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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 ...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Colorado eyes potential BLM move

GRAND JUNCTION – Western Colorado officials say they have the perfect place if the federal Bureau of Land Management decides to move its Washington, D.C. headquarters closer to the vast land...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 killed, 2 injured in crash of big rig and SUV in Kirtland

KIRTLAND, N.M. â€“ New Mexico State Police say two people have been killed and two others injured in a crash involving an SUV and a semi-truck in Kirtland. The fatal crash occurre...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Head of Santa Fe Indian Market nonprofit stepping down

SANTA Fe – The chief operating officer of the nonprofit Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, which presents the annual Santa Fe Indian Market, is resigning after more than three years a...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Worker injured in fire at oil site in northern Colorado

WINDSOR – An investigation is underway after a worker at an oil site in northern Colorado was injured in an overnight fire that was brought under control Saturday. It took several...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Saints beat Falcons, clinch NFC playoff berth

Brees eclipses 70,000 career yards

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ‘an act of war’

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Sunday called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country “an act of war” that violates its sovereignty, and said it is a “pipe dream” for the United ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

A peek at top travel lists: Where to go in 2018

Many travel brands, guidebook publishers and websites offer lists of places to go in the new year. Here’s a look at some of those lists for 2018. They include destinations from every contine...

DATE: Dec 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Maroon 5 manager Jordan Feldstein dies unexpectedly at 40

LOS ANGELES â€“ The longtime manager of Maroon 5 and brother of actor Jonah Hill has died. Jordan Feldstein was 40 years old. A spokeswoman for the band confirmed Saturday that Fe...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Tour de France director wants quick investigation in ChrisFroome’s case

PARIS – Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme wants cycling authorities to act quickly in their investigation of four-time champion Chris Froome. Froome has been ordered to ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports