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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...

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...

Colorado says new leader for state hospital coming soon

PUEBLO – The Colorado Department of Human Services says a new superintendent will soon be joining the state’s mental health hospital. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Sunday that the...

Santa Fe County sees rise in medical marijuana cardholders

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health says the number of medical marijuana cardholders in Santa Fe County has jumped to nearly 43 percent from January 2017 to January 2018. ...

Navajo Nation updates criminal code to include cyberbullying

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation president has signed legislation to add cyberbullying to the tribe’s criminal code. Lawmakers recently passed the bill to criminalize electr...

Cyclist killed, another injured in Tour de Palm Springs

INDIO HILLS, Calif. – Police say a car seen driving down a road at twice the speed limit barreled into cyclists racing in California’s Tour de Palm Springs, killing one person and seriously ...

Border agents to search for banned Valentine’s Day flowers

SANTA TERESA, N.M. – Customs agents will step up searches for banned flowers meant for Valentine’s Day being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico over worries about diseases and pests, federal...

Navajo officials commemorate anniversary of Treaty of 1868

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials have signed a proclamation commemorating the Treaty of 1868, which marked the end of the Navajo people’s exile at an internment in southeast New ...

Blast of winter weather forecast for northern New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Forecasters say the weekend will bring wintry weather conditions to northern New Mexico. The National Weather Service says rain and mountain snow showers will dip ...

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...

Judge grants new trial to convicted man after mishap

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A Colorado judge has decided to give a convicted man a new trial after prosecutors learned that jurors were provided with information that they had agreed to leave ...

Colorado lawmaker accuses state senator of harassment

DENVER – A Colorado Democratic state lawmaker says she was sexually harassed by Republican state Sen. Larry Crowder. Rep. Susan Lontine said she filed a confidential complaint aga...