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Clint Eastwood film set to begin production in New Mexico

‘The Mule’ traces story of elderly drug courier

New Mexico passenger bus crash kills 3, injures 24 others

Accident occurred just north of Bernalillo

Average mortgage rates edge up

WASHINGTON – Long-term mortgage rates edged higher this week, marking their first increase since early June. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on 30-year, ...

Multiple people injured in Colorado school bus crash

HUDSON – Authorities say multiple people were injured when a school bus carrying 35 high school students crashed and tipped over on a rural road northeast of Denver. The Denver Po...

Navajo Nation urges expansion of radiation exposure law

Dozens of old uranium mines dot reservation

State to pay $2M a year to keep gold mine site clean

SUMMITVILLE – The state of Colorado is set to take on the $2 million a year financial burden of a cyanide gold mine that became an environmental disaster. The Denver Post report...

Off-duty Colorado officer holds Wyoming teen at gunpoint

JACKSON, Wyo. – Jackson police are investigating after an off-duty officer from Colorado pulled a gun on a teenager who was running to a bus stop. The Jackson Hole News and Guide ...

Man survives lightning strike after girlfriend performs CPR

BOULDER – A Colorado man has been released from the hospital after he was struck by lightning over the weekend while camping. Isaiah Cormier, who was released Monday, thanked his ...

FBI agent charged in shooting while dancing gets gun back

DENVER – An FBI agent accused of accidentally dropping and firing his gun while dancing at a Denver nightspot, hitting a bystander in the leg, can carry his weapon again. A judge ...

Coroner: Everest disaster survivor died from head fractures

ASPEN – Authorities say a survivor of the deadly 1996 Mount Everest expedition died from severe cranial fractures after falling about three stories in Telluride. The Aspen Times r...

New University of Wyoming slogan draws criticism

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Some are raising objections to a planned marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming, calling the slogan sexist, racist and counterproductive to the university’s recruit...

Santa Fe National Forest’s closure order to be lifted Monday

ALBUQUERQUE – The Santa Fe National Forest is expected to lift the closure order and stage 2 fire restrictions on Monday. The forest entered full closure on June 1 for public safe...