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Proposal re-designates monument as New Mexico national park

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A bill has included language to redesignate a national monument in New Mexico that could now become the state’s next national park. The National Defense Authoriza...

Colorado man gets prison after 13th DUI

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to his 13th DUI. Denver prosecutors say Maynard Rome compiled the DUIs in four Colorado co...

Colorado air regulators hear opinions about oil, gas proposal

RIFLE – Colorado air-quality regulators have announced plans to consider changes to oil and gas regulations after hearing opinions from residents and industry officials. The sta...

Colorado Springs anticipates arrival of new U.S. Space Force

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is anticipating the arrival of the new U.S. Space Force under a defense policy bill making its way through Congress. The Gazette reported We...

Top BLM employees face deadline on Grand Junction HQ move

GRAND JUNCTION – Career staff members at the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have until Thursday to tell the agency whether they will move from the nation’s capital to new posts in the West. ...

Report: Denver sheriff has no list of untruthful deputies

DENVER – A civilian oversight group said the Denver Sheriff Department hasn’t maintained a required list of deputies found to have credibility issues. It doesn’t know why, but the...

Colorado authorities identify skier killed in avalanche

FORT COLLINS – Authorities have identified a woman who died when she was caught in a powerful avalanche while back country skiing in northern Colorado. Michelle Lindsay, 29, of Fo...

Man dies in fire at Loveland Fine Arts Gallery in Colorado

LOVELAND – A fire at an arts gallery in west Loveland left one person dead and another injured, said a Colorado fire official. The fire at the Loveland Fine Arts Gallery was rep...

Police: Suspect killed New Mexico man to impress cartel

HOBBS, N.M. – A southeastern New Mexico man reportedly says he wanted to prove himself to a Mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man last week. The H...

New Mexico county sees more lawsuits on inmate abuse claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A New Mexico county involved in one of the largest prisoner civil rights settlements in U.S. history is facing more federal lawsuits over its treatment of inmates in its jail. ...

Hearing about medical pot for ailing pets delayed in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A pubic hearing has been delayed on a petition to open up New Mexico’s medical marijuana program to ailing pets. New Mexico’s medical cannabis advisory board declined t...

Colorado initiative would OK reintroducing the gray wolf

DENVER – Wildlife activists want Colorado voters to decide next year if the endangered gray wolf should be reintroduced in the state decades after it was hunted to near-extinction. ...