A wildfire near Sheridan burned more than 20 homes. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KLRT Fox 16 Little Rock]
University of New Mexico football coach Mike Locksley's season has included a discrimination lawsuit, a fight with another coach, and very little to celebrate on the field with a 1-10 record. As the Lobo football season nears its end, many are questioning the status of Locksley's contract. One viewer writes: "Can you obtain a copy of UNM football coach Mike Locksley's contract? It would seem relevant to lots of Lobo fans whether or not he could be terminated without pay." Eyewitness News 4's Jeremy Jojola filed a records request with UNM and obtained a copy of Locksley's contract. Although university officials have made it clear that Locksley will remain the Lobos' coach until his contract expires in 2014, the contract appears to give the school an option to fire the coach if it wanted to. Taxpayer money pays Locksley's $750,000 annual salary. According to his contract, Locksley's duties are to coach the football team, but also include promoting the team and making public appearances. Beyond Locksley's salary, the university agreed to provide "two courtesy cars for his personal use" and travel expenses for his wife to attend out-of-town games. The UNM Athletics Department says these are common conditions in such agreements. Getting to the viewer's question, Locksley's contract also has a "conduct of athletics personnel" clause. It says the coach shall "act with honesty and sportsmanship at all times in promoting the honor, dignity, fair play and high standards associated with competitive sports." The contract states the university can terminate the coach for "adequate cause" if the coach violates his obligations and for "conduct involving moral turpitude" - meaning the coach can be fire if the university feels he did something immoral. As for whether Locksley could be fired without pay, the contract states the university would have to pay Locksley up to the date of his termination. Despite Locksley's hardships both on and off the field, he stands to get a bonus if the Lobos can win their final game against Texas
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A grandmother, a mother and a family friend are behind bars for allegedly making meth. Officials said it resulted in chemical burns for three children. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
Authorities in Knox County are still investigating a fire at the Days Inn that claimed the life of an Indianapolis man. The blaze sent three people to the hospital, with two of them in critical condition from smoke inhalation. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
A 30-year-old Grand Rapids man died after his vehicle was hit by another vehicle that was traveling the wrong way, police say. It was just after 7 a.m. Monday when the collision occurred in the northbound lanes of East Beltline Avenue, north of Five Mile Road, in Plainfield Township. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
A 4-year-old boy died and his mother is in critical condition after trying to save him from a mobile home fire east of Pullman on Monday afternoon. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOOD NBC 8 Grand Rapids]
DPS dorms shut down due to issues. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
A Cobb County trash facility was up in flames Monday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
The Longwood Fire Department said it was called to an RV fire on Monday morning, where investigators later found some illegal potted plants in the house next door [www.clipsyndicate.com | WESH NBC 2 Orlando FL]
A woman is now under arrest and charged with setting fire to a Buffalo home, while people were inside. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
A fire that broke out at a Salinas duplex on Monday has displaced eight people. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSBW NBC 8 Monterey CA]
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A big crowd of onlookers watched the fire today. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WHAM ABC 13 Rochester]
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