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Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms

SANTA FE – The largest wildfire in North America slowed to a near standstill in northern New Mexico on Tuesday amid light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains as nearly 3,000 firefighters...

DATE: May 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Cooler weather helps firefighters battling New Mexico blaze

MORA, N.M. – Firefighters in New Mexico who are battling the nation’s largest active wildfire said Monday that cooler weather helped them prevent the blaze from growing as nearly 3,000 firef...

DATE: May 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Police investigate shootings that wound 7 in Colorado

DENVER – Police on Monday were investigating several shootings in the Denver area and Colorado Springs that left seven people wounded. In Colorado Springs, two juveniles were shot in a parki...

DATE: May 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico delivers inflation relief payments to residents

SANTA FE – New Mexico is delivering the first in a series of direct payments to the state’s adult residents to offset higher consumer costs amid inflation. Individual taxpayers who get direc...

DATE: May 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

$121.5M settlement in New Mexico clergy sex abuse scandal

SANTA FE – One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States announced a settlement agreement Tuesday to resolve a bankruptcy case in New Mexico that resulted from a clergy sex abuse ...

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is enacting a fire ban after a series of fires have spread quickly in hot and dry conditions, including a fatal one caused by smoking. Under the ban takin...

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge refuses to drop elections suit against Trump, media

NEW YORK – A Colorado judge on Friday denied motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by an election systems worker against former President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its lawyers ...

DATE: May 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sweeping fentanyl bill caps Colorado lawmakers’ 2022 session

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature capped its 2022 session Wednesday by passing a bill designed to confront the fentanyl crisis by giving prosecutors more room to pursue felony c...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Film producers defend safety in Alec Baldwin shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. – A film production company is contesting sanctions by New Mexico officials for alleged workplace safety violations on the set of “Rust,” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Fire crews close in around massive New Mexico wildfire

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Firefighters in New Mexico took advantage of diminished winds Thursday to build more fire lines and clear combustible brush near homes close to the fringes of the largest w...

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions

SANTA FE – New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with dis...

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Barrel containing human remains discovered in Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS – Authorities say a barrel carrying human remains has been discovered in Lake Mead. Boaters spotted the barrel Sunday afternoon and the National Park Service was alerted. The agenc...

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News