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Northern Arizona football player found dead in home

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona University officials say a football player has died. The school’s athletics department said in a statement Monday that senior offensive lineman...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado Springs zoo welcomes 6-foot-tall baby giraffe

COLORADO SPRINGS – A giraffe herd at a Colorado Springs zoo has welcomed its 16th member after the birth of a calf. The 10-year-old reticulated giraffe named Msitu gave birth Satu...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State senator misses committee meeting after DWI arrest

SANTA FE – A New Mexico state senator charged with drunken driving has missed a legislative hearing in Santa Fe for a committee that he chairs. Sen. Richard Martinez, a Democrat f...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California man dies in rafting accident in northwestern Colorado

DINOSAUR â€“ A California man was killed in a weekend rafting accident in northwestern Colorado. Officials with Dinosaur National Monument say 47-year-old Anthony Vasi of Newport ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 people shot in parking lot outside New Mexico nightclub

ALBUQUERQUE – Four people have been shot outside a nightclub in New Mexico. News organizations reported that all four people were transported to hospitals after the shooting in an...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police investigating death of 2-week-old child

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico authorities are investigating the death of a two-week-old child at an Albuquerque apartment complex. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that Albuq...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 rescued from flood channels after Albuquerque rains

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Authorities say firefighters have rescued two people swept away in flood channels after heavy rains in the Albuquerque area. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says both peop...

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ghost town saloon uses civility to draw crowd

WHITE OAKS, N.M. – A saloon in a New Mexico ghost town attracts regulars with diverse backgrounds and opinions with a promise to “have dialogue.” The No Scum Allowed Saloon in the...

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmentalists push for changes in New Mexico on beavers

SANTA FE – Environmental advocates in New Mexico are pushing for the state to change its policies about beavers. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that WildEarth Guardians and o...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jet skier, tuber dead in separate incidents in Colorado

FORT MORGAN – A jet ski rider and a tuber are dead in separate incidents in eastern Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the body of a woman missing since falling off a jet ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search for suspected SUV thief locks down crowded Vail hotel

VAIL – A man is under arrest for allegedly stealing an SUV from a valet at knifepoint at a hotel in Vail, keeping hotels guests and partygoers in place while officers searched for him during...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Guard at women’s prison arrested in attempted pimping case

DENVER – A guard at a Colorado prison for women has been arrested on suspicion of attempted pimping involving a woman who previously served time at the facility, authorities said Friday. ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News