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New Jersey man dies while backcountry skiing in Colorado

VAIL – A New Jersey man who went missing while backcountry skiing in Colorado has been found dead. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Samuel Failla’s body was foun...

New Mexico preschool funding proposal clears House

SANTA FE – House lawmakers on Tuesday approved a plan to increase funding for early childhood education in New Mexico by distributing more money from a multibillion dollar state sovereign we...

New Mexico House approves Medicaid buy-in study

SANTA FE – New Mexico would study opportunities to allow almost anyone to buy Medicaid health care coverage under a measure approved by the state House of Representatives on Monday. ...

Partner of Colorado immigrant in sanctuary is released

DENVER – The partner of a Peruvian immigrant who is living in a Colorado church to avoid deportation has been released from an immigration detention center. The Denver Post report...

2 key lawmakers to Albuquerque: No new money for police

ALBUQUERQUE – Two key New Mexico Democratic lawmakers are pouring cold water on Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s plea for state help to hire 400 officers. KOB-TV in Albuquerque repo...

New Mexico governor highlights law-enforcement budget needs

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is describing a House-approved budget as soft on crime in a push to increase salaries for state police, corrections officers, prosecutors and publi...

Lawmakers call for plan on movement-disorders center

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Legislature approved a measure last week that calls on the University of New Mexico to devise a plan for a center for patients with movement disorders. T...

Colorado ski resort cuts back hours because of lack of snow

MESA – A Colorado ski resort is cutting back its schedule because of a lack of snow. Powderhorn Mountain Resort announced Sunday that it will only be open from Thursday to Sunda...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

Man awarded $100M settlement for Flight for Life helicopter crash

DENVER – A flight nurse who was severely injured in a Colorado helicopter crash will receive $100 million from the aircraft manufacturer and the flight operator to settle a lawsuit, his atto...

Colorado officials weigh whether to let Cotter hand off uranium cleanups

DENVER – Colorado officials are weighing whether to let Cotter Corp. transfer ownership and responsibility for cleanup of toxic sites to a newly formed local company. But The Denv...

Aspen area sends 6 athletes to Winter Olympics

ASPEN – The Aspen area is sending six athletes to the Winter Olympics. The Aspen Times reports halfpipe skiers Torin Yater-Wallace and Alex Ferreira, alpine skiers Wiley Maple a...