The Metropolitan Detention Center is planning to end their methadone treatment program.

The Albuquerque Journal bought the Rio Rancho Observer.

What is the Journal publisher thinking?

The higher admission fees for the Rio Grande Zoo take effect on Sunday.

Comprehensive coverage of the Chinese "aircraft carrier style" meme.

The Chinese government finally got the owner of a house in the middle of the road to move out so they could demolish it.

A utility pole materialized in the middle of a road in Quebec.

"When I Say Jesus, You Say Die," Foggy Mountain Blasphemy" and other bargain bin record finds.

So you want to grow a mustache.

Why was Christian Slater's vote rejected in Florida?

Learn about Argentina's infamous "Death Flights" during the 1970's and 80's.

Stephen Gaskin's commune The Farm is still around.

The Farm founder Stephen Gaskin's wife, Ina May Gaskin, wrote the book on American midwifery.

The North Koreans have discovered the remains of a unicorn and it's lair.

Today is World AIDS Day.

Girls dressed as modern conveniences.

Lindsey Graham reminds us that the Guantanamo prisoners don't want to steal our cars.

There is a vampire in Zarozje,
Serbia.

On this day in 1986 the beautiful Musee d'Orsay opened in Paris.

U.S. Justice Department announces it will investigate APD.

APD officer accused of encouraging neighbors to brawl to settle a dispute.

Smoking is dumb for you.

Best prank ever. By which we mean freaking scariest.

Napping baby art.

San Juan County inmates nearly riot over lack of milk at breakfast.

That Facebook privacy notice everyone's posting won't help you at all.

Bigfoot DNA results. Finally.

Albuquerque Authorities name their baby rhino Chopper rather than Bonbornio.

Scared red panda.

PETA gave Miley Cyrus a pig for her birthday. She didn't get it.

Fiona Apple cancels a tour to spend time with her dying pit bull, Janet.

L.A. might ban circuses from having pachyderms. (Also, best Primus song.)

Worst logos ever.

Happy birthday, Bruce Lee and Jimi Hendrix.

Republican presidential candidates debated in Las Vegas last night. Hey Sarah Palin, who do you think won?

Turkish troops enter Iraq after Kurdish attacks kill 26 Turkish soldiers.

Tea Party leaders asks small businesses to stop hiring people until Obama stops his war against business.

Prisoner exchange in Israel.

Lions, tigers and bears on the loose in Ohio after zookeeper commits suicide.

Officer-involved shooting in Grants.

Doctors say you should never use bumper pads in infant cribs.

Strip search called for at the World Scrabble Championship after a letter goes missing.

Bill Gates to testify in Windows 95 antitrust case. Wait, what?

America's angriest cities.

In 2013 we mine the moon!

For fretful parents only: how to diagnose your toddler with ADHD.

Ten things debt collectors won't tell you.

New Zealand Mom spreads STD rumor to sabotage daughter's rival.

This day in history: wind power edition.

Eighteen years after his death, River Phoenix's final movie will be released.

How Barnes & Noble is wrecking comics.

The Stone Roses set to reunite after 15 years.

Movember is almost upon us.

Horror nerds are the worst type of nerds, right?

Harry Belafonte falls asleep during interview.

Screw you puppies!

True Blood adds new blood characters.

Happy Birthday Robert Reed!!!

“Breaking Bad” smashes ratings record with Season 4 finale. (Remember when we interviewed the Cranston and the show’s creator?)

UNM students protest Chick-fil-A for donating money to groups that oppose gay rights.

Sarah the lion at the zoo has died.

KOB grills Occupy Albuquerque protesters for solutions.

“We have a permit. It’s called the Constitution.” —Occupy Boston.

Gov. Susana Martinez’ PAC took in thousands during the legislative session, though state law prohibits politicos from doing so directly.

Target promises to sell only sustainable seafood by 2015.

Gawker dubs FOX News article on funny, sexy women possibly the most horrifying thing ever written.

Top headline of the day: Why are these galaxies bending like crazy snakes?

Mixtape of the lost decade.

Slutoween is coming!

King of Bhutan marries a commoner. Trendy.

Taiwanese death metal.

Why some women are not getting married.

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The only Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis in North America arrived at the Rio Grande Zoo on Friday, Dec. 3. The males are Otto and Yamu, and the female is named Womona.

They’re usually about 33 inches long and weigh roughly 44 pounds.

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SB 1070 went into effect today, though yesterday a judge took the teeth out of it. Here's what people in New Mexico think about that.

Border governors will meet in Santa Fe.

The state suggests hunters should be allowed to shoot bears and cougars—not the sexy kind.

The people who broke into the zoo last month say they aren't the first.

We had a female governor for two weeks in 1924.

Tanker ruptures near the Bosque del Apache, spilling up to 40,000 gallons of fuel oil into a dry arroyo.

This doctor the Alibi wrote about in a medical marijuana story gave free hyperbaric treatments to a teen suffering severe seizures who was on the news. (Her mom says she got the seizures from the HPV vaccine.) The teen is feeling much better.

Find out who Sarah Palin is supporting in races nationwide and how those candidates are faring. An interactive graphic by WaPo.

The DoD can't account for most of the $9.1 billion slated for reconstructing Iraq, reports Good Blog.

Real bear tries to take off with stuffed bear.

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation may not need to be mouth-to-mouth.

Flip-flops are worse for you than high heels, says England.

General Patraeus starts his new gig in Afghanistan, just in time to deal with a USAID bombing.

Arizona cops get a lesson about how to deal with pesky possible immigrants.

Pretending to be Indiana Jones backfired on a Silver City man.

There's a firefight in ABQ about pay cuts. But, at least workers aren't in California.

The Mid-Region Council of Governors gives the Rail Runner a high-5.

Tizzy, the Albuquerque zoo sea lion, is no more.

It's legal to drink and drive in Russia? Not for much longer.

Booze v. Buds? Weed wins.

The unemployed get bad news before a holiday, again.

The new iPhone? Kinda crappy.

It's the Fourth of July this weekend and hot-dogs are sooo 2009.

 

Today is Cute Baby Animal Monday. (Don’t miss Disfigured Old Things With Open Sores Tuesday.)

Fifi, a 14-year-old howler monkey with an unfortunate name, had a baby on Jan. 16 at the Rio Grande Zoo. Zoologists still haven’t determined the sex. You can see monkey mom and monkey child between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. near the pheasant exhibit when the weather’s good. And you thought nothing could be more heart-warming than the baby elephant.

From the news release:

Native to Central America, howler monkeys get their name from the loud calls they make each morning to announce their location to other groups. Newborn howlers will stay with their mother for about a year and either remain in the group or leave to find a new one once they reach maturity. Howlers are golden in color when they’re born. Adult males have black fur; adult females keep the golden color.

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Man. Baby animals melt the cockles of the hardest of hearts. (I’m not sure if that’s good for you.)

Rosie at the Rio Grande Zoo is going to pop. She’s been with child for about two years. (Elephants are preggers for 22 to 24 months.) The baby, guaranteed to be absurdly cute, should be trundling around any day now. It could be August. It could be September.

Rosie, 16, was born at the zoo, and she’s out on exhibit now. Unless she births her calf unexpectedly, it will probably be a private affair—unlike the showy display that giraffe put on.

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