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Duran drops bid for U.S. Rep. DeGette’s Denver seat

DENVER – Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran has ended her campaign for the U.S. House seat occupied by fellow Democrat Diana DeGette. Duran told supporters in an email F...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Alice Madden ends Democratic Senate primary campaign

DENVER – Another campaign for the Democratic nomination to face Sen. Cory Gardner next year is ending. This time, it’s former state legislative leader Alice Madden. Madden in a st...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque keeps pursuing panhandling ordinance

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque is continuing its pursuit of an ordinance that would restrict panhandling despite a judge’s ruling that the city’s law is an unconstitutional restriction on free sp...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man resentenced to life in prison in 1994 killing

FARMINGTON – A man sentenced to death in the 1994 strangulation killing of a 17-year-old Flora Vista girl has been resentenced to life in prison in response to a New Mexico Supreme Court dec...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico farmers, ranchers to get some tax relief

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ The Internal Revenue Service is extending tax relief for farmers and ranchers in many New Mexico counties who were forced to sell livestock due to drought and other severe we...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

High winds cancel Albuquerque balloon fiesta’s evening event

ALBUQUERQUE – High winds have forced officials to cancel the Special Shapes Glowdeo at the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque. Thursday’s competition flying was also canc...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado beer company to downsize, stop mass distribution

BOULDER – A Colorado beer company has announced plans to downsize and discontinue widespread distribution after facing increased competition. The Daily Camera reported Thursday th...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Temperatures plunge as fall snowstorm blankets Colorado

DENVER – A fall snowstorm is blanketing much of Colorado, dropping temperatures into the 20s and slowing traffic in urban areas along the Front Range. National Weather Service for...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico State school gets grant to tackle opioid epidemic

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The nursing school at New Mexico State University has received a three-year $1.35 million grant to help address the opioid epidemic. The funding from the U.S. H...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. Department of Public Safety to pay $28,000 in records case

FARMINGTON – A judge has ordered the New Mexico Department of Public Safety to pay $28,000 in a public records lawsuit filed by a man whose brother was fatally shot by a Farmington police of...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Polis announces substantial drops in insurance rates

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis says health insurance premiums are dropping substantially for Coloradans buying individual insurance plans on the state exchange next year. Polis told a ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado soldiers to catch drone buses at Fort Carson

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ An Army-supported research program has plans to bring robotic buses to Colorado troops at Fort Carson. The Gazette reports that the pilot program could eve...

DATE: Oct 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News