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New Mexico teen held for week after mistaken identification

The Albuquerque Journal reported the 17-year-old was booked into a juvenile detention center after an Albuquerque Public Schools employee mistakenly…

December 6, 2019

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Nevada woman, son accused of child abuse in girl’s death

They say the 17-year-old boy sat on his sister’s face and throat for 45 minutes until she was not moving…

December 6, 2019

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Botched investigation allows Colorado student to avoid jail

Authorities say 22-year-old Colemann Carver was given a deferred sentence in a plea deal following errors in a police investigation…

December 6, 2019

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Worker killed in boiler explosion at Colorado prison ID’d

Colorado Department of Corrections officials say 28-year-old Sgt. Joshua Voth was killed at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City…

December 6, 2019

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Cowboys for Trump take national monument sand to Washington, D.C.

Otero County Commission Chairman and Cowboys for Trump co-founder Couy Griffin said the group brought four “big plastic bins” of…

December 6, 2019

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Illness back at normal levels in western Colorado schools

The Daily Sentinel reports that all 46 schools in Mesa County Valley School District 51 serving Grand Junction and the…

December 6, 2019

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Records: Most arrested in Albuquerque in ‘surge’ released

KOAT-TV reports records show most of the 201 felony arrests made over 60 days resulted in suspects going back on…

December 6, 2019

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Bloomberg gun plan: Permits, assault weapon ban, age limits

Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg participates in a roundtable on criminal justice reform led…

December 5, 2019

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Colorado Springs apartment complex to vacate due to asbestos

KRDO-TV reports that residents were told Wednesday to move out of their units at the Thrive at the Incline, formally…

December 5, 2019

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Plane diverted to Denver because of disruptive passenger

Law enforcement officers removed the passenger Wednesday evening when the plane traveling from Cincinnati to Las Vegas landed at Denver…

December 5, 2019

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Driver who killed Colorado trooper during blizzard gets jail

In an unexpected move, a judge on Wednesday sentenced John Carpenter, 59, of Centennial to time in jail in the…

December 5, 2019

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Boiler explosion kills worker at Colorado prison

KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs reports the worker, whose name has not been released, was killed at the Fremont Correctional Facility…

December 5, 2019

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Colorado man sues after New Mexico treasure hunt search

The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Tuesday that David Hanson of Colorado Springs sued Forrest Fenn, 89, after suspecting he…

December 5, 2019

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Appeals court tosses lawsuit from artist over dog poop flap

The Albuquerque Journal reports the state Court of Appeals recently affirmed a District Court decision that the officers’ actions were…

December 5, 2019

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New Mexico county ends federal immigration holds at jail

The Hobbs News-Sun reports Lea County Detention Center now is requiring more than a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer,…

December 5, 2019

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Retired government workers decry pension-solvency proposal

An advocacy group for retired public employees assailed core provisions of a pension reform proposal in defiance of recommendations by…

December 4, 2019

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Colorado unveils plans for bus system serving three ski resorts

Gov. Jared Polis said during a ceremony at Denver’s Union Station that the “Snowstang” service, which begins Dec. 14, will…

December 4, 2019

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U.S. agency to exchange land to Colorado for century-old debt

The Daily Sentinel reports that the Bureau of Land Management has proposed giving 28 square miles of federal lands and…

December 4, 2019

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Freight train derails after truck crash in northern Colorado

More than 20 train cars on Union Pacific tracks south of Platteville derailed after the crash, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Chief Matt…

December 4, 2019

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Convicted Colorado felon accused of embezzlement in Nebraska

Ann Crall, 40, of Lincoln, appeared in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday on a felony charge of theft by deception,…

December 4, 2019

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New Mexico state income outpaces expectations

A revenue tracking report from the Legislature on Tuesday showed state general fund income of $8 billion for the fiscal…

December 4, 2019

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Arizona man shot in head by New Mexico sheriff suing county

An attorney for James McFarlin filed a lawsuit last week in U.S. District Court against Roosevelt County over claims Sheriff…

December 4, 2019

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$12.7M dam project aimed at protecting New Mexico village

Federal and local officials are moving ahead with plans for a $12.7 million earthen dam to protect a southern New…

December 3, 2019

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Former Colorado priest up for possible parole in sex assault

The Coloradoan reports that 57-year-old Timothy Evans told the parole board Monday that he is “absolutely” guilty of abuse but…

December 3, 2019