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Woman fights charges after stepchildren see her topless at home

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah woman charged with a crime after her stepchildren saw her topless in her own home is fighting the case that could force her to register as a sex offender, pointing to...

Colorado authorities raid 5 homes, suspect drug operations

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Drug task force officers have raided multiple houses in northern Colorado suspected of hiding illegal marijuana grows to crackdown on an unnamed drug trafficking org...

Polis rules out AG probe into fatal police shooting of teen

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis said he won’t order an independent investigation into the case of a black teenager who was fatally shot during a foot chase with Colorado Springs police. ...

Colorado farmers may now apply online to grow hemp

BROOMFIELD – Farmers may now apply online to grow industrial hemp in Colorado. Brian Koontz, the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Hemp Program manager, said Thursday the state...

Outbreak closes 46 Colorado schools in Grand Junction area

Schools will be closed until after Thanksgiving break

Arizona border activist acquitted of harboring immigrants

TUCSON, Ariz. – An activist was quickly acquitted Wednesday on charges he illegally harbored two Central American immigrants at a southern Arizona camp operated by a humanitarian group. ...

Denver man gets 40 years in prison for toddler’s death

DENVER – A Denver man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old son. The Denver Post reports DeLonta Crank pleaded guilty in Augus...

Petition seeks medical marijuana for ailing household pets

SANTA FE – New Mexico is considering whether to extend its medical cannabis program to dogs with epilepsy and people with attention deficit disorder. Petitions for new qualifying ...

Mayor seeks help in stopping ‘cycle’ of violence, homicides

SANTA FE – Albuquerque’s mayor and police department are pleading for investigative leads in the shooting death of the mother of two State Police officers as the city’s annual homicide tally...

New Mexico GOP lawmaker unveils bail reform proposal

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Republicans unveiled Wednesday a proposal aimed at changing how state judges decide who remains jailed before trial. State Rep. Bill Rehm, R-Albuquerque, ...

Oklahoma killer urges U.S. court to overturn death penalty

DENVER – A man sentenced to death for killing a Texas couple as they camped in Oklahoma nearly 20 years ago is asking a federal appeals court for a chance to prove he should be spared the de...

Results elusive as New Mexico combats alcohol, drug deaths

SANTA FE – The state with the nation’s highest alcohol-related death rate and a longstanding opiate problem is looking for answers in three afflicted communities that have deployed extensive...