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Judge: Case against truck driver in crash will go to trial

GOLDEN – A truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway will be allowed to live out of state as prosecutors continue pursuing criminal charges...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups call for review of drilling permits near Chaco park

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmental groups and two Navajo officials are calling on U.S. land managers to hold public hearings and conduct a more thorough review of several permits to drill in northw...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico regulators chart course for coal plant closure

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators on Wednesday decided on a course for how they will handle a major utility case that marks the beginning of the end for coal-fired electricity generation i...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis becomes first Democrat to address conservative summit

DENVER – Jared Polis, who last year became the first openly gay man elected governor of a state in the U.S., made history again Friday by becoming the first Democrat to address a Denver cons...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico, Colorado get fired up over hot peppers

ALBUQUERQUE – “It’s on!” New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’s ready for a culinary duel with her neighbors to the north after the governor of Colorado proclaimed on s...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribes gain direct access to FBI sex offender registry

ALBUQUERQUE – Dozens of tribes now have direct access to the FBI’s National Sex Offender Registry as tribal authorities try to combat high rates of sexual violence, federal officials said Th...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado abuse hotline emails went unchecked for 4 years

DENVER – A Colorado state email account that was created to report suspected child abuse and neglect went unchecked for over four years, and five possible cases that were undiscovered until ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

White man indicted in killing of black teen over rap music

PHOENIX – An Arizona prosecutor says a grand jury has returned an indictment charging a white man with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a black youth for playing rap music he sai...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado center apologizes for not addressing misconduct

DENVER – A Colorado meditation center run by a Buddhist organization has apologized for a failure to address sexual misconduct and other abuse. The Denver Post reports that the Sh...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FCC approves priority window for tribes to expand broadband

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Federal Communications Commission has approved a priority filing window for tribes to obtain licenses that could boost internet service in rural communities. ...

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest official upholds cancellation of grazing permit

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ A regional official with the U.S. Forest Service has upheld the cancellation of a grazing permit belonging to a New Mexico rancher who killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf....

DATE: Jul 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report finds pilot at fault in crash killing Colorado family

DENVER – A National Transportation Safety Board investigation has determined that pilot error likely caused a plane crash that killed a Colorado family of four. The Colorado Su...

DATE: Jul 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News