🌱 Truman St. House Fire Caused By Candle + 7-Year-Old Killed

Morning, Albuquerque! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy. High: 58 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Albuquerque today:

1. A candle was determined to be the cause of a house fire in northeast Albuquerque on Monday. A total of nine Albuquerque Fire Rescue units responded to a small, single-story residential fire on Truman Street at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 13. The family has been displaced as a result of the fire, however, no injuries were reported. (KRQE News 13)
2. A 7-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run crash near the ABQ BioPark River of Lights on Sunday after a car ran a red light. Albuquerque police say a family of four was walking to their car after leaving the River of Lights just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday when an off-road vehicle ran a red light, hitting the boy and his father in the crosswalk. Witnesses told investigators that after the accident the vehicle continued westbound on Central Avenue without stopping. (KOAT New Mexico)
3. The City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department is teaming up with the Albuquerque Police Department and Albuquerque Fire Rescue for the 12 Strays of Christmas. (KRQE News 13)
4. The Albuquerque Public Schools Employee Recognition Program, now in its fourth year, recognized a few of the district's many outstanding employees for the month of December. (Albuquerque Public Schools)
5. A bus driver shortage has left some school routes in ABQ empty. (Albuquerque Journal)

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