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New Mexico governor proclaims “Day” for 2 New Mexico Astros

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez has proclaimed Nov. 9th as a day to honor two Houston Astros from New Mexico who helped the Astros win its first World Series. Martinez ...

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman joins GOP gubernatorial race

DENVER – Colorado’s attorney general, Cynthia Coffman, has entered the crowded Republican primary race for governor. Coffman said in her Wednesday announcement that public educati...

Durango’s neighbor, Blanding, appears headed toward keeping booze prohibition

SALT LAKE CITY – One of Utah’s last “dry” communities appeared Wednesday on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow sales tha...

Rifle Police Department training dogs to ignore marijuana

RIFLE – A Colorado police department is training its incoming police dogs to sniff out drugs while ignoring the scent of marijuana. KUSA-TV reported Wednesday that 12-year-old Car...

Voters approve new taxes on marijuana around Colorado

DENVER – Voters around Colorado have approved new local taxes on marijuana. The Vail Daily reported residents in Eagle County approved new sales and excise taxes on recreational m...

Foes of Obama oil, gas rule ask court to reconsider ruling

DENVER – Opponents of some Obama-era oil and gas regulations say a decision by a federal appeals court in Denver could allow those rules to go into effect temporarily, even though the Trump ...

Lafayette bans oil and gas development for 6 months

LAFAYETTE – The Lafayette City Council has approved a fracking moratorium while it overhauls its drilling regulations. The Daily Camera of Boulder reported the ban, approved Monda...

Federal judge sides with New Mexico ranchers in water case

ALBUQUERQUE – A U.S. court has sided with a New Mexico ranching family in a decades-long battle over access to water on national forest land, providing more certainty that state law allows f...

As Cliven Bundy stands trial, a Colorado link to his ‘range war’ may surprise you

Jury selection ended last week in the trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. It’s the latest chapter in his long-running saga of conflict with the federal government over intentionally grazin...

Funeral held for Utah student killed in carjacking attempt

SALT LAKE CITY – A University of Utah student killed in a carjacking attempt near campus has been remembered by family and friends at a funeral. A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

Expert: New Mexico counties losing out on oil and gas taxes

Self-reporting system costing taxpayers

Deal bans cyanide traps in Colorado

Department of Agriculture says devices not used on public lands