THIS MORNING-- A
MOTHER-- HER TWO
THIS MORNING-- A
MOTHER-- HER TWO
CHILDREN AND A POLICE
OFFICER ARE RECOVERING
IN THE HOSPITAL--AFTER
A SERIOUS CRASH AT THE
INTERSECTION OF EUBANK
AND INDIAN SCHOOL.
A-P-D SAYS IT HAPPENED
AROUND 6 LAST NIGHT--
WHEN ONE OF THEIR
OFFICERS WAS RESPONDING
TO A MAN
THREATENING PEOPLE WITH
A KNIFE ON JUAN TABO.
THE OFFICER COLLIDED
WITH THE WOMAN WHO WAS
TURNING ONTO INDIAN
SCHOOL FROM EUBANK.
A-P-D SAYS THE OFFICER
HAD A GREEN LIGHT AND
HAD HIS LIGHTS AND
SIRENS ON AT THE TIME.
HOW YOU CAN HELP A-P-D
WITH THE
INVESTIGATION--C OMING
UP IN THE FIVE FACTS.
ONE OF TWO MEN WHO WAS
SCHEDULED TO BE EXECUTED
BY LETHAL INJECTION IN
ARKANSAS HAS BEEN SPARED
THIS MORNING -- for a
second time. OVERNIGHT
-- THE U.S. SUPREME
COURT REJECTED THE
STATE'S REQUEST TO LIFT
A STAY THAT WOULD HAVE
ALLOWED THE STATE TO
EXECUTE, DON DAVIS. THE
EXECUTION OF ANOTHER
INMATE, BRUCE WARD, WAS
ALSO PUT ON HOLD MONDAY.
THE SEARCH CONTINUES
THIS MORNING FOR THE
OHIO MAN WHO POLICE SAY
SHOT AND KILLED AN
ELDERLY MAN --AND POSTED
VIDEO OF IT ON FACEBOOK.
AUTHORITIES IN CLEVELAND
ARE URGING 37-YEAR-OLD
STEVE STEPHENS TO TURN
HIMSELF IN. POLICE SAY
STEPHENS KILLED
74-YEAR-OLD ROBERT
GODWIN SENIOR AT RANDOM.
F-B-I AGENTS ARE NOW
CHASING DOZENS
OF LEADS IN SEVERAL
STATES.
HAPPENING TODAY-- THE
CARLISLE CONDOMINIUMS
BURNED DOWN BY AN
ARSONIST... WILL BEGIN
RECONSTRUC TION. IT
HAPPENED THANKSGIVING
WEEKEND--WHEN POLICE SAY
SOMEONE SET IT ON FIRE.
NO ONE HAS BEEN
CHARGED-- BUT OFFICIALS
SAY DAVID HICKMAN -- WHO
IS CHARGED WITH STARTING
THE OLD NAVY FIRE NEAR
SAN MATEO AND CUTLER
JUST DAYS LATER -- COULD
BE CONNECTED.
RIO RANCHO POLICE ARE
ACTIVELY SEARCHING FOR
THE TROUBLEMAKERS WHO
THEY SAY CAUSED THIS
DAMAGE. ON SUNDAY, TWO
OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
CAMERA-EQUIPPED S-U-V'S
WERE HIT BY VANDALS...
ONE NEAR NORTHERN AND
RAINBOW -- THE OTHER ON
PINE ROAD. TAGGERS SPRAY
VIDEO FROM THE S-U-V'S
CAMERA. THEY SAY WHOEVER
IS RESPONSIBLE WILL BE
CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL
DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY.
NEW THIS MORNING-- THE
GOVERNOR SAYS SHE WILL
OKAY FUNDING FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION. THAT'S
ACCORDING TO THE SANTA
FE NEW MEXICAN. SHE SAYS
QUOTE "...WE SET IT
ASIDE BECAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE A BALANCED
BUDGET.... AND THEN
WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT
BACK, OF COURSE, THE
FUNDS FOR HIGHER ED AND
THE LEGISLATURE." SHE
DID DRAW A
HARD LINE-- SAYING
SHE'LL DO THAT IF THE
LEGISLATURE CAN PROVIDE
A BUDGET WITHOUT
RAISING TAXES.
THIS MORNING-- THE STATE
IS FACING A LAWSUIT FROM
A NEW MEXICO TEACHER WHO
WANTS TO USE HER SICK
DAYS. ANGELA MEDROW
... HAS BEEN A TEACHER
FOR 13 YEARS IN LOGAN.
SHE SAYS SHE NEEDS HER
SICK LEAVE FOR SURGERY.
