Police: Man arrested after stabbing relatives

Santa Fe police arrested a man Saturday in the Tierra Contenta housing development for stabbing two female relatives, said Deputy Chief Robin Contreras.

The two women were taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Contreras said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was taken into custody, he said.

Contreras said the injuries occurred as a result of a "domestic dispute." Further details were not available Saturday.

Officials seek suspect in hit-and-run death

CHAPARRAL — New Mexico authorities are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a Chaparral man as he walked down the street.

The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department said Saturday that 36-year-old Abdel Rivera-Torres was hit at about 1:30 a.m. at a high rate of speed while he was walking in the middle of a roadway in Chaparral, about 30 miles south of Las Cruces.

Rivera died instantly of massive injuries.

The vehicle fled, and witnesses called 911.

The sheriff's office says it's unclear why Rivera was walking in the middle of the street, adding that they're investigating whether he may have been drinking.

Feds face new criticism over mustang roundup

RENO, Nev. — Wild-horse advocates are criticizing federal land managers' plans to begin a major mustang roundup in Nevada on private land, saying it's a deliberate attempt to prevent them from monitoring it.

Activists say the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's plans in the Calico Mountains Complex run contrary to the agency's pledge to make such gathers transparent and to allow advocates to monitor them.

BLM spokeswoman Heather Emmons says the two-month roundup of about 2,500 mustangs will begin Monday on private land because it offers the best access to the animals.

She says it'll be conducted on private land for the first week or two before moving to public land, where activists will be allowed to monitor the activity.

Rescued skiers in good condition

LEADVILLE, Colo. — Two skiers stranded since Friday afternoon were rescued after being located west of Leadville by a Colorado Army National Guard helicopter.

The Lake County Sheriff's office says the man and the woman were in good condition when they were found. The pair had used their cell phones Friday to call for help but a search crew was unable to find them in the evening.

The National Guard joined in the search Saturday morning and with the use of a Kiowa helicopter they were able to find the skiers near Turquoise Lake at about 1 p.m.

The names and ages of the skiers were not released.

Roads remain dangerous in Colorado

DENVER — Driving conditions throughout northern Colorado remain dangerous after a snowstorm swept through the state this week.

Transportation officials had closed U.S. 287 from Fort Collins to the Wyoming border because of blowing snow and high winds. The highway reopened just before 10 a.m. Saturday.

Similar conditions were reported east of Greeley and Sterling with some icy spots.

South of Denver, road conditions were not icy but the Colorado State Patrol says as many as 20 vehicles were involved in multiple crashes on northbound Interstate 25 near Castle Rock. The State Patrol is investigating the accidents Saturday afternoon and there was no information immediately available about any injuries.