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TIME NOW FOR THE MORNING
RUSH -- THE SEARCH
CONTINUES FOR A
MISSING 3-YEAR-OLD BOY
AFTER HIS MOTHER WAS
FOUND MURDERED.
THIS AS ROSWELL POLICE
SAY HIS MOTHER ISELA
SANCHEZ WAS
STRANGLED TO DEATH.
THERE )S STILL AN ARREST
WARRANT OUT FOR HER
BOYFRIEND - JORGE
RICO-RUVIRA FOR
MURDER... AND AN AMBER
ALERT FOR THREE-YEAR-OLD
OSIEL.
POLICE BELIEVE HE COULD
BE DRIVING A MAROON
G-M-C YUKON... WITH A
TURQUOISE PLATE WITH THE
NUMBER M-N-F-2-3-1
POLICE SAY DO NOT LEAVE
YOUR CARS WARMING UP
UNATTENDED.
THIS COMES AS A-P-D
PLANS TO USE SOCIAL
MEDIA TO FIND ANY STOLEN
CARS.
A-P-D CREATED THIS
FACEBOOK PAGE CALLED
"ALBUQUERQUE
AUTO THEFT UNIT."
VICTIMS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO UPLOAD PHOTOS OF
STOLEN VEHICLES AS
WELL AS ANY INFORMATION
THEY THINK WILL BE
HELPFUL.
.TODAY...Windy. Cloudy
with a chance of snow
showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of snow
showers early in the
afternoon. Partly cloudy
late in the afternoon.
Snow accumulation up to
1 inch. Highs in the
lower 40s. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph.
Gusts up to 40 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy,
lder. Mostly ca
ws 15 to 20. Northwes
n 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to around0 mph
creasing 10 to 15
h after midnight.
W MEXICO DEPAMENT OF
ALTH IS URGING PARENTS
GET
EIRHILD THE FLU
OT
THIS COMES-- AS A
E-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM
OSEVE COUNTY HAS
ED
FROM THE ILLNESS.
THE DEPARTMENSAYS 52
OPLE HAVE DI
STATEWIDE FROM PNEUMONIA
AND THE FLU SINCE
OCTOBER.
and...flu
SPITALATIONS FOR
ung children A RE
THAN DOUBLE THE NATIONAL
AVERAGE.
NEIGHBORS IN BOSQUE
FARMS ARE IN SHOCK AFTER
POLICE RAID A MASSAGE
PARLOR.
BOSQUE FARMS POLICE
RAIDED THE SUNFLOWER
MASSAGE PARLOR
YESTERDAY
AFTER GETTING TIPS OF
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.
POLICE ARRESTED A
50-YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE
WOMAN... ACCUSED
OF AGREEING TO PERFORM
SEXUAL ACTS FOR MONEY.
THE EMPLOYEE IS CHARGED
WITH PROSTITUTION.
A NEW MEXICO WOMAN IS IN
A BATTLE WITH THE CITY
OF A SPRUCED
UP GRAVE PLOT.
DANA GILMORE )S MOTHER--
SANDRA-- IS BURIED IN
THE MEMORY LANE
CEMETERY IN SILVER CITY.
GILMORE SAYS SHE ADDED
COLORFUL GRAVEL AND
METAL COPINGS. BUT THE
CITY SAYS ITS AGAINST
THE RULES AND NEEDS TO
BE REMOVED.
THE DECISION IS NOW UP
TO A CEMETERY BOARD.
A LOCAL BIRD FACILITY IS
LOOKING FOR A MISSING
BIRD.
THE SMALL FALCON --
NAMED BOB LIVED AT THE
"WILD BIRD REHAB
FACILITY" IN
CORRALES.
A WORKER TOOK THE
DISABLED BIRD IN AS AN
EDUCATIONAL
ANIMAL... BUT HE ESCAPED
OVER THE WEEKEND. SHE
WORRIES ABOUT BOB BEING
IN THE WILD.
IF YOU SEE HIM -- WE
HAVE CONTACT INFORMATION
ON OUR WEBSITE AT
ALWAYS ON KRQE DOT COM.
NEW THIS MORNING...
NEW MEXICO )S RISE IN
HOMELESSNESS IS THE
HIGHEST IN THE NATION.
THE JOURNAL REPORTS--
THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING FOUNDS THAT NEW
MEXICO HAD THE NATION )S
LARGEST PERCENTAGE
INCREASE IN
HOMELESSNESS, THIS LAST
YEAR.
