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Western wildfires feed on grass brought on by winter rain

OROVILLE, Calif. – Wildfires driving people from their homes in California and throughout the U.S. West have had help from an unlikely source: the rain. Major winter downpours tha...

Uranium mine avoids fine for spilling radioactive waste on highway in Southern Utah

Cameco’s shipments halted until remedied

Rep. Perlmutter exits Colorado governor’s race

GOLDEN – Rep. Ed Perlmutter is officially ending his campaign for Colorado governor. The six-term Democratic congressman made the announcement Tuesday morning. He is also not runn...

Key U.S. Latino group says new name will help fight vs. Trump

‘La Raza’ will change to ‘UnidosUS’

Wildfires in western U.S. endanger lives, property

OROVILLE, Calif. – Thousands of residents in the western U.S. and Canada have fled their homes as wildfires barreled across the baking landscape, destroying property. Firefighters...

Bear suspected of attacking Colorado camp staffer killed

Man woke up to bear biting his head

California fires spread quickly; blazes tamed in Colorado

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A pair of California wildfires have quickly spread, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations at a popular lakeside campground and a summer camp where flame...

Navajo Nation backs federal Amber Alert legislation

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – A panel of lawmakers on the nation’s largest American Indian reservation is throwing its support behind federal legislation that would expand the Amber Alert child abduc...

Teen bit in head by bear wakes up to “crunching sound”

WARD, Colo. – Wildlife officers are searching for a black bear that attacked a Colorado camp staffer and bit him on the head as he slept outdoors near campers. Colorado Parks and ...

Testimony on fake Indian art highlights international threat

SANTA FE, N.M. – The recent spread of fake Native American art and jewelry has shown the need to update how the federal government protects tribal artists from fraud that undercuts the value...

Town near Colorado ski resort welcomes visitors despite fire

DENVER – The historic mountain town near Breckenridge Ski Resort welcomed visitors who help drive its economy despite a nearby wildfire Friday that forced residents to be ready to flee in ca...

New Mexico city takes Ten Commandments case to Supreme Court

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico city is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal of a lower court ruling requiring the removal of a Ten Commandments monument outside City Hall. ...