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City of Denver reaches agreement over police force lawsuit

DENVER – The city of Denver has reached an agreement with four people who sued over the police department’s use of force during George Floyd protests, officials said. The plaintif...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two men killed in industrial accident at Colorado cheese plant

GREELEY â€“ Two men were killed while working on a pipe extension project at a cheese plant in northern Colorado. Weld County Coroner Carl Blesch says 25-year-old Odaniz Javier Or...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham grants clemency for 19 people

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has granted clemency for 19 people convicted of crimes in the state, the governor’s office announced Friday. The office said thes...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs to close coal-fired portions of plant early

COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Springs Utilities Board has committed to closing the coal-fired portions of a downtown power plant by 2023 – 12 years earlier than previous planned – and inve...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Second statue, this one honoring Columbus, toppled in Denver

DENVER – A second statue, this one dedicated to Christopher Columbus, has been toppled in downtown Denver, as protesters across the nation have defaced and torn down statues of historic figu...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico puts bilingual signs at lakes on invasive species

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – New Mexico has erected its first-ever bilingual Spanish-English billboards at two lakes around invasive species. The state Department of Game and Fish announced...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Civil War statue toppled, police investigating

DENVER – Denver police are investigating the toppling Thursday of a statue outside the state Capitol that recognized a Union cavalry regiment that fought Confederate forces but also acknowle...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico launches new anti-DWI campaign with mask twist

SANTA FE – New Mexico is launching a new anti-drunken driving campaign that also encourages people to wear face coverings and keep their distance from one another. Officials said ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Johnson & Wales to close Colorado, Florida campuses

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Johnson & Wales University will close its Florida and Colorado campuses at the end of the next academic year as it pivots away from its image as a hospitality and culinary...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribe, environmentalists fight rollback of U.S. water rule

ALBUQUERQUE – The nation’s largest Native American tribe and several environmental groups are waging a legal challenge to a revised federal rule that lifts protections for many streams, cree...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Air Force Academy turns to cadets to name new falcon mascot

COLORADO SPRINGS – The U.S. Air Force Academy welcomed a new mascot into its ranks and will break with tradition by allowing cadets to name the falcon. The service academy’s stude...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona starts talks on addressing dwindling Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. â€“ Arizona is getting a jump-start on what will be a yearslong process to address a dwindling but key water source in the U.S. West. Several states and Mexico re...

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News