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Ex-Sex Pistols sue singer Johnny Rotten

LONDON – Two former members of the Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten for the right to use the band’s songs in an upcoming television series about the anarchic punk rock icons. Guit...

DATE: Jul 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Music

Colorado conducting ambitious Front Range bald eagle survey

DENVER – Colorado has launched a four-year study of American bald eagles to determine how the protected raptors have adapted to population growth along the metropolitan Front Range and ident...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State paid $1.5M to show logo during Virgin Galactic flight

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico spent $1.5 million to advertise the state during the Virgin Galactic space launch Sunday. The spending paid to have the state’s logo on screen during the flight’s br...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Autopsy: Teenage girl died from dog attack on Navajo Nation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An autopsy has confirmed that a 13-year-old girl was killed by pack of dogs while taking a walk near her family’s home on the Navajo Nation. Lyssa Rose Upshaw had extensi...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weather service: Showers, thunderstorms may cause flooding

ALBUQUERQUE – The National Weather Service warns that numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected over western and northern New Mexico on Wednesday, creating the potential for heavy rain...

DATE: Jul 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo Nation reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, but no deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported six new COVID-19 cases, but no additional deaths. The figures released by the Navajo Department of Health brought the total number ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers warned about shrinking water supplies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some of New Mexico top climate and water experts warned state lawmakers Tuesday that the effects of the current drought on water supplies have been worsened by climate change, specifically an ongoing, long-term warming trend.

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Affidavit: Officer used Taser without warning on 75-year-old

DENVER – A police officer in Colorado used a Taser on a 75-year-old man less than a minute after he answered his door with a “Hawaiian sword” but after he put down the weapon and without iss...

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman’s body found in Florida condo collapse rubble

DENVER – A Colorado woman who had been missing since a Florida condo building partially collapsed last month has been identified among those killed in the wreckage. The body of Cassondra Str...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mistrial called in trial of man accused of killing teen

WESTMINSTER – The trial for a Colorado Springs man accused of killing a teen after a road rage incident in Westminster two years ago, ended abruptly Friday because of a witness’ medical emer...

DATE: Jul 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 shot, 1 fatally in Albuquerque; officer slightly injured

ALBUQUERQUE – Shots fired across a downtown Albuquerque street killed one person and wounded another early Saturday and a police officer driving through the area was slightly injured, appare...

DATE: Jul 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Navajo leaders urge mask wearing even as virus cases are low

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 14 new cases of coronavirus on Friday and one recent death. The figures released by the Navajo Department of Health bring the total number of ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News