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Indigenous leaders want less drilling near sacred sites

SANTA FE – Leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo tribes expressed frustration Monday with federal oversight of oil and gas leases on public holdings near ancient Native American cultural s...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sheriff: Columbine lockdown linked to FBI probe

LITTLETON – Authorities say tightened security at Columbine High School and about a dozen other Denver-area schools is related to an FBI investigation. A spokesman for the Jeffers...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque City Council approves ban on plastic bags

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque City Council has approved an amended version of a bill that limits the use of plastic shopping bags, plastic straws and foam containers. The Clean ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor signs major overhaul of oil and gas rules

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed into law a major overhaul of state oil and gas rules, turning the focus away from encouraging production and directing regulators to make...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado residents challenge Forest Service logging project

ASPEN – A group of residents are looking to stop a U.S. Forest Service logging project in west-central Colorado, claiming it would damage the environment and tourism. The Aspen ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Senate advances public option health insurance bill

Measure is designed to curb high prices in mountain, rural areas of Colorado

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

City in New Mexico authorizes spending on asylum-seekers

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The city of Las Cruces is spending $75,000 on humanitarian aid to cope with an influx of international asylum seekers. City spokesman Udell Vigil said Tuesday t...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nevada old mining firm hires former interior secretary

WASHINGTON – Ryan Zinke, the former Trump Cabinet official in charge of the country’s natural resources, has landed a more than $100,000-a-year job with a Nevada gold mining firm. ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 more prominent Colorado Democrats enter U.S. Senate primary

DENVER – Two more prominent Democrats have jumped into the crowded primary to challenge Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner. John Walsh, a former U.S. attorney for Colorado, sai...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tax windfall will benefit Colorado schools, especially rural ones

Money not part of budget passed last week

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Columbine survivors face new pain sending kids to school

DENVER – Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson’s day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car, and relied on texted photos from the...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico cheerleading contest may end over sportsmanship

ALBUQUERQUE – A statewide high school cheerleading and dance competition in New Mexico may be terminated because of a rash of improper sportsmanship. The Albuquerque Journal re...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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