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Body of 10-year-old boy found after apartment complex fire in N.M.

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque authorities say a child found dead after a fire in an Albuquerque apartment complex was put out was a 10-year-old boy whose two siblings ages 2 and 13 were hospital...

New Mexico seeks energy savings in state building upgrades

SANTA FE – New Mexico is pushing forward with energy-saving upgrades to its portfolio of agency buildings in the state capital. The General Services Department that oversees mor...

Stanley Cup Playoffs: Lightning swept by Blue Jackets

Historic regular season sees first-round exit

Sheriff: Columbine lockdown linked to FBI probe

LITTLETON – Authorities say tightened security at Columbine High School and about a dozen other Denver-area schools is related to an FBI investigation. A spokesman for the Jeffers...

Albuquerque City Council approves ban on plastic bags

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque City Council has approved an amended version of a bill that limits the use of plastic shopping bags, plastic straws and foam containers. The Clean ...

City in New Mexico authorizes spending on asylum-seekers

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The city of Las Cruces is spending $75,000 on humanitarian aid to cope with an influx of international asylum seekers. City spokesman Udell Vigil said Tuesday t...

Carly Simon writing memoir about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

NEW YORK – Carly Simon is writing an “intimate, vulnerable” memoir about a very famous friend, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Farrar, Straus and Giroux announced Monday that Simon’s ...

New Mexico cheerleading contest may end over sportsmanship

ALBUQUERQUE – A statewide high school cheerleading and dance competition in New Mexico may be terminated because of a rash of improper sportsmanship. The Albuquerque Journal re...

Two children hospitalized after apartment complex fire; 1 missing

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque authorities say two children were hospitalized and a third was missing after an apartment complex fire battled by dozens of firefighters early Tuesday morning. ...

Colorado lottery winner sues state for money taken in scam

BOULDER – A Colorado lottery winner who unknowingly split his share with scammers has filed a lawsuit against the state to recover millions of dollars he believes are owed to him. ...

Colorado man pleads to reduced charge in fatal shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado man charged with the first-degree murder of an Army veteran has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. The Gazette reports that 31-year-old Charles V...

Colorado teen fined nearly $20K for illegally killing moose

DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department says a 19-year-old man has been fined $20,000 for illegally killing and abandoning a bull moose last November. The agency say...