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Juvenile accused of sparking western Colorado brush fire

GRAND JUNCTION – A juvenile has been charged with arson after authorities say he sparked a brush fire by setting off an illegal firework in western Colorado. The Daily Sentinel...

DATE: Jul 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. lawmakers propose ban on export of tribes’ sacred items

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Democrats are making a renewed push in Congress to ban collectors and vendors from exporting Native American ceremonial items. Sen Martin Heinrich, U.S. R...

DATE: Jul 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Convicted University of Utah shooter extradited to Colorado

SALT LAKE CITY – A man convicted of the fatal shooting of a University of Utah student has been extradited to Colorado to face additional charges. The Deseret News reports 25-y...

DATE: Jul 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: U.S. nuclear lab gives New Mexico economy $3B boost

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Los Alamos National Laboratory supports more than 24,000 direct and indirect jobs and infuses more than $3 billion a year into New Mexico’s economy through federal funding...

DATE: Jul 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coal-fired plant in Southwest Colorado will shut down early

NUCLA â€“ The operators of a coal-fired power plant in southwestern Colorado say it will shut down early next year, nearly three years sooner than planned. The Grand Junction D...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico candidate wants US immigration agency abolished

SANTA FE – A candidate seeking the Democratic nomination to an open Senate seat announced her support Tuesday for disbanding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and turning its responsi...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lab officials report progress on chromium plume cleanup

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’re seeing positive results from efforts to contain and control a plume of chromium contamination located in two canyon...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Committees propose school safety focus with $10M fund

DENVER â€“ County officials in Colorado heard proposals from two committees tasked with planning how to use $10 million for school safety. The Denver Post reported Tuesday that...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Chaco legislation clears U.S. House committee

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development near a national park in New Mexico held sacred by Native Americans has been endorsed by a key congressional comm...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico warns of blister-causing livestock virus

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials are warning horse owners to take precautions to keep their animals from contracting a virus that causes blister-like sores on the mouths of infected animal...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews working to suppress fire in Prescott National Forest

PRESCOTT, Ariz. â€“ Crews are trying to suppress a grass and brush wildfire that is starting to burn ponderosa pine on the Prescott National Forest in north-central Arizona while sending smo...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Payments from $208 million NCAA settlement begin in August

More than 50,000 former college athletes next month will begin collecting portions of a $208 million class-action settlement paid by the NCAA in a case that challenged its caps on compensati...

DATE: Jul 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports