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Pueblo officials urge water safety after man’s death

PUEBLO – Pueblo emergency officials are warning of the dangers of the area’s waterways after an 18-year-old man was found dead in a canal this week. The Pueblo Chieftain report...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body believed to be missing Utah girl is found

SALT LAKE CITY – A body believed to be a missing 5-year-old Utah girl was found Wednesday less than a block from her home, bringing a wide-ranging search to a grim close five days after the ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crews working to reopen Independence Pass, Mount Evans

DENVER – Crews are working to reopen some of Colorado’s high-altitude roads for the summer after more snow fell this week. The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to have ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. Supreme Court denies review of Arizona child welfare case

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The U.S. Supreme Court has denied review of an Arizona case challenging a law that gives preference to Native Americans in adoptions of Native American children. ...

DATE: May 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis OKs laws on marijuana delivery, social use, investment

DENVER – Laws signed by Colorado’s governor could bring big changes to the state’s marijuana industry, including the creation of businesses where people can consume cannabis and companies th...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado law lowers penalties for single-use drug possession

DENVER – Colorado’s governor has signed a law reducing penalties for single-use possession of many drugs. KMGH-TV reported Tuesday that Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed legislat...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Health officials say Denver has high binge drinking rate

DENVER – Health officials in Colorado have released new data indicating that Denver residents have a high rate of binge drinking. The Denver Post reports the Denver Public Heal...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Uncle charged with murder in disappearance of Utah girl

SALT LAKE CITY – The uncle of a missing 5-year-old Utah girl was charged with murder Wednesday after police said they found her blood on his sweatshirt and his handprint in what appears to b...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Census head vows ‘independent’ count amid heated politics

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. Census director is promising the 2020 Census will remain independent and will avoid political pressures amid uncertainty about how the bureau will question immigrants....

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Hi...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado law says inmates can’t be held at ICE request

DENVER – A new Colorado law says people suspected of being in the country illegally can’t be kept in jail simply at the request of immigration officials. Gov. Jared Polis signed t...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The border wall GoFundMe finally broke ground. Then a cease-and-desist order arrived.

A crowdfunding effort to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border unveiled its progress over the weekend, quelling skepticism from some supporters of the $22 million fundraising campaign. But ...

DATE: May 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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