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Stolen box of human heads investigated by Denver police

DENVER – Denver police are investigating the theft of a box containing human heads from a parked freight company truck, officials said Saturday. The box was being transported for medical res...

Planned Utah-based oil rail line draws Colorado opposition

DENVER – Dozens of Colorado counties and cities are opposing a Utah-based railroad project that would bring as many as 10 two-mile-long trains carrying oil through Denver each day. The prop...

New Mexico Democrats pick top contenders for June 7 primary

SANTA FE – New Mexico Democrats are deciding which candidates to put at the top of their primary election ballot in June as the party strives to retain control of every statewide office and ...

Sen. Ben Ray Luján: 'Absolute honor to be back' after stroke

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico returned to Congress on Thursday for the first time since he had a stroke, which kept him away from Washington for weeks and temporarily weakened Democrat's hold on power in the equally divided Senate.

New Mexico University suffers shortage of donated cadavers

ALBUQUERQUE – Fewer people in New Mexico are donating their bodies to science when they die, making training harder for medical students preparing for their careers. The University of New M...

Rock climber falls to death at Colorado state park

BOULDER – A rock climber fell several hundred feet to his death while descending a wall in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Boulder. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say 48-year-old Thad Fr...

Colorado clerk ordered to court for allegedly lying to judge

DENVER – A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation by federal and state authorities for an alleged security breach of voting machines has been ordered to appear in court to respo...

New Mexico lowers cap in interest rates for storefront loans

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation aimed at underwriting loans to local startup companies with taxpayer dollars and a consumer protection bill that lowers the maxi...

Harassment complaint against New Mexico legislator advances

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney for a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed by a prominent New Mexico state legislator says an investigation by the Legislature is moving forward after an initial vetting of the complaint.

Colorado sues to try to force cleanup of chemicals in foam

DENVER – Colorado is suing 15 companies in an effort to try to force them to pay for cleaning up contamination caused by firefighting foam that contains long-lasting chemicals associated wit...

Suspect, 14, arrested in fatal shooting of Albuquerque teen

ALBUQUERQUE – A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy who had accused the younger boy of stealing his gun, Albuquerque police said Saturday. The suspec...

Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital

KYIV, Ukraine – Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from th...