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Police: Colorado man fatally shot while driving near mall

PUEBLO – A Colorado man has died after police say he was shot in a moving vehicle in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting. Pueblo Police Sgt. Franklyn Ortega said ...

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

COLORADO SPRINGS – Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has become the second Colorado congressman to test positive for COVID-19. Lamborn’s office issued a statement Wednesday saying...

U.S. Rep. Perlmutter says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

DENVER – Colorado Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Perlmutter said in a statement Tuesday he learned he has the virus but is asy...

Republicans shake up state Senate leadership in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A new leader has emerged atop the Republican minority contingent in the New Mexico state Senate. In a caucus meeting Tuesday, Sen. Gregory Baca of Belen was chosen as...

New Mexico seeks funding for 28 more electric vehicles

SANTA FE – New Mexico would add 28 electric vehicles to its fleet for state agencies under a budget request to legislators from the administration of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. ...

Navajo Nation reports 146 new COVID-19 cases, two new deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials are reporting 146 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths. The latest figures released Monday night bring t...

Columbine Memorial donation box stolen from Colorado park

LITTLETON – The Columbine Memorial Foundation has announced in a social media post that the donation box that sits on the memorial in Colorado was stolen in the past week. The fou...

Elderly cyclist attacked, robbed in northern Colorado dies

LONGMONT – Authorities in northern Colorado say an elderly man who was knocked off his bicycle and robbed has died from injuries suffered in the attack. The 71-year-old man, whose...

Albuquerque seeks public input on next police chief

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is looking for its next police chief, and now it’s seeking community input as the process moves forward. Albuquerque city staff and a contr...

Body found after boys’ canoe flips in Clear Creek Reservoir

GRANITE – Divers have recovered a body from Clear Creek Reservoir while searching for a teenage boy who went missing after the canoe he was in capsized. Colorado Parks and Wildlif...

Fires put Christmas tree cutting on hold in 2 national forests

DENVER – Those looking to cut down their own Christmas trees in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests will have to wait a bit longer because the areas were affected by three large wildf...

Colorado man pleads not guilty in 1984 slayings

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded not guilty after he was accused of bludgeoning four people to death with a hammer in 1984 in two separate attacks. Alexander Ewing, 60, entered...