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NFL Roundup: Jon Gruden returns to sideline for Raiders

“Chucky” is back on the sideline at the Coliseum. Jon Gruden makes his return for the Oakland Raiders when they host the Detroit Lions in their exhibition debut on Friday night. ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Attorney questions allegation in N.M. compound case

TAOS, N.M. – A defense attorney is questioning accusations that a man arrested at a ramshackle New Mexico compound was training children to commit school shootings. Aleks Kostich ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 eastern New Mexico counties ease fire restrictions

CLOVIS, N.M. – Two eastern New Mexico counties are lifting fire restrictions as summer storms have helped ease some extreme drought conditions in the state. The Eastern New Mexico...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kayenta man sentenced for manslaughter conviction

PHOENIX – A Kayenta man has been sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for his involuntary manslaughter conviction for being impaired while driving during a 2017 rollover crash th...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Third of Colorado DUIs involved men in their 20s

DENVER – A report on impaired driving in Colorado indicates that men in their 20s accounted for nearly a third of all DUI cases in the state in 2016. The Denver Post reports the s...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Zoo animal death toll rises after intense Colorado hailstorm

COLORADO SPRINGS – One more bird has died and a meerkat is still missing and is presumed dead after a powerful hailstorm pummeled a Colorado zoo. Jenny Koch, a spokeswoman for Che...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bakey Mayfield debuts, Andrew Luck returns as NFL preseason gets in gear

Welcome to the NFL, Baker Mayfield. And welcome back to the league, Andrew Luck. While the opening preseason game for most teams carries little intrigue as players from...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Santa Fe school board votes to limit Fiesta de Santa Fe presentations

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe school board on Tuesday voted to limit the Fiesta Council’s annual visits to public schools in response to complaints about the way local history is depicted during t...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court dismisses challenge to Indian child welfare law

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A federal appeals court has dismissed a challenge to a law that gives preference to American Indian families in adoptions of Native children. The 9th U.S. Circu...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pearce vows to halt closing on San Juan Generating Station

FARMINGTON – GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Pearce says if he is elected he will work to prevent the closure of coal-fired power plants in the Four Corners area. The Daily Time...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado university re-printing diplomas due to typo

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado university is offering to re-print up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper noticed an error. Alec Williams was checking ...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police investigating death of Denver boy reported missing

DENVER – Police in Denver are investigating the death of a 7-year-old boy who was reported missing Monday. Police Chief Paul Pazen announced late Tuesday that the body of Jordan V...

DATE: Aug 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News