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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 – 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

New Mexico man in baby shooting case to get new attorney

GALLUP, N.M. – A New Mexico man who reportedly admitted to accidentally shooting an infant girl and tried to arrange the killing of the baby’s mother and a key witness is getting a new attor...

DATE: Oct 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s 14ers keep getting busier, report shows

COLORADO SPRINGS – A report by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative says the state’s 54 highest summits continue to see an increasing number of people seeking to climb the fourteeners. ...

DATE: Oct 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado to consider placing fewer youth on sex registry

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal to place fewer convicted juveniles on the state sex offender registry and partially seal the list from the public, officials said. ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Light rail train hits, kills pedestrian near downtown Denver

DENVER – An investigation is underway after a light rail train hit and killed a pedestrian south of downtown Denver. Police initially said the victim, whose name and age have no...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s largest district still has teacher shortage

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest school district continues to struggle with a shortage of teachers and substitute teachers KOB-TV reports Albuquerque Public Schools is looking t...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: DWI suspect offered deputy $10K bribe to let him go

SANTA FE – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he attempted to bribe a sheriff’s deputy during a suspected drunken driving stop. The Santa Fe New Mexican r...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado education board to change school ranking system

DENVER – Colorado education officials have approved changes to state performance rankings that could show fewer schools in high performing categories. The Denver Post reported ...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico authorities investigate 18 human-caused fires

TAOS, N.M. – Authorities in northern New Mexico are investigating a series of fires that were sparked earlier this month. Forest officials say 18 separate fires along a forest roa...

DATE: Oct 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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