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Colorado man gets 9 years for assaulting police officer

VAIL – A Colorado man who was shot by an officer responding to a domestic dispute has been sentenced to nine years in prison for assaulting the officer. The Vail Daily reports ...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Retired New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels dies at 76

ALBUQUERQUE – Authorities say former New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels has died. Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura issued a statement Sunday on behalf of the state Supreme C...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police have person of interest in death of Taos businessman

TAOS, N.M. – New Mexico State Police believe they have a person of interest in the death of a Taos businessman. They say the person hasn’t been located yet for questioning and a n...

DATE: Sep 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bennet to stay in race despite not qualifying for debate

ASPEN – Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says he plans to keep campaigning for president despite not qualifying for an upcoming Democratic debate. Bennet isn’t among the 10 candi...

DATE: Sep 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico ruling abolishes privilege on spousal testimony

The New Mexico Supreme Court has barred the state’s court system from continued use of a longstanding legal privilege that disallows testimony by a defendant’s spouse, saying it is based in ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Asian American Korea War hero gives what may be ‘final’ talk

GALLUP, N.M. – Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, the son of Japanese immigrants who was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War, may have given his last public lecture. ...

DATE: Sep 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climber injured in Rocky Mountain National Park fall

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK â€“ A climber was seriously injured in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park. The unidentified 63-year-old man from Boulder was rescued Friday after ...