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New Mexico hires director to lead new outdoor office

SANTA FE – New Mexico has tapped the digital editorial director at State officials say Santa Fe resident Axie Navas started Monday. Legislation passed and signed by the governor...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FAA announces $7.4M in grants for 5 Colorado airports

DENVER â€“ The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded five Colorado airports $7.6 million in infrastructure grants. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced in a Monday...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM HQ will share a building with oil and gas companies

GRAND JUNCTION – The Bureau of Land Management is moving its headquarters to an office building in Colorado that also houses oil and gas organizations, drawing criticism from environmental g...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mom of teen shot by officers seeks money from victims’ fund

COLORADO SPRINGS – The mother of a teenager who was fatally shot by Colorado Springs police officer has requested money from a state victims’ fund to help pay for her son’s funeral expenses....

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Test scores, teacher attendance dropped from N.M. evaluations

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico education officials say test scores and teacher attendance will no longer be included in the state’s teacher evaluation system. The Albuquerque Journal re...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

$54M project to stabilize Carlsbad decommissioned brine well

SANTA FE – A $54 million project to stabilize a decommissioned brine well that’s threatening an area of Carlsbad is ready to begin. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the Carls...

DATE: Sep 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque students send handmade cards to El Paso schools

ALBUQUERQUE – Stacks of roughly 6-inch by 4-inch notes spilled onto tables in an Eisenhower Middle School science classroom – the colorful drawings and stickers contrasting with the black ta...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Three killed in Albuquerque in separate shootings Friday night

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Albuquerque police said three people are dead after separate shootings Friday night. Police said say the shootings include an apparently accidental one in which se...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced in Utah killing pleads guilty in Colorado death

DENVER – A man who was previously convicted of fatally shooting a University of Utah student has pleaded guilty to killing a Colorado man. Austin Jeffrey Boutain pleaded guilty Fr...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Area 51 events mostly peaceful; thousands in Nevada desert

HIKO, Nev. – Events involving thousands of Earthlings answering an internet buzz about an invitation to “Storm Area 51” in the Nevada desert have been mostly festive, with crowds numbering i...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents put on notice as fire burns west of Denver

DENVER – Colorado authorities say they have told rural residents in the foothills west of Denver to be ready to evacuate their homes if a new wildfire spreads. Jefferson County Sh...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado police fatally shoot man who was arguing with woman

DENVER â€“ Authorities say police officers in a Denver suburb shot and killed a man who drew a handgun when they tried to break up an argument between him and a woman. Lakewood Po...

DATE: Sep 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News