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Colorado lawmakers: Toughen workplace harassment protections

The gold-covered dome on the state Capitol. A proposal to rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims is expected to…

January 20, 2020

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Colorado deputy charged with recklessly driving prisoner van

Denver Sheriff Department Deputy James Grimes was charged after an investigation into the alleged aggressive driving incident, the Colorado State…

January 20, 2020

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Illegal crossings plunge as U.S. extends policy across border

People work at a portion of border wall which is under construction in Yuma, Ariz. Illegal border crossings have plummeted…

January 20, 2020

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Overcrowded Colorado jail schedules early inmate releases

A $5.5 million budget cut forced officials to close a floor of the facility in Golden on Jan. 1, The…

January 20, 2020

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Skier killed at Colorado’s Winter Park Resort

Fraser Winter Park Police said Monday that 25-year-old Francis Raymond Ermilio of Shrewsbury may have lost control while skiing down…

January 20, 2020

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Bill would require Arizona tribes to resolve water disputes

Cosponsors of the legislation, House Bill 244 7, include House Speaker Rusty Bowers, R-Mesa, and Senate President Karen Fann, R-Prescott,…

January 20, 2020

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Denver police officer accused of sexually assaulting woman

Johnny Leon Alvarez, 29, was arrested early Friday. He was being held in the Denver Detention Center for investigation of…

January 19, 2020

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Thousands turn out for fourth annual women’s march in Denver

The march started at 10 a.m. at Civic Center Park and followed a route around the state Capitol and back…

January 19, 2020

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State of New Mexico to pay newspaper $360K for legal fees

Last year’s $360,000 settlement to The Santa Fe Reporter became public last week after the expiration of a six-month confidentiality…

January 19, 2020

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Reservations brace for winter storms amid slow recovery

Henry Red Cloud points to his property where flooding rose as high as 3-feet in March on the Pine Ridge…

January 18, 2020

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Thousands expected at fourth annual women’s march in Denver

The march was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at Civic Center Park and follow a route around the state…

January 18, 2020

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Latino Caucus numbers, influence growing at Colorado Capitol

There are now 13 members in the group that’s only open to Democrats. Their growing influence was illustrated by last…

January 18, 2020

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Wanted heavyweight MMA fighter arrested in New Mexico

Police in Bosque Farms, New Mexico, detained Tyler East on Thursday after receiving a tip about his whereabouts. A bench…

January 18, 2020

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Colorado teen sentenced to 30 years in Xbox killing

Brigham Yahir Mendez was charged as an adult in the 2018 shooting of Jacob Michael Clymer, 32, and pleaded guilty…

January 17, 2020

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National preserve in New Mexico expands land holdings

The National Park Service announced this week that it recently completed the purchase of a 40-acre parcel known as Sulphur…

January 17, 2020

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Democrat Chris Hansen to succeed Lois Court in Senate

Colorado Politics reports that Hansen was selected by a party committee Thursday. He was elected to the House in 2016…

January 17, 2020

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Hickenlooper faces renewed questions about his administration’s spending

of former governor’s legacy website, legal defense under scrutiny

January 17, 2020

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Woman unhurt after wandering off County Road P

Driver: Edge of pavement gave way, causing crash

January 16, 2020

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Colorado police name suspect 23 years after woman’s killing

Police investigators named Wesley Backman as the probable killer of 25-year-old Tangie Sims in October 1996, The Aurora Sentinel reports.…

January 16, 2020

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Storm delivers snow, slick driving conditions to New Mexico

Authorities were warning of difficult driving conditions on some roads, and park officials at Bandelier National Monument and Valles Caldera…

January 16, 2020

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Taos Pueblo woman death may have stemmed from dog attack

Pueblo Gov. Edwin Concha said the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator was looking into the Jan. 8 death,…

January 16, 2020

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Judge denies gun seizure of Colorado officer’s guns

In her Jan. 9 petition for an extreme risk protection order, Susan Holmes said there was a credible risk of…

January 16, 2020

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Navajo Nation to lower flags in honor of tribal lawmaker

Tribal officials said a funeral for John Perry Jr. is scheduled for Thursday morning at Cope Memorial Chapel in Gallup.…

January 16, 2020

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Family sues after deputies shoot mentally ill woman 20 times

KOB-TV reports the family of Elisha Lucero has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in state district court against the Bernalillo…

January 16, 2020