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Suspect in Colorado fire gave conflicting account

DENVER – A man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes acknowledged building a fire on land where he has been living but said he made ...

Utah fire forces more evacuations

GUINDA, Calif. – The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western United States (all times local): 3:15 p.m. More homes and cabins are being evacuated due to a Utah wildfire near a ...

Study: Warming winters could lead to bark beetle spread

SANTA FE, N.M. – A bark beetle epidemic wiped out swaths of pinon trees around Santa Fe more than a decade ago, and now new research predicts that warming winters could spell more trouble. ...

Group wants Route 66 on list of National Historic Trails

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A national nonprofit says it will push for Historic Route 66 to be designated as a National Historic Trail. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announ...

Probe: New Mexico fire was human caused

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An investigation has determined a wildfire that has charred a few square miles of forest land in northern New Mexico was human-caused. Forest officials annou...

Molinari wins, Woods ties for 4th in National

POTOMAC, Md. – Francesco Molinari delivered a record performance to win the final edition of the Quicken Loans National. Molinari holed a 50-foot eagle putt to start the back nine...

Russia defeats Spain in shootout shocker

Croatia gets by Denmark in shootout

Albuquerque has employed hundreds of homeless since 2015

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque officials say a program aimed at providing work to people who are homeless has resulted in 6,666 one-day-long jobs since September 2015 for people living on the str...

French helicopter company testing prototype in Farmington

FARMINGTON – A France-based helicopter company has come to test a prototype helicopter at the Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington where mid-altitude conditions and warm weather can b...

Jack Daniel’s prices increase in Europe because of tariffs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The price of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey will increase in the European Union because of the impact of the bloc’s new 25 percent tariff. The EU is taxing a ra...

Doubts emerge about Colorado bear attack story

FORT COLLINS – Colorado officials say they doubt a reported bear attack on a campsite really happened. Ty Petersburg with Colorado Parks and Wildlife says in a report obtained by ...

Growing wildfire keeps Colorado highway, campgrounds closed

COLORADO SPRINGS – A growing wildfire has closed a highway and campgrounds in southern Colorado. There’s no estimate when U.S. Highway 160 might reopen in the Fort Garland area so...