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CSU gets gift to open research center on cannabis compounds

DENVER – A research center at Colorado State University dedicated to studying the chemical compounds in hemp is expected to open this spring, school officials said Thursday. The a...

New Mexico State University suspends fraternity over hazing

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State University suspended a fraternity for five years after a student was shot in the leg during an initiation event, officials said. The Kappa Sigm...

STEM school security guard not charged for gun at school

A security guard who accidentally injured two students while trying to stop a mass shooting at a school in a Denver suburb will not be criminally charged, but must complete community service...

Access road to top of extinct volcano reopens in New Mexico

CAPULIN, N.M. – The only road to the top of an extinct volcano in northeastern New Mexico has reopened after being closed for five months. Capulin Volcano National Monument offi...

CSU gets gift to open research center on cannabis compounds

DENVER – A research center at Colorado State University dedicated to studying the chemical compounds in marijuana and hemp is expected to open this spring, school officials said Thursday. ...

Environmentalists worried about Gila forest management plan

SILVER CITY, N.M. – Some environmental groups are concerned that a proposed management plan for the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico falls short of protecting more than 3 mill...

Police: Man with knife killed by officers in suburban Denver

ARVADA – A man was shot and killed by police responding to a domestic violence call Wednesday night in suburban Denver. Officers were called to a neighborhood in Arvada after seve...

Albuquerque man gets life prison term for heroin trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque man convicted of distributing heroin that resulted in the death of an 18-year-old addict in 2011 has been sentenced to life in federal prison. Prose...

New data book covers New Mexico social, health statistics

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department has published a first-of-its-kind data book that summarizes the state’s social, economic and health statistics. Department offi...

New Mexico officials call U.S. water rollbacks ‘disastrous’

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials on Thursday said the Trump administration’s move to end federal protections for many of the nation’s streams, arroyos and wetlands will be “disastrous” for...

New Mexico county looks at closing juvenile detention center

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico county is considering shutting down its juvenile detention center because of a decrease in the detention population, officials said. Santa Fe County is ...

Officials welcome return of wolves to northwest Colorado

DENVER – Colorado wildlife officials found evidence of at least six wolves in the state’s northwest region, a second indication of a return by the animals after a long absence, officials sai...