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Denver police ask for help in fatal Interstate 70 shooting

DENVER – Police on Tuesday asked for the public’s help in finding the person who fatally shot a woman on Interstate 70 in Denver. Kim Phok, 60, was found wounded in her SUV on the...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Appeal: New Mexico ignored rules in approval of nuke site work

ALBUQUERQUE – A watchdog group asked the New Mexico Court of Appeals to put the brakes on a key construction project at the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository. The...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver Zoo celebrates birth of two African lion cubs

DENVER – The Denver Zoo is celebrating the birth of two African lion cubs. Zoo officials say the cubs were born Thursday to 4-year-old mother Kamara and 4-year-old father Tobias. ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man wins $1M Lottery jackpot twice on same day

PUEBLO – With a little bit of luck and persistence, a Colorado man has hit the jackpot twice after playing the same numbers for 30 years. Colorado Lottery officials identified “Jo...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff’s office: Shooting leaves suspect critically wounded

CHAPARRAL, N.M. – A male suspect in a domestic violence case was critically wounded when shot during a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies, the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesda...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coronavirus restrictions eased in some parts of Colorado

DENVER – Parts of Colorado began allowing elective surgeries and other activities Monday after Gov. Jared Polis eased some restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus. But t...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Aspen joins several Colorado communities requiring masks

DENVER – Aspen has joined a few other Colorado communities in mandating that people wear masks in public. On Monday, Aspen City Council approved a public health order that require...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plaintiffs say education-funding lawsuit in N.M. is still necessary

SANTA FE – Civil rights attorneys behind a long-running lawsuit alleging inadequate funding for public education are asking a judge to disregard recent efforts by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

City workers in New Mexico capital brace for furloughs

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s capital city is weighing a series of cost-cutting measures to address a budget deficit as tax revenue and other income take a dive amid the economic shock wave that h...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis: If Coloradans don’t take measures seriously, stay-at-home order may return

Several businesses, with social distancing precautions, to reopen over the next week

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

COVID diaries Colorado: A day in the coronavirus pandemic

A teacher greets her students. A firefighter reports for duty. New parents take their baby home from the hospital. These are routine moments in the lives of Coloradans. But the co...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Peach freeze prompts Colorado governor to declare emergency

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado’s governor announced he is seeking federal aid for farmers affected by a freeze that wiped out significant portions of the state’s peach crop. Democratic...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News