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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

UN food aid agency steps up relief for Congo refugees

ROME – The UN World Food Program said Tuesday it will triple the number of people it is providing food and cash assistance to in northeastern Congo’s Ituri province, which is facing inter-et...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Avalanche send Barrie to Toronto for Kadri

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft from the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Toronto se...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Energy company bids on New Mexico for new wind farm

SANTA FE – A subsidiary of Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy is moving ahead with plans for a wind farm after winning a bid for more than 25 square miles of state trust land in New Mexico. ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico driver charged in Uber passenger’s shooting death

ALBUQUERQUE –Prosecutors have charged a driver in the shooting death of an Uber passenger who authorities say was killed along the side of an Albuquerque highway after a dispute about vomit ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis administration confident kindergarten can be paid for

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis’ administration is confident lawmakers will find the money to pay for higher-than-anticipated participation in full-day kindergarten in the 2019-20 school year. ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Researchers track elk’s 250-mile journey to give birth

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS –Wildlife researchers say an elk traveled more than 250 miles across Colorado to give birth. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reported Monday that Colorado Parks...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two sentenced for starting destructive Colorado wildfire

ASPEN – A man and woman who pleaded guilty to starting a wildfire that destroyed three homes in western Colorado have each been sentenced to 45 days in jail. The Aspen Times re...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Treasure hunting film begins production in New Mexico

SANTA FE – An independent film about two sisters searching for pirate treasure will be filmed in New Mexico. The New Mexico Film Office made the announcement Monday. “S...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Santa Fe golf courses temporarily close after water problem

SANTA FE – Santa Fe golf courses and athletic fields have temporarily closed after the treated wastewater used for irrigation was found unsafe for public watering. The Santa Fe Ci...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona man dies in commercial rafting accident in west of Denver

DENVER â€“ Authorities say a 50-year-old Arizona man died in a rafting accident on Clear Creek west of Denver. The Denver Post reports the man, whose name and hometown have not...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News