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Robbers hit several Colorado Springs businesses

COLORADO SPRINGS – Police say they believe the same group of people was responsible for seven overnight armed robberies that included three Colorado Springs convenience stores, a motel and...

New Mexico led pecan production in 2018

ALAMOGORDO – New Mexico was the national leader in pecan production last year thanks to Hurricane Michael striking down large swaths of Georgia’s pecan crop. The Carlsbad Curre...

230 migrants detained near New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey

SUNLAND PARK – Federal border authorities say more migrants have been arrested after illegally crossing into the United States through New Mexico. The U.S. Customs and Border Prot...

More than 6,000 sign up for Hanging Lake visit permits

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – More than 6,000 people have reserved permits to visit the popular Hanging Lake area in northwestern Colorado this year. The Post Independent reports that the ...

Report: Uranium plumes for Bluewater Mill site ‘stable’

GRANTS, N.M. – Uranium plumes in a major aquifer in western New Mexico believed to be coming from a closed mine aren’t growing, U.S. officials said in a report released last month. ...

2 more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others

PHOENIX – Two recent deaths in which men plummeted in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago. Mi...

Migrants dropped off in New Mexico; city asks for donations

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico’s second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting Las Cruces city official...

Environmental group IDs New Mexico methane emissions surge

SANTA FE – A prominent environmental group announced new evidence Thursday that methane emissions in New Mexico are climbing amid a surge in oil and natural gas production in the Permian Bas...

Two more fatal falls at Grand Canyon follow dozens of others

PHOENIX – Two recent deaths in which men plummeted in the Grand Canyon follow dozens of apparently accidental fatal falls since the national park was established 100 years ago. Mi...

I-70 speed limit reduced at Grand Junction

GRAND JUNCTION – The Colorado Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit on Interstate 70 through Grand Junction to 70 mph. The Daily Sentinel reports that the mo...

Checkerboard complicates effort to protect sacred sites

The battle over oil and gas development across the high desert that surrounds Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been brewing for years. The campaign to curb drilling in o...

Colorado lawmakers send $30.5 billion state budget to Polis

DENVER – Colorado’s Legislature has approved a $30.5 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The Colorado Sun reports that the document includes $300 million for transporta...