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New Mexico undersheriff, others charged months after brawl

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A New Mexico undersheriff is facing charges stemming from a brawl at a Valentine’s Day dance. San Miguel County Undersheriff Mike Padilla was charged with misdem...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Shambhala member given 20 years for child sex abuse

BOULDER – A former member of a Colorado Shambhala Buddhist center who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a child has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Michael Smith, 55, plead...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pueblo police shoot, kill armed man during confrontation

PUEBLO – Authorities have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by police during a confrontation in southern Colorado. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 43-year-old Kev...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado: Toxic chemicals below limits in drinking water

DENVER – Sampling of drinking water sources throughout Colorado found no levels of a class of toxic chemicals that exceed nonbinding standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Energy Department fined $304K over waste documentation

SANTA FE – The U.S. Department of Energy has been fined $304,000 over missed deadlines in documenting waste shipments at Los Alamos National Laboratory, department officials said. ...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 43 new coronavirus cases and 1 death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Department of Health has reported 43 new cases of coronavirus on the Navajo Nation with one more known death. That pushes the total of positive COV...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver police seize over 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks

DENVER – Denver police officers have seized up to 3,000 pounds of illegal fireworks discovered in a car Monday during a traffic stop, authorities said. The Denver Police Departm...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation honoring police officer who died from COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – All flags on the Navajo Nation will be flown at half-staff through Thursday to honor the first officer on the tribal police force to die from the coronavirus in the line...

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kurt Cobain’s guitar sells for sky-high $6 million

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Grunge became gold Saturday as the guitar Kurt Cobain played on Nirvana’s 1993 “MTV Unplugged” performance months before his death sold for an eye-popping $6 million ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Do the Right Thing’ available for free rental

LOS ANGELES – “Do the Right Thing” is free to rent on several platforms all week and an online discussion will be held with director Spike Lee on his 1989 film about racism, protests, police...

DATE: Jun 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

New Mexico Police: Wanted man was 1 of 2 killed in head-on crash

GALLUP, N.M. – One of two people killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 40 near Gallup after a police chase was a wanted man from northwestern New Mexico, authorities said Tuesday. ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vandals cause estimated $100K of damage to Indian restaurant

SANTA FE – Vandals damaged the interior furnishings of an Indian restaurant in downtown Santa Fe and spray-painted racist comments on walls and art objects in the building. Cost o...

DATE: Jun 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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