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New Mexico land boss concerned about border wall work

State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard delivered her comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday as Democratic members…

May 9, 2019

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Students walk out of vigil for Colorado school shooting victims

Students walk out of a vigil in protest at Highlands Ranch High School in Colorado on Wednesday. The vigil was…

May 9, 2019

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Police: Intoxicated 12-year-old arrested after highway chase

The Alamogordo Daily News reported Wednesday that the car fled from Alamogordo police and drove onto U.S. Highway 70 where…

May 9, 2019

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No thought for their own safety: Hero students disarm gunman

Young women console each other Wednesday during a community vigil to honor the victims and survivors of Tuesday’s fatal shooting…

May 9, 2019

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Snow falls on CU Boulder spring graduation ceremony

School officials said a somewhat abbreviated ceremony would still be held outside at Folsom Field, the university’s football stadium. Media…

May 9, 2019

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New Mexico has plan for assessing damage at NASA site

The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee on Wednesday released the final damage assessment plan for the White Sands…

May 9, 2019

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Denver is 1st U.S. city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’

Denver voters narrowly made the city first in the U.S. to decriminalize psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in “magic mushrooms.”Richard Vogel/Associated…

May 8, 2019

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Feds, tribes meet after abuse probe of reservation doctor

A U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman says the meeting is planned for Wednesday afternoon in Albuquerque. It comes after the Trump…

May 8, 2019

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Police capture teens who escaped Colorado detention center

The Denver Post reports Golden police arrested 19-year-old Javier Madera and his 17-year-old roommate in Lakewood on Tuesday – a…

May 8, 2019

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At least two handguns used in school shooting near Columbine

That Tuesday afternoon’s attack at STEM School Highlands Ranch happened just miles from Columbine High School was sure to raise…

May 8, 2019

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Denver voters apparently reject decriminalization of ‘magic mushrooms’

“Tonight, it was win or learn,” Kevin Matthews, the leader of the “Decriminalize Denver” movement, which placed Initiative 301 on…

May 8, 2019

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New Mexico students help redesign Jemez Historic Site

New Mexico Highlands University announced this week that 15 of its media arts students are creating floor-to-ceiling video projections of…

May 8, 2019

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1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

Authorities apprehend 2 suspects

May 7, 2019

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New Mexico air base part of conservation partnership

The conservation easement was announced Monday. It is funded through the U.S. Defense Department’s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program…

May 7, 2019

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Rabies found in steer in Larimer County

The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Larimer County Department of Health and Environment announced it is the first confirmed case of…

May 7, 2019

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Denver voters decide on ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization

Richard Vogel/Associated Press<br><br>A vendor bags psilocybin mushrooms at a pop-up cannabis market in Los Angeles on Monday. Voters decide this…

May 7, 2019

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Colorado’s drought is nearly officially over

The Denver Post reports that as of last Thursday’s official update from the United States Drought Monitor, only a tiny…

May 7, 2019

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Portion of I-70 in western Colorado closed after rockslide

A slide on I-70 in De Beque Canyon on Sunday disabled two cars and injured two people. Their injuries were…

May 7, 2019

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‘Magic mushroom’ decriminalization on Denver ballot

Chris Olson holds a sign near a busy intersection Monday in downtown Denver, as he urges voters to decriminalize the…

May 7, 2019

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New Mexican among those killed in Russian plane fire

Jeremy Brooks of Santa Fe was remembered as a fly-fishing expert by his former boss, Ivan Valdez, owner of The…

May 6, 2019

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No charges in police shooting of off-duty Colorado deputy

The Weld County grand jury’s report released Monday does not say why Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesse Jenson was chasing…

May 6, 2019

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Police: Teen sex offenders escape Colorado detention center

Police say 19-year-old Javier Madera and his 17-year-old roommate were last seen between midnight and 1 a.m. Monday when a…

May 6, 2019

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New Mexico reaches settlement on childcare assistance rules

The order from state District Judge Matthew Wilson sets out new requirements for New Mexico to disclose how it decides…

May 6, 2019

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Walton family to build public trails on Colorado property

The Aspen Times reports that members of the Walton family expect to begin construction this summer on more than four…

May 6, 2019