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Third trial delayed for ex-Santa Fe deputy in fatal shooting

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A third trial for a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused in the 2014 shooting death of a fellow deputy has been postponed. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas,...

Colorado regulators fined oil, gas industry more than $5M

DENVER – Colorado oil and gas regulators issued $5.2 million in fines to the industry last year. Colorado Public Radio reported Monday that state records show industry fines were ...

Explosion on ‘Bond 25’ set causes injury, damage to studio

NEW YORK – An explosion on the set of the new James Bond movie has injured one crew member and damaged a stage at Pinewood Studios. The film’s official Twitter account said the ac...

Man walking on Colorado highway struck and killed by pickup

BERTHOUD – A 23-year-old Fort Collins man has died after being struck by a pickup on U.S. 287 in northeast Colorado. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Larimer Count...

Mountain lion sickened by bratwurst released into the wild

DENVER – Wildlife officials have released a mountain lion that was seized from a southern Colorado home after falling ill when the residents fed it bratwurst. The feline was relea...

Colorado man dead after trying to stop theft of Jeep

PUEBLO – A Colorado man is dead after he was dragged along a street while trying to stop his SUV from being stolen. Police say 22-year-old Jesse Garcia’s Jeep was running outside ...

Grand Junction bomb squad called after improvised gun goes off in backpack

GRAND JUNCTION – Police say the bomb squad was called to examine a backpack after an improvised gun went off inside it and wounded a Colorado man. The Daily Sentinel reports ...

Hearings planned on New Mexico’s hemp manufacturing rule

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture will host two public hearings on a newly developed hemp manufacturing rule. The first meeting will be June 27 in Albuqu...

Colorado men given life in prison for killing, other crimes

DENVER – Two men have been sentenced to life in prison for a string of Colorado crimes including a fatal shooting. The Denver Post reports that 21-year-old Devon Drizzt Howard ...

Man gets 58 years for fatal shooting in suburban Denver park

CENTENNIAL – A man has been sentenced to 58 years in prison for a fatal shooting at a state park in suburban Denver. Joseph Wayne Washington was sentenced Thursday for the August ...

Polis signs bill aimed at protecting free speech rights

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a law to protect citizens and news outlets from lawsuits that seek to curb their free speech rights. Colorado joins nearly 30 states tha...

New Mexico jazz teacher fired for making fake awards

SANTA FE – A New Mexico School for the Arts teacher has been fired for falsifying awards for a student. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the school confirmed Monday that j...