WITH AN INCREASE OF 57
PERCENT.
.TODAY...Windy. Cloudy
with a chance of snow
showers in the morning,
then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of snow
showers early in the
afternoon. Partly cloudy
late in the afternoon.
Snow accumulation up to
1 inch. Highs in the
lower 40s. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph.
Gusts up to 40 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Windy,
colder. Mostly clear.
Lows 15 to 20. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with
sts to around 40 mph
casing to 10 to 15
h afriight.
E CITY IS PUTTING A
T OF TRUST IN A-T
DERS.
TY OFFICIALS SAY RIGHT
NOW PAYING THE FARE IS
BASED ON THE HONOR
SYSTEM.
HOWEVER-- ABQ RIDE SAYS
RANDOM CHECKS ARE DONE
TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE HAS A TICKET.
A WARNING OR EVEN A
CITATION COULD BE GIVEN
FOR ANYONE WITHOUT A
TICKET.
NEW MEXICANS ARE
CONTINUING TO HELP
AUSTRALIA WITH
DEVASTATING
FIRES.
THE BIOPARK SOCIETY SAYS
THEY )RE SENDING
20-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
THE AUSTRALIAN ZOO TO
HELP INJURED ANIMALS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN THEIR DONATION --
WE )VE POSTED MORE AT
ALWAYS ON KRQE DOT COM.
TAOS SKI VALLEY WILL SEE
MORE FOOT TRAFFIC.
THAT )S BECAUSE SKIERS
COMING FROM CALIFORNIA
CAN NOW FLY
DIRECTLY INTO THE TAOS
AIRPORT.
THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS
WELCOMED YESTERDAY
MORNING.
TAOS AIR HAS OPERATED
FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A
YEAR WITH FLIGHTS
TO AUSTIN AND DALLAS.
AN ALBUQUERQUE FOOD
TRUCK IS ON YELP )S LIST
OF PLACES TO EAT IN THE
NEW YEAR.
COMING IN AT 56-- IS DIA
DE LOS TAKOS.
IT OPENED LAST YEAR, AND
IT )S EARNED A LOT OF
BRAGGING RIGHTS SINCE
THEN -- INCLUDING THE
ONLY NEW MEXICO EATERY
TO BE NAMED ON THE LIST.
YOU CAN FIND DIA DE LOS
TAKOS EXCLUSIVELY AT
MARBLE BREWERY.
DRIVERS CAN EXPECT TO
SEE MORE DELAYS ALONG
RIO BRAVO IN THE SOUTH
VALLEY.
EASTBOUND TRAFFIC OVER
THE RIVER HAS BEEN DOWN
TO ONE LANE
WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE
TO THE BRIDGE. NOW-- THE
DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SAYS (ALL
EASTBOUND LANES WILL BE
BLOCKED FOR ANOTHER
THREE WEEKS. THE CLOSURE
IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON
JANUARY 20-TH.
A JAPANESE ARTIST IS
BRINGING HER WORK TO THE
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF
NATURAL HISTORY.
THIS COMES WITH HOPES OF
INSPIRING OTHERS TO
REUSE AND RECYCLE.
SAYAKA GANZ )S PIECES ARE
MADE UP OF RECLAIMED
PLASTICS...
OFTEN THROWN OUT, LIKE
FORKS AND SPATULAS.
TONIGHT, YOU CAN GET A
TOUR OF THE EXHIBIT WITH
GANZ, HERSELF,
OR CHECK IT OUT AT THE
MUSEUM THROUGH MAY 17TH.
NOW LET )S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
SLOW DOWNS: PASEO DEL
NORTE and NEAR THE BIG
I.
A LOCAL BAKERY IS
GETTING INTERNATIONAL
ATTENTION. FIVE BAKERIES
WERE CHOSEN FROM AROUND
THE GLOBE TO BE IN A
DAWN FOODS COMMERCIAL.
GOLDEN CROWN PANADERIA
IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE
WAS
ONE OF THE CHOSEN FEW.
DAWN -- A BAKERY SUPPLY
COMPANY -- HAS BEEN
SUPPLYING THE
PANADERIA WITH
INGREDIENTS LIKE FLOWER
FOR YEARS.
OWNERS SAY THEY HOPE
PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE
WILL SEE A PIECE OF
NEW MEXICO WHEN THEY
WATCH.
THE FIVE FACTS IN 90
SECONDS.
ON THIS DAY...
TIME FOR THE FIVE
FACTS....