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Big questions splinter tiny Colorado town of Pitkin

PITKIN – An issue over whether to allow short-term rentals in the small Colorado mountain town of Pitkin has ballooned into a debate about where people who own multiple homes in the state ca...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe celebrates indigenous people with day of dancing

SANTA FE – Indigenous Peoples Day is being celebrated for the third consecutive year in the New Mexico capital with prayer, dancing and music throughout the morning and afternoon. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Depression-era murals in New Mexico targeted for removal

ALBUQUERQUE – A set of Depression-era murals at New Mexico’s largest university are being targeted by some faculty and students for their depictions of Hispanic and Native Americans. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Carson plans controlled burns to reduce wildfire risk

COLORADO SPRINGS – Fort Carson is planning to conduct prescribed burns over the next several weeks to clear dry grass from training areas south of Colorado Springs. The Gazette ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Suspect shot after taking Albuquerque restaurant hostage

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say nobody else was injured when officers shot a suspect barricaded inside a Chinese restaurant filled with people. Authorities continue to invest...

DATE: Oct 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Unaffiliated candidates angling to appeal to unsatisfied voters

Unaffiliated voters outnumber Dems and GOP in Colorado

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Colorado superintendent sentenced on child sex charge

GRAND JUNCTION – A former schools superintendent in western Colorado has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to hire what he thought was a 13-year-old child as a prostitu...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Public’s help sought to solve Colorado fish kill mystery

FORT COLLINS – Wildlife officials are asking for the public’s help to determine what caused thousands of fish to die in a northern Colorado river. The Fort Collins Coloradoan repo...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Balloon Fiesta’s mass ascension is canceled due to winds

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta canceled the morning mass ascension Sunday due to upper-level winds. They said balloons inflated but did ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Large trash fire burns at Pueblo waste disposal facility

PUEBLO – Firefighters on Saturday battled a large trash fire at a waste disposal facility at Pueblo in southeastern Colorado. Pueblo County officials say no structures were thre...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search in Colorado for missing New Jersey man

ESTES PARK – A search is being conducted in northern Colorado for a 30-year-old New Jersey man who is reported missing after he planned to climb Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. ...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Investigation of girl’s death leads to arrest of N.M. homeowner

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Rio Ranch police say the man who owned a house where a 6-year-old girl was found dead Aug. 11 has been arrested and accused of criminal sexual contact with a minor who was...

DATE: Oct 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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