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New Mexico county, black woman settles profiling lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest county has reached a racial profiling settlement with a black woman who was stopped by deputies three times in less than a month but never cited. ...

Colorado man gets long prison term for crimes in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A Colorado man who pleaded guilty to carjacking resulting in death and other offenses stemming from a series of crimes in New Mexico has been sentenced to more than 37 years ...

Woman who fell through ice on suburban Denver pond dies

DENVER – A woman who fell through the ice with her dog on a frozen pond in suburban Denver has died. KMGH-TV reports 53-year-old Leslie Webster fell into the pond near Colorado Ac...

MLB goes ahead with 3-batter minimum, roster changes

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball went ahead with its planned rules changes for this season, including the requirement a pitcher must face at least three batters or end the half-inning, unles...

Tony Wolters, Rockies argue cases in salary arbitration

PHOENIX — Catcher Tony Wolters argued for a $2,475,000 salary in arbitration on Monday, and the Colorado Rockies said he should be paid $1.9 million. The 27-year-old made $960,000...

Man who pushed snowboarder off chairlift released from hospital

ASPEN – Doctors at a state psychiatric hospital in Colorado released a man who pushed a snowboarder off a chairlift. Thomas Proesel, 35, was released from the state’s psychiatric ...

Colorado Springs nursing home shut down after death

COLORADO SPRINGS – State regulators on Tuesday suspended the licenses of a nursing home after the death of a resident earlier this month, a move which will force residents to be transferred ...

German filmmaker Vilsmaier, known for ‘Stalingrad,’ dies

BERLIN – Joseph Vilsmaier, a German filmmaker whose striking portrayal of the Battle of Stalingrad brought home the horrors of war to a new generation, has died. He was 81. His ag...

Pair pleads guilty to transporting roosters for cockfighting

BRECKENRIDGE – Two men pleaded guilty to animal cruelty resulting from their arrest for illegally transporting roosters through Colorado. Cody Smith of Kentucky and Austin Clanton...

71-year-old killed in western Colorado house fire identified

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities have released the name of a 71-year-old who was killed in a house fire in western Colorado. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports firefighters ...

Booming New Mexico oilfield to get high-speed internet soon

JAL, N.M. – Businesses and residents in the southern end of a southeast New Mexico county likely will have high-speed internet by the end of the year. The Hobbs News-Sun repo...

New Mexico Legislature hears final public comments on red-flag gun bill

SANTA FE – Democratic legislators in New Mexico pushed forward Tuesday with a red-flag gun proposal at a legislative committee meeting that offered a final opportunity for public comment. ...