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Woman accused of lying to take away officer’s guns arrested

FORT COLLINS – A woman accused of lying when she filed a petition seeking to take away the guns of a university police officer involved in her son’s 2017 death was arrested Tuesday, more tha...

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe Plaza businesses seek more police amid robberies

SANTA FE – Santa Fe Plaza businesses want the city to add more officers to the area after robberies and complaints about crime. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports more than 100 d...

DATE: Feb 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado school district hires former FBI agent for inquiry

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A Colorado school district hired a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent to conduct an investigation into a high school’s culture related to student claims of sexu...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico looks beyond U.S. borders for savings on medicine

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Senate endorsed a bill Tuesday that might allow the state to pursue imports of prescription drugs from Canada on a wholesale basis in search of cost savings. ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hall of Fame voter who snubbed Jeter keeps ballot private

NEW YORK – The lone baseball writer who did not vote for Derek Jeter for the Hall of Fame chose to keep his or her ballot private. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America rel...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New Mexico kicks off registration process for primaries

SANTA FE – Candidates are registering ahead of New Mexico’s pre-primary conventions to run for federal and statewide elected office. The secretary of state’s office was scheduled ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portales woman gets 18-year prison term in a kidnapping case

PORTALES, N.M. – A Portales woman has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of kidnapping, burglary and aggravated battery. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Espera...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona DPS: 2 die in murder-suicide during traffic stop

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Two people are dead as a result of a murder-suicide that occurred during a traffic stop in northwestern Arizona, authorities said. The state Department of Public ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Shannen Doherty says she is battling stage 4 breast cancer

NEW YORK – Shannen Doherty is battling a recurrence of breast cancer that has progressed to stage four, telling fans “it’s a bitter pill to swallow.” “I definitely have days where...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Snow delays school in Colorado, closes I-80 in Wyoming

DENVER – A snowstorm brought up to about a foot of snow to northern Colorado and shut down and delayed the openings of schools in parts of the state Tuesday. The National Weather ...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

One dead in instructional plane crash in southern Colorado

CAÑON CITY – One person died in the crash of a small plane on an instructional flight in southern Colorado, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Piper PA-28 w...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico mom forced son, 13, to vape THC

ROSWELL, N.M. – A New Mexico woman is facing child abuse charges after authorities say she forced her 13-year-old son to smoke vape pens containing THC. KOB-TV reports Candace Lin...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News