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—BLM Budget-Wild Horses
TOP STORIES
FEDERAL LABS-AUDIT
SANTA FE, N.M. — A new federal audit has found that Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories have failed to monitor nuclear weapons designs as well as the reliability of parts being used to build them. The U.S. Department of Energy Inspector General's report states both sites could not consistently locate drawings for nuclear weapons and components in official repositories. UPCOMING: 300 words by 3 p.m. MST.
BOOKMOBILES-RURAL COMMUNITIES
SANTA FE, N.M. — Officials who run New Mexico's bookmobile program say they are trying to reach more rural communities despite little funding. Employees say there are only three bookmobile buses to serve the entire state. They say dozens of smaller communities still rely on a vehicle toting books, which is seen as old-fashioned concept by some. UPCOMING: 300 words by 3 p.m. MST.
BLM BUDGET-WILD HORSES
RENO, Nev. — Wild-horse fertility control and sage-grouse habitat conservation are among top priorities in the proposed $1.1 billion budget for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. President Barack Obama's budget for the 2015 fiscal year calls for an increase of $2.8 million in funding for the agency's wild horse and burro program, and would allow it to continue studies to develop more effective contraceptive drugs and techniques. UPCOMING: 350 words by 2 p.m.
ALSO:
—CHILD DEATH-OFFICER SUSPENDED — An Albuquerque police officer under investigation for his handling of a child abuse call involving 9-year-old Omaree Varela has been suspended.
—FATAL CRASH — Authorities say an Albuquerque man has died after his vehicle struck a utility pole.
—TRAFFIC STOP SHOOTING — Authorities say a man who repeatedly shot at an Eddy County sheriff's deputy in Carlsbad had been convicted of second-degree murder.
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