CURRIE.
.TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE 40S.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS
10 TO 20.
HAPPENING TODAY-- NEW
MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTORS ARE EXPECTED TO
CAST THEIR VOTE TODAY.
SECRETARY OF STATE
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER
SAYS IT'S SET FOR NOON
IN SANTA FE. THE STATE'S
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
NOMINATED ALL FIVE.
THEY'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO
VOTE FOR CLINTON, TOO,
BECAUSE SHE WON THE
POPULAR VOTE IN THE
STATE. IT'S A FOURTH
DEGREE FELONY, IF THEY
DON'T. MORE ON WHAT ONE
ELECTOR IN ANOTHER STATE
IS PLANNING TO DO
TODAY...IN THE FIVE
FACTS.
THIS MORNING--
INVESTIGATORS ARE
WORKING TO DETERMINE THE
CAUSE OF AN EXPLOSION
OUTSIDE AN
ARTESIA CONVENIENCE
STORE THAT LEFT A MAN
INJURED AND FORCED A
BOMB SQUAD TO EVACUATE
THE AREA. THE ARTESIA
DAILY PRESS REPORTS THAT
POLICE HAD RESPONDED
AFTER THE EXPLOSION
SUNDAY NIGHT. WE'LL
CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU
ON THIS STORY AND BRING
YOU THE LATEST ON
AIR AND ON OUR KRQE NEWS
APP.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING
TO LEARN THE NAME OF A
BURGLARY SUSPECT --
ACCUSED OF STEALING A
CAR, AND BREAKING INTO A
HOME -- ONLY TO BE
DRAGGED OUT BY A K-9.
POLICE SAY A NEIGHBOR
CALLED SAYING THEY SAW
SOMEONE BREAK INTO A
HOME NEAR UNSER AND
MONTANO. OFFICERS GAVE
THE MAN SEVERAL HOURS TO
SURRENDER -- BUT WHEN
POLICE SAY HE JUMPED OUT
OF THE SECOND STORY
WINDOW AND TRIED TO HIDE
IN A SHED -- APD USED
THE K9 UNIT TO FIND AND
ARREST HIM.
POLICE ARE ALSO ACTIVELY
INVESTIGATING THE DEATH
OF A PERSON WHOSE BODY
WAS FOUND BEHIND AN
ALBUQUERQUE WALMART.
A-P-D SAYS THE BODY WAS
FOUND BEHIND THE STORE
AT WYOMING AND MENAUL
SATURDAY MORNING. NO
WORD ON WHO IT IS OR
CAUSE OF DEATH -- BUT A-
P-D IS INVESTIGATING IT
AS SUSPICIOUS. AS SOON
AS WE HEAR MORE FROM
POLICE TODAY -- WE'LL
BRING YOU DETAILS ON AIR
AND ON THE K-R-Q-E NEWS
APP.
TRAFFIC IS MOVING AGAIN
ALONG I-40 THIS
MORNING-- EAST
OF SANTA ROSA. AND WE'RE
WAITING TO LEARN THE
IDENTIY OF VICTIMS FROM
NEARLY 40-VEHICLE CRASH
THAT SHUT DOWN THE
WESTBOUND LANES FOR MOST
OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
STATE POLICE SAY THE BAD
WEATHER EAST OF SANTA
ROSA CAUSED A SERIES OF
COLLISIONS --- KILLING
AT LEAST ONE PERSON AND
INJURING AT LEAST SIX.
I-40 WESTBOUND REOPENED
AFTER ABOUT 12 HOURS.
KRISTEN....
AN ARCTIC CHILL
CONTINUES TO HOLD ON TO
PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN U-S.
THE SUBZERO TEMPERATURES
BROKE RECORD LOWS IN THE
MIDWEST AND THE PLAINS
THIS WEEKEND...WHILE
SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS
LED TO DEADLY CRASHES
AND TRAVEL DELAYS.
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE
IN THE FORECAST FOR MANY
OF THOSE SAME AREAS BY
MIDWEEK.
TOSS TO CRYSTAL
THIS MORNING -- A LOCAL
DOG IS RESTING
COMFORTABLY AT
HOME -- AFTER A GOOD
SAMARITAN STEPPED IN TO
HELP A RETIRED VETERAN.
CHERYL BUCK AND HER
SERVICE DOG HAD BEEN IN
NEW MEXICO FOR LESS THAN
A WEEK....WHEN HER DOG,
SERGEANT MABLE, GOT HIT
BY A CAR. MABLE NEEDED
MULTIPLE PROCEDURES THAT
CHERYL COULDN'T AFFORD.
THAT'S WHEN AMY
MATTEUCCI STEPPED IN AND
PICK UP THE NEARLY 6-
THOUSAND DOLLAR BILL.
BUCK HAS SET UP A
GO-FUND-ME ACCOUNT --
WITH THE INTENT TO PAY
MATTEUCCI BACK.
TRAVELERS IN THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA CAN NOW
ENJOY EXPANDED FLIGHT
SERVICES. THE
FARMINGTON DAILY TIMES
REPORTS -- A NEW,
LARGER PASSENGER PLANE
IS NOW IN SERVICE --
OPERATED BY GREAT LAKES
AIRLINES. IT'S EQUIPPED
WITH OVERHEAD BINS, AND
A RESTROOM. THE NEW
PLANE WILL ALSO ALLOW
GREAT LAKES TO ADD TWO
MORE ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS
TO DENVER EACH WEEK.
THANKS ADAM, NOW LET'S
GET A LOOK AT THAT
MORNING DRIVE...
NEW FACTS YOU NEED TO
KNOW THIS MORNING--
ACCORDING TO AN
INTERNATIONAL STUDY
--CANCER PATIENTS ARE
ENDING UP IN DEBT.
