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Colorado man who strangled wife, killed his 2 girls sentenced to life

GREELEY – A man who strangled his pregnant wife and suffocated their two young daughters wanted to escape his marriage and growing family, prosecutors said Monday as a judge imposed a senten...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Democrats seek repeal of state abortion ban

SANTA FE, N.M. – Democrats in the New Mexico Legislature are laying plans to ensure legal and safe access to abortion in case regulation of the procedure is returned to states. St...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation president extends crop insurance amid drought

GALLUP, N.M. – Outgoing Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has extended the tribe’s crop insurance amid ongoing extreme drought conditions. The Gallup Independent reports Bega...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe shelving plan to review contentious monuments

SANTA FE, N.M. – The capital city in the state with the largest percentage of Hispanic residents in the United States is shelving a plan to review its contentious monuments. Aides...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers think they can still find a school finance fix

Two years ago, Colorado lawmakers Near the end of their tenure, instead of proposing solutions, lawmakers are asking for more time. If a majority of legislators agree to keep th...

DATE: Nov 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver suburb taps into inactive gold mine for water supply

AURORA – A Denver suburb has finalized an unusual deal to acquire water from an inactive gold mine. Aurora city officials said Friday the $34 million deal gives the city the right...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study: Weak reporting on missing, murdered Native American women

ALBUQUERQUE – Numerous police departments nationwide are not adequately identifying or reporting cases of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls as concerns mount about the level of...

DATE: Nov 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

13 taken to hospital after Littleton apartment fire

LITTLETON â€“ Colorado authorities say 13 people have been taken to a hospital after an apartment fire created heavy smoke inside the building. South Metro Fire Rescue says the fi...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nuke dump managers: There was waste near ceiling collapse

ALBUQUERQUE – Operations at the federal government’s nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico resumed Friday as managers acknowledged there was radioactive waste in the area where a p...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico woman sues hospital for resuscitating her

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights. The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a law...

DATE: Nov 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s Hickenlooper presents last state budget request

DENVER – Colorado’s John Hickenlooper on Friday presented his last budget request as governor to lawmakers – one he says helps prepare the state for an eventual recession. Hickenl...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver-area school district to be run by external manager

DENVER – The Colorado State Board of Education has ordered a struggling Denver-area school district to turn over supervision to an external manager. Adams County School District 1...

DATE: Nov 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News