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Endangered Mexican wolves blamed for more livestock kills

ALBUQUERQUE – Mexican gray wolves have been blamed for killing nearly as many cows and calves in the first four months of 2019 as they did all of last year. Federal wildlife man...

Toxic plants suspected of killing cows in region

SHIPROCK, N.M. – Ranchers in northwestern New Mexico suspect toxic plants, used in Navajo and Hopi religious ceremonies, are responsible for the recent deaths of more than a dozen cows. ...

Farmington eyes banning miniature liquor bottles

ALBUQUERQUE – A northwestern New Mexico city is examining if it can ban the sale of miniature liquor bottles littering the grounds across town. Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett recen...

Utah judge suspended for bashing Trump online and in court

The Utah Supreme Court suspended a judge for six months without pay this week over disparaging remarks he made about President Donald Trump online and in his courtroom. The court ...

County weighs more officers in schools after shooting

DENVER – A Colorado community is considering more than doubling the number of armed resource officers at its schools in the wake of two gunmen opening fire inside a high school, killing on...

Man dies after falling from cliff along Colorado highway

DENVER – Authorities say a 70-year-old man has died after falling off a cliff along a Colorado highway. The Boulder County sheriff’s office said the man died along a stretch of Hi...

Snows keep Colorado ski resorts open, mountain passes closed

DENVER – Deep snowfalls are letting Colorado ski resorts extend their seasons, but keeping some high-altitude highways popular among tourists closed through the Memorial Day weekend. ...

Colorado drought-free statewide with heavy mountain snowpack

DENVER – A heavy mountain snowpack has helped Colorado shake free of drought that covered much of the state just months ago. The Department of Agriculture’s latest update of droug...

New Mexico jail completes $13.9M energy savings project

ALBUQUERQUE – The jail that serves New Mexico’s largest metropolitan area has completed a multimillion-dollar project aimed at reducing electricity demands and utility costs. The ...

Cluster of mumps cases confirmed at Colorado ski resort

FRISCO – Health officials have confirmed a cluster of mumps cases among employees and their associates at Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin ski resort. The Summit Daily reports the fir...

WWII Code Talker, longtime N.M. lawmaker dies at 94

SANTA FE – John Pinto, a Navajo Code Talker in World War II who became one of the nation’s longest serving Native American elected officials as a New Mexico state senator, has died. He was 9...

Colorado rancher pleads not guilty in killing of fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK – A Colorado rancher suspected of killing his fiancee and burning her body pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and solicitation to commit murder charges. Patrick Fra...