Regional News

Mayor: Albuquerque has cleared half its rape kit backlog

At a news conference, Mayor Tim Keller’s administration announced that about a fifth of the evidence kits tested – or…

December 16, 2018

Interior Secretary Zinke resigning, cites ‘vicious’ attacks

Investigators reviewing land deal and redrawing of national monument boundaries

Italian scientist eyes plant growth at nuclear repository

Scientist Maurizo Tomasi of Rome journeyed to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad to conduct research last week because…

More than 50 head of cattle taken in Colorado

Rancher Ray Wooters says the theft of his cattle occurred at night this week possibly by two people on horseback…

N.M. man faces numerous felonies in human trafficking case

Prosecutors announced Friday that they have secured the preventive detention of Mario Morales, who was extradited to New Mexico after…

N.M. man held after baby shot was charged in other case with kids

Tyrell Bitsilly was arrested in October after police say he fired a gun during an argument inside a car in…

It’s getting harder to be a single mom in Colorado

Sixty-two percent of single moms in state lack adequate income to meet basic needs

Colorado police search property of missing woman’s fiance

Police did not immediately disclose any information about the purpose of the search at the property in the tiny community…

Report: Newborn drug dependency on the rise in New Mexico

A recent report shows annual reported cases of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in the state grew steadily over that period to…

Oldest giraffe in North America dies at Colorado Springs zoo

The Gazette reports the 32-year-old reticulated giraffe named Tamu died Thursday at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. The zoo says in a…

Feds set urgent deadline on Colorado River drought plan

Interior Dept. to Arizona and California: ‘We are quickly running out of time.’

Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018

Wildlife managers have confirmed that a record number of Mexican gray wolves have been reported dead this year, fueling concerns…

Bear puts off winter hibernation in search of food

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Colorado wildlife officials say one black bear in Steamboat Springs is in no hurry to hibernate for…

Southwest states close to sealing drought deal

A riverboat glides through Lake Mead on the Colorado River at Hoover Dam near Boulder City, Nev. With drought continuing…

Bail reduced for mother of New Mexico infant shot in face

After a hearing, New Mexico State District Judge Robert Baca decided to decrease the bond for Shayanne Nelson from $50,000…

Three dead after sheriff’s vehicles crash into car in Colorado

The Colorado State Patrol says the driver and a child in the car as well as a deputy died as…

Condition of N.M. infant girl shot in face remains a mystery

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center spokeswoman Alex Sanchez declined to say on Wednesday if the girl was being…

Fathers encouraged to volunteer at Greeley-area schools

She was excited, Regalado said, that he was going to spend the day at her school. A lot of children…

States ask court to stop Trump from reviving U.S. coal sales

Attorneys for California, New Mexico, New York and Washington argue the coal sales have been shortchanging taxpayers because of low…

Former Colorado hockey coach pleads guilty to molestation

The Coloradoan reports that Andrew Vanderwal entered the plea Wednesday in Fort Collins during a hearing attended by the boys’…

Colorado Springs mother sentenced in son’s death

The Gazette reports that Donica Mirabal was sentenced Tuesday by Fourth Judicial District Judge Marla Prudek. Mirabal had pleaded guilty…

Case of dog poop cleaning mistaken for burglary in appeals in N.M.

The Albuquerque Journal reports Mateo Romero’s case now is before the New Mexico Court of Appeals over public records and…