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N.M. man held after baby shot was charged in other case with kids

GALLUP, N.M. – A man accused of child abuse after authorities say a 3-year-old boy shot his 8-month-old sister in the face in a New Mexico motel room also faces charges in another case invol...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

It’s getting harder to be a single mom in Colorado

Sixty-two percent of single moms in state lack adequate income to meet basic needs

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado police search property of missing woman’s fiance

DENVER – Colorado police investigating the disappearance of a woman last seen on Thanksgiving Day searched her fiance’s property on Friday morning. Police did not immediately disc...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Newborn drug dependency on the rise in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Data collected by the state health department shows the number of babies born dependent on drugs in New Mexico more than tripled between 2008 and 2017. A recent repo...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oldest giraffe in North America dies at Colorado Springs zoo

COLORADO SPRINGS – Zoo officials say the oldest giraffe in North America has died in Colorado Springs after her health rapidly declined. The Gazette reports the 32-year-old reticu...

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds set urgent deadline on Colorado River drought plan

Interior Dept. to Arizona and California: ‘We are quickly running out of time.’

DATE: Dec 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers have confirmed a record number of Mexican gray wolves have been reported dead this year, fueling concerns about the decades-long effort to return the endanger...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear puts off winter hibernation in search of food

The Associated Press STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Colorado wildlife officials say one black bear in Steamboat Springs is in no hurry to hibernate for the winter. The Steamboa...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southwest states close to sealing drought deal

LAS VEGAS – Water managers from seven Southwest states that depend on the Colorado River for drinking and irrigation water are getting closer to finalizing an unprecedented drought contingen...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bail reduced for mother of New Mexico infant shot in face

GALLUP, N.M. – A judge on Wednesday reduced bail for the mother of an 8-month-old girl who police say was shot in the face at a New Mexico motel. After a hearing, New Mexico State...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Three dead after sheriff’s vehicles crash into car in Colorado

VALDEZ – Three people are dead after two sheriff’s vehicles collided with a car in southern Colorado. The Colorado State Patrol says the driver and a child in the car as well as a...

DATE: Dec 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Condition of N.M. infant girl shot in face remains a mystery

GALLUP, N.M. – The medical condition of an 8-month-old girl who police say was shot in the face at a western New Mexico motel remains a mystery. University of New Mexico Health Sc...

DATE: Dec 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News