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Judge restores $7.3M for Navajo Nation’s Head Start program

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A federal court on Tuesday restored $7.3 million to the Navajo Nation for its struggling Head Start program after the tribe said it was denied an opportunity to appeal a...

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kansas girl at center of 1954 school segregation ruling dies

TOPEKA, Kan. – Linda Brown, who as a Kansas girl was at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, has died at age 76. He...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

On Palm Sunday, pope urges youth to raise their voices

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Palm Sunday urged young people not to be silent and let their voices be heard, even in the face of corrupt or silent elders. The pope’s message come...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

United gives $10,000 travel voucher to ‘bumped’ passenger

A passenger who was bumped off a full flight has scored the maximum prize – a $10,000 travel voucher. A spokesman for United Airlines confirmed Friday that a passenger got the big...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Army’s live-ammo training ignited fire that burned homes

FORT CARSON – A wildfire that destroyed at least two homes in southern Colorado was sparked by an Army aviation training exercise that used live ammunition, the military said Monday. ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Developer files civil rights complaint against neighbors

COLORADO SPRINGS – The developer of an apartment complex in Colorado Springs filed a civil rights complaint against the complex’s neighbors who are looking to keep the housing project from b...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado surveys residents on driving under pot’s influence

DENVER – As auto fatalities involving marijuana increase in Colorado, state transportation officials are conducting a survey this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving un...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds seize millions in gaming revenue from New Mexico tribe

SANTA FE, N.M. – The federal government has seized a bank account with more than $10 million in gambling revenue from New Mexico’s Pojoaque Pueblo. The Santa Fe New Mexican report...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds: 2 eagles found shot on Navajo Nation

FARMINGTON – Federal authorities are offering a reward for information regarding two eagles who were shot – one fatally – on the Navajo Nation. The Daily Times of Farmington, New ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Woman tortured with wrench, blowtorch

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two Albuquerque women are being accused of kidnapping another woman and torturing her with a wrench and blowtorch before throwing her from a moving vehicle. A ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado emergency dispatcher helps couple deliver baby

GLENWOOD SPRINGS â€“ Officials say an emergency dispatcher via phone helped a couple deliver a baby in the bathroom of their western Colorado home. The Post Independent reports Ga...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sees slight growth as population shrinks in areas

SANTA FE, N.M. – The areas of New Mexico that were once the fastest growing were the fastest shrinking last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates. The state’s...

DATE: Mar 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News