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Colorado lawmakers resume work in vandalized Capitol

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers returned to work Monday in a Capitol building with smashed and boarded up windows and graffiti being cleaned from its granite walls after four days of protests. P...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico’s populous county sees jump in Illegal dumping

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials in New Mexico’s most populous county are reporting a rise in illegal dumping amid the COVID-19 pandemic. KRQE-TV reports that Bernalillo County officials b...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of the Southwest waives cost for grad programs

HOBBS, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico college has announced it will allow all of the school’s recent undergraduate to begin master’s degree programs tuition-free. The Hobbs N...

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver Broncos Hall of Famer Floyd Little fighting cancer

Former running back great needs help for treatment cost

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jon Jones tweets he’s giving up UFC title in pay dispute

White noth bothered by spat with light heavyweight champ

DATE: Jun 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Denver mayor issues curfew as protests enter third day

DENVER – Denver’s mayor issued an 8 p.m. curfew Saturday as demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd entered their third day. Thousands of people were expected to join ...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Visitors packing Southwest’s national forests pose problems

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Memorial Day weekend saw crowds heading into the woods of northern Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. But that was also typical of other May weekends this year, as we...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire at Albuquerque assisted living facility displaces 13

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ The Albuquerque fire department says 13 residents of an assisted living facility were displaced by a fire in one apartment Saturday morning. The department says fi...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Balloon fiesta organizers hold out hope for October event

ALBUQUERQUE – Organizers say it’s “full speed ahead” as they plan for this year’s Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta amid the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted by New Mexico’s la...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two national monuments in New Mexico plan partial reopenings

GRANTS, N.M. – Plans are being made to partially reopen two national monuments near Grants in northwestern New Mexico for recreational access after being closed because of the coronavirus pa...

DATE: May 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USA Hockey president Jim Smith facing investigations

COLORADO SPRINGS – USA Hockey president Jim Smith is the subject of two investigations surrounding his tenure as the president of Amateur Hockey Association Illinois. USA Hockey s...

DATE: May 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Albuquerque cops use tear gas, helicopter against protesters

ALBUQUERQUE – Police in Albuquerque said officers were forced to use tear gas and a helicopter against demonstrators early Friday after a protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapoli...

DATE: May 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News