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Colorado judge reopens fracking ban case without objections

LONGMONT – A Boulder District Court judge has reopened a case to ban fracking in a Colorado city without hearing objections. The Longmont Times-Call reported Friday that the rulin...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman gets life in prison for role in murder

DENVER – A Colorado woman has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the robbery and death of a man who was picking up barbecue for dinner. The Jefferson County district...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Life sentence upheld for man convicted of child sex assault

GRAND JUNCTION – The Colorado Court of Appeals has declined to reduce the 204-year prison sentence for a man convicted of sexually assaulting children. The Daily Sentinel repor...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Group hit by abuse claims to open New Mexico migrant shelter

ALBUQUERQUE – An Arizona-based company plagued by abuse and mistreatment allegations is planning on opening an Albuquerque facility to house migrant teens. An email recently sent ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: New Mexico man stole 22 boxes of ice cream bars

LAS VEGAS, N.M. â€“ A northern New Mexico man is facing charges after he was accused of committing a cold crime on a hot day: an ice cream heist. The Las Vegas Optic in New Mex...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State paid $900,000 to settle claims against police chief

SANTA FE, N.M. – The state of New Mexico is acknowledging it paid out $900,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing former State Police chief Pete Kassetas of discriminatory and lewd behavior along ...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 arrest made in Hobbs party shooting that killed 3

HOBBS, N.M. â€“ Hobbs police have arrested a man allegedly involved in a shooting at a party that left three people dead and four others wounded. Authorities said in a news releas...

DATE: Aug 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Book tries to show how U.S. democracy hurt Native Americans

ALBUQUERQUE – A new book by a noted historian attempts to show how expanding American democracy hurt Native Americans in the early days of the nation and how tribes viewed the young United S...

DATE: Aug 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

College in Denver shuts down its network after cyberattack

DENVER – Regis University in Denver has shut down its computer, phone and email systems because of a cyberattack that it says probably came from outside the United States. The ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico pushes census participation to safeguard funding

SANTA FE – New Mexico is pushing forward with a multimillion-dollar effort to encourage participation in the U.S. census to preserve federal funding for schools, health care and various publ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor orders investigation of district attorney

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has ordered the attorney general to investigate unspecified allegations of “potential criminal activity” by an elected prosecutor in the northeastern corne...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nevada casino hotel to serve as college dorm

RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada, Reno officials knew it was a bit of a gamble when they agreed to lease a downtown casino hotel tower for a year and turn it into a college dormitory. ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News