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Psychiatric reports on Colorado theater shooter made public

DENVER – A judge has ordered the release of psychiatric evaluations of James Holmes, the gunman who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater in 2012. The Denver Post reported ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire destroys over 100 homes in Fort Garland ahead of holiday

DENVER – More than 100 homes in the Colorado mountains were destroyed by a growing wildfire, while hundreds of others across the parched U.S. West remained under evacuations Tuesday and the ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico still hashing out new rules for payday loans

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It took years for New Mexico lawmakers to finally reach consensus on overhauling the storefront lending marketplace by capping interest rates. But state regulators have y...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado wildfire destroys more than 100 homes

The Associated Press DENVER – A man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that has destroyed more than 100 homes acknowledged building a fire on land where he has been living bu...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man sentenced for dumping chemical-filled bottles in river

ASPEN – A western Colorado man has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation and 40 hours of community service for throwing dozens of sealed bottles containing bleach and other com...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top New Mexico prosecutor fears drawbacks to zero-tolerance

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – The attorney general for the border state of New Mexico warned Monday that the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy on illegal border crossings has the potential...

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nuclear security agency begins work on New Mexico complex

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The head of the U.S. agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons cache and key deterrence initiatives around the globe describes working conditions at one of its la...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Suspect in Colorado fire gave conflicting account

DENVER – A man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes acknowledged building a fire on land where he has been living but said he made ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah fire forces more evacuations

GUINDA, Calif. – The Latest on wildfires burning in the Western United States (all times local): 3:15 p.m. More homes and cabins are being evacuated due to a Utah wildfire near a ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study: Warming winters could lead to bark beetle spread

SANTA FE, N.M. – A bark beetle epidemic wiped out swaths of pinon trees around Santa Fe more than a decade ago, and now new research predicts that warming winters could spell more trouble. ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Group wants Route 66 on list of National Historic Trails

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A national nonprofit says it will push for Historic Route 66 to be designated as a National Historic Trail. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announ...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Probe: New Mexico fire was human caused

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – An investigation has determined a wildfire that has charred a few square miles of forest land in northern New Mexico was human-caused. Forest officials annou...

DATE: Jul 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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