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Indianapolis church cages Holy Family in immigration protest

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis church has placed statues of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in a cage of fencing topped with barbed wired to protest the Trump administration’s zero tolerance...

Man sentenced for dumping chemical-filled bottles in river

ASPEN – A western Colorado man has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation and 40 hours of community service for throwing dozens of sealed bottles containing bleach and other com...

Top New Mexico prosecutor fears drawbacks to zero-tolerance

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – The attorney general for the border state of New Mexico warned Monday that the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings has the potential...

Suspect in Colorado fire gave conflicting account

DENVER – A man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes acknowledged building a fire on land where he has been living but said he made ...

Utah fire forces more evacuations

GUINDA, Calif. – The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western United States (all times local): 3:15 p.m. More homes and cabins are being evacuated due to a Utah wildfire near a ...

Study: Warming winters could lead to bark beetle spread

SANTA FE, N.M. – A bark beetle epidemic wiped out swaths of pinon trees around Santa Fe more than a decade ago, and now new research predicts that warming winters could spell more trouble. ...

Group wants Route 66 on list of National Historic Trails

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A national nonprofit says it will push for Historic Route 66 to be designated as a National Historic Trail. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announ...

Probe: New Mexico fire was human caused

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An investigation has determined a wildfire that has charred a few square miles of forest land in northern New Mexico was human-caused. Forest officials annou...

Molinari wins, Woods ties for 4th in National

POTOMAC, Md. – Francesco Molinari delivered a record performance to win the final edition of the Quicken Loans National. Molinari holed a 50-foot eagle putt to start the back nine...

Russia defeats Spain in shootout shocker

Croatia gets by Denmark in shootout

Albuquerque has employed hundreds of homeless since 2015

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials say a program aimed at providing work to people who are homeless has resulted in 6,666 one-day-long jobs since September 2015 for people living on the str...

French helicopter company testing prototype in Farmington

FARMINGTON – A France-based helicopter company has come to test a prototype helicopter at the Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington where mid-altitude conditions and warm weather can b...