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Albuquerque again asks for app use to spot banned fireworks

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is again asking residents to use an app to report illegal fireworks on July 4th instead of calling 911. For the second year in a row, Albuq...

Police: Driver health may be issue in fatal church bus crash

PUEBLO – Colorado authorities on Monday were investigating what caused a bus carrying a New Mexico high school church group home from a weekend retreat to veer off a highway and crash, killi...

Former head of Colorado group home sentenced for sex assault

DENVER – A former Colorado group home director has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting teen boys. The Denver Post reports that 56-year-old William Wayne Sexton w...

Colorado man sentenced to life for neighbor’s fatal shooting

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of his neighbor. The Denver Post reports that 33-year-old Michael Kourosh Sad...

Select few allowed to swim in Hearst Castle pools

SAN SIMEON, Calif. – The Foundation at Hearst Castle is offering a chance to swim in the California landmark’s iconic pools, where Lady Gaga and Hollywood’s Golden Age celebrities dipped the...

New wind farm to operate in southeastern New Mexico by 2020

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A new wind power generating farm is coming to southeastern New Mexico, bringing turbines and transmission lines. San Diego-based EDF Renewables recently announced...

Lindahl penalty save sends Sweden through to quarters over Canada

Canada’s Sinclair unsure of future with national team

Teen ump addresses fistfight at baseball game

Boy thought a warning would help coaches and parents ‘chill’

6th man cited in adult fight at Colorado kids’ baseball game

LAKEWOOD – Police in Colorado say a 29-year-old man accused of participating in a fistfight between adults during a youth baseball game has been cited for disorderly conduct. Lake...

Half of private school’s students got vaccination waivers

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials say more than half the students at a New Mexico private school have received state exemptions to required vaccinations. The Albuquerque Journal reported...

Plows try to reopen Colorado mountain road after summer snow

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A high-elevation road that traverses the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado is closed after a rare summer blizzard left ice and deep drifts. Snowp...

Colorado logging, controlled burning project advances

GRAND JUNCTION – The U.S. Forest Service has given preliminary approval for a logging and controlled burning project that aims reduce wildfire risks and improve habitat in western Colorado. ...