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Condor chick makes first flight attempt from Utah cliff

SALT LAKE CITY – In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its firs...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mom sentenced in deaths of 2 girls banished by doomsday cult in Norwood

TELLURIDE – A Colorado woman has received life in prison without parole in the deaths of her daughters who were banished to a car without food or water by members of a doomsday religious gro...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lizard protections sought amid U.S. oil boom

ALBUQUERQUE – A small lizard found among the dunes straddling New Mexico and West Texas in one of the nation’s richest oil basins is at the center of a new lawsuit. Environmentali...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver OK’s settlement with journalist detained by police

DENVER – Denver’s city council has approved a $50,000 settlement with a journalist who was handcuffed and detained by police after she photographed them standing around a naked, handcuffed m...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico streamlines requirements for state ID cards

SANTA FE – New application rules for driver’s licenses are going into effect in New Mexico that relax identification requirements in some instances. Requirements were streamlined ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado SWAT officer won’t face charges in fatal shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado court has exonerated a police officer in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old domestic violence suspect. The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office r...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument to allow e-bikes on roads

JENSEN, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument is the latest National Park Service land in Utah permitting electronic bicycles. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Tuesday that e-bikes w...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado city lawmakers raise tobacco purchasing age to 21

DENVER – Denver City Council has unanimously voted to ban the sale of nicotine vaporizers and other tobacco products to people younger than 21. Denver policymakers have also banne...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP hopefuls for key U.S. House seat dismiss impeachment talk

ALBUQUERQUE – Republican candidates competing for a key U.S. House seat in southern New Mexico are dismissing impeachment talk around President Donald Trump. The three hopefuls vy...

DATE: Oct 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado newspaper sues university for job finalists’ names

BOULDER – A Colorado newspaper said it has filed a lawsuit seeking the names of finalists in the University of Colorado’s search for a new president of the system. The Boulder ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Monsoon brings high hope, delivers little rain in Southwest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A seasonal weather pattern that brings high hopes for rain, thunder and lightning was a dud across much of the U.S. Southwest this year. The monsoon season runs...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Youths seek emergency climate declaration in New Mexico

SANTA FE – Youth activists want the state of New Mexico to declare a climate emergency and do more to end dependence on fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. Organizers ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News