Regional News Judge strikes down Albuquerque’s panhandling ordinance The Albuquerque ordinance’s language had prohibited panhandlers from standing on sidewalks and medians in the city’s streets to solicit motorists,… July 20, 2019
Regional News Mother convicted of deaths of two girls found on Colorado farm Nashika Bramble was found guilty Wednesday of two counts of first-degree murder in the 2017 deaths of 10-year-old Makayla Roberts… July 20, 2019
Regional News Colorado hospital to resume transplant surgeries The Denver Post reported that Porter Adventist Hospital officials announced Friday that kidney, pancreas and liver transplants are scheduled to… July 20, 2019
Regional News Multiyear effort to increase Colorado public land approved The Denver Post reported Thursday that Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners voted Thursday to add 100,000 more acres to state-owned… July 20, 2019
Regional News Senate seat passes to granddaughter of Navajo code talker Navajo Nation member and educator Shannon Pinto was appointed by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to represent a district that… July 19, 2019
Regional News Colorado’s chief court administrator resigns The Denver Post reports Christopher Ryan resigned Thursday after canceling the contract to The Leadership Practice, the business owned by… July 19, 2019
Regional News Missing hiker found dead on Torrey’s Peak in Colorado Clear Creek County Undersheriff Bruce Snelling says Don Chambliss of Englewood went missing in the area of Gray’s and Torrey’s… July 19, 2019
Regional News Former NASA astronaut rescued after Colorado hiking fall The Gazette reported Thursday that Jeffrey Ashby was severely injured Monday after falling 500 feet near the summit of La… July 19, 2019
Regional News Colorado abortion clinic leaving family planning program The program, known as Title X, doesn’t pay for abortions. The new rules bar providers from referring women elsewhere for… July 19, 2019
Regional News People beating heat as they tube to work in Colorado Friday’s 12th annual Tube to Work Day in Boulder comes on a day when the temperature is expected to reach… July 19, 2019
Regional News University of New Mexico brings in experts to move beehive Officials said Thursday the beehive was nested within the decorative trim over a window near one of the entrances of… July 19, 2019
Regional News Colorado town honors Green Beret killed in Afghanistan The Gazette reports that a crowd of more than 200 people stood outside a Falcon brewing company on Wednesday in… July 18, 2019
Regional News Juvenile accused of sparking western Colorado brush fire The Daily Sentinel reported Thursday that the July 4 fire burned about 9 acres near Connected Lake State Park in… July 18, 2019
Regional News U.S. lawmakers propose ban on export of tribes’ sacred items Sen Martin Heinrich, U.S. Reps. Ben Ray Lujan and Deb Haaland, and others intend to reintroduce legislation Thursday that also… July 18, 2019
Regional News U.S. Air Force warns against joke event to ‘storm Area 51’ A vehicle moves along the Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nev., the closest town to Area 51. The U.S. Air Force… July 18, 2019
Regional News Convicted University of Utah shooter extradited to Colorado The Deseret News reports 25-year-old Austin Jeffery Boutain will face a first-degree murder charge in the death of 63-year-old Mitchell… July 18, 2019
Regional News Report: U.S. nuclear lab gives New Mexico economy $3B boost The lab on Thursday released the findings of an economic impact report prepared by the University of New Mexico Bureau… July 18, 2019
Regional News Ex-CIA operative Plame’s N.M. House bid gets many small donors Thousands of small campaign contributions from undisclosed sources have propelled former CIA operative Valerie Plame to the financial pole position… July 17, 2019
Regional News Coal-fired plant in Southwest Colorado will shut down early The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Wednesday that Nucla Station in the town of Nucla was scheduled to close in… July 17, 2019
Regional News New Mexico candidate wants US immigration agency abolished New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said in a statement that she wants to “abolish ICE” and accused… July 17, 2019
Regional News Lab officials report progress on chromium plume cleanup A system that extracts tainted groundwater and then re-injects treated water into the ground has been operating for the past… July 17, 2019
Regional News Committees propose school safety focus with $10M fund The Denver Post reported Tuesday that the Douglas County committees for physical security and mental health are recommending more than… July 17, 2019
Regional News Chaco legislation clears U.S. House committee The House natural resources panel on Wednesday approved the Democrat-sponsored bill. A similar measure is pending in the Senate. Tribes… July 17, 2019
Regional News New Mexico warns of blister-causing livestock virus The state livestock board says vesicular stomatitis cases have been confirmed in Valencia, Sandoval, Los Alamos and Santa Fe counties.… July 17, 2019