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Demonstrators protest land leaders at new Colorado location

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado demonstrators have welcomed the new Bureau of Land Management headquarters in opposition of the acting department director as his appointment was extended. ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 teens arrested in death of missing person in Aurora

AURORA – A 15-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man reported missing earlier in the week, Aurora police...

DATE: Jan 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen pleads not guilty in fatal Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK – A teenager charged with first-degree murder and other charges in a school shooting that killed one student and injured eight others pleaded not guilty Thursday. Devo...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico now considering energy efficiency of office space

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico is now considering the energy efficiency of buildings when leasing office space. The General Services Department made the announcement Tuesday, ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$8B needed in transportation repairs on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Transportation officials for the Navajo Nation have reported it would take 116 years and $7.9 billion to meet current infrastructure needs. Officials from the...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Leader of armed border group pleads guilty to gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE – The leader of an armed group that detained asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border has pleaded guilty in New Mexico to a federal firearms charge. Larry M...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bowl Roundup: No. 7 Oregon beats No. 11 Wisconsin in epic Rose Bowl

PASADENA, Calif. – Justin Herbert scored his third rushing touchdown of the 106th Rose Bowl on a thrilling 30-yard run with 7:41 to play Wednesday night, and No. 7 Oregon held off No. 11 Wis...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Northern New Mexico state park open to ice fishing

EAGLE NEST, N.M. â€“ Officials with the New Mexico State Parks Division said Eagle Nest is now open to ice fishing. Current measurements indicate that ice thickness at the norther...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor gives state workers paid parental leave

SANTA FE – Thousands of employees of state agencies overseen by the governor will be eligible for paid maternity and paternity leave for the first time, under an executive order announced Tu...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Town sent $1M to scammers posing as Colorado company

ERIE â€“ Officials in Colorado have reported the town of Erie fell victim to financial fraud after sending more than $1 million to scammers posing as the construction company that built the ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico church sues U.S. over religious discrimination

SANTA FE – The New Mexico branch of a church that uses hallucinogenic tea as a sacrament is suing the federal government for failing to process immigration documents for one of its religious...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Justin Bieber to launch docu-series on YouTube in January

Justin Bieber is launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music more than a decade ago. YouTube a...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music