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U.S. long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 3.64%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week following a sharp rise the week before, making September the most volatile month for the key 30-year loan since March. Mo...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Air Force wants to continue recovery training in Southwest

TUCSON, Ariz. â€“ The U.S. Air Force wants to use 179 public and private properties across the Southwest for training on recovering personnel such as downed pilots. Davis-Monthan ...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DEA: New Mexico police employee may have tipped trafficker

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Federal officials say one or more employees for a northern New Mexico police department may have tried to help a suspected drug trafficker. The Las Vegas Opti...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Six forests halt tree-cutting activities due to order on owls

ALBUQUERQUE – Six national forests in New Mexico and Arizona have suspended firewood collection permit sales, timber sales, thinning and prescribed burns because of a federal court order rel...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

One of three units at coal-fired Navajo Generating Station closes

LECHEE, Ariz. – One of three generating units at a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation has closed. The 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station near Page is scheduled to c...

DATE: Sep 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man dies after swarm of wasps attacks, stings him

ROSWELL, N.M. – New Mexico authorities say a man who was trying to pull out an old tree on his property has died after a swarm of wasps attacked and stung him. The Chaves County s...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health agency: Alcohol-related deaths increase in New Mexico

SANTA FE â€“ State health officials said alcohol-related deaths are up in New Mexico. The Department of Health said 1,544 New Mexicans died from alcohol-related causes in 2018, up...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No serious injuries in Colorado school bus accident

BRIGHTON – Six high school students and two adults were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of injuries after the school bus they were in overturned on a road in suburban Denv...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah county to pay $2.6M settlement to Navajo Nation

SALT LAKE CITY – County officials in Utah have agreed to pay $2.6 million to the Navajo Nation after a voting rights case that reconfigured voting districts. The San Juan County C...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dern, Neill, Goldblum to return for ‘Jurassic World 3’

NEW YORK – Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill will reprise their “Jurassic Park” roles in the upcoming “Jurassic World 3.” Their castings were announced Tuesday night by exec...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Denver agrees to give notice before removing homeless camps

DENVER – The city of Denver has agreed to provide notice before removing homeless encampments and take steps to improve conditions for homeless people. Denverite reported Monday t...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder county commissioners plan to appeal fracking cases

BOULDER – Boulder County commissioners said they intend to appeal a Colorado district court decision dismissing the county’s legal claims against an oil and gas drill company. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News