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Pot legalization plan in New Mexico would subsidize patients, pay police

Minerva cannabis dispensary Assistant Manager Celina Roybal, right, sells a vial of marijuana to customer Tina Bernal, who uses cannabis…

October 17, 2019

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Nevada seeks to restart lawsuit over U.S. plutonium shipment

A CSX Train with spent nuclear fuel passes through Florence, S.C., on its way to Savannah River Site Weapons Complex…

October 17, 2019

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Groups: Saving Mexican gray wolves requires new approach

Dozens of environmental groups and scientists are asking U.S. wildlife managers to rethink how they plan to ensure the survival…

October 17, 2019

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Hotel ousts singer Gretchen Wilson following noise complaint

The Grammy Award-winning artist was asked to leave the Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces following multiple noise complaints last Sunday…

October 17, 2019

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Planned burn turned wildfire causes evacuations in Colorado

Residents were ordered to evacuate near the Elk Fire northwest of Fort Collins on Wednesday. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office…

October 17, 2019

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New Mexico pot legalization plan subsidizes patients, pays police

New Mexico would use proceeds from recreational marijuana to eliminate taxes on medical cannabis and subsidize sales to low-income patients…

October 16, 2019

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Albuquerque police contest seeks to build ‘lowrider’ patrol

The Albuquerque Police Department is inviting high school students to design the department’s first lowrider patrol car. The winner of…

October 16, 2019

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Forest Service, Colorado county to hire enforcement officers

Aspen Daily News reports that Pitkin County commissioners agreed Tuesday to form a $100,000 contract with the U.S. Forest Service…

October 16, 2019

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New Colorado high temperature confirmed by weather officials

KCNC-TV reports the Colorado Climate Center confirmed the Lamar area reached 115 degrees Fahrenheit on July 20. The previous record…

October 15, 2019

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Teachers’ strike continues in central Colorado

Teachers in the Park County School District RE-2 were picketing again Tuesday over wages and other issues. District officials have…

October 15, 2019

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Navajo voters elect new delegate to tribal council

Carl Roessel Slater won a special election for a seat representing five Navajo communities in the Arizona portion of the…

October 15, 2019

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New Mexico man who killed family to be sentenced

Nehemiah Griego will appear Tuesday in state district court in Albuquerque. Now 22, Griego faces up to 120 years in…

October 15, 2019

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Police seek man who started fire at northern Colorado church

The Boulder Daily Camera reports the man broke the window of a door at the Central Longmont Presbyterian Church early…

October 15, 2019

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Former contractor gets 20 years in prison for stealing $150K

Jamie Bock, who was convicted in August of nine counts of theft, was sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors say the 46-year-old collected…

October 15, 2019

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Police: Northern Colorado student tried to bite officer

The Greeley Tribune reports 19-year-old James Adam Pike was arrested Oct. 5 on suspicion of one count of criminal attempt…

October 15, 2019

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Police: Woman steals from liquor store with kids in tow

Investigators say the woman, who has not been identified, entered the store near the CommonGround Golf Course in southeast Denver…

October 15, 2019

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Colorado regulators planning ban on cannabis vape additives

The Denver Post reports the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division has proposed final rules that include prohibiting specific ingredients in marijuana…

October 15, 2019

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New Mexico, other states honoring indigenous people instead of Columbus

Dancers enter at the Gathering of Nations, one of the world’s largest gatherings of indigenous people in Albuquerque, N.M. A…

October 14, 2019

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Albuquerque police fatally shoot suspect in domestic dispute

The Albuquerque Journal reports that authorities confirmed the shooting at the scene Monday morning. Police spokesman John Ross says officers…

October 14, 2019

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2 San Juan County, N.M., men accused in arson, insurance fraud case

County sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Patrick Roller and 46-year-old Louis Lawrence allegedly worked together to set a pickup truck on…

October 14, 2019

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Wildfire prompts new evacuations in south-central Colorado

The new evacuations Sunday included the small towns of Wellsville and Swissvale southeast of Salida as the fire grew to…

October 14, 2019

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Former Colorado soldier sentenced to life for fatal shooting

The Gazette reported a jury convicted 21-year-old Wayne Sellers IV of first-degree murder in the October 2018 slaying of 20-year-old…

October 14, 2019

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Teachers strike at rural Colorado school district

Teachers with the South Park Education Association say they are striking for better wages and other issues. District officials have…

October 14, 2019

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Bicyclist completes solo ride of entire Pony Express Trail

The former cycling road racer from Dallas, who made the trip as part of her effort to map out a…

October 14, 2019