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Colorado lawmakers vow to return on paid family leave

Democratic Sens. Angela Williams, left, and Faith Winter, right, discuss their plans to pursue an amended Colorado paid family leave…

April 25, 2019

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Authorities keep distance, yet work with armed border group

An self-styled Patriot stands a quarter mile from a barrier that marks the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday in Sunland Park, N.M.,…

April 25, 2019

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CDC warns blood-sucking ‘kissing bug’ sighted in Colorado

The Coloradoan reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the “kissing bug,” or Triatoma sanguisuga, has been making…

April 25, 2019

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Teen arrested in killing of mail carrier in Albuquerque

Police said the teen was arrested without incident Wednesday night at a home in Albuquerque. Police said previously that Jose…

April 25, 2019

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Polis to ask voters to pass nicotine tax to combat youth use

Legislation being sponsored by Rep. Yadira Caraveo and Sen. Rhonda Fields, both Democrats, would ask voters in November if Colorado’s…

April 24, 2019

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Report: Colorado lawmakers scale back family leave ambitions

The Denver Post reported on Wednesday that they’re not giving up on the proposal – and hope to pursue it…

April 24, 2019

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Another Grand Canyon visitor dies in fall from edge

A 70-year-old woman fell about 200 feet over the rim, the second over-the-edge death this month within the confines of…

April 24, 2019

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New Mexico forest plans thinning to reduce fire threat

The Sandia Ranger District says the work beginning later this week will cover more than a tenth of a square…

April 24, 2019

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Phoenix student overheard threatening a mosque brought potassium nitrate to school, police say

The incident took place at Pinnacle High School, where the teenager was detained one day after the same classmate overheard…

April 24, 2019

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Colorado Supreme Court to decide fate of ban on high-capacity magazines

Colorado’s ban on gun magazines that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition was one of a handful of…

April 23, 2019

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New Mexico invests millions to bolster census participation

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham testifies at a field hearing of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral…

April 23, 2019

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Mail carrier fatally shot in New Mexico, teen suspect sought

Flowers and notes are arranged atop a mailbox Tuesday in tribute to a mail carrier who police say was killed…

April 23, 2019

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Dinosaur National Monument recognized as dark sky park

Officials at Dinosaur National Monument say the landmark has been designated an International Dark Sky Park for its “exceptional quality…

April 23, 2019

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State Supreme Court to decide on large-capacity magazine ban

The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear the case, which stems from…

April 23, 2019

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Migrant funding proposal put before Albuquerque City Council

The resolution sponsored by City Councilor Pat Davis on Monday proposes funding a full-time Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs…

April 23, 2019

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Militia leader said members were training to kill Obama, Clinton and Soros, FBI says

Larry Mitchell Hopkins appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico, days after a video of the group holding…

April 23, 2019

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Colorado lawmakers OK bill to develop state insurance option

The bill directs state agencies to recommend a plan to compete with private insurance plans and those offered on Colorado’s…

April 23, 2019

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Air Force spends $125M cleaning up New Mexico jet fuel spill

Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary Mark Correll briefed Albuquerque water utility managers about the project at Kirtland Air Force Base…

April 23, 2019

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Colorado Supreme Court upholds attempted murder conviction

The Denver Post reports that the court upheld the 2006 attempted first-degree murder conviction of Robert Ray for shooting two…

April 22, 2019

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2020 could disrupt New Mexico’s all-male Senate lineage

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver attends a rally in 2018 for Democratic political candidates at an arts…

April 22, 2019

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New Mexico utility says it will be emissions-free by 2040

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, right, and PNM Resources CEO Pat Vincent-Collawn, left, celebrate after planting a tree for…

April 22, 2019

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Denver police investigating ammunition brought to school

Officer Vina Maciel said the ammunition was found in the student’s pocket at Hill Middle School on Monday, prompting a…

April 22, 2019

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Denver man among victims in Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

Dieter Kowalski’s mother, Inge Kowalski, told The Associated Press Monday by phone from Madison, Wisconsin, that she is working with…

April 22, 2019

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Nevada man arrested for lurking outside Forrest Fenn’s home

The Santa Fe New Mexicanreports Francisco “Paco” Chavez of Henderson was arrested in Nevada on Monday, two days after he…

April 22, 2019