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Former Colorado teacher acknowledges sexually assaulting students

AURORA â€“ A former suburban Denver middle school teacher has acknowledged sexually assaulting multiple students over several years. The Aurora Sentinel reports Brian Vasquez plea...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation company buys partial ownership in Four Corners Power Plant

FARMINGTON – Navajo Transitional Energy Company has acquired a 7 percent ownership interest in units 4 and 5 of the Four Corners Power Plant. NTEC purchased the partial ownership ...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drone joins search for hiker in Rocky Mountain National Park

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK â€“ Search crews are now using a drone to look for a hiker missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said Monday that 2...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Management shift begins at U.S. nuclear weapons lab in New Mexico

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – The U.S. government has cleared the way for a new management team to begin taking over one of the nation’s top nuclear weapons laboratories. The National Nuclea...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prosecutors: New Mexico officer preyed on woman, teen

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico state police officer is facing charges after prosecutors say he tried to give methamphetamine to a woman and marijuana to a 16-year-old girl. The Albuqu...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil company close to finalizing 3,000 leases in Carlsbad

CARLSBAD, N.M. – An Artesia-based oil company is close to finalizing numerous leases with mineral rights owners in Carlsbad as it moves ahead with plans to drill under the southeastern New M...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 arrested in connection with Colorado wildfire

The Latest on the wildfires around the West (all times local): 8:52 a.m. Three people have been arrested for allegedly starting a Colorado wildfire by leaving an unauth...

DATE: Jul 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New University of Wyoming slogan draws criticism

LARAMIE, Wyo. – Some are raising objections to a planned marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming, calling the slogan sexist, racist and counterproductive to the university’s recruit...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe National Forest’s closure order to be lifted Monday

ALBUQUERQUE – The Santa Fe National Forest is expected to lift the closure order and stage 2 fire restrictions on Monday. The forest entered full closure on June 1 for public safe...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated Colorado voters’ ballots rejected

DENVER – Nearly 7,000 unaffiliated voters in this year’s primary elections in Colorado had their ballots rejected because they did not follow the rules. Of the 293,153 unaffiliate...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Money raised for firefighter with face burns

LOS ANGELES – An online fundraiser for a California firefighter seriously injured in one of the many blazes burning in the state has raised nearly $30,000. A Gofundme page has rai...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews build containment around destructive California fires

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California on Sunday, though one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state gr...

DATE: Jul 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News