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Cowboys for Trump group: Sand wasn’t from monument

ALBUQUERQUE – Iconic gypsum sand that the group Cowboys for Trump had said was from White Sands National Monument in New Mexico and was sent to Washington for the U.S. Capitol Tree lighting ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mysterious memorial to ‘Lawnmower Man’ reappears after theft

ROSWELL, N.M. – A mysterious memorial dedicated to a New Mexico homeless man who mowed lawns has reappeared after a similar one was stolen. KRQE-TV reports that a lawnmower memori...

DATE: Dec 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico college faculty votes for collective bargaining

FARMINGTON –Faculty members at a New Mexico college have voted to begin the process of unionization and collective bargaining with administrative officials amid increasing faculty turnover. ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man wounded in police shooting in Colorado mountain town

AVON – A man was hospitalized after being shot by police in the parking lot of a store in a Colorado mountain town Thursday night. The shooting happened soon after state troopers ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-Navajo housing CEO: Nude photos part of revenge plot

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A former Navajo Housing Authority CEO says he deleted nude photos of him and his wife on a company cellphone, but his predecessor restored them out of anger. ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico teen held for week after mistaken identification

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say a teen girl was jailed for a week after a school employee mistakenly identified her as a suspect in a fatal shooting. The Albuquerque Journal reporte...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nevada woman, son accused of child abuse in girl’s death

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico State Police say a Nevada woman and her teenage son are accused of child abuse resulting in the death of the boy’s 12-year-old sister. They say the 17-yea...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Botched investigation allows Colorado student to avoid jail

FORT COLLINS – Officials say a mishandled investigation into the shooting death of a Colorado State University student will allow his roommate to avoid prison. Authorities say 22-...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Worker killed in boiler explosion at Colorado prison ID’d

CAÑON CITY – A worker who was killed when a boiler exploded at a prison in southern Colorado has been identified as a father of three young children. Colorado Department of Correc...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump take national monument sand to Washington, D.C.

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – The New Mexico group Cowboys for Trump is facing criticism after members brought iconic gypsum sands from White Sands National Monument to Washington for a Christmas Tree ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Illness back at normal levels in western Colorado schools

GRAND JUNCTION â€“ Health officials say reports of an illness causing acute vomiting in hundreds of students across western Colorado has decreased to normal levels following efforts to disin...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Records: Most arrested in Albuquerque in ‘surge’ released

ALBUQUERQUE – Records show 88% of those arrested in Albuquerque by New Mexico State Police on felony charges during a so-called surge are no longer in custody. KOAT-TV reports rec...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News