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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...

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. ...

Arizona governor yanks Nike grant over flag shoe flap

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Tuesday that Nike cannot get state money for a planned factory in a Phoenix suburb after the athletic company pulled an American flag-themed shoe from ...

New Mexico health officials warn about mosquito season

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico health officials are predicting one of the worst mosquito seasons in decades thanks to wetter weather earlier this year. KOB-TV reports health officials b...

U.S. underground nuclear waste dump receives 12,500th shipment

CARLSBAD, N.M. – The federal government’s underground nuclear waste repository in New Mexico has received its 12,500th shipment since operations began two decades ago. The U.S. En...

Energy company bids on New Mexico for new wind farm

SANTA FE – A subsidiary of Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy is moving ahead with plans for a wind farm after winning a bid for more than 25 square miles of state trust land in New Mexico. ...

New Mexico driver charged in Uber passenger’s shooting death

ALBUQUERQUE –Prosecutors have charged a driver in the shooting death of an Uber passenger who authorities say was killed along the side of an Albuquerque highway after a dispute about vomit ...

Hickenlooper urged to swap White House bid for Senate run

DENVER – John Hickenlooper has refused to yield to pressure from his team to scrap his presidential campaign and instead run for a Senate seat in Colorado. The former two-term Col...

Polis administration confident kindergarten can be paid for

DENVER – Gov. Jared Polis’ administration is confident lawmakers will find the money to pay for higher-than-anticipated participation in full-day kindergarten in the 2019-20 school year. ...

Researchers track elk’s 250-mile journey to give birth

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS –Wildlife researchers say an elk traveled more than 250 miles across Colorado to give birth. The Steamboat Pilot and Today reported Monday that Colorado Parks...

Two sentenced for starting destructive Colorado wildfire

ASPEN – A man and woman who pleaded guilty to starting a wildfire that destroyed three homes in western Colorado have each been sentenced to 45 days in jail. The Aspen Times re...

Arizona withdraws Nike incentives after flag sneaker is pulled

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, R, is firing back at Nike after the shoe company said it was pulling Fourth of July sneakers from stores because they feature a “Betsy Ross Flag” that some view as o...