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Immigration audits at New Mexico businesses sow fear

Marcela Diaz of the immigrant-advocacy group Somos Un Pueblo Unido on Monday said that at least six businesses in Santa…

March 5, 2018

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New Mexico town battling growing skunk crisis

KRQE-TV in Albuquerque reports skunk smell is plaguing the town of Hagerman thanks to a mild winter that is bringing…

March 5, 2018

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Colorado police chief would support ban on assault rifles

The Daily Camera reports Boulder Police Chief Greg Testa says he is in a favor of the idea of the…

March 5, 2018

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Albuquerque proposal would decriminalize some pot possession

Associated Press file ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two Albuquerque city councilors say they want to decriminalize pot possession in cases where…

March 5, 2018

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Colorado woman killed in hit-and-run crash near Moab

KUTV-TV reports an individual found the body of Cheryl Zimmerman of Lakewood, Colorado near a parked white SUV 12 miles…

March 5, 2018

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Satanic Temple sues Arizona city to lead city council prayer

The gift shop door at the international headquarters of the Satanic Temple, in Salem, Mass. The Satanic Temple of Tucson…

March 4, 2018

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FBI director makes historic visit to Navajo Nation

His visit was the first by a director and was intended to allow Wray to introduce himself to tribal leaders…

March 4, 2018

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Colorado land buys raise water speculation fears

Protecting agricultural sector a concern

March 4, 2018

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Navajo president says he’ll OK emergency Head Start funding

Begayedu1-i-syn Tribal lawmakers passed a bill last month to divert $6.3 million from the tribe’s rainy day fund to the…

March 3, 2018

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BLM speeds ahead on Grand Staircase-Escalante plans

agency won’t wait for the courts to rule on monument boundaries to start planning

March 2, 2018

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Colorado lawmaker expelled over sex misconduct allegations

misconduct allegations lead to Lebsock’s ouster

March 2, 2018

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Oil was central in decision to shrink Bears Ears monument, emails show

“House on Fire” ruins is one of the ancient sites in the Bears Ears region near Blanding, Utah.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press…

March 2, 2018

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Interior secretary defers oil and gas lease sale hear Chaco

Zinke told the Albuquerque Journal in an interview Thursday in Washington that the Bureau of Land Management will halt the…

March 2, 2018

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Grand Junction man accused of sexual assault gets released

The Daily Sentinel reports 46-year-old Michael McFadden was released from prison Tuesday after the Colorado Supreme Court last month decided…

March 1, 2018

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Colorado youth detention centers report assault decrease

The Denver Post reports the state Division of Youth Services has seen a decrease in assaults per month on staff…

March 1, 2018

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Bid to oust Colorado lawmaker bogs down amid questions

Colorado State Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, is facing expulsion after an independent investigator found sexual harassment complaints against him were…

March 1, 2018

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New Mexico governor vetoes pay raise for successor

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez vetoed a proposed 10 percent pay raise for statewide elected officials – including her successor…

February 28, 2018

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U.S. awards $73M contract for border wall work in New Mexico

The U.S. Border Patrol scans the area along a U.S-Mexico border fence in Santa Teresa, N.M. The U.S. government has…

February 28, 2018

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Archuleta County takes legal action against state judicial branch

Commissioners want all proceedings returned to Pagosa Springs

February 28, 2018

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Colorado sheriff proposes placing armed marshals in schools

The Steamboat Pilot and Today reports Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins is planning meetings with school district officials to open…

February 28, 2018

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Ex-interior officials: Zinke’s proposed overhaul unnecessary

already work in the field, they say

February 28, 2018

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Denver mayor apologizes after detective says he harassed her

In this frame grab from video taken on Jan. 15 and provided by KMGH-TV in Denver, police Detective Leslie Branch-Wise…

February 28, 2018

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Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

A judge ordered the jailing of Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, on Monday after she repeatedly refused…

February 28, 2018

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Lawsuit challenges El Paso County sheriff’s attempt to hold immigrants

The complaint in Colorado District Court alleges that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder “holds prisoners in custody for days,…

February 27, 2018