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Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketball team defeating a team with Native Am...

Blowing snow affecting travel in parts of Wyoming, Colorado

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Remnants of a departing winter storm caused hazardous driving conditions in southeast and eastern Wyoming Sunday as well as portions of Colorado’s northeastern plains. ...

Agencies seek end to forest rulings in New Mexico, Arizona

SANTA FE – Federal agencies have filed opinions for national forests in New Mexico and Arizona and have asked a judge to dismiss the court’s previous ruling on timber management activities o...

Mystery drone sightings continue in Colorado, into Nebraska

DENVER – Authorities have confirmed reports of drone sightings in three more counties in northeast Colorado and at least one Nebraska county after nighttime drone flights in the region cause...

Wintry weather restricts access to some parks in Southwest

Wintry weather on Saturday restricted access to some national parks in the Four Corners of the Southwest. National Park Service sites that announced they were closed included Band...

Travelers face snow in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska

DENVER – A winter storm is bringing snow to parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska just as many holiday travelers make their way home. Saturday’s storm is forecast to bring heavy...

Man pleads guilty to robbing three Albuquerque businesses

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico man is facing prison time after pleading guilty to robbing three Albuquerque businesses at gunpoint over the course of two months. Lalonzo Simmons, 44...

Colorado puppy tossed at car finds new home after adoption

PUEBLO – A puppy that was thrown at a vehicle in Colorado by a homeless man last week was adopted Friday after a raffle organized by animal shelter officials. Officials with the H...

Judge rules Denver’s urban camping ban unconstitutional

DENVER – A Denver urban camping ban enacted in 2012 constitutes cruel and unusual punishment against the homeless and is unconstitutional, a judge ruled Friday. Denver County Judg...

Shooting inside suburban Denver mall kills 1; suspect sought

AURORA – Gunfire broke out inside a mall in a Denver suburb on Friday, killing one person and causing shoppers to scatter in search of hiding places, police officials and a witness said. ...

Higher minimum wage among new laws in New Mexico on Jan. 1

SANTA FE – As 2020 arrives, New Mexico is raising its minimum wage, adding protections against surprise medical billing and allowing more people to remove their past criminal records from pu...

New Mexico police plan for sobriety patrols in January

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police are planning a series of sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols across the state in January as part of an effort to catch drunk drivers. Au...