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Wife of candidate Joe Biden to raise money in New Mexico

SANTA FE – The wife of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to visit New Mexico for a campaign fundraising events. The campaign said Jill Biden plans to attend...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dies in skateboard accident in Colorado

WINTER PARK â€“ A 38-year-old Colorado man has died in a skateboard accident on a street in Winter Park. Fraser Winter Park Police say William Harding of Granby was not wearing a ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Authorities identify 2 men who died in Colorado’s swollen rivers

FRISCO – Authorities have released the names of two people who died in separate incidents on Colorado’s swollen rivers. The Summit Daily reports 53-year-old John Scott Still, w...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior boss touts regulatory reforms at Nevada gold mine

ELKO, Nev. – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt toured a Nevada gold mine’s expansion project Tuesday that he says was made easier by the Trump administration’s streamlining of environm...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climber falls to death from cliff in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ Authorities say a man died after falling about 85 feet while climbing a cliff at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs. The Gazette reports the man, ...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rain helps crews battle wildfire near Arizona mountain city

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Light rain falling Wednesday in a forested Arizona city helped crews battle a wildfire that has raged for days in a mountain pass recreation area overlooking the city, off...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tornado causes significant damage in small town

WESTCLIFFE – A tornado has caused significant damage to a residential area in Colorado. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Tuesday that an inspection by state authorities revealed d...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Never approach animals’: 9-year-old tossed in the air by charging bison at Yellowstone

Panicked screams pierced the air at Yellowstone National Park as visitors scattered. A large bison meandering around a grassy hillside nearby had abruptly changed course. It was n...

DATE: Jul 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona residents watch, worry as mountain burns

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Anxious residents packed up prized possessions Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters worked to keep a wildfire in a forested Arizona city away from homes while they got help...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear attempts theft of pot dispensary dumpster in Colorado

LYONS – A surveillance camera filmed a bear attempting to take and open a dumpster at a Colorado marijuana dispensary. The Daily Camera reports that Colorado Parks and Wildlife...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado approves expansion of hunting access program

FRISCO â€“ Colorado wildlife officials plan to more than double the amount of state trust land that is open to limited hunting and fishing. The Summit Daily reported Monday tha...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyoming missing indigenous persons task force to meet

Associated Press CHEYENNE – Wyoming’s new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force is scheduled to hold its first meeting on Wednesday. Gov. Mark Gordon annou...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News