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‘Magic mushroom’ decriminalization on Denver ballot

DENVER – Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms.” A citizen-l...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexican among those killed in Russian plane fire

SANTA FE – A recent college graduate from New Mexico who had just landed a dream job was among those killed when a Russian plane burst into flames during an emergency landing in Moscow. ...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No charges in police shooting of off-duty Colorado deputy

GREELEY – A grand jury will not file charges against a Colorado police officer who shot and killed an off-duty sheriff’s deputy after a car chase. The Weld County grand jury’s rep...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Teen sex offenders escape Colorado detention center

GOLDEN – Authorities are looking for two teen sex offenders who escaped from a juvenile detention center near Denver, apparently using bedsheets to climb down from a broken window. ...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico reaches settlement on childcare assistance rules

SANTA FE – A judge has approved a legal settlement aimed at providing more uniform and predictable access to childcare-assistance subsidies overseen by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Fam...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Walton family to build public trails on Colorado property

COAL BASIN – The family that owns Walmart Inc. plans to construct public trails on their private land in Colorado. The Aspen Times reports that members of the Walton family e...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State Police: Village police officer kills man at house fire

ANGEL FIRE, New Mexico – Authorities say an Angel Fire police officer responding to a house fire fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife. Officer Ray Wilson, a spokesman for...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Los Alamos educator named new Carlsbad superintendent

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A Los Alamos educator has been named the new superintendent of Carlsbad Municipal Schools. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports Gerry Washburn was appointed to...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

7 more New Mexico counties suing opioid makers, distributors

ALBUQUERQUE – Seven more New Mexico counties have filed federal lawsuits against more than two dozen manufacturers and distributors of opioid medications. Cibola, Valencia, Catron...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Downhill I-70 into Denver is unlike any other drive – this is how big rig truckers do it

Before you’ve rolled out of bed, Jesus Torres has probably driven Loveland Pass – twice. The hazmat tanker truck driver for Dixon Bros., a Wyoming-based trucking company with offices in Denv...

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Students using drone to map dinosaur tracks in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico college students are using drones to help map the location of dinosaur tracks at a state park, the latest project to use drone technology to gather data from histori...

DATE: May 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Union Pacific investing $20M at key border station

SANTA FE – State officials say Union Pacific Railroad is undertaking a $20 million project at its Santa Teresa Intermodal Terminal and Refueling Station in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. ...

DATE: May 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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