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Sikh preaches love 18 years after brother killed over turban

PHOENIX – Indian Sikh immigrant Rana Singh Sodhi still preaches love and tolerance 18 years after his brother was gunned down in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by a man who ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. police: Taos homicide victim, suspect had disputes

TAOS, N.M. – Authorities say a Taos man gunned down when he went to feed his livestock and the man arrested in the early morning killing previously had disputes. The New Mexico St...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Car crashes into New Mexico restaurant; 1 killed, 2 injured

RUIDOSO, N.M. – New Mexico authorities say a car driven by a woman attempting to leave a restaurant’s parking lot crashed into the building, killing one patron inside and injuring two others...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virtual reality used to highlight uranium contamination

GALLUP, N.M. – Activists are using virtual reality technology to focus on areas of the Navajo Nation affected by uranium contamination. The arts collective Bombshelltoe has collec...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado judge rejects Make My Day law in home shooting

CAÑON CITY – A Colorado judge has rejected an argument that a man was justified in shooting a home visitor under the state’s Make My Day law. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Frid...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder County Jail inmate tests positive for hepatitis A

BOULDER – An inmate in Boulder County Jail has tested positive for hepatitis A, two days after news of a death from a recent outbreak of the disease in Colorado. The Boulder Count...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man convicted of drunk driving skips sentencing

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A Colorado man convicted of killing two of his friends in a drunken driving crash has skipped his sentencing hearing. The Post Independent reported Friday th...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man killed in plane crash in southeast Wyoming

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed in a small plane crash in southeast Wyoming. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports 62-year-old Zane Schm...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico National Guard soldiers deploy to Poland

RIO RANCHO, N.M. â€“ Members of a New Mexico Army National Guard medical unit are deploying to Poland. Officials said a yellow ribbon ceremony was planned Saturday in Rio Rancho f...

DATE: Sep 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona voters who don’t sign some ballots will get 2nd shot

PHOENIX – Arizona voters who forget to sign the envelope on their early ballots will have a chance after Election Day to fix their mistake. Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has agre...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fugitive N.M. priest sentenced to 30 years in sex abuse case

SANTA FE – A former Roman Catholic priest who fled the country decades ago was sentenced Friday in New Mexico to 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of sexually abusing an altar...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman enters plea after brother buried with goats

GUNNISON – A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse after her brother’s remains were buried with goat heads while the family disputes over a $3 million ranch. ...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News