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Colorado emergency dispatcher helps couple deliver baby

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – 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...

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...

Cardinals send lineman Jared Veldheer to Broncos for 6th-round pick

TEMPE, Ariz. – The Arizona Cardinals have traded veteran offensive tackle Jared Veldheer to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft. The 30-year...

Schachmann wins shortened sixth stage of Tour of Catalonia

TORREFARRERA, Spain – Maximilian Schachmann won the sixth stage of the Tour of Catalonia which was shortened due to heavy snow and bad weather in the Pyrenees Mountains on Saturday. ...

Defense begins presenting case in re-trial of man charged with killing wife

GOLDEN, Colo. – The defense has begun presenting its case in the re-trial of a Colorado man charged with killing his wife. Michael Blagg is accused of shooting Jennifer Blagg as s...

Thousands prepare for annual Bataan March memorial

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – Organizers of the annual Bataan Memorial Death March in southern New Mexico say this year’s event has spurred a flurry of interest. Nearly 8,400 ...

NCAA Tournament: A sanity check as Duke, Kansas, Villanova win

Texas Tech lone lower seed to win Friday

Kuzmina wins biathlon World Cup sprint title

TYUMEN, Russia – Anastasia Kuzmina won the biathlon World Cup sprint title despite a 12th-place finish in Friday’s race which cut her lead in the overall standings. The Slovakian ...

Pantano wins stage, Valverde keeps lead in Tour of Catalonia

VIELHA, Spain – Defending champion Alejandro Valverde maintained his overall lead in the Tour of Catalonia by staying near the front in a stage won by Jarlinson Pantano of Colombia on Friday...

Ryan Cochran-Siegle defends super-G title at Alpine skiing nationals

SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle defended his super-G title at the U.S. Alpine championships. The first racer on the course, Cochran-Siegle finished in a time of 1...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

Tuition hike, pay raises on tap for University of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Regent at New Mexico’s flagship university have approved a tuition hike and pay raises for faculty and staff. University of New Mexico regents voted following ...