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Governor appoints Santa Fe lawyer to state Court of Appeals

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed a lawyer in private practice in Santa Fe to fill a vacancy on the New Mexico Court of Appeals. Lujan Grisham’s appointment of Jane Yohale...

Custom guitar from Prince’s 1980s prime sells for $563,500

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – A custom guitar played by Prince at the height of his stardom in the 1980s and 1990s has sold for a staggering $563,500 at auction. The “Blue Angel” Cloud ...

Beyoncé drops surprise single ‘Black Parade’ on Juneteenth

LOS ANGELES – Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises – a new single called “Black Parade.” “I’m going back to the South, I’m going bac...

Survey: Colorado county sees homeless population drop 29%

COLORADO SPRINGS – An annual survey has shown that the homeless population in El Paso County has decreased 29%, a five-year low for the county. The Point in Time survey was conduc...

New Mexico state Senate approves emergency election reforms

SANTA FE – State legislators pushed forward Friday with temporary election reforms and an overhaul of state spending in response to the coronavirus and economic upheaval. On the s...

Colorado governor signs broad police accountability bill

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a broad police accountability bill introduced amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd. Colorado is one o...

Man wanted in Colorado killed during apprehension in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. – A 19-year-old man wanted by authorities in a Colorado homicide was shot and killed Thursday evening during his attempted apprehension in Montana by a federal task force t...

Southeastern Conference pushing Mississippi to change flag

Confederate-based flag has been under scrutiny for years

Evacuation area on Mount Lemmon expanded as wildfire grows

PHOENIX – Pima County sheriff’s deputies went door to door in Santa Catalina Mountains overlooking Tucson on Thursday to notify residents of an expansion of the evacuation area threatened by...

New Mexico State University releases plan for fall return

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University is rolling out plans for students, faculty and staff as they prepare to return to campus in the fall. The document released this wee...

Colorado residents report seeing missing wallaby

AURORA – Surprise lived up to its name when a pair of Colorado residents made an unexpected sighting of a wallaby that recently escaped from an animal sanctuary. The male wallaby ...

Couple accused of killing son by forcing him to drink water

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado couple accused of killing their 11-year-old son by forcing him to drink large amounts of water are facing several charges, including child abuse and first-degre...