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Semitrailer driver dead after colliding with freight train

PEETZ – The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing in Logan County near th...

Health officials: Screening more pregnant women for syphilis

SANTA FE – State health officials are ordering physicians and other medical professionals in New Mexico to step up screening of pregnant women for syphilis. A statewide public hea...

New Mexico court case against a Texas judge dismissed

SANTA FE – The case against a Texas judge accused of driving under the influence was dismissed by a judge in New Mexico. Deputies from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office arreste...

Wildlife officials find evidence of wolves in Colorado

DENVER – Wildlife officials have discovered evidence of wolves living in northwestern Colorado after hunters reported a suspected pack and residents found a scavenged elk carcass. ...

No. 1 LSU faces No. 3 Clemson for national championship

What: College Football Playoff national championship: No. 3 Clemson (14-0) vs. No. 1 LSU (14-0) in New Orleans When: 6:15 p.m., Monday TV: ESPN ...

Teenager Evenepoel to make his Grand Tour debut at Giro

BRUSSELS – Belgian teenager Remco Evenepoel, one of the most promising cyclists of his generation, will make his Grand Tour debut at the Giro d’Italia. Evenepoel won five races du...

Long-term mortgage rates fall

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors toward the safety of Treasur...

Colorado doctor pleads guilty for filming boys’ exams

DENVER – A Colorado doctor who pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge for secretly filming boys’ medical exams faces between 15 and 30 years in prison, federal authorities said Friday....

Federal charges filed against man accused in woman’s death

ROSWELL, N.M. – A Roswell man accused of killing the mother of his 3-year-old son before fleeing with the boy is now facing federal charges. The FBI said it has issued an arrest w...

Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

SANTA MONICA, California – Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67. His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement...

Judge sentences man for killing U.S. Army officer for ‘fun’

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado judge on Friday sentenced a man to 74 years in prison for the shooting death of a U.S. Army officer, a killing the judge said was committed at random and for “f...

New Mexico health officials report first child flu death

SANTA FE – Health officials in New Mexico have confirmed the first death of a child because of the flu this season. The state Health Department said the 1-year-old boy from Roosev...