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Colorado skier dies after crevasse fall in Alaska national park

DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska – A skier from Colorado died after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, the park said Tuesday. ...

Coroner facing criminal charges submits resignation

VAIL – An elected coroner in Colorado is stepping down after being charged with tampering with a body and losing his licenses to run a chain of funeral homes. Shannon Kent submitt...

Officials: Two Denver officers suspended for excessive force

DENVER – Two police officers in Denver have been suspended without pay after city officials said they used excessive force during racial justice protests last year sparked by the police kill...

Kayaker drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver

AURORA – Searchers have recovered the body of a 26-year-old man who fell out of an inflatable kayak during a storm that passed over Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver. ...

Wet weather a boost for crews fighting New Mexico wildfire

THREE RIVERS, N.M. – Rain and snow helped crews working to keep a wildfire from spreading in forested mountains in south-central New Mexico, officials said Wednesday. The fire w...

Aurora ICE detention facility reports 100 COVID-19 cases

DENVER – A privately owned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Aurora has reported about 100 detained people have tested positive for COVID-19. A report by the of...

Broncos promote Brittany Bowlen, hire new VP of diversity

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos have promoted Brittany Bowlen to senior vice president of strategy and hired China Jude for the newly created position of V.P. of diversity, equity and inclusi...

New Mexico tourist wins $10.5M Las Vegas casino slot jackpot

LAS VEGAS – A visitor from New Mexico won a $10.5 million slot machine jackpot early Tuesday at a Las Vegas casino, the property reported. The South Point Hotel Casino & Spa said ...

Man arrested after girlfriend’s kids give note to bus driver

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces man was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence-related charges after his girlfriend asked her children to give their school bus driver a note saying she w...

Top-tier management team assigned to New Mexico wildfire

OTERO, N.M. – A top-tier management team and additional air tankers and ground crews have been assigned to a wildfire burning in the Sacramento Mountains of south-central New Mexico. ...

N.M. high court: Some defendants must be released pending appeal

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that some criminal defendants – including those convicted of child abuse charges – are entitled to release pending appeal if certain legal ...

Warm, windy conditions elevate fire danger in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Weather forecasters and land managers are warning that warm, windy and dry conditions are combining to boost fire danger around New Mexico as authorities called for evacuations...