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Feds arrest armed Colorado man after remark about Boulder

IOWA CITY, Iowa – An Iowa gun store refused to sell a semi-automatic rifle to a heavily armed and agitated Colorado man who said he was surprised his friends didn’t suspect he was the Boulde...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado shooting suspect passed check in legal gun purchase

BOULDER – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shootings bought a firearm at a local gun store after passing a background check, and he also had a second weapon with him that he didn’t us...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man wanted for questioning in New Mexico case is arrested

ALBUQUERQUE – A man wanted for questioning in the disappearances of three people from Grants last month was arrested on a warrant in Albuquerque, authorities said Thursday night. ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico high court affirms man’s extended commitment

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a district court decision to extend the criminal commitment of a Las Vegas, New Mexico, man placed in a mental institution after he was acc...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico relaxing rules on nursing home visits in pandemic

SANTA FE – New Mexico is preparing to relax restrictions on visits to nursing homes and assisted living facilities as the spread of COVID-19 wanes and more people get vaccinated. ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado shooting suspect makes first court appearance

BOULDER – The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting appeared in court for the first time Thursday, and a defense attorney immediately asked that he receive a mental health evaluation ...

DATE: Mar 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Small plane crashes in southern New Mexico; three aboard injured

LORDSBURG, N.M. â€“ The three people aboard a single-engine plane suffered minor injuries when it crashed Wednesday south of Lordsburg in southwestern New Mexico, authorities said. ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-Idaho nurse resentenced, released in 2018 murder case

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former nurse in Idaho who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his fiancee Kelsey Berreth was released on parole after receiving a reduced sent...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Storm drops snow, pushes strong winds across New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A storm dropped snow and pushed strong winds across much of northern and central New Mexico on Wednesday as authorities warned of difficult travel conditions in some areas. ...

DATE: Mar 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports no COVID-19-related deaths third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new COVID-19 cases but no additional deaths. It was the third consecutive day that the tribe has not recorded a co...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Legislature assigns $1B in federal relief money

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Legislature is asserting its budgetary authority over $1.6 billion in new federal aid that dwarfs year-to-year spending adjustments, setting an agenda for economic re...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Significant late season storm’ forecast for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Much of New Mexico was blanketed by winter weather warnings and advisories as forecasters warned that snow in mountains and rain in valleys developing could make driving condit...

DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News