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Former cook gets 7 years for putting lye in Yum Yum Sauce

LAKELAND, Fla. – A disgruntled Florida restaurant worker has been sentenced to seven years in prison for putting deadly plumber’s lye into the Yum Yum sauce. The owner of a Hibach...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Denver allows developers to build higher for cheaper housing

DENVER – Denver City Council voted to allow developers to build higher structures in exchange for affordable housing. The council approved a measure Monday that will allow develop...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Compassionate leadership course coming to CU Boulder

BOULDER – An open online course about developing compassionate leaders is coming to the University of Colorado. The Daily Camera reported Monday that Jane Goodall, known worldwide...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Condom-wearing chile helps raise STD awareness in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – February is National Condom Month and New Mexico health officials are spreading the word. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the New Mexico Department of Health st...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drought hitting Ruidoso’s ski season hard

RUIDOSO, N.M. – A New Mexico mountain hamlet known of its ski resort is struggling amid little snow and drought this winter. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas reports Ski Apache on Sierra...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado raising taxes on oil, gas drillers by $4.8 million

DENVER â€“ Colorado oil and gas regulators are raising taxes on energy developers to help pay for the environmental impacts of drilling. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Comm...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. governor encouraged about rural infrastructure investments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Susana Martinez says she’s encouraged that a sweeping plan unveiled by the Trump administration calls for investments in rural infrastructure. The two-ter...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Douglas school district ordered to pay education costs of autistic student

DENVER – A federal judge ruled that the Douglas County School District did not provide an adequate education to a student who has autism and must reimburse his family for the cost of sending...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI trying to ID a body found in burned trailer in Shiprock

SHIPROCK, N.M. â€“ The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are trying to identify a body found in a burned trailer in Shiprock. The fire was reported last Thursday mor...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Senate seeks income tax credit for rooftop solar

SANTA FE â€“ The New Mexico Senate has approved a tax credit that would offset costs of solar energy systems for households, small businesses and farms. The Senate voted 35-6 on M...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hometown ‘changes’ name for 1st U.S. gold medalist at Olympics

SILVERTHORNE – The hometown of Olympic gold medalist Red Gerard has unofficially upgraded its name in his honor. A sign welcoming visitors to the Colorado mountain town of Silvert...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona university gets $1.9M to research future of TV news

PHOENIX – Arizona State University’s journalism school on Thursday was awarded nearly $2 million in funding to research the future of television news. The Walter Cronkite School o...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education