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Wildlife managers investigate deaths of 3 Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – State and federal wildlife managers are investigating the death of three endangered Mexican gray wolves found last month in Arizona. Officials with the wolf recovery...

DATE: Feb 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman in court, man arrested in shooting in Colorado store

BROOMFIELD – A 21-year-old woman appeared in court Wednesday and a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident inside a Walmart in Broomfield. Alyssa Borquez was ...

DATE: Feb 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Blackwell carries Fresno State past Air Force

FRESNO, Calif. â€” Noah Blackwell tied his career high with a season-high 25 points as Fresno State topped Air Force 71-62 on Wednesday night. Orlando Robinson had 10 points for F...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

2 arrested after exchange of gunfire in Colorado Walmart

BROOMFIELD – A man and a woman exchanged gunfire Tuesday inside a suburban Denver Walmart, panicking shoppers and triggering a swarming police response, police said. No one was hu...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hickenlooper files petitions for Democratic Senate primary

DENVER – Colorado U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper filed voter petitions with the Secretary of State’s Office on Wednesday in hopes of qualifying for the Democratic Party’s June 30 pr...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tool manufacturer to close, lay off 164 employees

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ The owner of a Colorado hand tool manufacturing plant plans to close and lay off all of its 164 employees. Ideal Industries Inc. confirmed Tuesday that the co...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Flags ordered at half-staff for fallen New Mexico soldier

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered flags to fly at half-staff in honor of a New Mexico soldier who was killed in eastern Afghanistan. The U.S. Department o...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Catholic dioceses continue processing abuse claims

DENVER – Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses have paid $1.2 million to 10 victims who were abused by priests as children and program administrators have 77 additional claims to process. ...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Community forum to focus on cleanup at Los Alamos lab

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The cleanup of decades-old contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory will be the focus of an upcoming community forum. Federal environmental officials wit...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico forms advisory panel on early childhood education

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department is looking for community members, teachers and other experts to serve on a new advisory council. The departme...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico groups to get $9.4M in public housing grants

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ More than two dozen organizations around New Mexico will share $9.4 million in grant funding to improve public housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De...

DATE: Feb 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme

LOS ANGELES – Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died. DuBois’ song “Mov...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment