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450 miles of border wall by next year? In Arizona, it starts

Government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River on Tuesday in Yuma, Ariz. The 30-foot…

September 12, 2019

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Huge rock slide closes highway in canyon west of Boulder

The Boulder Daily Camera reports the rocks tumbled onto Colorado 119 in Boulder Canyon on Wednesday. The highway was expected…

September 12, 2019

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New Mexico stays out of opioids settlement with Purdue

Balderas’ office on Wednesday said the proposal was not nearly enough to pay for the harm that has been done…

September 12, 2019

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Archives of New Mexico history professor to be preserved

New Mexico State University announced Wednesday that Clarence Fielder’s papers, photographs and videos will be preserved for future generations. The…

September 12, 2019

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Husband-and-wife fugitives wanted for murder, arson captured in Arizona after brazen escape

Blane and Susan Barksdale were discovered hiding out at a house inside the Tonto National Forest in central Arizona, and…

September 12, 2019

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Study: Colorado leads in religious discrimination complaints

The Gazette reported Tuesday that for every 100,000 people, Colorado ranks first in religious discrimination complaints averaging 1.1 and ranks…

September 11, 2019

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Authorities find body of girl, 5, in New Mexico

FBI Special Agent James Langenberg, who heads the agency’s Albuquerque office, said during a brief news conference Wednesday in Española…

September 11, 2019

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FBI reviewing Colorado Springs police shooting of black teen

KOAA-TV reported Wednesday that the FBI is looking into the Aug. 3 shooting of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey. Bailey was shot…

September 11, 2019

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Colorado students appear in blackface in social media photo

The Coloradoan reported Wednesday the photo appeared on Instagram over the weekend with a caption referencing Wakanda, the setting for…

September 11, 2019

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New Mexico marijuana task force proposes licensing companies

The Cannabis Legalization Working Group initiated by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham endorsed the idea of a traditional licensing system…

September 11, 2019

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Two more recall campaigns against Colorado Democrats fail

The recall effort involved Democratic Sens. Pete Lee, of Colorado Springs, and Brittany Pettersen, of Lakewood. The failed effort comes…

September 11, 2019

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New Mexico sues family behind Purdue Pharma over opioids

His office filed the lawsuit Tuesday in state district court. At least 17 states already have sued one or more…

September 11, 2019

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New Mexico developing plans to address ozone pollution

The Daily Times in Farmington reports that a monitor near Navajo Lake in northwestern New Mexico has met the ozone…

September 11, 2019

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Improvements being made at US nuclear waste repository

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is licensed to take Cold War-era waste generated by decades of bomb-making and defense-related nuclear…

September 11, 2019

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Colorado woman who suffered seizure and fell into river dies

Summit Daily reported Monday that the family of Alicia Weiss chose to remove her from life support Sept. 5. Authorities…

September 10, 2019

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Now-deceased suspect identified in 1981 Colorado killing

Jeannie Moore, 18, disappeared Aug. 25, 1981, and her body was found five days later in Genesee Park west of…

September 10, 2019

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Search underway for missing New Mexico girl

Federal and local law enforcement said the man was arrested on outstanding warrants Sunday. That’s around the same time police…

September 10, 2019

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Autopsy shows 20 gunshots on Colorado man killed by police

The Gazette reported Monday that the El Paso County Coroner’s Office concluded that 38-year-old Joshua Vigil died July 23 of…

September 10, 2019

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Skeptical House Dems plan hearing on Trump public land plans

The House Natural Resources Committee scheduled a hearing in Washington on Tuesday about the plan to transfer the Bureau of…

September 10, 2019

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Show bans horses from counties in seven states affected by virus

The Ohio Department of Agriculture says next month’s All American Quarter Horse Congress is not allowing horses from counties with…

September 10, 2019

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Navajo utility wants to build on project to electrify homes

The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority worked with volunteer utility crews from 13 states on the project that wrapped up in…

September 10, 2019

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Green chile farmers say labor shortage hurting harvest

KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, reports green chile farmers say the shortage of workers this season is causing farms to…

September 10, 2019

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Colorado coroner accused of sending wife to death scenes

The indictment accuses Lake County Coroner Shannon Kent of using his wife as a deputy coroner, even though she didn’t…

September 9, 2019

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Colorado bear likely caused cub’s accidental dumpster death

The Denver Post reports a bear was likely climbing into or out of the dumpster in Jefferson County when it…

September 9, 2019