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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Report: UNM ranks No. 1 in nation’s schools for vehicle thefts

ALBUQUERQUE – The University of New Mexico reportedly ranks among the top schools in the country for vehicle thefts. The Albuquerque Journal reports UNM had 140 stolen vehicles or...

Man gets 32 years for fatal strangling in southern Colorado

PUEBLO – A Colorado man who strangled another man to death has been sentenced to 32 years in prison. The Pueblo Chieftain reports 39-year-old Michael Mills was sentenced Friday fo...

Man falls to death climbing boulder in northern Colorado

BOULDER – Authorities say a 31-year-old Denver man died after he slipped and fell while climbing a boulder in northern Colorado. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say the man, wh...

Bodies found in home ID’d as ex-reporter, long-dead husband

GALLUP, N.M. – Two dead bodies found inside a Gallup home have been identified as a 38-year-old former newspaper reporter and her 62-year-old husband, who had died in 2016. The Ga...

New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes

LOS ANGELES – Firefighters toiled in stifling heat Saturday on the lines of destructive wildfires across the U.S. West, making progress against some blazes while struggling to tame others th...

2 young mountain goats shot on Colorado mountain trail

BRECKENRIDGE – Officials say two young mountain goats were shot and killed near a mountain summit in central Colorado. The state is offering a $1,000 reward for information leadin...