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Report: UNM ranks No. 1 in nation’s schools for vehicle thefts

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico reportedly ranks among the top schools in the country for vehicle thefts. The Albuquerque Journal reports UNM had 140 stolen vehicles or...

Man gets 32 years for fatal strangling in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – A Colorado man who strangled another man to death has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Michael Mills was sentenced Friday fo...

Man falls to death climbing boulder in northern Colorado

BOULDER – Authorities say a 31-year-old Denver man died after he slipped and fell while climbing a boulder in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man, wh...

Researchers collect oral histories from rural New Mexico

LAS CRUCES – Two New Mexico State University researchers are traveling the state to collect stories about daily life in rural New Mexico during the early- and mid-1900s. Associate...

Hiker missing in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park

BOULDER – A search is underway in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado for a 38-year-old man who failed to return from a day hike nearly a week ago. The Daily Camera ...

Teen drowns at northern Colorado lake

LOVELAND – Authorities say a Greeley teenager who was pulled out of a northern Colorado lake died from drowning. The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reports 17-year-old Zachariah A...

Wildfire near Aspen sends residents fleeing

Highway in Utah shut down because of fire

More firefighters arrive to tackle blaze east of Fort Garland

DENVER – Crews struggled to rein in a wildfire that was spreading in several different directions Sunday in southern Colorado. More firefighters were arriving to battle the blaze ...

School district paid $2.2M in settlement over sexual abuse

DENVER – Documents show a Colorado school district paid $2.2 million as part of a confidential agreement to settle a federal lawsuit filed against it. The lawsuit contended that s...

New Mexico pueblos affirm support for national monuments

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Native American leaders are reaffirming their support for two national monuments in the state that were among those reviewed last year by the Trump administration. ...

County clerk plans ‘mobile voting units’ for seniors

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico county clerk says she’s launching a mobile voting unit for elderly voters in the state’s most populous area. Bernalillo County Clerk Linda Stover says s...

New Mexico falls to last place in child well-being

State drops to 50th in Kids Count report