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New Mexico city bordering Navajo Nation sees tourism jump

GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico city that bills itself as the gateway to Native American culture is experiencing a tourism boom. Officials in Gallup, New Mexico, say the city...

Armored truck employee accused of stealing $220K

FORT COLLINS – A Colorado man working for an armored truck company is accused of stealing about $220,000 while on the job. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports 23-year-old Travis B...

Bear complicates rescue of injured woman in Wyoming

CODY, Wyo. – A grizzly bear hanging around a trail complicated but did not stop a search and rescue team’s efforts to help an injured woman out of the backcountry in northwest Wyoming. ...

Rafters help rescue pilot after crash into Colorado River

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities say rafters on the Colorado River helped rescue the pilot of a small plane that crashed into the water near the Colorado-Utah border. The Mesa County ...

Vincenzo Nibali has ‘successful’ surgery on broken back

MILAN – Vincenzo Nibali will return to training in a few days after undergoing back surgery following a crash in the Tour de France. Nibali broke his 10th vertebra on the famous c...

NBA strikes deal with MGM Resorts to provide data to bettors

NEW YORK – The NBA and WNBA will now share official data with MGM Resorts International, a major win for the leagues as they prepare for the anticipated growth of sports betting across the c...

Texas man found in Colorado river identified

LOVELAND – A 37-year-old Texas man found dead in a northern Colorado river has been identified as Michael Brown of Houston. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Larimer C...

Conquistador re-enactment leaders apologize to Pueblo Indians

SANTA FE – Organizers of the annual re-enactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe from Native Americans have issued an apology to Pueblo Indians. Santa F...

Neil Diamond thanks Colorado firefighters with performance

BASALT – Singer Neil Diamond gave an unexpected performance for firefighters battling a blaze near his Colorado home. The 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer took to the stage...

Santa Fe weighs unruly parent policy at school sports events

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe School Board is weighing a policy that could result in student athletes being cut from a team if their parents continuously act out at sporting events. The...

27 in Colorado treated for carbon monoxide poisoning

GREELEY – Twenty-seven people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning at a weekend event in northern Colorado building after a generator used at a taco stand outside the venue leak...

Las Cruces approves resolution opposing nuclear storage facility

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Las Cruces has become the latest community in New Mexico to voice opposition to building a nuclear waste storage facility in the southeast corner of the state. ...