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Trump fights releasing details on national monument decision

Group wants to know how original designation decisions were made

Colorado senator accused of sexual misconduct won’t resign

DENVER – A Colorado state lawmaker says he is stepping down as the chairman of an influential committee but won’t resign his seat after being investigated for sexual misconduct. R...

Cubs orphaned after mother was euthanized returning to wild

DENVER (AP) – Orphan bear triplets, banished from Colorado Springs’ swank Broadmoor neighborhood for eating human food, have spent seven months in rehabilitation pens, savoring the wildlife ...

Denver allows developers to build higher for cheaper housing

DENVER – Denver City Council voted to allow developers to build higher structures in exchange for affordable housing. The council approved a measure Monday that will allow develop...

Compassionate leadership course coming to CU Boulder

BOULDER – An open online course about developing compassionate leaders is coming to the University of Colorado. The Daily Camera reported Monday that Jane Goodall, known worldwide...

Condom-wearing chile helps raise STD awareness in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – February is National Condom Month and New Mexico health officials are spreading the word. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports the New Mexico Department of Health st...

Drought hitting Ruidoso’s ski season hard

RUIDOSO, N.M. – A New Mexico mountain hamlet known of its ski resort is struggling amid little snow and drought this winter. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas reports Ski Apache on Sierra...

Colorado raising taxes on oil, gas drillers by $4.8 million

DENVER – Colorado oil and gas regulators are raising taxes on energy developers to help pay for the environmental impacts of drilling. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Comm...

N.M. governor encouraged about rural infrastructure investments

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Susana Martinez says she’s encouraged that a sweeping plan unveiled by the Trump administration calls for investments in rural infrastructure. The two-ter...

Douglas school district ordered to pay education costs of autistic student

DENVER – A federal judge ruled that the Douglas County School District did not provide an adequate education to a student who has autism and must reimburse his family for the cost of sending...

Grand Canyon copter crashed on tribal land with fewer rules

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A helicopter crash that killed three British tourists and left four others critically injured happened on tribal land in the Grand Canyon where air tours are not as highly...

FBI trying to ID a body found in burned trailer in Shiprock

SHIPROCK, N.M. – The FBI and Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety are trying to identify a body found in a burned trailer in Shiprock. The fire was reported last Thursday mor...