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Viewer spots something weird in the night sky

Many people were taking pictures of the sky Saturday night because of the recent storm.

But one viewer caught something different while trying to shoot the gloomy clouds.

Check out this video we got from viewer Cesar Garcia. He was recording the clouds near Blake and Unser when he saw an object fly by.

You can faintly see another one trailing it.

This all happened around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Garcia said he didn’t even notice it until after he played back the video.

Mystery mover strikes family's patio furniture

A Taylor Ranch family has had an unwelcome visitor not just once, but twice - it's the case of the 'patio furniture re-arranger.'

It happened the first time a week ago, but then it happened again Wednesday.

"It's been funny but it's kind of creepy to know that someone is coming on our property," Angela Dentandt.

The woman has twice struck the home and surveillance footage shows her walking up to the Dentandt's front porch and moving around the family's patio furniture.

Dentandt said she just moves the furniture back. She said the first time it happened, she thought it was the handy work of her daughter, but when that turned out to be false, she turned to the family's surveillance cameras.

The footage shows in broad daylight and in plain sight the woman walking by at about 8:00 a.m. - you can see her spot that the furniture has been moved back, and she moves in.

New Mexico ranks as second clumsiest state

New Mexico ranks as second clumsiest state

 

If you've ever had an accident with your iPhone, you've contributed to the less than flattering national list that New Mexico recently made.

According to an article in the Santa Fe New Mexican, SquareTrade, the company that offers iPhone warranties ranks New Mexico as the second clumsiest state.

The study predicts that 30 percent to 35 percent of iPhone users in New Mexico will report phone damage in the next two years.

Curley the Cone back home

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Curley the Cone is back to work at a New Mexico franchise restaurant.

The inflatable mascot that looks like a giant vanilla ice cream cone was stolen Monday from the curb in front of the Holly Plaza Dairy Queen in Albuquerque.

The Albuquerque Journal reports that Curly was dumped on the street early Thursday along with a written apology riddled with bad puns.

The note said: "We thought we could get away with it butterscotch free. We realized if we kept stealing it would be a rocky road."

The note suggests multiple culprits, who remain at large.

Store owner Errynn Sanchez said she bought Curly about a month ago to draw attention to her restaurant.

She said the mascot now is standing guard next to the store's cash register.

Coping with a church lightning strike

Worshippers of Christ Lutheran Church in Northeast Albuquerque attended Sunday services with a big hole in their church.

Lightning hit the top northeast corner of the church last Tuesday. Oddly enough the Sunday sermon was titled "You can't avoid every storm."

The sermon was actually put together before the lightning bolt hit.

Marty Rasmussen gave the sermon. He compared the church lightning strike to storms people face in life.

"A parent in failing health. A child affected by serious illness," he told the congregation.

Rasmussen also told the crowd that in tough times people should focus on their faith.

"God's there with you. God can strengthen you," he told KOB Eyewitness News 4.

Besides the hole, which is now covered by a tarp, the lightning bolt destroyed 10 church computers, knocked out internet and phone service and some alarm systems.

Fast-moving winter storm causing closures and delays

A fast-moving winter storm caused road closures, flight cancellations and  school and office delaysand closures across New Mexico on Monday.

Forecasters say the storm will continue into Tuesday and the worst may be yet to come.

KOB Eyewitness News 4 has crews all over the state to monitor the storm.

Heavy snow fell Monday in Santa Fe and Los Alamos, as well as in Grants and in Albuquerque's East Mountains. 

The snow caused Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Jemez Mountain and Edgewood-Moriarty Schools to close Monday.

Los Alamos Laboratory's main and remote sites were also closed.

The snow also caused major driving headaches and road closures.

Interstate 25 was closed late Monday morning from Las Vegas to Raton due to zero visibility and snow packed and icy conditions. 

Heavy snow and an accident closed NM 38, from Bobcat Pass to Eagle Nest.