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Colorado company fined $31K for fatal trench collapse

FORT COLLINS – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an excavation company for the deaths of two Colorado workers who were trapped for hours in a collapsed trench. ...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo company keeps 1,200 workers after buying 3 coal mines

BILLLINGS, Mont. – A Navajo Nation company says it will retain 1,200 employees at three coal mines in Wyoming and Montana that it bought through a bankruptcy auction. The announce...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man convicted of machete robbery gets 9 years

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – A New Mexico man convicted of robbing a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant with a machete in 2017 has been sentenced to nine years in prison. The Alamogordo Dail...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico considers fair-pay rules for college athletes

SANTA FE – A Republican state senator wants New Mexico to allow college athletes to receive paid endorsements. Senator and former University of New Mexico football player Mark Moo...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

New Mexico Bowl lands new sponsor with film ties

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Bowl has a new sponsor. DreamHouse has signed on for a multiyear sponsorship as part of an agreement with the bowl’s owner, ESPN Events. The deal with...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Lost California dog found in southern New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A lost dog who belonged to a Los Angeles-area family has been found in southern New Mexico followed a three-state journey. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, reports Be...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury acquits Denver sergeant of assaulting teen during chase

DENVER – A jury on Wednesday acquitted a Denver police officer accused of beating an unarmed 17-year-old with a metal baton, breaking the teen’s nose and one of his ankles. Sgt. J...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 Colorado ski resorts begin making snow in race to open 1st

DENVER – Two Colorado resorts are making snow, starting the race to become the first ski area to open for the season. The Denver Post reports Arapahoe Basin and Keystone starte...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oldest of Navajo Nation fairs runs through Sunday

SHIPROCK, N.M. – The oldest of several Navajo Nation fairs starts this week in Shiprock. The Northern Navajo Nation Fair features traditional dances and ceremony, art displays, ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Canadian ski cross racer dies after mountain bike accident

SQUAMISH, British Columbia – Canadian ski cross racer Mikayla Martin died Tuesday after a mountain bike accident in her hometown of Squamish. The 22-year-old Martin, the winner of...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

U.S. Air Force Academy’s oldest falcon mascot dies

AIR FORCE ACADEMY – A falcon that served as a mascot for the U.S. Air Force Academy for the past 23 years has died. The academy announced Aurora’s death Wednesday, saying she was ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado man sentenced to prison for bulldozing federal land

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for destroying 3 acres of federal land with a bulldozer. The Daily Sentinel reports that Rober...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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