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New Mexico weighs tuition-free college for local students

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Democratic governor wants to provide free tuition and waive fees for in-state students across the state’s network of public universities, colleges and community colle...

New Mexico state Sen. Carlos Cisneros dies at 71

SANTA FE – New Mexico state Sen. Carlos Cisneros, a Democrat from Questa who served in the Legislature for 35 years as a key negotiator on state spending, has died. He was 71. Cis...

Colorado hiker found safe after he went missing for two days

ASPEN –A 66-year-old Denver man has been found safe after he went missing for two days in the western Colorado mountains. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office says Neil James Brosse...

New Mexico tribe loses claim to national preserve

ALBUQUERQUE – A federal judge has rejected an effort by a Native American tribe to reclaim Valles Caldera National Preserve. U.S. District Judge James Browning issued a sealed opi...

Groups sue over pollution downstream of Los Alamos lab

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Environmental groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over stormwater contamination downstream of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The groups...

New Mexico has joined opioids settlement with Purdue

SANTA FE – New Mexico state prosecutors have reversed course to join in a tentative financial settlement over the role that OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma played in the nation’s opioid addict...

Former GOP governor says Trump can win her border state

SANTA FE – President Donald Trump’s direct appeal to Hispanic voters in New Mexico for support ahead of the 2020 election was greeted enthusiastically Tuesday by former Republican Gov. Susan...

Colorado defense claims ‘anti-Mexican bias’ in shooting case

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado defense attorney has asked a judge to bar references of a man’s immigration status at trial and any potential sentencing hearing calling it “anti-Mexican bias.”...

Lawsuit: Suburban Denver police let dog attack sleeping man

LAKEWOOD – A Colorado man said officers in suburban Denver allowed a police dog to attack him while he slept, nearly killing him and permanently damaging his vocal chords. The ...

Colorado woman dies after rollover car crash in New Mexico

SPRINGER, N.M. – New Mexico State Police say a Colorado woman is dead after a rollover crash south of Springer. They say a car driven by 80-year-old Dorothy Anna Leasher of Golden...

Air Force Academy cadet found not guilty of sexual assault

AIR FORCE ACADEMY – A third-year cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy has been found not guilty of sexual assault. The academy says Cadet 2nd Class Michael T. Crotts was acquitte...

New Mexico reports deadly case of West Nile virus

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials say a 72-year-old woman from Bernalillo County has died from the West Nile virus. The Health Department says 20 cases have been confirmed ...