WILL BEGIN
TODAY AROUND 1 P-M.
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK
OUT ANGEL FIRE THIS
WEEKEND--BECAUSE IT )S
THE LAST YEAR FOR ITS
DECADES- OLD SHOVEL
RACING TRADITION.
THIS WEEK-- ANGEL FIRE
RESORT WILL HOLD ITS
41ST AND FINAL WORLD
SHOVEL RACE
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
ORGANIZERS MADE THE
DECISION AFTER SEEING A
LOST OF INTEREST OVER
THE
YEARS.
COMPETITORS SLIDE
DOWNHILL ON AN ALUMINUM
SNOW SHOVEL AS FAST AS
THEY CAN.
HEAD TO "ALWAYS ON" KRQE
DOT COM FOR THE DETAILS.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
maps: no accidents. slow
down on east paseo del
norte. tracker: east
i-40 from coors.
THE STATE )S ONLY ARSON
DOG NAMED WHEEZY HAS
HELPED WITH MORE
THAN 20 DIFFERENT ARSON
INVESTIGATIONS. THE
TWO-YEAR-OLD HAS WORKED
WITH NINE AGENCIES
ACROSS NEW
MEXICO.
ARSON INVESTIGATORS SAY
- HAVING HER ON THE
FORCE IS
MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE
IN EVERY INVESTIGATION.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
ON THIS DAY..