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Officers investigated over photos related to Elijah McClain

AURORA – Multiple suburban Denver police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into photos of them related to the case of a Black man who died last sum...

DATE: Jun 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deaths of 2 Mexican gray wolves investigated in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers are investigating the deaths of two Mexican gray wolves found in May in New Mexico. The interagency team that oversees recovery of the endangered s...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police probe homicide at early morning party

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say officers stopped two suspicious vehicles leaving the scene of a fatal shooting on the southeast side of town early Monday and have interviewed several pe...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 apprehended in attempted arson of Civil War monument base

DENVER – Police in Denver have apprehended three suspects in connection with an attempt to set fire to the pedestal of a Civil War statue that was toppled last week, authorities announced Su...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health agency reports 173 additional virus cases

SANTA FE – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Mexico is approaching 12,000 as state health officials on Monday reported an additional 173 cases. The latest cases bring ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Eighth person dies in head-on crash on Colorado’s plains

HUGO – A person hospitalized in a head-on collision crash that killed seven other people on Colorado’s eastern plains died on Sunday, the Colorado State Patrol said. Two pickup tr...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 55 more COVID-19 cases, 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Department of Health has reported 55 additional positive cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation with one more known death. That pushes the total of ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court upholds gun magazine limit

DENVER – The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on large capacity gun magazines, saying limiting magazines to 15 rounds does not violate people’s right to defend themsel...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports 192 additional COVID-19 cases and 1 death

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico reported 192 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday with one additional death. That raises the state’s totals to 11,809 confirmed ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial moved back for accused Colorado synagogue bomb plotter

DENVER – A federal judge rescheduled a trial for an alleged white supremacist accused of plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue. U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Moore se...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire destroys Albuquerque apartments under construction

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a 12-unit apartment complex that was under construction in Albuquerque. A plume of smoke was visib...

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thousands gather in Denver to protest Elijah McClain’s death

DENVER – Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside a suburban Denver police building Saturday to call for justice in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man put into a chokeho...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News