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Cibola National Forest fire continues to grow in New Mexico

SAN MATEO, N.M. – A wildfire in Cibola National Forest continues to grow as about 130 firefighters work to fight the inferno. New Mexico and federal fire officials said late Tuesd...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Record oil production lifts New Mexico state income

SANTA FE – State economists on Friday revised upward forecasts for state government income amid surging oil and natural gas production in New Mexico, giving lawmakers greater leeway as they ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix voters rejecting anti-rail initiative by wide margin

PHOENIX – Phoenix voters said “yes” to expanding light rail transportation in the nation’s fifth largest city Tuesday by soundly saying “no” to a measure that aimed to stop any more developm...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service appoints new district boss in Sierra Nevada

RENO, Nev. – A Forest Service district ranger in Southwest Colorado who also worked as a natural resource specialist in Utah has been named the new head of the Carson Ranger District coverin...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder reverses course on security for BI Incorporated

BOULDER – In a reversal, Boulder is once again allowing a company with ties to immigration enforcement to hire off-duty police officers to provide security at its headquarters. Ea...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil and gas defenders, critics test Colorado’s new law

DENVER – Colorado has just begun rewriting its oil and gas rules under a new law that flips the state’s priorities from producing energy to protecting the public, but industry defenders and ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico gets $270K grant to protect 2 historic sites

ALBUQUERQUE – The National Park Service has awarded nearly $270,000 for historic preservation projects in New Mexico through the agency’s Save America’s Treasures program. Four me...

DATE: Aug 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah investigates 21 cases of lung disease linked to vaping

SALT LAKE CITY â€“ Utah health officials say they are investigating 21 cases of a severe lung disease linked to vaping. The state Department of Health announced the new number Mon...

DATE: Aug 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Radioactive equipment reported stolen from Colorado campus

DENVER â€“ Officials say equipment containing radioactive material was stolen from a construction site in the Denver area. The Denver Post reports the portable moisture-density...

DATE: Aug 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver approves short term deal to keep halfway houses open

DENVER – Denver has approved short-term contracts with two large private corrections companies to run halfway houses after abruptly rejecting longer term deals earlier this month. ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

School: Guard who wounded student was supposed to be unarmed

DENVER – A private security guard who officials say accidentally wounded a student during a Colorado school shooting that left one teen dead wasn’t supposed to be armed, an online news outle...

DATE: Aug 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Veterans Affairs appoints new director of Colorado system

GRAND JUNCTION – The head of the Veterans Affairs hospital in Grand Junction has been tasked will leading the VA’s Eastern Colorado Health Care System. The Daily Sentinel repor...

DATE: Aug 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News