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Westminster toddler dead after hit by mother backing out of driveway

WESTMINSTER – A toddler is dead after her mother hit her while backing out of her driveway while taking her other children to school in suburban Denver. The 2-year-old girl was hi...

Virgin Mary statue in New Mexico reportedly ‘weeping’ again

HOBBS, N.M. – A Virgin Mary sculpture in a New Mexico Catholic church that has appeared to be weeping in the past is reportedly crying again. Devotees say the bronze Our Lady of G...

Suburban Denver robbery unravels after suspect drops gun

AURORA – A fumbled gun ended an attempted robbery in suburban Denver. Surveillance video shows the man pulling the weapon – which turned out to be an airsoft gun – out of his wais...

State Police: 2 found dead after shootings at campground

BERNALILLO, N.M. – The New Mexico State Police says it is investigating a fatal shooting involving Bernalillo police officers and a related homicide. The State Police said one of ...

Skier pleads guilty to reckless endangerment

FRISCO – A skier accused of trying to jump a crowd at a Colorado pond-skimming event pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and no contest to a misdemeanor assault charge. The Su...

Investigators clear Aurora officer in deadly shooting

AURORA – Investigators have determined that an Aurora police officer was justified in the deadly shooting of a man during a traffic stop in February. The Aurora Sentinel reports A...

Boy arrested in shooting of teen outside Denver school

DENVER – Police have arrested a boy in a shooting that critically injured a teenage boy outside of a Denver middle school. Police said Wednesday that the suspect is being held for...

Mortgage rates continue to fall

WASHINGTON – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the third consecutive week, yet they remain significantly higher than a year ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says t...

Report: Weak farm economy leading to fewer farm loans

OMAHA, Neb. – More farm loan applications are being rejected in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states in reaction to weak farm commodity prices and income. The latest Rural ...

Man charged in family killings spoke on saving relationships

DENVER – A Colorado man charged with killing his family and dumping their bodies at an oil worksite taped a video presentation six years ago about saving or abandoning relationships. ...

New Mexico officials begin ‘chile blitz’ to spot fake chiles

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico officials have launched a “chile blitz” aimed at spotting fake New Mexico chile. New Mexico Department of Agriculture Standards and Consumer Services...

New Mexico state government is awash in money from oil boom

Income projected to surpass spending by $1.2B