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Repeal of federal water rule brings comfort to agricultural communities

Environmentalist says EPA is ignoring good science

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado confirms six cases of vaping-related illness

DENVER â€“ Colorado health officials have confirmed six cases of vaping-related illness since the state announced its first case last month. The state Department of Health previou...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nevada desert towns prep for possible ‘Storm Area 51’ influx

LAS VEGAS – Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space. No one knows what to expect, but the two tiny towns of Rachel and ...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Driver in fatal Colorado interstate crash gets 10 years

DENVER – A man accused of overstaying his U.S. visa was sentenced to 10 years in Colorado state prison for a 2018 hit-and-run highway crash that killed a truck driver, Denver’s top prosecuto...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado school safety programs are decentralized

DENVER – Colorado auditors have released a report saying no one is checking if school safety programs in the state are making students safer. The Denver Post reported Wednesday...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Government transfers land for more border wall

PHOENIX – The Department of the Interior says it is transferring 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army to speed up construction on 70 miles of border wall in West Texas, California and ...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico pueblos to get funding for library services

ALBUQUERQUE – More than a dozen New Mexico pueblos are being awarded grants to expand and create library services. Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation say the pueblos...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Man awaiting auto theft trial found in stolen truck

GALLUP, N.M. – Authorities say a New Mexico man with three pending auto theft cases was recently arrested – again – for driving a stolen vehicle. The Gallup Independent reports...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Deputies injured during gunfire while conducting drug raid

ALBUQUERQUE – Bernalillo County sheriff’s officials say two deputies suffered injuries that weren’t life-threatening as shots were fired from inside an Albuquerque-area home during a drug ra...

DATE: Sep 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver will consider $15 an hour minimum wage by 2021

DENVER – Denver’s mayor is proposing to set a $15 an hour minimum wage in the city by 2021. The Denver Post reports Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kneich will for...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hunter recovering after grizzly attacks in Montana mountains

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana officials say a Washington state man remains in stable condition and two New Mexico men have been treated and released after back-to-back grizzly bear attacks in the...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Audit blasts Colorado civil rights division on transparency

DENVER – The state auditor’s office has found that Colorado’s Civil Rights Division investigates discrimination complaints too slowly and that its Civil Rights Commission operates without tr...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News