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Wife of Española city councilman is convicted of voter fraud

ALBUQUERQUE – The wife of Española City Councilor Robert Seeds has been found guilty of tampering in the 2016 election in which her husband won a District 4 seat by two votes. A R...

Not guilty plea for man transporting hemp

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Colorado man who was arrested in South Dakota after his load of hemp tested positive for THC, the component in marijuana that produces a high, has pleaded not guilty t...

Man who tried to abduct Colorado girl sentenced to 25 years

AURORA – A Colorado judge has sentenced a sex offender who tried to abduct an 11-year-old girl off an Aurora street last year to 25 years in prison. The Sentinel reports that a...

Bennet signs up for New Hampshire primary

CONCORD, N.H. – Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado says he’s counting on New Hampshire voters once again to upset conventional wisdom in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary....

Colorado voters narrowly approve legalized sports betting

DENVER – Colorado became the 19th U.S. state to legalize some form of sports betting as election officials tallied Wednesday a surprisingly close vote in which ballots for the measure narrow...

New Mexico voters approve $14M for homeless shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico mayor has prioritized a new centralized homeless shelter to replace an existing facility after residents voted to approve the project. The Albuquer...

Girlfriend testifies at trial of man in death of his fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK – A woman who was having an affair with a Colorado man accused of beating his fiancee to death and burning her body testified Wednesday that he called her on Thanksgiving Day a...

Legislators revisit landmark energy law for New Mexico

SANTA FE – A landmark energy law designed to wean a sun-drenched state off coal-fired electricity and boost renewable power has not gone as planned for legislators who brokered a deal betwee...

Colorado sports betting measure still up for grabs

DENVER – Election officials are still tallying votes on a ballot measure that would legalize sports betting in Colorado. Votes for Proposition DD gained a slight lead over No vote...

2 dead, 14 injured during Navajo ceremony in New Mexico

ALAMO, N.M. – Navajo authorities confirmed two people died and 14 others were injured during a traditional religious ceremony. KOAT-TV reports Christina Tsosie with the Navajo P...

Colorado biologist gets probation for selling bobcat pelts

GRAND JUNCTION – A former U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist who pleaded guilty to selling Colorado bobcat pelts to fur traders has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pa...

Liberal Tucson, Arizona rejects plan to be sanctuary city

TUCSON, Ariz. – After Arizona passed a law that required local police to check the immigration status of people suspected to be in the country illegally, the state’s second-largest city want...