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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

Santa Fe launching new tourism campaign aimed at ‘emotions’

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s capital is launching a new tourism campaign aimed at convincing potential visitors that the city will give them an “emotional experience.” The Santa Fe ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Veterans worker in Colorado pleads guilty to taking bribes

DENVER –A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee in Colorado has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for rigging federal contracts. The Denver Post repo...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News