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Lab officials report progress on chromium plume cleanup

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – Officials at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they’re seeing positive results from efforts to contain and control a plume of chromium contamination located in two canyon...

Committees propose school safety focus with $10M fund

DENVER – County officials in Colorado heard proposals from two committees tasked with planning how to use $10 million for school safety. The Denver Post reported Tuesday that...

Chaco legislation clears U.S. House committee

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas development near a national park in New Mexico held sacred by Native Americans has been endorsed by a key congressional comm...

New Mexico warns of blister-causing livestock virus

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico officials are warning horse owners to take precautions to keep their animals from contracting a virus that causes blister-like sores on the mouths of infected animal...

Crews working to suppress fire in Prescott National Forest

PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Crews are trying to suppress a grass and brush wildfire that is starting to burn ponderosa pine on the Prescott National Forest in north-central Arizona while sending smo...

Nuclear weapons waste compacted, shipped out of Idaho to New Mexico

BOISE, Idaho – Radioactive waste shipped to Idaho from a Midwestern nuclear weapons facility during the Cold War has been compacted and sent out of state for permanent disposal. A...

Swimmer who apparently drowned in Lake Pueblo identified

PUEBLO – Authorities have released the name of a man who apparently drowned while swimming near a marina at Lake Pueblo State Park. The Pueblo Chieftain reports witnesses calle...

British manufacturer buys Nambé LLC for $12M

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe-based company known for its polished aluminum alloy kitchenware and home décor has been acquired by a British manufacturer and worldwide distributor. The ...

Temperature in Phoenix spikes to hottest of the year

PHOENIX – The temperature in Phoenix hit a whopping 115 degrees Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest day so far this year. The scorching weather prompted an excessive heat warnin...

Museum ends excavation of dinosaur fossils in Denver suburb

DENVER – A Colorado museum has completed its excavation of dinosaur fossils and put some of the bones on display. The Denver Post reports the Denver Museum of Nature & Science ...

New Mexico leases ranch land to Epstein company

SANTA FE – New Mexico state land regulators are reviewing property leases to a company controlled by financier Jeffrey Epstein in light of federal charges that he sexually abused underage gi...

Moving BLM headquarters brings praise, prompts questions

Land agency will be based in Grand Junction