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Colorado woman killed in hit-and-run crash near Moab

SALT LAKE CITY – Police say a 50-year-old Colorado woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Moab in eastern Utah. KUTV-TV reports an individual found the body of Cheryl Zimmer...

DATE: Mar 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI director makes historic visit to Navajo Nation

GALLUP, N.M. – FBI Director Christopher Wray met with tribal officials of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. on Friday, becoming the first head of the federal law enforcemen...

DATE: Mar 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

American Chloe Dygert breaks world record at track cycling championships

APELDOORN, Netherlands — Chloe Dygert broke the women’s individual pursuit world record twice in winning at the world track cycling championships Saturday. Dygert, who anchored th...

DATE: Mar 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Sports

New Mexico sees increase in anti-Semitic incidents

ALBUQUERQUE – A civil rights group says harassment, vandalism and assaults against Jewish people and institutions have increased for a third straight year in New Mexico. The Anti-...

DATE: Mar 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

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...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Interior secretary defers oil and gas lease sale hear Chaco

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he’s deferring a planned oil and gas lease sale near Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico until further “cultural consultation” can ...

DATE: Mar 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Texas university baseball coach won’t recruit Colorado because of marijuana laws

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Texas university has rebuked its baseball coach for telling a high school player from Colorado that the team doesn’t recruit from the state because players there fail d...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Grand Junction man accused of sexual assault gets released

GRAND JUNCTION – The conviction of a western Colorado man accused of sexually assaulting six children was vacated after an appeals court ruling was allowed to stand. The Daily Sen...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado youth detention centers report assault decrease

DENVER – State figures show the number of assaults in Colorado youth detention centers has dropped as efforts to reform the system are taking hold. The Denver Post reports the sta...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sherman Alexie apologizes amid sexual misconduct allegations

SEATTLE – Sherman Alexie, one of the country’s most prominent authors, issued an apology Wednesday amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. “Over the years, I have done thi...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Books

Netherlands wins 2 golds to open track cycling worlds

APELDOORN, Netherlands – The Netherlands won two gold medals and a silver in front of their home fans on the opening day of the track cycling world championships. The hosts had a ...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Navajo Nation issues new emergency drought declaration

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Dry conditions and the prospect of limited precipitation later this year have forced officials on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation to approve an emergenc...

DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life