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New Mexico poised to create new early childhood agency

SANTA FE – New Mexico is poised to create a new Cabinet-level agency focused on early child education and care. State lawmakers over the weekend approved legislation that would es...

DATE: Mar 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed budget includes $3.1M for N.M. police body cameras

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police officials are preparing for the possibility of equipping all officers with body cameras as lawmakers consider a budget proposal that would fund a $3.1 mill...

DATE: Mar 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Armed security guards to begin patrolling Rio Rancho schools

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Rio Rancho schools will have armed guards on their campuses starting this week. KOB-TV in Albuquerque reports that retired law enforcement officers and ex-mil...

DATE: Mar 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico city changing its Route 66 streetlights to LED

GALLUP, N.M. – A western New Mexico city is upgrading its streetlights to LED lights, including those on the historic Route 66 highway. The city of Gallup, New Mexico is planning ...

DATE: Mar 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Recreational marijuana bill advances in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A proposal to legalize the sale and consumption of recreational marijuana through state-run stores in New Mexico is advancing in the state Legislature. A Senate panel...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado ski resorts back in business Saturday

DENVER – Much of western Colorado remains under an avalanche warning Saturday, but major highways are open and ski resorts are back in business after avalanches caused havoc over the past ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Minimum wage debate rages in New Mexico after 10-year freeze

SANTA FE – The state Senate endorsed Friday an increase to the statewide minimum wage from $7.50 an hour to $11 over the next three years without additional raises. The bill from ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff’s office rules Longmont skydiving death an accident

LONGMONT – The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a fatal skydiving incident in northeast Colorado last October was an accident. The Longmont Times-Call reports...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Exhibit explores mythology, reality of Mexican gray wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – The Mexican gray wolf is the focus of a new exhibition at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. “Intertwined: The Mexican Wolf, the Peo...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wanted: More pastures for West’s overpopulated wild horses

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – If you ever wished to gaze at a stomping, snorting, neighing panorama of Western heritage from your living room window, now could be your chance. A classic image ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No injuries in inbounds avalanche at Breckenridge Ski Resort

BRECKENRIDGE – A teenager visiting Colorado for spring break said he and two friends were swept up in an inbounds avalanche while snowboarding at Breckenridge Ski Resort. Grant Sh...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwest Airlines expands Albuquerque-Austin service

ALBUQUERQUE – Southwest Airlines is expanding service between New Mexico’s largest city and Austin, Texas. The airline has announced that flights between Albuquerque and Austin wi...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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