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Pilot disorientation blamed in fatal crash near Denver

DENVER – Federal investigators have determined that pilot disorientation in difficult weather conditions likely was the cause of a fatal small plane crash last year near Denver. ...

New Mexico tribe to get more federal disaster help

SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. – Federal officials say a New Mexico tribe will see an increase in federal disaster aid as it continues to recover from flooding that occurred several years ago. ...

Woman killed by SWAT officers in northern Colorado

LOVELAND – Authorities in northern Colorado said police shot and killed a woman at the scene of a suspected homicide. Loveland police said members of its SWAT team entered the b...

Christian Pulisic to miss latest callup for USMNT due to injury

Midfielder Michael Bradley will also miss Nation League games

Attorney General Barr plans N.M. visit to tout fugitive arrests

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to promote a crime-fighting initiative Tuesday in New Mexico as the state struggles to curb some of the highest property and violent cr...

Secrecy shrouds talks on New Mexico’s methane emissions

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been outspoken about cracking down on methane emissions, but the advisory panel tasked with creating recommendations is meeting behind c...

Man dies after officer-involved shooting in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD – Lakewood police say a man was fatally shot by an officer after refusing the officer’s repeated commands to drop a handgun during an attempt to take him into custody. Ag...

2 Colorado counties slow to comply with accessibility rules

COLORADO SPRINGS – Disability advocates say two Colorado counties are far behind in efforts to become fully compatible with public accessibility regulations. The Gazette repo...

New Mexico: More wells needed to gauge uranium plumes

MILAN, N.M. – More wells are needed to measure uranium plumes in a major aquifer in western New Mexico, state environmental officials said The state Environment Department is aski...

Release of suspect in Albuquerque girl’s death draws protest

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge’s decision to release a defendant charged in the 2016 killing of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl is drawing outrage. More than a hundred people protested down...

New Mexico Supreme Court asked to review lawyer’s 2010 death

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a prominent Albuquerque attorney found dead in her home in 2010 wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to review the case. Mary Han was found dead of carbo...

6 fatal accidents on Colorado state roads this past weekend

DENVER – The Colorado State Patrol says six people died in six separate accidents on state roads over a 12-hour period this past weekend. Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the stat...