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[1] Teenager seriously injured in crash involving Albuquerque police officer – APD says a teenager was seriously injured in a crash involving an APD officer. Police say the crash happened near 98th St. and Sage Rd. around 6 p.m. Monday. The teenager was taken to the hospital and the officer suffered minor injuries. APD say they are unsure if the officer was heading to a call or had their sirens on.
[2] Woman takes plea deal in 2023 Santa Fe murder, faces 30 years in prison – A woman is facing three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to a murder in Santa Fe. Police say in 2022, Kiara McCulley and Isaac Apodaca killed Grace Jennings. According to a criminal complaint, McCulley and Apodaca exchanged text messages talking about killing Jennings and how they'd clean it up. McCulley pleaded guilty to aggravated second degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder. She faces 30 years in prison. Apodaca is set to go to trial in April.
[3] Rain, snow moves into New Mexico Tuesday and Friday – Cooler temperatures are moving in this week. Wetter weather will return with widespread chances for rain and snow by the end of this week. Mountain snow and valley rain will move into northern New Mexico by Tuesday afternoon. Up to 6″ of snow may be possible across the mountain peaks. Light snow may also be possible Tuesday night across northeast New Mexico. Our next winter storm system will begin moving into western New Mexico late Thursday and bring widespread chances for mostly valley rain and mountain snow through Saturday morning.
[4] New Mexico lawmakers propose bill to revamp medical malpractice laws – In 2020, Lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state's medical malpractice cap. The cap is $5 million for hospitals and $750,000 for doctors. Lawmakers are saying the changes led to high insurance rates, which then led to doctors leaving the state. Now, a bipartisan bill would cap attorney's fees in medical malpractice lawsuits, end lump sum payouts from the patient compensation fund, and send 75% of any punitive damages awarded to a new public fund designed to improve patient safety.
[5] Injured pelican found in Santa Fe brought back to health, released into the wild – An American White Pelican found injured in Santa Fe is back in the wild. The bird spent a little over a week receiving care at the New Mexico Wildlife Center. The wildlife center says they have never cared for a pelican before, but called on experts across the country to determine what treatment was needed. Pelicans are not native to New Mexico, but they often cross the state during winter months.
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