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Police: No injuries as gunfire exchanged in Colorado Walmart

BROOMFIELD – A man and a woman exchanged gunfire Tuesday inside a suburban Denver Walmart, panicking shoppers and triggering a swarming police response, police said. No one was hu...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico State turns focus to fraternities, sororities

LAS CRUCES, N.M. â€“ New Mexico State University is starting a new initiative focused on the health, safety and well-being of students involved in fraternity and sorority life. Sc...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man arrested in death of young boy at Albuquerque apartment

ALBUQUERQUE – Police say they’ve arrested a man suspected in the death of a young boy at a southeast Albuquerque apartment complex last year. They say Zerrick Marquez was taken in...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico House opts to limit trafficking of wildlife parts

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers have approved legislation that establishes penalties for people who knowingly buy or sell endangered wildlife parts and products. The measure won f...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mancos Valley Resources’ Project of the Year will be Giving Tree

Mancos Valley Resources has named the Giving Tree its Project of the Year. This was the 22nd year for the Mancos Giving Tree project, a holiday tradition in which local residents...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deming schools superintendent named as NMSU regent

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Deming school administrator is New Mexico State University’s newest regent. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that Arsenio Romero, the Deming Public Schools ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-New Mexico Majority Leader eyes running for Sapien seat

SANTA FE – Former Democratic House Majority Leader Rick Miera said Monday he is considering running for a crucial Senate seat currently held by retiring Democratic Sen. John Sapien. ...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico backtracks on cannabis cards for nonresidents

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico has moved to phase out medical cannabis cards for nonresidents starting at mid-year, under a bill approved by the Legislature on Monday and supported by the gover...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico public pension reform passes in state House

SANTA FE – The New Mexico House on Monday approved a proposal aimed at shoring up New Mexico’s overextended pension fund for about 110,000 state and local government workers and retirees. ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. Legislature approves reforms involving state settlements

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico is moving toward easing restrictions on the release of information on financial settlements involving state officials and payouts to whistleblowers. A ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sanders targets Bloomberg spending at Colorado rally

DENVER – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he wants to bring an end to a system in which billionaires can buy elections. Sanders referred to rival Michael Bloo...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USS Arizona crew member, Pearl Harbor survivor dies age 97

COLORADO SPRINGS – One of the remaining USS Arizona crew members who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor has died. Donald Stratton passed away at his Colorado Springs home in his ...

DATE: Feb 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News