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Second of two escaped N.M. inmates arrested

Clah surrenders to police without putting up fight

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police reform measures advance in Legislature

With emotion out of the way, stakeholders come together

DATE: Mar 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grand juries: What’s their proper role?

Some say they are a flawed tool easily manipulated by prosecutors

DATE: Mar 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal officials have revised their guidelines for handling juvenile criminal cases in tribal courts with recommendations that favor treatment, counseling and foster care over...

DATE: Feb 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bundy, 15 others plead not guilty in Oregon refuge case

Group involved in 41-day standoff

DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Analysis Obama’s sacrificial lamb High-court pick to face long odds

WASHINGTON – Wanted: Top legal mind with Supreme Court aspirations, to serve as a national political football. Candidate must be camera-ready and prepared for disappointment. Contact Barack ...

DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado woman guilty of cutting baby from stranger’s womb

BOULDER – A Colorado woman who prosecutors said was obsessed with having a baby and concocted elaborate lies to convince those close to her that she was pregnant was convicted Tuesday of cut...

DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-surgery tech pleads not guilty to stealing painkillers

DENVER – A former surgery technician pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges of stealing painkillers intended for patients at a Colorado hospital. Prosecutors say Rocky Allen...

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News