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Tax incentive proposal aims to draw film crews to Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Las Cruces may become the first city in New Mexico to offer financial incentives to producers that make films in the city as municipal leaders look to draw more projects t...

Pot seizures on Colorado public land nearly doubled in 2017

DENVER – A regional task force reports that officials eradicated a record number of marijuana plants being grown on Colorado public land in 2017. The Rocky Mountain High Intensity...

Bat tested positive for rabies at Grand Canyon

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – A bat collected from the bottom of the Grand Canyon has tested positive for rabies. Park officials said Friday that visitors have reported an...

North-central Colorado wildfire nearly doubles in size

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – A wildfire burning in north-central Colorado has nearly doubled in size over the last few days, forcing evacuations of two small communities and hunter camps. ...

Report: Mexican wolves found dead in Arizona and in New Mexico

PHOENIX – Arizona wildlife officials say two endangered Mexican gray wolves, including one in New Mexico, have died. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a news release Fr...

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

Hundreds of firefighters to head to Utah to fight wildfire

SPANISH FORK, Utah – A raging Utah wildfire driven by high winds in dry terrain has the potential to destroy hundreds of homes if firefighters cannot get a handle on it in the next couple of...

Yates increases Spanish Vuelta lead ahead of final stages

SANT JULIA DE LORIA, Andorra – Simon Yates moved closer to winning the Spanish Vuelta for the first time after gaining more than a minute on Alejandro Valverde in Friday’s 19th stage, which ...

Wallays wins Vuelta stage; Yates keeps red jersey

Kuss celebrates 24th birthday

Colorado approves $41 million settlement for inmate care

DENVER – Colorado has approved a $41 million settlement to ensure the care of 2,200 inmates with hepatitis C. The Denver Post reports the settlement calls for the state Department...

U.S. panel weighs change on royalties for gas from public land

LAKEWOOD – A Trump administration committee is meeting in Colorado to consider a change in the way energy companies calculate how much money they owe for extracting and selling publicly owne...

Simon Yates loses time in Vuelta

Canada’s Michael Woods earns emotional stage win