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Albuquerque probing ‘emergency’ involving hyena, zookeeper

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque Biological Park officials are investigating an “emergency incident” involving a zookeeper and a hyena. KOB-TV reports the zoo confirmed Monday it is look...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wife of former ski company executive pleads guilty to theft

ASPEN – The wife of a former Colorado ski company executive has pleaded guilty to theft for working with her husband to steal equipment from his company and sell the goods online. ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Saudi student in alleged ‘kill list’ plot ordered held

ALBUQUERQUE – A Saudi Arabian student who prosecutors said illegally obtained a gun in the U.S. and told someone he wanted to kill a professor and others was ordered Tuesday held until his t...

DATE: Dec 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior Department, states appeal sage grouse ruling

BOISE, Idaho – The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use restrictions in seven Western states that prot...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico state senator found guilty of drunken driving

SANTA FE – New Mexico state Sen. Richard Martinez has been found guilty of aggravated drunken driving and reckless driving in connection with a June car crash, a state district court judge r...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Colorado officer sentenced for theft from charities

AURORA – A former Colorado police officer who stole thousands of dollars from local charities was sentenced to 18 months of work release. Roland Albert, 39, was sentenced Monday t...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal land agency to bring 40 jobs to Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management has confirmed plans to bring about 40 employees to staff its new national headquarters in Colorado, increasing from the 27 jobs initially annou...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico senator fights drunken driving charges at trial

SANTA FE – The trial of a prominent Democratic state senator on drunken and reckless driving charges on Monday delved into police body camera video of a watery-eyed politician in apparently ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

EPA lowers Denver area’s air quality rating to ‘serious’

DENVER – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has downgraded the air quality rating of Colorado’s biggest population center. The EPA finalized the move Monday, lowering the oz...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health officials warn of measles exposure at Denver airport

DENVER – People who traveled through Denver International Airport last Wednesday afternoon may have been exposed to measles, Colorado health officials said Monday. Three children ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Documents sought in case of Saudi student facing gun charge

ALBUQUERQUE – A Saudi Arabian student arrested on a federal firearms charge the day before he was scheduled to graduate from the University of New Mexico remained in custody Monday while his...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Symposium centers on creation of law school at Diné College

TSAILE, Ariz. – The first college established decades ago by a Native American tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed wit...

DATE: Dec 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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