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Colorado man and insurer pay $500K over 2017 wildfire

DENVER – A Colorado man and his insurance company paid $500,000 to the U.S. government over a wildfire that burned federal land in the state. Dale Owens and Grange Insurance Assoc...

Storm system to cross New Mexico on Wednesday, Thursday

ALBUQUERQUE – A storm system producing widespread rain, mountain snow and strong wind will move eastward across New Mexico on Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said. ...

Man fatally shot by New Mexico police officer identified

DEMING, N.M. – Authorities on Tuesday released the identity of a man fatally shot by a New Mexico State Police officer during the encounter after the man allegedly fired at a Luna County she...

Lyle Waggoner, foil on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ dies at 84

LOS ANGELES – Lyle Waggoner, the tall, dark-haired and handsome comic foil on “The Carol Burnett Show” who also played a superhero’s partner on “Wonder Woman,” died Tuesday. He was 84. ...

Vail Resorts closing its resorts for rest of ski season

DENVER – Vail Resorts said Tuesday that it will keep its North American resorts closed for the rest of the ski season because of the coronavirus but it will consider reopening three of its l...

Oklahoma man accused of recently robbing bank in New Mexico

ROSWELL, N.M. – An Oklahoma man accused of robbing a bank in New Mexico has had his initial court appearance. Federal prosecutors say 47-year-old Randy Matthew Peraza of Oklaho...

3 people die after 2 cars collide head-on near Farmington

FARMINGTON – New Mexico State Police say three people have died after two cars collided head-on in San Juan County south of Farmington. They announced Monday that alcohol appears ...

International Olympic Committee officials say no deadline for Olympics decision

IOC could make decision by end of May

Colorado counties sue state over new air-quality regulations

GRAND JUNCTION – Two Colorado counties joined a statewide lawsuit against new oil and gas air-quality rules they say unfairly impact rural areas. Garfield and Mesa counties joined...

N.M. school district settles for $475K after teacher punched boy, 9

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A New Mexico school district has agreed to pay $475,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a boy who was punched by a music teacher. The Santa Fe New M...

New Mexico village gets federal funds to respond to drought

TIJERAS, N.M. – A mountain village in central New Mexico has been awarded nearly $750,000 in federal funds that will be used to help the community bolster its resiliency to drought. ...

Maximilian Schachman wins Paris-Nice race amid outbreak

VALDEBLORE-LA COLMIANE, France – German cyclist Maximilian Schachmann won the Paris-Nice race on Saturday in a rare case of a sporting event still going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...