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FBI: Crime increased in New Mexico in 2017

SANTA FE – The FBI’s latest crime statistics show New Mexico again ranks among the most dangerous states. The FBI’s report released Monday shows the rates of violent crime and pro...

New Mexico city to spend $11M on new transit center

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The city of Las Cruces will receive $11 million in federal funding to spend on public transportation needs. The Federal Transit Administration announced the f...

More chemical weapons wastewater sent from Colorado to Texas

PUEBLO – The U.S. Army is again shipping liquid hazardous waste from a chemical weapons destruction plant in Colorado for disposal in Texas. The Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern ...

Colby honors former Denver Post editor for journalism work

WATERVILLE, Maine – Maine’s Colby College will honor the former editor for The Denver Post who published an editorial criticizing the owners of his paper with the 2018 Lovejoy Award for cour...

Broncos at Ravens at a glance

DENVER (2-0) at BALTIMORE (1-1) TV: Sunday, 11 a.m., CBS OPENING LINE: Ravens by 5 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD: Denver 0-1-1, Baltimore 1-1 SERIES REC...

Wells Fargo to cut 10% of workforce

NEW YORK – Wells Fargo plans to cut up to 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years, the bank announced on Thursday, which will result in thousands of job losses for employees of...

Mortgage rates rise again

30-year now at 4.65 percent

New veterans’ cemetery slated for northern New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. – A $3.2 million federal grant has been awarded to construct a state veterans’ cemetery in the northern New Mexico town of Angel Fire. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Mart...

Colorado meatpacker recalls ground beef after E. coli death

FORT MORGAN – A Colorado meatpacker is recalling more than 132,000 pounds of ground beef after an E. coli outbreak killed one person and sickened 17. The U.S. Department of Agri...

Colorado college to fund ‘Dreamers” tuition up front

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Students at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, who are in the country without authorization, now have the opportunity to earn their degrees without p...

No evidence of bear attack at Colorado park

DENVER – Colorado wildlife officials say evidence does not support a woman’s claim that she was attacked by a black bear while hiking with her dog at a state park northwest of Denver. ...

Ex-Navajo Nation chapter employee pleads no contest to fraud

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials say a former K’ai’bii’to’ chapter accounts maintenance specialist has pleaded no contest to one count each of fraud and forgery. Triba...