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New Mexico now considering energy efficiency of office space

SANTA FE – The state of New Mexico is now considering the energy efficiency of buildings when leasing office space. The General Services Department made the announcement Tuesday, ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$8B needed in transportation repairs on Navajo Nation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Transportation officials for the Navajo Nation have reported it would take 116 years and $7.9 billion to meet current infrastructure needs. Officials from the...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Leader of armed border group pleads guilty to gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE – The leader of an armed group that detained asylum-seeking families near the U.S.-Mexico border has pleaded guilty in New Mexico to a federal firearms charge. Larry M...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ad blitz underway against Colorado public option

DENVER (AP) – Two affiliated organizations with ties to hospitals and insurance companies have launched a six-figure public relations ad blitz against the creation of a “public” health insur...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Northern New Mexico state park open to ice fishing

EAGLE NEST, N.M. â€“ Officials with the New Mexico State Parks Division said Eagle Nest is now open to ice fishing. Current measurements indicate that ice thickness at the norther...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor gives state workers paid parental leave

SANTA FE – Thousands of employees of state agencies overseen by the governor will be eligible for paid maternity and paternity leave for the first time, under an executive order announced Tu...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Town sent $1M to scammers posing as Colorado company

ERIE â€“ Officials in Colorado have reported the town of Erie fell victim to financial fraud after sending more than $1 million to scammers posing as the construction company that built the ...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico church sues U.S. over religious discrimination

SANTA FE – The New Mexico branch of a church that uses hallucinogenic tea as a sacrament is suing the federal government for failing to process immigration documents for one of its religious...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Death of Colorado man held in girl’s death ruled a suicide

GRAND JUNCTION – The death of a Colorado jail inmate suspected of killing a 9-year-old girl with chloroform has been ruled a suicide. Authorities said Jeffrey Beagley, 34, of Gran...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver appealing court ruling against urban camping ban

DENVER – The city of Denver is appealing a court ruling that found its urban camping ban to be unconstitutional. The city filed its notice of appeal Monday in Denver District Cour...

DATE: Dec 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado county sheriff to double size of mental health unit

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado sheriff’s office plans to increase the size of its unit responding to calls involving people experiencing mental health crises, officials said. The E...

DATE: Dec 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Father who made kids panhandle for drug money gets 20 years

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge sentenced a New Mexico father to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of forcing his children to panhandle to get him money for drugs. The office of Att...

DATE: Dec 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News