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Tropical Storm Rosa drops record amount of rain on Phoenix

PHOENIX – Remnants of a tropical storm dropped a record amount of rain on Phoenix. National Weather Service meteorologists say 2.35 inches of rain had been recorded at Phoenix Sky...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo high court to hear appeal on presidential term limits

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation’s high court is set to hear an appeal on presidential term limits. Vincent Yazzie contends Joe Shirley Jr. should be removed from the ballot...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rwanda fee hike to visit gorillas leads to drop in tourists

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda – Gorilla tourism is an important income source for Rwanda, but a recent increase in permit fees for safaris meant a steep decline in visitors. Ear...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Proposal on Colorado peak leads to couple’s altitude issues

BOULDER – A Texas man found a scenic location in the Colorado mountains to propose to his girlfriend, but the couple ran into trouble on the way down. The Boulder County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bowling alley owner dies, got stuck in pinsetter

FLORENCE â€“ The owner of a southern Colorado bowling alley has died after getting stuck in a pin setting machine. Police in Florence, about 100 miles southwest of Denver, say the...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Patrick Reed goes off on Spieth, Furyk in Ryder Cup vent

NEW YORK – Patrick Reed blames Jordan Spieth for them not playing together at the Ryder Cup, and tells The New York Times that U.S. captain Jim Furyk was not smart to sit him out twice. ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Tropical Storm Rosa heads for Baja, U.S. Southwest

MEXICO CITY – Tropical Storm Rosa soaked northwestern Mexico with heavy rains as it neared the Baja California Peninsula on Monday and was projected to extend into a drenching of the U.S. So...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kayaker reported missing on northern Colorado lake

LOVELAND – A search continued Monday for a kayaker reported missing on a northern Colorado lake. Loveland Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael Cerovski says two people called 911 a...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

University of New Mexico professor pay among nation’s lowest

ALBUQUERQUE – Salaries for professors at New Mexico’s largest university rank among the lowest in the nation and school officials have said that is hurting the college’s efforts to retain pr...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona officials look to reach Colorado River drought deal

PHOENIX – Progress is being made in talks toward a set of agreements for cities, farmers and tribes to share in Colorado River water cutbacks, according to Arizona water officials. ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico trains Native American interpreters for election

LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M. – New Mexico election officials say Native American interpreters are being trained for a series of official ads that will run ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado State University president will step down in July

FORT COLLINS – The president of Colorado State University will step down in July, when he will begin to work full time as the chancellor of the CSU system. Tony Frank has been pre...

DATE: Oct 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News