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14-year-old charged for shooting teen near Denver school

DENVER – Prosecutors say they have charged a 14-year-old boy in a shooting that critically injured another teenage boy outside of a Denver middle school. Denver District Attorney ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico wants to review church files for sex abuse

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico attorney general’s office wants Roman Catholic church officials around the state to allow it to review personnel records for any material that might be rela...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge dismisses second case challenging Hopi chairman’s post

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – A Hopi Tribal Court judge has dismissed a second case that alleged the tribal chairman was improperly seated. Timothy Nuvangyaoma (new-VONG’-yow-mah) was sworn...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Detention hearing delayed for New Mexico compound residents

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has pushed back a detention hearing for five former residents of a ramshackle compound in New Mexico who are facing federal firearms-related charges. Wednesd...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe school boards rejects armed school guards proposal

SANTA FE – Santa Fe school board members have turned down the school board’s president’s proposal to hire armed officers for the district’s two high schools this year. The Santa F...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Search underway in Colorado for missing hiker

COLORADO SPRINGS – A search has been underway since Sunday for a missing 20-year-old hiker on Mount Herman near Colorado Springs. Kevin Rudnicki went for a hike on Sunday morning ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear euthanized due to safety concerns in northern Colorado

ESTES PARK – Colorado wildlife officials say they decided to euthanize a mother bear after the bruin became a public safety risk near Rocky Mountain National Park. Jason Clay with...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vigil planned for northern Colorado boy struck by float

WINDSOR – A vigil is planned for an 8-year-old boy who died after being struck by a float during a Labor Day parade in northern Colorado. People plan to gather in Windsor, about 2...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Westminster toddler dead after hit by mother backing out of driveway

WESTMINSTER – A toddler is dead after her mother hit her while backing out of her driveway while taking her other children to school in suburban Denver. The 2-year-old girl was hi...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico has a plan for re-establishing bighorn sheep

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – New Mexico wildlife managers are considering a proposal to re-establish desert bighorn sheep in another mountain range in southern New Mexico. The plan calls fo...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico tribes’ slot machine winnings jump

SANTA FE – State numbers show nearly all of New Mexico’s Native American gaming tribes reported year-over-year growth in slot machine winnings from their casinos. The Santa Fe New...

DATE: Sep 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Despite past reforms, Native American women face high rates of crime

ALBUQUERQUE – For generations, Native American women have been victimized at astonishing rates, with federal figures showing that more than half have encountered sexual and domestic violence...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News