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Snowplow driver could face charges after hitting pedestrians in N.M.

SANTA FE, N.M. – Authorities say they are considering a careless driving charge against a Santa Fe snowplow driver who struck a couple and then drove away. Santa Fe police spokesm...

Colorado woman among first WWII female pilots dies at 96

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs woman who was among the first women to fly for the U.S. military during World War II has died at age 96. Bill Young told The Gazette that his...

Carl Soderberg scores first hat trick of career as Avs beat Maple Leafs

Colorado had lost its last nine of 10 games before Monday

Longtime Yankees pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre dies at 77

Coached Yankee pitchers to five World Series titles

Partnership aims to help New Mexico tribe monitor its land

ALBUQUERQUE – A Native American community in northern New Mexico will soon get help from solar-powered drones to monitor its vast land holdings from above. Under a new partnership...

1 killed, 1 injured in chase and police shooting in Colorado

PUEBLO – Colorado police say one person is dead and another injured after they fired on a car that attempted to run over an officer during a chase. The incident occurred around 10...

Former Team Sky doctor faces medical hearing over testosterone cover up

Doctor misled U.K. Anti-Doping Agency

Skier dies on Quandary Peak in Summit County in Colorado

FRICSO – A backcountry skier has died on Quandary Peak in Colorado’s Summit County. Authorities did not immediately release the name of the victim. The Summit Daily ...

Santa Fe archbishop pledges to open priest abuse records

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the largest Roman Catholic diocese in New Mexico has pledged to open sealed records related to priest child sexual abuse cases as victims, attorneys and others push...

New Mexico Legislature suggests 15 percent spending increase

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico state government would increase spending on public education by 15 percent under a budget proposal from the Legislature’s lead budget-writing committee. ...

Jefferson County files most of state’s unemployment claims

DENVER – Recent figures show federal workers in Jefferson County, near Denver, have made the most unemployment claims in Colorado since the government shutdown began more than three weeks ag...

USA Today publisher targeted for buyout

DENVER – The publisher of USA Today has received a $1.36 billion buyout bid from a media group with a history of taking over struggling newspapers and slashing jobs. MNG Enterpris...