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The Associated Press

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 ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘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. ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico energy provider pushing new Facebook solar plan

LOS LUNAS, N.M. – New Mexico’s largest electric provider is seeking expedited approval from regulators to build two new solar plants to help power Facebook’s planned data center in central N...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo presidential candidates running mates

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A former Navajo Nation president hoping to recapture the office had to pick a new running mate. Joe Shirley Jr. announced the selection of high school princip...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water levels continue to drop at Lake Mead, Lake Powell

PHOENIX – Water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting the Colorado River’s worsening “structural deficit,” scientists said. Scientists f...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

New Mexico school districts request funds for safety improvements

SANTA FE – Security doors, fencing, lighting and new intercom systems are among the safety improvements that New Mexico school districts are seeking to help prevent shootings. The...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Three missing after Colorado River boat collision

MOABI REGIONAL PARK, Calif. – The body of a California woman who was among four people missing after two boats crashed on the Colorado River was found Monday, authorities said. Ch...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Official promises refunds for lock-outs from Santa Fe event

SANTA FE, N.M. â€“ An organizer is promising refunds to about 2,000 people who were still in line when gates closed early for an annual Zozobra effigy burning ceremony marking the start of t...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hot springs owner to address nudity, drugs, other issues

MONTEZUMA, N.M. – The healing, mineral-charged hot springs northwest of Las Vegas, New Mexico, have become a site for nudity, drug use and other problems, and the owner of the hot baths want...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

About 1,000 workers lose Colorado Springs call center jobs

COLORADO SPRINGS – About 1,000 workers have lost jobs in Colorado Springs since Dec. 31 as some of the city’s call centers have moved operations elsewhere, including overseas. How...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water levels continue to drop at Lake Mead, Lake Powell

PHOENIX – Scientists say water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting the Colorado River’s worsening “structural deficit.” The Arizona Re...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Authorities identify 5 of 8 killed in New Mexico crash

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities have identified five of the eight people who were killed when a semi-trailer veered across a median and smashed into a Greyhound bus, The Albuquerque Journal report...

DATE: Sep 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News