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Police capture teens who escaped Colorado detention center

DENVER – Authorities say they have captured two sex offenders who escaped from a juvenile detention center near Denver by using bedsheets to climb down from a broken window. Th...

DATE: May 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

At least two handguns used in school shooting near Columbine

HIGHLANDS RANCH – Two high school students used at least two handguns in the shooting at a charter school that killed one of their classmates and injured eight others in a Colorado community...

DATE: May 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver voters apparently reject decriminalization of ‘magic mushrooms’

Voters in Denver appeared to reject the nation’s first referendum on decriminalizing hallucinogenic mushrooms Tuesday. Though some votes were still being counted, NO votes had totaled 51.7% ...

DATE: May 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico students help redesign Jemez Historic Site

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A group of New Mexico college students is helping redesign the Jemez Historic Site visitor center using multimedia tools. New Mexico Highlands University announc...

DATE: May 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

Authorities apprehend 2 suspects

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico air base part of conservation partnership

CLOVIS, N.M. – Cannon Air Force Base has partnered with The Conservation Fund for the protection of nearly 48 square miles of land adjacent to the Melrose Air Force Range. The con...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rabies found in steer in Larimer County

LOVELAND – Officials say a steer in northeast Colorado has contracted rabies. The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that Larimer County Department of Health and Environment an...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver voters decide on ‘magic mushroom’ decriminalization

DENVER – Voters on Tuesday could make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin – the psychoactive substance in “magic mushrooms” – and add a new chapter to the city’s role in s...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s drought is nearly officially over

DENVER – The drought that gripped Colorado for much of 2018 is almost officially over thanks to a snowy winter. The Denver Post reports that as of last Thursday’s official upda...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Portion of I-70 in western Colorado closed after rockslide

DE BEQUE – A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado remains closed as crews try to prevent another rockslide. A slide on I-70 in De Beque Canyon on Sunday disabled two car...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Magic mushroom’ decriminalization on Denver ballot

DENVER – Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms.” A citizen-l...

DATE: May 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexican among those killed in Russian plane fire

SANTA FE – A recent college graduate from New Mexico who had just landed a dream job was among those killed when a Russian plane burst into flames during an emergency landing in Moscow. ...

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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