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Lawsuit over Thompson Divide drilling dismissed after deal

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A lawsuit challenging the cancellation of oil and gas leases in the Thompson Divide area in western Colorado is over. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Blackburn di...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cannabis sector funds Democratic bid for governor

SANTA FE – Democratic New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham is collecting campaign cash from cannabis companies in the countdown to the November general election. ...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado judge drops murder charge in intruder’s shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado judge has dismissed a second-degree murder charge in the case of a Colorado Springs man charged with shooting an intruder he found in the basement of his apartm...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper to be released from prison

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart as a teenager in 2002 from her Salt Lake City bedroom and hold her captive will be freed from pr...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico plans checkpoints during hunting season

SANTA FE â€“ Conservation officers with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be conducting roadblocks throughout the state during the fall hunting season to collect harvest data a...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man charged in deaths of three homeless people in Denver

DENVER – A parolee suspected of killing three homeless people has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder. The Denver District Attorney’s Office says 38-year-old Mau...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Intel to develop memory tech at New Mexico plant

RIO RANCHO, N.M. â€“ Intel Corp. is moving development of a new generation of storage and memory technology to its manufacturing plant in New Mexico. Gov. Susana Martinez made the...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico candidates report on fundraising efforts

SANTA FE â€“ The Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico says she has raised an additional $1.9 million in campaign funds since July 1. Congresswoman and gubernatorial can...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal seeks to boost gas well density in New Mexico basin

ALBUQUERQUE – A Houston-based oil and gas company wants New Mexico regulators to double the density of wells allowed in two counties, saying it will result in the capture of more natural gas...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Third of New Mexico teachers get highest ratings

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The number of high-performing public school teachers in New Mexico has increased, according to results from annual evaluations released Monday by the state Public Educati...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Baby delivered after New Mexico bus-truck crash dies

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – One of two babies delivered prematurely after a deadly collision between a semitruck and commercial bus in New Mexico last month has died. University of New Me...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Music, math collide on New Mexico PBS educational program

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico PBS has partnered with the Santa Fe Institute and the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra to produce an hour-long educational program. The program, The Majesty...

DATE: Sep 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News