Tourism campaign wins awards

MADE THE ROADS SLICK FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY FOR THE WEEKEND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO– HAS RESIDENTS GETTING READY FOR MORE WINTRY WEATHER AND TO THE SOUTH— RAIN MADE THE ROADS SLICK FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY FOR THE WEEKEND FROM SNOW TO RAIN TO WIND– A LOT OF WEATHER ACTIVITY DEVELOPING IN NEW MEXICO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST– LARRY RICE IS TRACKING IT ALL IN THE PINPOINT STORM CENTER LARRY ANOTHER LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST THE CITY OVER ITS RED LIGHT AND SPEED CAMERAS YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE WHO ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS IS THIS TIME AROUND IT S NONE OTHER THAN A FORMER CAPTAIN WITH A-P-D SHELTON DODSON HAS THE DETAILS FORMER CAPTAIN SONNY LEEPER SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THE ENTIRE CAMERA ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM IN FACT HE S WILLING TO BE PART OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST HIS FORMER EMPLOYER TODAY LEEPER CHALLENGED A CITATION HE RECEIVED FROM A SPEED VAN THIS SUMMER IT TURNS OUT THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE LEEPER WAS ACCUSED OF SPEEDING THROUGH DID NOT HAVE REDUCED SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IN PLACE SO HIS CITATION IS DISMISSED BUT LEEPER SAYS HE S STILL WORRIED THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE MISTAKENLY CITED– PAID THE FINE– COULD BE CHEATED OUT OF THEIR MONEY They just send in their 100 - 150 fine are those people being notified and are they getting refund for this mistake That s a question that needs to be asked SO WE ASKED THE CITY AND THEY SAY ANYONE WHO PAID A FINE THEY SHOULDN T HAVE HAS BEEN OR WILL BE REIMBURSED AS FOR LEEPER FOR NOW HE PLANS TO REMAIN A PART OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT HE FEELS THE ENTIRE CAMERA ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM IS ACCURATE AND FAIR REPORTING FROM THE NEWSROOM SHELTON DODSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR THE WOMAN ARRESTED FOR LEAVING A DEAD BABY IN A BACKPACK AT AN ALBUQUERQUE HOME SAYS SHE S NOT GUILTY GENEVIEVE GRIEGO ENTERED HER PLEA TODAY SHE S CHARGED WITH FAILING TO REPORT THE CHILD S DEATH AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE POLICE SAYS AT ONE POINT GRIEGO LIVED AT THE HOUSE THE BABY GIRL S MUMMIFIED REMAINS WERE DISCOVERED A YEAR AGO BY A FAMILY MOVING INTO THE HOME THE FATHER ACCUSED OF ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS THREE YEAR OLD SON– WILL FACE MORE CHARGES HECTOR GARCIA- SALAS WAS IN COURT TODAY– BEING ARRAIGNED ON A NUMBER OF NEW CHARGES–INCLUDING CONSPIRACY TO TAMPER WITH EVIDENCE EARLIER THIS MONTH– THREE YEAR OLD ALEJANDRO WAS KILLED AT HIS ALBUQUERQUE HOME WHILE HIS FATHER WAS LOOKING AT A GUN GARCIA-SALAS ORIGINALLY TOLD POLICE HIS SON WAS THE VICTIM OF A DRIVE-BY INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MAN– WHO THEY BELIEVE TOOK THE GUN AND FLED NEW MEXICO S NEW CONTROVERSIAL TOURISM COMMERCIALS ARE TURNING HEADS– AND WINNING AWARDS you re going to love this place new mexico s go everything APPARENTLY A LOT OF AMERICANS LOVE THE ALIENS THE STATE TOURISM COMMISSION JUST RECEIVED A GOLD ADRIAN AWARD– ONE OF THE TOP HONORS FOR ADVERTISING IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY WHILE MANY NEW MEXICANS DON T LIKE ALIENS HAWKING THE STATE—TOURISM EXECS POINT OUT– THE ADS ARE MEANT TO GET ATTENTION– AND FAST it s out of the norm and people have a tendency to react to out of the norm but out of the norm is not necessarily a bad thing and this one of the cases were its not bad it s actually beneficial to the whole state IN FACT– THE TOURISM COMMISSION SAYS INTEREST IN NEW MEXICO HAS SIGNIFICANTLY JUMPED– IN MARKETS WHERE THE ADS ARE PLAYING SPEAKING OF ALIENTS THERE IS STILL AN UPROAR OVER NEW MEXICO S DESIGN FOR THE FLOAT IT WANTS TO PUT IN THE ROSE PARADE CALLED PASSPORT TO OUR WORLD AND BEYOND — THE ENTRY WILL FEATURE ALIENS AND A U-F-O LAST YEAR– THE STATE ENTERED A FLOAT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 56 YEARS THAT DESIGN INCLUDED CHILES AND LOCAL ARCHITECTURE THAT MANY BACKERS THINK BETTER REPRESENTED NEW MEXICO