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One of three units at coal-fired Navajo Generating Station closes

LECHEE, Ariz. – One of three generating units at a coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation has closed. The 2,250-megawatt Navajo Generating Station near Page is scheduled to c...

Group sues U.S. for details about impact of grazing program

BOISE, Idaho – An environmental group said the U.S. government is keeping details secret about a cattle grazing program in six Western states that could be harming habitat and endangered spe...

New Mexico man dies after swarm of wasps attacks, stings him

ROSWELL, N.M. – New Mexico authorities say a man who was trying to pull out an old tree on his property has died after a swarm of wasps attacked and stung him. The Chaves County s...

Health agency: Alcohol-related deaths increase in New Mexico

SANTA FE – State health officials said alcohol-related deaths are up in New Mexico. The Department of Health said 1,544 New Mexicans died from alcohol-related causes in 2018, up...

No serious injuries in Colorado school bus accident

BRIGHTON – Six high school students and two adults were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of injuries after the school bus they were in overturned on a road in suburban Denv...

Utah county to pay $2.6M settlement to Navajo Nation

SALT LAKE CITY – County officials in Utah have agreed to pay $2.6 million to the Navajo Nation after a voting rights case that reconfigured voting districts. The San Juan County C...

Denver agrees to give notice before removing homeless camps

DENVER – The city of Denver has agreed to provide notice before removing homeless encampments and take steps to improve conditions for homeless people. Denverite reported Monday t...

Boulder county commissioners plan to appeal fracking cases

BOULDER – Boulder County commissioners said they intend to appeal a Colorado district court decision dismissing the county’s legal claims against an oil and gas drill company. ...

Santa Fe launching new tourism campaign aimed at ‘emotions’

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s capital is launching a new tourism campaign aimed at convincing potential visitors that the city will give them an “emotional experience.” The Santa Fe ...

Veterans worker in Colorado pleads guilty to taking bribes

DENVER –A former U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee in Colorado has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for rigging federal contracts. The Denver Post repo...

Evidence laid out against Colorado school shooting suspect

CASTLE ROCK – A teenager charged in a school shooting in a Denver suburb that killed one of his classmates is in court for a hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to ...

Colorado court dismisses lawsuit, drilling plans to continue

BOULDER – A Colorado court has dismissed all legal claims filed by Boulder County against an oil and gas drill company. The Daily Camera reported Monday that Boulder County D...