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Group wants grizzly bears restored to more U.S. states

BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildlife advocates are seeking a court order that would force U.S. officials to consider if grizzly bears should be restored to more Western states after the animals’ resur...

New Navajo Nation cancer center cuts patients’ travel time

TUBA CITY, Ariz. – Colon cancer took a heavy toll on Loren McCabe’s family. His great-grandmother was diagnosed too late to fight it. His grandfather didn’t want to travel for tre...

Colorado man dies of injuries suffered in skydiving accident

LONGMONT – A Colorado man has died of a traumatic brain injury suffered in a skydiving accident. The Times-Call reports that 40-year-old Patrick Gire of Denver died June 17 fro...

Man wants life prison term reversed in Navajo girl’s murder

ALBUQUERQUE – A man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in New Mexico in 2016 now wants his life prison sentence reversed. Tom Begaye was se...

Colorado woman’s conviction for illegal voting overturned

DENVER – A Colorado judge has overturned a woman’s conviction for illegally voting in the wrong precinct. The Colorado Sun reports a judge ruled last month that a lower court inco...

Sheriff: Girl, 10, grazed by bullet while sleeping

CHAPARRAL, N.M. – A 10-year old girl in southern New Mexico is recovering after authorities say she was grazed by a bullet while asleep. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas, reports the gir...

Huge wooden troll reopens at new site in Breckenridge

Rebuilt Isak Heartstone unveiled Tuesday

Deadly case of hantavirus reported in New Mexico

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials are confirming the first fatal case of hantavirus this year. The state health department says the victim was a 42-year-old woman from McKinl...

Chaco drilling moratorium included in spending measure

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. land managers would be prohibited from using federal money to approve oil and gas projects near Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the next year under a measure ...

Mine cleanup underway in Gila National Forest

SILVER CITY, N.M. – Officials with the Gila National Forest say the first phase of a cleanup project at the Royal John Mine and Mill is nearly complete. Past lead and zinc mining ...

Police seek person who last saw missing Utah college student

SALT LAKE CITY – Police on Tuesday issued a public appeal for a person last seen with a University of Utah student before she disappeared more than a week ago. Mackenzie Lueck was...

Army IDs 2 soldiers who have died in Arizona this month

PHOENIX – Army officials have released the names of two soldiers who have died this month in southern Arizona while assigned to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. They say an inv...