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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

Colorado sports betting measure still up for grabs

DENVER – Election officials are still tallying votes on a ballot measure that would legalize sports betting in Colorado. Votes for Proposition DD gained a slight lead over No vote...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Family: France’s Catherine Deneuve hospitalized with stroke

PARIS – French cinematic icon Catherine Deneuve has had a mild stroke while filming her latest movie, her family said. Denueve’s family said in a statement released Wednesday that...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

2 dead, 14 injured during Navajo ceremony in New Mexico

ALAMO, N.M. â€“ Navajo authorities confirmed two people died and 14 others were injured during a traditional religious ceremony. KOAT-TV reports Christina Tsosie with the Navajo P...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado biologist gets probation for selling bobcat pelts

GRAND JUNCTION – A former U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist who pleaded guilty to selling Colorado bobcat pelts to fur traders has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pa...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Liberal Tucson, Arizona rejects plan to be sanctuary city

TUCSON, Ariz. – After Arizona passed a law that required local police to check the immigration status of people suspected to be in the country illegally, the state’s second-largest city want...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New program seeks to lure nurses in New Mexico rural areas

ALBUQUERQUE – Presbyterian Healthcare Services and the University of New Mexico are teaming to lure nurses into some of the state’s most rural areas. The Albuquerque Journal re...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico football team mourns death of 21-year-old player

ALBUQUERQUE – A 21-year-old defensive lineman at New Mexico has died, coach Bob Davie said Tuesday. The university’s announcement about Nahje Flowers didn’t provide a cause or oth...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Radek Faksa scores twice, Stars beat Avalanche

DALLAS – Radek Faksa scored two goals off rebounds and the Dallas Stars won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Tuesday night. Jason Dickins...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado woman arrested in 1996 death of newborn

FORT COLLINS – A woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the 1996 death of a newborn girl whose body was found in a garbage bag weighed down with rocks in a northern Colorado reservoir...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Inmate awaiting mental health treatment dies in Aspen jail

ASPEN – Authorities are investigating the suicide of a jail inmate in Aspen awaiting mental health treatment. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said 64-year-old Jillian White was...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News