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Trial starts for militant religious sect leader over abuse

GRANTS, N.M. – Opening statements have begun in the trial for one of the leaders of a western New Mexico paramilitary religious sect accused of child sexual abuse. The Gallup Inde...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hunter dies following ATV crash

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Authorities say a man hunting in northwest Colorado died following an all-terrain vehicle crash. The Post Independent reports the Garfield County Coroner’s Offi...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe seeks to rid city of renegade gophers

SANTA FE – Officials in New Mexico’s capital have declared war on gophers. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the city of Santa Fe is considering hiring a contractor with a mission ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado meatpacker recalls ground beef after E. coli death

FORT MORGAN â€“ A Colorado meatpacker is recalling more than 132,000 pounds of ground beef after an E. coli outbreak killed one person and sickened 17. The U.S. Department of Agri...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado college to fund ‘Dreamers” tuition up front

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Students at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, who are in the country without authorization, now have the opportunity to earn their degrees without p...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No evidence of bear attack at Colorado park

DENVER – Colorado wildlife officials say evidence does not support a woman’s claim that she was attacked by a black bear while hiking with her dog at a state park northwest of Denver. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: U.S. can’t deny passport over refusing to pick gender

DENVER – U.S. officials cannot deny a passport application from an intersex Colorado resident based solely on a refusal to select male or female for gender, a federal judge said Wednesday. ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Warrant: New Mexico observatory closure linked to child porn

ALBUQUERQUE – An observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico that mysteriously closed earlier this month sparking popular rumors of alien visitor appears to be linked to a child porn...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New veterans’ cemetery slated for northern New Mexico

SANTA FE – A $3.2 billion federal grant has been awarded to construct a state veterans’ cemetery in the northern New Mexico town of Angel Fire. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Hei...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Accused leader in New Mexico soccer hazing faced charges

HOBBS, N.M. – The suspected ringleader of a hazing on a New Mexico high school soccer team faced criminal charges in a sexual misconduct case last year but the case was dismissed, prosecutor...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Xcel Energy opens wind farm on Colorado’s Eastern Plains

DENVER – Construction has been completed on a 300-turbine wind farm in eastern Colorado that will provide power to more than 300,000 homes. Xcel Energy Colorado’s Rush Creek Wind ...

DATE: Sep 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News