THE GOVERNOR IS EXPECTED
TO SIGN THE
CONTROVERSIAL RED FLAG
GUN LAW.
AFTER HOURS OF DEBATE --
LASTING LATE INTO THE
NIGHT, THE HOUSE
PASSED IT 39 TO 31.
UNDER THE BILL -- LAW
ENFORCEMENT CAN PETITION
THE COURTS TO
TEMPORARILY REMOVE
SOMEONE )S GUNS FOR UP TO
TEN DAYS UNTIL A
HEARING.
THAT )S (IF THEY FEEL THE
PERSON IS A THREAT...
OPPONENTS ARGUE
IT )S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE ATTORNEY OF A TEEN
ACCUSED OF IMPERSONATING
A DEPUTY...SAYS HIS
MENTAL HEALTH SHOULD BE
ALLOWED AT HIS UP-COMING
TRIAL.
A-P-D SAYS BRENDEN
WYSYNSKI EVEN PULLED
SOMEONE OVER FOR
SPEEDING.
HIS ATTORNEYS WANT HIS
MOTHER AND A
PSYCHOLOGIST TO
TESTIFY.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ARGUES THE TRIAL IS TO
DETERMINE (IF
WYSYNSKI COMMITTED A
CRIME... NOT (WHY.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny
until late afternoon
then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the
lower 50s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 20s.
NEXT WEEK A JUDGE WILL
DECIDE IF A HOMELESS MAN
-- ACCUSED OF NEARLY
BEATING A WOMAN TO
DEATH... SHOULD STAY
LOCKED UP. POLICE SAY
43-YEAR-OLD JUAN
GONZALES ATTACKED A
MANAGER AT THE DAYS INN
ON CENTRAL NEAR I-25 ON
TUESDAY.
GONZALES IS ACCUSED OF
BEATING HER AND STABBING
HER WITH
SCISSORS... WHEN SHE
WOULDN )T LET HIM STAY.
THE WOMAN IS REPORTEDLY
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
ONTO AN UPDATE...
ALL EASTBOUND LANES OF
I-40 NEAR 98-TH STREET
ARE BACK OPEN AFTER A
DEADLY PEDESTRIAN CRASH
OVERNIGHT.
IT HAPPENED BETWEEN
ATRISCO VISTA AND 98-TH
ON I-40.
THE VICTIM )S IDENTITY
HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED.
ALL EASTBOUND LANES IN
THAT AREA WERE
TEMPORARILY CLOSED BUT
HAVE SINCE REOPENED.
A BILL TO TOUGHEN NEW
MEXICO SEX TRAFFICKING
LAWS - IS SET TO GO TO A
FULL HOUSE VOTE NEXT
WEEK.
THE LEGISLATION WOULD
ELIMINATE THE STATUTE OF
LIMITATIONS ON SEX
TRAFFICKING...
AND MAKE SEX TRAFFICKING
OF A MINOR, A FIRST
DEGREE FELONY.
ANOTHER PROVISION...
WOULD ALLOW VICTIMS TO
COLLECT
RESTITUTION FROM
OFFENDERS.
THE DEBATE CONTINUES
THIS MORNING IN SANTA FE
-- OVER THE GOVERNOR )S
PROPOSED SEVEN-
POINT-SEVEN BILLION
DOLLAR BUDGET.
REPUBLICANS ARE ASKING
FOR RESTRAINT IN
SPENDING -- (DESPITE OIL
REVENUES CONTINUING TO
RISE.
BUT DEMOCRATS SAY
THEY )RE JUST TRYING TO
GET THE STATE BACK ON
TRACK.
THE SESSION ENDS NEXT
THURSDAY.
WALMART IS CHANGING UP
ITS STORE HOURS.
THE COMPANY SAYS MOST
STORES WILL CLOSE AT
MIDNIGHT AND OPEN AT
6-AM -
INSTEAD OF STAYING OPEN
24-HOURS.
THE HOURS WILL VARY
DEPENDING ON LOCATION.
THE COMPANY SAYS ITS
REALLOCATING RESOURCES
TO BETTER SERVE
CUSTOMERS DURING PEAK
SHOPPING TIMES.
.TODAY...Mostly sunny
until late afternoon
then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the
lower 50s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear.
Lows in the 20s.
AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR
-- THE DRIVE THROUGH THE
SOUTH VALLEY WILL
BE LESS HECTIC.
THE EASTBOUND LANES ON
THE RIO BRAVO BRIDGE
FROM ISLETA TO POCO
LOCO ARE BACK OPEN.
WORK ON THE PIER
UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE
WAS SCHEDULED TO LAST
UNTIL MONDAY, BUT
N-M-D-O-T SAYS CREWS
WRAPPED IT UP THREE DAYS
EARLY.
