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Colorado police kill stolen vehicle suspect

RANGELY – Police in Western Colorado shot and killed a suspect in a stolen vehicle incident in Rio Blanco County. Police said in a news release that no officers were hurt in the i...

Colorado police looking for woman missing since Thanksgiving

WOODLAND PARK – Police in Colorado are looking for a woman who hasn’t been seen in over two weeks. Kelsey Berreth was last seen with her 1-year-old daughter at a supermarket on Th...

2 mild earthquakes hit near Glenwood Springs

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Two mild earthquakes struck western Colorado early Tuesday but likely weren’t strong enough to cause any damage. The quakes were both just north of Glenwood Spr...

Police: Christmas party for county employees turned violent

SANTA FE – Police say a Christmas party for county employees in New Mexico turned violent after an attendee punched a deputy in the nose and struck a radio dispatcher. The Santa F...

Police: Baby girl shot by brother, 3, in critical condition

GALLUP, N.M. – An 8-month-old girl is fighting for her life after police say her 3-year-old brother accidentally shot her in the face in a New Mexico motel room while their mother and her bo...

Judge: Colorado sheriff cannot hold people for immigration

DENVER – A Colorado judge is barring a sheriff’s department from continuing to jail people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities, saying that the pract...

Body of man missing since April found in Mesa County

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities say they have recovered the remains of a 32-year-old man missing since April in western Colorado. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday th...

Report: Store called 911 on student for being ‘black’

SANTA FE – Advocates have filed a complaint in New Mexico on behalf of a college student who says a convenience store employee called police on him for “being arrogant because he’s black.” ...

Man acknowledges role in killing 2 high school students

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs man has pleaded guilty to his role in the gang-related killings of two high school students. The Gazette reports 20-year-old Diego Chacon ple...

Schools: Teacher won’t return after ‘bloody Indian’ comment

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials say a teacher at an Albuquerque high school will no longer work for the school district after she was accused of calling one Native American student a “bloody Indian”...

Cement truck used to break into suburban Denver gun shop

LAKEWOOD – Police say thieves used a cement truck to break in and steal guns from a shop in suburban Denver. Officers in Lakewood found the truck still running with its tank spi...

Snowball fights now legal in Colorado town after boy’s quest

SEVERANCE – A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target wi...