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Conservation group sues over federal oil, gas leases in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY – A conservation organization has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior over oil and gas leases offered in southeast Utah, claiming the parcels are packed wi...

Frustrated mom casts mail-in ballot for adult son

GRAND JUNCTION – Officials say a Grand Junction woman was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor voter fraud after she allegedly cast a mail-in ballot for her adult son. The Mesa Co...

Denver school leaders, teachers negotiate to avoid strike

DENVER – Denver school leaders and teachers will try to reach a last-minute deal to avert a planned strike on Monday. Both sides are scheduled to meet Friday evening to discuss ...

Ex-New Mexico athletic head charged with fraud, laundering

ALBUQUERQUE – Former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs has been charged with fraud and money laundering. The attorney general’s office filed a criminal complai...

Acting Interior secretary to visit New Mexico oil region

HOBBS, N.M. – Federal officials say acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt plans to visit a city at the center of New Mexico’s oil country on Wednesday to promote energy development on pu...

Mortgage rates edge up

Thirty-year at 4.46 percent

Father, young son killed in southern Colorado camper fire

CAñON CITY – Authorities say a father and his young son were killed in a camper fire in southern Colorado. Firefighters were called to the blaze in a mobile home park on the outsk...

Colorado teen pleads guilty to murder of 10-year-old girl

BRIGHTON – A 16-year-old Colorado boy has pleaded guilty to murdering a 10-year-old girl and faces a life sentence. Aidan Zellmer appeared Friday in Adams County District Court. ...

Teacher at meditation center arrested in child sex assault case

BOULDER – Police in Colorado have arrested a teacher from a Buddhist meditation center for alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl. The Boulder Police Department said Friday th...

Colorado boy killed in Christmas Eve fire likely sparked it

CRAIG – Authorities believe a Colorado boy who died in a Christmas Eve fire at his house likely sparked the blaze himself. Police Capt. Bill Leonard told the Craig Daily Press tha...

Worker killed in forklift accident at Colorado college

WOODLAND PARK – A construction worker has died in a forklift accident at the Charis Bible College west of Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports that the victim in the incident M...

Authorities asking for help finding Colorado teen’s killers

DENVER – Investigators are looking for help from the public as they try to find at least three men they believe were involved in the killing of a 17-year-old Colorado girl over a year ago. ...