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Sen. Cory Gardner wants to end the shutdown ASAP

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner supports funding for border security but said ending the partial government shutdown is more important. “I don’t think shutting down the government is...

Roswell aids passengers after plane makes emergency landing

ROSWELL, N.M. – Roswell city officials and staff at the city’s visitors’ center made inconvenienced passengers feel welcomed and comfortable after an American Airlines plane was forced to ma...

Child of missing Colorado woman will stay with grandparents

CRIPPLE CREEK – A Colorado girl will temporarily remain with her maternal grandparents as prosecutors pursue a murder charge against the 1-year-old’s father in her mother’s death. ...

Authorities identify suspects in Aspen jewelry robbery

ASPEN – Authorities have identified three Chilean men as suspects in a jewelry theft from a luxury hotel in Aspen. The Aspen Times reports arrest warrant affidavits were filed ...

Snow on saguaros: Desert cities in Southwest experience freeze

PHOENIX – The weather was flipped Wednesday throughout much of the West, with snow falling on cactuses in the Arizona desert and Anchorage seeing balmy weather – at least by Alaska standards...

New Mexico lawmakers seek popular-vote system for president

SANTA FE – Democratic New Mexico legislators in haven’t given up bringing their state into a movement to elect future U.S. presidents by popular vote. Four lawmakers have introduc...

Albuquerque police report high accident numbers amid storms

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say the city has seen a spike in accidents as a series of winter storms swept the state. Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said late...

Rising rents making it harder to find housing in Weld County

GREELEY (AP) – Luz Barreras has to balance the budget for her family of six constantly. She’s always fearful of her car breaking down, and she wasn’t able to do much of anything this Christm...

Did Hickenlooper’s rural jobs plan have an impact?

Here’s one county’s experience

Snowfall causes closures in Albuquerque, other communities

ALBUQUERQUE – The city of Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico were among numerous employers big and small closing offices and other facilities Wednesday because of snowfall that als...

Campaign tries to trim Boulder students’ unpaid lunch debt

BOULDER – A Boulder resident is raising money to help pay off more than $230,000 in unpaid lunch costs in the Boulder Valley School District. The Boulder Daily Camera reported Tue...

Lawmakers eye drug sentencing reforms to ease projected prison population growth

People with drug charges make up the largest share of new admissions to prison