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Hearing delayed for former New Mexico ex-athletics director

ALBUQUERQUE – A hearing for former University of New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs has been pushed back to August. Krebs was due in court this week but attorneys in the cas...

River festival organizers face opposite water level concerns

FARMINGTON – Organizers of a festival celebrating the Animas River in northwest New Mexico say they were again concerned about the water level. The Farmington Daily Times rep...

Nik Wallenda and sister plan highwire walk over Times Square

NEW YORK – For his next trick, daredevil Nik Wallenda plans to cross New York’s Times Square – without his feet touching the ground. ABC announced Thursday that Wallenda and his s...

Lost snowboarder caught in avalanche near A-Basin resort

FRISCO – Arapahoe Basin ski patrollers rescued a lost snowboarder who was caught in a small avalanche in a backcountry area near the resort. The Summit Daily reports John Mos...

Two acknowledge starting destructive Colorado wildfire

ASPEN – A man and woman charged in connection with a wildfire that destroyed three homes in western Colorado have pleaded guilty. The Aspen Times reports 24-year-old Richard ...

She can take it, but not ‘him’: Gender-specific nouns nixed

SANTA FE – The first female to oversee New Mexico’s multibillion-dollar mineral resources is proposing to do away with gender-specific pronouns such as “he,” “his” or “him” in state agency r...

Official: Sandia National Laboratories sees surge in hiring

ALBUQUERQUE – A top official with Sandia National Laboratories says the Albuquerque-based weapons research and development facility expects to hire 1,900 new employees this year. ...

Giro d’Italia: Ewan wins Stage 11

NOVI LIGURE, Italy – Caleb Ewan of Australia sprinted to victory on the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Wednesday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti remained the overall leader. ...

Interior boss: No monument changes planned, but up to Trump

WASHINGTON – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says he has no plans for additional changes to national monuments as recommended by his predecessor, but says it’s ultimately up to Presi...

Disaster declaration to free up money for Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – President Donald Trump has granted a disaster declaration for the Navajo Nation in response to severe storms earlier this year. The Navajo president’s office ...

Construction workers find dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb

HIGHLANDS RANCH – Construction workers have unearthed fossils in a Denver suburb that experts say could be from a rare horned dinosaur. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science ann...

Prada latest luxury fashion house to go fur-free

MILAN – The Prada Group has become the latest luxury fashion house to go fur-free. Prada said Wednesday that it will no longer include animal fur in its designs and new products s...