SANTA FE IS LOOKING TO
ITS YOUTH FOR HOW TO
SPEND A PORTION OF
ITS BUDGET.
THE MAYOR )S YOUTH
ADVISORY BOARD IS
COLLECTING SURVEYS FROM
SANTA FE YOUTH TO HELP
DECIDE WHAT PROJECT TO
SPEND 50-THOUSAND
DOLLARS ON.
IT )S PART OF THE CITY )S
UPCOMING "PARTICIPATORY
BUDGET" PROJECT.
THERE )S A LINK TO THE
SURVEY ON OUR WEBSITE.
THE DEL NORTE COMMUNITY
IS SHOWING LOVE TO TWO
TEEN GIRLS -- WHO
RECENTLY LOST THEIR
MOTHER AND SOLE
PROVIDER.
LAST MONTH --
42-YEAR-OLD MONICA FUCHS
DIED FROM AN UNEXPECTED
HEART ATTACK.
HER DAUGHTERS ARE NOW
STAYING WITH THEIR
GRANDPA AND
FINISHING OUT THEIR
JUNIOR YEAR.
FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
HAVE CREATED A
GO-FUND-ME FOR THE
GIRLS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
DONATE -- HEAD TO ALWAYS
ON KRQE-DOT-COM.
THE NEW MEXICO OUTDOOR
ADVENTURE SHOW KICKS OFF
TODAY.
THE SHOW FEATURES
DEMONSTRATIONS ON
HUNTING, FISHING,
ARCHERY AND THE LATEST
EQUIPMENT FOR OUTDOOR
RECREATION.
THE ANNUAL EVENT OPENS
TODAY AT NOON AT EXPO
NEW MEXICO.
SENIORS IN THE METRO ARE
GETTING AN EXTRA SPECIAL
SURPRISE THIS
VALENTINE )S DAY.
MOST DAYS OF THE YEAR,
"VISITING ANGELS"
PROVIDES HOME AND
COMPANION CARE FOR
SENIORS.
BUT FOR VALENTINE )S DAY
-- THEY )RE IN THE
BUSINESS OF
SHOWING THE LOVE --
WITH CHOCOLATES,
FLOWERS,
AND EVEN THE SIMPLE
GESTURE OF A HUG BY
SENDING )DESIGNATED
HUGGERS ) TO HOMES AROUND
THE
ALBUQUERQUE AREA.
THE RIO RANCHO COMMUNITY
IS STILL CELEBRATING A
VICTORY THIS MORNING.
THIS WEEK-- THE RIO
RANCHO RAMS CHEER TEAM
GOT 4TH PLACE IN A
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
CHEERLEADING
COMPETITION.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
POSTED THESE PHOTOS TO
SOCIAL MEDIA
YESTERDAY-- NOTING HOW
HARD THE LADY RAMS
WORKED FOR THE
ACHIEVEMENT.
THIS MORNING -- A-P-D IS
GIVING BACK TO NEW
MEXICANS WITH AUTISM --
WITH AN ALL NEW POLICE
PATCH.
RIGHT NOW -- THE CITY IS
SELLING THESE PATCHES
FOR TEN DOLLARS. ALL OF
THE PROCEEDS ARE GOING
TOWARD THE NEW MEXICO
AUTISM
SOCIETY.
WE POSTED ORDER INFO ON
OUR WEBSITE AT
KRQE-DOT-COM.
TOMORROW NIGHT IS U-F-C
FIGHT NIGHT AT SANTA ANA
STAR CENTER IN RIO
RANCHO.
YESTERDAY-- FIGHTER
DIEGO SANCHEZ--TOLD FANS
TO PREPARE
TO SEE A DIFFERENT
VERSION OF HIM IN THE
OCTAGON. SANCHEZ WILL
FIGHT MICHAEL PEREIRA
IN THE CO MAIN EVENT.
COREY ANDERSON AND JAN
BLACHOWICZ
ARE THE MAIN FIGHT ON
THE UFC 167 CARD.
MAIN CARD FIGHTS START
AT SIX P-M.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
maps: no accidents. slow
down west on paseo
tracker: south i-25 near
the big i.
NEW AT SIX -- FANS ARE
GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT
THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE.
THE DIRECTOR FOR THE
UPCOMING FLICK -- GAVE
FANS A SNEAK PEEK OF
ROBERT PATTINSON DAWNING
THE CAPE AND COWL.
THE DARK AND EERIR VIDEO
FADES INTO PATTINSON
IN-COSTUME, ALSO
TEASING A HAUNTING
SOUNDTRACK.
"THE BATMAN" IS
SCHEDULED TO HIT
THEATERS JUNE 20-21.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
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