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Opponents of gun confiscation bill rally in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Hundreds of advocates for gun rights rallied Friday at the New Mexico Statehouse in a show of force against a proposed law that allows the confiscation of guns that has the suppor...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Senate OKs death penalty repeal bill

DENVER – Colorado’s Senate formally approved a death penalty repeal bill Friday and sent it to the House, where prospects for passage are favorable. Gov. Jared Polis has said he will sign a ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Albuquerque police hired convicted felon

ALBUQUERQUE – Police in Albuquerque hired a convicted felon and allowed him to continue working in a high-ranking position even after officials learned he had provided a wrong birth date and...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; few remain

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers who used their native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died. Joe Vandever Sr. died of health...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Doctors allege anti-Semitism at CU School of Medicine

DENVER (AP) – Nine doctors have accused the University of Colorado School of Medicine of anti-Semitism and age discrimination in a letter delivered to the CU Board of Regents on Thursday. ...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico man agreed to pay prostitute with burger

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after police said he agreed to pay an undercover officer posing as a prostitute with a hamburger. Dominic Calderon was arrested Tu...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo police seeking information about deadly hit-and-run

PINEDALE, N.M. – Authorities on the Navajo Nation are looking to the public for any information about a deadly hit-and-run on the New Mexico side of the reservation. A motorist fo...

DATE: Jan 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit: Kansas Highway Patrol targets out-of-state drivers

WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Highway Patrol has a practice of unlawfully targeting motorists based on their out-of-state license plates or Colorado travel plans because of that state’s legaliz...

DATE: Jan 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico district: Teacher shortage a ‘health emergency’

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A northern New Mexico school board is calling a statewide teacher shortage that is hitting the region especially hard a “public health emergency.” Española Public...

DATE: Jan 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city OKs money for Vietnam War-era cannon

The Associated Press GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico city is acquiring a Vietnam War-era cannon from the U.S. Army for display in its downtown near the historic Route 66. ...

DATE: Jan 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Presidential task force on missing Native Americans charts path

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. â€“ A presidential task force charged with coming up with ways to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans met for the first time Wednesday. The task f...

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico State to halt student trips to China amid virus

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University said its study abroad office will not be sending students to China amid a new virus that has sickened thousands and killed more than 100. ...

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News