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New Mexico officials break ground on pipeline project

CLOVIS, N.M. – A multimillion-dollar project aimed at shoring up drinking water supplies for communities in eastern New Mexico is moving ahead after decades of planning and meetings. ...

Former Colorado hockey coach sentenced for sex crime

FORT COLLINS – A judge has imposed the maximum sentence of 24 years to life in prison on a former Colorado volunteer hockey coach who fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution on child sex assault...

Dog who shot his owner in New Mexico hunting mishap has died

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A New Mexico man who made headlines last year when he was shot in the back by his dog in a hunting mishap says the pet has died. Sonny “Tex” Gilligan tells the ...

Bad weather, real estate market chill Home Depot’s sales

Weak home sales could impact company in 2019 as well

Officials say investor wants coal plant to stay open

FARMINGTON – Farmington officials say they have found an investor that could prevent a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico from closing. New York-based Acme Equiti...

New Mexico wants to protect cars and animals from each other

SANTA FE – New Mexico might build highway underpasses for wildlife to safely travel through as it looks for new ways to protect large mammals such as elk, antelope, bear and pronghorn shee...

Suspects in Western crimes charged in Utah bank robbery

SALT LAKE CITY – Two men suspected in crimes across several Western states, including a deadly carjacking in Colorado, have been charged in an alleged bank robbery in Park City, Utah. ...

Union ends contract extension agreement for Kroger workers

GRAND JUNCTION – The union representing workers at Kroger-owned grocery stores in Colorado says it is withdrawing from an agreement to keep employees working under an expired contract. ...

New Mexico proposal seeking environmental reviews stalls

SANTA FE – Business and city leaders, energy companies, electric utilities, farmers and others are all voicing concerns about proposed legislation in New Mexico that would require sweeping...

Shuttle service deal finalized for Colorado’s Hanging Lake

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The U.S. Forest Service and city of Glenwood Springs have finalized a deal to run a shuttle service to a popular Colorado tourist destination. The Post Independ...

Alaska utility halts study of buying power from company

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – An electric utility in eastern Alaska has stopped a study on the costs of buying power from a Colorado company’s wind turbines and propane generators. The Gold...

Colorado woman pleads not guilty in toddler’s death

COLORADO SPRINGS – The mother of a 2-year-old Colorado boy who fatally shot himself has pleaded not guilty to child abuse. KKTV-TV reports Melissa Adamson was arraigned Monday, wi...