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U.S. Forest Service didn’t call for pulling its land from Bears Ears, USDA nominee tells Senate Democrats

WASHINGTON – Two senior Senate Democrats want President Donald Trump to explain why he’s poised to remove protections for U.S. Forest Service land in the Bears Ears National Monument when th...

Strong sign-up pace for Colorado health exchange

DENVER – Coloradans are signing up for insurance through the state’s health care exchange in greater numbers than they were at this time last year. The Denver Post reports that ne...

Maroon Bells Scenic Area experiences jump in visitation

ASPEN – A Colorado recreation official says visitation to the Maroon Bells Scenic Area outside Aspen has increased by almost 40 percent in the past two years, putting a strain on staff and...

Newly elected Colo. lawmaker apologizes for comments on Obama, minorities

Representative lectured by Republican chairman

Caboose to boost efforts to save Calhan’s railroad history

COLORADO SPRINGS, (AP) – The train depot in Calhan used to be the talk of the town. Now, it rarely sees any sign of life. Recently painted red, the building sits mostly abandoned ...

Lost, stolen guns used in thousands of crimes

Owners warned to lock up weapons

New Mexico moves to rein in predatory lending operations

SANTA FE – New Mexico is moving forward with an overhaul of the storefront lending marketplace that will cap interest rates at an annual 175 percent starting Jan. 1, while state regulators s...

Lease for Navajo Generating Station gets final approval

PAGE, Ariz. – A lease allowing a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation to operate through 2019 has received final approval. The tribe and most owners of the Navajo Generatin...

Denver credit union leads marijuana banking crusade

DENVER – A Colorado credit union – once on the cusp of revolutionizing banking for marijuana businesses before being thwarted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – has resumed its que...

Inquiry blisters Air Force Academy’s sex-assault office

COLORADO SPRINGS – An Air Force Academy office that was supposed to help sexual assault victims was crippled by infighting, poor management, rumors and shoddy record-keeping, an internal inv...

Santa Fe begins review of city monuments, events

SANTA FE – The city of Santa Fe has compiled a list of its monuments and events as part of an initiative that Mayor Javier Gonzales hopes will spur discussions about the city’s cultural hist...

Colorado police say 1 student made school violence threats

TELLURIDE – One student was responsible for threatening a “Columbine-style” attack at a high school in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Telluride, authorities said as classes resumed Tuesda...