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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...

Footage of fatal crash involving commuter train, car damaged

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities in Albuquerque may have hit a snag in their investigation into a fatal crash involving a commuter train and a car. The Albuquerque Journal reports camera...

Prosecutors reviewing report on death of Albuquerque inmate

ALBUQUERQUE – Prosecutors are reviewing a 155-page report detailing the criminal investigation into the death of an inmate at the Bernalillo County jail earlier this year. The Alb...

Man dies, wife injured in lightning strike on Colorado peak

DENVER – A Denver man has died after being struck by lightning while hiking on a Colorado peak. The Denver Post reports the 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife su...

Secret brand deodorant donates $529,000 to US women’s soccer

NEW YORK – Procter & Gamble, a sponsor of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, is now supporting its members’ fight for equal pay. The company, which supports U.S. soccer throug...

Rock climber dies after a 140-foot fall in Sandia Mountains

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a rock climber has died after falling about 140 feet in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. Bernalillo County Fire Department officials say sev...

Agreement calls for shield’s return to tribe in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – A settlement agreement filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico calls for a Paris auction house to return a ceremonial shield to a Native American tribe that considers it sac...

Hundreds of guns turned in during Albuquerque buyback event

ALBUQUERQUE – Hundreds of guns have been turned in to Albuquerque police during a gun buyback intended to help reduce gun violence in New Mexico’s most populous city. The Police D...

Colorado health officials issue Front Range pollution alert

DENVER – Health officials are warning of potentially unhealthy air pollution along Colorado’s Front Range this weekend because of high levels of ozone. The Colorado Department of ...

Barbie goes glam rock to honor David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust

NEW YORK – Barbie has been many things over the years. Now, she’s dressed as Ziggy Stardust. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s iconic “Space O...

Climber killed during descent from Colorado peak identified

ASPEN – Colorado authorities have released the identity of a man who fell to his death while descending from a mountain peak near Aspen. Pitkin County Coroner Steve Ayers said 61-...