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Albuquerque Police: 1 Dead, Others Hurt In Park ShootingThe Associated Press

Albuquerque police say one person is dead and others are injured following a shooting at a skate park.

A police statement early Monday says the shooting at Los Altos Park was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday.

Officer Fred Duran says there are "multiple subjects injured and one subject deceased from the shooting."

Information was still sketchy with Duran saying that many details haven't been determined, including the identities of the victims.

He described the park area as a "large and complex crime scene."

The Albuquerque Journal reports that police had 50 people to interview.

The paper says officers at the scene confirmed that two people were hospitalized.

The shooting and its aftermath drew a large crowd, prompting officers to concentrate on crowd control.

Report: Feds To Exceed Costs For Cleaning Up Nuke WasteThe Associated Press

A government watchdog says work to clean up radioactive waste at one of the federal government's premier nuclear laboratories is costing more than expected.

The Government Accountability Office says by the end of the last fiscal year, the National Nuclear Security Administration spent about $931 million to remove contaminated equipment and soil from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

That's $202 million more than the agency's 2006 estimate.

The GAO says in a report released Monday that the nuclear agency is also on track to outspend the latest cost predictions and needs to improve its estimates to better reflect current conditions.

Federal officials acknowledged the uncertainty though since a radiation leak last year forced the indefinite closure of the government's only underground nuclear waste repository in southeastern New Mexico.

Warming Trend In Pacific Could Mean Wet New Mexico Spring - The Associated Press and Santa Fe New Mexican

Meteorologists say a warming trend in the Pacific Ocean indicates New Mexico could be in for a wet spring.

National Weather Service officials tell the Santa Fe New Mexican that they observed this month a rare set of temperature conditions along the West Coast that point to signs of rain for central and northern New Mexico.

Meteorologist Andrew Church says any precipitation would help alleviate the state as it endures a five-year drought.

He says the state also needs to prepare for possible flash flooding if the warming temperatures make for a strong monsoon season.

More Than 40 Seek Albuquerque School Superintendent JobThe Associated Press

More than 40 applicants from New Mexico and across the country are seeking to become the next superintendent for Albuquerque Public Schools.

Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education released Monday the names of the applicants and said the deadline for applications has been extended to March 31.

Among those who have applied for the job are New Mexico Voices for Children Executive Director and former Public Education Secretary Veronica Garcia. Georgia State Superintendent John Barge and Houston Independent School District Chief School Officer Michael Cardona also have applied.

Finalists will be selected and will participate in community forums in April.

Former superintendent Winston Brooks resigned from the post in August after the board bought out the last two years of his contract.

'Longmire' Series To Return To New Mexico For 4th SeasonThe Associated Press

The television series Longmire is returning to New Mexico.

The New Mexico Film Office announced Monday that the hit drama series is scheduled to begin production on its fourth season later this month with it lasting through the end of June.

The series will air on Netflix later this year.

Officials say the series will be filmed in and around Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Valles Caldera, Pecos and additional northern New Mexico locations.

Longmire is a crime drama based on the "Walt Longmire" mystery novels series written by Craig Johnson. The series is produced by Warner Horizon Television and stars Robert Taylor, Lou Diamond Phillips and Katee Sackhoff.

The series is set in Wyoming.

Bighorn Sheep Could Return To Southern New Mexico Range - The Associated Press

The state Game Commission is expected to discuss a plan to reintroduce desert bighorn sheep in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico.

The commission will meet Thursday in Alamogordo. The daylong agenda includes the sheep proposal.

The Game and Fish Department first proposed expanding the desert bighorn population in the area in May 2013. The commission amended the rules later that year to help with the reduction of Barbary sheep as part of the reintroduction plan.

Department officials are expected to update the commission on their progress.

Biologists estimate there were at least 745 desert bighorn throughout six mountain ranges in 2013. That's more than double the number just a decade before.

Desert bighorn were removed from the state's threatened and endangered species list in 2011.

Funeral For Slain Navajo Police Officer To Be Held Friday - The Associated Press and Daily Times

A Navajo Nation police officer killed in a shootout with a gunman on tribal land will be remembered this week.

The owners of Desert View Funeral Home tell the Farmington Daily Times that a funeral service will be held for 42-year-old Alex Yazzie on Friday at 10 a.m. at the Farmington Civic Center.

Authorities say Yazzie was killed March 19 after 24-year-old Justin Fowler shot at officers in Red Valley, Arizona.

Fowler led police on a high-speed pursuit from a Shiprock home where he allegedly had been beating his wife and mother.

Authorities say he also wounded officers Herbert Frazier and James Hale.

Fowler was then killed by police.

Navajo officials say Frazier is expected to be released from the hospital soon and Hale remains hospitalized in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque Teacher Spotlighted On 'Ellen' For Generosity - The Associated Press

Albuquerque teacher Sonya Romero is still in shock that she and her school got the attention of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.

The kindergarten teacher was back in class Friday, a day after appearing on DeGeneres' show, where she was surprised with two giant $10,000 checks.

One check goes to her and one to Lew Wallace Elementary.

Romero has a reputation for giving to students even outside the classroom.

Romero says she often gives clean clothes or breakfast to students who have had to go without.

Alamogordo Woman's 2 Dogs Seized After Mauling Other Dog - The Associated Press and Alamogordo Daily News

An Alamogordo woman is facing charges after her two dogs allegedly mauled another dog to death.

The Alamogordo Daily News said Saturday that 37-year-old Desiree Romeyn is facing two fourth-degree felonies under New Mexico's Dangerous Dog Act.

According to court documents, Romeyn is being held in on bond in an Otero County jail.

Alamogordo police say an animal control officer responded to reports Wednesday that Romeyn's two pit bulls had escaped her yard.

The officer secured both dogs but found a third pit bull belonging to someone else. That dog had multiple lacerations and punctures.

The animal died later that day.

Thousands Turn Out For 26th Bataan Memorial Death March - The Associated Press and Las Cruces Sun-News

More than 5,000 people are taking part in an annual walk honoring those who died in the Bataan Death March.

The Las Cruces Sun-News says the thousands of marchers including 12 prisoner of war survivors will be navigating the desert terrain at White Sands Missile Range.

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and Philippine Ambassador Jose Cuisia Jr. are also among the participants.

Marchers are either following the full 26.2-mile route or a shorter 14.2-mile path.

The Bataan Memorial Death March honors the World War II soldiers who suffered during the April 1942 march after thousands of American and Filipino service members surrendered to Japanese forces.

Albuquerque Boy's Family Needs Money To Cover Surgery Trip - The Associated Press and KOB-TV

The family of a 7-year-old Albuquerque boy is trying to raise money to get to a Missouri hospital for a surgery that could allow him to walk.

KOB-TV in Albuquerque says Alex Swetland's parents need $5,000 to cover travel expenses so he can undergo spinal surgery in St. Louis.

Alex was born three months premature and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 2.

His mother, Anita Apodaca, says the surgery would be performed on the nerves in his spine. She says the procedure would ease his pain and boost the chances that he could walk someday.