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Jury convicts Colorado man in girlfriend’s death

PUEBLO – A Pueblo County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2013 death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Donthe Lucas was found guilty Monday in the death of Lesl...

DATE: Mar 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

JBS meatpacking plant workers get COVID-19 vaccine shots

GREELEY – A Colorado meatpacking plant that saw a deadly coronavirus outbreak last year suspended operations Friday so that workers could receive COVID-19 vaccines on-site. Worker...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado man pleads guilty in pipe bomb case

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of making and possessing pipe bombs. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 55-year-old Bradley Bunn pleaded guilty Thursday...

DATE: Mar 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor’s grocery bills prompt calls for audit

SANTA FE – Senate Republicans on Thursday asked for a special audit of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s use of a discretionary fund after reports that the Democrat spent thousands of dollars on...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado AG, state launch task force on unemployment fraud

DENVER – Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and the state Department of Labor and Employment announced Thursday a statewide campaign to identify and prosecute people responsible for an es...

DATE: Mar 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico’s Spaceport America names new executive director

SIERRA COUNTY, N.M. – Spaceport America has named New Mexico native Scott A. McLaughlin as its new executive director. The company announced the appointment on Tuesday. ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Opposition TV campaign launches against public health option

DENVER – A Colorado nonprofit group whose members include insurance companies and hospitals has launched a $1 million TV ad campaign opposing a public health insurance option plan being deve...

DATE: Mar 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Second fatality in two days at Eldora Mountain ski resort

NEDERLAND – Authorities say a 16-year-old skier died Monday at Eldora Mountain Resort after striking a tree – the second fatality at the resort in two days. The Boulder County She...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

NMSU remains against declaring campus a sanctuary

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University is rejecting requests that the Las Cruces campus take on sanctuary status for students who are in the country illegally. The Las ...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

State Senate tentatively OKs easing child abuse lawsuits

DENVER – Colorado’s Senate tentatively endorsed a bill on Monday to eliminate a six-year statute of limitations for victims of child sexual assault to pursue civil action against perpetrator...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Navajo Nation confirms 14 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is reporting 14 new coronavirus cases and two more deaths. The latest figures from tribal health officials on Sunday evening bring the tot...

DATE: Mar 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

N.M. House endorses liquor reforms

SANTA FE – The state House of Representatives has endorsed a bill aimed at energizing the hospitality industry in rural New Mexico by relaxing state restrictions on liquor sales. ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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