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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

New Mexico Supreme Court chief justice postpones retirement

SANTA FE – The top judge on the New Mexico Supreme Court is postponing her scheduled retirement from the state high court from July 31 until later in the year because of a late-emerging snag...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Seven killed in head-on vehicle collision on Colorado highway

DENVER â€“ Seven people died in a head-on collision crash on a highway in eastern Colorado, authorities said. The Colorado State Patrol said the two trucks crashed around 4:40 p.m...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Four Albuquerque fireworks displays planned to avoid gatherings

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are teaming up to stage July Fourth fireworks displays in each quadrant of the metro area to encourage residents to avoid congregating in any ...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Worker killed, three others hurt when truck plows into job site

FORT COLLINS – A construction worker was killed and three others were seriously injured when they were hit by a pickup while working on the side of a road in northern Colorado. Fo...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Use of plastic bags still allowed in Bernalillo County

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Bernalillo County will continue to allow for the use of single-use plastic bags amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The county manager first suspended the ban o...

DATE: Jun 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque woman sentenced in kidnapping of two men over marijuana

SANTA FE – A 22-year-old Albuquerque woman has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for her role in the kidnapping and assault of two men, one of whom died and was mutilated. ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

City of Denver reaches agreement over police force lawsuit

DENVER – The city of Denver has reached an agreement with four people who sued over the police department’s use of force during George Floyd protests, officials said. The plaintif...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two men killed in industrial accident at Colorado cheese plant

GREELEY â€“ Two men were killed while working on a pipe extension project at a cheese plant in northern Colorado. Weld County Coroner Carl Blesch says 25-year-old Odaniz Javier Or...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham grants clemency for 19 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has granted clemency for 19 people convicted of crimes in the state, the governor’s office announced Friday. The office said thes...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs to close coal-fired portions of plant early

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Springs Utilities Board has committed to closing the coal-fired portions of a downtown power plant by 2023 – 12 years earlier than previous planned – and inve...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News