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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

Man arrested in Mexico for 2015 assault on Colorado officer

SHERIDAN – A Colorado man has been arrested in Mexico for an assault on a police officer during a traffic stop. Sheridan police say 28-year-old Ismael Rayos of Lakewood was deport...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

5 adults involved in youth baseball brawl reach plea deals

LAKEWOOD â€“ Five of eight adults cited for disorderly conduct in a brawl that broke out during a youth baseball game in Colorado have reached plea agreements. KMGH-TV reports the...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico’s ‘moon trees’ planted after Apollo 14 are lost

ALBUQUERQUE – Five trees planted in New Mexico from seeds taken to the moon during the Apollo 14 mission and given to the state by NASA have all died or been forgotten, said officials at the...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Troubled New Mexico city faces racial discrimination lawsuit

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A northern New Mexico city plagued by lawsuits and a mayor whose home was raided in connection with a bid-rigging investigation is facing another lawsuit. The...

DATE: Jul 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

3 dead in Colorado rivers, 1 hospitalized

DENVER – Three people have died in fast-running Colorado rivers and a third was pulled from a vehicle that rolled into a creek. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office says the body of...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Vice President Pence, Ivanka Trump visit Colorado

DENVER – Vice President Mike Pence is in Colorado to campaign for his and President Donald Trump’s reelection, as well as for Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Pence arrived at t...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court revives lawsuit over Colorado’s limits on taxes

DENVER – A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s strict limits on taxes and spending. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court ...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 hepatitis A cases found in Denver; vaccinations stepped up

DENVER – Denver public health officials say four homeless people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A this year, so the city is stepping up free vaccinations. KDVR-TV reported Mon...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mesa County deaths by suicide reach highest level in 5 years

GRAND JUNCTION – The Mesa County coroner say 55 residents died by suicide last year, the most in five years. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Monday that was nine mor...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado tells energy-rich county state rules come first

DENVER – Colorado regulators have warned the state’s biggest oil- and gas-producing county that local officials can’t establish regulations more lenient than the state’s, even though the Leg...

DATE: Jul 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News