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New Mexico issues final ruling against youth migrant shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials have issued their final decision to deny an out-of-state company’s request for a migrant children’s shelter in Albuquerque. Charlie Moore-Pabst,...

Republicans want state budget surplus returned to taxpayers

SANTA FE – State lawmakers in the Republican minority are crafting a proposal that would return some of the state’s budget surplus to taxpayers rather than spend it on government programs an...

Colorado board revokes dragging-death inmate’s early release

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado prison alternatives board has revoked an early release decision to a woman serving 20 years in prison in the death of a tow truck driver dragged by her vehicle....

Albuquerque firefighters find dead body of a man in home

ALBUQUERQUE – Police in Albuquerque said a man has been found dead inside a back garage of a home that burned. City firefighters pulled the body out Tuesday afternoon. ...

Will Perkins, a leading voice for Colorado’s Amendment 2, dies at 91

COLORADO SPRINGS – Will Perkins, an advocate of a state anti-gay rights amendment that triggered a nationwide boycott of Colorado in the 1990s, has died. He was 91. The Gazette...

Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around the U.S. ...

Passenger killed in New Mexico crash identified as Colorado man

SANTA FE – A passenger killed in a Sept. 26 plane crash in northern New Mexico has been identified as Eric Page, 29, of Littleton, Colorado. He was identified by state Office of...

Police kill person who stole officer’s car in Denver

DENVER – Denver police shot and killed a person after they say the victim stole a police officer’s vehicle and pointed a rifle at officers. Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said the...

University of New Mexico dean proposes free medical school

ALBUQUERQUE – A University of New Mexico dean has announced plans to ask the state to fund full-ride scholarships to medical students who commit to practicing within the state. ...

Colorado female student stabs another high school student

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado authorities have arrested a female juvenile suspected of stabbing another student at a high school. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports that Grand J...

Hemp delivery driver arrested in SD indicted on drug charges

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Colorado man who said he was delivering hemp to Minnesota when he was arrested in South Dakota has been indicted by a grand jury after his load tested positive for THC, ...

Mom who touted daughter’s ‘bucket list’ accused in her death

DENVER – A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl’s “bucket list” of dreams to fulfill before she died has been indicted on a...