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Man pleads guilty in Ponzi scheme that defrauded athletes

DENVER – A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors, including multiple professional athletes, of millions of dollars in a nearly decadelong Ponzi scheme. Tyler Tysdal, 50, o...

Navajo Nation: 3 COVID cases, no deaths for third day in row

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported three new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for the third consecutive day. Tribal health officials said the sprawling res...

I-70 reopens in western Colorado after mudslide cleanup

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado closed by a series of mudslides near where a wildfire burned last year reopened Monday. Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Gle...

Teen’s death highlights free-roaming dogs on Navajo Nation

SUNDANCE, N.M. – A lone dog with sad eyes and no collar trotted up a dusty dirt road in a hardscrabble community near the southeast corner of the Navajo Nation. In a flash, a pack of other f...

N.M. Supreme Court allows recall effort against Cowboys for Trump booster

SANTA FE – An effort to recall the founder of Cowboys for Trump from his public office as a county commissioner can move forward under an order of the New Mexico state Supreme Court. In a wr...

Mudslides near burn area close portion of I-70 in Colorado

A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado was closed Monday after a series of mudslides triggered by rainfall over the weekend near where a wildfire burned last year. While eastbound la...

US judge: Rep. Boebert can block people on personal Twitter

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account.

Heavy snow could complicate Pikes Peak auto race

DENVER – A heavy summer snowfall forecast for Pikes Peak threatened to complicate one of the oldest auto races in the United States. The National Weather Service said heavy snow was expecte...

Fan-caused crash creates chaos on opening stage of Tour de France

Durango’s Sepp Kuss taken down, rides to finish more than 16 minutes behind leaders

Rock cairn vandalism marks Petroglyph Park in New Mexico

Authorities at Petroglyph National Monument said Friday that visitors committed extensive vandalism by collecting rocks and stacking them in the form of cairns, sometimes used as a hiking tr...

New Mexico, Albuquerque to adopt 'Clean Car Rules' by 2022

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque will begin taking steps to ensure more climate-friendly cars take to the road.

Colorado governor signs farmworker rights and wages law

DENVER – Thousands of immigrant farmworkers in Colorado will soon have state minimum wage, overtime and labor organizing rights under a bill signed into law Friday by Democratic Gov. Jared P...