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Colorado man sentenced to prison for bulldozing federal land

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for destroying 3 acres of federal land with a bulldozer. The Daily Sentinel reports that Rober...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis helps launch ballot campaign to amend TABOR

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis joined the launch of a campaign urging Colorado voters to approve a November ballot measure that would let the state keep future excess tax revenue to spend it on s...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque mayor: Crime figures show need for state help

ALBUQUERQUE – FBI figures show New Mexico’s 2018 violent crime rate was more than double the national rate. Figures released this week show Albuquerque accounted for 60% of total ...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced to seven years for Colorado marijuana grows

GLENWOOD SPRINGS â€“ A man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for growing thousands of marijuana plants in Rifle and in Southwest Colorado. The Glenwood Spring...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reports season’s first confirmed flu cases

SANTA FE – Health officials have confirmed the first flu cases of the season in New Mexico. The state health department reports all five cases involve adults: three cases in Sando...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico man accused of biting police dog after ax attack

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – A New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he bit a police dog after an alleged ax attack. The Albuquerque Journal reports Chris Gavaldon was a...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

City: New Mexico house stunk up town, costing thousands

EUNICE, N.M. – A house in southeastern New Mexico severely damaged by a sewer backup while vacant is continuing to leave a stench financially. The Hobbs News-Sun reports offici...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico relaxes basic requirements for driver’s licenses

SANTA FE – New Mexico is making it easier for residents to obtain a basic driver’s license that is recognized by state agencies and private businesses but will not be valid for commercial ai...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ponzi scheme settlement ends federal investigation in Denver

DENVER – A Denver man has agreed to settle with federal officials after convincing investors to give him tens of millions of dollars in a cattle and marijuana Ponzi scheme. The...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI offers up to $20K reward in New Mexico cold case

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ The FBI is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to the whereabouts of a New Mexico teenager who disappeared more than three decades ago. T...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Condor chick makes first flight attempt from Utah cliff

SALT LAKE CITY – In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its firs...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mom sentenced in deaths of 2 girls banished by doomsday cult in Norwood

TELLURIDE – A Colorado woman has received life in prison without parole in the deaths of her daughters who were banished to a car without food or water by members of a doomsday religious gro...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News