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Authorities: Officer opens fire after driver pulls knife

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities said a New Mexico State Police officer shot and killed a 22-year-old man during a traffic stop after the driver attacked the officer with a knife. State ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder homicide suspect dies in confrontation with police

BOULDER – A man suspected of killing his wife died after falling from the top of a parking structure after a standoff with Boulder police. The woman, whose name hasn’t been releas...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico fight over Epstein grazing leases settled

SANTA FE – A court battle over public grazing leases that New Mexico officials believe were used to help shield a remote desert ranch owned by financier Jeffrey Epstein is over. T...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman accused of killing young daughter appears in court

CASTLE ROCK – A woman accused of killing her 7-year-old daughter previously believed to be seriously ill appeared before a Colorado judge with the woman’s former friend watching. ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No citation for woman who put hurt bobcat in car near child

DENVER â€“ A Colorado Springs woman who put an injured bobcat in her car, inches from where her child was in a safety seat, will not be cited. KCNC-TV in Denver reports Colorado P...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial begins for Colorado man charged in fiancee’s death

CRIPPLE CREEK – Prosecutors said Friday that a Colorado man accused of beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat and burning her body on his ranch consistently manipulated those aroun...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo police academy bolsters officer ranks

CHINLE, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials said 19 cadets have completed a six-month police academy. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said the Friday graduation ceremony was held...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. awards $40M grant to New Mexico for student literacy

SANTA FE – New Mexico is getting a $40 million federal grant to improve student literacy. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office announced the U.S. Department of Education’s grant a...

DATE: Nov 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado school dean pleads not guilty in 2 cases

AURORA â€“ A Colorado middle school dean has pleaded not guilty after authorities accused him of bringing a handgun to school and threatening administrators in April. The Sentinel...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man gets life for family killings as a teen

ALBUQUERQUE – A man who shot and killed his parents and three young siblings as a juvenile in New Mexico has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Judge...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Organizers call 2019 international balloon fiesta a success

ALBUQUERQUE – The numbers have been tallied, and organizers of the world’s largest hot air balloon festival are calling this year’s event a success. The annual Albuquerque Interna...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado climber suffers frostbite, has legs amputated

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado man has had his legs amputated below his knees after suffering frostbite while climbing a mountain. KDVR-TV reports that Colorado Springs resident Ni...

DATE: Nov 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News