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Closed New Mexico private prison may reopen to hold migrants

ESTANCIA, N.M. – A closed private prison in central New Mexico may reopen to hold immigrants being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Torrance County Comm...

Ex-youth leader convicted of sexually assaulting 5 teens

DENVER – A former youth group leader in suburban Denver has been convicted of sexually assaulting five teenage boys. The Denver Post reports 55-year-old William Sexton was fo...

Colorado wedding plans disrupted by winter avalanche cleanup

ASPEN – Couples planning weddings at a Colorado scenic area need to change plans after officials moved back its opening date for avalanche cleanup. The Aspen Times reported Sat...

Colorado law will save $100 for education of each newborn

DENVER – Colorado’s governor has signed a bill establishing college funds for the state’s newborn children for the next two decades. The Denver Post reports that Democratic Gov...

Man gets probation for vandalizing Colorado Capitol building

DENVER – A man who broke several bust sculptures, glass display cabinets and other items inside the Colorado Capitol building has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation. ...

2nd death in Bernalillo County linked to hepatitis A virus

SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials have confirmed 103 acute hepatitis A virus infections since last October with two associated deaths in Bernalillo County. An...

Man charged in baseball bat beating that killed 1, injured 3

DENVER – A man accused of fatally beating a man and injuring three other people with a baseball bat outside a Colorado strip club has been charged with murder and assault. Prosecu...

Lindsey Vonn announces new book

Memoir will come out next year

Substitutes filling void in New Mexico amid teacher shortage

CARLSBAD, N.M. – New Mexico school districts have become increasingly reliant on substitute teachers as they contend with growing vacant teaching positions in the state. School di...

Elia Viviani stripped of Stage 3 Giro d’Italia win

Italian sprinter deviated from line in final sprint

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s interim director to be permanent

SANTA FE – The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum’s acting director will now take on the position permanently. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the Santa Fe museum’s board of trustee...

Fort Collins picks developer for affordable housing project

FORT COLLINS – Fort Collins has selected a developer to design and build about 60 affordable homes on property withdrawn from the city’s land bank program. The Coloradoan repor...