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New Mexico may join popular vote compact

SANTA FE – New Mexico moved a step closer to participating in a compact with other states to elect the U.S. president by national popular vote on Tuesday with state Senate approval. ...

Colorado boy arrested on suspicion of December mall shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado police have arrested a teenage boy accused of a December triple shooting at a shopping mall. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that detectives ...

Weather service: Storm expected to produce dangerous winds in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters say a late winter storm is expected to produce dangerous winds making travel conditions dangerous across much of New Mexico Wednesday, with snow in some areas. ...

How the college bribery scheme worked for celebrities

Fifty people were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the nation’s most elite universi...

New Mexico forestry division gets first woman leader

SANTA FE – An associate director with The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico has been chosen as the first woman to lead the state forestry division. Laura McCarthy’s hiring was anno...

Deputies find 2 dead horses, 10 emaciated near Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities say they found two dead horses and 10 that were in “various stages of emaciation” at a property near Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports El Pas...

New Mexico oil production marks record in 2018

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico has set a record, producing nearly 246 million barrels of oil last year. The latest statistics from the state Oil Conservation Division show that’s up mor...

Alaska musher first to checkpoint 77 miles from finish

ANNCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska musher leads the world’s most famous sled dog race in the push to the finish. Pete Kaiser, from Bethel, Alaska, was the first musher to leave the ch...

Paris, Venier fastest in training for final downhill races

SOLDEU, Andorra – Dominik Paris of Italy led the final training run for the men’s downhill at the World Cup Finals on Tuesday, and Stephanie Venier of Austria was fastest in the women’s sess...

Broncos, Falcons to play in Hall of Fame game

Selection gives Denver extra week of preseason practice

Second New Mexico tribe launches sports betting

SANTA FE – A second New Mexico tribe is now offering sports betting. Pojoaque Pueblo’s Buffalo Thunder Casino opened its sports book Monday, joining Santa Ana Pueblo, which starte...

Winter storm takes aim at parts of Wyoming, Colorado

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A developing late winter storm is expected to bring blizzard conditions to parts of southeast Wyoming and eastern Colorado. The National Weather Service says th...