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Colorado man charged in wife’s strangulation, caught on tape

BOULDER – A Colorado man is charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation death of his wife after the struggle was recorded on a surveillance camera’s audio. The Boulder D...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

School districts in New Mexico on the hunt to fill jobs

ALBUQUERQUE – School districts in New Mexico are on the hunt to fill positions for the coming 2018-2019 school year in response to a teacher shortage. The Albuquerque Journal repo...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fire causes estimated $5M damage to Estes Park lodge

ESTES PARK – Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that did an estimated $5 million in damage to a lodge just outside Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters to pick gubernatorial candidates

DENVER – Colorado voters will choose would-be successors to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is limited after two terms, in Tuesday’s primary election. It’s the first primary in which ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Historic Taos Inn in New Mexico is up for sale for $7.1M

TAOS, N.M. – The Historic Taos Inn in New Mexico is up for sale. The Albuquerque Journal reports the 44-room hotel, bar and restaurant that spans two acres and is comprised of sev...

DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Independents can vote in Colorado’s major party primaries

DENVER – A voter-passed initiative that coincided with disenchantment with the polarization of the 2016 election will allow Colorado’s 1.2 million active independent voters to cast ballots i...

DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Puebloan with autism overcomes hurdles en route to college

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Even before he was diagnosed with autism while in kindergarten, Luke Gebbink’s life’s journey wasn’t without its hurdles. Before entering preschool, Gebbink l...

DATE: Jun 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aztec city attorney cites political differences in resigning

FARMINGTON, N.M. – The city attorney in Aztec is resigning after making a questionable comment during the presentation of a Pride Month proclamation. Larry Thrower submitted his 3...

DATE: Jun 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers consider revisiting complex liquor laws

SANTA FE – State lawmakers are considering rethinking New Mexico’s complex liquor licensing system in hopes that more local alcohol vendors can help revitalize downtowns in smaller cities li...

DATE: Jun 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado pension finances improve following reforms

DENVER – Colorado’s troubled public pension has been pulled back from the fiscal brink. That was the key takeaway from Friday’s pension board meeting, the first since state lawmak...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

50 parents separated from kids at border held in Colorado

DENVER – Some of the parents who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border are being held at an immigration facility in suburban Denver. U.S. Customs and Immigr...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No more tickets for charging phones at outlets in Boulder

BOULDER – With prosecutors refusing to pursue charges, Boulder police will no longer ticket people for using city outlets to charge their phones. The Daily Camera reports that nin...

DATE: Jun 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News