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Authorities find body of girl, 5, in New Mexico

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – Authorities say they have found the body of a 5-year-old New Mexico girl who was reported missing Sunday. FBI Special Agent James Langenberg, who heads the agency...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI reviewing Colorado Springs police shooting of black teen

COLORADO SPRINGS – The FBI says it’s reviewing the fatal police shooting of a black teenager in Colorado Springs to determine whether it involved a civil rights violation. KOAA-TV...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado students appear in blackface in social media photo

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University says four students appeared in blackface in a photo on social media, but the school says it can’t take any action against them because the post was p...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico marijuana task force proposes licensing companies

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico task force examining the regulatory options for legalizing recreational marijuana has opposed state-run marijuana stores, officials said. The Cannabis L...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two more recall campaigns against Colorado Democrats fail

DENVER – An effort to recall two state senators has ended after backers informed the Colorado Secretary of State’s office that they will not be turning in the signatures they collected to fo...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico sues family behind Purdue Pharma over opioids

SANTA FE, N.M. â€“ New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is suing members of the family behind Purdue Pharma, alleging that deceptive practices helped flood the state with opioids. ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico developing plans to address ozone pollution

FARMINGTON â€“ New Mexico environmental officials are working on plans to address ozone pollution as a number of counties are pushing the limit set by federal regulators. The D...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Improvements being made at US nuclear waste repository

CARLSBAD, N.M. – Officials say several infrastructure projects are being launched at the federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in southeastern New Mexico. The ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman who suffered seizure and fell into river dies

BRECKENRIDGE â€“ A Colorado woman has died as a result of a seizure that caused her to fall into a river. Summit Daily reported Monday that the family of Alicia Weiss chose to ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Now-deceased suspect identified in 1981 Colorado killing

JEFFERSON COUNTY – Colorado county authorities have identified a now-deceased suspect with new DNA technology in the 1981 killing of a young woman, officials said. Jeannie Moore, ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search underway for missing New Mexico girl

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – Authorities have arrested a man who might be connected to the case of a 5-year-old New Mexico girl who disappeared over the weekend. Federal and local law enforce...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Autopsy shows 20 gunshots on Colorado man killed by police

COLORADO SPRINGS – An autopsy shows 20 gunshot wounds have been found on the body of a man killed by Colorado Springs police. The Gazette reported Monday that the El Paso Count...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News