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Symposium centers on creation of law school at Diné College

Formal efforts picked up speed with a recent two-day symposium held at Diné College on the Navajo Nation. Officials talked…

December 17, 2019

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Florida truck driver arrested in 1980 Colorado killing

This undated booking photo provided by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office shows James Curtis Clanton, who was arrested in the…

December 16, 2019

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Person rescued from avalanche at Colorado ski resort

A resort official tells the Steamboat Pilot & Today that the avalanche was triggered by skiers shortly before 1 p.m.…

December 16, 2019

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Volunteers help people released from immigration detention in Colorado

So he walked to a nearby gas station. While in detention, Aujla heard rumors that a man who worked at…

December 16, 2019

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Mexican gray wolf turns up dead in New Mexico

Officials with the wolf recovery team are waiting for the results of genetics testing to determine the pack from the…

December 16, 2019

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New Mexico awarded $3.5M to help fight opioid crisis

The U.S. Justice Department announced late last week that more than $3.8 million is being awarded to state courts as…

December 16, 2019

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Federal agency to review test drilling at Colorado quarry

Rocky Mountain Resources Industrials Inc. sought an environmental review exemption for five test wells, The Colorado Sun reported. The company…

December 16, 2019

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Exhibit to highlight Albuquerque street photo project

The exhibit called “Let the Sunshine In” is scheduled to start Dec. 21 at the Albuquerque Museum and will feature…

December 15, 2019

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Court sides with Colorado supermax prison in censorship case

The three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected an argument by the magazine’s publisher,…

December 15, 2019

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Keystone ski resort wants lift access to 2 high-alpine bowls

The resort wants more people to ski and snowboard the Bergman and Erickson bowls, which can now only be reached…

December 14, 2019

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Study: Albuquerque needs about 500 new homeless shelter beds

The Albuquerque Journal reported Friday that the $45,000 analysis was intended to help determine how to safely accommodate people without…

December 14, 2019

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Prosecutors drop official misconduct case against Eagle County sheriff

The Vail Daily reports that in a motion to dismiss, special prosecutor Ben Sollars said there was “no reasonable likelihood”…

December 14, 2019

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Colorado man gets 96 years for killing 2 young siblings

The Gazette reports 22-year-old Malik Murphy was sentenced Friday for the October 2017 deaths of his 7-year-old brother, Noah, and…

December 14, 2019

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Court overturns drug conviction on surveillance grounds

Then they got a warrant to search the house, finding drugs that led to a 15-year sentence for the house’s…

December 14, 2019

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Saudi college student arrested on gun charge in New Mexico

Hassan Alqahtani, an engineering student, appeared before a federal judge Friday and remained in federal custody afterward. The FBI says…

December 14, 2019

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Planned Parenthood shooting suspect insists he’s competent

Robert Lewis Dear talks to Judge Gilbert Martinez during a court appearance in 2015 in Colorado Springs. Prosecutors are asking…

December 13, 2019

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New Mexico zoo cares for endangered Mexican gray wolves

ABQ BioPark officials say the pup has grown over the last several months and is becoming more curious and confident.…

December 13, 2019

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New Mexico has goal to boost rural art, culture partnerships

State Cultural Affairs Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego testified Thursday before a legislative committee that oversees crafting of the state…

December 13, 2019

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Land management relocation plan to receive further scrutiny

The Government Accountability Office agreed to review the Interior Department plan, The Grand Junction Sentinel reports. The proposal would relocate…

December 13, 2019

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Ex-teacher in Aztec may plead guilty in New Mexico statutory rape

James Dee Coulter is scheduled to enter a guilty plea after his jury trial was reset this week, prosecutors and…

December 13, 2019

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Fowl move: Stolen chicken returned to elementary students

KOB-TV reports the chicken, Polka Dot, was returned to the students of Hodgin Elementary School in Albuquerque after a man…

December 13, 2019

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Man pleads guilty in death of Navajo Nation police officer

Kirby Cleveland faces a possible life sentence in the killing of Navajo Nation Officer Houston Largo, who was shot March…

December 13, 2019

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Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy sentenced for fatal crash

Quinlan Linebaugh, 30, was also ordered to serve four years on probation for four counts of careless driving – two…

December 13, 2019

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Front Range avalanche warning as storm system approaches

That’s the word from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, which issued a special advisory Thursday for the Front Range and…

December 13, 2019