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Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies at age 73

BERLIN – Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder ...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

City employee charged in leaking of Colorado court document

COLORADO SPRINGS – A municipal employee was charged Tuesday with official misconduct for allegedly leaking a sealed court document in the case of a woman charged with killing her 11-year-old...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Couple camping in tent encounter bear near Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – Wildlife officials in Colorado are searching for a small bear that pounced on top of a tent where a couple was camping near Colorado Springs. Colorado Parks and...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 6 additional deaths because of COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, N.M. – Navajo Nation officials report six additional deaths from COVID-19, raising the total on the tribe’s reservation to at least 79 as of Tuesday. Tribal officials...

DATE: May 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival gets MovieMaker’s listing

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival has been named to MovieMaker’s list of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2020.” The Albuquerque Journal reports the fe...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Meyer: Prequel to ‘Twilight’ series to be released Aug. 4

NEW YORK – “The Midnight Sun” will finally appear. Stephenie Meyer’s long-awaited prequel to her “Twilight” series is coming out Aug. 4, the author announced on her website (www.s...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Books

Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in TV series

LOS ANGELES – The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the “Tiger King” docuseries. ...

DATE: May 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico mandates face masks at retail stores, restaurants

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is ordering workers at retail stores and restaurants to wear face coverings as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, starting with bi...