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Two people die after small plane crash at Santa Fe airport

SANTA FE â€“ Authorities say both the pilot and passenger were killed in a small airplane crash at Santa Fe Regional Airport. Santa Fe officials say the two were practicing touch-...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers consider ambitious family leave bill

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers are considering an ambitious paid family leave bill Tuesday that’s opposed by most major business chambers in part because their members would have to contribute ...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 Colorado men sentenced for stealing Wyoming snow fences

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Two Colorado men have been ordered to pay $16,000 in restitution to the Wyoming Department of Transportation for stealing pieces of wood fences designed to help reduce snow b...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Motorist’s finger partly bitten off in road rage

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – Police say a man had a portion of his finger bitten off during a violent road rage fight in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports 49-year-old R...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. lawmakers seek to protect Chaco national park in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are renewing a call for the creation of a formal buffer around a national park held sacred by Native Americans. A me...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Congress approves Colorado River drought plan

PHOENIX – A plan to address a shrinking supply of water on a river that serves 40 million people in the U.S. West is headed to President Donald Trump. The U.S. House and Senate ap...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Attorneys to defend Colorado Springs in case against paralyzed bystander

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Springs City Council has given city attorneys permission to represent the city, its former police chief and two officers in a lawsuit filed by a bystander who...

DATE: Apr 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Motorist’s finger partly bitten off in road rage

SUNLAND PARK – Police say a man had a portion of his finger bitten off during a violent road rage fight in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports 49-year-old Robe...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado authorities conduct tests to identify human skull

BOULDER – Colorado law enforcement authorities are conducting tests on a human skull to determine the deceased man’s identity. The Daily Camera reports that the Boulder County ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man pleads guilty to setting fires, animal deaths

GOLDEN – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to setting a barn fire that killed six horses and a dog. The Denver Post reports that 38-year-old Earnest Sunday Maynes pleaded guilt...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pilot killed in crash of a small plane in New Mexico

SANTA FE â€“ Authorities say one person is dead after the crash of a small plane at the Santa Fe Regional Airport. New Mexico State Police say the pilot was the only person aboard...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents back home after crews stop fire near Fort Carson

COLORADO SPRINGS – Residents of about 20 homes evacuated by a small wildfire south of Colorado Springs are back home. The fire burned about 3 acres Sunday near Fort Carson before ...

DATE: Apr 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News