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Report: Zookeeper loses finger after violating protocol

ALBUQUERQUE – An internal investigation determined a hyena bit off the finger of an Albuquerque zookeeper after the worker violated zoo protocol. Surveillance video obtained by Al...

DATE: Mar 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque mayor aims to establish gun buy-back program

ALBUQUERQUE – Elected officials in New Mexico’s largest city have approved funding for a gun buy-back program. The vote came Monday night, clearing the way for the city of Albuque...

DATE: Mar 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ends co-pays for reduced-price school lunches

SANTA FE – Low-income students who qualified for reduced-price school breakfast and lunch no longer have to come up with co-payments for the meals under a measure signed into law by Gov. Mic...

DATE: Mar 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force, Fresno State meet in MWC tourney

No. 9 seed Air Force (11-19, 5-13) vs. No. 8 seed Fresno State (11-18, 7-11) Mountain West Conference Tournament First Round, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 1 p.m. MS...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Chipper Jones joins ESPN lineup as game analyst

BRISTOL, Conn. – Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones has joined the ESPN lineup. The former Atlanta Braves star will work as a major league analyst, primarily on weeknight an...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Man charged in 1984 slayings in Colorado appears in court

CENTENNIAL – A man accused of killing four people with a hammer in two attacks in suburban Denver more than 35 years ago made his first court appearance in Colorado on Monday after a year-an...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado public health officials able to test for new virus

DENVER – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now able to conduct tests for the virus that causes the disease called COVID-19, officials said. Previously on...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque schools to issue memo on immigration enforcement

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest public school district will be issuing a memo to principals, reminding them that federal immigration agents are not to come onto campus unless they have a ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Warrants issued for N.M. couple guilty in guardian fraud case

SANTA FE – A federal judge issued bench warrants Monday for the former president of a now-defunct nonprofit that provided guardianship services for vulnerable and special needs clients and h...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stepmother arrested in disappearance of missing Colorado boy

COLORADO SPRINGS – The stepmother of a Colorado boy missing for over a month was arrested Monday in connection with his disappearance and presumed death, authorities said. Letecia...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Large Denver physics conference canceled over virus concerns

DENVER – A physics conference expected to draw 10,000 people to Denver was canceled because of concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The decision to cancel the American ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former uranium mines on Navajo Nation up for assessments

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Officials from the Navajo Nation and the federal government are taking a closer look at more than a dozen former uranium mines on the reservation. The tribe a...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life