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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...

2,200 quarantined over mumps outbreak at immigration centers

PHOENIX – U.S. immigration authorities say more than 2,200 people exposed to a mumps outbreak in at least two detention facilities have been quarantined. Immigration and Customs...

Colorado challenges U.S. withholding of funds over immigration

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis says Colorado is challenging a Trump administration decision to deny the state $2.7 million in public safety funds already allocated by Congress. Polis a...

U.S. government sued for costs of water contamination effects

COLORADO SPRINGS – A water utility company and the owner of a farm in Colorado Springs are suing the federal government for at least $18 million, claiming the Air Force broke military poli...

Recreational marijuana bill advances in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A proposal to legalize the sale and consumption of recreational marijuana through state-run stores in New Mexico is advancing in the New Mexico Legislature. A Senate ...

Santa Anita resumes limited training on main dirt track

Timed workouts could resume in a few days

Texas teen killed in Colorado skydiving accident

FLORENCE – Authorities say a 17-year-old male from Texas has died in a skydiving accident in Colorado. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says the man died Sunday in a field nort...

Teen gets life sentence for girl’s slaying; could get parole

BRIGHTON – A Colorado teen who pleaded guilty to killing a 10-year-old girl has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 40 years. Aidan Zellmer was s...

1 killed, 2 hurt by deep snow sliding from Colorado rooftops

CRESTED BUTTE – One person was killed and two others were injured by deep snow cascading off roofs in the southwestern Colorado resort town of Crested Butte. The incidents occurre...

Colorado Supreme Court censures former judge for use of racial slurs

DENVER – Colorado’s top court has censured a former state appeals court judge who used racial epithets in emails with a romantic partner. The Supreme Court decision released Monda...

Deadline set for abuse claims against New Mexico archdiocese

ALBUQUERQUE – A deadline has been set for victims of clergy sexual abuse to submit a proof of claim in the ongoing bankruptcy case filed by New Mexico’s largest Catholic diocese. ...