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Rare trout species saved from Colorado wildfire are released

DENVER – Colorado wildlife officials have released thousands of cutthroat trout into the wild in an effort to preserve the fish. The Denver Post reported Monday that Colorado...

New Mexico governor: Senator should ‘do the right thing’

SANTA FE – New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday no one is above the law and that she and the rest of the state’s residents believe elected officials should be held to a higher...

Colorado police seek men for transporting fighting roosters

SILVERTHORNE – Colorado authorities have issued arrest warrants for a group of men they say transported roosters across state lines for cockfighting. Summit Daily reported Mo...

Colorado hospital to ask patients to provide gender identity

PUEBLO – A Colorado hospital will begin asking incoming patients to provide their gender identities as a way to improve treatment for transgendered people. The Pueblo Chiefta...

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning plans

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...

Police: Man killed in fight over July Fourth fireworks

AURORA – A Colorado prison guard is accused of killing his neighbor during an argument about fireworks on Independence Day. That’s according to court records released this week de...

Impaired driver crashes onto N.M. law enforcement driving track

SANTA FE – New Mexico State Police say officers were teaching driving techniques at the Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe when an impaired driver crashed his vehicle through a fence and on...

More than 100 sheep killed in northern Colorado truck crash

AULT – Police say that more than 100 sheep were killed after two trucks collided in northern Colorado. The Coloradoan reports that the driver of a Waste Management semitrailer ...

State Sen. Williams joins crowded Democratic field hoping to challenge Cory Gardner

DENVER – Colorado state Sen. Angela Williams on Monday became the latest Democrat to announce she’s running against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. Williams became at least the 12th...

Groups appeal ruling over Santa Fe forest thinning project

ALBUQUERQUE – Environmentalists went back to court Monday in hopes of putting the brakes on plans to thin thousands of forested acres in the mountains bordering Santa Fe. Wild Wat...

Longtime Denver Post, Business Journal editor Westergaard dead at 67

DENVER – Neil Westergaard, a former executive editor of Westergaard died Sunday after heart surgery at the University of Colorado Hospital, the Post reported Monday. Westergaard...

Colorado Springs zoo welcomes 6-foot-tall baby giraffe

COLORADO SPRINGS – A giraffe herd at a Colorado Springs zoo has welcomed its 16th member after the birth of a calf. The 10-year-old reticulated giraffe named Msitu gave birth Satu...