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Feds: Fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving Albuquerque crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say fentanyl is the No. 1 drug driving crime and violence in Albuquerque. Drug Enforcement Administration said agents seized 242 pounds of fentanyl in the past fisc...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants

LONDON – Hundreds of people lined up Saturday in the English city of Bristol to get the latest work by elusive street artist Banksy – a T-shirt created to help four defendants charged over t...

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Panther’ the cat rescued after dayslong utility pole perch

AURORA – For at least two days and maybe more, residents of a suburban Denver neighborhood worried about the fate of a black cat named Panther who was perched atop a 36-foot utility pole. P...

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indigenous name change approved for Colorado mountain

DENVER – A federal panel has approved renaming a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the early 19th century, p...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico redistricting plans advance toward floor votes

SANTA FE – Bills that would redraw congressional and state House boundaries in New Mexico advanced toward crucial floor votes in the state Legislature. A Senate committee on Friday endorsed ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

University of New Mexico requiring COVID-19 booster shots

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico is requiring all employees and students to get a COVID-19 booster shot by Jan. 17. The university said Wednesday the new requirement, which expands...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Denver sees first snowfall after breaking 87-year-old record

Denver finally saw its first snowfall of the season on Friday, shattering an 87-year-old record for the latest first snow. It wasn’t much: The official measurement at Denver International Ai...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forecasters: Snow, strong winds on tap for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters say much of New Mexico will see blustery weather weather late Thursday and early Friday from a storm expected to produce significant snowfall in some mountain range...

DATE: Dec 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, driver hurt in shootout

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A shootout during a traffic stop at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park wounded a ranger and one of two suspects who were involved in an earlier pursuit wi...

DATE: Dec 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fourth teen charged in suburban Denver high school shooting

AURORA – A fourth teenager has been charged with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded three students in the parking lot of a suburban Denver high school. The 18th Judicial District At...

DATE: Dec 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 skiers die at Colorado resort in just over a week

BOULDER – A 60-year-old skier died after crashing into a tree at Eldora Mountain in northern Colorado, the second death at the resort in about a week. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Audit: Colorado paid $73 million in bogus unemployment aid

DENVER – A state audit has found that Colorado likely or potentially paid $73.1 million in fraudulent unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic's first year, including $3.9 million...

DATE: Dec 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News