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Colorado police investigate comments on demonstration video

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado are conducting an internal investigation of an officer accused of calling for protesters to be killed in comments during a live social media broadcast. ...

Navajo Nation president vetoes items from federal virus aid

GALLUP, N.M. – The president of the Navajo Nation used line-item vetoes on two bills distributing funds from a federal coronavirus relief package. The Navajo Nation Council passed...

CBS picks up Champions League rights

NEW YORK — American broadcaster CBS will get an early start on its Champions League deal, showing games next month when the pandemic-delayed competition resumes. The rights to the...

Denver suburb vows to protect police from lawsuit costs

GREENWOOD VILLAGE – A Denver suburb is promising to pay all legal costs for police officers accused of misconduct in reaction to Colorado’s new police accountability law that makes officers ...

Coroner says boy found in Eagle River accidentally drowned

EAGLE – Authorities have confirmed that a body pulled from the Eagle River in western Colorado is that of a 3-year-old boy who had been missing for nearly a month. Sebastian Rodri...

North Dakota man to pay $74K for poaching trophy mule deer

SANTA FE – A North Dakota man has been ordered to pay $74,000 in restitution for poaching a trophy mule deer buck in northwestern New Mexico. The state Department of Game and Fish...

Virgin Galactic prepares to unveil spaceship’s interior

UPHAM, N.M. – Virgin Galactic is preparing to unveil the cabin interior of its spaceship as final testing of the craft nears completion at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. ...

Shoot out between banadanna-wearing suspects investigated

FOUNTAIN – Police in southern Colorado are investigating a shoot out between people in two cars who were all reportedly wearing bandannas. There were no known injuries shooting wh...

New Mexico fines Denver-based firm $5.3M for air pollution

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department has fined an oil and gas company more than $5.3 million for repeated violations of state air pollution standards. DCP Midstream wa...

Police: Man detained children after mistaking pen for bullet

HOBBS, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police said he held a group of children against their will when the thought one of them had a .50-caliber round. Police sa...

Farmington woman gets prison for running over federal lawman

ALBUQUERQUE – A Farmington woman accused of running over a federal law enforcement officer with a vehicle was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Tuesday. Prosecutors said...

Two COVID-19 cases lead to widespread testing at Colorado prison

DENVER – Widespread testing for the coronavirus will be conducted at a Colorado prison after one inmate and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the state corrections department said...