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University of New Mexico considering putting iron fence around campus

ALBUQUERQUE – University of New Mexico officials reportedly are considering a plan to put a 10-foot-tall, wrought iron fence around the school’s main campus for security purposes. ...

DATE: Jun 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Old dam is coming down to ease flood threat to Lake City

Hidden Treasure Dam dates back to the 1890s

DATE: Jun 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: No GPS monitor for trucker in deadly Colo. pileup

GOLDEN – A trucker accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway won’t be required to wear a GPS monitor. KMGH-TV reports a judge denied the pros...

DATE: Jun 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Land Office pursues new survey policy

Archaeologists aim for better list of cultural sites

DATE: Jun 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wyoming joins natural gas advocacy group

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has joined a newly formed advocacy group that will help the state access global markets for its natural gas production. Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursda...

DATE: Jun 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S., local agencies investigating church fire in Farmington

The Associated Press FARMINGTON – Federal and local authorities are investigating a church fire in Farmington. The Farmington Fire Department said in a statement that T...

DATE: Jun 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man pleads guilty to Wyoming wildfire burglaries

LARAMIE, Wyo. â€“ A 35-year-old Colorado man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing homes evacuated during a wildfire in southern Wyoming. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Jayce ...

DATE: Jun 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water content of Colorado’s snowpack raises flood concerns

DENVER – Forecasters are anywhere from concerned to alarmed about the potential for flooding in Colorado’s high country as the water content of the state’s snowpack reaches very high levels,...

DATE: Jun 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Independence Pass opens after week delay to clear debris

ASPEN – Colorado Department of Transportation crews have opened Independence Pass after a weeklong delay from its traditional opening. The Aspen Times reports that the winter c...

DATE: Jun 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

N.M. State Police to reduce presence in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico State Police will reduce by half the number of officers assigned to patrol Albuquerque streets, the agency said. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered 50 st...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor signs conversion therapy ban

DENVER – Colorado’s Jared Polis, elected as the nation’s first openly gay governor last year, signed into law Friday a ban on psychotherapy denounced as damaging that seeks to change the sex...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man gets 48 years in prison for killing estranged wife

GRAND JUNCTION – A man who shot his estranged wife to death in western Colorado has been sentenced to 48 years in prison. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports 30-year-old Gus...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News