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Unknown illness hits a second western Colorado school

GRAND JUNCTION – Another western Colorado school is getting a thorough cleaning after a number of its students got sick. School district spokeswoman Emily Shockley told The Daily ...

District: ‘Mistake’ to ask student to remove flag from car

HOBBS, N.M. – A New Mexico school district has apologized because administrative staff asked a high school student to remove a U.S. flag from his car on Veterans Day. Hobbs Munici...

Inmate: Man accused of killing fiancee wanted witness dead

CRIPPLE CREEK – Testimony in the trial of a Colorado rancher accused of beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat wrapped up Friday with allegations from a jail inmate who said he was...

Volunteer firefighters accused of misusing fuel card

AZTEC – Authorities in New Mexico’s San Juan County said two volunteer firefighters have been arrested and accused of misusing a fuel card intended for fire department vehicles. T...

Mosque threat suspect believed armed with airsoft rifle

DENVER – Police believe a man accused of threatening people outside a Denver mosque was armed with a BB gun. In a report released Friday, Denver police said a search connected t...

University in New Mexico proposes cultural resources degree

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – New Mexico Highlands University said it is developing a special anthropology master’s degree program focused on cultural resource management. If approved by high...

Police: Body in concrete found at homicide scene

DENVER – Police officials said they’ve located a body covered in concrete in the basement of an Adams County home after arresting a resident there for investigation of first-degree murder. ...

Trial date postponed in drunken driving case against senator

SANTA FE – A November trail date is being postponed for a New Mexico state senator charged with drunken driving in connection with a car crash. Court records on Friday showed that...

9-year-old boy catches massive blue catfish in New Mexico

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. – He caught a fish “this” big. No, really. A 9-year-old New Mexico boy landed a 42-pound blue catfish Sunday evening while fishing in the Elephant Butte Reser...

Police find 26 children behind false wall at Colorado day care

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police who went to a day care after receiving complaints that the business was housing more children than its license allowed say they found 26 children behind a false wal...

Border Patrol agent shoots Russian man in Arizona

LUKEVILLE, Ariz. – The U.S. Border Patrol says an agent shot and wounded a Russian man suspected of crossing the border illegally in Arizona. The agency said Friday the man was ...

New Mexico sees third suspected case of botulism in 2019

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials are investigating the third suspected case of botulism this year. The department said Friday that a patient hospitalized in Albuquerque...