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State Sen. Williams joins crowded Democratic field hoping to challenge Cory Gardner

DENVER – Colorado state Sen. Angela Williams on Monday became the latest Democrat to announce she’s running against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. Williams became at least the 12th...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning project

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Longtime Denver Post, Business Journal editor Westergaard dead at 67

DENVER – Neil Westergaard, a former executive editor of Westergaard died Sunday after heart surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital, the Post reported Monday. Westergaard...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs zoo welcomes 6-foot-tall baby giraffe

COLORADO SPRINGS – A giraffe herd at a Colorado Springs zoo has welcomed its 16th member after the birth of a calf. The 10-year-old reticulated giraffe named Msitu gave birth Satu...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

State senator misses committee meeting after DWI arrest

SANTA FE – A New Mexico state senator charged with drunken driving has missed a legislative hearing in Santa Fe for a committee that he chairs. Sen. Richard Martinez, a Democrat f...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California man dies in rafting accident in northwestern Colorado

DINOSAUR â€“ A California man was killed in a weekend rafting accident in northwestern Colorado. Officials with Dinosaur National Monument say 47-year-old Anthony Vasi of Newport ...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 people shot in parking lot outside New Mexico nightclub

ALBUQUERQUE – Four people have been shot outside a nightclub in New Mexico. News organizations reported that all four people were transported to hospitals after the shooting in an...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico police investigating death of 2-week-old child

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico authorities are investigating the death of a two-week-old child at an Albuquerque apartment complex. The Albuquerque Journal reported Sunday that Albuq...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hickenlooper: Vast majority of campaign’s problem ‘was me’

PERRY, Iowa – Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Sunday “the vast majority of the problem with the campaign was me,” but promised to stay in the Democratic presidential race and bec...

DATE: Jul 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 rescued from flood channels after Albuquerque rains

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Authorities say firefighters have rescued two people swept away in flood channels after heavy rains in the Albuquerque area. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says both peop...

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4th of July fireworks spark many complaints but few citations in Colo.

Police departments across the state fielded complaints about 4th of July fireworks, but few people were cited. The Denver Police Department gave out 6 citations for illegal firewo...

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News