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Former executive to return as Sandia National Labs director

ALBUQUERQUE – Sandia National Laboratories has chosen a former lab executive as its next director. James Peery’s appointment was announced Monday. He will succeed Stephen Younger,...

Mike Coffman to be sworn in as Aurora mayor

AURORA – Former Republican congressman Mike Coffman is taking over as leader of Colorado’s third largest city. He’ll be sworn in as the mayor of Aurora on Monday along city counci...

Report: Funding fails to stop domestic violence in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The number of domestic violence incidents in New Mexico has remained steady over the last three years despite an increase in funding for services. Analysts with the L...

New Mexico’s largest city takes heat for flawed crime stats

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is taking more heat for flaws in its crime statistics. The numbers released in July and at the end of 2018 have been revised dramatically t...

Hopi Tribe commits to reducing arsenic in water at cultural center

TUBA CITY, Ariz. – Federal officials say the Hopi Tribe has failed to meet a deadline to reduce arsenic in drinking water at the tribe’s cultural center. The Hopi Tribe agreed to ...

10 grizzly bears relocated from Argentina to Colorado

DENVER – Ten grizzly bears from a zoo in Argentina are adjusting to their new home at Colorado’s Wild Animal Sanctuary. The bruins were flown from Argentina to Dallas then driven ...

Inmate escapes from San Miguel County Detention Center

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – The New Mexico State Police says an inmate escaped Saturday from the San Miguel County Detention Center in Las Vegas. The State Police said 22-year-old Felix Rom...

Flights canceled, roads closed with winter storm in Colorado

DENVER – A continuing winter storm in Colorado caused flight delays and cancellations at Denver International Airport and road closures in northeastern Colorado. Greeley canceled ...

Wintry weather bedevils holiday weekend travelers around U.S.

Wintry weather bedeviled Thanksgiving weekend travelers across the United States on Saturday as a powerful and dangerous storm moved eastward, dumping heavy snow from parts of California to ...

Authorities: 2 children dead, 1 missing after truck swept away

TONTO BASIN, Ariz. – The bodies of two young children were found Saturday, but searchers were still looking for a third child who went missing after a truck they were in was swept away while...

Belated bill to help solve indigenous cold cases gains steam

FARGO, N.D. – A bill originally meant to help law enforcement investigate cold cases of murdered and missing indigenous women that has floundered in Congress for two years may have the missi...

Researchers seek to learn more about long-billed curlews

SANTA FE – Wildlife managers in New Mexico are working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and researchers elsewhere to learn more about long-billed curlews. The shorebird is ...