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California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, i...

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families who were displaced from a neighborhood in the 1960s and decades later led...

DATE: Nov 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since Election Day, investors have sent prices zoomin...

DATE: Nov 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Indiana man is found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A jury in the small Indiana town of Delphi convicted a man of murder on Monday in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike. Deliberati...

DATE: Nov 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Shedeur Sanders sparks No. 18 Colorado to 43-35 win over Colorado State in 2 OTs

BOULDER – His mom gave the pregame speech. His defensive-back son started the scoring with an 80-yard pick-six. His quarterback son won it with a 98-yard drive for the ages and an overtime n...

DATE: Sep 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Navajo Nation accuses farmers of illegally growing hemp

SHIPROCK — The Navajo Nation has sued nearly three dozen people, accusing them of illegally growing hemp or marijuana on the reservation. The lawsuit filed earlier this week in th...

DATE: Nov 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Suspect in Santa Fe High athlete death to remain jailed

SANTA FE — Estevan Montoya will remain in jail while he awaits trial on charges he shot and killed former Santa Fe High School basketball player Fedonta “J.B.” White. State Distri...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Colorado lists 20 virus cases from Sturgis motorcycle rally

Event drew some 462,000 people

DATE: Aug 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado records biggest marijuana sales month in June

DENVER — Recreational marijuana shops in Colorado have sold about $160 million worth of products in June, marking the most sales in a single month in state history. The Department...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico starts offering rescue loans to small businesses

SANTA FE, N.M. — State finance officials started accepting applications Wednesday for low-interest loans that are designed to help small businesses endure the financial stress of the coronav...

DATE: Aug 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

New Mexico school officially dumps Spanish conquistador name

Indigenous leaders and younger Latinos say brutality shouldn’t be celebrated

DATE: Aug 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western Colorado wildfire grows in hot, dry conditions

GRAND JUNCTION â€” A wildfire burning in western Colorado has grown to over 18 square miles in hot and dry conditions that are expected to continue through Friday. The Pine Gulch ...