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Albuquerque breaks Thanksgiving Day snowfall record

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city has set a record for snowfall on Thanksgiving Day. The National Weather Service says 3.1 inches were recorded at the Albuquerque airport Th...

DATE: Nov 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado authorities release hold on house of woman killed

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado authorities have released a hold on a Woodland Park town house after a jury convicted a man for killing its resident and the mother of his daughter. Th...

DATE: Nov 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police to crack down on DWI in December

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico State Police officers will be watching for drunken drivers throughout the month of December. State officials this week announced the sobriety checkpoints ...

DATE: Nov 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charter bus driver faces charge in Colorado accident

COLORADO SPRINGS – A man is facing charges after the charter bus he was driving flipped over on an icy highway in southern Colorado, injuring some of the 48 passengers on board. C...

DATE: Nov 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BioPark Zoo, garden to open later on Friday because of weather

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials say the ABQ BioPark Zoo, Aquarium and Botanic Garden will open later than usual on Black Friday. The city of Albuquerque said the BioPark facil...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury clears match commander in Hillsborough soccer disaster

PRESTON, England – The man in control of police operations at the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium tragedy was cleared by a jury on Thursday of gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Charter bus passengers injured in Colorado accident

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ A charter bus carrying at least 50 people rolled over on a slick highway in southern Colorado early Thursday, injuring some of the passengers. The Colorado St...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation to convert methane into hydrogen

SALT LAKE CITY – The Navajo Nation announced this week it has signed a contract with renewable energy companies to convert methane from its oil-producing operations in Utah into eco-friendly...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man gets more than two years in Delaware swatting case

WILMINGTON, Del. – A New Mexico man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for making bomb threats against an elementary school and a Walmart in southern Delaware. Th...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Public land considered for New Mexico cemetery expansion

SOCORRO, N.M. – A small parcel of public land would be used for the expansion of a cemetery in central New Mexico under a proposal being considered by federal land managers. The B...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First Hispanic woman to serve as U.S. ambassador dies

ALBUQUERQUE – The first Hispanic woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador has died. Mari-Luci Jaramillo died Nov. 20 in Albuquerque. She was 91. Jaramillo had served as amba...

DATE: Nov 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Elevated benzene chemical level measured at Colorado school

GREELEY â€“ Colorado health officials have announced plans for further testing after an air monitoring lab measured an elevated level of benzene above federal guidelines at a Greeley school....

DATE: Nov 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News