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1 killed in Colorado asphalt plant accident

GREELEY – Authorities say one person has died in an accident at an asphalt plant in northeast Colorado. The Greeley Tribune reports that the firefighters responded about 9 p.m....

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Senate panel focuses on missing, slain indigenous women

ALBUQUERQUE – A key congressional committee is holding a hearing on a slate of legislation aimed at addressing the deaths and disappearances of Native American women. The bills be...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

10-year-old Colorado girl scales Yosemite’s famed El Capitan

SAN FRANCISCO – A 10-year-old Colorado girl has scaled Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, taking five days to reach the top of the iconic rock formation. Selah Schneiter of Glen...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Power project on Navajo Nation connects 233 homes to grid

FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. – More than 230 homes on the Navajo Nation have been connected to the electric grid as part of a pilot project. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority worked wit...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado judge apologizes after suspected DUI crash

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado state judge is apologizing after crashing his vehicle and being cited on suspicion of driving under the influence and careless driving. The Daily Se...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Phoenix police chief promises change amid civil rights claim

PHOENIX – Police Chief Jeri Williams promised change in her department after being booed by some of the hundreds of people gathered to discuss a videotaped police encounter that has caused a...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of man recovered from Colorado lake after night search

PUEBLO – Colorado emergency personnel have recovered the body of a man from a lake after an overnight search. The Pueblo Chieftain reports the body of 73-year-old David Bothel ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico requires co-prescription of opioid reversal drug

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico is requiring that many opioid prescriptions for pain relief come with a second prescription that can reverse possible overdoses. A law that went into effec...

DATE: Jun 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pup fostering gives genetic boost to wild Mexican wolves

ALBUQUERQUE – It’s a carefully planned mission that involves coordination across state lines – from Mexican gray wolf dens hidden deep in the woods of New Mexico and Arizona to breeding faci...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear loving man gets probation for bear-killing retaliation

ASPEN – A Colorado man who enjoyed the presence of a bear on his property and tried to burn his neighbor’s ranch down after a hunter legally killed the bear has been sentenced to two years o...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado city adopts 6-month delay for scooter, e-bike firms

ASPEN â€“ A Colorado city has enacted a waiting period for companies that provide scooter and e-bike services. The Aspen Times reports that Aspen City Council approved a six-mo...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Parents of New Mexico teen charged for not locking up gun

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – Authorities say the parents of a teenager accused of firing a gun at a New Mexico high school failed to lock up their firearm despite knowing their son had made threats to...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News