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BYU helping NASA prepare for human mission to Mars

PROVO, Utah – Researchers at Brigham Young University are helping with a NASA-sponsored project measuring the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars. The BYU group i...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Northern Colorado trying to rid region of invasive frogs

LONGMONT – Several northern Colorado communities are banding together to rid the region of American bullfrogs, an invasive species hurting the native population of northern leopard frogs. ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver jail deputy fired for ignoring woman’s seizures

DENVER – A sheriff’s deputy has been fired for ignoring a woman who suffered multiple seizures while in Denver’s jail and two other deputies received suspensions for the February incident. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver suburb approves cap on new housing construction

LAKEWOOD – Voters in a Denver suburb have approved a ballot initiative that caps new residential construction. The Denver Post reports the measure approved in Lakewood’s specia...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Laugh-in’ comedic actor Arte Johnson dies at 90

LOS ANGELES – Actor Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for comedy sketch work on the television show “Laugh-In,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 90. Family representative Harlan Boll s...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

New Mexico governor reaches out to Nike amid Arizona flap

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has reached out to Nike to “explore whether there’s a potential fit” after the governor in neighboring Arizona pulled funding amid a flap ab...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climber who fell to death at popular Colorado waterfall ID’d

BOULDER – Authorities have released the name of a rock climber who fell to his death at a popular waterfall in Colorado. The Daily Camera reports 21-year-old Charlie Liebman, o...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Xcel Energy seeks rate increase for New Mexico customers

ROSWELL, N.M. â€“ Xcel Energy is asking New Mexico regulators to approve a rate increase so the utility can recover investments in power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico health officials warn about mosquito season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials are predicting one of the worst mosquito seasons in decades thanks to wetter weather earlier this year. KOB-TV reports health officials b...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. underground nuclear waste dump receives 12,500th shipment

CARLSBAD, N.M. – The federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has received its 12,500th shipment since operations began two decades ago. The U.S. En...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

UN food aid agency steps up relief for Congo refugees

ROME – The UN World Food Program said Tuesday it will triple the number of people it is providing food and cash assistance to in northeastern Congo’s Ituri province, which is facing inter-et...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Avalanche send Barrie to Toronto for Kadri

TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Tyson Barrie, forward Alex Kerfoot and a sixth-round pick in the 2020 draft from the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Toronto se...

DATE: Jul 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports