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Jury finds artist guilty of littering around Aspen museum

ASPEN – An Aspen jury has found an artist guilty of littering outside an art museum. The Aspen Times reports Lee Mulcahy was cited in October after a surveillance video showed he ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California eyes July for reopening iconic Highway 1 stretch

BIG SUR, Calif. – California transportation officials have targeted July for reopening an iconic stretch of Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a mas...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday dies at age 94

ST. GEORGE, Utah – Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, died in southern Utah Monday surrounded by family members who raised money through a crowdfunding campai...

DATE: Jun 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico considers new high school diploma alternatives

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico education officials are considering a proposal that would change the path for students to use alternative methods to graduate if they don’t get high enough scores on...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search continues for mistakenly released Albuquerque inmate

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities continue to search for an Albuquerque jail inmate who was mistakenly released early. Metropolitan Detention Center officials say 27-year-old Duwin Perez-...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI seeks info after man killed on Navajo Nation

GALLUP, N.M. – FBI officials say a man has been killed on the Navajo Nation near Gallup, New Mexico and they are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Remains of WWII gunner to be returned to New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. – The remains of a young gunner from New Mexico who was killed during World War II will soon be brought home to be reburied at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The U...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officers kill kidnapping suspect in suburban Denver

WESTMINSTER – Police officers in suburban Denver shot and killed a 34-year-old man who was wanted for kidnapping, auto theft and domestic violence. Westminster police say officers...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Authorities remove human remains from Colorado River

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Authorities removed human remains from the Colorado River near the Colorado town of Parachute. The Post Independent reports the body had started to decompose wh...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Missing Air Force officer who disappeared from Kirtland is found 35 years later

ALBUQUERQUE – A Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance who disappeared 35 years ago has been found in California. The Air Force Office of Special Investigatio...

DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters to pick gubernatorial candidates

DENVER – Colorado voters will choose would-be successors to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is limited after two terms, in the June 26 primary election. It’s the first primary in whic...

DATE: Jun 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Julian Green’s goal gives United States soccer surprising tie at World Cup-bound France

Julian Green, Zack Steffen and a young U.S. soccer team showed what might have been — and what could be in 4½ years. Green scored in the 44th minute, Steffen made seven saves and ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports