Colorado coal-fired power plant to close ahead of schedule

DENVER – The owner of a Colorado coal-fired power plant announced plans to close the facility by 2028, years earlier than originally planned. Xcel Energy-Colorado and partners Pac...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pattern Energy begins work on New Mexico transmission line

ALBUQUERQUE – Financing is in place and work has started on a major transmission line that will funnel wind power from central New Mexico to other markets, a California-based renewable energ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

El Paso County jail agrees to do more to stop virus spread

DENVER – Inmates in a Colorado jail will get daily temperature checks and those who test positive for COVID-19 will be regularly monitored by medical staff members under a temporary deal neg...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Date unknown for reopening Colorado lake closed by wildfire

GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado officials are uncertain when public access will be restored to a popular lake area that was closed after a wildfire struck last year. The Daily Sentin...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

73 Navajo Nation communities have uncontrolled spread of COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation health officials on Monday reported 110 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths. The latest figures increased the tribe’s totals since the pand...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Graffiti-damaged pandemic mural spurs Santa Fe conversation

SANTA FE – Two Santa Fe art groups say they’ll complete and debut a mural designed to bring people together during the pandemic, despite graffiti damage found on it just before Christmas. ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

230K New Mexicans sign up on state vaccine registration site

SANTA FE – More than 230,000 New Mexicans have signed up since the state launched its vaccination registration website two weeks ago, state health officials said Monday. The New M...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado prison population fell in 2020, increase expected

DENVER – Colorado has significantly lowered its state prison population in the past year, but analysts expect the number of inmates will increase again. The state said the inmat...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USPS reports spate of armed mail thefts in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, – A postal official says authorities in New Mexico are investigating a spate of unusual armed mail robberies in recent months in the Albuquerque and Santa Fe areas, an official ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Virus relief fund taken offline after raising $23 million

DENVER – A statewide relief fund for those in need because of the coronavirus pandemic has been taken offline after raising nearly $23 million since March. The Colorado COVID Reli...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2nd Colorado member of House joins push against Biden win

DENVER – U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn on Monday became the second member of Congress from Colorado to join an effort against certifying the Electoral College victory of President-elect Joe Biden. ...

DATE: Jan 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado politics: Top story in 2020 – and what to expect in 2021

Pandemic dominated headlines, but U.S. Senate race also ranked high on list

DATE: Jan 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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