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Otter reintroduction in New Mexico causing some to worry about trout

ALBUQUERQUE – Surveys show the lower Red River has healthy fish populations after the reintroduction of otters, contrary to concerns from trout advocates, a New Mexico wildlife official said...

Police in New Mexico arrest 3 in drug-related kidnapping

SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe police say they have arrested three people in what they believe was the drug-related kidnapping of an 18-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man. The Sant...

Search and rescue team member dies in Colorado avalanche

ASPEN – A member of a Colorado mountain search and rescue team died in a weekend avalanche outside the boundaries of the Aspen Highlands ski resort. The Colorado Avalanche Informa...

Denver Post editorial asks hedge fund to sell newspaper

DENVER — In an article its Sunday edition, the Denver Post Editorial Board pleaded for its hedge fund owner to reconsider its business strategy or sell the newspaper to someone who will supp...

14 die when truck collides with junior hockey team’s bus in Canada

NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan – A semi-trailer struck a bus carrying a youth hockey team in western Canada, killing 14 people and injuring 15 others in a collision that left the vehicles destroyed n...

Farmington district eyes Spanish, Navajo dual-language plan

FARMINGTON, N.M. – A school district in New Mexico’s Four Corners region wants to have some students fluent in Spanish or Navajo by time they graduate from high school. Kindergart...

Test shows weapon systems can work together to target threat

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – U.S. military officials are claiming success with a recent exercise involving two separate weapons systems working together to track a simulated threat over...

U.S. Postal Service: Dog bite reports down in Colorado

DENVER – The U.S. Postal Service says mail carriers in Colorado experienced fewer attacks by dogs in 2017 than the year before. The Postal Service released its annual report on ...

Scant snow, rain leave reservoirs around West below average

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Scant snow and rain are leaving reservoirs around the West well below average. The bright spots are the Green River basin in Wyoming and the Duchesne in northea...

New Mexico senators join call for EPA chief to resign

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s two U.S. senators have joined fellow Democrats and environmentalists in calling for the embattled chief of the Environmental Protection Agency to resign. ...

Colorado hospital delays surgeries during investigation

DENVER – A Colorado hospital has postponed most of its scheduled surgeries while it resolves an issue with the cleaning of certain surgical instruments. Porter Adventist Hospital ...

Alex Morgan scores twice in U.S. win over Mexico

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alex Morgan scored twice and the U.S. women’s national team got three goals in the space of four minutes early in the second half to beat Mexico 4-1 on Thursday night in...