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Tom Hanks meets with governor who boosted film incentives

A newly published copy of the governor’s weekly schedule on Tuesday showed a “meet and greet” May 9 with the…

May 21, 2019

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Record year for Utah ski resorts thanks to snowy winter

A news release Tuesday from Ski Utah shows the 5.1 million skier days marked a major rebound from the previous…

May 21, 2019

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Coal ash contamination on agenda of PNM shareholders

The shareholders say the San Juan Generating Station produced more than 1 million tons of coal ash in 2017. It’s…

May 21, 2019

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Wife of man tied to deaths in two states pleads to theft

The Deseret News reports prosecutors dropped other counts in exchange for the Monday plea from 25-year-old Kathleen Boutain, including criminal…

May 21, 2019

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Colorado’s new safety-minded oil and gas agency gets to work

The newly reorganized Colorado Oil and Gas Commission planned to meet Tuesday and will later begin rewriting state rules to…

May 21, 2019

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Republicans say New Mexico should re-deploy border troops

GOP House lawmakers including minority leader James Townsend of Artesia provided a letter Monday to the governor’s office that urges…

May 21, 2019

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Man who fell 100 feet to death in Colorado canyon identified

The Boulder County coroner’s office identified the victim Monday as 48-year-old Robert Dergay. Sheriff’s investigators say the Boulder man fell…

May 20, 2019

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Colorado man dies while skiing to backcountry lodge

The Vail Daily reports Paul Cuthbertson, an accomplished skier and lifelong resident of Eagle and Summit counties, left late Friday…

May 20, 2019

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Colorado cops fatally shoot man who showed gun after chase

The Denver Post reports that 46-year-old Lawrence Lee Lovato was pronounced dead at the scene in Trinidad Sunday night. Officials…

May 20, 2019

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Colorado Supreme Court rules marijuana dog checks need cause

The Denver Post reports the court ruled 4-3 Monday that under the state constitution, a dog trained to alert officers…

May 20, 2019

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Could Colorado lose its industrial advantage over hemp?

had a jump-start on growing crop, but it could lag in processing plants

May 20, 2019

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New Mexico negotiates job-training grant with hemp company

New Mexico’s Economic Development Department announced Monday that Rich Global Hemp has been given tentative approval for a $1.2 million…

May 20, 2019

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Santa Fe man shot by girlfriend’s teenage son dies

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that 39-year-old Ricardo Magana succumbed to his injuries Sunday from last month’s shooting. Deputy…

May 20, 2019

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2020 hopeful Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet announced a plan to combat climate change Monday.Associated Press file His campaign’s climate plan…

May 20, 2019

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Gun-control group: New Mexico sheriffs’ emails show NRA help

Brady, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, included excerpts from the emails in a report Monday, saying NRA representatives penned op-ed drafts…

May 20, 2019

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New Mexico governor OKs pay raises for Cabinet secretaries

The Albuquerque Journal reports that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved a 17% salary increase for all Cabinet secretaries. The raises,…

May 20, 2019

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Graduation will be held at Colorado school where student was killed

The Denver Broncos will host commencement ceremonies for STEM School Highlands Ranch on Monday evening at their training facility in…

May 20, 2019

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New Mexico mayor’s plan would charge for emergency costs

The Albuquerque Journal reported Saturday that Mayor Tim Keller’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2020 includes a new “cost recovery”…

May 20, 2019

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Congressman calls for probe into research censorship claims

The Denver Post reported Sunday that the Colorado Democrat is urging the U.S. Department of Interior’s inspector general to relaunch…

May 20, 2019

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Climber dies in Colorado canyon fall

Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man fell an estimated 100 feet Saturday in Eldorado Canyon State Park. Witnesses say…

May 19, 2019

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Authorities investigate shooting involving Farmington police

Farmington police tell Albuquerque TV station KQRE that the incident occurred Saturday near Kirtland when a suspect fled from sheriff’s…

May 19, 2019

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Columbine school shooting survivor found dead in home

Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg said Saturday that 37-year-old Austin Eubanks died overnight at his Steamboat Springs home. There were…

May 18, 2019

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Farmington officer shoots knife-wielding man after crashes

San Juan County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jayme Harcrow says the wounded suspect was initially treated at a hospital in Farmington before…

May 18, 2019

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Troopers target commercial vehicle for possible violations

KUSA-TV reports that the enforcement campaign will run throughout the month with a special focus on commercial vehicles in Jefferson…

May 18, 2019