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Dozens of wild horses found dead amid Southwest drought

Animals were used to finding water in stock ponds

Arizona museum explores cultural significance of Route 66

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Tens of thousands of people visit the Arizona Route 66 Museum each year, aiming to get a feel for what it was like to take the old highway route that crossed eight states to...

3 top figures at Denver Post, including former owner, quit

DENVER – Three top figures at The Denver Post, including its former owner, resigned Friday amid budget and staff cuts made by the newspaper’s New York-based hedge fund owners. Sev...

Officials increase limit for licenses on some big game

The Associated Press GRAND JUNCTION – State wildlife commissioners are extending the limits for licenses for a several big-game species while cutting back on licenses for elk. ...

Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes

A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by one of the state’s senat...

Native American teenager blames discrimination in campus ordeal

Brothers were touring Colorado State University when police questioned them

London man denies damaging $3M painting at Aspen gallery

ASPEN – A London man denies accusations that he slashed a $3 million painting at an Aspen art gallery last year. The Aspen Times reports that Nick Morley said in a Wednesday state...

Bridge at Chinle Wash on Navajo Nation being replaced

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is replacing the bridge at Chinle Wash on the Navajo Nation in far northeastern Arizona. The $6 million project is scheduled t...

Desalination plant in Yuma could cost millions to update

PHOENIX (AP) – Anticipating years of drought, officials built the Yuma Desalting Plant in 1992 to treat agricultural runoff and conserve water in Lake Mead. Over the past 26 years, however, ...

Castle Rock does away with 25-year-old pit bull ban

DENVER (AP) – Castle Rock officials have voted to end the town’s 25-year-old ban on pit bulls. The Castle Rock Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to get rid of the ban citing ...

APNewsBreak: Mom suspects racism after sons pulled from tour

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The mother of two Native American teenagers who campus police pulled from a college tour in Colorado after a parent reported feeling nervous about them said she believes ...

Colorado lawmakers punt property tax dilemma to summer

DENVER – After a late legislative push fell apart, Colorado lawmakers won’t take action this session on one of the state’s most pressing financial dilemmas — a constitutional trigger that’s ...