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Leader of armed border group sentenced on gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE – The leader of an armed group that detained immigrants who were crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into southern New Mexico has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for a federa...

Group: Santa Fe homes on market hit record low

SANTA FE – Homes on the market hit a record low in New Mexico’s Capital amid a slowdown and the spread of COVID-19. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the number of single-family ho...

National forests in New Mexico impose campfire restrictions

ALBUQUERQUE – National forests around New Mexico are imposing campfire restrictions to protect the health and safety of employees and communities during the coronavirus outbreak. ...

Police: New Mexico man teased officers about having gun

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he teased officers about having a gun. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports Asher Madrid was arrested earlier ...

Colorado kayaker identified in Monument Lake death

COLORADO SPRINGS – The El Paso County coroner’s office has identified 38-year-old James Arends as the man who died while kayaking Monument Lake in Colorado, authorities said. The ...

New Mexico couple who ducked sentencing arrested in Oklahoma

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico married couple have been arrested in Oklahoma after failing to appear in court for sentencing for financial crimes involving vulnerable clients of a non-defunct fi...

Renowned sculptor who created Vietnam Women’s Memorial dies

SANTA FE – Renowned sculptor and painter Glenna Goodacre, who created the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, has died. She was 80. Family members sa...

U.S. wildlife managers to update endangered Mexican wolf rule

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife officials will be looking for public comment as they prepare to update a rule that guides management of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest. ...

Virus outbreak hampers 2020 Census efforts in new Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The suspension of field operations by the U.S. Census Bureau because of the coronavirus outbreak has left some New Mexico residents without the ability to easily participate in...

No death penalty trial for Colorado man accused in killings

COLORADO SPRINGS – Prosecutors are no longer pursuing the death penalty for a 23-year-old man accused of being one of two gunmen in the March 2017 killings of two Coronado High School studen...

Coronavirus plays part in Colorado homicide case mistrial

DENVER – The trial of man accused of killing a Colorado deputy ended in a mistrial partly because of the coronavirus pandemic. An Adams County District Court judge issued the writ...

XFL files for bankruptcy, cites COVID-19 crisis

The XFL filed for bankruptcy on Monday, likely spelling the end of the second iteration of the league. The filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware estimates the organization h...