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Man dies in fire at Loveland Fine Arts Gallery in Colorado

LOVELAND â€“ A fire at an arts gallery in west Loveland left one person dead and another injured, said a Colorado fire official. The fire at the Loveland Fine Arts Gallery was rep...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Suspect killed New Mexico man to impress cartel

HOBBS, N.M. â€“ A southeastern New Mexico man reportedly says he wanted to prove himself to a Mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man last week. The H...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hearing about medical pot for ailing pets delayed in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A pubic hearing has been delayed on a petition to open up New Mexico’s medical marijuana program to ailing pets. New Mexico’s medical cannabis advisory board declined t...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Thistlewood’s 3 lifts CSU past South Dakota State

Rams host Colorado on Friday

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

‘Olympic City’ sign defaced in protest about police shooting

The “Olympic City USA’’ sign that greets drivers on Interstate 25 entering Colorado Springs has been vandalized with a reference to a teenager who was shot and killed by police last summer. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Agency halts monitoring of university on sexual misconduct

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its monitoring of the University of New Mexico’s compliance with a 2016 agreement on prevention and its handling of sexual assault and ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico considers medical marijuana for ailing pets

SANTA FE – New Mexico is considering whether ailing household pets should have access to medical marijuana prescribed by veterinarians. The state’s medical cannabis advisory board...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque breaks homicide record amid worries over crime

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city has broken its modern homicide record amid increasing concerns about violent crime and recent questions about how officials were calculating crime sta...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Scientist: Complaints about rodent infestation led to firing

SOCORRO, N.M. – A New Mexico scientist says she was fired from a New Mexico Tech lab job after complaining about a rodent infestation. Chemical engineer Glenanne Johnson was termi...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit: New Mexico officer mistakenly fired gun during stop

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Two New Mexico men say a Las Cruces police officer accidentally shot at them during a routine traffic stop and unlawfully held them for three hours. A civil rig...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University to end funding for Colorado student news outlet

DENVER – The University of Colorado Boulder’s media college announced Monday that it will stop funding its student-run news outlet. The Denver Post reports the university plans...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

35% of Colorado high school students earning college credit

DENVER – Colorado education officials say students are earning college credit while still studying for their high school diplomas. The Colorado Sun reports that about 35% of publi...

DATE: Dec 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News