What's going on, Albuquerque?

Morning Fix: Seeing Visions

• I don't see it, but a Duke City couple hope an image of the Virgin Mary in a piece of firewood will bring them good fortune.

• Mr. Smith Goes to Court - Accused stalker/tire slasher/Congressional candidate Gary Smith appears before judge in bond hearing. His attorney says he may need mental health treatment. Duh!

• Stay away from the Sockeye! Whole Foods recalls smoked salmon sold in New Mexico after tests reveal listeria contamination.

• Increased adoptions help drive down euthanasia by 40 percent for dogs and cats at Duke City animal shelters in 2012.

• AG King says Texas-based high interest lender's bankruptcy is its ways to "weasel out" of paying $20 million in restitution to NM borrowers.

• Gruet owner files bankruptcy to protect his NM assets from seizure in connection with failed effort to purchase Texas winery.

• UNM students urged to travel in groups after Sunday groping incident.

• Westside middle school students win prizes in national essay contest.

Tags: adopt, bankruptcy, cat, dog, euthanasia, gruet, mary, recall, salmon, unm

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Comment by RunLikeADog on January 29, 2013 at 7:13am: Kudos to Mayor Berry and the many volunteers out this morning trying to help the homeless.

Comment by Hunter on January 29, 2013 at 9:03am: Personally, I thought the firewood looked more like Edvard Munch's "The Scream".

Comment by shotsie on January 29, 2013 at 10:09am: The moral of two of the stories is: Don't mess with Texas courts....

Comment by DCMc on January 29, 2013 at 10:38am: Great news from the city animal shelters.

Comment by Lahjik on January 29, 2013 at 5:42pm: Hooray for the down-turn in euthanasia! That takes lots of hard work and commitment to be able to make that much of an impact along with good spay/neuter programs.

I would love to read the specifics but it seems AbqJournal.com is toast right now...