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Two homicide suspects arrested in Arizona after chase, gunfire

PHOENIX – Two homicide suspects sought in Los Angeles were arrested after a chase and gunfire on Interstate 40 in rural northeastern Arizona, the state Department of Public Safety said. ...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portion of replacement border wall complete in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – About half of a 66-mile portion of a new border wall system is completed in southern New Mexico that is replacing vehicle barriers and other blockades already in place, border ...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trail improvements planned at Bandelier National Monument

BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT, N.M. – The National Park Service says the popular loop trail at Bandelier National Monument will be getting a much-needed facelift this summer. Offici...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Flags at half staff Monday for New Mexico Guard soldier

SANTA FE â€“ Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half staff Monday in honor of a New Mexico National Guard soldier who died during an overseas deplo...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Forestry Division to plant 1,200 trees

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Forestry Division will be planting 1,200 trees across the state in celebration of Arbor Month. Officials with the agency say the month of March often has...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado sheriff’s commander gets probation for fatal crash

BRIGHTON – A sheriff’s commander who was involved in a crash that killed an elderly woman northeast of Denver has been sentenced to two years of probation and must complete 250 hours of comm...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Free University of New Mexico tuition for some students

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico has announced it will offer free tuition for first-time students whose families make $50,000 or less. The Lobo First-Year Promise schola...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Albuquerque Biopark trains see derailments, injuries

ALBUQUERQUE – A review of Albuquerque records shows that the city’s BioPark zoo train has experienced derailments and injuries in recent years. A review of five years’ worth of ma...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former VA worker gets 18 months in prison for taking bribes

DENVER – A former Veterans Affairs employee in Colorado who pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for rigging federal contracts has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison. ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dad gets 72 years in death of boy found encased in concrete

DENVER – The father of a 7-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in a storage unit in 2018 was sentenced to 72 years in prison on Friday in his death. Leland Panke...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Convicted New Mexico sect leader seeks new trial

GRANT, N.M. – A leader in a rural New Mexico paramilitary religious sect convicted of kidnapping and sexual abuse is seeking a new trial. Lawyers for Deborah Green, leader of the ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man accused of using website to solicit two murders

ROSWELL, N.M. – Authorities said a former Roswell high school student is accused of using a website to try to hire someone to kill two fellow students. Roswell police say 18-year-...

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News