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MAD magazine to leave newsstands this fall

BURBANK, Calif. – Long-running satirical publication The humor magazine will still be available in comic shops and through mail to subscribers – but after its fall issue, it will just rep...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Shrinking rural New Mexico villages putting churches at risk

SANTA FE – Shrinking populations in rural New Mexico villages are putting aging churches at risk because the buildings aren’t receiving the same upkeep as previous generations. Th...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BYU helping NASA prepare for human mission to Mars

PROVO, Utah – Researchers at Brigham Young University are helping with a NASA-sponsored project measuring the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars. The BYU group i...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Northern Colorado trying to rid region of invasive frogs

LONGMONT – Several northern Colorado communities are banding together to rid the region of American bullfrogs, an invasive species hurting the native population of northern leopard frogs. ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver jail deputy fired for ignoring woman’s seizures

DENVER – A sheriff’s deputy has been fired for ignoring a woman who suffered multiple seizures while in Denver’s jail and two other deputies received suspensions for the February incident. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver suburb approves cap on new housing construction

LAKEWOOD – Voters in a Denver suburb have approved a ballot initiative that caps new residential construction. The Denver Post reports the measure approved in Lakewood’s specia...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Family representative Harlan Boll s...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico governor reaches out to Nike amid Arizona flap

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has reached out to Nike to “explore whether there’s a potential fit” after the governor in neighboring Arizona pulled funding amid a flap ab...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climber who fell to death at popular Colorado waterfall ID’d

BOULDER – Authorities have released the name of a rock climber who fell to his death at a popular waterfall in Colorado. The Daily Camera reports 21-year-old Charlie Liebman, o...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Xcel Energy seeks rate increase for New Mexico customers

ROSWELL, N.M. â€“ Xcel Energy is asking New Mexico regulators to approve a rate increase so the utility can recover investments in power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health officials warn about mosquito season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials are predicting one of the worst mosquito seasons in decades thanks to wetter weather earlier this year. KOB-TV reports health officials b...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. underground nuclear waste dump receives 12,500th shipment

CARLSBAD, N.M. – The federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has received its 12,500th shipment since operations began two decades ago. The U.S. En...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News