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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...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Huge wooden troll reopens at new site in Colorado ski town

BRECKENRIDGE â€“ A giant wooden troll is ready to greet fans again after being moved and rebuilt in a Colorado ski town. The Summit Daily News reports the 15-foot troll, named ...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of woman who fell into swollen Rio Grande found

CREEDE – The body of a woman who fell into the Rio Grande in southern Colorado earlier this month has been found. The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office says the body of Roberta Soph...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road back open

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – The high-elevation road through Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park is back open after a rare summer blizzard left ice and deep snowdrifts. Trai...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plows try to reopen Colorado mountain road after summer snow

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A high-elevation road that traverses the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado is closed after a rare summer blizzard left ice and deep snowdrifts. P...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Puppy that disappeared after crash found 13 days later

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. â€“ A recently adopted puppy that disappeared after her owner crashed in Arizona survived 13 days in the mountains and has been reunited with her owner. The Ar...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque again asks for app use to spot banned fireworks

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest city is again asking residents to use an app to report illegal fireworks on July 4th instead of calling 911. For the second year in a row, Albuq...

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police: Driver health may be issue in fatal church bus crash

PUEBLO – Colorado authorities on Monday were investigating what caused a bus carrying a New Mexico high school church group home from a weekend retreat to veer off a highway and crash, killi...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former head of Colorado group home sentenced for sex assault

DENVER â€“ A former Colorado group home director has been sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting teen boys. The Denver Post reports that 56-year-old William Wayne Sexton w...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man sentenced to life for neighbor’s fatal shooting

DENVER – A Colorado man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of his neighbor. The Denver Post reports that 33-year-old Michael Kourosh Sad...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New wind farm to operate in southeastern New Mexico by 2020

CARLSBAD, N.M. – A new wind power generating farm is coming to southeastern New Mexico, bringing turbines and transmission lines. San Diego-based EDF Renewables recently announced...

DATE: Jun 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News