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Searchers recover bodies of 2 killed in Colorado avalanche

VAIL – Searchers have recovered the bodies of two Colorado men who died after being caught in a weekend avalanche in central Colorado, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported Sund...

Santa Fe officials want daily flights to LA amid film boom

SANTA FE – Economic development officials are seeking the return of daily flights between Santa Fe and Los Angeles to support the ongoing growth of film production in New Mexico’s capital ci...

Pot shops turn to highway sponsor signs amid strict ad rules

DENVER – Cannabis companies are using a loophole in Colorado’s strict limits on marijuana advertising by sponsoring state highways and putting their names on roadside signs. Curre...

Woman arrested on suspicion of trying to steal baby

TACOMA, Wash. – A Washington woman and her teenage daughter are suspected of drugging a new mother after posing as photographers in an elaborate plot to kidnap the mother’s newborn baby, aut...

Petra Vlhova wins third consecutive slalom, overtakes Shiffrin in standings

Vlhova storms back in second run to win

Statistics show rise in accidental shootings in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – Statistics show accidental shootings are on the rise in Albuquerque. The Albuquerque Journal reports 37 accidental shootings reported in the city last year compar...

Searchers looking for 2 men missing after Colorado avalanche

VAIL – Searchers are looking for two men who are missing and presumed dead after a weekend avalanche in the Vail area, the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. Three men wer...

78-year-old Denver woman dies at cross county ski course

GRANBY – A 78-year-old Denver woman has died after going missing at a cross country ski course northwest of Denver, Grand County officials said. The woman was last seen Thursday a...

Winfrey holds TV discussion about ‘American Dirt’ in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. – Oprah Winfrey’s soon-to-be televised discussion about the controversial novel “American Dirt” is drawing scrutiny for not inviting some of the book’s harshest Latino critics....

Teen arrested at Albuquerque high school with 2 loaded guns

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after being found with two loaded guns on the campus of the Albuquerque high school he attends. The sophomore at Atris...

Skier suffocates to death after getting caught in chairlift at Vail

VAIL – A skier appears to have suffocated to death at a Colorado resort after he fell through an opening in a chairlift seat and became caught with his coat wrapped around his head and neck,...

Lawmaker wants to address violence directed at Native American women

PROVO, Utah – Native American women face a murder rate that is more than 10 times the national average, according to federal statistics, and a Utah lawmaker wants to address the violence. ...