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Alleged prison gang member accused of plotting DA’s murder

GREELEY – A Colorado jail inmate who allegedly belongs to a notorious prison gang was charged with trying to arrange the murder of a prosecutor. Thirty-two-year-old Billie Allen o...

College graduates honor student who died stopping gunman

DENVER – Colorado School of Mines graduates are honoring a suburban Denver student who was shot and killed while tackling a gunman who opened fire at his high school. KMGH-TV repo...

Primoz Roglic wins opening stage at Giro d’Italia

Durango’s Kuss finishes in 93rd

Man accused of firing gun outside Colo. newspaper printing plant

BERTHOUD – Authorities say a former employee of a Colorado newspaper printing plant was arrested after allegedly trying to enter the facility and firing a weapon outside the building. ...

U.S. officials warn migrants that Arizona desert can be deadly

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol officials are issuing their annual safety warnings to migrants who plan to illegally cross the border in remote areas of southern Arizona, stressing that t...

Utility, city converting streetlights in Albuquerque to LED

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque and Public Service Co. of New Mexico plan to convert all of the more than 11,000 PNM-owned streetlights in New Mexico’s most populous city to energy-efficient LED b...

Students using drone to map dinosaur tracks in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico college students are using drones to help map the location of dinosaur tracks at a state park, the latest project to use drone technology to gather data from histori...

NCAA men’s basketball to propose new 3-point line

Colorado’s Boyle in favor of proposal

Great Sand Dunes named International Dark Sky Park

ALAMOSA – Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has been recognized for its unpolluted views of the night sky. KOAA-TV reports the International Dark-Sky Association annou...

New Mexico communities grapple with migrant surge

ALBUQUERQUE – Elected leaders in New Mexico’s most populous county on Friday pledged $100,000 in behavioral health tax revenues to help asylum-seekers as officials in southern New Mexico sou...

U.S. long-term mortgage rates decline; 30-year average 4.10%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined this week for a second straight week, reversing the upward trend in April as a lure to potential home buyers. Mortgage buyer Fr...

Police: Intoxicated 12-year-old arrested after highway chase

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Authorities say an intoxicated 12-year-old girl went on joy ride in the family car with three other children inside, leading police on pursuit on a New Mexico highway. ...