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Periodic closures possible along I-70 after rock slide

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Periodic closures are possible along Interstate 70 in western Colorado through the weekend after a rock slide brought down boulders the size of small SUVs. The ...

Man killed in Colorado small airplane crash identified

LOVELAND – A man who was killed in a small airplane crash near a Colorado airport has been identified. The Coloradan reported Monday that 69-year-old Thomas Lawson of Golden wa...

Colorado won’t halt drilling as it refocuses rules on safety

DENVER – Colorado officials said Tuesday that they had no plans to stop energy companies from drilling for oil and gas while regulators overhaul state rules to make health, safety and the en...

N.M. governor seeks reimbursement from U.S. for migrant aid

SANTA FE – Financial and logistical support for border communities coping with an influx of asylum-seeking migrants are on the agenda as the governor of New Mexico travels Tuesday to Washing...

Late spring Rockies snow cancels flights, downs limbs

DENVER – A late spring storm has dumped heavy, wet snow in Colorado and Wyoming, canceling flights and snapping newly greened up tree limbs. The check in lines were long at Denver...

Tom Hanks meets with governor who boosted film incentives

SANTA FE – Actor Tom Hanks met with New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state seeks out more business from the film industry. A newly published copy of the governor’s we...

Record year for Utah ski resorts thanks to snowy winter

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah ski resorts set a record for visitors this past winter thanks to heavy and consistent snowfall. A news release Tuesday from Ski Utah shows the 5.1 million sk...

Coal ash contamination on agenda of PNM shareholders

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of shareholders wants the state’s largest electric provider to prepare a report about how the investor-owned utility plans to deal with waste generated by its coal-fire...

Wife of man tied to deaths in two states pleads to theft

SALT LAKE CITY – The wife of a man convicted of gunning down a University of Utah student from China has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft. The Deseret News reports prosecu...

Colorado’s new safety-minded oil and gas agency gets to work

DENVER – The new-look Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday as it begins rewriting state rules to emphasize public safety and the environmen...

Republicans say New Mexico should re-deploy border troops

SANTA FE – A dozen Republican state legislators want Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to reverse course and deploy more National Guard troops to the border with Mexico. GOP ...

Man who fell 100 feet to death in Colorado canyon identified

BOULDER – Authorities have released the name of a climber who fell to his death in a Colorado canyon. The Boulder County coroner’s office identified the victim Monday as 48-year-o...