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Environmentalists want New Mexico mine’s return blocked

GRANTS, N.M. – Two environmental groups are asking a New Mexico appeals court to review a ruling that would allow an idle uranium mine in western New Mexico to become active again. ...

Colorado State Fair sees increased attendance this year

PUEBLO – Despite record high temperatures, attendance increased at the Colorado State Fair this year. The Pueblo Chieftain reports that fair General Manager Scott Stoller sai...

Authorities investigate decomposed body found in Colorado

ASPEN – Colorado authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in a wooded area near Aspen. The Aspen Times reports the decomposed body discovered last month was within...

New Mexico seeks to end ranching lease to Jeffrey Epstein

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s commissioner of public lands is announcing plans to terminate livestock grazing leases to a holding company controlled by financier Jeffrey Epstein before his death l...

Family of slain New Mexico Tejano singer start memorial fund

SANTA FE – The family of a slain Tejano singer from New Mexico has launched a charitable fund in her memory. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports family members of Ernestine Sauc...

Leading Democrat ends Senate bid now that Hickenlooper is in

DENVER – A leading candidate and the top campaign fundraiser in the crowded Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Colorado bowed out of the race Tuesday, the first casualty of former Gov. John H...

Grant aims to boost number of Navajos studying neuroscience

TSAILE, Ariz. – Researchers at the University of Arizona and Dine College are partnering to try to get more Navajo students into biomedical sciences. The schools recently were awa...

Adams County OKs tougher oil and gas rules; industry objects

DENVER – A county in the Denver suburbs enacted its own rules for oil and gas drilling Tuesday, taking advantage of a new law that lets local governments impose tougher regulations than the ...

Report: Oil boom to continue, more infrastructure needed

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s oil and gas industry is expected to keep growing at a record pace, resulting in more revenue for the state and billions of dollars in new infrastructure investment...

Man dies after police confrontation in suburban Denver

DENVER – An investigation is underway after a man died after a confrontation with police in suburban Denver. Aurora police received a call about a suspicious person wearing a ski ...

New Mexico ruling abolishes privilege on spousal testimony

The New Mexico Supreme Court has barred the state’s court system from continued use of a longstanding legal privilege that disallows testimony by a defendant’s spouse, saying it is based in ...

2 New Mexico school boards to review medical pot policies

ALBUQUERQUE – Public school boards for two of the state’s largest districts are preparing to review policy changes for students who have prescriptions for medical marijuana. KOAT-...