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Man survives lightning strike after girlfriend performs CPR

Isaiah Cormier, who was released Monday, thanked his girlfriend, Juliette Moore, who performed CPR on him immediately following the lightning…

July 10, 2018

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FBI agent charged in shooting while dancing gets gun back

A judge approved the change to Chase Bishop’s release conditions Tuesday. During the short hearing, Bishop’s lawyer, David Goddard, said…

July 10, 2018

$Coroner: Everest disaster survivor died from head fractures$

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Coroner: Everest disaster survivor died from head fractures

The Aspen Times reports friends had found 61-year-old Charlotte Fox dead inside her home in late May. San Miguel County…

July 10, 2018

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Water plan urges preparation for dry times in New Mexico

New Mexico released a draft water plan late Monday to deal with droughts. The public has 30 days to comment.Susan…

July 10, 2018

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Aryan Brotherhood leader dies at Supermax prison in Colorado

The Pueblo Chieftain reports Barry “The Baron” Mills was found dead Sunday, one day after his 70th birthday. Mills and…

July 9, 2018

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Former Colorado teacher acknowledges sexually assaulting students

The Aurora Sentinel reports Brian Vasquez pleaded guilty Monday to three counts of sexual assault and one count each of…

July 9, 2018

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Navajo Nation company buys partial ownership in Four Corners Power Plant

NTEC purchased the partial ownership from an affiliate of Arizona Public Service, which operates the coal-fired power plant. The energy…

July 9, 2018

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Drone joins search for hiker in Rocky Mountain National Park

Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said Monday that 20 people and a dog team are also searching for 38-year-old Brian Perri…

July 9, 2018

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Management shift begins at U.S. nuclear weapons lab in New Mexico

The National Nuclear Security Administration issued an official notice to proceed to Triad National Security LLC on Monday, marking the…

July 9, 2018

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Prosecutors: New Mexico officer preyed on woman, teen

The Albuquerque Journal reports New Mexico State Police Officer Daniel Capehart is being held at the Cibola County Detention Center…

July 9, 2018

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Oil company close to finalizing 3,000 leases in Carlsbad

Santo Petroleum got approval from city councilors in 2017 to go door to door and offer residents five-year leases for…

July 9, 2018

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3 arrested in connection with Colorado wildfire

8:52 a.m. Three people have been arrested for allegedly starting a Colorado wildfire by leaving an unauthorized campfire unattended. The…

July 9, 2018

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New University of Wyoming slogan draws criticism

The slogan claims, “The world needs more cowboys,” the Laramie Boomerang reported. University of Wyoming Director of Communications Chad Baldwin…

July 8, 2018

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Santa Fe National Forest’s closure order to be lifted Monday

The forest entered full closure on June 1 for public safety and forest health. Forest officials tell Albuquerque TV station…

July 8, 2018

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Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated Colorado voters’ ballots rejected

Of the 293,153 unaffiliated voters who participated in the June 26 primaries, 6,914 submitted both Democratic and Republican ballots, ensuring…

July 8, 2018

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Money raised for firefighter with face burns

A Gofundme page has raised the money in less than 24 hours for Cal Fire firefighter Brandon Feller. He was…

July 8, 2018

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Crews build containment around destructive California fires

The blaze on the California-Oregon state line known as the Klamathon Fire grew to 48 square miles and leapt into…

July 8, 2018

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Report: UNM ranks No. 1 in nation’s schools for vehicle thefts

The Albuquerque Journal reports UNM had 140 stolen vehicles or attempted vehicle thefts in 2016, the most recent year for…

July 8, 2018

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Man gets 32 years for fatal strangling in southern Colorado

The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Michael Mills was sentenced Friday for the December death of 63-year-old Sammy Martinez. Mills struck…

July 8, 2018

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Man falls to death climbing boulder in northern Colorado

Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man, whose name has not been released, was hiking with his girlfriend near Navajo…

July 8, 2018

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Bodies found in home ID’d as ex-reporter, long-dead husband

The Gallup Independent reports the bodies of former Gallup Sun reporter Naomi Chan and Richard Boss were found June 30…

July 7, 2018

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New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes

In heat-stricken Southern California, powerful winds that sent an overnight inferno hopscotching through the Santa Barbara County community of Goleta…

July 7, 2018

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2 young mountain goats shot on Colorado mountain trail

The state is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Rebecca Ferrell, a spokeswoman for Colorado Parks…

July 7, 2018

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Researchers study what happens to the dead in Arizona desert

The team is monitoring dead pigs in the Arizona desert, studying things like their rate of decomposition and exposure to…

July 7, 2018