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New Mexico Republican retires from state Senate

SANTA FE – Republican state Sen. Carroll Leavell of Jal is retiring after more than two decades in the New Mexico Legislature. Leavell told the Hobbs News-Sun that he decided to s...

DATE: Dec 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Grand Teton plan would trap or kill goats to help bighorns

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Spotting a mountain goat perched high on a cliff might thrill many of the millions of tourists who visit Grand Teton National Park every year, but park officials say it migh...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Colorado House speaker adds to ethics complaint against Gov. John Hickenlooper

Frank McNulty says governor flew on private flight

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man who killed family moved to out-of-state prison

DENVER – A Colorado man who was sentenced to life in prison for killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters has been transferred to an out-of-state prison. Department of Cor...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search suspended for Nevada man missing on Colorado mountain

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Rocky Mountain National Park has suspended the search for a 20-year-old man missing for 10 days in wintry weather on the park’s highest peak. Offici...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force cited for groundwater contamination in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department has issued a notice of violation to the U.S. Air Force for failing to properly address groundwater contamination at a base near Clovis. ...

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man acknowledges role in killing 2 high school students

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado Springs man has pleaded guilty to his role in the gang-related killings of two high school students. The Gazette reports 20-year-old Diego Chacon ple...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prosecutor: No charges against officer who shot homeowner

DENVER – A Colorado police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting a homeowner who had just killed an intruder inside his suburban Denver home, prosecutors said in a letter releas...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Schools: Teacher won’t return after ‘bloody Indian’ comment

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials say a teacher at an Albuquerque high school will no longer work for the school district after she was accused of calling one Native American student a “bloody Indian”...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cement truck used to break into suburban Denver gun shop

LAKEWOOD – Police say thieves used a cement truck to break in and steal guns from a shop in suburban Denver. Officers in Lakewood found the truck still running with its tank spi...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Snowball fights now legal in Colorado town after boy’s quest

SEVERANCE – A 9-year-old boy has convinced the leaders of a small northern Colorado town to overturn a nearly century-old ban on snowball fights, and he already knows who his first target wi...

DATE: Dec 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court revisits fate of New Mexico man who killed 5 as a teen

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A New Mexico prosecutor placed scrutiny Monday on how authorities perceived the demeanor of a man who, as a 15-year-old, had just fatally shot his parents and three young...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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