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$4M settlement reached in death of woman shot by deputies

ALBUQUERQUE – A $4 million settlement has been reached in the case of a mentally ill woman who was shot and killed by New Mexico deputies. The agreement was signed Wednesday, less...

DATE: Mar 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

8 in Colorado test positive for coronavirus, are isolated

DENVER– Eight people were being kept in isolation Friday after testing positive for the new coronavirus in Colorado, marking the state’s first cases in the global outbreak. On Fri...

DATE: Mar 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret – she’s pregnant

Katy Perry has revealed she’s pregnant in a very show business way. The 35-year-old pop star showed off her growing baby bump at the end of the video for her latest song “Never Wo...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

2 people test positive for coronavirus in Colorado

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday that two people have tested positive for coronavirus in Colorado, marking the state’s first cases in the global outbreak. The governor anno...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Skier dies after hitting tree at Eldora Mountain Resort

BOULDER – A 37-year-old skier died after hitting a tree at Colorado’s Eldora Mountain Resort. Boulder County sheriff’s officials said the man, whose name and hometown have not bee...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DA: No death penalty for teen in Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK – Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against a teen charged in a shooting at a suburban Denver school that killed a student. In a court filing on Thursday, ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stepmother returned to Colorado to face charges in boy’s death

COLORADO SPRINGS – A woman suspected of killing her missing stepson was returned to Colorado on Thursday to face charges after being arrested in South Carolina. Letecia Stauch was...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal grant to fund NMSU research of Jupiter’s atmosphere

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Researchers at New Mexico State University have been awarded a three-year grant worth nearly $284,000 to study Jupiter’s atmosphere. The grant comes from NASA’s...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Minnesota man convicted of impersonating a border agent

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted a Minnesota man accused of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year. Prosecutors say 45-year-old James Christoph...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virus fears will postpone Miami’s Ultra music festival

MIAMI – Fears of the new coronavirus have led to postponement of the three-day Ultra electronic dance music festival in Miami, city officials said Thursday. The festival that draw...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Ice fishing season comes to an end in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Ice fishing season is coming to a close in northern New Mexico. Officials with New Mexico State Parks have deemed some lakes unsafe because of deteriorating ice co...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Neighbor steals skeleton over offensive gesture

CUYAMUNGUE, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is facing a larceny charge after authorities say she stole a neighbor’s anatomical skeleton model that allegedly was making an offensive gesture toward ...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News