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High-elevation road in Rocky Mountain Park opens for season

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park has opened for the season. The National Park Service said Wednesday that crews have cleared the roa...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bear that bit Aspen hiker fed from bird feeders

ASPEN – Colorado wildlife officials suspect that a bear that bit a hiker last month had lost its fear of people after coming to rely on backyard bird feeders for food. Colorado Pa...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tests show elevated lead levels at some Albuquerque schools

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Testing results show elevated levels of lead were found in some fountains and sinks at Albuquerque elementary schools. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesda...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. land managers shift position on Chaco protection bill

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. land managers are open to legislation that would limit federal leases for oil and natural gas development near a national park in New Mexico held sacred by Native American...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dozens of Utah public pool swimmers sickened by chlorine gas

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah – Chlorine gas has sickened dozens of swimmers at a Utah public pool in what police called a freak accident on Tuesday. A pump malfunctioned and forced too mu...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver’s Hancock claims victory in mayoral runoff

DENVER – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock claimed victory in his bid for a third term in a runoff election Tuesday, crediting his challenger, Jamie Giellis, for running a spirited campaign that ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado universities to partner in new program and branch

FORT COLLINS – Colorado State University and the University of Colorado plan to collaborate on a new medical school program focused on health care’s impacts on patients and society at large....

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Third trial delayed for ex-Santa Fe deputy in fatal shooting

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A third trial for a former Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputy accused in the 2014 shooting death of a fellow deputy has been postponed. KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas,...

DATE: Jun 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wet winter bounty helps to erase drought in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The snow is melting, New Mexico’s rivers are flowing and the clouds are building more regularly, bringing with them much needed doses of rain as the arid state tries to shake w...

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado regulators fined oil, gas industry more than $5M

DENVER – Colorado oil and gas regulators issued $5.2 million in fines to the industry last year. Colorado Public Radio reported Monday that state records show industry fines were ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man walking on Colorado highway struck and killed by pickup

BERTHOUD – A 23-year-old Fort Collins man has died after being struck by a pickup on U.S. 287 in northeast Colorado. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that the Larimer Count...

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman who lifted Arizona mosque items gets probation

PHOENIX – A woman captured on video making derogatory comments about Muslims as she and a friend lifted Qurans and other items from an Arizona mosque was sentenced Tuesday to two years of pr...

DATE: Jun 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News