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Polis: Colorado reinsurance will slash health premiums

DENVER – Colorado health insurance premiums on the individual market set up under the Affordable Care Act could drop markedly next year once the federal government approves a state reinsuran...

FBI: Body found in trunk of burning car in New Mexico

CHURCH ROCK, N.M. – Authorities say a body has been found in the trunk of a burning car in northwestern New Mexico. The FBI says the body and burning car found Monday in an isol...

Phoenix could reach hottest temperature of the year

PHOENIX – Phoenix braced Tuesday for what could be the city’s hottest day so far this year, with temperatures potentially topping out at 115 degrees. The mercury already reached 1...

Colorado confirms more than 2 dozen cases of animal virus

DENVER – Colorado officials are asking ranchers to report sick animals after a disease that primarily affects horses and cattle has been confirmed in the state. The state Departme...

Colorado’s Yampa River opens for commercial tubing season

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Conditions on a Colorado river are meeting standards for commercial tubing companies to open their doors for the first time this summer. Steamboat Pilot & T...

$5K reward offered for information about Farmington church arson

FARMINGTON – Federal authorities have announced a $5,000 reward for information about those responsible for a church fire in New Mexico. The Farmington Daily Times reported M...

Man accused of deadly I-40 shooting surrenders to police

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a man accused of a deadly shooting on Interstate 40 in Albuquerque has surrendered to police. Albuquerque police arrested 51-year-old Donald Durquett...

Enrollment increase for New Mexico medical pot program

SANTA FE – Patient enrollment in the state’s medical marijuana program has increased by nearly 10% since the start of the year. Medical marijuana provider Ultra Health on Monday h...

Man facing up to decade in prison in fatal New Mexico crash

ALBUQUERQUE – A Sanostee man has pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in a fatal car crash last year in New Mexico and is facing up to 10 years in prison. ...

Longtime Navajo Nation lawmaker resigns, citing health

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A longtime Navajo Nation lawmaker has resigned, citing health reasons. Nelson S. BeGaye made the announcement Monday in an emotional speech at the start of th...

New Mexico AG draws fire for working with NYU energy center

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is drawing criticism for employing two lawyers funded by a New York University center that promotes clean energy and environmental laws...

Man sentenced for having banned animals for Colorado hunts

GRAND JUNCTION – A man has been sentenced for possessing prohibited, non-native sheep at his private hunting ranch in Colorado. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Sat...