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Child abducted in Colorado rescued unharmed in Nebraska

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – A child who was abducted Tuesday evening after an assault in Colorado was rescued unharmed during a traffic stop in Nebraska, authorities said. The Nebraska...

Police fatally shoot road-rage suspect outside Fort Carson

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs police officers have fatally shot a man believed to be involved in a road-rage incident outside a Fort Carson entrance, authorities said. Polic...

Albuquerque police: Woman found dead, man gravely wounded

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police officers responding to a report of a shooting in progress found a woman dead and a man gravely wounded, the Police Department said Wednesday. The ...

Navajo Nation reports 72 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials have reported 72 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths. The latest figures released Tuesday night bring t...

Sentence delayed for man in killing of Navajo police officer

GALLUP, N.M. – The sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of a Navajo police officer has been delayed until March. The delay was announced after Kirby Clevel...

New Mexico sets record for daily COVID-19 cases amid surge

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Tuesday set a new record for the number of COVID-19 cases reported in a single day and hospitalizations marked a new high for the 12th day in a row. St...

TV security guard charged in protest shooting leaves jail

DENVER – A television station security guard charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a demonstrator after opposing rallies was released from jail on Tuesday. Matthew ...

New Mexico marks high for COVID-19 hospitalizations

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico on Monday marked another daily high for the number of patients hospitalized as a result of a COVID-19 infection. State health officials said there were mo...

Colorado prosecutor pleads guilty to drug charge, misconduct

GREELEY – A district attorney who serves a large area of northeastern Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to a drug charge stemming from an investigation by the state’s attorney general. ...

Colorado wildfires burn large areas, hundreds of buildings

DENVER – A pair of wildfires in northern Colorado set records as the largest and second-largest in the state’s history, burning nearly 630 square miles of land and hundreds of structures. ...

Tribe proposing to reopen 4 casinos in Arizona, New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The Navajo Nation is asking the public to weigh in on the possible reopening of four of the tribe’s casinos in New Mexico and Arizona. The proposed reopening plan wo...

Colorado school district to provide weekly COVID-19 tests

ASPEN – A school district in western Colorado has announced plans to start voluntary testing of its staff members and students beginning this week through the end of the year. Asp...