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New Mexico marks record for monthly oil and gas lease sale

SANTA FE – The New Mexico State Land Office has set a record for its monthly oil and gas lease sale, generating more than $43 million for public schools and other trust land beneficiaries. ...

2 Utah teens accused of stealing small airplane

VERNAL, Utah – Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenage boys they say stole a small airplane at a private airstrip in rural eastern Utah and flew about 15 miles before landing successfully at...

Suspect shot by Colorado officer after one-vehicle crash

CRESTED BUTTE – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a Colorado State Patrol officer fatally shot someone at the scene of a one-vehicle crash in western Colorado. ...

Woman pleads guilty to embezzling Girl Scout cookie profits

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling Girl Scout cookie funds from her daughter’s troop. The Daily Sentinel reported Wednesday that 32-year...

2 dead in Colorado crash involving truck fleeing police

FORT COLLINS – Police in Colorado say two people have died in a crash involving a suspicious pick-up truck that fled from officers. Fort Collins Police Department spokesman Bran...

New Colorado governor to live in Boulder, not state mansion

Polis will be first governor since 1959 not to live in mansion

Underground drilling caused gas leak, may have led to blast

AURORA, – Workers drilling underground pathways struck buried natural gas lines at a senior living community in east suburban Denver shortly before a fatal explosion that burned several home...

Agency reports hepatitis A outbreak in Albuquerque area

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A in the Albuquerque area. The department says that since the end of October it has c...

Mikaela Shiffrin wins season-opening World Cup slalom by huge margin

Shiffrin gets 33rd career win in impressive fashion

Marcel Hirscher edges Henrik Kristoffersen to win World Cup slalom opener

Kristoffersen continues podium streak despite narrow loss

30-year mortgage rate flat; still highest since 2011

WASHINGTON – U.S. long-term mortgage rates were steady to slightly up this week, at their highest levels in nearly eight years and dampening home sales. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac...

Denver-area school district to be run by external manager

DENVER – The Colorado State Board of Education has ordered a struggling Denver-area school district to turn over supervision to an external manager. Adams County School District 1...