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N.M. budget rebound may restore locally grown school food

SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers are taking steps to revive funding for public schools to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables from local farms. Republican Rep. Jimmie Hall of Albuq...

Boulder moves to dismiss charges against anti-fracking activist

BOULDER – A city prosecutor has requested for a judge to dismiss the charges against an anti-fracking activist who was ticketed for projecting a skull and crossbones on the wall of a Colorad...

Flags lowered in honor of slain Colorado deputy

DENVER – The Latest on the fatal shooting of a Colorado sheriff’s deputy (all times local): 7:40 a.m. Colorado’s governor has ordered all flags on state buildings lower...

Beloved outdoor filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93

ORCAS ISLAND, Wash. — Warren Miller, the prolific outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to the skiing life that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93. ...

DOJ: Bernalillo County must hand over immigration data

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Justice Department is including New Mexico’s most populous county in an effort to pressure cities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Bernali...

Rocky Mountain National Park nearly hits visitation record

FORT COLLINS– Rocky Mountain National Park almost set another visitation record in 2017. The Coloradoan reported Wednesday that the park’s visitation last year was less than 2 per...

Colorado governor releases broad plan for electric vehicles

DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has released a broad plan to further expand the state’s electric vehicle market. The Denver Post reports that Hickenlooper on Wednesday sa...

Shiffrin, Vonn highlight U.S. Alpine Olympic squad

PARK CITY, Utah — Past Olympic medalists Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Ted Ligety and Andrew Weibrecht are among the 22 ski racers named to the U.S. Alpine team heading to the Pyeongchang ...

After being rocked by Nassar scandal, U.S. Olympic Committee announces investigation

Investigation results we be made public

McIlroy sets new goals after strong return in Abu Dhabi

Defending champ Sergio Garcia enters fresh off win

Northern Colorado utility agrees to buy wind power

LOVELAND – A northern Colorado utility has agreed to buy 150 megawatts of electric capacity from an upcoming wind farm. Platte River Power Authority announced Tuesday that it sign...

Police: Toddler shot by neighbor firing gun in apartment

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police in Colorado Springs say a toddler was shot by someone firing a gun in a neighboring apartment. Police say the 1-year-old girl was taken to the hospital a...