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Aztec High School students mark shooting anniversary

FARMINGTON – Students and teachers are marking the one-year anniversary of a shooting that killed two people at Aztec High School. Officials tell the Farmington Daily Times that t...

State senator accused of using women’s restroom resigns

DENVER – A Colorado state senator who was accused of using a women-only restroom at the Capitol several times during the 2017 legislative session is resigning. The Denver Post ...

Colorado Springs homeless camp being cleared out

COLORADO SPRINGS – A large homeless camp in Colorado Springs will be cleared out by Monday after the city received permission from landowners to remove tents and residents. The...

Sharpe riding high into halfpipe season as Olympic champ

Cassie Sharpe was name-dropped in a tweet by movie star Ryan Reynolds, saw a little girl dressed up as her for Halloween and even got her face on a pair of socks owned by the prime minister....

Air Force basketball holds off Denver

AIR FORCE ACADEMY – Caleb Morris scored 16 points and Air Force made 9-of-10 free throws in the final 69 seconds to defeat Denver 73-65 on Wednesday night. Lavelle Scottie added...

New Mexico Republican retires from state Senate

SANTA FE – Republican state Sen. Carroll Leavell of Jal is retiring after more than two decades in the New Mexico Legislature. Leavell told the Hobbs News-Sun that he decided to s...

Colorado man who killed family moved to out-of-state prison

DENVER – A Colorado man who was sentenced to life in prison for killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters has been transferred to an out-of-state prison. Department of Cor...

Search suspended for Nevada man missing on Colorado mountain

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Rocky Mountain National Park has suspended the search for a 20-year-old man missing for 10 days in wintry weather on the park’s highest peak. Offici...

Air Force cited for groundwater contamination in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department has issued a notice of violation to the U.S. Air Force for failing to properly address groundwater contamination at a base near Clovis. ...

New Mexico State steamrolls New Mexico Lobos

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – JoJo Zamora tossed in a career-high 27 points and Ivan Aurrecoechea scored a career-best 23 with 11 rebounds for his first double-double to power New Mexico State to a ...

Farmington diner settles religious discrimination lawsuit

FARMINGTON – A Farmington diner has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations that it discriminated against a Muslim woman. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission anno...

Man gets 48 years for murder in hit advertised on Craigslist

BRIGHTON – A Colorado man who told police he shot a teenager in the head after she hired him to kill her via a Craigslist ad pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday as part of a plea a...