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Teacher gets an METRO NM A7 La Cueva High choir teacher Deanna Amend is New Mexico State Music Educator of the Year SPORTS B1 Help coming Trae Hall, an accomplished high school quarterback in Texas, commits to the Lobos ABQJOURNAL.COM FINAL TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2018 $1.50 ESTABLISHED 1880 NEW LEADING NEWS SOURCE JOURNAL ALBUQUERQUE Weatherline 821-1111 ABQJournal.com Copyright 201 8 Journal Publishing Company INSIDE CLASSIFIEDS B8 COMICS A16 EDITORIALS A14 HEALTH B6 OBITUARIES A9 PUZZLES A11, B8 TV A10 WEATHER A10 BRIGHT SPOT A NEW AD STRATEGY FOR THE SUPER BOWL Advertisers during the big game appear to be trying to strike an emotional chord with viewers this year. BUSINESS A12 Copyright 2018 Albuquerque Journal BY DAN MCKAY JOURNAL CAPITOL BUREAU SANTA FE David Coss says he was turned away repeatedly when he applied for a authorization card, even though he had the proper documents. Now the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit that accuses the state Taxation and Revenue Department of illegally denying authorization and other ID cards to New Mexicans who or want to provide the more onerous documents required for a full license. Coss, a former mayor of Santa Fe, said employees at the Motor Vehicle Division improperly required him to provide a Social Security card, which he had lost. I took to MVD was good Coss told a news conference Monday.

know not the only New Mexican dealing with this The Taxation and Revenue Department, in turn, described the allegations as isolated examples and said that nearly 35,000 authorization cards have been issued since 2016. State faces lawsuit over denial of ID cards MVD accused of requiring too many documents; parent agency denies claim COURTESY OF KOAT Albuquerque Police Department officer Ryan Holets takes a selfie in front of the White House with wife Rebecca and daughter Hope. The Holetses will attend the State of the Union address tonight as guests of President Donald Trump. Copyright 2018 Albuquerque Journal BY JESSICA DYER JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The show has called. The BBC and Japanese media have, too.

But Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets still believe it when his sergeant told him he had a message waiting from the White House. told him numerous times, pulling my Holets said Monday. But he Someone from the White House had indeed come calling, and now Holets and his family are among President Donald special guests for State of the Union address in Washington. Holets captured international attention late last year after he and wife Rebecca adopted a baby from a heroin addict Holets had encountered while on duty for the Albuquerque Police Department. Responding to a call last fall, Holets found Crystal Champ then eight months pregnant shooting up behind a convenience store in Northeast Albuquerque.

After expressing her desire to put her baby up for adoption, Holets HEROES See APD A5 LEGISLATURE 2018 Copyright 2018 Albuquerque Journal BY KEVIN ROBINSON-AVILA JOURNAL STAFF WRITER A Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute study that used 10 monkeys to test the effects of breathing tailpipe exhaust has entangled the Albuquerque organization in diesel emissions scandal. A European organization financed by Volkswagen and two other German automakers, Daimler and BMW, commissioned the animal study in 2014, according to the New York Times. That was a year before VW faced global condemnation for installing emissions-cheating software on diesel-based cars to fool public regulators about the level of nitrogen oxides emitted by its vehicles. LRRI conducted the study in 2015 to measure the health effects of breathing diesel exhaust from a Volkswagen Beetle as part of efforts to show VW scandal ensnares Lovelace research institute Monkeys used to test effects of tailpipe exhaust for automakers See STATE A4 See VW SCANDAL A2 Copyright 2018 Albuquerque Journal BY EDMUNDO CARRILLO AND MEGAN BENNETT JOURNAL NORTH SANTA FE In a case the district attorney described as the Santa Fe County Office has charged a man and woman with the death of the teenage son. The office said Thomas Wayne Ferguson, 42, and Tracy Ann Pena, 35, are accused of causing the death of son, Jeremiah Valencia, 13, whose body appar ently was buried off a highway in the northern part of the county after he was killed more than two months ago.

Both Ferguson and Pena are charged with child abuse resulting in death, tampering with evidence and conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence. Facing the same charges is Jordan Anthony Nunez, 19, of Hereford, Texas, son. also identified in office reports as Jordan Munoz. A body believed to be Jeremiah Valencia has been recovered, office spokesman Juan Rios said. He said it was his understanding the body was found off N.M.

503 near north of Santa Fe, in Man, woman face charges in death of her teenage son See MAN, WOMAN A2 Both being held on charges of child abuse resulting in death; body recovered Speech State of the Union address will air at 7 p.m. Last chance? State of the Union address aims to win over American public A5 Trump invites APD officer who adopted heroin baby to State of the Union address in Washington Gun measures Several bills related to firearms debated, including one that would ask the FBI to notify the state about people to whom gun sales have been blocked A4 HearingCareforOver30Years. SameandNextDayAppts WirelessTechnology NewestNoiseCancellation LowPricesforEveryBudget Call Today to schedule an appointment 505-247-3277 HearOnEarthABQ.com MEDICAID MOST INSURANCE ACCEPTED 1385136-05 Whymiss anotherword? withhearingloss..