DOCTORS IN MALAYSIA
FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF
CANCER SURVIVORS SPEND
AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF
THEIR ANNUAL INCOME ON
TREATMENT COSTS AND
CARE-RELATED
EXPENSES.
THIS MORNING -- FANS AND
FAMILY ARE MOURNING THE
LOSS OF LEGENDARY
ACTRESS ZSA ZSA GABOR.
HER FAMILY SAYS GABOR
DIED SUNDAY OF A HEART
ATTACK AT HER HOME.
GABOR APPEARED IN FILMS
RANGING FROM "MOULIN
ROUGE" IN 19-52 TO
"QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE"
IN 19-58 -- BUT SOME SAY
SHE MAY BE BEST KNOWN
FOR HER MANY LOVE
AFFAIRS AND TABLOID
SCANDALS. THE GREAT AUNT
OF PARIS HILTON... WAS
99.
ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO
CELEBRATE THE BIOPARK'S
ANNIVERSARY --WITH AN
UNUSUAL DISCOUNT. SINCE
THE AQUARIUM AND BOTANIC
GARDEN TURN 20 YEARS OLD
THIS YEAR, ANYONE BORN
20 YEARS AGO - GETS FREE
ADMISSION TO
THOSE FACILITIES UNTIL
TOMORROW. ANYONE BORN ON
THE 20TH OF ANY MONTH
ALSO GETS IN FREE. TO
CLAIM THE DISCOUNT --
YOU'LL NEED TO PRESENT
VALID I-D SHOWING YOUR
BIRTHDATE.
WE'RE JUST SIX DAYS FROM
CHRISTMAS THIS MORNING--
AND -- IF YOU'RE LOOKING
TO GIVE A PET ... THE
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS
OFFERING AN EASY WAY TO
ADOPT ONE. THE ANIMAL
WELFARE DEPARTMENT SELLS
GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR
COVERING THE COST OF PET
ADOPTION. THOSE GIFT
CERTIFICATES ARE
AVAILABLE AT THE
EASTSIDE AND WESTSIDE
SHELTERS -- AS WELL AS
LUCKY PAWS IN CORONADO
CENTER.
THIS MORNING A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
A TOUCHDOWN CELEBRATION
FROM YESTERDAY.. IN THE
2ND QUARTER OF THE
BUCCANEERS/COWBOYS GAME
ON SUNDAY, COWBOYS
RUNNING BACK EZEKIEL
ELLIOTT SCORED ON A
TWO-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN
THEN JUMPED IN THE
SALVATION ARMY RED
KETTLE BEHIND THE
ENDZONE. EVEN THOUGH THE
OFFICIALS WERE LAUGHING
AT ELLIOT THEY STILL
PENALIZED HIM ON THE
PLAY FOR USING A PROP.
TIME FOR THE FIVE FACTS.
NUMBER FIVE... IT'S THE
BUSIEST MAILING DAY OF
THE YEAR IN THE U-S!
TIME IS RUNNIN OUT TO
GET GIFTS AND CARDS
DELIVERED IN TIME FOR
CHRISTMAS -- NOW JUST
SIX DAYS AWAY. OVERALL,
THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE
ESTIMATES ABOUT
750-MILLION PACKAGES
WILL BE DELIVERED
THROUGHOUT THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON.
NUMBER FOUR... THIS
MORNING -- THE RADIO
PARTNER OF A
WELL-KNOWN NEW MEXICO
BROADCASTER IS EXPECTED
TO DISCUSS THE CRASH
THAT KILLED 45-YEAR-OLD
STEPHEN ROONEY. THERE
ARE HUNDREDS OF
COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK
THIS MORNING, PAYING
TRIBUTE TO ROONEY... WHO
INVESTIGATORS
SAY HIS ICE ON THE ROAD
WHILE DRIVING SOUTH OF
PORTALES ON SUNDAY. THEY
SAY HE LOST CONTROL AND
RAN INTO A TREE.
ROONEY'S VOICE WAS
FAMILIAR TO RADIO
LISTENERS IN EASTERN NEW
MEXICO. HE WAS THE
CO-OWNER OF A NUMBER OF
STATIONS IN THAT AREA.
NUMBER THREE...
NUMBER TWO... IN JUST
HOURS -- THE CITY
COUNCIL COULD SIGN OFF
NUMBER TWO... IN JUST
HOURS -- THE CITY
COUNCIL COULD SIGN OFF
ON BRINGING A KEY
RESOURCE TO THE FIRE
STATION NEAR FOURTH AND
I-40. COUNCILOR ISAAC
BENTON WANTS TO PLACE AN
EMERGENCY RESCUE UNIT
THERE... WITH SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT AND STAFF TO
HELP SAVE LIVES. THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE
MOVE SHOULD HELP PUBLIC
SAFETY -- ESPECIALLY ON
THE FREEWAYS SINCE THE
NEW UNIT WOULD RESPOND
TO EMERGENCIES AROUND
THE BIG-I.
NUMBER ONE... MEMBERS OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
MEET ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TODAY TO FORMALLY CAST
BALLOTS-- TO OFFICIALLY
ELECT DONALD TRUMP AS
PRESIDENT. DEMONSTRATORS
TOOK TO THE NATIONAL
MALL SUNDAY, TRYING
TO PERSUADE MEMBERS NOT
TO VOTE FOR TRUMP. ONE
REPUBLICAN ELECTOR IN
TEXAS PLANS TO BREAK
FROM HIS STATE'S VOTE --
AND WANTS 37 OTHER
ELECTORS TO JOIN HIM.
MEANWHILE, TRUMP'S TEAM
CONTINUES TO CAST DOUBT
THAT RUSSIA INTERFERED
IN THE ELECTION TO HELP
HIM WIN. .
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
FOR UP TO THE MINUTE
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