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Colorado judge apologizes after suspected DUI crash

The Daily Sentinel reports that the lawyer for 21st Judicial District Judge Lance Timbreza issued a statement on Tuesday about…

June 19, 2019

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Phoenix police chief promises change amid civil rights claim

Dravon Ames, holding microphone, speaks to Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, as his fiancee, Iesha…

June 19, 2019

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Body of man recovered from Colorado lake after night search

The Pueblo Chieftain reports the body of 73-year-old David Bothel of Colorado Springs was found in Lake Pueblo State Park…

June 19, 2019

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New Mexico requires co-prescription of opioid reversal drug

A law that went into effect this month requires co-prescriptions of opioid overdose-reversal medication such as naloxone to accompany any…

June 19, 2019

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Senate panel focuses on missing, slain indigenous women

The bills before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs would require law enforcement to submit annual reports to Congress…

June 19, 2019

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Pup fostering gives genetic boost to wild Mexican wolves

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mexican gray wolf interagency field team shows Mexican…

June 18, 2019

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Bear loving man gets probation for bear-killing retaliation

The Aspen Daily News reports 69-year-old Thomas Andersen was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to felony attempted arson and misdemeanor…

June 18, 2019

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Colorado city adopts 6-month delay for scooter, e-bike firms

The Aspen Times reports that Aspen City Council approved a six-month delay for dockless mobility companies Monday. Officials say the…

June 18, 2019

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Parents of New Mexico teen charged for not locking up gun

The couple is facing a charge contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A criminal complaint was filed this week…

June 18, 2019

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Some contract workers at DIA strike over work conditions

About 20 employees of Illinois-based Prospect Airport Services say managers haven’t responded to their complaints. Prospect is a DIA contractor…

June 18, 2019

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Report: Childhood poverty persists in fast-growing Southwest

Volunteers including Shelley Winship and retired accountant Ralph Nava, left, pick up food packages to deliver to homebound families and…

June 18, 2019

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Colorado man gets life for killing 3 at illegal pot grow

The Daily Camera reports that Garrett Coughlin was sentenced in the 2017 killings Monday after jurors reached the guilty verdicts…

June 18, 2019

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Man gets 32 years in prison for shooting father to death

Waylon Robitaille pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and was sentenced Monday for the April 28, 2018, death of…

June 18, 2019

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Money from oil, gas revenues gushing into state coffers

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the oil boom in southeastern New Mexico still going strong and money from…

June 17, 2019

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Watchdog to investigate Interior moves on Utah monument

A view of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. A government watchdog will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke…

June 17, 2019

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Report: Childhood poverty persists in fast-growing Southwest

Children receive a free lunch at the Phoenix Day at Central Park Youth Program in downtown Phoenix. Signs of entrenched…

June 17, 2019

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3 men escape from immigrant detention center in Colorado

The Aurora Sentinel reports the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says the men escaped from the center in Aurora…

June 17, 2019

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Nassar judge, Olympians, members of Colorado delegation back USOC oversight

They joined Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver on Monday to announce the planned introduction of the bipartisan bill…

June 17, 2019

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Deadline arrives for clergy abuse claims in New Mexico

Lawyers for the hundreds of people who will be submitting forms are hopeful the proceedings will shed more light on…

June 17, 2019

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Manhattan Project park to offer tours of Los Alamos site

The National Park Service has teamed up with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Nuclear Security Administration to organize…

June 17, 2019

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Colorado Supreme Court: 2020 ballot campaign to repeal TABOR can proceed

du1-i-syn Justices ruled 5-2 that the Title Board, which vets ballot questions put forward by citizens and lawmakers, erred in…

June 17, 2019

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Flags lowered in honor of Colorado trooper hit by car

Gov. Jared Polis has ordered that flags remain at half-staff until after a memorial service for 37-year-old Trooper William Moden.…

June 17, 2019

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Senators push for hearing on Chaco protection legislation

The legislation was reintroduced earlier this year as environmentalists and Native American tribes seek to make permanent a 10-mile buffer…

June 17, 2019

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Thousands gather for Denver Pride Parade led by governor

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the nation’s first openly gay governor, and his partner, Marlon Reis, served as grand marshals along…

June 17, 2019