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Aquifer storage well marks first for New Mexico utility

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest water utility has started operating its first aquifer storage well, and officials say more direct injection wells are planned within the utility’s service ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff: 2 jail inmates escape after locking up deputy

WESTCLIFFE – Authorities in Colorado searched Monday for two inmates, including one suspected of attempted murder, who escaped from a jail in a small town after overpowering a guard and lock...

DATE: Jan 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police shoot and kill armed robbery suspect after standoff

WHEAT RIDGE â€“ Police officers in suburban Denver said they shot and killed a man suspected of bank robbery after a two-hour standoff at a motel in Wheat Ridge. A Lakewood Police...

DATE: Jan 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Semitrailer driver dead after colliding with freight train

PEETZ – The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train carrying coal in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing on Burlin...

DATE: Jan 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Taos ‘Earthship’ community highlights sustainable living

TAOS, N.M. (AP) – It’s 29 degrees in Taos this early morning in late December when Kate Noonan walks out of EVE to start up her car. EVE stands for Earthship Village Ecologies, a ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Semitrailer driver dead after colliding with freight train

PEETZ – The driver of a semitrailer died after colliding with a freight train in northeastern Colorado on Friday. The collision happened at a rail crossing in Logan County near th...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health officials: Screening more pregnant women for syphilis

SANTA FE – State health officials are ordering physicians and other medical professionals in New Mexico to step up screening of pregnant women for syphilis. A statewide public hea...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico court case against a Texas judge dismissed

SANTA FE – The case against a Texas judge accused of driving under the influence was dismissed by a judge in New Mexico. Deputies from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office arreste...

DATE: Jan 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado doctor pleads guilty for filming boys’ exams

DENVER – A Colorado doctor who pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge for secretly filming boys’ medical exams faces between 15 and 30 years in prison, federal authorities said Friday....

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal charges filed against man accused in woman’s death

ROSWELL, N.M. – A Roswell man accused of killing the mother of his 3-year-old son before fleeing with the boy is now facing federal charges. The FBI said it has issued an arrest w...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Registration drive seeks to close voting gap among Latinos

SANTA FE – A nonpartisan group said targeted mailings that encourage voter registration are going out to one-in-eight residents of New Mexico. The nonprofit, Washington-based Vote...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge sentences man for killing U.S. Army officer for ‘fun’

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado judge on Friday sentenced a man to 74 years in prison for the shooting death of a U.S. Army officer, a killing the judge said was committed at random and for “f...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News