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Utah names Gila monster as its official state reptile

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has named a venomous lizard with black and yellow bead-like scales as its state reptile. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into law last week that a...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers pass dramatic drilling rule changes

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a measure that would dramatically change the way the state regulates its booming oil and gas industry, shifting the focus to prot...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sex-abuse trial of fugitive priest tests federal reach

SANTA FE – A Roman Catholic priest is being tried on federal charges that he sexually abused a New Mexico boy in the early 1990s at an Air Force base and veterans’ cemetery before fleeing th...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

ACLU pushes for criminal record expungements in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – Advocates for criminal justice reform are urging Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign legislation that would allow for people to have certain arrests or convictions removed from...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bills in Congress would implement drought plan in West

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Two members of Arizona’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Tuesday on a plan to address a shrinking supply of water from a river that serves 40 million peopl...

DATE: Apr 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico scraps Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples’ Day

SANTA FE – New Mexico is doing away with Columbus Day in favor of a holiday honoring Native Americans. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday signed legislation that creates Indig...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah names Gila monster as its official state reptile

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has named a venomous lizard with black and yellow bead-like scales as its state reptile. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into a law last week that...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado plant destroys quarter of old chemical weapons

PUEBLO – Officials say about one-fourth of the mustard agent contained in decadesold shells stored at a Colorado chemical depot has been destroyed. The Pueblo Chieftain reports...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge rules for Native American pueblos in revenue dispute

SANTA FE – A federal magistrate judge has ruled that the state has no right to the tens of millions of dollars in back revenue it charged six northern New Mexico pueblos. The Sant...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Elephant who couldn’t get up hoisted to feet at Colorado zoo

COLORADO SPRINGS – An aging elephant at a Colorado zoo is recovering after being hoisted back to her feet with help from firefighters. The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says a 33-year-old...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Mexican American scholars gather in New Mexico amid worry

ALBUQUERQUE – Mexican American scholars from universities across the country are gathering in New Mexico this week for an annual national conference amid uncertainty over immigration and the...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Senate nixes death penalty repeal bill

DENVER – Colorado Democrats who control the state Senate ended their effort to repeal the death penalty on Tuesday, failing to round up enough votes to ensure they could eliminate the rarely...

DATE: Apr 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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