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Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy sentenced for fatal crash

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former sheriff’s deputy in El Paso County has been sentenced to 60 days in jail or on work release for a July 2018 chain-reaction crash that killed an elderly couple and...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ed McCaffrey hired as Northern Colorado head football coach

Former Broncos great goes from high school to college ranks

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Front Range avalanche warning as storm system approaches

DENVER – Two rounds of heavy snowfall will increase backcountry avalanche danger in many regions of Colorado through the weekend. That’s the word from the Colorado Avalanche Infor...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe City Council moves forward with plans for $20M pipeline

SANTA FE – City officials in New Mexico have approved a proposed project to design and construct a $20 million pipeline that would funnel treated wastewater back into the Rio Grande River de...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stolen pit bull to make cross-country trip back home

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – A pit bull that was stolen from its owner in Montana and taken across the country to West Virginia is on its way back home, thanks to a microchip and a group of voluntee...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man who started Colorado wildfire ‘out of rage’ sentenced

FORT COLLINS – A 34-year-old Colorado man accused of starting a wildfire near Fort Collins “out of rage and resentment” last September pleaded guilty to an arson charge and was given a defer...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado officer keeps job after drinking on duty

AURORA – A TV station said a suburban Denver police officer remains on the job after he was found passed out in a department vehicle after drinking on duty. Citing an internal pol...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico tribes get $36M for affordable housing projects

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Several Native American tribes in New Mexico will share more than $36 million in federal funding for affordable housing projects. The U.S. Housing and Urban Develo...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman accidentally calls DA investigator, gets needed walker

ALBUQUERQUE – An 84-year-old New Mexico woman’s misdial meant for a medical supply store went to an investigator in a district attorney’s office – and led to a new walker. KOB-TV ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico principal arrested in alleged baseball bat attack

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A New Mexico middle school principal is facing charges after police said he threatened his brother with a baseball bat during a drunken brawl. Las Vegas Middle S...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal re-designates monument as New Mexico national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A bill has included language to redesignate a national monument in New Mexico that could now become the state’s next national park. The National Defense Authoriza...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rockies, Oberg agree to 3-year deal

SAN DIEGO – Right-hander Scott Oberg and the Colorado Rockies agreed Wednesday to a $13 million, three-year contract with a club option for 2023 that could make the deal worth $21 million ov...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports