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Colorado State hits 19 3-pointers, beats New Mexico

FORT COLLINS — Isaiah Stevens scored 19 points, and Colorado State made a program-record 19 3-pointers in a 105-72 victory over New Mexico on Wednesday night. The Rams finished ...

Demi Lovato to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

NEW YORK – Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl. NFL and Fox on Thursday announced the performance, which will take place ahe...

Navajo Nation to lower flags in honor of tribal lawmaker

GALLUP, N.M. – A former Navajo Nation Council delegate is being remembered for his years of public service and inspiration to others. Tribal officials said a funeral for John Pe...

Family sues after deputies shoot mentally ill woman 20 times

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a New Mexico woman fatally shot more than 20 times by sheriff’s deputies is suing. KOB-TV reports the family of Elisha Lucero has filed a wrongful deat...

Roswell police: Crime suspect killed himself during search

ROSWELL, N.M. – A crime suspect who allegedly fired at Rowsell police later fatally shot himself while he was the subject of a search, the Police Department said. The man fired at...

San Juan County, N.M., jail bans on-site visits, offers video chats

FARMINGTON – A northwestern New Mexico jail is no longer allowing family and friends to speak to detainees on site and will now offer only off-site phone or online video chats. Th...

Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity

NEW YORK – Stephen King says he cares only about “quality,” not “diversity” when deciding on awards. Some are asking why he thinks the two must be different. “I would never consid...

Man sentenced for Colorado veterans affairs bribery scheme

DENVER – A businessman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official in Colorado, court records ...

Denver park where homeless people camp closed because of rats

DENVER – A park across from the state Capitol where homeless people have been camping was shut down Wednesday because officials say it has become infested with rats. More than 30 ...

Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall

FORT WORTH, Texas – Meat Loaf has filed a lawsuit against a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and organizers of a horror convention held there, blaming them for negligence whe...

Teen brothers killed in head-on crash in Santa Fe County

SANTA FE – Two teenage brothers were killed Tuesday in a head-on crash in rural Santa Fe County as they drove to Moriarity for school activities, the county Sheriff’s Office said. ...

Superintendent of troubled Española schools steps down

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A superintendent of a New Mexico school district plagued by a teacher shortage is stepping down. Española Public Schools superintendent Bobbie Gutierrez announced...