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Report: Oil boom to continue, more infrastructure needed

Pumpjacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., in 2015. State economists on Friday revised upward forecasts for state government…

September 3, 2019

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Man dies after police confrontation in suburban Denver

Aurora police received a call about a suspicious person wearing a ski mask and waving his arms as he walked…

September 3, 2019

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New Mexico ruling abolishes privilege on spousal testimony

The Santa Fe-based state high court ruled Friday in an appeal of a man who the ruling said had made…

September 3, 2019

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2 New Mexico school boards to review medical pot policies

KOAT-TV reports that the Albuquerque Public Schools board is planning to review a draft policy Sept. 11 that would allow…

September 3, 2019

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New Mexico to bolster health services, Medicaid payments

The Human Services Department on Tuesday announced it would raise reimbursements to health care providers as soon as Oct. 1.…

September 3, 2019

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New Mexico justices lift ban on spousal testimony

The state Supreme Court’s ruling came in its decision to uphold the first-degree murder conviction of David Gutierrez, of Clovis.…

September 2, 2019

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Balloon pilot grounded for dipping into tainted lake

The Gazette reports the pilot dipped his balloon’s basket into Prospect Lake on Sunday before quickly lifting off again, a…

September 2, 2019

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Colorado school says database was hacked but damage was limited

The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reported Sunday the database was kept by a contractor working for the Roaring Fork School…

September 2, 2019

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Fugitive leaps twice from buildings but police still nab him

KOAA-TV reports the man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the incident Saturday and was taken to a hospital. Police say the…

September 2, 2019

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Key shaft at nuclear waste dump in N.M. may be built by 2020

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a contract for the construction of a utility shaft essential to the project,…

September 2, 2019

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Colorado lawmaker unblocks constituent on social media

The ACLU filed the lawsuit against Republican Sen. Ray Scott of Grand Junction in May on behalf of Anne Landman.…

September 2, 2019

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Plutonium test results slow plans for Denver-area toll road

The road would cross a buffer zone on the east side of a former nuclear weapons plant northwest of Denver.…

September 2, 2019

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Colorado man gets 9 years for assaulting police officer

The Vail Daily reports 33-year-old Dylan Byrne Gregg was intoxicated and undeterred by a stun gun when he pushed an…

September 2, 2019

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Retired New Mexico Chief Justice Charles Daniels dies at 76

Chief Justice Judith K. Nakamura issued a statement Sunday on behalf of the state Supreme Court about Daniels’ death, calling…

September 2, 2019

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Police have person of interest in death of Taos businessman

They say the person hasn’t been located yet for questioning and a name wasn’t being released. State Police say the…

September 2, 2019

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Bennet to stay in race despite not qualifying for debate

Bennet isn’t among the 10 candidates with sufficient polling and donor support to participate in the Sept. 12 debate in…

September 1, 2019

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Asian American Korea War hero gives what may be ‘final’ talk

The ailing 94-year-old veteran spoke to a group of U.S. Navy Seabees last month in Gallup, New Mexico, about his…

September 1, 2019

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Climber injured in Rocky Mountain National Park fall

The unidentified 63-year-old man from Boulder was rescued Friday after he fell 15 to 20 feet on Hallett Peak. The…

August 31, 2019

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Denver lowering speed limits to reduce serious accidents

Fifty-five people have died on Denver streets this year. The Denver Post reports the city has identified speed as a…

August 31, 2019

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New Mexico denies license for shelter for immigrant boys

The Albuquerque Journal reports that a New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department official told Tucson-based VisionQuest in a letter…

August 31, 2019

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Utah man found guilty of running massive opioid ring

Weber County Sheriff’s Office via AP file<br><br>Aaron Michael Shamo was convicted Friday of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that sent…

August 31, 2019

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Colorado county judge arrested on suspicion of DUI in Kansas

The Denver Post reports Baca County Judge Debra Gunkel was arrested outside Tribune, Kansas, on Aug. 17. Greeley County, Kansas,…

August 31, 2019

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Federal authorities seize $4 million in drugs in New Mexico

Interior Department officials said Thursday that the bust happened within the boundaries of the Laguna Indian Reservation west of Albuquerque.…

August 31, 2019

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Sheriff investigates jail inmate’s death in New Mexico

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating the death of 47-year-old Zachary Barela. He had been jailed…

August 31, 2019