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Navajo officials set on shutting down New Mexico hemp farms

PHOENIX – The Navajo Nation is not letting go of a fight against what it says are illegal hemp farms cultivated through immigrant labor. A member of the tribe and head of the oper...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police chief’s head of staff cleared of misspending

ALBUQUERQUE – The head of the outgoing Albuquerque police chief’s staff has been cleared of allegations of abusing a city credit card and getting an inappropriate pay raise. The A...

DATE: Sep 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah seeks delay on Colorado River decision

SALT LAKE CITY – Facing opposition from six states that rely on the Colorado River for water for their cities and farms, Utah asked the federal government to delay a fast-track approval proc...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump tweet about wall, hints at possible visit to New Mexico

SANTA FE – President Donald Trump hinted Friday at a visit to New Mexico without providing further details in a tweet about protecting gun rights and building the border wall. The...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Appeals court orders new sentencing in homemade bomb case

DENVER – A man who left a homemade bomb outside a police station in a Colorado mountain town could spend less time in prison under a U.S. appeals court decision in the case. David...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climatologist: Dry areas in U.S. Southwest getting drier

BERNALILLO, N.M. – A sliver of water runs under the bridge here as sand bars and thickets of willow come closer to choking off the Rio Grande as it flows through New Mexico. It’s ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman accused in QAnon kidnapping plot pleads not guilty

DENVER – A Colorado woman accused of plotting with supporters of QAnon to have her son kidnapped from foster care pleaded not guilty to second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Cynthia...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil well pad converted into campsite at N.M. national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A former oil and gas well pad has been converted into a campground for visitors to Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in New Mexico. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado requires early pollution monitoring at oil sites

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado officials have approved new rules that require air pollution monitoring at oil and gas sites during early stages of operations – the first state regulatory system o...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Demand surges for absentee ballots across New Mexico

SANTA FE – Voters across New Mexico have submitted nearly 250,000 absentee ballot requests with especially strong demand among Democrats for alternatives to in-person voting amid the pandemi...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

War god carving returned to New Mexico tribe by auctioneer

ZUNI PUEBLO, N.M. – A hand-carved figure held sacred by a Native American community in New Mexico has been returned to the tribe by an Ohio auction house, the company said. The 15...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Parolee shot after triggering blast in hotel room

LONGMONT – A man on parole was shot by police after a standoff in a northern Colorado hotel Thursday after he allegedly detonated an explosive device in his room, authorities said. ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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