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Puebloan with autism overcomes hurdles en route to college

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Even before he was diagnosed with autism while in kindergarten, Luke Gebbink’s life’s journey wasn’t without its hurdles. Before entering preschool, Gebbink l...

Aztec city attorney cites political differences in resigning

FARMINGTON, N.M. – The city attorney in Aztec is resigning after making a questionable comment during the presentation of a Pride Month proclamation. Larry Thrower submitted his 3...

New Mexico lawmakers consider revisiting complex liquor laws

SANTA FE – State lawmakers are considering rethinking New Mexico’s complex liquor licensing system in hopes that more local alcohol vendors can help revitalize downtowns in smaller cities li...

Colorado pension finances improve following reforms

DENVER – Colorado’s troubled public pension has been pulled back from the fiscal brink. That was the key takeaway from Friday’s pension board meeting, the first since state lawmak...

50 parents separated from kids at border held in Colorado

DENVER – Some of the parents who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border are being held at an immigration facility in suburban Denver. U.S. Customs and Immigr...

No more tickets for charging phones at outlets in Boulder

BOULDER – With prosecutors refusing to pursue charges, Boulder police will no longer ticket people for using city outlets to charge their phones. The Daily Camera reports that nin...

Immigration debate stirs campaigns for New Mexico governor

SANTA FE, N.M. – The campaign for New Mexico governor is playing out on Capitol Hill, where competing candidates are engaged in the national immigration debate as members of Congress. ...

Trapped campers, swimming bears in Montana as floods hit US

HELENA, Mont. – Helicopters rescued people stranded by flooding in Texas and Montana, including 140 children and counselors stuck in a mountain bible camp for two days, as severe storms swep...

Navajo commission aims to raise awareness of hate crimes

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The killing this spring of a homeless man who police say was shot by two Albuquerque teens “for fun” has spurred civil rights and Navajo Nation human rights advocates to ...

Uzbek refugee found guilty of supporting terror group

DENVER – Jurors on Thursday found a refugee from Uzbekistan guilty of conspiring to support a terrorist group with $300 he received from a friend and by making plans to join the organization...

Sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack is reburied in Colorado

The Associated Press DENVER – A sailor who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was reburied at a Colorado cemetery on Thursday after his previously unknown remains w...

Wife credited with returning husband to jail following error

GRAND JUNCTION – Court records say a Colorado inmate, mistakenly released from jail, enjoyed less than two hours of freedom before his wife realized the error and made him turn himself in. ...