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4th ranked House leader seeks U.S. Senate seat in New Mexico

SANTA FE – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján – the No. 4 ranked Democrat in Congress – announced his campaign Monday for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2020. Democrats hope to keep th...

DATE: Apr 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Liquid mercury cleanup continues at western Colorado school

GRAND JUNCTION – A western Colorado elementary school will remain closed for a third day as crews clean up liquid mercury in several classrooms. The Daily Sentinel reports that...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis is wary toughening vaccination exemptions, but this medical expert isn’t

Colorado’s low childhood vaccination rate worries Gov. Jared Polis. He told us this week he’s “elevating” the issue. But he also said he’s wary of any moves by the legislature to make vaccin...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico to put up roadblocks for hunting, fishing seasons

SANTA FE â€“ New Mexico wildlife managers will be setting up roadblocks statewide during the upcoming hunting and fishing season to gather harvest data and to look for people who are violati...

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rep. Ken Buck to lead Colorado GOP for next 2 years

ENGLEWOOD – U.S. Rep. Ken Buck has been elected chairman of the Colorado Republican Party for the next two years. The Denver Post reports that Buck was selected among four cand...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir in north Colorado

FORT COLLINS – The death of a 65-year-old man whose body was found at the base of a cliff near a northern Colorado reservoir has been ruled an accident. The Larimer County Coroner...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man in custody after cellphone recorded killing

COLORADO SPRINGS – A Colorado man was in custody after the killing of his neighbor was recorded on the victim’s cellphone, police said. James W. Hanlon, 53, turned himself in Frid...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fugitive priest accused of abusing boy faces trial

ALBUQUERQUE – A priest who was captured after fleeing the U.S. decades ago is facing a federal trial on charges that he sexually abused a New Mexico boy in the early 1990s at an Air Force ba...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s House advances oil and gas regulatory bill

DENVER – Colorado’s House has advanced legislation to bolster local control over oil and gas drilling and change the mission of state regulators of the industry. Colorado Politics...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USDA: Arizona, New Mexico areas eligible for drought loans

PHOENIX – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has designated four counties in Arizona and 21 counties in New Mexico as primary disaster centers eligible for emergency loans because of...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico considers medical cannabis to wean opioid users

SANTA FE, N.M. – Proponents of sanctioning medical marijuana use as a tool for treating opioid withdrawal symptoms are making their case to the new administration of Democratic Gov. Michelle...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge rules faith institute exempt from ACA abortion mandate

DENVER – A federal judge has ruled the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute is not subject to abortion-related requirements under the Affordable Care Act. The Colorado Springs Gazett...

DATE: Mar 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News