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Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016

GENEVA – Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. health agency also warned that current polic...

DATE: Sep 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Bloomfield considers combining law enforcement departments

BLOOMFIELD, N.M. – Bloomfield is considering getting law enforcement and fire protection support from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office as the city’s police department continues to strugg...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Panel approves $1 million to upgrade empty Colorado prison

DENVER – A panel of budget-writing lawmakers has approved $1 million to upgrade an empty prison designed for solitary confinement. But Colorado lawmakers would have to recommissio...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man pleads guilty to murdering Colorado woman inside home

EAGLE – A man has pleaded guilty to killing a Colorado woman, telling a judge that he and his wife broke into the home of a 74-year-old woman and strangled her. Jacob White was ...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Offerman to narrate literary audiobook ‘Twain’s Feast’

NEW YORK – An upcoming audiobook about Mark Twain offers food for thought, and some thoughts for food. Nick Offerman will narrate “Twain’s Feast,” a look at Twain’s life through t...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. the AP checked these o...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man charged with arson in wildfire to stand trial

Blaze burned 156 square miles

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fukunaga to direct next James Bond film set for 2020 release

LONDON – American filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga is replacing Danny Boyle as director of the next James Bond movie, producers announced Thursday. Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Colorado woman pleads guilty to starving infant to death

COLORADO SPRINGS – A 23-year-old Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to felony child abuse after her 6-week-old son starved to death. Donica Mirabal of Colorado Springs entered her ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial starts for militant religious sect leader over abuse

GRANTS, N.M. – Opening statements have begun in the trial for one of the leaders of a western New Mexico paramilitary religious sect accused of child sexual abuse. The Gallup Inde...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hunter dies following ATV crash

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Authorities say a man hunting in northwest Colorado died following an all-terrain vehicle crash. The Post Independent reports the Garfield County Coroner’s Offi...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe seeks to rid city of renegade gophers

SANTA FE – Officials in New Mexico’s capital have declared war on gophers. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the city of Santa Fe is considering hiring a contractor with a mission ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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