BUT, TEACHERS WERE BEING
PENALIZED ON THEIR
EVALUATIONS IF THEY USED
MORE THAN 3 SICK DAYS A
YEAR. EVEN THOUGH --
ACCORDING TO THEIR
CONTRACT -- THEY'RE
GIVEN AROUND 10,
DEPENDING ON THE
DISTRICT.
HAPPENING TODAYALBU
QUERQUE SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO
DISCUSS A PENDING
LAWSUIT BETWEEN THE
DISTRICT AND ITS FORMER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
THIS ALL STARTED -- WHEN
EMAILS SURFACED ---
SHOWING A DISPUTE
BETWEEN FORMER C-F-O DON
MOYA AND FORMER DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT JASON
MARTINEZ OVER VENDORS.
SOON AFTER-- MOYA FILED
A
WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT
CLAIMING HE WAS
RETALIATED
AGAINST WHEN HE SPOKE UP
ABOUT SUSPICIOUS AUDITS
.
A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT
ACCESS IN AND OUT OF A
FOUR HILLS
NEIGHBORHOOD--WILL SOON
BE DISCUSSED IN A CITY
COUNCIL COMMITTEE. RIGHT
NOW, THERE ARE 3 STREETS
ON THE WEST END OF THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD THAT
COUNCILOR DON HARRIS
CONSIDERS ACCESS
POINTS... BUT ALL OF
THEM ARE CLOSED TO THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. THE
RESOLUTION STATES THAT
FOUR HILLS WON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER ACCESS POINTS
OTHER THAN FOR EMERGENCY
VEHICLES.. BUT RESIDENTS
SAY-- FOUR HILLS ROAD --
IS THE ONLY WAY IN AND
OUT OF THE AREA.
CHANGES ARE COMING TO
THE CITY'S PARKING
METERS. SINCE THE 70'S
MOTORCYCLISTS HAVE
GOTTEN A FREE PASS AT
CITY METERS. NOT
ANYMORE... COUNCILORS
PASSED A PARKING BILL
NIXING THAT PRACTICE.
ONE COUNCILOR SAID --
IF THEY TAKE UP A WHOLE
SPACE LIKE A CAR -- THEY
SHOULD HAVE TO PAY LIKE
A REGULAR DRIVER. THE
PASSING OF THE BILL --
WILL CREATE SOME SMALLER
SPACES THAT WILL BE FREE
TO MOTORCYCLES, MO-PEDS
AND SCOOTERS.
GET READY FOR MORE
CONSTRUCTION ON CENTRAL
AFTER THE A-R-T WORK
WRAPS UP LATER THIS
YEAR. CITY COUNCIL ALSO
VOTED TO BUILD WIDER
SIDEWALKS IN ALL OF NOB
HILL -- FROM GIRARD TO
ALISO -- WHICH IS A FEW
BLOCKS EAST OF
CARLISLE.. COUNCIL WILL
USE 500-THOUSAND DOLLARS
IT HAS SET ASIDE FOR
THESE TYPES OF
NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS --
TO WIDEN ANY SIDEWALKS
THAT AREN'T ALREADY
BEING WIDENED IN THE
A-R-T PROJECT.
NEW THIS MORNING-- A
RESOLUTION THAT AIMS TO
KEEP THE PETROGLYPHS
FROM BEING OVERRUN BY
PEOPLE IS MOVING
FORWARD... AFTER CITY
COUNCILORS APPROVED IT
LAST NIGHT. CITY
COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON'S
RESOLUTION WILL
ESTABLISH A PLAN FOR THE
PRESERVATION AND
PROTECTION OF THE
PETROGLYPHS -- WHILE
REAFFIRMING AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
FEDS.
AS IT WARMS UP OUTSIDE
-- STATE WILDLIFE
OFFICIALS WANT YOU TO BE
"BEAR AWARE." GAME AND
FISH OFFICIALS SAY AFTER
THREE YEARS OF GOOD
PRECIPITATION FOLLOWING
A LONG-RUNNING DROUGHT
BEARS WILL BE BUSY THIS
SPRING.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
TODAY IS TAX DAY--AND
WHILE IT'S NO FUN
TODAY IS TAX DAY--AND
WHILE IT'S NO FUN
FILING--SOME BUSINESS
ARE OFFERING SOME COOL
DEALS. SOME
MCDONALDS ARE GIVING
AWAY FRIES. OFFICE DEPOT
WILL SHRED DOCUMENTS FOR
FREE. AND JET BLUE IS
GIVING AWAY 1,000 FREE
ONE-WAY FLIGHTS IF YOU
OWE MONEY THIS YEAR.
YOU CAN ENTER THE
CONTEST ON THEIR
WEBSITE... MORE ON SOME
TAX TIPS--COMING UP IN
OUR FIVE FACTS.
