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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...

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...

Man dies in fire at Loveland Fine Arts Gallery in Colorado

LOVELAND – A fire at an arts gallery in west Loveland left one person dead and another injured, said a Colorado fire official. The fire at the Loveland Fine Arts Gallery was rep...

Police: Suspect killed New Mexico man to impress cartel

HOBBS, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico man reportedly says he wanted to prove himself to a Mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man last week. The H...

New Mexico county sees more lawsuits on inmate abuse claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico county involved in one of the largest prisoner civil rights settlements in U.S. history is facing more federal lawsuits over its treatment of inmates in its jail. ...

Hearing about medical pot for ailing pets delayed in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A pubic hearing has been delayed on a petition to open up New Mexico’s medical marijuana program to ailing pets. New Mexico’s medical cannabis advisory board declined t...

Colorado initiative would OK reintroducing the gray wolf

DENVER – Wildlife activists want Colorado voters to decide next year if the endangered gray wolf should be reintroduced in the state decades after it was hunted to near-extinction. ...

‘Olympic City’ sign defaced in protest about police shooting

The “Olympic City USA’’ sign that greets drivers on Interstate 25 entering Colorado Springs has been vandalized with a reference to a teenager who was shot and killed by police last summer. ...

Agency halts monitoring of university on sexual misconduct

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Department of Justice is ending its monitoring of the University of New Mexico’s compliance with a 2016 agreement on prevention and its handling of sexual assault and ...

New Mexico considers medical marijuana for ailing pets

SANTA FE – New Mexico is considering whether ailing household pets should have access to medical marijuana prescribed by veterinarians. The state’s medical cannabis advisory board...

Albuquerque breaks homicide record amid worries over crime

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city has broken its modern homicide record amid increasing concerns about violent crime and recent questions about how officials were calculating crime sta...

Scientist: Complaints about rodent infestation led to firing

SOCORRO, N.M. – A New Mexico scientist says she was fired from a New Mexico Tech lab job after complaining about a rodent infestation. Chemical engineer Glenanne Johnson was termi...