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Latest Chicago shooting raises concerns

CHICAGO – Grieving relatives and friends of two people shot and killed by Chicago police said Sunday the slayings raised concerns about why officers “shoot first and ask questions later,” ad...

DATE: Dec 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jury to hear closing arguments in Baltimore officer trial

BALTIMORE – William Porter’s defense has presented him as a reasonable officer who did nothing wrong the day Freddie Gray was arrested, while prosecutors paint him as an indifferent cop who ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survivor’s recovery from mass shooting a daily battle

For attack victim, psychological wounds just as painful as bullets

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Protesters to target Chicago shopping area on Black Friday

CHICAGO – Small groups of demonstrators gathered throughout the day Wednesday to protest the death of a black teen shot 16 times by a white police officer, and they urged supporters to join ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Rare pit bull police dog defies breed’s stereotypes

‘Sweetheart’ was rescued from a shelter

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawsuit filed in intoxicated man’s 2013 death in Montezuma County jail

An Albuquerque attorney has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in connection to the 2013 death of a Navajo man in the Montezuma County jail. In a 40-page complaint filed last we...

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Albuquerque lays slain officer to rest

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Hundreds of law enforcement officers stood in salute on Tuesday, watching as the flag-draped casket of one of their own – a fallen Albuquerque police veteran – was wheele...

DATE: Nov 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers at impasse on racial profiling bills

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers tasked with crafting legislation to collect data on racial profiling finished months of work Wednesday by failing to agree on any significant measures to introduc...

DATE: Oct 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-convict charged in shooting of N.M. police officer

Albuquerque police union says ‘criminal element feels emboldened’

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dispute over pot plant erupts at a Cortez church

No charges were filed after an armed sheriff’s employee got into a dispute at a Cortez church over a missing marijuana plant. In a three-page report, Cortez Police Department Offi...

DATE: Oct 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News