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Colorado police name suspect 23 years after woman’s killing

AURORA – Colorado police have named a suspect in the stabbing death of a woman 23 years ago, although the man identified by detectives has been dead for 12 years. Police investiga...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Storm delivers snow, slick driving conditions to New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Parts of New Mexico are getting another dose of winter weather as a storm system brought a mix of snow, freezing rain and fog to the state. Authorities were warnin...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Taos Pueblo woman death may have stemmed from dog attack

TAOS, N.M. – Authorities in Taos Pueblo are investigating whether a woman died as a result of an attack by a pack of dogs. Pueblo Gov. Edwin Concha said the New Mexico Office of t...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge denies gun seizure of Colorado officer’s guns

FORT COLLINS – A judge on Thursday denied a petition to seize the guns of a police officer involved in the 2017 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old that was sought by the teen’s mother under Col...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation to lower flags in honor of tribal lawmaker

GALLUP, N.M. â€“ A former Navajo Nation Council delegate is being remembered for his years of public service and inspiration to others. Tribal officials said a funeral for John Pe...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Family sues after deputies shoot mentally ill woman 20 times

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a New Mexico woman fatally shot more than 20 times by sheriff’s deputies is suing. KOB-TV reports the family of Elisha Lucero has filed a wrongful deat...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Roswell police: Crime suspect killed himself during search

ROSWELL, N.M. – A crime suspect who allegedly fired at Rowsell police later fatally shot himself while he was the subject of a search, the Police Department said. The man fired at...

DATE: Jan 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: New Mexico back to 49th in nation in child poverty

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s child poverty rate rose slightly and continues to rank near the bottom nationally despite improvements in the state’s economy, a child-advocacy group said Wednesda...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced for Colorado veterans affairs bribery scheme

DENVER – A businessman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official in Colorado, court records ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pelosi names Coloradan to Trump impeachment team

Trump calls charges ‘a hoax’

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver park where homeless people camp closed because of rats

DENVER – A park across from the state Capitol where homeless people have been camping was shut down Wednesday because officials say it has become infested with rats. More than 30 ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – People insist they have spotted fleets of large drones crisscrossing rural America’s night sky, their mission mysterious, raising questions that have veered into conspiracy ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News