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Thousands forced to flee Colorado’s second-largest wildfire

DENVER – A mandatory evacuation order has sent thousands of people fleeing from their homes near Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado as wildfire officials on Saturday brace for...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawyer: Allegations against former police spokesman ‘false’

ALBUQUERQUE – A lawyer for a now-former Albuquerque police officer denies allegations that his client wrongly collected thousands of dollars of overtime pay while serving as the department’s...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge considers bond for TV station guard charged with murder

DENVER – A defense attorney asked a judge Friday to lower bail for a television station security guard charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a pro-police demonstrator after op...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former Alamogordo officer sentenced in fatal Roswell wreck

ROSWELL, N.M. – A former Alamogordo police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2019 wreck in Roswell in which one person was killed and two others were injured. ...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State allows drivers older than 79 to renew licenses online

SANTA FE – Older drivers at high risk for complications from COVID-19 will no longer be required to take their annual eye exam at a state Motor Vehicle Division office. It’s the l...

DATE: Oct 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado limits more gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike

DENVER – Citing a steady increase in Colorado’s coronavirus hospitalization caseload, state health officials announced new limits Friday on personal gatherings of people from different house...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildfire becomes second largest in state history

DENVER – Colorado’s second-largest wildfire in state history was most likely caused by human activity, Gov. Jared Polis said Friday. The East Troublesome Fire which forced nearby ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildfires drag on later than normal, break records

DENVER – Orange skies, winds gusting up to 70 mph, smoke tornadoes and hazardous air. While it could be an apocalyptic scene out of a movie, it’s become the reality of Colorado’s wildfire se...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of Colorado regents discussed firing president

DENVER – A retirement announcement by the president of the University of Colorado preempted a plan by a majority of the institution’s Board of Regents to fire him two years ago. N...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado woman sentenced in 1996 death of newborn girl

FORT COLLINS – A judge has sentenced a Colorado woman to 90 days in prison, three years in a community corrections program and eight years of probation in the death of an unidentified newbor...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 Colorado churches exempt from some virus safety measures

COLORADO SPRINGS – A federal judge has exempted two churches in Colorado from safety guidelines intended to limit the spread of COVID-19 that some see as discrimination and a violation of co...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cowboys for Trump group fends off financial disclosures

SANTA FE – Time is running out before Election Day as New Mexico election regulators push the political support group Cowboys for Trump to disclosure its financial backers. The ho...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.