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Health officials warn of measles exposure at Denver airport

DENVER – People who traveled through Denver International Airport last Wednesday afternoon may have been exposed to measles, Colorado health officials said Monday. Three children ...

Symposium centers on creation of law school at Diné College

TSAILE, Ariz. – The first college established decades ago by a Native American tribe in the United States is now working to create a law school. Formal efforts picked up speed wit...

Person rescued from avalanche at Colorado ski resort

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – Rescuers successfully dug out a person buried in an avalanche at Steamboat Resort in northern Colorado. A resort official tells the Steamboat Pilot & Today tha...

Mexican gray wolf turns up dead in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Wildlife managers are investigating the death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf found last month in New Mexico. Officials with the wolf recovery team are waiting fo...

New Mexico awarded $3.5M to help fight opioid crisis

ALBUQUERQUE – Efforts to combat drugs and crime in New Mexico will get a boost from the federal government. The U.S. Justice Department announced late last week that more than $3....

Federal agency to review test drilling at Colorado quarry

DENVER – The federal Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct an environmental assessment of test drilling proposed by the owner of a Colorado limestone quarry seeking to expand the operat...

Alexis Pinturault wins first slalom in nearly 6 years

VAL D’ISERE, France – Alexis Pinturault won his first World Cup slalom in almost six years by a big margin Sunday, after American prospect Luke Winters could not sustain an unexpected challe...

Exhibit to highlight Albuquerque street photo project

ALBUQUERQUE – Samples of a street photography project that is more than a half-century in the making are set to go on display in Albuquerque, and organizers want residents to visit and help ...

Court sides with Colorado supermax prison in censorship case

DENVER – A federal appeals court in Denver has ruled that officials at a supermax prison in Colorado sufficiently changed their policies and corrected their mistakes after refusing to distri...

Keystone ski resort wants lift access to 2 high-alpine bowls

FRISCO – Colorado’s Keystone Resort is asking the U.S. Forest Service to allow it to build a lift that will provide better access to nearly a square mile of high-alpine bowl skiing. ...

Study: Albuquerque needs about 500 new homeless shelter beds

ALBUQUERQUE – A new report has shown the city of Albuquerque needs about 500 new beds to accommodate all of the adults who are sleeping on the streets, in parks and other unsheltered locatio...

Strong winds prevent World Cup slalom in France

VAL D’ISERE, France – Organizers of the Alpine World Cup canceled a men’s slalom on Saturday due to strong winds and rescheduled it for one day later. The International Ski Federa...