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Elderly woman dies after pit bull attack at Denver-area home

GOLDEN – An 89-year-old woman who, along with her 12-year-old grandson, was attacked by two pit bulls at a home west of Denver has died. Golden police say the two were attacked Wednesday aft...

DATE: Sep 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man, 71, convicted in 1982 slayings of 2 women

DENVER – A 71-year-old Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town o...

DATE: Sep 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Moth outbreak stresses trees in New Mexico forests

ALBUQUERQUE – An insect outbreak is believed to be causing conifer stands in some central New Mexico forests to lose their needles, further stressing trees amid an ongoing drought. Officials...

DATE: Sep 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Moose seriously injures archery hunter in Colorado

FORT COLLINS – Colorado authorities say an archery hunter suffered life-threatening injuries when he was gored and trampled by a moose in a remote area west of Fort Collins. The rare moose a...

DATE: Sep 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Found: Alligator, drugs, guns, money. But where’s the tiger?

ALBUQUERQUE – An alligator, drugs, guns and money were seized during a raid at two homes in Albuquerque last month, but New Mexico wildlife officials said Saturday they are still searching f...

DATE: Sep 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Colorado city mourns police officer slain over weekend

ARVADA – A Denver suburb is mourning the death of a second police officer in as many years after a 27-year-old patrolman was fatally shot while trying to break up a large family disturbance ...

DATE: Sep 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 dead after motorboat flips at Grand Canyon National Park

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A 67-year-old man died after a motorboat flipped over during a Colorado River trip inside Grand Canyon National Park, officials said Sunday. Park official...

DATE: Sep 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado clerk pleads not guilty in election system breach

DENVER – A Colorado county clerk accused of allowing an unauthorized person to break into her county’s election system in search of proof of the conspiracy theories spun by former President ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Young girl dies, 3 hurt in an Arizona off-road vehicle crash

FOREST LAKES, Ariz. – An 8-year-old girl was killed and three other Phoenix-area girls injured in the crash of an off-road vehicle in northern Arizona, authorities said Monday. Coconino Coun...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Santa Fe woman accused of embezzling nearly $600K from firm

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe woman has been accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from a landscape architecture firm where she once worked. A Sept. 19 arraignment has been scheduled for 43-year-old...

DATE: Sep 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Researchers: Pretrial detention plans wouldn’t reduce crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Legislative proposals intended to make it easier to keep certain criminal defendants in jail while awaiting trial would have done little to reduce crime, according to a study b...

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Judge temporarily blocks gun control regulations in Colorado

BOULDER – Boulder County is the second Colorado government to be hit with a temporary restraining order by a federal judge over its gun control measures. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News