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Rockies focused on rebound, not future of Nolan Arenado

Arenado’s future not on minds of front office leaders

Trailblazer of New Mexico chile industry to be honored

ALBUQUERQUE – A researcher seen as a pioneer of New Mexico’s chile pepper industry is being honored by the National Agricultural Center. The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday...

Mom sentenced in deaths of 2 girls banished by doomsday cult in Norwood

TELLURIDE – A Colorado woman has received life in prison without parole in the deaths of her daughters who were banished to a car without food or water by members of a doomsday religious gro...

Denver OK’s settlement with journalist detained by police

DENVER – Denver’s city council has approved a $50,000 settlement with a journalist who was handcuffed and detained by police after she photographed them standing around a naked, handcuffed m...

New Mexico streamlines requirements for state ID cards

SANTA FE – New application rules for driver’s licenses are going into effect in New Mexico that relax identification requirements in some instances. Requirements were streamlined ...

Colorado SWAT officer won’t face charges in fatal shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado court has exonerated a police officer in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old domestic violence suspect. The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office r...

Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument to allow e-bikes on roads

JENSEN, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument is the latest National Park Service land in Utah permitting electronic bicycles. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Tuesday that e-bikes w...

Colorado city lawmakers raise tobacco purchasing age to 21

DENVER – Denver City Council has unanimously voted to ban the sale of nicotine vaporizers and other tobacco products to people younger than 21. Denver policymakers have also banne...

Colorado newspaper sues university for job finalists’ names

BOULDER – A Colorado newspaper said it has filed a lawsuit seeking the names of finalists in the University of Colorado’s search for a new president of the system. The Boulder ...

Youths seek emergency climate declaration in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Youth activists want the state of New Mexico to declare a climate emergency and do more to end dependence on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. Organizers ...

New Mexico GOP lawmakers: Firewood ban will be devastating

SANTA FE – New Mexico Republican lawmakers say a federal court decision that halts firewood gathering and other forest projects will have devastating consequences. The 21 legislat...

7 mumps cases reported at New Mexico’s Torrance County jail

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating seven mumps cases at the Torrance County Detention Facility. Other details about the mumps cases at the jail weren’...