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Travelers face snow in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska

DENVER – A winter storm is bringing snow to parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska just as many holiday travelers make their way home. Saturday’s storm is forecast to bring heavy...

DATE: Dec 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man pleads guilty to robbing three Albuquerque businesses

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A New Mexico man is facing prison time after pleading guilty to robbing three Albuquerque businesses at gunpoint over the course of two months. Lalonzo Simmons, 44...

DATE: Dec 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado puppy tossed at car finds new home after adoption

PUEBLO – A puppy that was thrown at a vehicle in Colorado by a homeless man last week was adopted Friday after a raffle organized by animal shelter officials. Officials with the H...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge rules Denver’s urban camping ban unconstitutional

DENVER – A Denver urban camping ban enacted in 2012 constitutes cruel and unusual punishment against the homeless and is unconstitutional, a judge ruled Friday. Denver County Judg...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Shooting inside suburban Denver mall kills 1; suspect sought

AURORA – Gunfire broke out inside a mall in a Denver suburb on Friday, killing one person and causing shoppers to scatter in search of hiding places, police officials and a witness said. ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Higher minimum wage among new laws in New Mexico on Jan. 1

SANTA FE – As 2020 arrives, New Mexico is raising its minimum wage, adding protections against surprise medical billing and allowing more people to remove their past criminal records from pu...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police plan for sobriety patrols in January

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police are planning a series of sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols across the state in January as part of an effort to catch drunk drivers. Au...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dead jail inmate had been charged with killing 9-year-old

GRAND JUNCTION – A man who was found unresponsive in a Colorado jail cell earlier this week faced charges that he killed a 9-year-old girl with chloroform while trying to sexually assault he...