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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...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies, wife injured in lightning strike on Colorado peak

DENVER â€“ 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...

DATE: Jul 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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...

DATE: Jul 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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 ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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-...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man pleads guilty in theft of thousands of pills

DENVER – Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Colorado pharmacy including opioid pills valued at more than $18,000. U.S. Attorney Jason D...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A-Basin opens terrain park to skiers, snowboarders

FRISCO â€“ Arapahoe Basin Ski Area has opened its terrain park to skiers and snowboarders for another summer weekend. The Summit Daily reports that the ski area along the Conti...

DATE: Jul 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News