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New Mexico chile plant selected to be grown in space

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – A hybrid version of a New Mexico chile plant has been selected to be grown in space as part of a NASA experiment. The chile, from Española, New Mexico, is tentati...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman avoids prison in 1-year-old daughter’s death

FOUNTAIN – A Colorado woman who pleaded guilty to negligent homicide for failing to get medical help for her young daughter’s head injury has been sentenced to three years in a halfway house...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conservative group sues to halt New Mexico’s new gun laws

SANTA FE – A conservative coalition is suing to overturn New Mexico’s new gun laws requiring background checks. The Albuquerque Journal reports the New Mexico Patriots Advocacy...

DATE: Jul 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Less than a third of N.M. students test proficient

ALBUQUERQUE – Less than a third of all New Mexico students are proficient in reading and only about one-fifth are proficient in math, according to results released Friday. The res...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Official: Arizona to resume executions after 5-year hiatus

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich says Arizona is poised to resume executions after a five-year hiatus brought on by an execution that critics said was botched, a subsequent lawsuit c...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Environmentalists, tribes blast off-road vehicle plan for Bears Ears

SALT LAKE CITY – The U.S. government has decided to allow off-road vehicles access to some archaeologically sensitive land at a Utah national monument that houses sacred tribal sites under a...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boy sells lemonade after promising dying dad a date with mom

DENVER – A 6-year-old boy honored a promise to his late father by opening a lemonade stand so he could take his mom on a date. KDVR-TV reports Brady Campbell opened the stand the ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rafter found dead in northern Colorado’s Poudre River ID’d

FORT COLLINS – Authorities have confirmed that a body recovered from northern Colorado’s Poudre River is that of a rafter who went missing late last month. The Coloradoan reports ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man gets 22-year sentence for sex trafficking

AURORA – A Colorado sex offender has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for trafficking two teenage girls for sex. The Colorado Sentinel reports 32-year-old Raymond Fredericks w...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man who fell to death from cliff in Colorado Springs ID’d

COLORADO SPRINGS – Authorities have released the name of a man who died after falling about 85 feet while climbing a cliff at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs. The G...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man wins third time in retaliatory speech lawsuit

GRAND JUNCTION – A court has rejected a third attempt by a Texas energy firm to punish an environmental activist for exercising his free speech rights. The Daily Sentinel reports ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city reduces penalties for marijuana possession

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – A New Mexico city has reduced the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana, bringing the city measure in line with a new state law. The Alamogor...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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