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New Mexico tribe to get more federal disaster help

SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. – Federal officials say a New Mexico tribe will see an increase in federal disaster aid as it continues to recover from flooding that occurred several years ago. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman killed by SWAT officers in northern Colorado

LOVELAND â€“ Authorities in northern Colorado said police shot and killed a woman at the scene of a suspected homicide. Loveland police said members of its SWAT team entered the b...

DATE: Nov 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Attorney General Barr plans N.M. visit to tout fugitive arrests

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to promote a crime-fighting initiative Tuesday in New Mexico as the state struggles to curb some of the highest property and violent cr...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Secrecy shrouds talks on New Mexico’s methane emissions

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been outspoken about cracking down on methane emissions, but the advisory panel tasked with creating recommendations is meeting behind c...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies after officer-involved shooting in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD – Lakewood police say a man was fatally shot by an officer after refusing the officer’s repeated commands to drop a handgun during an attempt to take him into custody. Ag...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 Colorado counties slow to comply with accessibility rules

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ Disability advocates say two Colorado counties are far behind in efforts to become fully compatible with public accessibility regulations. The Gazette repo...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico: More wells needed to gauge uranium plumes

MILAN, N.M. – More wells are needed to measure uranium plumes in a major aquifer in western New Mexico, state environmental officials said The state Environment Department is aski...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Taxpayer money, state endorsement fuels Meow Wolf expansion

SANTA FE – The arts-based entertainment company Meow Wolf continues to leverage public incentives and subsidies in its home state of New Mexico as it prepares to expand to major U.S. cities,...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Release of suspect in Albuquerque girl’s death draws protest

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge’s decision to release a defendant charged in the 2016 killing of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl is drawing outrage. More than a hundred people protested down...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Supreme Court asked to review lawyer’s 2010 death

ALBUQUERQUE – The family of a prominent Albuquerque attorney found dead in her home in 2010 wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to review the case. Mary Han was found dead of carbo...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

6 fatal accidents on Colorado state roads this past weekend

DENVER â€“ The Colorado State Patrol says six people died in six separate accidents on state roads over a 12-hour period this past weekend. Col. Matthew Packard, chief of the stat...

DATE: Nov 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Separate trials for men accused in New Mexico triple murder

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Two men accused of a triple murder in northern New Mexico last year will have separate trials. Albuquerque TV station KRQE reports that a judge has agreed to sever...

DATE: Nov 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News