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Advocates for students revive lawsuit against New Mexico

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart speaks about the challenges at the state’s public schools during an interview Sept.…

October 31, 2019

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Suburban Denver man convicted of killing terminally ill wife

Jurors deliberated for about an hour Monday before finding 60-year-old Bruce Bagwell guilty in the Feb. 6 death of 58-year-old…

October 31, 2019

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Prosecutors to try boy, 15, as adult in skate park shooting

The Gallup Independent reports the McKinley County District Attorney’s Office gave notice this week it will seek an adult sentence…

October 31, 2019

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Outreach groups to help veterans learn agriculture skills

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation announced the awards Wednesday. The Not Forgotten Outreach organization will receive just over $200,000…

October 31, 2019

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Colorado state employee emails to vanish from public record

The Denver Post reports that the affected employees work for the Department of Regulatory Agencies which regulates state industries including…

October 30, 2019

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New Mexico governor creates special unit to arrest fugitives

Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday that the Fugitive Apprehension Unit would be responsible for finding people charged with…

October 30, 2019

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Southwest Airlines’ Charleston-Denver flights resume in 2020

The Post and Courier reports the Dallas-based airline announced the plans Wednesday. It will offer the nearly four-hour flight from…

October 30, 2019

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Snow day for many students in Colorado after second storm

Most school districts in the Denver and Colorado Springs area canceled classes Wednesday, a day after many of them sent…

October 30, 2019

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New Mexico authorities seek help locating two missing brothers

Las Cruces Police Department authorities said a nationwide arrest warrant was issued for 52-year-old Clarence Michael Ransom on charges of…

October 30, 2019

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Convicted felon gets four years for stealing $20 in burglary

The Gallup Independent reports Chad Gonzales was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to non-residential burglary and confessing that he stole…

October 30, 2019

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New Mexico wants language, cultural training for teachers

New Mexico Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart speaks about the challenges at the state’s public schools during an interview in…

October 29, 2019

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Secretary of state quits 2020 Democratic bid for U.S. Senate

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse, a rising progressive voice in state politics, ended her bid and endorsed Luján,…

October 29, 2019

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Snow closes schools, government in Colorado

A 70-mile stretch of I-70 from east of Denver International Airport to Limon was closed in both directions. Most schools…

October 29, 2019

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Colorado AG wins more time in illegal sentence case

At issue is a ruling last month in which the court found that defendants can’t be sentenced to prison followed…

October 29, 2019

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Lawsuit: Fertility doctor used own sperm to impregnate woman

KUSA-TV reported that the lawsuit contends Dr. Paul Jones of Grand Junction committed fraud by using his own sperm to…

October 29, 2019

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NTSB releases report on fatal explosion linked to pipelines

Colorado Public Radio reported Tuesday that National Transportation Safety Board investigators said local authorities approved neighborhood construction on land adjacent…

October 29, 2019

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Project to fill defunct brine well in N.M. faces $9M shortfall

New Mexico Energy Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst said last week the anticipated budget shortfall for the remediation of the Carlsbad…

October 29, 2019

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Modular home maker IndieDwell to open Colorado factory

IndieDwell announced Monday that it will spend $13 million to convert an existing warehouse in Pueblo into a factory that…

October 29, 2019

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New Mexico ranchers deal with dry, cold conditions

The latest crop report released Monday by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s statistics service said ranchers in Chaves and Union counties…

October 29, 2019

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New Mexico holds more meetings about hemp regulations

The first meeting on the proposal is set for Tuesday in Santa Fe. Subsequent meetings are planned in Albuquerque and…

October 29, 2019

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Independence Pass to Aspen closed for winter after snow

Independence Pass closed for the winter Monday after a snowstorm that moved across Colorado dropped several inches of snow on…

October 28, 2019

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N.M. governor urges probe of immigrant processing center

The office of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released letters Monday calling for an internal investigation by U.S. Immigration and…

October 28, 2019

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Trial starts for Colorado man suspected of killing fiancee

It was expected to take several days to seat a jury to weigh the evidence against Patrick Frazee, 33, who…

October 28, 2019

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‘Chile capital of the world’ gets bus service to Las Cruces

The South Central Regional Transit District began Monday bus service from Hatch, New Mexico, to Las Cruces. The service will…

October 28, 2019