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Report: Colorado officer keeps job after drinking on duty

AURORA – A TV station said a suburban Denver police officer remains on the job after he was found passed out in a department vehicle after drinking on duty. Citing an internal pol...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico tribes get $36M for affordable housing projects

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Several Native American tribes in New Mexico will share more than $36 million in federal funding for affordable housing projects. The U.S. Housing and Urban Develo...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

White Sands monument closer to gaining national park status

ALBUQUERQUE – A national monument in southern New Mexico is one step closer to being redesignated as a national park. The U.S. House on Wednesday approved a defense spending measu...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman accidentally calls DA investigator, gets needed walker

ALBUQUERQUE – An 84-year-old New Mexico woman’s misdial meant for a medical supply store went to an investigator in a district attorney’s office – and led to a new walker. KOB-TV ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico principal arrested in alleged baseball bat attack

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A New Mexico middle school principal is facing charges after police said he threatened his brother with a baseball bat during a drunken brawl. Las Vegas Middle S...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal re-designates monument as New Mexico national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A bill has included language to redesignate a national monument in New Mexico that could now become the state’s next national park. The National Defense Authoriza...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man gets prison after 13th DUI

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to his 13th DUI. Denver prosecutors say Maynard Rome compiled the DUIs in four Colorado co...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado air regulators hear opinions about oil, gas proposal

RIFLE â€“ Colorado air-quality regulators have announced plans to consider changes to oil and gas regulations after hearing opinions from residents and industry officials. The sta...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs anticipates arrival of new U.S. Space Force

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is anticipating the arrival of the new U.S. Space Force under a defense policy bill making its way through Congress. The Gazette reported We...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top BLM employees face deadline on Grand Junction HQ move

GRAND JUNCTION – Career staff members at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have until Thursday to tell the agency whether they will move from the nation’s capital to new posts in the West. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Denver sheriff has no list of untruthful deputies

DENVER – A civilian oversight group said the Denver Sheriff Department hasn’t maintained a required list of deputies found to have credibility issues. It doesn’t know why, but the...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado authorities identify skier killed in avalanche

FORT COLLINS – Authorities have identified a woman who died when she was caught in a powerful avalanche while back country skiing in northern Colorado. Michelle Lindsay, 29, of Fo...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News