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Walton family to build public trails on Colorado property

COAL BASIN – The family that owns Walmart Inc. plans to construct public trails on their private land in Colorado. The Aspen Times reports that members of the Walton family e...

State Police: Village police officer kills man at house fire

ANGEL FIRE, New Mexico – Authorities say an Angel Fire police officer responding to a house fire fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife. Officer Ray Wilson, a spokesman for...

Los Alamos educator named new Carlsbad superintendent

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A Los Alamos educator has been named the new superintendent of Carlsbad Municipal Schools. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Gerry Washburn was appointed to...

7 more New Mexico counties suing opioid makers, distributors

ALBUQUERQUE – Seven more New Mexico counties have filed federal lawsuits against more than two dozen manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications. Cibola, Valencia, Catron...

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...

Union Pacific investing $20M at key border station

SANTA FE – State officials say Union Pacific Railroad is undertaking a $20 million project at its Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal and Refueling Station in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. ...

‘Mortal Kombat’ among four inducted to Video Game Hall of Fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “Mortal Kombat,” the blood-and-guts arcade game that triggered Congressional hearings and age-level game ratings, was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fa...

Releases of water from Navajo Dam on San Juan River planned

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. – The federal agency that oversees Navajo Dam on the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico says downstream property owners should be prepared for water releases beginnin...

Family of Boy Scout who died in Arizona says group was ‘fully prepared’

PHOENIX – The family of a 16-year-old Boy Scout who collapsed and died while on a troop hiking trip in the southern Arizona desert says he loved scouting and that he and fellow scouts and th...

Experts warn bears may still come to N.M. cities

SANTA FE – Wildlife experts are warning New Mexico residents that black bears’ internal mechanisms are still operating as if the state is still under drought and may come to populated areas ...

Former CU assistant coach denied work release

BOULDER – A former University of Colorado assistant football coach who pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend has been denied entry into a jail work release program and will have to ...

U.S. long-term mortgage rates down; 30-year average at 4.14%

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week after four weeks of increases, giving a boost to prospective home buyers during the spring sales season. Mortgage buyer F...