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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. ...

Number of suspensions increase at Albuquerque Public Schools

ALBUQUERQUE – A report shows more than 4,000 more students were suspended in a New Mexico school district last year compared with the previous year, revealing previous improper documentation...

Storm causes school closures, delayed openings in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A storm dropping snow and forming ice caused hazardous driving conditions across much of New Mexico on Tuesday, resulting in school closures in some areas and delays of opening...

Report: N.M. man impersonated a deputy to an undercover officer

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he tried to impersonate a sheriff’s deputy to an undercover police officer. A criminal complaint said Daniel...

British Airways flight crosses Atlantic in less than 5 hours

For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours. A British Airways flight landed early Sunday morning at Heathrow A...

New Mexico GOP headquarters hit by spray-painting vandal

ALBUQUERQUE – A spray-painting vandal has hit the headquarter of the New Mexico Republican Party, video footage showed. Surveillance video shows a man tagging the Albuquerque head...

New Mexicans mourn Las Cruces soldier killed in Afghanistan

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan is being remembered for his bravery. The U.S. Department of Defense on Sunday identified 28-year-old Sgt. Antonio ...

Skier suffers fatal accident at Colorado’s Steamboat resort

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A skier died at Colorado’s Steamboat Resort after falling into a tree well, authorities said. Frank Maimone, 53, of Philadelphia was found around 2:30 p.m. Sat...

Colorado jail supervisor resigned amid harassment claims

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado jail supervisor resigned from a sheriff’s office amid allegations he made unwanted sexual advances and inappropriate comments to female inmates, investigative r...