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Study: Coloradans who live close to oil, gas wells face higher cancer risk

Colorado residents living near oil and gas wells may be exposed to harmful air pollutants that sometimes exceed EPA health guidelines, finds The study looked at levels of harmful benzene a...

Utah officials wary of pot shop 3 miles from state border

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah officials are wary after the first marijuana shop opened in the tiny town of Dinosaur, Colorado, just a few miles from the state line. Utah Highway Patrol Lt...

Police in New Mexico arrest 3 in drug-related kidnapping

SANTA FE, N.M. – Santa Fe police say they have arrested three people in what they believe was the drug-related kidnapping of an 18-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man. The Sant...

Search and rescue team member dies in Colorado avalanche

ASPEN – A member of a Colorado mountain search and rescue team died in a weekend avalanche outside the boundaries of the Aspen Highlands ski resort. The Colorado Avalanche Informa...

Denver Post editorial asks hedge fund to sell newspaper

DENVER — In an article its Sunday edition, the Denver Post Editorial Board pleaded for its hedge fund owner to reconsider its business strategy or sell the newspaper to someone who will supp...

Colorado coal mining company considers bankruptcy protection

BILLLINGS, Mont. – A Colorado company with three coal mines in Montana and one in Wyoming says in a statement to shareholders that it may consider bankruptcy. Englewood-based West...

Farmington district eyes Spanish, Navajo dual-language plan

FARMINGTON, N.M. – A school district in New Mexico’s Four Corners region wants to have some students fluent in Spanish or Navajo by time they graduate from high school. Kindergart...

Test shows weapon systems can work together to target threat

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – U.S. military officials are claiming success with a recent exercise involving two separate weapons systems working together to track a simulated threat over...

U.S. Postal Service: Dog bite reports down in Colorado

DENVER – The U.S. Postal Service says mail carriers in Colorado experienced fewer attacks by dogs in 2017 than the year before. The Postal Service released its annual report on ...

Scant snow, rain leave reservoirs around West below average

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Scant snow and rain are leaving reservoirs around the West well below average. The bright spots are the Green River basin in Wyoming and the Duchesne in northea...

New Mexico senators join call for EPA chief to resign

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s two U.S. senators have joined fellow Democrats and environmentalists in calling for the embattled chief of the Environmental Protection Agency to resign. ...

Colorado authorities: Containing reckless driving takes luck

COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) – Robert Ours was screaming along at around 140 mph when he slammed head-on into school Principal Diane Garduno southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport on Nov. 21, ki...