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New Mexico among least prepared for health disasters

SANTA FE – A study places New Mexico among the least prepared states for epidemics or other types of public health emergencies due to low public health funding and gaps in staffing. ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado Springs seeks solutions for deer overpopulation

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs’ urban deer population is said to be dangerously high, and City Council is considering options to reduce it. The Gazette reports city officials...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

3 killed in wrong way crash on Interstate 70 near Denver

AURORA â€“ Authorities say a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 70 near Denver hit a pickup truck head on, killing himself and two others. Trooper Josh Lewis of the Colorado...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Oil, gas drilling picks up in western Colorado in 2017

GRAND JUNCTION – Figures show oil and gas drilling activity in western Colorado is at its highest pace in several years, with no signs of slowing down in 2018. The Daily Sentinel ...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navajo lawmakers support funding for student housing project

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Lawmakers on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation are throwing their support behind an effort to provide dormitory space for Navajo students at the Universit...

DATE: Dec 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dry winter could stress Arizona’s ponderosa pines

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Northern Arizona has missed out on a white Christmas, and if the lack of snowfall continues, scientists say there will likely be more far-reaching effects on the region’s ...