Pojoaque Pueblo, New Mexico (AP)
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department says Pojoaque Pueblo’s lieutenant governor contacted officers a day after a pedestrian was killed on U.S. 84/285 and told them she had done something very bad.
A sheriff’s report says tribal police who went to Linda Diaz’s home found her car had damage consistent with striking 31-year-old Phillip Espinoza of Chimayo and that a mirror near his body matched her car.
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Missoula, Montana (AP)
A Blackfeet police officer who resigned has been arrested on allegations that he had sex with a young girl.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Aaron Pepion was being held without bail.
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Wabasha, Minnesota (AP)
The Wabasha County sheriff says he has new hope for identifying a skeleton that was found almost two decades ago.
Forensic anthropologists have given authorities a more accurate representation of the face, and a better estimate of the age, of the...11-10-2008, 01:26 PM -
By Kevin Abourezk
Walthill, Nebraska (AP)
At the age of 4, Karen Hardenbrook wanted to be an American Indian.
A Methodist preacher and his wife had adopted her when she was just 4 months old. Growing up in Broken Bow, the young girl knew nothing about her real parents....07-31-2009, 02:09 PM -
By Pauline Arrillaga
Tucson, Arizona (AP)
The woman was a native Arizonan, her family going back six generations. Hours after her congresswoman was gunned down at a neighborhood supermarket, she stood at a candlelight vigil on a street corner and clutched a sign that read “Peace.”...01-19-2011, 01:23 AM -
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
A hiker had found the woman’s skull in the desert on the city’s west side nearly three years ago.
Although investigators have used fingerprints, DNA, dental records and X-rays to identify people, none of those efforts have helped in this...01-31-2008, 11:54 PM