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Virgin Galactic reveals futuristic outpost for space tourism

UPHAM, N.M. – Spaceport America is no longer just a shiny shell of hope that space tourism would one day launch from this remote spot in the New Mexico desert. The once-empty hang...

DATE: Aug 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wet winter doesn’t end climate change risk to Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Snow swamped mountains across the U.S. West last winter, leaving enough to thrill skiers into the summer, swelling rivers and streams when it melted, and largely making wi...

DATE: Aug 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildlife officials reviewing death of Mexican gray wolf

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers are investigating the death of a Mexican gray wolf found last month in New Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday the endanger...

DATE: Aug 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vandals hit LGBTQ, immigrant church 3 times in a week in N.M.

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico church known for welcoming LGBTQ residents and immigrants has been vandalized three times in a week. KRQE-TV reports the Metropolitan Community Church...

DATE: Aug 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hickenlooper to end 2020 bid on Thursday

No word yet if he will seek Senate seat

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prisoner who killed Colorado guard given life plus 48 years

PUEBLO – A prisoner who pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of a Colorado corrections officer has been sentenced to life plus 48 years in prison. The Pueblo Chieftain reported...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico legalizing marijuana job numbers may be ‘decent’

ALBUQUERQUE – Legalizing recreational marijuana in New Mexico would create needed jobs in one of the poorest states in the nation, but the numbers would pale in comparison with jobs in other...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Activists trying to reinstate Colorado city’s fracking ban

DENVER – Activists are trying to reinstate a northern Colorado city’s ban on hydraulic fracturing now that a new state law gives local governments more authority over the oil and gas industr...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico AG evaluates safety at shopping venues

SANTA FE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says his office is evaluating public safety at big-box stores and other shopping venues in the aftermath of the Aug. 3 mass shooting at...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heart attack is cause of death of Colorado bike racer

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Colorado authorities have determined that a 45-year-old man who died during a mountain bike race last weekend suffered a heart attack. The Steamboat Pilot & To...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: N.M. man broke into hotel, took shower, stole TV

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A northern New Mexico man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into a hotel room and took a shower before stealing a television. The Las Vegas O...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation eyes renaming U.S. highway after late senator

FARMINGTON – Some Navajo Nation officials are seeking to ask New Mexico to rename a U.S. highway after one of the longest-serving Native American lawmakers in U.S. history. T...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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