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Police investigate body found in suitcase in dumpster

PUEBLO – Police in southern Colorado are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase in the trash. Pueblo police released surveillance video from early T...

New Mexico man in baby shooting may get plea deal

GALLUP, N.M. – A New Mexico man who reportedly admitted to accidentally shooting an infant girl and trying to arrange the killing of the baby’s mother may be near a plea agreement. ...

O’Keeffe Museum wins grant for ‘Spring’ conservation

SANTA FE – The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum has won a grant from Bank of America that will support conservation of the artist’s pivotal painting titled “Spring.” In addition to support...

3 men, 1 boy indicted in slayings of 2 Albuquerque teenagers

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say three men and a 15-year-old boy have been indicted in the slayings of two Albuquerque teenagers near Rio Rancho last year. Bernalillo County prosec...

Colorado woman indicted in attempted sale of 1920s fetuses

CAñON CITY – A Colorado woman suspected of trying to sell three human fetuses from the 1920s and a fetal skeleton online has been indicted in California on charges of violating a U.S. law pr...

Man who killed Utah student sentenced for Colorado killing

DENVER – A man who was previously convicted of fatally shooting a University of Utah student has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a Colorado man. Austin...

Colorado pot grower loses 20,000 plants to early snow, cold

DENVER – A Colorado marijuana grower has lost about 20,000 plants worth millions of dollars because of an early winter storm and says the impact is expected affect the state’s legal pot supp...

Police: Ex-newspaper carrier stole newspapers, money

GALLUP, N.M. – A former newspaper carrier in western New Mexico is facing charges after authorities say he pocketed payments and traded newspapers for personal gain. The Gallup ...

Colorado city voters to receive new ballots to correct error

DENVER – A Colorado county election official says new ballots will be mailed to voters to replace inaccurate ballots that were distributed in one city. The Denver Post reports t...

Hotel ousts singer Gretchen Wilson following noise complaint

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Country music star Gretchen Wilson, whose hit song, “Here for the Party,” features the lyrics, “And I ain’t leaving till they throw me out,” was ousted from a New Mexico h...

Planned burn turned wildfire causes evacuations in Colorado

FORT COLLINS – Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that began as a controlled burn and is now threatening about 50 homes in northern Colorado. Residents were ordered to...

Conservationists seek protection of California Joshua trees

LOS ANGELES – The western Joshua tree needs protection under the California Endangered Species Act because of threats from climate change and habitat destruction, the Center for Biological D...