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Albuquerque proposes new agency amid calls for police reform

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller said Monday he wants to create a new city department to focus on community safety as political pressure mounts for elected leaders to defund the po...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildlife officials kill bear that entered home

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a bear that had been previously relocated was killed after entering a home while the owner was inside. Wildlife officers were c...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation resumes training at its police academy

CHINLE, Ariz. – More than two dozen recruits are expected to begin training Monday at the Navajo Nation’s police academy, a program that was postponed for months because of the coronavirus p...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Man arrested after throwing beer can at woman

ARTESIA, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing a battery charge after police say he threw a beer car at a woman. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Ernesto Erives was arraigned las...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Colorado man arrested after people held at gunpoint

DENVER – Authorities have arrested a Colorado man they say held two roofing-company salesmen at gunpoint who had been knocking on doors in his neighborhood. Both were wearing blue...

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tourism office launches safety campaign amid virus

DENVER – The Colorado Tourism Office has launched a campaign urging people to practice safety measures and follow health guidelines when visiting the state during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico offers COVID-19 testing for utility workers

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are offering coronavirus testing for utility workers as part of a statewide effort to keep essential workers in various fields safe and healthy. ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Firefighters grapple with triple-digit heat against wildfire

TUCSON, Ariz. – Hundreds of Arizona residents under an evacuation notice were allowed to return home Friday but were told to remain ready to leave at a moment’s notice as a wildfire burns in...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bodies of two missing swimmers recovered at Lake Pueblo

PUEBLO – Searchers have recovered the bodies of two swimmers who were reported missing at Lake Pueblo in southern Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say one body was ...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver residents remember 21-year-old killed walking dog

DENVER – Several hundred people gathered Thursday in a Denver suburb to remember the 21-year-old woman who was fatally shot while walking her dog with her boyfriend. The Denver Po...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers advance broad police accountability bill

DENVER – Colorado’s House on Friday overwhelmingly passed legislation to improve police accountability and transparency after an emotional debate that underscored the nation’s focus on the r...

DATE: Jun 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News