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Western New Mexico county developing DWI drug court

GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico county is developing a new court aimed at helping people convicted of drunken driving and drug offenses, officials announced. McKinley County M...

Two found dead in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park

ESTES PARK – Two people were found dead in Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado, park officials said. Park Rangers had been notified about a suicidal person Frid...

Fertility doc responds after being sued for using own sperm

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado fertility doctor who is being sued for allegedly using his own sperm to impregnate several women said the women don’t have a legal complaint because they requeste...

Colorado’s December unemployment rate a historic low of 2.5%

DENVER – Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to a historic low of 2.5% in December, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said. ...

Navajo Nation purchases land that includes gravel pit

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation has purchased 1,250 acres of land that includes a gravel pit the tribe plans to use to obtain sand and gravel for roadwork and other projects. ...

Curtoni leads Italian sweep at downhill, Mikaela Shiffrin 4th

BANSKO, Bulgaria – Elena Curtoni led an Italian sweep of the podium at a women’s World Cup downhill on Saturday for her first career victory, while Mikaela Shiffrin placed fourth. ...

Mayer delights Austrian crowd with Kitzbuehel downhill victory

KITZBUEHEL, Austria – For the second time in two days at the 80th Hahnenkamm races, Matthias Mayer spread his arms and bent over backward in celebration. While his leading time in...

Mountain-man shooting event grows in northern Utah

LOGAN, Utah – A northern Utah event straight out of the Old West is attracting more people with its mountain-man appeal, organizers said. About 50 people gathered in Blacksmith Fo...

Parts of Phoenix airport briefly evacuated; flights delayed

PHOENIX – Hundreds of travelers were temporarily evacuated from parts of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport on Friday after American Airlines called police to deal with a disruptive female passenger...

Man makes plea deal in connection with kidnapping, slaying

ALBUQUERQUE – A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap in a case that involved the death of a man and the kidnapping of his friend, the Chase Smothermon’s gui...

Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico expands land holdings

JEMEZ SPRINGS, N.M. – A national preserve in northern New Mexico that is sometimes referred to as the “Yellowstone of the Southwest” has added another piece of property to its land holdings ...

Scientist pleads guilty to lying about China contact

ALBUQUERQUE – A scientist who once worked at a U.S. laboratory in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to lying about his involvement with a Chinese government technology program. Turab ...