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14-year-old charged for shooting teen near Denver school

DENVER – Prosecutors say they have charged a 14-year-old boy in a shooting that critically injured another teenage boy outside of a Denver middle school. Denver District Attorney ...

New Mexico wants to review church files for sex abuse

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico attorney general’s office wants Roman Catholic church officials around the state to allow it to review personnel records for any material that might be rela...

Judge dismisses second case challenging Hopi chairman’s post

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – A Hopi Tribal Court judge has dismissed a second case that alleged the tribal chairman was improperly seated. Timothy Nuvangyaoma (new-VONG’-yow-mah) was sworn...

Dolly Parton to be honored at 2019 MusiCares

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Entertainer, actress, singer and songwriter Dolly Parton will be honored at the 2019 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute event next year. The Recording Acade...

Detention hearing delayed for New Mexico compound residents

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has pushed back a detention hearing for five former residents of a ramshackle compound in New Mexico who are facing federal firearms-related charges. Wednesd...

Santa Fe school boards rejects armed school guards proposal

SANTA FE – Santa Fe school board members have turned down the school board’s president’s proposal to hire armed officers for the district’s two high schools this year. The Santa F...

New Mexico has a plan for re-establishing bighorn sheep

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – New Mexico wildlife managers are considering a proposal to re-establish desert bighorn sheep in another mountain range in southern New Mexico. The plan calls fo...

New Mexico tribes’ slot machine winnings jump

SANTA FE – State numbers show nearly all of New Mexico’s Native American gaming tribes reported year-over-year growth in slot machine winnings from their casinos. The Santa Fe New...

Colorado Marine killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified

DENVER – The remains of a Marine from Colorado have been identified nearly 80 years after he was killed at Pearl Harbor. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Tuesday th...

Viviani wins another Vuelta stage, Yates keeps overall lead

Kuss continues strong effort

Dad happy babies alive after New Mexico bus-truck crash

ALBUQUERQUE – A man traveling to California with his pregnant longtime girlfriend said it seemed like the world was ending after a semitruck smashed into their commercial passenger bus on a ...

‘Cosby’ actor thankful for support about grocery store job

TRENTON, N.J. – An actor who was a regular on “The Cosby Show” said he’s thankful for the support he has received since photos of him working at a grocery store showed up on news sites. ...