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Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine

ALBUQUERQUE – One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned after a Navajo Nation company ended its long-shot bid Friday to acquire it. Th...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Some Aspen trails to remain closed due to heavy snowpack

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) â€” The U.S. Forest Service says some trails in the Aspen area might not open until well into the summer, if at all, due to a heavy snowpack and avalanche debris. ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers seek ballot question on roads, schools funding

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic House speaker said Wednesday she wants to ask voters this November if the state government can keep excess tax revenue to spend in future years on underfunded ...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former high school teacher convicted of raping student

TIERRA AMARILLA, N.M. – A former teacher at a northern New Mexico high school has been convicted of raping a student. The 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that ju...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico raises concerns over proposed federal water rule

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department wants to withdraw from a federal lawsuit challenging Obama-era protections for waterways and wetlands across the country. The depa...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Girl dies after hitting tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort

BRECKENRIDGE – Authorities say a girl died after she hit a tree at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The girl, whose name and exact age have not been released, crashed on Peak 10 on Thursd...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kansas State to lower tuition for students in 5 states

MANHATTAN, Kan. â€“ Kansas State University is becoming cheaper for good students from five more states. The Manhattan Mercury reports that the Kansas Board of Regents agreed this...

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Report: Colorado drought conditions dramatically reduced

DENVER – A national report monitoring drought conditions says much of Colorado has emerged from months of dry conditions. The Colorado Sun reports that the U.S. Drought Monitor re...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Interior Secretary aims to protect public land access

BILLINGS, Mont. – Acting U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered federal land managers on Thursday to give greater priority to access for hunting, fishing and other kinds of recreati...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Springs to build 15,000 ramps to settle accessibility lawsuit

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs has agreed to install more than 15,000 curb ramps over the next 14 years to settle its second lawsuit in six months involving claims the city’s streets an...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Memorial held for Colorado trooper killed during blizzard

LONGMONT – A Colorado State Patrol trooper struck and killed by a car during last week’s blizzard is being honored before being laid to rest. Members of law enforcement and firefi...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

8-year-old girl injured in Albuquerque shooting

ALBUQUERQUE â€“ Albuquerque police are investigating two shootings, including one that left an 8-year-old girl injured. Police say a bullet came through a window of a home during ...

DATE: Mar 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News