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Santa Fe public schools to check all visitors’ backgrounds

SANTA FE – Santa Fe public schools will begin checking to see if visitors are on a national sex offender list. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the change adopted this week will r...

Officers search for mountain lions sighted in Boulder

BOULDER – Colorado wildlife officials are trying to track down mountain lions sighted in Boulder, including the one that became trapped inside a home and killed a house cat last week. ...

New Mexico gubernatorial candidates prepare for debates

The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico’s gubernatorial candidates will be sparring in a series of televised debates ahead of the November election. Republi...

Potential operator of Navajo Generating Station pitches plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A potential new operator of a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation says it would run the plant at less than half its capacity to ensure it’s economical. ...

Immigrant advocate wants to move his tax trial out of Arizona

PHOENIX – A longtime advocate for immigrants wants a judge to move his upcoming trial on federal tax charges out of Arizona because of publicity about the case and his past efforts in speaki...

Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson to make Libertarian bid for Senate seat

SANTA FE, N.M. – Former Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson began his campaign Tuesday to unseat New Mexico’s junior Democratic senator, seeking political opportunity in the spac...

9 injured in apparent natural gas explosion in Denver

DENVER – Nine people were injured, one critically, by an apparent natural gas explosion in Denver on Tuesday, firefighters said. Capt. Greg Pixley, a spokesman for the Denver Fire...

Gov. John Hickenlooper makes plea to preserve domestic-violence funding

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is making his views known to Washington about domestic violence. Congress left for its August recess without reauthorizing the Violence Against Wom...

Aspen enacts mandatory water restrictions

ASPEN – Extremely low water levels have forced the city of Aspen to declare a stage 2 water shortage for the first time in history. The Aspen Times reports Aspen City Council appr...

Coroner identifies woman killed in fall on Mount Royal

FRISCO, Colo. – Authorities have identified a woman who died after falling about 150 feet while descending Mount Royal in Frisco. The Summit Daily News reports the Summit County c...

Details about Denver boy’s death released

Investigators say a Denver teenager facing charges in the death of her 7-year-old nephew told them she was upset with the boy because he lay on her bed and refused to leave her room after he...

Judge sets bail for adults arrested at New Mexico compound

TAOS, N.M. – A state judge on Monday cleared the way for five defendants who were arrested on child abuse charges at a remote New Mexico compound to be released pending trial despite authori...