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Thousands of Colorado 17-year-olds can vote on Super Tuesday

AURORA – Thousands of 17-year-olds are eligible to vote in Colorado’s upcoming presidential primary for the first time under a new state law. The law allows 17-year-olds to cast b...

Nevada court sending inmate to Colorado in four hammer killings

DENVER – Nevada’s Supreme Court has ordered a prisoner transferred to Colorado to face charges of killing four people with a hammer more than 30 years ago. Alexander Christopher E...

Albuquerque police: Woman found dead in tent was killed

ALBUQUERQUE – A homeless woman found dead in a tent was a homicide victim, Albuquerque police said Saturday. The woman had signs of trauma to her torso but wasn’t immediately iden...

Colorado students lift car to free girl who was run over

COLORADO SPRINGS – Students at a Colorado Springs high school lifted a car off the ground to free a girl who had been run over and trapped in the school parking lot. KKTV report...

Man charged in truck stop stabbing sent to state hospital

ONTARIO, Ore. – A Colorado man charged in what Oregon prosecutors say was a hate crime stabbing has been found unfit for trial and will be sent to the Oregon State Hospital before his legal ...

Albuquerque police: Man fatally shot outside bar

ALBUQUERQUE – A person who allegedly was trying to break into a woman’s car was fatally shot outside a bar Friday night during an encounter with security personnel, Albuquerque police said. ...

New Mexico airports to share almost $2M in federal funds

ROSWELL, N.M. – Airports in several New Mexico communities will share nearly $2 million of federal funds to make runway infrastructure improvements. The Federal Aviation Administr...

Colorado trooper cleared in fatal shooting of Nevada man

AVON – A Colorado state trooper will not face criminal charges following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a Nevada man following a traffic stop. Vail Daily reports ...

Change in Bandelier’s status could lead to problems, group says

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – A conservation group is calling on members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation to rethink proposed legislation that would change the designation of Bandelier National...

New Mexico counties partner to house juvenile defendants

AZTEC – The San Juan County Juvenile Detention Center will soon house youths from two more New Mexico counties as options for some counties shrink. The county commission this week...

Authorities suspend search for missing Colorado boy

DENVER – Authorities have suspended their search in southern Douglas County for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for more than three weeks. Jacqueline Kirby, a spokeswoman ...

Yeshaneh sets world record in half marathon in Nike shoes

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates – Ababel Yeshaneh set a world record in the women’s half marathon on Friday in the latest breakthrough by athletes wearing high-tech Nike shoes. ...