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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...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated Colorado voters’ ballots rejected

DENVER – Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated voters in this year’s primary elections in Colorado had their ballots rejected because they did not follow the rules. Of the 293,153 unaffiliate...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Money raised for firefighter with face burns

LOS ANGELES – An online fundraiser for a California firefighter seriously injured in one of the many blazes burning in the state has raised nearly $30,000. A Gofundme page has rai...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews build containment around destructive California fires

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California on Sunday, though one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state gr...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: UNM ranks No. 1 in nation’s schools for vehicle thefts

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico reportedly ranks among the top schools in the country for vehicle thefts. The Albuquerque Journal reports UNM had 140 stolen vehicles or...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 32 years for fatal strangling in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – A Colorado man who strangled another man to death has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Michael Mills was sentenced Friday fo...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man falls to death climbing boulder in northern Colorado

BOULDER – Authorities say a 31-year-old Denver man died after he slipped and fell while climbing a boulder in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man, wh...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Researchers collect oral histories from rural New Mexico

LAS CRUCES – Two New Mexico State University researchers are traveling the state to collect stories about daily life in rural New Mexico during the early- and mid-1900s. Associate...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hiker missing in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park

BOULDER – A search is underway in Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado for a 38-year-old man who failed to return from a day hike nearly a week ago. The Daily Camera ...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Teen drowns at northern Colorado lake

LOVELAND – Authorities say a Greeley teenager who was pulled out of a northern Colorado lake died from drowning. The Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald reports 17-year-old Zachariah A...

DATE: Jul 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire near Aspen sends residents fleeing

Highway in Utah shut down because of fire

DATE: Jul 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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