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New Mexico study highlights growing dependence on oil sector

SANTA FE – A study commissioned by a coalition of oil and natural gas businesses in New Mexico indicates that state and local governments are more reliant than ever before on the industry to...

DATE: Dec 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Can Broncos' great rookie class help them end Chiefs' spell?

DENVER (AP) — Vic Fangio didn't pay much attention when the Kansas City Chiefs stumbled to a 3-4 start. All he knows is they've fixed whatever was broken, haven't lost since October and “the...

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

5 young people wounded near party in suburban Denver; 3rd shooting in two weeks

AURORA – Police are investigating whether a shooting that wounded five young people in suburban Denver was connected to a party nearby. Five males between the ages of 16 and 20 went to the h...

DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis bust on Indigenous land highlights legal divide

SANTA FE – A federal raid on a household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing uncertainty and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American...

DATE: Nov 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Infrastructure bill to aid water projects on Navajo Nation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Tribes welcomed an infusion of money in the massive infrastructure bill to expand broadband coverage, fix roads and address water and sanitation needs, but they say real c...

DATE: Nov 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pilot death is second amid late season wildfires in Rockies

DENVER – Authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a pilot who crashed while fighting a wildfire near Rocky Mountain National Park at night, the second person to die amid wind...

DATE: Nov 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver's Jokić learning how to stand up, not get tossed out

DENVER (AP) — Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokić is steadily learning what all great big men have had to figure out when it comes to physical play: how to show enough is enough without hurting th...

DATE: Nov 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

New Mexico considers hourly $15 minimum for state workers

SANTA FE – Momentum appears to be building behind proposals to lift minimum pay in New Mexico state government to $15 an hour for at least 1,200 public workers who make less than that, amid ...

DATE: Nov 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

No charges for officer who killed man hailed as hero

DENVER – No criminal charges will be filed against a police officer who accidentally shot and killed a man hailed as a hero for stopping a gunman who ambushed another police officer in subur...

DATE: Nov 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: Colorado parents can’t exempt kids from school masks

DENVER – A federal judge has issued a restraining order against a suburban Denver county’s policy allowing parents to opt their children out of a mask mandate at school, finding that the rul...

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Injured Nuggets star Jamal Murray: 'I can't rush time'

Murray recovering from torn ACL

DATE: Oct 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Broncos expect Teddy Bridgewater to start despite sore foot

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater gingerly limped out to practice Tuesday and then stumbled onto the podium afterward, still feeling the effects of the battering he endured 48 hours ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: AP Sports