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Firework blamed for sparking fire near homes in Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION – Authorities in western Colorado say an illegal firework set off by a juvenile started a brush fire that briefly led to the evacuation of seven homes. The Daily Se...

DATE: Jul 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

High-elevation avalanche debris could fuel bark-beetle threat

ASPEN – Avalanche debris in Colorado’s high country could provide fresh breeding grounds for the forest-destroying bark beetle, but a U.S. Forest Service supervisor says there’s little the a...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin Ski Area wraps up ski season

FRISCO – Officials with the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in central Colorado say the resort’s ski season ended with an Independence Day celebration. Spokeswoman Katherine Fuller said t...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Shrinking rural New Mexico villages putting churches at risk

SANTA FE – Shrinking populations in rural New Mexico villages are putting aging churches at risk because the buildings aren’t receiving the same upkeep as previous generations. Th...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BYU helping NASA prepare for human mission to Mars

PROVO, Utah – Researchers at Brigham Young University are helping with a NASA-sponsored project measuring the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars. The BYU group i...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Northern Colorado trying to rid region of invasive frogs

LONGMONT – Several northern Colorado communities are banding together to rid the region of American bullfrogs, an invasive species hurting the native population of northern leopard frogs. ...

DATE: Jul 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

22-week abortion ban moves closer to Colorado ballot

DENVER – A proposal to ban abortions at 22 weeks in Colorado moved closer to being on next year’s ballot on Wednesday. The state’s title board, made up of representatives of the S...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver jail deputy fired for ignoring woman’s seizures

DENVER – A sheriff’s deputy has been fired for ignoring a woman who suffered multiple seizures while in Denver’s jail and two other deputies received suspensions for the February incident. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver suburb approves cap on new housing construction

LAKEWOOD – Voters in a Denver suburb have approved a ballot initiative that caps new residential construction. The Denver Post reports the measure approved in Lakewood’s specia...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico governor reaches out to Nike amid Arizona flap

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has reached out to Nike to “explore whether there’s a potential fit” after the governor in neighboring Arizona pulled funding amid a flap ab...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Climber who fell to death at popular Colorado waterfall ID’d

BOULDER – Authorities have released the name of a rock climber who fell to his death at a popular waterfall in Colorado. The Daily Camera reports 21-year-old Charlie Liebman, o...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Xcel Energy seeks rate increase for New Mexico customers

ROSWELL, N.M. – Xcel Energy is asking New Mexico regulators to approve a rate increase so the utility can recover investments in power plants, transmission lines and other infrastructure. ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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