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Shootout wounds Colorado sheriff’s deputy, suspect

The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement that the deputy was taken to a hospital in Greeley, about…

August 16, 2018

Sheriff’s office: Men break into Telluride water facility

KMGH-TV reports the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office is asking Telluride-area residents to report any suspicious activity near the town’s…

August 15, 2018

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New Mexico land boss says no to offer from U.S. border agency

New Mexico Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn surveys the surrounding high desert vistas from an overlook at an old copper mine…

August 15, 2018

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Drought forces volunteers to increase water to Colorado wild horses

The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports volunteers with the horse advocacy group Wild Horse Warriors for Sand Wash Basin have…

August 15, 2018

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Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gays sues again

Baker Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, manages his shop after a U.S. Supreme Court issued a limited ruling in…

August 15, 2018

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3 accused of abuse at New Mexico compound await release

District Court Judge Sarah C. Backus presides over the hearing in the desert compound case in Taos, N.M. Backus cleared…

August 15, 2018

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Murder convictions in 2 killings in same-day home invasions

The justices’ rulings Monday upheld Jesus Suarez’s murder convictions in the Feb. 25, 2013 killings of Robert Kinter early that…

August 15, 2018

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Colorful rock mosaics along Las Cruces dam vandalized

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports creator Kathy Morrow said this week she discovered vandals attacked her dragonfly mosaic at the…

August 15, 2018

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Boulder to vote on keeping money from sugary drinks tax

The 2 cent-per-ounce tax approved in 2016 has so far brought in more than $3.2 million for health and nutrition…

August 15, 2018

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Colorado medical marijuana sales take a nosedive. Is the end nigh?

Colorado medical marijuana providers are seeing declines in sales. Since the peak of summer 2011, more than 40,000 patients have…

August 15, 2018

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ICE takes into custody defendant in New Mexico compound case

Jany Leveille sits in court during a hearing, Monday in Taos, N.M. Leveille was among several people arrested after authorities…

August 15, 2018

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Emails: New Mexico county commissioner OK’d dubious expenses

Andrea Romero, the former Regional Coalition of LANL Communities executive director and a Democratic candidate for a New Mexico House…

August 15, 2018

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Santa Fe public schools to check all visitors’ backgrounds

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the change adopted this week will require parents and visitors to campus to show…

August 15, 2018

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Officers search for mountain lions sighted in Boulder

The Daily Camera reports Kristin Cannon, a state Parks and Wildlife district manager, says mountains lions have been spotted in…

August 14, 2018

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New Mexico gubernatorial candidates prepare for debates

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s gubernatorial candidates will be sparring in a series of televised debates ahead of the November…

August 14, 2018

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Potential operator of Navajo Generating Station pitches plan

Fewer employees and a new lease and coal supply agreement also are in the mix as Chicago-based Middle River Power…

August 14, 2018

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Immigrant advocate wants to move his tax trial out of Arizona

On July 14, 2006, Elias Bermudez kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a protest over the lawman’s immigration crackdowns in…

August 14, 2018

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Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson to make Libertarian bid for Senate seat

Johnsondu1-i-syn Johnson, a former two-term governor of New Mexico, was added to the state’s list of Senate candidates as final…

August 14, 2018

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9 injured in apparent natural gas explosion in Denver

Capt. Greg Pixley, a spokesman for the Denver Fire Department, said seven bystanders were treated for minor injuries and released…

August 14, 2018

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Gov. John Hickenlooper makes plea to preserve domestic-violence funding

Congress left for its August recess without reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. Congress reconvenes Sept. 4, but the act…

August 14, 2018

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Aspen enacts mandatory water restrictions

The Aspen Times reports Aspen City Council approved the move Monday. Aspen Utilities Portfolio Manager Margaret Medellin says she anticipates…

August 14, 2018

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Coroner identifies woman killed in fall on Mount Royal

The Summit Daily News reports the Summit County coroner says Regina Foley, of Havertown, Pennsylvania, died Sunday. Foley owned a…

August 14, 2018

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Details about Denver boy’s death released

A probable cause statement says the 16-year-old girl, whose name has not been released, pushed Jordan Vong off the bed…

August 14, 2018

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Judge sets bail for adults arrested at New Mexico compound

Defendants, from left, Jany Leveille, Lucas Morton, Siraj Wahhaj and Subbannah Wahhaj enter district court in Taos, N.M., for a…

August 14, 2018