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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

New Mexico town in oil boom to get new worker ‘camp’

JAL, N.M. – A small New Mexico town in the heart of the Permian Basin oil and gas boom is getting a new camp development to house oil workers. The Hobbs News-Sun reports Canada...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque faces ethics beef for pro-bond push on website

ALBUQUERQUE – A conservative-leaning group said it will file an ethics complaint against the city of Albuquerque for a pro-bond push posted on the city’s taxpayer-funded website. ...

DATE: Nov 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Audit: Poor management causes Colorado State Fair money loss

DENVER – The Colorado State Fair has lost money for 21 straight years and a state audit of the operation says it has not been managed strategically. Colorado Public Radio reports ...