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Former contractor gets 20 years in prison for stealing $150K

GREELEY – A former contractor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stealing about $150,000 from more than a dozen clients in northern Colorado. Jamie Bock, who was convict...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Northern Colorado student tried to bite officer

GREELEY – Authorities say a University of Northern Colorado student was arrested for trying to bite a Greeley police officer in the groin. The Greeley Tribune reports 19-year-o...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Woman steals from liquor store with kids in tow

DENVER – Denver police are looking for a woman they say stole money from a liquor store with two young children in tow. Investigators say the woman, who has not been identified, e...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado regulators planning ban on cannabis vape additives

DENVER – Colorado marijuana regulators are finalizing a ban on certain additives in cannabis vape products in response to the spread of a lung disease linked to e-cigarettes and marijuana va...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico, other states honoring indigenous people instead of Columbus

ALBUQUERQUE – A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus. New Mexico...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque police fatally shoot suspect in domestic dispute

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Albuquerque police say a SWAT team shot and killed an armed suspect in a domestic dispute who was holed up in his apartment. The Albuquerque Journal reports tha...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 San Juan County, N.M., men accused in arson, insurance fraud case

FARMINGTON – Two men from San Juan County are accused of committing arson and insurance fraud while allegedly setting up another man to take the fall. County sheriff’s officials s...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire prompts new evacuations in south-central Colorado

SALIDA â€“ An active wildfire burning in a rural area of south-central Colorado has prompted new evacuations in Chaffee and Fremont counties. The new evacuations Sunday included t...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Colorado soldier sentenced to life for fatal shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A former soldier who was stationed at Colorado’s Fort Carson has been sentenced to life in prison for a fatal shooting in a nearby community. The Gazette rep...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teachers strike at rural Colorado school district

FAIRPLAY â€“ Teachers at a rural, central Colorado school district have gone on strike over a contract dispute, causing Park County School District RE-2 to cancel classes. Teacher...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bicyclist completes solo ride of entire Pony Express Trail

RENO, Nev. – Jan Bennett endured food poisoning, hail and near misses with tornado weather on her solo bicycle ride across the entire 2,220-mile Pony Express Trail from St. Joseph, Missouri,...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico forecast to lead U.S. in pecan production in 2019

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico is expected to lead the U.S. in pecan production this year as growers prepare for the upcoming harvest. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s statistics ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News