Tag: New Mexico
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Two longstanding Denver artists reflect upon New Mexican heritage
“Land of Enchantment” imprinted upon Lorenzo Chavez and Tony Ortega Lorenzo Chavez and Tony Ortega — two Denver-based artists born in New Mexico — embody the Land of Enchantment’s longstanding aesthetics in their contemporary artworks. Both Colorado artists shared memories of living, studying, teaching and exhibiting in the New Mexican art scene for more than…
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Police arrested four Colorado men, seize 800,000 pills in interstate fentanyl ring bust
Four men were arrested by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on April 28 in connection with an interstate fentanyl distribution network. The main target of the investigation, Rafael Salazar-Amaya, 40, faces 44 counts, including conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA), according to a news release…
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Puppies galore: Moms and Mutts holds weekly adoption event
The gentle, playful barks of puppies of all shapes and sizes could be heard throughout the halls of MAMCO Rescue Saturday afternoon. MAMCO (Moms and Mutts Colorado) Rescue’s weekly adoption event allowed local dog lovers to come to the shelter in Englewood and play with puppies, falling in love with the potential pets. But MAMCO’s…
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Henderson man sentenced to 64 years for possessing over $330K in drugs
Jorge Garcia-Loya, 36, was sentenced on Friday
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Not just a toy: Denver area yo-yo club shows that 2,000-year-old hobby is still alive
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save National Yo-Yo Hall of Famer Jon Gates stood in front of a table of handmade yo-yos and professional trading cards with his picture and information plastered on them on Saturday afternoon. Gates pointed toward a man sitting with a baby in the stands, noting that…
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Cashews sold at Trader Joe’s in Colorado recalled for salmonella threat
Some cashews sold at Trader Joe’s in Colorado have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to traces of salmonella contamination. Four lots of Trader Joe’s 50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews were recalled by the FDA on Monday, according to a news release from the agency. Routine testing done…
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Just south of Colorado border, you can walk into a volcano crater
CAPULIN, N.M. • Just beyond Colorado’s southern border into New Mexico, a lonely highway runs through fields of cattle and pronghorn, of windmills and splintered, crumbling remains of homesteads. Then the mountain emerges. Now the imagination travels to a time long before the Wild West. The mountain’s shape is unmistakable — “a striking example of…
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Colorado marijuana sales tank in 2022 after pandemic-induced high
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a pandemic “high,” Colorado cannabis sales have been plummeting for months. Sales skyrocketed for the cannabis industry in the beginning of 2022, a trend that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, cannabis industry officials are seeing the other side of the…