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Doctor fired over aid-in-dying lawsuit has new job

DENVER – A Colorado doctor fired by a Christian hospital company after trying to help a terminally ill man obtain drugs to hasten his death has a new job with a community health center. ...

Police: Officers fatally shoot man during confrontation

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police said officers fatally shot a man who confronted them during a traffic stop after a carjacking attempt. Police said the man shot Friday night was a...

Auditor probes travel expenses of Cowboys for Trump founder

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – New Mexico’s Democratic state auditor is investigating a county’s travel reimbursement to one of its commissioners who founded the group Cowboys for Trump. The ...

Construction worker suffers fatal injuries in hit-and-run

PUEBLO – A highway construction worker who was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 15 in Pueblo has died of his injuries. The 31-year-old man was hit late on Oct. 16. Pue...

New Mexico signs on to bolster outdoor recreation industry

SANTA FE – New Mexico has joined a dozen other states in committing to advance principles aimed at bolstering outdoor recreation. The state’s new director of outdoor recreation, A...

Eyes in the sky: NYC outdoor viewing deck is 100 stories high

NEW YORK – Thrill-seeking visitors at New York’s Hudson Yards will be able to catch expansive views from a 100-story-high outdoor observation deck early next year. Hudson Yards Ex...

New Mexico rejoins pact to restore Mexican gray wolves

SANTA FE – New Mexico wildlife officials are rejoining direct efforts to manage endangered Mexican gray wolf populations in cooperation with the federal government and states including Ari...

Mikaela Shiffrin voted skier of the year by journalists

SOELDEN, Austria – Three-time overall World Cup champion Mikaela Shiffrin has been voted skier of the year for 2019, beating last year’s winner Marcel Hirscher in the vote by the internation...

Colorado investigating its first potential vaping death

DENVER – Colorado health authorities have started an investigation into what could be the first vaping-related death in the state. The Denver Post reported Thursday that the ...

Detainees threaten self-harm in New Mexico detention center

ALBUQUERQUE – Immigrant advocates and lawyers in New Mexico said multiple asylum-seekers from Cuba have tried to kill themselves and staged sit-ins after being detained by U.S. Immigration a...

LGBTQ group endorses New Mexico congressional candidate

SANTA FE – A national organization devoted to electing LGBTQ candidates to public office has endorsed an openly gay contender in the race for New Mexico’s northern congressional district. ...

Kansas becomes eighth state to report livestock disease

GOODLAND, Kan. – A disease that causes blister-like sores on the mouths of horses and other livestock has spread to Kansas, marking the eighth state where it has been detected. Th...