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Online petition seeks impeachment of border governor

SANTA FE – An online petition has been launched to impeach the Democratic governor of New Mexico over her decision to withdraw National Guard troops from the border with Mexico. A...

Colorado reports $6 billion in marijuana sales since 2014

DENVER – Colorado regulators say more than $6 billion in marijuana products have been sold since 2014 in the state. The figures released Tuesday represent sales through the end of...

Man arrested for vandalism inside Colorado Capitol

DENVER – Police say they have arrested a man accused of several bust sculptures, glass display cabinets and other items inside the Colorado Capitol building. According to jail rec...

Police say man stole then crashed Colorado police cruiser

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities say a Colorado man is under arrest after stealing a police cruiser and crashing it. KRDO-TV reports that 36-year-old Richard Payne was arrested Satu...

New Mexico Chicano leader Tijerina is subject of new film

SANTA FE – Reies Lopez Tijerina, a Pentecostal preacher turned activist who led a violent raid of a northern New Mexico courthouse more than 50 years ago and helped sparked the Chicano Movem...

Top education union leader cheers Denver walkout

DENVER – The Latest on the Denver teacher strike (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The head of the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union, is t...

Santa Fe also seeing benefits of good ski season

SANTA FE – An abundance of snow this winter is drawing skiers and snowboarders to the peaks above Santa Fe, and those tourist dollars are trickling into town. Santa Fe’s ski shops...

Border Patrol arrests 290 migrants near port in New Mexico

ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. – U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested 290 Central Americans who entered the country illegally near a port of entry in a remote area of southwestern New Mexico. ...

Texas students wear wigs in tribute to late painter Bob Ross

ABILENE, Texas – There were lots of happy little trees at one Texas middle school this week. Art students at Madison Middle School in Abilene wore their curliest wigs and painted ...

Woman arrested after hitching ride on Colorado school bus

FRUITA – Authorities say a woman in Colorado crashed her SUV and then lied to a hitch a ride on a school bus carrying students. KJCT-TV reported Friday the woman was arrested when...

Man stops breathing, dies after road rage confrontation

LOVELAND – Loveland police say a man has died after a road rage disturbance, but few details have been made public. KDVR-TV reports the man stopped breathing during a roadside c...

More talks planned to avert Denver teachers strike on Monday

DENVER – Talks are continuing this weekend as Denver teachers and school administrators try to avert a strike on Monday. Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers As...