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Avalanche report shows man died after being swept off cliff

FRISCO – A final report by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center has revealed that a man who died after being caught in a small avalanche in Colorado last month was swept over a 75-foot ...

Police kill man during confrontation in suburban Denver

LAKEWOOD – An investigation is underway after police shot and killed a man during a confrontation in suburban Denver. Lakewood police were called to an apartment complex just befo...

New Mexico primed to join recreational pot wave

Lawmakers push legislation through in special session; governor’s signature awaits

Denver man falls to death in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A 33-year-old Denver man died after falling about 50 feet from a rock outcropping in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say the...

Democrats pick Melanie Stansbury to seek congressional seat

SANTA F – Democratic Party leaders have picked state Rep. Melanie Stansbury as the nominee to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Int...

First female chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court dies

DENVER – The first female Supreme Court chief justice of Colorado has died after living for years with multiple sclerosis. Mary Mullarkey, who was 77, died Wednesday. She spent 23...

New Mexico Senate OKs bills to legalize recreational pot

SANTA FE – A New Mexico proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state for adults ages 21 and older has cleared its last major hurdle as legislators prepared to send the bill to th...

New Mexico to open up vaccine eligibility next week

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico will be expanding vaccine eligibility next week to everyone 16 years of age and older, state health officials said Wednesday. The federal government has d...

Judge tosses New Mexico rancher’s claim after he kills wolf

SANTA FE – A federal judge has tossed a rancher’s claim that he should still have the right to use federal land in New Mexico after it was revoked for killing a wolf. Craig Thiess...

New Mexico State to hold limited in-person graduation events

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University has said it will hold limited in-person commencement events in May in addition to its previously planned virtual ceremony for its spring gradua...

Man gets 30 years in Oregon in shooting of an ex-fire chief ; extradited to Colorado

ROSEBURG, Ore. – A man accused of crimes spanning four states that culminated with an attempted murder in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and will be extradited to Colorado t...

Democrats narrow congressional nomination to two contenders

SANTA FE – Two state legislators advanced to a runoff for the Democratic nomination to defend an Albuquerque-based congressional seat left open by newly confirmed Secretary of the Interior D...