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Santa Fe wants public’s input in search for new police chief

SANTA FE – Santa Fe officials are asking the public to weigh in on the search for the city's next police chief. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the search has been narrowed down to 1...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Split Colorado school board fires superintendent

DENVER – Four new conservative members of a school board south of Denver voted to fire the superintendent at the end of a week of controversy over leadership and the direction of the Douglas...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver-area police identify suspect in fatal church shooting

AURORA – Authorities on Sunday identified a suspect in a church shooting in a Denver suburb in which a woman was killed and two men were injured. Police in Aurora are looking for Jose De Je...

DATE: Feb 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Denver-area church

AURORA – A woman was killed and two men have been injured in a shooting inside a church in the Denver suburbs, authorities said Saturday. The Aurora Police Department responded to a call at...

DATE: Feb 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Reward offered for information on damage to petroglyphs site

SANTA FE – A New Mexico nonprofit wilderness group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever was responsible for spray-painted graffiti and other damage to...

DATE: Feb 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Lucky dog: Colorado deputy rescues pup from burning SUV

CASTLE ROCK – A sheriff’s deputy is being praised for smashing the windows of a burning SUV and rescuing a frightened dog in a neighborhood south of Denver. Douglas County Deputy Michael Gr...

DATE: Feb 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prosecutor: No charges in amusement park death of 6-year-old

DENVER – A Colorado prosecutor says he cannot prove that any individual is responsible for the 2021 death of a 6-year-old girl who died on an amusement park ride and has decided not to file ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

NEW YORK – Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Denver ending indoor mask mandate as surge declines

DENVER – Denver will end its citywide mask mandate for businesses and indoor public places this week as the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant declines. Denver Mayor Micha...

DATE: Feb 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: 4 killed in 6 weekend shootings around Denver area

DENVER – Four people were killed and five others were injured in six shootings in the Denver area over the weekend, police said. Two people were killed in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver officials ‘likely’ to let mask rule expire next week

DENVER – Officials in Denver say that it is “likely” they will let the citywide indoor mask rule expire next week. The public health order, which requires everyone who is older than 2 to wea...

DATE: Jan 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado supermarket reopening months after mass shooting

BOULDER – A Colorado supermarket where 10 people were killed in a mass shooting last year is set to reopen Feb. 9 with a ceremony to remember those who died. “We know that restoring this loc...

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News