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Colorado mother convicted of abuse for infant’s death in tub

PUEBLO – A Colorado mother has been convicted in connection with the drowning death of her 9-month-old child in a bathtub. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Wednesday that 22-year-...

Not real news: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The AP checked them ...

Colorado first-grader brings loaded handgun to school

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado law enforcement has initiated an investigation after a handgun was found in the backpack of an elementary school student. The Gazette reported Thursday...

Thief nets $4K worth of ornamental fish from New Mexico pond

SANTA FE – It’s a fishy mystery caught on camera. KOB-TV reports authorities say fish worth thousands of dollars recently were stolen from a Santa Fe business and the alleged thef...

Elk knocks woman down near Rocky Mountain National Park

ESTES PARK – Wildlife officials in Colorado are warning people to keep their distance from elk during their mating season after a bull charged people, knocked a woman down and repeatedly b...

Air Force wants to continue recovery training in Southwest

TUCSON, Ariz. – The U.S. Air Force wants to use 179 public and private properties across the Southwest for training on recovering personnel such as downed pilots. Davis-Monthan ...

DEA: New Mexico police employee may have tipped trafficker

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Federal officials say one or more employees for a northern New Mexico police department may have tried to help a suspected drug trafficker. The Las Vegas Opti...

Holtec preparing to build nuclear waste storage facility

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Jersey-based company has reached an agreement with a construction trades group as it pushes for approval to build a multibillion-dollar facility for temporarily storing s...

Six forests halt tree-cutting activities due to order on owls

ALBUQUERQUE – Six national forests in New Mexico and Arizona have suspended firewood collection permit sales, timber sales, thinning and prescribed burns because of a federal court order rel...

Judge: Teen should be tried for Colorado school shooting

CASTLE ROCK – Prosecutors have enough evidence for a Colorado teenager to be tried for a school shooting in a Denver suburb that killed one of his classmates and injured eight others, a judg...

One of three units at coal-fired Navajo Generating Station closes

LECHEE, Ariz. – One of three generating units at a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation has closed. The 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station near Page is scheduled to c...

Group sues U.S. for details about impact of grazing program

BOISE, Idaho – An environmental group said the U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered spe...