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Federal land agency could bring more jobs to Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management has announced as many as 40 employees could be brought in to staff its new national headquarters in Colorado, bringing more jobs than originall...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman charged for being topless wins $50K settlement

LOVELAND – A Colorado woman charged with indecent exposure for playing Frisbee topless has won a $50,000 settlement in the wake of a federal appeals court ruling. The Loveland Rep...

DATE: Nov 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman says she cleaned up after boyfriend killed his fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK – A woman who was having an affair with a Colorado man charged in the beating death of his fiancee says she helped clean up the bloody aftermath before he burned the body. ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wife of Española city councilman is convicted of voter fraud

ALBUQUERQUE – The wife of Española City Councilor Robert Seeds has been found guilty of tampering in the 2016 election in which her husband won a District 4 seat by two votes. A R...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Not guilty plea for man transporting hemp

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Colorado man who was arrested in South Dakota after his load of hemp tested positive for THC, the component in marijuana that produces a high, has pleaded not guilty t...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man who tried to abduct Colorado girl sentenced to 25 years

AURORA – A Colorado judge has sentenced a sex offender who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl off an Aurora street last year to 25 years in prison. The Sentinel reports that a...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets

ANCHORAGE, Alaska â€“ What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of their ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Bennet signs up for New Hampshire primary

CONCORD, N.H. – Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado says he’s counting on New Hampshire voters once again to upset conventional wisdom in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary....

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico voters approve $14M for homeless shelter

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A New Mexico mayor has prioritized a new centralized homeless shelter to replace an existing facility after residents voted to approve the project. The Albuquer...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Girlfriend testifies at trial of man in death of his fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK – A woman who was having an affair with a Colorado man accused of beating his fiancee to death and burning her body testified Wednesday that he called her on Thanksgiving Day a...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Legislators revisit landmark energy law for New Mexico

SANTA FE – A landmark energy law designed to wean a sun-drenched state off coal-fired electricity and boost renewable power has not gone as planned for legislators who brokered a deal betwee...

DATE: Nov 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force-New Mexico football postponed after player’s death

ALBUQUERQUE — The football game between Air Force and New Mexico scheduled for this weekend was postponed following the death of a Lobos defensive lineman. Air Force will travel t...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports