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Found: Alligator, drugs, guns, money. But where’s the tiger?

ALBUQUERQUE – An alligator, drugs, guns and money were seized during a raid at two homes in Albuquerque last month, but New Mexico wildlife officials said Saturday they are still searching f...

DATE: Sep 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado city mourns police officer slain over weekend

ARVADA – A Denver suburb is mourning the death of a second police officer in as many years after a 27-year-old patrolman was fatally shot while trying to break up a large family disturbance ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado clerk pleads not guilty in election system breach

DENVER – A Colorado county clerk accused of allowing an unauthorized person to break into her county’s election system in search of proof of the conspiracy theories spun by former President ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman dies in 900-foot fall from Colorado mountain peak

ASPEN – A Colorado woman died in a 900-foot fall while scaling a dangerous peak in the Rocky Mountains near Aspen, the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman was hiking solo on Capit...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe woman accused of embezzling nearly $600K from firm

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe woman has been accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from a landscape architecture firm where she once worked. A Sept. 19 arraignment has been scheduled for 43-year-old...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

More than 60 people displaced by fire possibly sparked by lightning

COLORADO SPRINGS – Dozens of residents in a Colorado Springs apartment complex have been displaced after a fire Friday night that was possibly caused by a lightning strike, fire officials sa...

DATE: Sep 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jane Fonda says she has cancer, is dealing well with chemo

LOS ANGELES – Jane Fonda said on social media Friday that she has cancer. “So, my dear friends, I have something personal I want to share. I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and...

DATE: Sep 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Researchers: Pretrial detention plans wouldn’t reduce crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would have done little to reduce crime, according to a study b...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge temporarily blocks gun control regulations in Colorado

BOULDER – Boulder County is the second Colorado government to be hit with a temporary restraining order by a federal judge over its gun control measures. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor issues pardons to 6 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday pardoned six people for convictions ranging from fraud and larceny to burglary and drug trafficking. The pardons represent anothe...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge who pointed AR-15 style rifle at stepson suspended

A Colorado judge who pointed an AR-15 style rifle at his adult stepson during an argument was censured by the state’s Supreme Court on Monday and suspended without pay for 30 days. District ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque woman accused of embezzling $175K from employer

SANTA FE – An Albuquerque woman is accused of embezzling more than $175,000 from her former employer over a six-year span, according to authorities. A criminal complaint filed earlier this m...