A NEW STUDY FROM TRIPLE
A SHOWS THAT DESPITE LOW
GAS PRICES, CONSUMER
INTEREST IN ELECTRIC
VEHICLES AND HYBRIDS
REMAINS HIGH NEARLY ONE
THIRD OF AMERICANS SAY
THEY'RE LIKELY TO BUY A
HYBRID FOR THEIR NEXT
CAR WHILE FIFTEEN
PERCENT ARE LIKELY TO GO
ELECTRIC MILLENIALS ARE
PARTICULARLY FOND OF
ELECTRIC
VEHICLES, WITH ONE IN
FIVE INTERESTED IN
PURCHASING ONE.
NEW THIS MORNING--
RESEARCHERS IN SCOTLAND
DISCOVERED CELLS IN THE
RETINA THAT COMMUNICATES
WITH A REGION OF THE
BRAIN THAT REGULATES OUR
DAILY RHYTHMS. DOCTORS
SAY THIS COULD OPEN THE
DOOR TO NEW THERAPEUTIC
POSSIBILITIES TO
MANIPULATE THE RETINA'S
SIGNALS AND ALTER THE
BODY'S RESPONSES TO
LIGHT CHANGES--
ULTIMATELY CHANGING OUR
BODY'S BIOLOGICAL
CLOCK. HELPING THOSE WHO
SUFFER FROM JET LAG OR
WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT.
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
NOW LET'S GET A LOOK AT
THAT MORNING DRIVE...
THIS VIDEO IS GOING
VIRAL THIS MORNING...
HAVE YOU EVER
WONDERED WHAT A TICKLE
ME ELMO WOULD LOOK LIKE
WITHOUT FUR? HERE'S YOUR
ANSWER. THE CANADA
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MUSEUM POSTED A SHORT
AND DISTURBING CLIP.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS.
NUMBER FIVE... NEW THIS
MORNING... GOOD NEWS
ABOUT A UNIQUE BUS...
THAT WENT MISSING NEAR
DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE.
LAST NIGHT-- MAHAN KALPA
TOLD US HIS 19-49 SCHOOL
BUS WAS TAKEN FROM A
PARKING SPOT ON CENTRAL
AND 3RD IN THE
AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT--
KALPA CALLED US TO LET
US KNOW THAT POLICE
FOUND IT ABANDONED IN A
NORTHWEST ALBUQUERQUE
NEIGHBORHOOD. NO WORD ON
IF ANYONE IS FACING
CHARGES.
NUMBER FOUR... IT'S TAX
DAY! AND IF YOU'RE AMONG
THE 40-MILLION AMERICANS
THE I-R-S SAYS HASN'T
FILED YETYOU HAVE UNTIL
MIDNIGHT. THE TAX FILING
DEADLINE IS LATE THIS
YEAR BECAUSE APRIL 15TH
FELL ON A SATURDAY AND
MONDAY WAS A LOCAL
HOLIDAY IN WASHINGTON,
D-C.
NUMBER THREE...
NUMBER TWO... SUPPORTERS
OF THE SKI PROGRAM AT
U-N-M ARE
NUMBER TWO... SUPPORTERS
OF THE SKI PROGRAM AT
U-N-M ARE PLANNING A
RALLY THIS MORNING...TO
TRY TO HELP SAVE IT FROM
GETTING THE AXE. U-N-M
SAYS SLASHING THE SKI
PROGRAM WILL SAVE
600-THOUSAND DOLLARS A
YEAR. NOW-- A BIG NAME
IS BACKING THE SKI TEAM
ONLINE. OLYMPIC GOLD
MEDALIST MIKAELA
SHIFFRIN -- TOOK TO
TWITTER... URGING
SUPPORTERS TO SIGN AN
ONLINE PETITION THAT'S
GAINING STEAM. TODAY'S
RALLY IS SCHEDULED TO
BEGIN JUST BEFORE THE
BOARD OF REGENTS
MEETING.
NUMBER ONE... POLICE ARE
ASKING FOR WITNESSES OF
A SERIOUS CRASH
INVOLVING A POLICE
OFFICER... TO COME
FORWARD THIS MORNING.
THAT OFFICER...AND A
MOTHER AND TWO
CHILDREN...ARE WAKING UP
IN THE HOSPITAL. A-P-D
SAYS THE OFFICER WAS
HEADING NORTH ON EUBANK
JUST AFTER SIX LAST
NIGHT, RESPONDING TO A
9-1-1 CALL OF A MAN
THREATENING PEOPLE WITH
A KNIFE. THE OTHER CAR
WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON
EUBANK. AS THE DRIVER
TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT
HAND TURN ONTO INDIAN
SCHOOL -- THE CRUISER
HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE.
THE FAMILY IS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
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