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New Mexico adopts first minimum wage increase in a decade

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday raising the state’s minimum wage for the first time in a decade from $7.50 an hour to $12 by 2023. The first increase to $9 a...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver’s new commuter rail line set to open later this month

DENVER – The Regional Transportation District says the 11-mile commuter rail line from downtown Denver to western suburbs will open later this month. The district announced Monday...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Foresters urge treatment of branches to prevent beetle infestation

COLORADO SPRINGS – State foresters are urging residents near Colorado Springs to cut and treat the trees and branches downed by the powerful storm that struck the area in mid-March. ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New director appointed for Colorado’s Safe2Tell program

DENVER – Colorado’s program allowing anonymous tips about threats has a new leader. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday that Essi Ellis will become the director of the S...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Liquid mercury cleanup continues at western Colorado school

GRAND JUNCTION – A western Colorado elementary school will remain closed for a third day as crews clean up liquid mercury in several classrooms. The Daily Sentinel reports that...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Alcantara pitches Miami Marlins past Colorado Rockies

MIAMI – Sandy Alcantara had to settle for the longest outing of his career. Pretty nice way to start the season. Alcantara pitched eight crisp innings, Jorge Alfaro dro...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

New Mexico to put up roadblocks for hunting, fishing seasons

SANTA FE – New Mexico wildlife managers will be setting up roadblocks statewide during the upcoming hunting and fishing season to gather harvest data and to look for people who are violati...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rep. Ken Buck to lead Colorado GOP for next 2 years

ENGLEWOOD – U.S. Rep. Ken Buck has been elected chairman of the Colorado Republican Party for the next two years. The Denver Post reports that Buck was selected among four cand...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir in north Colorado

FORT COLLINS – The death of a 65-year-old man whose body was found at the base of a cliff near a northern Colorado reservoir has been ruled an accident. The Larimer County Coroner...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rockies drop first game of season against Marlins

Marlins break loose for 16 hits in win

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rapids score 2 own goals, Dynamo win in 4-1 rout

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Memo Rodriguez scored, Colorado put two in its own goal, and the Houston Dynamo won their third consecutive game, beating the Rapids 4-1 on Saturday night. ...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rockies 1B Daniel Murphy breaks finger, out indefinitely

Murphy was injured in Friday’s game versus Miami

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

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