Regional News

Albuquerque woman sentenced in kidnapping of two men over marijuana

The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Mariah Ferry was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty earlier this year to kidnapping and conspiracy…

City of Denver reaches agreement over police force lawsuit

The plaintiffs filed their lawsuit against the city and the police department June 5 after claiming they were injured by…

Two men killed in industrial accident at Colorado cheese plant

Weld County Coroner Carl Blesch says 25-year-old Odaniz Javier Ortiz Quinones, of Greeley, and 47-year-old Joseph Jarvis Jr., of Greensboro,…

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham grants clemency for 19 people

The office said these were the first pardons of her administration and noted the majority of those receiving clemency had…

Colorado Springs to close coal-fired portions of plant early

The Gazette reported Friday the board, made up of the same members as the city council, supported shutting down the…

Second statue, this one honoring Columbus, toppled in Denver

KMGH-TV reported Friday that the 15-foot bronze statue in Civic Center Park was toppled late Thursday. Denver police spokesman Doug…

New Mexico puts bilingual signs at lakes on invasive species

The state Department of Game and Fish announced this month officials posted two billboards at Elephant Butte Lake and a…

Colorado Civil War statue toppled, police investigating

The incident comes as protesters across the nation have defaced and torn down statues of historic figures during recent demonstrations…

New Mexico launches new anti-DWI campaign with mask twist

Officials said Thursday this will mark the first time the state uses animation in its “ENDWI” television spots and social…

Johnson & Wales to close Colorado, Florida campuses

“We are excited about maintaining our roots in culinary and hospitality but also growing beyond that to attract a broader…

Tribe, environmentalists fight rollback of U.S. water rule

The rule, which took effect Monday, narrows the types of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the half-century-old Clean…

Air Force Academy turns to cadets to name new falcon mascot

The service academy’s students will vote on a name for the female gyrfalcon from suggestions submitted via social media, The…

Arizona starts talks on addressing dwindling Colorado River

Several states and Mexico rely on the Colorado River for drinking water and growing crops. But climate change, drought and…

New Mexico undersheriff, others charged months after brawl

San Miguel County Undersheriff Mike Padilla was charged with misdemeanor aggravated battery months after police say there was a fight…

Colorado Shambhala member given 20 years for child sex abuse

Michael Smith, 55, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and attempted sexual assault on a child in March, The Daily Camera…

Pueblo police shoot, kill armed man during confrontation

The Pueblo Chieftain reports 43-year-old Kevin Pulido was shot by three officers in the city’s South Side on Tuesday and…

Coronavirus spreading among younger people across Colorado

last 25 days, those under 30 accounted for about 40% of state’s cases

Colorado: Toxic chemicals below limits in drinking water

But higher levels of the chemical compounds, called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were discovered in several groundwater sources,…

U.S. Energy Department fined $304K over waste documentation

The New Mexico Environment Department cited the federal agency, the lab and the lab’s contracted operator Triad National Security LLC…

Navajo Nation president: New Mexico still failing students

President Jonathan Nez, the leader of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. called Wednesday on New…

Navajo Nation reports 43 new coronavirus cases and 1 death

That pushes the total of positive COVID-19 cases to 7,088 with the death toll at 336 as of Tuesday night.…

Denver police seize over 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks

The Denver Police Department was investigating a covert, illegal fireworks distributor who was operating out of a large box truck…

Navajo Nation honoring police officer who died from COVID-19

Officer Michael Lee died June 19 at a Phoenix hospital. The 50-year-old Lee served 29 years with the tribal police…