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New Mexico man who killed family to be sentenced

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man who shot and killed his parents and three young siblings when he was a teenager is scheduled to be sentenced. Nehemiah Griego will appear Tuesday in...

DATE: Oct 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police seek man who started fire at northern Colorado church

BOULDER – Police are looking for a man who started a fire that caused more than $5,000 in damage at a church in northern Colorado. The Boulder Daily Camera reports the man brok...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cycling great Eddy Merckx hospitalized after bike crash

BRUSSELS – A Belgian newspaper reported Monday that cycling great Eddy Merckx sustained head injuries in a crash while bike riding with friends. The Het Nieuwsblad newspaper said ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former contractor gets 20 years in prison for stealing $150K

GREELEY – A former contractor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing about $150,000 from more than a dozen clients in northern Colorado. Jamie Bock, who was convict...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Northern Colorado student tried to bite officer

GREELEY – Authorities say a University of Northern Colorado student was arrested for trying to bite a Greeley police officer in the groin. The Greeley Tribune reports 19-year-o...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Woman steals from liquor store with kids in tow

DENVER – Denver police are looking for a woman they say stole money from a liquor store with two young children in tow. Investigators say the woman, who has not been identified, e...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado regulators planning ban on cannabis vape additives

DENVER – Colorado marijuana regulators are finalizing a ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products in response to the spread of a lung disease linked to e-cigarettes and marijuana va...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

England’s Euro qualifier in Bulgaria marred by racist abuse

SOFIA, Bulgaria – England’s Football Association called on UEFA to take “very stringent” action after the country’s European Championship qualifier against Bulgaria was stopped twice in the ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Albuquerque police fatally shoot suspect in domestic dispute

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Albuquerque police say a SWAT team shot and killed an armed suspect in a domestic dispute who was holed up in his apartment. The Albuquerque Journal reports tha...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 San Juan County, N.M., men accused in arson, insurance fraud case

FARMINGTON – Two men from San Juan County are accused of committing arson and insurance fraud while allegedly setting up another man to take the fall. County sheriff’s officials s...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire prompts new evacuations in south-central Colorado

SALIDA â€“ An active wildfire burning in a rural area of south-central Colorado has prompted new evacuations in Chaffee and Fremont counties. The new evacuations Sunday included t...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Colorado soldier sentenced to life for fatal shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former soldier who was stationed at Colorado’s Fort Carson has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting in a nearby community. The Gazette rep...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News